Lily broke into a run as soon as she had gotten out of that room. She knew they were for her, but who had prepared them. Reaching the second floor she ran even faster until she got to the hospital wing.

"Lily! Is something wrong?" Madam Pomfrey said as she got some vials from a hospital store, and laid them out on a table.

"I'm here-here to see Severus." She panted, out of breath and tired form running.

"Hm. Don't wear him out too much. He's had a rough time. It's difficult to keep that man in his bed when he's all ready to teach. I swear he's becoming more of a Gryffindor every day. Either that or he's incredibly stubborn, believing he'll survive nearly cutting his vein out." Poppy said as she folded and fixed some sheets. Lily looked down, a guilty expression visible on her face.

"Madam Pomfrey, I asked him to brew the potion. I wanted to know my son. Please don't tell him yet, but I love Sev. You know how close we were until our fifth year. I want to be with him again. James was always an arrogant prat. Even when I married him."

Lily said, tear streaming down her cheeks.

Poppy pulled her into a hug, knowing how close the two had been. Lily would be even more distraught if she found out that Severus had taken up spying for her. Because he had wanted to redeem himself.

After Lily had calmed down and Poppy had given her a check-up she headed towards Severus who was currently sleeping. She brushed her lips against his forehead, knowing that he would be in a deep sleep for while.

Lily went downstairs, looking for her son. It was a Saturday so, he must be in the Gryffindor dormitory. She headed up there, where everyone was enjoying a day free of classes. She heard choice remarks however, about Severus.

As she entered, the first words she heard were,

"Snape's such an utter bastard." From a red-haired boy who was sitting with Harry.

"Got that right." A boy with jet-black hair and electric green eyes, who could only be her son replied.

"He probably owled Harry because he trusts him." A bushy haired girl replied.

"I think he just owled Harry because he was the only person who wasn't going off later in the night." The red-haired boy replied.

Lily, unable to control her temper anymore replied,

"I think he wouldn't appreciate us talking behind his back."

"Bloody hell! You're Harry's mum! I'm Ronald Weasley. Just Ron, though." The boy said again nodding towards her.

"I'm Hermione Granger." The bushy-haired girl said reaching out to shake her hand.

"Mum! But how? I mean this is awesome, but how are you here? " Lily embraced him at this, lightly kissing him on the forehead.

"Harry, dear, someone saved me. They brought me back, a very dear old friend. You saved Severus didn't you?

Yes, I did."

"You did the right thing Harry. Now, tell about this whole 'Snape is an utter bastard' thing you were arguing about before." She said fixing him with a knowing look.

"Um. Well. Snape has been a bastard in my defense. He's hated me since my first year.

That does not sound like the Severus I know."

Why don't you tell me about your times together? I saw in his memories you two knew each other.

You saw!?

Um. He was dying and he gave me most of his memories. I copied the ones with you in it and a few of the other ones.

Hm. I'll tell you a story of our fourth year. It was the last year there was peace between us."

"We had just ended our third year at Hogwarts and Sev and I had the best grades in the entire school. He was amazing at potions and helped me with almost everything in that class. Slughorn never paid him any attention even though he was head of Sev's house.

Over the summer we were almost dating. I was going to surprise him by coming to his house one day but, I stopped when I heard yelling coming from inside.

When I looked in the window, Severus was on the floor, a pool of blood around him. His father was standing over him with a bottle of alcohol in one hand and a whip in the other. He was yelling at Sev to get out and never come back.

Severus ran fast to the back door before his father beat him again and his mother had a large gash on her cheek and one to match on her arm. I ran towards the playground where we had met and he had told me I was a witch.

He caught me running there though and-

"Lily. What were you doing in Spinner's End? Sev asked, his shirt still covered in blood, and sporting welts on his arms and what little she could see of his back.

"I was going to visit you. I though I'd surprise you. Severus I'm sorry. I had no idea. I mean, when you came here the summer after Hogwarts you looked bloody awful and I suspected something. But I never-I mean-I never imagined that. I thought the local bullies had hurt you. I'm sorry." She finished throwing herself in his arms. Her shirt was a pale orange, so when she threw herself at him she got covered in blood as well.

"Lily I'm not angry. Lily, please." He said as she looked up into his eyes.

"You're not mad?

No. But I think your parents will be if they see you covered in blood." At this Lily took the time to look down at her shirt. It was blood-stained all over the front. Her parents would be hysterical.

"Sev, you need to tell someone.

I can't. It's only three more years until I'm of age. I can survive until then.

But-" He cut her off with a kiss. Short and sweet but still, a kiss.

"That changed everything for us. He was too stubborn for his own good." Lily finished as everyone stared wide-eyed at her.

"Snape kissed you? Gross!" Ron exclaimed as Hermione hit him.

"Ronald! They were obviously best friends." Hermione said as she tried to get her boyfriend to understand.

"But still, Snape! Our greasy git of a Potions Master, not to mention a Death Eater-

"What!" He was cut off by Lily's exclamation.

"He's a spy for the order Ron.

"How did you-know-who get all of our plans yet. Snape gave away Harry's escape date. He hired the Carrows when he was headmaster." Ron finished as the portrait swung open.

"Severus!" Lily cried hugging him hard as she ran over to him.

"Sev, please tell me it isn't true. Please tell me you never took the Dark Mark.

"Lily-

Please Sev."

"I took the mark sixth year. But I turned spy not very long after. I was loyal for about two meetings before it sickened me.

Do you know who reported the prophecy?

Yes.

Who?

Me. Dumbledore had told me the complete prophecy and he told me to repeat the first two lines of it to him only. I begged him and Dumbledore to spare you.

Sev, why? Why did you take the mark?

You hated me. I had no friends and an abusive, drunk, muggle father who was slowly killing my mother. He had already snapped her wand and was starting to hurt us more. I only wanted acceptance. It's still what I want. The muggle world didn't accept me, the wizarding world never accepted me, and you hated me. My best friend had deluded me into believing that he was to come to power and give us all acceptance. He forgot to mention the part about him hating half-bloods, muggle-borns, and muggles.

Lucius Malfoy's fault then.

Yes.

Stay still, Severus.

Why-

Just stay still." She said and then kissed him softly, as if waiting for acceptance, he deepened the kiss, and soon they were on the couch Lily on Severus' lap and both kissing deeply.

"Uh mum." Harry said, with a look of horror and shock mirroring Ron and Hermione's. Lily however never heard them. She was engrossed in her thoughts all revolving around a certain dark-haired potions master.

"Let's go mate. They're not breaking up anytime soon." Ron said as they left.

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"Man, I can't believe it! Your mum and Snape!" Ron said as Hermione glared at him yet again.

"I don't get it. She loved dad. That's why she married him, isn't it?" Harry said, walking towards the lake.

"Harry, she might have loved him before but, she definitely loves Professor Snape. And, I think he loves her back. I mean, have you ever seen him actually trust someone. He trusted her. From the sound of it he didn't have a very happy childhood either." Hermione said once again sounding like the voice of sensibility.

" Come on 'Mione. He's a greasy git. Who cares what his childhood was like he probably earned it.

No child deserves to get beaten and Mrs. Potter didn't like it either. She said it started when he was seven. And that was when she had just met him. What if it happened before."

Harry had kept silent during their arguments. He was all for hating Snape but this made him see his Professor in a new light. His childhood was horrible as was Harry's if you could really call it a childhood anyways.

"Come on guys. I've got an idea." Harry said, pulling out his invisibility cloak from his jacket pocket. He threw it over them and they started running into the castle.