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-Classroom-

Me: "Finally! Some free time for myself. Time to write-".

*Someone slapped the back of my head with what felt to be a book.*

Severus: "Detention. No yelling in class, that's minus fiver points from Slytherin."

Me: "Shitz."

-1975-

Hogwarts

The old castle doors opened, like the wind, a cloaked figure emerged and ran off. The fifth-year old student stopped in the shade of a very beech tree on the edge of the black lake. Snape had settled himself on the grass in the dense shadow of a clump of bushes. He was as deeply immersed in the Dark Arts, so much, he dreamed of teaching in this very halls one day.

The sunlight had shined on the calm surface of the lake, on the bank of which the group of laughing girls who had just left the Great Hall was sitting, with their shoes and socks off, cooling their feet in the water.

"You should talk to him." said one of the girl's to the other sitting next to her with long black hair, but she didn't replied as a group of boys walked pass them.

"Snivellus!" one of the male student of the group yelled at Severus who turned his head up to see James Potter and his gang of lunatics. Snape got up to his feet again and put away the dark arts book in his bag. As he left the shadows of the bushes and set off across the grass, Sirius and James were on their feets.

Lupin and Wormtail remained sat by the lake. Lupin was still staring down at his book, though his eyes were not moving and a faint frown line had appeared between his eyebrows; Wormtail was looking from Sirius and James to Snape with a look of avid anticipation on his face.

"All right, Snivellus?" said James loudly.

Snape reacted so fast it was as though he had been expecting some sort of attack: dropping his bag, he plunged his hand inside his robes and his wand was halfway into the air when James shouted, "Expelliarmus!" Snape's wand flew and landed behind him. Sirius let out a bark of laughter, and Wormtail followed.

"Impedimenta!" James said, pointing his wand at Snape, who was knocked off his feet halfway through a dive towards his own fallen wand. Students all around had turned to watch. Some of them had got to their feet and were edging nearer. Some looked apprehensive, others entertained.

Snape lay panting on the ground. James and Sirius advanced on him, wands raised, James glancing over his shoulder at the girls at the water's edge as he went. Wormtail was on his feet now, watching hungrily, edging around Lupin to get a clearer view.

"How'd the exam go, Snivelly?" asked James.

"I was watching him, his nose was touching the parchment," said Sirius viciously. "There'll be great grease marks all over it, they won't be able to read a word."

Several students watching laughed; Snape was clearly unpopular. Wormtail sniggered shrilly. Snape was trying to get up, but the jinx was still operating on him; he was struggling, as though bound by invisible ropes.

"You-wait-" he panted, staring up at James with an expression of purest loathing, "you- wait!"

"Wait for what?" said Sirius coolly. "What're you going to do, Snivelly, wipe your nose on us?"

Snape let out a stream of mixed swear words and hexes, but with his wand ten feet away from them, nothing happened.

"Wash out your mouth," said James coldly. "Scourgify!"

Pink soap bubbles streamed from Snape's mouth at once; the froth was covering his lips, making him gag, choking him.

"Leave him ALONE!"

James and Sirius looked around. James's wand immediately jumped into his pocket.

It was none of the girls from the lake edge. She had come running from the looks of her thick, dark red hair that fell over her shiny face. "Evans? What you doing here?" said James and the tone of his voice was suddenly pleasant, deeper, more mature.

"Leave him alone," Lily repeated. She was looking at James with every sign of great dislike. "What's he done to you?"

"I thought you had Potion Class with Professor Slughorn", said James, appearing to change the point, " so I was collecting some specimens for you..." Many of the surrounding students laughed at Severus, Sirius and Wormtail included, but Lupin, still apparently intent on his book, didn't, and nor did Lily.

"You think you're funny," she said coldly. "But you're just an arrogant, selfish, bully. Grow up, Potter. And leave him alone."

"I'll if you go out with me, Evans," said James quickly. "Go on ... go out with me and I'll never lay a wand on old Snivelly again."

"You pig ..." Severus whispered.

Severus felt the Jinx wearing off, he began to inch towards his fallen wand, spitting out soapsuds as he crawled. "I wouldn't go out with you if it was a choice between you and him," said Lily. Unfortunately, her words didn't reach Snape as he was to busy mumbling curses.

"Too bad, your boyfriend here will suffer for it," said Sirius briskly, and turned back to Snape. "OI!"

