AN: Hate me if you want to for the long wait for an update. But I have two other stories I'm writing as well, not to mention my new job and looking at colleges. So anyway I'm super happy that people seem to like this story, I don't know how long these chapters are going to be, it really varies on what I want to say in each one, but I expect them all to be pretty long. Please leave me some suggestions and after this chapter be sure to read the AN at the bottom because there is a super important question! So… on with Chapter 4!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything Harry Potter
Lily's POV:
It was early morning, and I had a couple of hours before I had to meet Harry and James, I was currently on my way to the lake, where Sev and I agreed to meet up. I saw he was already there and so I sat next to him.
"What? No hi?" He teased.
"Sorry, hi."
"Talk to me Lily, tell me how you're feeling about all of this."
I looked at him intently. He always knows what to say to me. He always knows what's wrong. He is my best friend, and I can hide next to nothing from him. I sighed and looked at the lake.
"It's so sudden. One moment I was excited to get on the train, the next I find out that I marry James Potter, have a son, and die all within the next 6 years…" I said. "And Harry went to live with Petunia… how could… I mean… how- I don't get it Sev. How can anyone hurt a child? Especially their own blood? Harry- he-he's the sweetest little boy, he- "
"Is a lot like you." Sev interrupted. "He has your heart Lily. Your forgiveness. Your unique ability to see the very best in people, and be kind to them. And that ability that you have, it also blinds you Lily. You know there are bad people who hit kids out there. I mean, just look at my dad…" He trailed off and I wrapped him in a hug. "I know what he does is wrong. I know I don't deserve it. Harry probably doesn't get it. He probably doesn't understand that he was being hit because his family were awful, he probably thought he deserved it, and that is the worst thing. He probably said sorry for whatever they were hitting him for, no matter what it was. People are cruel. They don't care."
"I do. Not everyone is like that Sev, I know you know that."
"Yeah." He smiled. "I do. And we are going to help Harry realize it as well. He deserves to be happy. We will fix the future. You and James, you won't die. Not if I have any say in it."
"How do you plan to stop it Sev? It's V-Voldemort."
"We will figure it out. He is a sick man who feeds off of other people's misery."
"Sev, has there been a lot of people talking about him in Slytherin?" I asked carefully.
He nodded glumly. "They keep talking about how they can't wait to get the mark… It's sick Lily. I-I'm scared. I don't fit in with my house anymore, and they know it. I'm scared they are going to force me into it…"
"I won't let that happen to you." I hugged him tighter. He was like a brother to me and I knew for him to admit that he was scared was a big deal, I hated seeing him like this. "Maybe we can talk to the Headmaster."
"I don't know."
"Sev. Please." I gave him a desperate look. He sighed.
"I'll think about it."
"That's all I ask." I let that subject drop for the moment. We sat in silence, my thoughts were building, along with questions. Mainly revolving my sister…
"Something is still bothering you." Sev stated.
"I just don't see how my sister…" I trailed off knowing he understood what was troubling me.
"People do things Lily, they change. For reasons beyond our understanding. You're sister… she started changing as soon as I told you about being a witch. She was jealous, and it's turning into anger Lily. You've tried everything to get your relationship with her back on track, but in the end, it's up to her. And it seems like she isn't changing. I'm sorry Lily, I know it's insensitive of me to say that but- "
"You're right." I told him, smiling a little. "I just never thought she would sink as low as hurting a child. He's helpless, he doesn't understand… If the roles were reversed- "
"You would take her children in." Sev finished for me. "I know Lily, believe me, I do."
I couldn't help it anymore. I started to cry. He just hugged me. Severus might not seem like it, but he was great at comforting and talking, he was just a bit distant. I cried and cried, and he let me.
-Time Skip-
Sev and I had talked for a bit longer when I realized the time and had to go to the common room. Of course, the boys were late. My friends however, were just coming down the stairs and greeted me.
