AN: I know this took a while... Sorry :(
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Hope you enjoy this chapter!
~GreenEyes
Harry stared at Severus in shock. He had just made Severus Snape faint! Harry couldn't help the slight upward twitch of his lips; the fact was amusing.
Lily didn't seem as amused.
"Oh no," She moaned. She shook his shoulder lightly. "Come on, Sev, wake up!"
"Stand back, Lily." Harry told her, raising his wand.
Lily eyed the wand warily. She didn't move.
"Why? What are you going to do?" She asked suspiciously.
Harry rolled his eyes. Honestly, was there no Gryffindor that could trust a Parselmouth? Within minutes of him speaking to a snake she was looking at him as if he was a Death Eater himself!
"You asked me to come with you to help, remember?" Harry said coldly. "After defending him –and you– I'm hardly going to try and hurt him."
Lily had the decency to look abashed.
"I- I didn't mean-" Lily mumbled lamely.
"I know a spell that will wake him." Harry cut her off.
Lily moved away from Severus' side without a word, a slight blush gracing her face. Harry raised his wand once more.
"Ennervate." Harry said.
Severus' eyelids fluttered, then slowly opened. He let out a low groan.
Lily was kneeling next to him again at once.
"Sev!" She exclaimed. "Are you okay?"
Severus pressed a hand to his nose for a moment, then looked at it.
"I'm bleeding." He said, looking at the glistening red on his hand.
"You'll survive." Harry said. He was still annoyed at Lily.
Severus' eyes snapped to Harry. He had backed off after waking Severus –unsure as to how Severus would react. Severus quickly jumped to his feet, never taking his eyes off of Harry.
"You!" Severus exclaimed, pointing at him almost accusingly. He stood so that he was slightly between Harry and Lily, something that was not lost on Harry.
Harry scowled. Even the future Head of Slytherin didn't trust a Parselmouth! He opened his mouth to respond angrily… but stopped himself at the sound of footsteps.
Severus heard them too.
"Oh Merlin," He whispered. "It's Carpe!"
Harry didn't know who 'Carpe' was, but he knew that tone well. Usually you would hear it associated with Filch. Carpe must be the caretaker of this time.
"Who's there?" Came a gravelly voice. It sounded close, too close!
"Run!" Lily whispered, shoving Severus' shoulder out of her way.
The three of them took off without any hesitance. They separated somewhere along the way. Severus headed back to the dungeons. Harry and Lily took different routes back to the Tower.
Harry got to Gryffindor Tower and went straight to the boys' dorm. He didn't bother to wait to see if Lily made it back alright. Why should he care? She had certainly made it clear that she didn't trust him anymore.
Harry crept back into the dorm. Thankfully all the boys were sound asleep.
He crawled back into his bed; it was still warm. This surprised Harry. It had seemed that they had been gone for so long, but apparently not.
As he lay in his bed he fingered the dragon pendant thoughtfully. Should he go back to Amy? He certainly needed to ask her about the Parseltongue!
Harry yawned. No, he would talk to her tomorrow night. He needed to rest his mind as well as his body. He closed his eyes and was asleep almost immediately.
His dreams were plagued by faceless students shunning him, calling him a Death Eater. Snakes whispered unintelligible words. Severus –present and his future self– sneered at him. He rode a silver dragon over the Quidditch Pitch. And green spell light; always that damn green light!
Harry went down to breakfast the next morning alone. The Marauders seemed to be waiting for him to come back to him. Remus and he had gotten along fairly well in the classes that they shared, which Harry appreciated.
Severus was sitting at the Slytherin table when Harry entered the Great Hall. He was sitting a few seats away from the other students. His eyes flicked up briefly and caught Harry's stare, but he quickly looked away.
Harry sat down at the table and forced himself to take some toast. He didn't feel hungry, but he knew that he had to eat something. While he was eating, Lily took the seat next to his.
"Morning." She said, pouring herself a goblet of juice.
Harry's eyes widened. He stared at her incredulously.
She met his gaze. She sighed.
"Look, James," She said softly. "I'm sorry… you know, about last night. I was just surprised."
Harry nodded noncommittally. He took another bite of his toast –it was like chewing cardboard.
"Do they know?" Lily asked, looking at something past his shoulder.
Harry followed her gaze. Remus, Sirius, and Peter were whispering furiously. They kept looking over at Lily and him. It must've been a strange sight; James Potter and Lily Evans having a seemingly pleasant breakfast together.
"No," Harry answered her. "No-one does… No-one did anyway."
"Why didn't you tell anyone?" Lily asked.
Harry swallowed hard.
"Look at how you and Severus reacted last night." He said.
Lily flinched.
"James, I'm so-"
"It's alright." Harry cut off a second apology.
The Marauders' whispers were getting on his nerves. Harry glanced at the Slytherin table. Severus was glaring daggers at the both of them.
Harry stood up abruptly.
"I've got Defense, can't be late again." He muttered to Lily, his half-finished toast forgotten.
"Okay…" Lily said. "See you later."
Harry nodded. He left the Hall quickly.
Harry was the first to arrive at his Defense Against the Dark Arts class. Professor Harris was already in the classroom though. He was moving the desks up against the walls, leaving plenty of open space.
"Mr. Potter," Professor Harris greeted him as he stepped into the room. "Early for once, are we?"
Harry grimaced.
"You could say that I'm trying for something different, Sir." Harry said.
"Ah, well I must say that I like the change." Professor Harris said smiling. He finished levitating the last stack of desks out of the way.
"Thank you, Sir." Harry said, smiling back.
"So, Mr. Potter," Professor Harris motioned for him to come forward. "While we wait, would you like to try your hand at the Patronus Charm before your friends?"
AN: So what did you think? Let me know!
I will try (try really really hard) to update next week, okay?~GreenEyes
