Disclamer: I do not own any of the characters or places created by J.K. Rowling in the Harry Potter series
Quick note: I started this story over a year ago and have nearly completed it. I won't be making any changes to the story, but if there are any big mistakes, such as I accidentally posted something twice or mixed up characters, please let me know and I'll fix them! Now on with the story...
"N-no... s-stop... please stop... NO!"
"Lily, wake up. You're going to be late!" Mrs. Evans nudged Lily's shoulder, trying to wake her up. Rubbing her eyes, Lily sat up looking around still slightly shaking. Her mother's hand was still resting upon her shoulder. "Are you alright sweetie?" She asked, looking at her daughter with concern.
"Fine mom. Just had a bad dream." Lily responded nodding her head.
"Ok, well get dressed and bring your suitcase downstairs. We have to leave in about 20 minutes to be on time." Mrs. Evans told her daughter, leaving the room.
Sitting up, Lily forced herself out of bed, re-playing her nightmare in her head over and over. She walked over to her window and opened it, letting in a cool breeze and looked out into the cloudy sky. It was going to be a dreary day, and she knew the train ride was going to feel like forever. But it was her last year of school. Her last year of riding the train to the magical school of Hogwarts, where you could never predict what tomorrow would bring. There was always something new going on. From having your classmates blow up objects in your face without warning, to trolls roaming the corridors, you never knew what was next. As Lily tried to drown out her awful nightmare with six years of happy thoughts from Hogwarts, she placed the final remaining objects into her suitcase and brought it downstairs.
Downstairs she was greeted by her mother and father, who was on his way out the door. There was no time to sit down and have a nice breakfast before she left because her father had to leave to work, and if they didn't leave soon, she would miss the train. Saying goodbye to her father, Lily grabbed a bagel out of the kitchen then followed her mother out of the house, who had already placed her trunk in the car. As they pulled out of the driveway Lily took one last look of her house for she would not see it until Christmas break.
They arrived at the station with 5 minutes to spare. Lily gave her mother a big hug.
"Study hard, stay safe, and have fun sweetie." Mrs. Evans said while hugging Lily.
"I'll try mom." Lily responded, letting go of her mom.
"Write me when you get there and every day!"
Lily laughed. "Right mom." She said with sarcasm in her voice. Mrs. Evans pulled Lily into one last hug then shooed Lily off onto the train.
Once onboard, Lily found an empty compartment and pulled out Hogwarts, A History. Before opening the book, she looked out the window and waved to her mother one last time as the train took off. Once they started moving, Lily opened her book to where she last left off and began reading. Not five minutes had passed when there was a knock on the compartment door. She looked up as it slid open and heard a voice.
"Mind if I join you?"
Lily stared at the person for a minute in a trance. She finally snapped out of it, shaking her head.
"Of course." She said, with a quiet voice.
The person sat on the seat opposite of her. He looked at her and caught her eye. They sat there for a moment before he spoke.
"Lily, I'm so sorry about what happene..."
"No, it wasn't your fault. If it wasn't for you, I probably wouldn't be here." She responded, giving him half a smile.
"Lily, I'm sorry about everything. About what happened fifth year, and everything after that. I can't believe I lost such a great friendship with you. And if you can't forgive me, then I'll understand. I just wanted you to know that I am sincerely sorry about everything." He said, bowing his head and closing his eyes.
They sat there for a few minutes while Lily thought about everything he had just said. Finally, she reached out her hand and put it on his. He looked up into her smiling face, hoping that it meant that she forgave him.
"Sev, you were my best friend. We told each other everything. Yea, I've gotten new girlfriends to talk to, but it just isn't the same. I've missed talking to you." Lily responded, tilting her head, then nodding as she finished talking "And yes, I accept your apology."
Snape was so happy that he couldn't control himself. He leaped up and pulled Lily into an enormous bear hug. They were both laughing and enjoying the fact that they were friends again when the compartment door opened again.
"He-hem..." The person said, looking at the two figures embracing in a tight hug. "Sorry to interrupt this love fest, but Lily, James needs to see you."
"Sirius, why in the world would you think I would just get up and find James because he needs to see me?" Lily responded in an annoyed voice.
"Well... maybe you changed your mind this summer and now have an undying love for him." Sirius smirked. Lily looked about ready to hit Sirius, so finally he added, "Your Head Girl. He's Head Boy. Did you already forget about your meeting?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Shoot!" Lily hit her forehead with the palm of her hand. "I totally forgot. Sorry Sev, I'll be back later." She said with an apologetic look on her face.
Snape nodded and Lily left the compartment, racing down the hallway to try not to be as late as she already was. As soon as she was out of ear sight, Sirius shot a glance at Snape.
"And what makes you think you're allowed to talk to her again?" Sirius glared.
"Uh... hello. I'm allowed to talk to whoever I want." Snape shot back.
"Why would Lily ever want to talk to you?"
"Maybe because we're friends again?"
Sirius gave him a questioning look. Could they really be friends again. Even after what happened fifth year? He shook his head.
"Yea, well, you better watch it." Sirius said.
"Or what?" Snape replied.
"She's James's."
"She is not owned by James. She can talk to whomever she wants."
"You better back off."
"Or what?"
At the same time they both took out their wands, glaring at each other. About ready to curse one another, another voice came.
"What's going on here?"
Sirius spun around. "Ol' snivilus here is messin around with James's girl, Moony."
"First of all, she is NOT James's girl. If I recall right, she has turned him down every time he has asked her out. And second of all, we're just FRIENDS." Snape responded, his temper rising.
"What makes you think she would ever want to be friends with you again?! After what happened fifth year..." Sirius yelled.
"Well if you must know, she has forgiven me. And by the way Sirius, people DO grow up. Maybe you should try it sometime." Snape smirked.
Sirius was about to lunge at Snape, but Remus grabbed him by the shoulder first.
"Let's just go." Remus said.
Sirius gave Snape one last dirty look and followed Remus out of the compartment. Snape sat down and rested his head against the window, wishing that Lily would be back soon. Just as Snape realized that he was still tightly clutching his wand, the compartment door opened again. Stuffing it away as quickly as he could, Lily entered the compartment with her two best girlfriends, Johanna and Adrianna, who were also seventh years in Gryffindor. Johanna had beautiful long, wavy black hair and green eyes. She was called Jo by almost all of her classmates. Johanna was the kind of girl who could get whatever guy she wanted. Adrianna had blond hair that went just below her shoulders. Her classmates usually called her Adrian. She was the more athletic out of the three friends, and was a chaser on the gryffindor quidditch team. They were laughing at Lily as they entered.
"I can't believe it." Lily shook her head.
"It's like fate!" Adrian shouted, throwing her hands up in the air.
"I think you two would look cute together." Jo said in a matter-of-factly tone.
Lily glared at them for a moment and sat down next to Snape.
"Sev, these are my friend, Jo and Adrian. Jo and Adrian, this is my really good friend Severus." Lily said, introducing her friends.
"It's nice to meet you." Snape said, giving half a smile. Looking out the window we spoke again. "We're gettin close. We better start changing. I'll talk to you later Lily."
Lily and Snape said good-bye and he left the compartment and shut the door. Once down the hallway, Jo spoke.
"Isn't he the guy you were tellin us about?" She asked.
"Yea, but he's changed. And I can tell." Lily responded.
"He still seems a little... strange to me." Adrian said, trying to find the right words to say.
"He's really nice, trust me." Lily said as she pulled out her robes.
Jo and Adrian gave each other questioning looks but shrugged it off and got out their robes.