It was too late; Snape had directed his wand straight at James; there was a flash of light and a gash appeared on the side of James's face, spattering his robes with blood. James whirled about: a second flash of light later, Snape was hanging upside-down in the air, his robes falling over his head to reveal skinny, pallid legs and a pair of greying underpants.

Many people in the small crowd cheered; Sirius, James, and Wormtail roared with laughter. Lily, whose furious expression had twitched for an instant as though she was going to smile, said, "Let him down!"

"Certainly," said James and he jerked his wand upwards; Snape fell into a crumpled heap on the ground. Disentangling himself from his robes he got quickly to his feet, wand up, but Sirius said, "Petrificus Totalus!" and Snape keeled over again, rigid as a board.

"LEAVE HIM ALONE!" Lily shouted. She had her own wand out now. James and Sirius eyed it warily.

"Ah, Evans, don't make me hex you", said James earnestly.

"I hate you!" Lily, whose anger evaporated turned into tears.

James sighed deeply, then turned to Snape and muttered the counter-curse.

"There you go," he said, as Snape struggled to his feet. "Look, Evans, I'm sorry-"

"Expelliarmus!" James flew screaming into the air after being hit by the jet red light.

Lily blinked. She just send Potter into the lake, and to everyone's amusement. Severus kind of laughed in his own way.

"Evans," James said coldly trying not to drown. "I'll never speak to you again! And I'd wash your pants if I were you, Snivellus!"

As Wormtail went to help him out of the water, the other girls gave him a mean look and turned to the castle. "Eww-"

"Apologise to Evans!" Severus roared at James, his wand pointed threateningly at him. Maybe, he should try his new spell on him.

"I don't want your apology," Lily shouted at James. "I don't want to see you again either!", she pulled her hair and shouted, "You make me SICK."

"Fine, then." James arrange his robes and walked away to the castle with his group of friends, and Lily and Severus were finally alone.

Snape walked back and lay on the grass. He was about to curse her with a word, a powerful simple word used to discriminate those born with no magical parents, but he didn't. He couldn't. When James flew over in the sky and landed on the lake, he froze, that moment was gold, it made him very happy, and he did not speak a word against Lily. She had defended him, she had choosen him.

Lily walked to the tree and lay down next to Severus. It felt like they were children again, just the two of them looking at the sky.

"Thanks," he said. "you saved me." She laughed. "Do not be silly, he will be back to harm us." Severus rose on one elbow, and smiled.

"What!?" The longest five minutes of her life passed on, "Is been five years since we last talked to each other," Lily opened her mouth in disbelief, "You dare?" she signed. "Fine. We can share half the blame on this."

Their eyes made contact without looking elsewhere for a few brief seconds, before starting to laugh together like nothing had happened.

-1976-

Hogwarts

Dusk had set when a mist started to covered the school grounds. Severus sat on a rock as his hands shaked together waiting for Lily to show up at any moment now at the Whomping Willow. Hoping that she at least got his letter. He took one of his books to read when he saw a figure pass the hill down into the woods. 'Remus' He deduced from far away.

Recently, there were some nasty rumors that Remus kept disappearing during the nights of the full moon, and he had his own suspicions. It was not until someone else told him as well that he decided to act.

"Severus." Lily said laying her arms down his neck from behind followed with a kiss on the lips. "You came-" he said placing his book on the grass forgetting the words he was about to say to her. He couldn't do this. To put her in danger. "I don't know what I was thinking when I call you out here-" he get up to walk away when she pulled his robes. "What's wrong? Tell me, Severus."

He turned and place both of his hands on her shoulders, "Sirius told me that something bad happened to Remus, something is wrong with him." Her eyes widened, "That's why you called me?"

"He is one of your friends, Lily. You have to know-" he calmly let go of her arms and walked pass her downhill. "Come. Let's followed him."

"I didn't bring my wand." She took his hand answering him. "I've mine."

"Did he joined You-Know-Who's army?" she asked passing by the entrance of two thick trees into the woods.

"No. Something worse."

A roaring sound was heard acrossed the entire forest. Like an animal in pain. Lily's eyes grew larger, and her mounth fell wide open as if she wanted to scream. In front of them was a tall hairless animal with the figure of a man.

"A were-wolf-" lucky for them, they were looking at his back, Severus dragged Lily behind a tree after she almost gave away their location, placing a hand on her mouth to quiet her down. That very act could have cost both of their lives, slowly, Severus gazed from behind the tree to where the were-wolf was standing, but he was there no longer.