"Let's go get breakfast!" Alice said.
"Alice, I have to wait for the boys, I promised Harry I would walk with them and sit with them at breakfast."
Alice's reply was cut off by a squeal of laughter coming from the direction of the boy's staircase. A moment later, Harry appeared, holding both Sirius's and James's hands and Remus was walking along behind them. Remus sent me a smile and I gave him one back.
"Again! Again daddy! Siri!" Harry's words attracted attention, which he fortunately did not notice.
James and Sirius lifted Harry up by the hands and swung him a bit before putting the laughing child back down I smiled at them. Harry saw me and his eyes lit up.
"Mummy!" He cried running to me.
Ignoring the stares and whispers, I scooped him up and gave him a hug and a kiss on the head as he told me about his morning.
"And they take a long time to wake up! Uncle Remus and I were trying for so long mummy! Daddy got up first, and then Siri. They were a bit grumpy, but not grumpy to. It was a tired grumpy! They were so funny! Their hair was all over the place!" And to explain further he started waving his hands around, which made me laugh.
"Well I'm glad you've had fun. Why don't we go get some breakfast hm?"
"Yes! Yes!" Harry shouted before going shy again. "Can I-…"
"What is it Harry? You're aloud to asked questions." I whispered to him after hearing him trail off.
"Can I have a pancake?" He asked timidly. I smiled at him.
"Of course you can! And I'll tell you what. You can even have chocolate chips in them if you really want."
"Yes please!" He exclaimed before turning back to the three boys, presumably to tell them the pancake news. It was then that he noticed the crowd of students watching him and he started to panic. He hid his face in my shoulder as I rubbed his back.
"Hey, hey, shh. It's okay sweetheart. It's alright, they won't hurt you. Why don't we go to breakfast and on the way down I will introduce you to a couple of my friends ya?" I felt him nod, along with tears that were on my neck, and gestured for the boys and my friends to follow me as I led the way out of the portrait hole.
"Harry look, we are in the hallway now, there aren't that many people out here. We are going to breakfast okay? There will be a lot of people there but they won't hurt you, and if they try, you have al of us to back you up."
"Okay." I heard him whisper to James. He was still looking expectantly at Harry so I guess he didn't hear him. I nodded slightly and he nodded back, telling me he understood.
We entered the Great Hall, a lot of students were already there, and sat down at the Gryffindor table. I sat Harry down in between James and I and filled his plate for him. He smiled a thanks to me and began eating with one hand, as his other was latched on to James's robes. We ate breakfast in peace and McGonagall came around with our schedules. I had Arithmency first whereas James had a free period. I was a bit upset to separate with Harry so soon again but I perked up seeing that James and I had classes together the rest of the day.
Wow. I just felt excited about classes with James… I wanted to say it was all because of Harry but… I couldn't. Because then I would be lying to myself. I find myself warming up to James Potter more and more.
~oOo~
Remus's POV:
James, Harry, Sirius and I all went down towards the edge of the lake after saying goodbye to Lily. We all had the same classes pretty much, so it worked out that we all had a free period. Unfortunately, so did Peter. I saw him walking towards us, and Sirius and James tensed, Harry, luckily, hadn't noticed him. I motioned for them to stay with Harry and I would go. I knew that they would probably hex Peter before actually listening to him or talking to him. We just wanted him to leave us alone, so that's now my job. I approached him.
"Remus!" He looked excited but also something else… deceitful maybe? I had seen him talking to Slytherins already, so I didn't really trust him.
"Peter." I nodded to him.
"Please tell me what's going on? I came back from summer holidays to find James has a son and you all hate me!" He cried.
"Peter, we don't trust you, none of us do."
"What? Why not!? Is that why I'm in a different room? I haven't done anything though! It's not fair!"
