Ever since that incident in the Great Hall, Snape began to avoid Lily. During classes, lunch, dinner, and breakfast! Whenever the bell rang and she went up to talk to him, he would run out of the room as fast as he could. However, they happened to sit next to each other during potions. Lily thought this was the perfect time to talk to him.

"Severus." She whispered. He ignored her. "Hey!" No response. "Listen to me!!" She yelled. Everyone looked at her.

"Excuse, Miss Evans." Professor Slughorn said. She blushed. "I said that out loud, didn't I?" She thought. "I'm sorry, Professor."

"Good. Well, we will be making a potion to reduce swelling. Here are your ingredients." With a wave of his wand, supplies came out of the cupboard and onto students' desks. With another wave, instructions faded until they were visible on the blackboard. The students became cutting up their supplies.

"Severus, I'm serious. Listen to me." He knew she wouldn't stop bugging him, so he had no choice. He had to talk to her.

"There's nothing to talk about, Evans. You pity me, that's that."

"Severus, it's nothing like that! I was just angry! Please, be better. I'm worried about you." His spirits lifted.

"She's worried about me?" He thought. "Maybe she loves me after all. Wait. don't be fooled Severus. How do you know this isn't pity as well?"

"Severus... it's alright... I'm sure everythings cool between us. You should get to work we have an hour." They began to mix their potions until it was exactly right. An hour later, they finished. Except for Sirius Black.

"Mr. Black!" Professor Slughorn yelled.

"Yo." Sirius said, playing with his fingers. He saw the Professor's mad expression. "I mean... 'Yes, Professor?"

"Why didn't you finish? You had one hour to complete it."

"Er... well you see, I was busy writing notes to my mom." This was surely a lie.

"Well, Mr. Black, you could write notes to your family on your own time. But not during class." Sirius nodded and smirked at James. "Class dismissed!" Everyone ran out of the door.

"Hey, Severus!" Lily said, running after the greasy-haired boy.

"What?" He was still pissed about yesterday.

"Want to eat together? I think we could fill our plates and come outside." He blushed.

"Well... I guess so." She smiled and they both went off to get their food. James was watching them.

They came outside, plates filled with food, and sat down near the lake.

"It's so beautiful." She said, putting a spoon of potatoes to her mouth.

"Not as beautiful as you." James was leaning against a tree. She choked on her food.

"James? What're you doing here?" He jumped down and sat next to her. He put his arm around her, making Snape more pissed off.

"Wanted to see you, Evans." He pulled her closer and he just took it. "God, you have to go on a date with me." He pulled her a bit more closer, into an embrace."

"ALRIGHT, THAT'S ENOUGH!!" Snape yelled. James, Lily, and everyone else watched. He blushed deep red, grabbed his plate, and took off.

"James, let go of me." A kick where the sun don't shine, let her go. "Severus! Wait!" Just as she reached him, it was time to go to class. A class he didn't have with her. "Severus..." She watched him run into his class. During Astrommeny, James, who happened to sit next to her, whispered in her ear, "Forget about him. I could make you more happy." She blushed. "If Severus doesn't want to be with me, then I guess..." She thought.

"Yes, James. I think we belong together. I do like you..." He had a smile on his face,

"Alright!!" He yelled out loud. "Sorry!" He said to the teacher. However, the teacher was not pleased. He made James stay after class to write lines. "See you, Evans."

"Bye." She walked out of the room to find Sirius. "Hey."

"Yo... So what'd James say to you?" She smiled.

"Well, I guess you could say we're dating now."

"For real! YES! I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE LOOK ON SNIVELLY'S FACE!"

"Sirius, Severus doesn't like me like that. He hates me. 'Mudblood' is what he calls me." Snape was around the corner, heading to his next class, and he heard every word.

"So, she does love Potter." He thought sadly. He felt a tear slide down his face and brushed it away.