A/N Sorry the formatting on this chapter got super messed up, and I had thought I fixed it but apparently not. But it is now fixed! Thank you for your patience. Happy Days To All! Please review. P.S. I don't own this stuff, I just like to play around!

Chapter 2

Transfiguration was neither Severus' or Lily's favorite subject. However they both loved Professor McGonagall. She took no crap from anyone and never showed any favoritism that included for Albus Dumbledore's precious marauders.

Severus supposed that this class annoyed him so much because it was the only one that James Potter was beating him at, seemingly without even trying.

Lily knew she hated having to sit in this class because it was the only one that they had to sit with their housemates. Which meant she had a whole hour of being annoyed by marauder prince James sodding Potter. He was always showing off all the while smirking at her and running his bloody hand through his hair, as if it wasn't messy enough all on its own accord.

Today they were working on turning spoons into flowers. It was a rather complex change. Changing inanimate objects into living things was always harder. And it turns out what flower you got had everything to do with what kind of person you were, much like a Patronus at least that's how it was explained to them.

Lily funnily enough kept getting a lily. Not that she was surprised it was her favorite flower. Though hers kept coming up silver and metal, just like the spoon. Which she knew meant she wasn't getting the change from inanimate to living correctly.

She glanced across the room and saw that Sev was having the same problem. She smiled discreetly when she saw he also had a silver metal lily sitting in front of him. And his scowl of concentration upon his face.

She glanced to her left and saw that Potter had a simple daisy sitting in front of him. This caused a scowl of annoyance to grace her face. Bloody Potter.

She wondered mildly if some flowers were harder to achieve then others. A daisy being simple, the dandelion Pettigrew had, though his was somehow a spoon with a dandelion head, was technically more a weed more then a flower, she wasn't surprised by this. Lilys on the other hand was more elegant and detailed.

Classes were over for the day, dinner had just ended. That meant that she and Sev had some solid just them time. In one of their "spots" here at Hogwarts. Today they were in the come and go room.

It was so cozy, much like the Gryffindor common room. Couple comfy armchairs, black and leather, and a couch a deep rich forest green. A matching thick huge rug, that was rather comfy to sit on as well. With two round black huge pillow like things, which is were they were both laying now, on their stomachs. Both with Transfiguration books lying open in front of them. They were facing each other on their respective pillows. A few feet in front of the large fireplace. Close enough to feel the warmth on this cold November day, yet far enough away to not be over heating in their wizard robes. There was a table in front of the couch, not very tall, with a wizards music box, they had it rigged to play muggle music as well.

Lily had her legs bent up in the air, tapping one of her feet to the beat of the music playing low in the backround.

"Sev?"

"Yeah, Lils?"

"Did you ever read that letter to your father?"

"Errm, no actually, I did not."

He reached over to root around in his bag containing all his school books and brought out the still sealed letter with his fathers handwriting upon the front.

Boy,

Your mother has been admitted to St. Mungo's

You are to stay forcused on your studies.

You know the importance of having high marks, otherwise Our Lord will have no real interest in someone like you.

He has as little patience for idiots as I do.

Father

Severus read outloud to Lily.

Then he scowled. No details about what was wrong with his dear mother. And of course the sly insinuations that his father thought him an idiot. Even though he knew Severus was always one of the top of his class, with only Lily as any real competition. With the exception of Potter but that was only in Transfiguration.

"No real love there as usual" Lily commented

Her only answer from Sev was a shrug of indifference.

He made a decisions then. To be open with Lily.

"My father wants to introduce me to You Know Who soon."

Lily only sighed sadly. She knew this would happen eventually. And was dreading it's inevitability.

"My mom is the only thing putting it off. I don't know how she does it but she has a way of convincing my father it's not time yet."

"Oh, Sev", Her heart ached for him, she knew what his home life was like for him. And her deepest desire was to make it all go away.

She often felt he would be much better off if his mom had broken off his betrothal to that man. But then again they would knew really know for sure.

She hugged him then, trying to ease just a bit of her pain. He was stiff throughout the entire hug, as always. But she liked to think the sign of friendly affection helped him if only a little. Even if he never returned the gesture.