"It's not what you have done Peter, it's what you will do, although you have already started. You would have been no friend of ours in the end Peter, and you're already consulting with future death eaters, planning on when you will be marked. That's right, I've overheard you." I told him fiercely, being a werewolf did have its perks sometimes. He was cowering, but still had something in his eyes that told me he was acting. "Maybe you should just join their house! You're no longer wanted near us. And if you come near Harry, there won't be a safe place for you to hide." I growled.
"You're believing the kid!? I haven't done anything to you! I would never betray you! You're listening to a pathetic little snot-nosed kid who claims to be James and Lily's son from the future!?"
"Shut it Pettigrew, and leave. Now." I could feel the wolf building up inside of me, my eyes flared, I know it. Peter looked terrified as he scampered away. I took a few deep breaths before turning around and heading back to James, Sirius and Harry.
"Please?" I heard Harry ask as I approached.
"Sure buddy, we have to go get your broom though alright?"
"Okay!" He turned and saw me. "Moony! Daddy and Siri said we could go flying! Isn't that cool?"
I smiled. "It's very cool cub. Well, why don't we all head up to the dorms and get your broom?"
"Yeah!"
"And we can get ours too! Moony, are you going to fly to?"
"No." I shook my head to Sirius's question. "I think I'll keep my feet on the ground and watch."
Once the three of them got their brooms we went outside to the quidditch pitch. James helped Harry out with his child's broom and Harry was off. He was a natural, even on a kid's broom. He must have gotten his talent from James, who was talented on a broom as well.
~oOo~
Harry's POV:
It felt great to be on a broom again, even if it was a kid's broom. I was having a great time with my parents too, I decided to stop trying to control myself and just let my younger brain take over and enjoy the ride. Of course if there was something I really needed to tell them, like Pettigrew or Snape, then I let my mature mind pass along the information. After flying around a bit dad decided to release the practice snitch he had brought. I caught it in about ten minutes as it was set on easy.
"Wow Harry, you're great on a broom! A great at catching that snitch!" Dad said after we landed. I smiled up at him. "Do you wanna ride on my broom with me?"
"Yes! Yes, please daddy! Please!?" I exclaimed.
"Alright, come here."
"James, are you sure…"
"We will be fine Remus, I'll be careful."
"Alright…" He agreed reluctantly.
Dad got me on the broom before sitting behind me. "Hold on really tight Har-bear." He said as he reached over and grasped the broom, his arms around me. I did as he said and we took off. I started laughing, it was so fun doing this with my dad!
We flew around for awhile before dad brought us back to the ground saying it was time to go to class. They had potions with the Slytherins first.
~oOo~
James's POV:
I had a great time flying with Harry, and I could tell he loved it. He caught the snitch really fast too. When I was 5 it took me longer than that, although, I am a chaser, not a seeker. Anyway, we had potions class first and I was convinced to work with Severus. This was the perfect opportunity to talk to him. We met up with Lily and her friend Alice in the entrance hall and headed to the tower to drop off our brooms and get our books.
"Look guys, I was wondering if any of you would mind if I partnered with Severus today?" I asked casually.
"Oh? And your reason being…?" Lily prompted as I ran a hand through my hair.
"I told you that I need to talk to him Lily… and potions gives me a good excuse."
"What exactly are you needing to talk to him about again?"
"I need to explain some things to him." I said with a tone that told them I wasn't explaining anything more.
Lily held her hands up. "Okay, whatever. Just be nice." She said in a warning tone.
We got our books and headed down to the dungeons talking about nothing in particular. Sirius and I took Harry's hands and swung him some more, much to his delight. When we arrived, I spotted Severus and brought Harry over there. He looked over, as if about to say something, before a look of surprise overtook his face.
~oOo~
Severus's POV:
I was already in potions class, waiting for Lily. When I heard someone approach my table, I assumed it was her, so I turned to greet her. I was surprised to see none other, then James Potter, along with Harry, standing next to the table I was seated at.
"Mind if we sit here?" He asked.
