HELLO! I'm back! here's the latest update on this fic really sorry for the really long absence but I was quite honestly not inspired. I re-wrote this chapter alone like 7 times starting from scratch so I won't even mention the other 2 fics. So I hope you enjoy it as I did in the end. I will also warn that in the future some possible time-skips may occur just so that this story doesn't lag on. the parts skipped will probably later be written as cut scenes in another story.
USUAL DISCLAIMERS APPLY! EVERYTHING U RECOGNIZE IS FROM JK ROWLING WHAT YOU DON'T RECOGNISE IS MINE UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED.
Nephilim chapter 8
Trouble starts – marauder's clash
Two weeks had passed since the start of term and both Lily and Severus were extremely happy and used to living at the school for now. They were always hyper-aware of where the other was in the castle. Never the exact location, but they could pinpoint as to the floor, and then it was just searching that floor. The only time that sense went wonky was when using a secret passage between floors as that is exactly where they were, but once outside the passage the sense, like a compass stabilized again. Those prats from the train ride had so far only used glares against Severus, especially after their confrontation on the first day of class. Unfortunately Lily had to tolerate them inside the Gryffindor Common Room, but otherwise their lives had been left in peace, of course they should've known that with the good, something bad always happens to balance it out. And their peace had unfortunately come to a screeching halt.
Severus was running late… for the first time in his life he had overslept and so he was now running late to breakfast. But everyone knew the old saying, 'there is always a first time for everything' so skidding around a corner he crashed face first into something, or rather a pair of somebodies.
"Hey, watch it! Can't you see we're standing here?" Severus tensed up as soon as he heard the annoying voice of Potter and Sirius' quiet sniggering. Severus might be tall for his age but he was still only 10 years old not that anyone except Lily and the ones in on the know-how that they were Nephilims knew that. Both James and Sirius were slightly taller than him as they were slightly taller and a normal 11 year old kid.
"Oh look here James it's Snivellus, no wonder he didn't see us some of that grease he wears on his hair must've gotten into his eyes" Sirius laughed out loud at his wit with James following suit.
"Well we can't have him not noticing us now can we Sirius I think it's time we teach him a lesson." As soon as those words were said Severus wand was in his hand but he noticed that those two idiots weren't alone… they had been joined by the fat, beady-eyed boy Pettigrew and the pushover of Lupin. While Lupin was pretending he didn't see anything Pettigrew while always behind Black and Potter had also taken his wand out. Severus knew he was in trouble. At most he could barely handle two opponents but three was out of the question. Using his mind Severus strived to contact Lily through their link and tell her of the trouble, to please bring a teacher with here. Meanwhile Potter, Black and Pettigrew had taken the time to begin throwing hexes at him. Severus was defending himself by deflecting them and generally trying to avoid them. He would occasionally hex back but mostly it was defensive. Meanwhile in the Great Hall Lily had literally fallen out of her seat with the strength of Severus' distress call. McGonagall was coincidentally passing right behind Lily so she helped her up and Lily proceeded to tell her of the situation. Immediately McGonagall's lips thinned as she pressed them together and practically charged down the aisle in the direction of the altercation.
Potter and Black were just preparing for a new barrage of stinging hexes coupled with the occasional tripping hex when their wands where blown out of their grasps by an angry redheaded girl about bursting with the occasional wild magic surge. Before they could close their gaping mouths their right ears where held in the tight and relentless grasp of their Head of House.
Severus had no idea lips could go so thin, but he stood corrected when he saw Professor McGonagall's face. She was so angry that she appeared to not have a mouth at all. And judging from the expressions on Potter and Black's faces her grip was spot-on and quite painful.
Severus was spared of seeing McGonagall tear them a new one since Lily had forcefully manhandled him away into an empty classroom to check for injuries. Once she saw that everything was ok with him she agreed to accompany to at least take out some toast away from the Great Hall since in all that chaos breakfast was now almost over. Severus sighed, he had a feeling this would inly be the first of many encounters with those two arrogant ponces. Idiots aside Severus was still excited to be at Hogwarts learning new things, always with Lily by his side. Lily was feeling the same even though Potter obviously didn't hate her for no reason whatsoever unlike he did Severus he still accosted her nearly every moment of his time in the Common Room and away form it. She really didn't like him. If anything she thought he was rather smarmy and slimy. Spoiled brat is what he is.
The week went by in much the same manner as that fateful morning. Severus was not late to breakfast again but whenever they could Potter and Black now joined in by Pettigrew and a silent Lupin ambushed him whenever they could, mind you he gave as good as he got as well and taking into consideration it was one against three that alone spoke volumes on his ability as a wizard and the great control he had over his magic.
Basically that initial clash on that fateful "late" day for Severus marked the day when constant trouble would dog his footsteps, pun intended.
"Severus, hey Severus… SEVERUS" said Severus jumped out of his skin with that last shout. Lily had been trying to get his attention for the last 15 minutes of their hour-long break after lunch on a Wednesday. They were outside making use of the last of the autumn sunlight sitting underneath a willow tree near the lake.
He heard giggle behind him so turning with a playful scowl upon his face he finally turned his attention towards Lily.
"Whatever possessed you to scare me that way Lils? Can't you see I'm busy plotting, I mean thinking?" Lily eyed him shrewdly always knowing when he was lying.
"Sev you can't fool me at all I know you're plotting as you so aptly put it against Potter and Pals; don't try anything I don't want you in trouble."
Severus gaze hardened a little, "so you want me to just stand by and let them belittle me and push me arou-" Severus would've kept on ranting and gathering steam but he was silenced by several slaps to his shoulder, and then a kiss to soothe it better.
"That. Is. For. Being. A. Prat." Lily punctuated each slap with a word, when she was done she leaned in and soothed his shoulder with a kiss, "and that is to make it better and because you're my lovable prat of a friend." Lily proceeded to state that she just didn't want him to start the trouble so that every time they (Potter and Pals) started to harp on him he would have the case of self-defense. It was on that friendly note that they parted for the afternoon for a very brief nap in order to prepare for their midnight class of Astronomy today. Luckily classes started late on Thursday.
