Lily Evans: A Twist In Time
Disclaimer: I don't own HP or any of its characters(:
A/N: Probably won't be a super long story...five or six chapters...but it's not meant to be long...you'll see why when you read(: But hey, I said the same thing for "Ricki Sparrow" and now I'm working on its sequal, so you never know(: Feedback is encouraged & appriciated and I hope you enjoy this fic(: Basically, Lily is a third year, and she is accidently sent forward in time to Harry's third year at Hogwarts. Now, not only does she have to get back home, she has to figure out why everyone who knows her real identity is so sad - especially Snape. Since I have a Lily/James pairing in my story "Prongs and Lily: Back for Good", this is a Lily/Sev pairing, so I hope that you like it! Oh, and people WILL find out who she is...trust me(; Oh, and it's from Lily's POV:)
When I woke up that morning, I didn't feel any different at first. Actually, now that I think about it again, I didn't feel any different at all. It was as if nothing had happened - things were the same as they were every morning.
When I opened my eyes, I knew that I was in the girl's dormitory. The walls were painted the same gold they always were, and the canopies were still that ruby red that I'd loved so much. But something did feel slightly off...especially when I didn't see Alice in the bed next to mine.
Actually, I didn't recognize any of the girls who were in the room with me. With a jolt, I sat upright in bed, and gasped. Where am I? I thought.
I was at Hogwarts; that was obvious. But things seemed so...so different. So different in a way that I couldn't understand or explain.
"Who are you?"
The sudden sound of an unrecognizable voice sent me into panic-mode. I almost screamed, but I held my hand to my lips in an effort not to wake up all the other girls.
"Who are you?" I whispered.
The girl was pretty - curly brown hair and brown eyes. She smiled a warm smile at me, too, which was something I wasn't used to in my dormitory - the girls in my dorm (other than Alice, of course,) didn't think very highly of me since I spent most of my time with Severus.
"I'm Hermione Granger." the girl said sweetly. "Are you new here?"
"No?" I said, confused. "I'm Lily Evans. Don't you know me? Are you new here?"
"No." Hermione said confidently. "I've been here since first year - it's you that I don't recognize...and I've got a photographic memory, so I know I haven't seen you before."
"Oh." I said. I didn't know what to do, so I just played along. "Yeah...I'm new here. I was Sorted in Gryffendor...and I don't know where any of my classes are. Will you show me around?"
"Certainly!" Hermione said, obviously thrilled at having made a new friend. "You're a third year too, right?"
I nodded, which only made Hermione's smile wider. "Great." I said. "What do we have first?"
"Well, we're up a bit early...Harry and Ron are probably already at breakfast, though." Hermione rolled her eyes and laughed, obviously being affectionate.
"Okay. Well then...let's go to breakfast." I said, and my stomach growled for emphasis.
"Alright!" Hermione laughed.
"Harry, Ron...this is Lily Evans. She's new." Hermione introduced me to her friends.
The first was a tall red-head with a long nose. He smiled at me, and said, "Ron Weasley."
I smiled back, and then I turned to the other boy, and gasped.
He looks just like James Potter...but with my eyes! What's going on here?
"Harry Potter." Harry smiled, offering me his hand. I shook it, and wasn't surprised to hear the last name.
"Are you related to James Potter?" I asked, and a sad look crossed his features.
"Yeah. My dad." he said. Why was he so upset? But, well...when such an arrogant, bullying toerag is your father, who wouldn't be upset?
"Oh." I said.
And then it hit me.
How is James Potter this boy's father? He's the same age as us!
And then it hit me again.
I'm in a different time!
And for a third time-
He has my eyes, and parts of me are evident on his face...this is my son, too. I had a son with James Potter. Oh my-
"At least we have Defense Against the Dark Arts to look forward to first period." Ron muttered, taking a bite of his toast.
"I have a feeling that Professor Lupin will be sick again, today." Hermione said.
"Remus Lupin?" I asked.
Harry nodded, and Ron said, "Oh, you don't mean...you don't think Snape's going to fill in again, do you?"
"I'm positive. No one else knows the subject well enough." Hermione shrugged.
"Snape?" I asked. Please don't be-
"Yeah. Nastiest teacher at this school, let me tell you." Ron said.
"Oh, give it a rest Ron!" Hermione said, but Ron ignored her.
"He's prejudiced against all Gryffendors - he'll take points away if you raise the wrong hand to answer a question! I'm scared to even be in the same room as him. Grumpy is his good mood; anything else is a bad mood. I swear, that man wouldn't know happiness if it bit him on the-"
"And we're going to be late if we don't go now." Hermione said, getting up and gesturing me to follow. I nodded at Ron and Harry, still too shocked to speak.
What had happened in the last years that made my best friend so hated?
"Ron's not very nice." Hermione whispered, rolling her eyes. "He makes fun of anything that breathes, I swear."
I forced myself to laugh and said, "Yeah, I noticed."
Hermione laughed as well, and led me to the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom about five minutes away.
"I was right." Hermione whispered to me as I sat down next to her. "Lupin's always here before the rest of the class- Snape likes to make an entrance. While he could have been nicer about it, Ron does have a point; Professor Snape is a naturally...ill-tempered man. According to rumor, he was a Death Eater at one point!"
I swear, my jaw dropped when I heard that. Severus Snape? My best friend? A Death Eater? No, I didn't particularly like some of the Slytherins he hung around with, but a Death Eater? No. Not my Sev.
As the rest of the class filed in - Harry and Ron included - I felt an odd sort of anticipation in my stomach. I'd get to see Severus teach a class. But was that such a good thing when I was hearing all this bad stuff about him?
As the doors to the classroom opened, and the heels of shoes echoed off of the floor, I gulped.
What did you think? Was it alright? Might have some diolague from the movie, but not much. This is the second time Snape subbed for Lupin...I don't remember if that was in the book or not, but it'll work for this plot, so I'm using it(: It's not going to be the werewolves lesson though...so if any of that sort of thing is wrong, don't call me on it, I'm doing it on purpose(: Anyway, review please!
~PeachyKeen13