Another roar came from behind them, Severus jumped out of the way nearly dodging the were-world claws that embraced the tree's thickness, Lily's legs stumbled with the roots and she felt to the ground. It was approaching her as she crawled backwards when Severus tried to cast a spell on him, but he was hit by it's long front legs sending him into a near tree.

An explosion occured near the were-wolf; destroying the ground. Next followed a barrage of explosions around him. "James! Stop" Lily shouted, and the bersek Remus went into hidding inside the deep forest to escape the noise as the attacker didn't aim to injure him. "Severus, you're hurt-" Lily ran to him and put pressure on his wound. "You're gonna be fine..." said Lily crying her eyes out. "James help me get him to the Shrieking Shack- James!" He unfroze and ran to lifting him by the shoulders.

Severus weight overlaps the teenagers strenght as his feet dragged the dirt and rocks beneath him, soon they reached the Shrieking Shack through the entrance on the Whomping Willow.

"Rest him down." said Lily, "I'll go get the professor-" she ran without looking back. Severus was sat on the floor behind the door and James stood at the top of the stairs with his wand out.

"What a surprised." Severus began to talk moving to the edge of the doorway. "Didn't thought you would ever same my life."

"Don't flatter yourself, Snivellus." James spoke with a harsh voice remmebering Snape that the bit of bad blood between them was still a thing. Among hearing his nickname, Severus smiled. That idiot was still on that.

James swallowed. He thought for a whole minute, before he decided to speak again. Looking behind his shoulder with narrow eyes he said, "Still alive back there?"

"As if I leave you alone with her, Potter." For the first time Severus felt not anger but joy when he talk back to his rival. "I guess. You came here to save her didn't you?"

"Found myself saving you instead." James wasn't a man that hated someone for no reason at all. He only hated one man, and that was Severus Snape. Mostly for been an idiot that never confesed his love to Lilly Evans. And in the way, he found himself falling in love with her too, but everything changed last year. Severus and Lily were now together, but that didn't meant he would give up on her.

"Potter, If I don't make it-"

"Don't talk like that. I'll bring you back and kill you again for leaving Lily."

"If I don't make it. Promise me that-"

Severus began to drawn on his own blood.

"Snivellus?" James quickly ran to the room and grabbed Severus head to keep him from bitting his own tongue.

"Stay with me." James shouted again and again. By his fifth call, he heared noise downstairs, Lily had returned.

Severus eyes began to felt heavy and he could barely breathe but he managed to see that Lily had arrived with someone else, the old man with silver hair and long robes near next to him when it all went black.

That day Severus didn't come back unharmed.

Albus Dumbledore swore Severus to secrecy once he recovered. The true nature of Remus was clear to Severus. As was his own now.

-1977-

Hogwarts

Their last year had come sooner than expected as the war againts You-Know-Who continue. James floated above the clouds on his broon the Quiditch match was almost over. But from above he looked at Lily who was sitting in the Slytherin benches along with Severus. The veins on his forehead solidated when Severus placed her hair behind her ear, and went for the kiss.

He swallowed har and dive down to catch the snitch. He had grown out of his immaturity and arrogance to the point that Lily forgive him, but James deep hatred for Severus grew to a point which would be forever eternal, the day he knew that Lily and him were dating. That was last year.

"James!"

"James!"

Both Lily and Severus called to him when the game was over. He went up the stairs to where they were, fighting his way against the crowd of students walking down on his direction. They made it impossible for him to get to them with all the shoulder bumps, it was tight, but he managed to get there eventually.

He clenched his fist at the view. Severus and Lily were wetting their lower rims againts each other in front of him. How there they mock him.

He looked toward the field below disturbed by the scene, and he cleared his throat.

"Sorry." Lily commented to which James replied with a vague smiled. Placing his broom on the benches, he sat in the line above them.

"Nice win out there." Severus commented but James completely ignored him.

"What are you two up to today?" He barely looked at Severus when he talked.

"James. Guess what?" Lily said.

"I would failed if I try. Remember the stunt you two did in the third floor's bathroom? That was a blast."

"That was an accident, James." said Severus.

"Not funny." Lily followed dropping the smile she had before, almost thinking it twice before telling him.

"Right." James Potter lowered his head in responsed, he placed both of his hands together, and gazed below at the Quiditch team that was leaving the field.

Lily looked at Severus then at James. She was worried about Potter's state of mind at the moment. "Maybe we'll tell you another time." She rose to her feets and left. Severus followed after her leaving James alone in the benches.

