HELLO! One more chapter to go for this one :( then Im going to take a break from this particular plot, but there is a few more stories coming soon for this plot.
Chapter 9
Severus' heart broke. If he didn't kill Lily, the Dark Lord would do it himself, AND he would kill Severus. Then his wife would be all alone. But he couldn't bring himself to kill her! How could he? If he did he might just die on his own.
Lily didn't expect him to feel sympathy for her, she didn't expect him to even show her any affection, but to her big surprise he hugged her back. She pulled away and looked into his eyes.
"Dad?"
Severus closed his eyes. "Yes," He said sadly.
"What's wrong?"
Severus turned away and choked, "If I don't kill you, the Dark Lord will, along with me. But I can't kill you, I just can't."
Lily gasped and realized she would die either way.
"Please don't kill me."
Severus turned back to her and fell before her.
"I've been a horrible father…" He said with self-disgust in his voice. "A father….. Shouldn't abandon his family. And now I've gone and put a death note on your back."
Severus rested his head on the ground and a tear fell off his cheek.
"Dad. Dad, I have a plan."
Severus looked up into her eyes. Lily sat down with him.
"I'm not crazy, just know that. And you have to go along with this plan. Deal?"
Severus was hesitant, but he nodded and eyed her suspiciously.
"You have to kill me."
Severus immediately, protested like crazy, but Lily silenced him and went on.
"You have to kill me, then appartate straight home. I have a plan, and everything will be okay."
"But the Dark Lord will know you can come back. If you get killed by another wizard, you can come back."
Lily shook her head.
"Don't you remember? I'm allergic to Pepper Imps," Lily said. "If you feed me enough of those, it will technically be a natural death."
Severus looked down sadly. "Okay," He said quietly. "Do you have any Pepper Imps that I can use?"
Lily reached into her pocket and pulled out 15 Pepper Imps. But there was a secret about these Pepper Imps that Severus didn't know.
Lily handed them to her dad and sighed.
"Undo the charms, but first….. You have to call the Dark Lord so he can witness it." Lily shuddered and stepped back. "Oh, and after you give me the Imps," She added, "my body may disappear."
Severus looked curiously at her, and she said, "I added something to the Imps."
Severus whispered, "Gemina Chains."
Lily's wrists and ankles were, once again, chained to the floor so she couldn't move.
Before Severus did anything else, he bent down and gave Lily a kiss on the forehead.
"I'm so sorry."
Lily's eyes filled with tears and she merely nodded.
Severus undid the charms and looked menacingly around the room at the four houses. He was a very good actor, Lily thought.
"If any of you say a word, take a step, do anything… Let's just say you don't want to know what I or the Dark Lord shall do to you. All of you are to stand there quietly." Severus said.
Severus pulled up his sleeve and hesitated. Should he? No, he wouldn't dare…. But he did. His finger came down onto the ugly scar, and all of the Death Eaters squirmed. A huge rumble issued, and the room filled with black smoke. When it cleared, the face Lily had nightmares about, the face that had ruined her life forever, stood in front of her, staring down at her with contempt.
Lord Voldemort had arrived at Hogwarts.
"Ah…" Said the high cold voice. "THIS brings back unwanted memories…" Voldemort glanced around the Great Hall while he talked. He then added, "Although, it DOES look considerably better without that stupid ceiling…."
A ringing of laughter from the Death Eaters issued, and Voldemort looked around at them. He beckoned for Severus.
"Has the deed…..Been done?" Voldemort asked eagerly.
"My Lord…. I wished for you to witness it," Severus replied.
"Very well. But you have thought of the problem that she can be revived if you kill her with a curse?" Voldemort asked.
"Yes, My Lord. She is allergic to Pepper Imps," Severus held out the small black candies, "so I will force feed her these. The reaction will be too powerful for her."
Voldemort smirked. "Very good, Severus. Go ahead."
Severus walked slowly over to Lily and bent down. Lily made sure she was hidden by her dad's silhouette, then whispered, "It'll be okay Dad. I promise. Please, just get it over with."
Severus shakily took the Pepper Imps and raised them over her head. "I love you," He whispered shakily, a tear dropping to the floor.
"I love you too."
Severus closed his eyes, took a deep breath, then stuck all the candies in Lily's mouth. Lily silently chewed, then out of the blue, she coughed loudly. Severus stood up and walked over to the Dark Lord's side.
Lily coughed and coughed and coughed and coughed. She started feeling sleepy, and she silently closed her eyes and stopped coughing.
She was gone.
Remembering what she had said, Severus ran over and waited until she disappeared, then acted like he had removed her body. Then after everyone had evacuated the Great Hall, he apparated home.
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Lily woke with aching limbs and feeling very cold. Her eyes fluttered open and she sat up, her head throbbing. She was on the couch in her living room. Why was she here in this state?
Then she remembered being in the forest with Severus… and him apparating….
Everything hit her.
She sat up quick to get something to eat.
Just as she was finished eating, she heard the door slam, and a THUD.
Lily ran out to go see what it was.
Severus was laying on the ground, tears pouring out his eyes. Lily sat down next to him.
"I thought you were too evil for me," Lily said rudely.
Severus just looked at her with pleading eyes. Lily stood him up and went to go get him some food.
She returned a moment later with a buttered roll and some spaghetti.
"Eat this," She said, holding out the plate. Severus took it gratefully and Lily walked away.
When he was done eating, Severus went up to his room and found Lily on the outside balcony. He leaned against the doorway for a while, choosing to watch her.
Finally Lily noticed he was standing there, but she just looked away. Severus walked over and joined her.
Lily stood and looked out to the forest. "Why did you leave?" She whispered.
Severus sighed. "I'm a Death Eater. The Dark Lord could come at any time and kill us all. And I'd rather have me killed than you."
Lily looked into his eyes and realized she hadn't even hugged him, kissed him, taken in his scent yet. Before she could do anything, She had flung herself onto Severus, hugging him, kissing him.
"I just missed you so much…."
Then Lily realized something else.
"Where's Lily?"
Severus pulled away and looked at her.
"Don't be mad…. She is dead. And I mean REALLY dead, natural death."
Lily's eyes widened and filled with tears.
"What?!"
Severus sighed and held her tighter.
Lily screamed.
"NO! SHE CAN'T BE, MY BABY CAN'T BE DEAD!" Lily struggled but Severus held her to him.
Finally Lily went limp. She cried into Severus chest. Severus hugged her tightly, whispering comforting words to her and resting his chin on her head. It started to rain, and Severus lead her inside, into the bed and telling her to rest. Severus got in bed himself, because he and Lily were both pretty exhausted due to horrifying resent events.
