This story takes place the summer after Severus and Lily's 5th year at Hogwarts (after the "mudblood incident"). The song is "That's the Way" by Led Zeppelin and is in bold and italicized. This story will consist of 3 chapters and I'll probably have the whole thing posted by the end of the week at the latest. Enjoy!

DON'T OWN DON'T SUE :P

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I don't know how I'm gonna tell you, I can't play with you no more,

I don't know how I'm gonna do what mama told me, My friend, the boy next door.

I can't believe what people saying, You're gonna let your hair hang down,

I'm satisfied to sit here working all day long, You're in the darker side of town.

Lily was feeling particularly lonely one summer evening. Her friends had yet to respond to any of the owls she had sent them and there was no point in seeking Petunia's company, even if she were home and not out with that Dursley fellow she and Petunia had slowly but surely begun to drift apart the day Severus had told Lily she was a witch.

Severus. Usually Lily would never have found herself in want of someone to keep her company as she had always had Severus, but not this summer. Lily suddenly became angry as thoughts of Severus invaded her mind. She still couldn't understand how after years of friendship Severus could possibly have called her that horrible dirty word. She would have considered it unacceptable if he had used it on anyone else but she couldn't understand what on earth had possessed him to say it to her of all people and after she had tried to help him; it had been absolutely unforgivable and she had made that absolutely clear when he came begging for forgiveness.

He couldn't possibly be truly sorry, she had watched him willingly go down that dark path he was now on. She had heard from her friends at Hogwarts what Severus and that gang of Slytherin's he was always with were always up to. Lily had always imagined he stood by watching behind his curtains of long black hair, much like Remus Lupin seemed to do with the Marauders, but their stories told of his active participation. Incidents like these would only repeat themselves. Or at least that's what she kept telling herself.

Suddenly she felt something warm and wet splash on her hand and realized that she had been crying. She sat quietly a few moments before wiping away the tears on her cheeks. She could have remained seated on her bed pushing all thoughts of Severus Snape into the deepest corners of her mind until the sun peaked out over the horizon but she felt a sudden urge to get up and go somewhere, anywhere. Lily stood up from her bed and grabbed her coat, she fumbled with the buttons then pocketed her wand before rushing out of her room, down the stairs, and out the front door. She walked into the dark abyss of night heading wherever her feet and subconscious decided to lead her.

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Please R&R especially if you want to fix my horrid grammar :)