"Uh, no, I suppose not." I murmured, a little unsure of the situation. He smiled at me.
"Great, thanks." With that, he dropped his bags on the floor and pulled up two stools, one for Harry, and one for himself. Harry had started to shiver so he reached down into one of the bags and opened it. I saw a bunch of toys, books, snacks, and other things, and realized this bag was solely for Harry. James grabbed a blanket and wrapped it around Harry, also laying out coloring supplies in front of him. "Why don't you color okay buddy?" Harry nodded and James smiled, kissing the top of his head, much to my surprise.
James started pulling out potions supplies from his other bag as Harry started to color. I watched him before I just couldn't take it anymore, curiosity was getting the best of me.
"Why exactly did you want to sit here?" I asked as he organized all of the things he had laid out, before finally turning to me.
"Because, I want to talk to you." He said, a determined look in his eyes.
"Oh? What about?"
Before he could answer, Slughorn came in. He gave us an odd look before telling us to start brewing with our partners. I couldn't blame him for the look though, I mean, for the past three years we have done nothing but fight. And now, here we are, sitting together, willingly I might add, with a five-year-old boy. James had made sure that Harry was out of splash range to any potions though, so Slughorn started to walk around. James got the ingredients we would need as I set up the cutting board and everything else. When he returned, I asked him my question as we started preparing ingredients.
"So what did you want to talk to me about exactly?"
"I need to explain myself." I looked over at him, only to find him cutting up slugs, refusing to look up at me, so I returned to dicing flobberworms.
"Care to elaborate?" I said when he didn't continue. I heard him sigh and looked up once again to he had put down his knife and was now running a hand through his hair, as if searching for what to say. I paused from what I was doing and watched him. He finally looked into my eyes before talking again.
"For the past three years… everything I did, why I did it… you know, targeting you for pranks, picking on you…" He said quietly, glancing at Harry, obviously not wanting him to hear. I took out my wand and cast the muffliato charm I made up.
"What did you just do?" He asked me carefully, not wanting to sound accusing, but still worried about Harry.
"It's a spell I made up, I cast it on the whole classroom, not just Harry. No one will be able to hear our conversation now, it creates a mild buzzing in their ears." I explained. "I perfected it last year."
"You made it up though?"
"Yes…"
"Wicked." I smirked and we started working, the only difference was that now James was talking while we were working. "When I first came to Hogwarts, I saw you guys on the train, even then I thought Lily was insanely pretty, and I didn't really know how to act… so I guess I went about it the wrong way…" He started.
"You could say that again." I smirked, remembering all to well the first interaction we had with James Potter. He had come to our compartment and was down-right rude. He was arrogant and rude.
"Yeah, well, anyway. When you got sorted into Slytherin and her into Gryffindor, I thought I could get her away from you… but she and you were… are still, like glue. You stick to eachother, and I guess, I guess it sorta… maybe… mademejealous." He finished quickly. I stopped dicing once more, not sure if I heard right.
"Slow down on that last bit?" He sighed.
"I guess I was a bit jealous of you." I gaped at him. James Potter. The great James Potter, star quidditch player, marauder, top transfiguration student, confident ladies man, Mr. Popular, was jealous… of me?
"Jealous?" I asked, not hiding my surprise. He blushed.
"Yeah okay? I was jealous." I closed my mouth and started to pour ingredients into the cauldron.
"Why? Why would you be jealous of me?"
"Because of Lily. I go around acting like the lady's man I guess." I snorted at the last two words of that sentence, James ignored me. "But I've never actually went out with anyone, the only person I ever planned on ever going out with was Lily. And she hated me, and loved you…"
"James… Lily and I… we aren't; I mean… What I mean to say is we aren't dating. Lily is like my sister. I love her, yes that's true. But as a sister, nothing more. That's all it's ever been. We grew up together, I was the person to tell her she was a witch."
He looked up at me as I was stirring. "Really?" He actually sounded unsure of himself. I smiled a little.