By the end of the year, Lily ended up marrying Severus, when James found out about the news, it only strengthened his hatred towards them. He walked the streets of Diagon Alley alone when he found a familiar face approaching him.

It was Wormtale who had joined Lord Voldermort's army. He shown Potter the mark, and told him that if he joined the Dark Lord his dreams would become true once he ruled over the Wizarding World.

A new Death Eater was born that night.

-1980-

Hog's Head Inn

Early that year, Snape eavesdropped on an interview for Divination, Professor Sybill Trelawney and Albus Dumbledore were talking about something that Trelawney prophesied; at the end of July, a child would be born who would cause the downfall of Lord Voldemort.

James Potter had eventually climbed the ranks of Lord Voldemort's Death Eaters and was the spy who informed Voldemort about the prophecy foretelling his destruction at the hands of the other.

Sirius who joined Voldemort as a spy to Dumbledore went to warned Lily about James and his plans towards them. At the same time, the Dark Lord planned to move on the child of the prophecy.

But at that time it was not clear who was meant by the prophecy.

Two children of prominent wizarding families were born that year at the end of July: Helen Snape Evans and Neville Longbottom. Such anger raged inside the dark lord. He personality went for the male, and entrusted the girl to his new follower, to prove his loyalty, James Potter was to kill the baby child.

Severus, days later had told Lily everything and explained what he overheard about the prophecy. Something awful happened that day. And he went on to tell...

...Flashback...

That night Severus, couldn't believe it. How could this be? He was approached by James on an Inn days later after he found out about the prophecy. He couldn't deduce how he would tell Lily the news. After they shared some drinks, he opened up for advice. Just two men talking, forgetting their childish struggles or so Severus thought. James did report it back to Voldemort. He couldn't believe the betrayal when Sirius told him. However, Snape had not heard the entire prophecy, as the barman had caught him eavesdropping and threw him out. Neither did Voldemort.

...Flashback End...

Lily nodded to him in bed. She knew about James joining the Death Eaters. Sirius had told her. "What are we going to do?" Severus asked her. She just smiled, passing her delicate hand over his tears. He could not lose her. No. He man up for the first time in his life, he got up and went to talk with Dumbledore. He decided to act this time instead of waiting for someone to do it for him.

Severus went to Hogwarts where he had a discussion with Dumbledore but to no avail. Dumbledore refused to help as Severus had nothing to offered him. Severus took the matter into his own hands and left.

-1981-

Voldemort finally made his move, killing Alice and Frank Longbottom in front of their child. When the dark lord approached the little boy, Neville, he could not destroy it. It was not because the child was born powerful, no, it was because in another place a person made a decision.

At that same moment, in another place, a doorbell was heard. Severus was not home at the time. He went to talk to the Malfoy's who denied to help him. A wand raised to face Lily, her heart beat fast. She knew that her child was upstairs alone. Wormtail who saw her reaction, passed next to James and claimed upstairs.

Lily didn't saw this day coming, Wormtail was climbing the stairs, but that didn't bother her, in the instant she saw James' eyes. "Please!" She begged him. "Here precious little baby." Wormtale chuckled.

"I can't. I-," She started to cry, her chest had become tighter. "I love you." He said. James cleaned her tears with his free hand. Looking at Wormtail he shouted, "Avada Kedavra!" killing the bastard. His body rolled down to their feets. "James," she whispered. "What have you done?" He turned to her. "I'm going to fix things. Go. Take her, find Severus and go to Hogwarts until I come back." A thundering noise cracked in the room, and he disappeared.

When the dark lord raised his wand to kill Neville. James appeared before him and cast his spell, "Expelliarmus!" He cast up close to his body, "You!" Voldemort yelled as his body began to turn into ashes. His own curse rebounded, but unfortunately, James was to close to him and he took the blast as well. James saw the dazzling stars in the room as his body hit the floor. But does were no stars. Only the fragmented soul of Voldemort that attached itself to Neville.

A month later, the Death Eaters had run and disappeared upon the fall of the Dark Lord. Neville who survived and only got a mark of a lightning on his left shoulder was sent with his Muggle family for his own safety. After Severus and Lily hid on Hogwarts for a couple of weeks they left Spinner's End street and move to the countryside, somewhere in the South East of England.

-To Be Continued-

Me: "Thank you, for giving my story a chance! Next Chapter will focus on the MC, stay tuned!"

Severus: "Are you still talking? Do you want detention for a whole week?"

Me: "Sorry my dear readers, I need to keep my voice down, until next time."

Severus: "Detention!"