Lily stares at the baby in front of her, horrified. She'd been terrified this would happen, terrified that her baby would somehow end up looking like Severus. And Merlin, did he ever look like Severus. Except for one thing, his eyes. He had green eyes, just like she did.

"Poor baby," Molly Weasley, one of the women Lily had met at a parenting class, and whom she had quickly become close friends with, whispers. She's staring at the baby, her gaze intense, before sighing. "Well? What are you waiting for? James will be here soon..." Molly trails off after seeing the look in Lily's eyes. "Lily, you must. You have to. It would break James' heart if he found out." She says, squeezing her friends hand.

"I can't. Molly, he'd grow up-

"In a safe home." Molly interrupts. She smiles weakly. "Severus' house is swarming with Death Eaters. But yours? Nestled in Godric's Hollow, with two very powerful aurors as parents, he'll be safe." She squeezes Lily's hand again. "It hurts, I know, but you must do what's best for Harry. Not for you." Lily nods.

"I know." She says, biting back tears. Baby Harry fusses in her arms, and she looks down at him. Baby Harry. A mistake. A baby that was never meant to be. Her son. Lily sighs, and leans her head back. "Wait outside, Molly. I'll call you back in when it's over." She says. Molly beams, and squeezes her hand once again.

"You'll do fine, dear." Molly says. She grabs her bag, and hurries out of the room.

'For someone who's just had a baby, she moves fast.' Lily thinks, the tiniest smirk appearing on her face. She quickly shakes it off.

Lily reaches for the table next to her, and grabs her wand. After locking the door, she points it at the infant.

"Praesent id dissimulat," She whispers. A silver glow immeaditely surrounds the baby, and he lifts out of her arms. She takes a deep breath, and imagines James. "ut vultus amo a Potter." She takes another deep breath. Golden specks appear among the silver, signaling that the spell is nearly complete. "Non exuerent..," Lily bites her lip, thinking of one of the most important, but certain, events in his life. "Until he is sorted into Gryffindor." She finishes. The light around him suddenly turns gold.

The light wraps around him, tighter and tighter until it's a perfect outline. Harry starts to wail, and a tear rolls down Lily's cheek. She can only imagine the pain the newborn's in. Suddenly, the light seems to be absorbed into Harry.

Lily sighs, and wipes her eyes. Instead of looking like a little Severus Snape, he looks like a little James Potter.

From the One-Way window, Severus Snape stares, tears flowing freely. Molly can only watch in horror, and in sympathy. As soon as she stretches her arm to put a hand on his shoulder, he bolts, dropping a golden ring.

'A Snape family heirloom,' Molly thinks, picking it up and wiping it off on her robes. She holds it out, wondering wether she should tell Lily he was here, or not. Finally, she decides on not telling her, and drops the ring in her pocket, sighing. She'll have Bill bring it back to him this year.

She leans against the wall, and closes her eyes.

'Oh, Lily. What am I going to do with you?' She thinks, and sighs.

She knows what she has to do. She has to stay loyal, and trust worthy. Lily's going to need a shoulder to cry on for a while.


So, here's the first chapter of the rewritten version of Slytherin Secrets! I'm so excited! I hope you guys all like this one, too. And again, I'm so sorry for rewriting it, but I had to.

Thanks for reading, guys. Have a cookie. *Hands cookie*

~VoteHarrySaxon