The next morning, up at the crack of dawn, Snape showered and dressed slowly dreading the day. Slowly climbing the stair case to the great hall wishing he was still in bed. He sat in his huge chair, sipping his coffee with little interest in what was happening around him. He recognized some faces he saw last night, most were a blur, only one stood out to him. The moment she walked in he was aware of her presence. She walked quickly and gracefully to be seated by herself. He watched her grab a spoonful of egg, 2 sausage's from the plate and surprisingly she opted for coffee instead of juice. He was mesmerized by her, but apparently so were other people because at that moment four boys seated themselves around her. She obviously didnt like it for she made a face like she was smelling something awful. Snape was much to far away to hear what they were saying but he had perfect 20/10 vision and he was sure she was not happy. He grabbed his cup and made his way to where she was at, he wasn't sure what he should do but he knew he had to do something.
"Do we have a problem here?" he asked I'm his most authoritative voice, each boy and Lily turned around and looked frightened.
"No sir, we were just leaving" and they left
"I didn't mean to startle you, but it seemed as if they were bothering you." he tried to deliver that line without sounding creepy. She smiled shyly, blushed and said "Thank you Professor"
He noticed that even her voice was the same soft sweet lullaby. She was obviously waiting for a reply but he gave her none so she started again with "So you teach potions right? I'm really excited about it, I think it will be my favorite." it was his turn so he said
"Potions is a very beautiful art and needs respecting, it can be fun and very helpful." OH MY GOD, I sound like a geek.
" I can't wait." she said and smiled nicely, " oh, I better go"
He picked up his cup and as he made his way back to his seat he fought Dumbledores eye and when he turned to acknowledge him he saw the old man smiling with that damn twinkle in his eye. That did it right there, he was going to fi ish his coffee In his chamber, and he stormed away.
He opened the door to his office and found his deck burried under piles of paper. He began assembling his lesson plan. Second year would be brewing a shrinking potion. He listed the instructions on the board and waited for the students gloomily. He hated children, not just students, all children, he never saw why people actually want them. Their smelly, whiny, annoying little things. He HATED them. All they ever do is complain, mess things up or blow things up. They were all helpless little beasts, the lot of them.
' how did I ever become a teacher' he wondered as the class filed in and took their seats waiting for class to begin. Snape swept in the class quickly claiming the attention of the students.
" you are to brew this potion then leave a phile on my desk to be graded. Begin" Severus glided about the class room like a bat, critiquing but never helping.
Those students exited while others entered. 'All Slytherin' he thought ' this should be a breeze. He scribbled Instructions on the board told them to get to work, then started grading last periods assignment.
As that class left he realized he had about 15 minutes before his class of first years. He despised first years and almost thought about bring horrible to them again, but refrained when he caught sight of Lily. He missed his Lily so bad he just wanted to run to this Lily and hold her in His arms.
'Although some people might think l am trying to replace my Lily with the new one, I'm not. If we end up together later great, but for now all I really want is my best friend back.'
As usual, when his thoughts turned to Lily he became as melancholy as ever, bit how could he not? After all he had lost his best friend, the love of his life . He had the right to be unhappy. He had lost his only true friend. He would have done anythi.g to make her happy, and he still would. 'She is my Lily, I know it, and I won't lose her again.'
He decided to try and rest before his next class. As he rested he thought about what he would do when the Dark Lord returned, and hs would return. Even now he could feel his "master", even though he had lost Severus when he targeted his Lily, he could still feel him getting stronger. Thinking of Lilys death made him flash back to that fateful night in Godrics Hollow.
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It was dark as Severus creeper through the shadows of Godrics Hollow, he let out a moan of fear as he came upon the wreckage. 'Lily' he murmured as his feel carried him inside the collapsed home. Inside, the door had obviously been opens by magic as there were no signs of forced entry. He turned the corner I to the hall way and there lay the body of James Potter, he stepped over the body, pausing to close the mams eye lids, then continued up the stairs to the second landing. He arrived one the second floor and at the end of the hall he saw a splay of fiery hair. The tears started falling down his face as he approached the room at the end of the hall. He heard a baby cry, he looked to his left and in the crib a baby boy stood, crying for his mother. He ignored it foe the time being and fell to his knees beside Lily. Her lifeless green eyes stared back I to his black ones. 'oh lily, I'm so sorry, I should have been here to protect you, I would have given my life for yours.' he let the tears flow freely now, just taking in what happens. Finally the baby's constant crying broke through to his annoyance. He turned and stalked forward toward the baby raised his hand, it was all this baby's fault. He had been the one to mark his mother for death but as Severus prepared to strike, the Childs eyes, exactly like his mothers, looked up at him and be remembered that although this child was the spawn of James Potter he was also Lilys son. That small bit of angel in him cancelled out all trace of the devil. Instead of striking the child he scooped him up and held him close. He was there for what seemed like an eternity, when in reality it had only been 10 minutes when he heard a rawring sound. Gently placing the boy in the crib he disappeared before anyone could see him.
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He woke to children voices in the hall, he jumped up and let them in. They took their seats and he swept through the rows.
" I am Proffesor Snape. What I teach is that noble art of potion making. Unfortunatly only a few of you will pass this class unless all of you dunderheads learn to respect the noble art of potion making." He stalked through the room looking for her. She was seated about half way back and was hanging out of her seat to try and listen.
" You will have this potion on my desk before class is over." With that he walked away, stalking between isles. As he had predicted a small boys potion blew up and he was sent to that hospital wing. Lily was the first done, she raised her hand. He came over to her and tested her potion, a perfect ten. " Everyone, look at Miss Garnets potion. A perfect score.." he smiled, " and 10 points to Gryffindor." That was the first time he had ever given points to anyone but Sytherin, but Lily deserved it. She deserved the world."
The rest of his day went by uneventful. He stalked around moodily until dinner, he was a man who never ate much usually, thats why he was so slim, but tonight he ate his share plus more. He realized as the day came to a close that this school year had started on a Friday and tomorrow was Saturday. Maybe tomorrow he could take a walk.
That night he slept good and dreamlessly that night, which was not a normal thing if you were Severus Snape.
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