"Yes really. Besides, even if I did like her like that, it's obvious we don't end up together." I said nodding my head towards Harry. James looked over at him as he dropped in the slugs. Harry had fallen asleep, his glasses askew and his head on the coloring paper, surrounded by crayons. "Just do me a favor?" I asked as he cleaned off his hands and headed for Harry. He stopped and looked at me. "Treat her right."
He smiled at me. "Lily is as precious as her name. Her kindness, loves, brightness, personality, all of that shines as bright as her eyes. I hate what happens to Harry and Lily, I would gladly die for the both of them, I know that much. But we are both going to survive this. I'll make sure of it. I'll protect them, both of them." He said fiercely and made his way over to Harry. I knew that Lily would be loved, and that she would be marrying the right person.
~oOo~
Lily's POV:
I looked up from the cauldron Alice and I were working at yet again. My eyes reached the same destination as they had been glancing towards during the past half hour. I smiled as I saw James heading for a sleeping Harry, only for that smile to falter as James stopped when Sev said something. James turned around and responded, whatever he said, he said with passion, you could see that. Sev smiled as James turned back to Harry.
I watched as James reached in the bag that had an extension charm, and pulled out a pillow. James said his mum added the charm to the bag. James also grabbed Harry's stag and dog. I watched as he carefully lifted Harry in his arms and transfigured the stool into a plushy red armchair. By now, everyone was watching James, as he laid Harry on the armchair so his head was resting on the pillow that was on the armrest. James tucked the blanket around Harry and his plushies before brushing back his hair and kissing his forehead.
I had to say I was impressed with how James interacts with Harry. I think Harry has helped him mature. James is actually very sweet, pretty good looking too. I shook my head; why did these thoughts keep popping up? I asked myself as I followed Sev and James's example, going back to work on the potion, Alice joining me. But something kept nagging at me, as much as I hate to admit it… I think I'm falling for James Potter.
~oOo~
James's POV:
As I finished tending to Harry, I went back to Severus.
"So after that talk… there is still one more thing I would like to say." He raised one eyebrow at me, telling me to go ahead. I took a deep breath. "I'm sorry." I was surprised at how easily the words came out of my mouth, and the look on Severus's face made me happy I had said it.
"I forgive you. Though, I should probably be saying the same thing, I fought with you as well. So I'm sorry too."
"I forgive you too." I smiled and he returned it. "And Severus? Thankyou."
The rest of potions went by quickly. Severus was a great partner; he really knew his stuff about potions. We turned in a perfect potion and cleaned up just as the bell rang. We had lunch then transfiguration with the Ravenclaws. We all said goodbye to Severus as we went separate ways to drop off our stuff, and I noticed many in his house glaring at him. I also noticed that Lily was sending a mix between angry and worried glances towards the other Slytherins.
"Lily, what's wrong?" I ask as we walked towards the tower. She sighed.
"Just some stuff with Sev's house is all. I can't talk to you about it. It's not my place to tell you about it."
I nodded and let it go. I wanted to know more, but going off on the relieved expression Lily gave when I dropped it, I made the right choice. Harry, who I had woken up after potions and had him walk in hopes that he would be more awake to eat, tugged on my robes. I turned to him and he held his arms up.
"Daddy please?" He asked tiredly. I smiled and complied. He rested his head on my shoulder and was asleep almost immediately.
"He really loves you." Lily said all of the sudden. I blushed but didn't say anything more as we had reached the portrait and Remus said the password. We went up to our separate dorms to get our transfiguration, charms, and defense things for after lunch.
"He really loves you!" Sirius mocked in a girly voice. "And so do I! Oh James! Won't you love me too?" I chucked a pillow at him.
"Prat." I muttered, though smiled nonetheless. "Now make yourself useful and put my books in my bag for me, I don't want to disturb Harry."
"I'll do it." Remus said as he got all of my things and put them in my bag.
