A year later Severus found himself outside a room in The Hogs Head eavesdropping on Dumbledore and Trelawney about prophecies and what not, a conversation the dark lord would pay handsomely for he was sure.
He was bitter; it never seemed fair how those who got everything did so well despite countless people telling each other that the "Nerd" in school does well in life and yet the bully had gotten everything he'd ever wanted to in this tale was just too harsh a truth for Snape to fathom. Besides the fact of the matter was that he was a death eater, even if he wanted to get out of the situation with Voldemort he couldn't, not alive by any means at least.
"The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches...Born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies... "
Then a stumbling inside the room caught him off guard and all of a sudden he was pulled up into the air the barman's teeth bared in front of Severus.
"Out." One word, one syllable, but it did it, he followed the instruction and left but afterwards he made sure to tell his master about what had transpired in that room , not thinking of the repercussions.
"Lily, take them and go! It's him! Go! Run! I'll hold him off -" Then a sickening thud resounded throughout the house as James' body hit the ground. The creak of floorboards was they only noise for a few seconds while Lily looked over her children's crib whispering soothing words to them all the while.
In one sweep blow he entered the room, the sudden movements made the babies think it was their father and they started giggling at the foreign sight unaware of what was taking place but then something in the room shifted and they both stopped laughing simultaneously.
"Don't take them, please don't take them!" Lily pleaded, not that it changed anything.
"Stand aside you silly girl … stand aside now." At this point she was crying, knowing full well that she had lost not only her husband's life but also her kids.
"Not my babies, please no, take me, kill me instead - " Those were the last words that Lily Potter ever said, the magic flowing through her words as she reached a hand inside the cot and both babies clutching to it until she dropped to the floor and her hand being yanked down with her.
Of course what he had told The Dark Lord came back to haunt him because on Halloween night his goddaughter and her brother were left orphans, Lily dying that night is the biggest burden he will bear in his lifetime and while Severus lay crying in a heap at Dumbledore's feet wishing for his life to be over so he could join her, so it could change back to the way it used to be. Of course he wouldn't allow it; he told Severus that the only way he could ever repay his debt was to protect her kids.
And while he knew it cruel and wrong words and come to his master about that very prophecy and how it was about a boy. Harry. It was his fault she was dead, his fault he would never have the chance to feel her friendship again.
He couldn't forgive either of the children but the boy especially, he just couldn't. Despite them being babies, despite them knowing nothing of the world surrounding, despite all of that, he would always blame those two for taking away his happiness.
Know this is a short chapter but I just needed to establish the difference and give you guys clues on how Severus will react to them later, I'm sorry for the shortness but if you guys like length then I recommend that you keep reading because it's kind of implied that reading involves words, anyways please follow, favorite, and review!
