Author's Note:

Hello, everybody! Anne here. I've been reading fanfiction here for quite some time now and wanted to write something of my own...so here's my first fanfic.

Some things you should probably know before reading this:

1. I'm talking about Lily Luna Potter not Lily Potter nee Evans.

2. Severus Snape survives the war. (Why did you have to die in the first place? WHYYY?!)

3. Severus and Lily Luna Potter are good friends and Severus is quite friendly ( well, as friendly as he can be) with the other Potter, Granger-Weasley and Weasley children including Teddy Lupin.

4. Everything in italics are thoughts.

Thanks to Pritika1106 for all the help.

DISCLAIMER: I OWN NOTHING.

Lily

The bed was warm and soft, yet she felt uncomfortable. Her thick red duvet covered her from ear to toe, yet she felt very cold. Her bed, which was she thought was one of the most comfortable pieces of furniture in Hogwarts, seemed to be incapable of providing its usual comfort that morning.

She tossed and turned in her bed, only partially awake, hoping to find a comfortable spot but failed. Something was wrong. Her head felt unnaturally heavy. She was wrapped up in her very warm duvet but still she felt extremely cold. Something was definitely off and the last thing she wanted to do then was wake up. She wanted to lay on her bed all day without doing a thing. She rubbed her eyes and sat up, still groggy but a little bit more awake and alert then, she caught a glimpse of the clock on her bedside table, 8:50 it read.

In one swift movement, threw the duvet off herself so violently that her pillows got caught in it and were flung across the floor and she stood unsteadily on the cold floor and held the edge of her four-poster bed to regain balance. Then, reality kicked in.

'Sweet Dumbledore, why the hell did I stay up so late reading Uncle Severus' book last night? Oh, I'm going to be so late to class and I'm going to get detention and …and..' she began thinking.

She had borrowed a book her Uncle Severus, it was one of Severus' most prized possessions as it had been gifted to him by her grandmother, Lily Evans. He had promised to lend it to her soon after her test ended and Severus was a man of his word. Lily began to read it as soon as she got her hands on it. She read in the corridors, she read in between classes she read at dinner in the Great Hall, barely eating anything and also read in her bed with Anti-Disturbance and sound proof wards around it, which she had put up during the tests so that she could study peacefully. Then she finally put the book down when she finished it, which was an hour or two after midnight, which was well past her curfew and not at all a suitable bedtime for an eleven year old and eventually went to bed at 2:15 in the morning.

'Focus, Lily, focus' she berated herself and soon realised she had very little time to get ready, so she ran towards the washrooms and brushed her teeth and washed her face as quickly as possible and then stood in front of the mirror to examine her condition.

She looked horrible. Her face looked very tired, her eyes looked as if they were going to sleep any minute now. She had barely slept the entire week because of staying up very late in the night and studying for her tests. Her tired face was proof of this. She was sure people would ask her questions if she went out looking like this and that would only lead to her ending up in the hospital wing and that was the last thing she wanted.

'I could go to Victoire's dorm and borrow her make up' she thought and she took one look at the clock and immediately removed the idea from her head.

8:57

Having no other option other than casting a Glamour charm, she did so, knowing full well that she find herself in deep trouble if Uncle Severus or any other professor found out, and in one second, it made her look presentable and also to hid her dark circles and her pale, tired face and made her look unusually cheery. Then, she quickly slipped into her uniform and put on her shoes.

9:05

Uncle Severus was going to kill her. He had made himself abundantly clear in their very first Potions class. He did not tolerate late comers. 'Either come on time or don't bother to come at all' he had said. And he had also made it very clear to Lily that she wouldn't get any 'special treatment', as the other students called it, because of their relationship outside Hogwarts, not that Lily had ever expected that to happen.

She was at was only five minutes late to class now, and she obviously couldn't afford to miss it (exams were coming up in a few months and she couldn't miss a very important class now) and even if she did miss class, she was sure she'd get a detention because she had no valid reason to do so and she obviously wouldn't admit that that she was feeling unwell. After all, she was only five minutes late so, he probably would let her in without any hassle.

She then snorted, 'Who am I kidding? This is Professor Snape I'm talking about.'

Thankfully remembering to grab her Potions essay from her bedside table in the last minute, she stuffed it into her satchel, thereby crumpling it, and began to run towards the dungeons like a dog.

After running, for what seemed like an eternity, she finally reached the classroom.

She could her hear her heart thumping in her ears so loudly, that she felt like it was going to burst. And it was not only because she had overexerted herself. Beads of perspiration formed on her forehead and she lingered around the door for a few more seconds to catch her breath and also to muster some courage.

'Seems like Doomsday has finally arrived.'

Finally put her hand on the cold, metal doorknob, shut her eyes tightly, as if afraid that some dangerous unknown beast existed on the other side and with then turned it with the faintest click.

"You are late, Miss Potter", she heard the icy cold of her Uncle Severus, no, Professor Snape, break the usual pin drop silence. His cold tone sent chills down her spine. His face, as usual, was devoid of any emotion. But his onyx eyes gave his emotions away.

They didn't show fury or rage.

No.

They showed disappointment.

I hope you liked reading this. Please let me know if there are any errors so I can correct them. I would really appreciate it if you could leave a review. I would love to hear your opinions and am open to any suggestions. Thanks for reading it!