Lily was awoken by somebody shaking at her shoulders " Lily... LILY"
She sat up adjusting her eyes to the light " Hmm oh Mary, what's wrong?".
"That boy" she replied looking scornful " Snape, he's outside the common room he said he's not leaving until he speaks to you".
"Oh for goodness sake" Lily started "okay thanks Mary I'll go get him to leave". The other girls exchanged exasperated looks as she walked down the staircase, they never had understood why their friend ever hung out with that Slytherin boy.
Lily trudged down her feet feeling heavy with tiredness, not noticing the dark haired figure in the common room that swung an iridescent robe over himself and snuck after her as she reached the portrait hole and stepped through it. Snape had been sat head in hands staring at the hole and started jumping up when he saw Lily. As Lily made eye contact with Snape she noticed a flush had crept across his cheeks as his eyes moved down her body. Inwardly cursing herself she realised she hadn't put a dressing gown on, all she had was a nightgown that was far too see through. In one swift and casual attempting move Lily crossed her hands over her chest. Snape looked embaressed as he focused again on her face.
" I'm only down here because Mary old me you were staying all night unless we spoke"
" I am I mean I was I .. I did say that" Snape stuttered his voice was horse.
"Well" lily snapped "what did you want to say"
"I'm sorry !" Snape blurted " I'm so sorry Lily I never meant to ,never ! It it just slipped out".
"what's the point" Lily relied coolly "did you apologise like this when you called Betty Mannings a mudblood the other day?". Snapes silence gave away the answer, "you call everyone of my birth mudblood Severus why should I be any different". The use of his full name was what shook Snape most Lily had never referred to him as anything other than Sev before and this frightened him. "Lily he whisperd edging closer "You have to believe me I don't think that about you I want us to still be ... friends".
"What you want to have a mudblood as your friend whilst all your other death eater buddies try to curse me as I walk down the corridor?!". Snape had no reply for this so Lily carried on in a shrill voice "See ! See! You don't even deny it, you don't even deny that's what you're all going to become, you can't wait to join Voldemort". Snape flinched at the name before starting " the dark lord.." Lily scoffed "The dark lord, oh is that what you call him now he's your lord, he's evil how can you not see that".
"He can protect you!" Snape replied his tone begging for Lily to understand "If I ask he will spare you, you can join him with me.. we can be" Snape paused but carried on in a whisper " we can be together". Lily stared in wide eye shock, so Remus had been right this was her childhood friends great plan. "You're insane" she whispered "how you could think I would want to join him, oh and you think he'll spare me? Why would I want to rule under someone who hates my kind".
"But Lily !" Snape said frantically grabbing her shoulders desperately " I have to keep you safe and this is the only way, the war is coming and he will win Lily, he will win, and when he does I need to make sure the person I care most about is protected". Lily looked shocked at this gesture from Snape but tired to shrug him off. She looked somewhat sad as she said "Severus you chose your way and I have chosen mine, if you think this is something that will impress me your not the man I thought you were". She tried to get around him to leave back through the portrait hole. However in one last deperate attempt Snape pulled at her waist forcing her chest close to his and began to kiss her clumsily. Lily attempted to pull him off but Snape didn't even seem to notice. Although scrawny he was still far stronger than she, "come on Lily " he pleaded "this is how's its meant to be, you and me". She bucked against him struggling and attempted to push him off but Snape continued. James potter had seen enough, he had thought running into Lily when he couldn't sleep was a great chance to have a chat. He'd never expected to listen in on such a private conversation between her and Snape, let alone this. He took off the invisibility cloak and yelled "get your hands off her!" Snape caught completely by surprise released Lily turning around to face James and looking thouroughly ashamed of himself. Lily was shaking slightly but otherwise looked unharmed. Without even getting out his want James looked Snape dead in the eye and with a voice of extreme malice Said "if I see you touch her again Snivilley it will be the last thing you ever do". He put his arm around a shaking Lily and left Snape standing there hating himself.
"We have to report that bastard!" James boomed once he had sat Lily down in a common room chair " Lily he cannot get away with this".
"Oh leave off James" she replied wearily, he looked immensely hurt at her words as she carried on "look it's not that I'm not thankful that you stopped him of course I am, but I can't ruin his reputation based on one silly mistake, he was hurt and annoyed and I'm sure he regrets it" she said simply.
"You're too forgiving" James replied sternly "I've always said that, your too kind Lily, some people don't deserve your lenience.
