The entire room was in complete darkness but a small line of light from the street lamps out side the window. Room was a master bedroom, a four poster bed in the centre of the opposite wall from the large window, the light shining a path down the centre of the green and silver bed sheets. A light skinned, freckle scattered bare arm appeared from the bed sheets and started fishing around on the floor, another arm appeared the second was slightly more tanned than the first and was a masculine arm whereas the other was feminine.

"I-I have to go" a female voice rang out.

"What?" a tired masculine voice answered.

"I- this was a mistake" the young woman stammered.

"A mistake?" The male asked in almost a betrayed voice.

"Severus! I'm getting married tomorrow!" she hissed.

"Why!" Severus demanded. "Why are you marrying him! You told me you loved me! You told me yourself not just all them years ago in Hogwarts but last night, you told me! You came round my house in tears and begged me to let you in and that you loved me!"

"I-I wasn't thinking straight" The female voice dropped to a whisper. "I-I love him"

"You told me you loved me!" Severus screeched before quieting his voice sadly. "You told me you loved me since Hogwarts, since we first met and you told me again after I told you that I loved you"

"Severus please understan-"

"Understand what Lily?" Severus yelled. "I thought you loved me!"

"I do Sev" Lily whispered, getting up from the bed and quickly getting changed in the darkened room. "But I'm getting married tomorrow, last night…last night I thought I had it all planned out, that I would fight with James and run to you, only to have you refuse to answer the door and-"

"What is this all just a game to you Lily!" Severus yelled in distraught. "I love you Lily! You know I do but you seem to just love toying with my emotions! Go! Just leave and don't come back! Go! Marry your precious James!"

Severus had gotten up while Lily had been trying to think of something to say and pulled on a pair of silk pyjama bottoms before storming out of the bedroom and slamming the door behind him. Lily sat there on the bed trying to push back the tears which were already streaming down her cheeks, she fumbled hopelessly with her clothes as she put them back on. She had to turn the light on to do her hair in the large mirror and as she looked at her reflection her eyes were locked on the necklace around her neck, a present from Severus when they were in their fourth year of Hogwarts. She wiped her tears away and tidied herself up before apparating back to her house in Godrick's Hollow where James Potter, her fiancé, was waiting up for her.

"Lily! I was worried sick!" The man wailed pulling her into a hug. "Where've you been?"

"With Cathy, she's moving to Greece and I was saying my final goodbye" Lily lied easily.

"Never worry me like that again okay?" James said kissing her softly. "I love you Lils"

"Yeah…Love you too…" Lily said half heartedly while her eyes misted over at the memories of the previous night.

Severus refused to go to the wedding and wouldn't take a step anywhere near Godrick's Hollow after that night until he received an Owl from his mentor Albus Dumbledore. He flooed to his mentors office at Hogwarts School where he was met by the solemn looking Headmaster.

"Severus" The elder man welcomed. "You understand that I have summoned you hear for some saddening news"

"Of course Albus" Severus nodded. "You mentioned that the Dark Lord has killed once more"

"Yes" Albus nodded. "Voldemort has killed not only a single person but a young couple with a young son"

"I don't mean to seem heartless but I don't see why this is any of my concern Albus" Severus stated.

"Severus" Albus sighed, not wanting to tell the man in front of him the news. "The people who were killed were James Potter and Lily Evans-Potter"

"W-what" Severus said paling white.

"I'm so sorry Severus" Albus said sadly. "She died protecting her young son"

Severus followed Albus over to a crib where a young boy was sleeping, Severus leant over the boy sadly and let a tear fall from his eye onto the boy's scarred forehead.

What do you think for my first chapter?

Happiness is found in even the darkest of places if someone remembers to turn on the light
The strongest of us are the ones who can smile in even the darkest of times.

~J.H