Wounds
I DO NOT OWN HARRY POTTER OR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS! That sole right belongs to JK Rowling.
Chapter 4: New Foes
Sev's POV
I was woken up with someone shaking my shoulder violently. Whispering harshly to wake up.
Groggily I opened my eyes instantly waking up in panic when I realized it was Avery— a death eater in training.
"Are you friends with her again Snape?" He growled.
"Who?" I asked playing stupid. I knew he meant Lily.
"That filthy mudblood! Are you friends with her?" Avery snarled. "The Dark Lord will not be happy if you are! What about you wanting to escape the bullying and your life at home? We promised to help you get out of it, but we can't do that if you are hanging around such trash who opposes our Lord!"
How dare he call my best friend trash!
"Tell your Lord that I want nothing more to do with him!" I said vehemently.
"What did you say?" His wand was now out and in my face. Fortunately I already had a good grip on my wand as well, and had it pointed at his face in an instant.
"You heard what I said Avery you are not deaf now get off my bed!" I hissed.
When Avery realized the other people in the 5th year boy's dormitory was waking up. He sneered, "You will regret changing sides Severus!" He strode away angrily.
Sigh. I'm going to have to put up wards around my bed now.
I got out of bed shaking. Still unnerved by Avery saying that I would regret it.
I need to speak with Dumbledore and explain everything to him.
Not that Dumbledore really cares for me since he just let's the marauders constantly bully me with no punishment. Nonetheless, it's my only option to get out of Voldermorts company. At least without being killed or more importantly getting Lily killed.
I quickly dressed. There was something hitting my chest I reached into my robes hands trembling, and my eyes widened there was something in there.
What was that?
I swiftly pulled it out. It was a brush. I breathed out a sigh of relief.
Lily must have put that in there and I just hadn't noticed.
There was a note attached to it that confirmed my suspicion. It read.
Dear Sev,
This is yours to keep. I have another.
Love Lily.
I brushed my hair keeping the little note on there and putting it back in my trunk with a ward over it and my bed. Lest Avery and the rest of his death eaters in training try anything.
I imagine Voldermort will know that I was no longer his devotee very soon.
I crept down the stairs and was grateful that the death eaters weren't in the common room.
Now if I can avoid them the rest of my life that would be lovely.
I headed out of the entrance to slytherins dormitories and quickly made my way down the stairs heading to Dumbledore's office. However, I didn't make it that far.
"Sev!" He heard Lily call.
I guess talking to Dumbledore will have to wait.
When she saw my face her smile was gone immediately. "What's wrong and don't you dare say nothing!" she said obviously concerned.
It would do no good to lie to her she would just find out later.
Lily's POV
I woke up immediately thinking about what had transpired with Sev yesterday. I chuckled excitedly to myself humming while getting dressed glad to have my best friend back.
I hope I can catch him before he goes to breakfast.
I skipped down the stairs with a big smile on my face. Until of course I saw Potter. When he saw me I glowered at him. He quickly acted like he was reading the quibbler and hadn't seen me.
I still need to talk to McGonagall too about those arseholes's punishment.
I walked past him and out of the portrait hole. And to my delight I spotted Sev without having to search for very long. Happiness filling me I probably looked goofy with the big smile that was on my face.
"Sev!" I called out. My smile fell when I saw the panicked expression on his face. "What's wrong and don't you dare say nothing!" I said with concern laced in my voice.
He hesitated and then sighed and nodded. "Avery woke me up this morning asking me if I was friends…with you. He then went on to say that The Dark Lord would not be happy if I was. Then he tried to play me in his hands again saying. What about you wanting to escape the bullying and your life at home? We promised to help you get out of it, but we can't do that if you are hanging around…with her." He explained, "I told him that I want nothing more to do with him or you-know-who.Averywasnot happy with thatandsaidthat I will regret changing sides."
"He knows about your home life?"
"Not entirely he only knows that I don't get treated right. He doesn't know all the details… Like you do."
"Gutless arse using your weaknesses against you like that." I growled. Angry at what had happened.
No wonder he was heading in that dark path before. Sev thought it was the only way out.
My frown deepened as I felt tears threaten to jump to my eyes.
I was wrong not just about James and the rest of the Marauders, but also what he was going through. People were picking at his weaknesses making him like a puppet to do what they wanted and it wasn't right damn it! I wonder what else I was wrong about? How much I've been blinded?
"It'll be okay Lily. I'll be okay and most importantly so will you." He said quietly.
Sev knows me so well. Guilt overwhelming me at me not knowing him the way a best friend should. "Sev how can I help? I don't want to lose you again," I whispered brokenly.
Sev's POV
"Sev how can I help? I don't want to lose you again," Lily whispered brokenly.
Out of everything she was going to say to that. That was not what I expected.
"Would you come with me to talk to Dumbledore? I'm hoping he can help"
She nodded and smiled weakly. "Of course Sev"
They made it to the big gargoyle that was the entrance to Dumbledore's office. I was about to voice the password when the gargoyle jumped and opened up to staircase.
"He always seems to have a 6th sense for these kinds of things," Lily said in wonder.
We walked up the spiral staircase the door to Dumbledore's office already opening.
"Come in Mr. Snape, Miss Evans." Dumbledore said cheerfully. When we stepped in the door behind us closed. "What is it that I help can you two with?"
I explained to him my predicament. Dumbledore listened with only frowning when I told him that I was on the path to becoming a death eater. However, he smiled when I recounted the story from this morning.
"So you want out. I'm glad to hear that my boy!" Dumbledore said joyfully clapping his hands. Then said seriously "It will be difficult to get out of his company. I suppose I'm going to have to get you separated from Slytherin."
"How are you going to do that sir?" Lily asked.
"I'm going to put Severus into a room separated from all the houses." Dumbledore said after a while. "I will make sure that it has it's own loo and bathing room and that it is well furnished with all the comforts that each of the houses dormitories have including a living room. It will be a secret hidden room with it's own password. Now I assume you and Miss Evans have made up and you most likely will tell her anyway. However, be warned do not tell anyone else where this room is located Severus. It is for your safety. I will have one of the house elves bring your things to this room while everyone is at breakfast."
"Th..Thank you sir." I said gratefully.
I can't believe he is going that far into helping me out of the mess I had gotten into.
"Uh sir there is one more thing."
"Yes Mr. Snape?"
"I have wards over my bed and trunk."
"That was a very smart thing to do my boy." Beaming up at him. "I will accompany the house elf then so as to get past the wards. You two best be off to breakfast then if that is all. Most important meal of the day don't want you to miss it."
Both he and Lily nodded and headed to the Great hall.
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