"Thanks Moony." I said. Once we all had our things we met Lily and her friend Alice back in the common room. We also passed Peter who was heading up to the dorms. I scowled at him, glad we locked and warded our dorm against him, which was Remus's idea. Our group headed for the Great Hall and when we arrived we all sat down and I woke Harry up. He made a noise of protest.
"I'm tired." He said while rubbing his eyes."
"I know Har-Bear." I said, ignoring the aww's I was getting from the girls at the nickname. "But you have to eat, then I'll let you sleep through transfiguration, but you have to be awake for the rest of the day after that, I want you to sleep tonight, instead of being up really late then sleeping late, got it?" He nodded his head and we turned to the table, only to find Harry already had a plate of food from Lily.
"Thanks mummy." Harry murmured tiredly.
"You're welcome sweetheart." She smiled at him. That dazzling smile, it made my heart stop for a second, and it wasn't even directed at me. I shook my head to snap out of it and grabbed my plate, ignoring the knowing looks from Remus and Sirius, I was sure my face was red.
-Time Skip-
We were all in the transfiguration room, Professor McGonagall just got done with the theory and we were now transfiguring paper into flowers. It was a fairly simple spell; Professor McGonagall was having us start with a very easy one just to get used to doing magic again. I smiled as I succeeded yet again to transfigure the paper into a rose. I got an idea.
"Har-Bear, wait with Remus okay? I have to go ask the Professor something." I said to Harry, who was playing with the flowers that we were all transfiguring.
"Kay."
I walked up to the teacher and asked her my question. She smiled at me and brought me to a table in the back of the room. Professor McGonagall worked with me on the spell for a bit before I finally got it.
"Thank you Professor!"
"You're welcome Mr. Potter, and 10 points to Gryffindor for a job well done on this spell."
I beamed and walked to my desk, hiding the transfigured item from everyone under my robes. I got a weird look from my friends, but I just shook it off. After class I asked Lily if I could talk to her, and sent Harry with Sirius and Remus to charms, he was reluctant, but I told him that we would both meet him there.
"What's up James?" Lily asked me as we stopped in a deserted corridor.
"Well, first off… I am sorry, for- for everything these past few years. I've been awful I know."
"I forgive you James, you were already forgiven. And I'm happy you talk to Sev."
"Yeah, he isn't so bad once you get to know him. I hope we could actually be friends too."
"I'm sure he would like that." She smiled at me. My heart stopped and I took a deep breath.
"Lily, I know I've asked this about a hundred times last year, but maybe this time you'll reconsider… Would you go to with me to the first Hogsmeade visit?" I asked, pulling out the bouquet of white lilies that I had transfigured.
"Yes. Yes James, I'll go to Hogsmeade with you." And before the words could even register in my brain, Lily hugged me, and kissed my cheek. I stood there like a love-struck idiot before finally coming to my senses. I grabbed one of the flowers, and broke part of the stem off.
"You may have the same name as this flower, but you are way more beautiful." I said putting the flower in her hair. "But maybe now, the flower can feel beautiful."
She quirked and eyebrow at me. "Should I be impressed by that line?"
"You know, I was trying to think of something really romantic to say, but after you kissed me… My brain kind of slowed down."
She rolled her eyes. "And to think, that was only on the cheek, I wonder what this will do." That's when she kissed me, not of the cheek, but on the lips. I wrapped my arms around her waist and pulled her closer after getting out of my shock. Her flowery scent was stronger than ever, her lips were soft, and gentle.
~oOo~
Lily's POV:
I didn't know what I was thinking, or if I was thinking at all. All I know is that James was being super sweet and I wanted to kiss him. So I did just that. I smiled against his mouth as I felt him pull me closer, before pulling away.
"Come on, we have charms next." I said as I dragged him down the hall by his hand. We got to charms just before the bell rang and took our seats. Our friends looked at us knowingly when they saw our hands still together and the flower that was still in my hair.
"I like your flower mummy." Harry said to me from his seat in Remus's lap.
"Thank you Harry, your daddy gave it to me."
"That was nice daddy!" Harry said. He got off of Remus and went to James, holding up his arms. James let go of my hand and complied.
"You know what else is nice?" James asked him.
"What?"
"You're mummy said she would go to the wizarding village with me on the first weekend we go."
"Like a date?"
"Exactly." Harry beamed at us while everyone else was giving us shocked or knowing looks, I blushed beet red and focused on Harry and James again. James started bouncing his knee, electing laughter from him, effectively drawing everyone's attention. Luckily Harry didn't notice.
People were always watching us now, they would glance over, point, or whisper, and pretend they hadn't. It was quite annoying, yet I completely understood. I mean, Harry is 5, from the future, and two fourth-year student's future child. That doesn't happen everyday.
Professor Flitwick came in then and the lesson started as we all quieted down.
-Time Skip-
The rest of the day passed pretty much like that, though Alice told me that we were talking before bed about my date with James coming up. I hope Hogsmeade weekend is soon though.
In defense, Professor Smith said we would be reviewing this week what we learned last year. So today we worked on water demons, Wednesday we would be working on boggarts, James and I talked to him about us taking turns being out of the room with Harry until it was our turn, which then we would switch places. We didn't want Harry near a boggart. Professor Smith agreed whole-heartedly.
As we approached the Great Hall, I saw Sev and told our group I would meet them in the Hall. I approached Severus and pulled him aside.
"Are you going to talk to the headmaster after dinner Sev?" I asked, getting straight to the point.
"I don't know Lily- "
"Sev." I cut him off. "You told me you were scared. The only other time I've known you to get scared was at home when you're dad is drunk, because that is when he is at his worst. I can't do anything to help you with that because your mum refuses to do anything and heals you magically so you can't go to the police, but I can do something about this. Let me help you." I grabbed his hands in mine, and looked into his eyes pleadingly. "Please." I whispered desperately. I hated seeing him scared or in pain. He sighed and his shoulders slumped.
"I can never say no to you for long Lily, you somehow always change my answer…"
"So that means…?"
"Yeah alright, we can go talk to Professor Dumbledore after dinner."
I hugged him tightly. "I'll make sure everything is okay Sev. I promise."
~oOo~
Severus's POV:
I was nervous all throughout dinner, I don't know how I let Lily talk me into these kinds of things, but I did. She looked so desperate and determined, I couldn't say no. I ignored my housemates as they talked about everything from quidditch to dark curses. They wouldn't dare talk about anything worse than that in the Great Hall.
After dinner I met up with Lily and we went to the Headmaster's office. We got to the gargoyle and realized we didn't know the password.
"Liquorice wands?"
"Chocolate Frogs?"
"Sherbert Lemon?"
"Bertie Botts?"
"Lemon Drops? Aha!" I exclaimed as the gargoyle moved.
We knocked on the door. "Enter."
Dumbledore was sitting at his desk and he smiled as we approached.
"Miss. Evans, Mr. Snape, please sit down, what can I do for you?"
When I didn't speak up, Lily did.
"Sir, there are some concerns that I have, and Sev as well, about his house." And with that she told him everything going on. The headmaster kept his twinkling gaze thoughtful as he looked between us when she was done. Finally his gaze landed on me, unwavering, as he spoke.
"There may be a few things we can do Mr. Snape. Though the biggest thing is a bit major. With that said, I believe the question is Mr. Snape: Would you like to be re-sorted?"
AN: Should Sev be resorted? I wasn't sure, so I'm asking you. It would allow him to be closer to everyone. And help him out. What do you guys think about it? I need you to let me know! This chapter had a bit more seriousness to it, which I felt was needed, but I tried to put some fun in there too! I hope you guys like the James/Lily scene too! Please review! I love reviews sooo much!