Wounds

I DO NOT OWN HARRY POTTER OR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS! That sole right belongs to JK Rowling.

Chapter 10: Back to Normal

~A/N This is NOT a canon fanfiction! This is an AU fanfiction! So some of the characters will not be the same. The events will not be the same, and the order of which they came will not be the same. I think I should have let everyone know that on the first chapter. Sorry guys.

~A/N You know what they say, "If you don't like it. Don't buy it." Well same goes here if you don't like it don't read it! ^-^

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Sev's POV

As Lily and I walked up the staircase to our room hand in hand. I thought of how much Lily had done for me.

During the two weeks that I was recovering she was always by my side. She helped me do homework for all of our classes there. Then of course there was her going out of her way to save me.

I wonder if she even knows how much she has saved me? I wonder if she knows that she hasn't just saved me physically but emotionally. I wonder if she knows that her love has healed me.

"Sev you look so serious," Lily laughed.

I looked up at her and said "Just thinking."

"May I know what you are thinking?"

"Just how much you have done for me."

Lily said the necessary words to get us through all of the defenses to our room. She then pulled me to a stop and turned to stand in front of me.

She put her arms around my waist and buried her face in my chest. As always my heart accelerated I returned the embrace my cheek pressed against the top of her head.

"You know you have done a lot for me too Sev."

"Not really"

"Yes you have. You have shown me what real love feels like. You have shown me what kind of person I want to be. You have been there whenever I needed to be comforted. You was always there when I needed you Sev."

I thought about that for a second letting her words wash over me. She said it with such sincerity I couldn't bring myself to push it off.

"You have done the same for me. You will never know how much your love has healed me."

Lily stepped back from our embrace a little and put her hands on my face guiding my lips to hers. We kissed for a while. Bringing each other closer. When it ended. I breathed an I love you.

"I love you too Sev."

Lily's POV

When we finally stepped away from our embrace we went to go get our things together after we had taken our much needed baths.

My thoughts came back to the talk I had with Eileen Snape.

*Flashback*

"Why did you take him out of Hogwarts Mrs. Snape. Isn't Sev safer here?" Lily said.

"If I would have let him stay it would have been more deadly. His father is a very violent man especially when he is drunk, which is all the time. His father had threatened to kill him and me if I had let him stay when he came back home for the summer. With how violent he was I believed him."

"Why didn't you ask Dumbledore if he could stay over the summers? I'm sure he would have agreed."

"I didn't think so. See Severus told me all about the bullying and how Dumbledore did nothing to prevent it. How was I to think this case would be any different?"

"He isn't that bad of a person…I mean he helped us out with you-know-who minions by separating him into a different room with all sorts of security."

Eileen Snape's eyes bulged out her head. "He…he did?"

When I nodded she broke down. "If only I'd known that."

*End of Flashback*

I sighed when I realized that Sev's life has been anything but pleasant.

When we left we headed towards the Great Hall for breakfast. I was still in deep thought.

"What's wrong?"

"Oh nothing Sev."

Sev looked at me like he didn't entirely believe me.

Sev's POV

I was about to tell her that I know that there was something wrong when I heard Potter's obnoxious voice behind me as we were walking into the Great Hall.

"Hey Snivellus"

I let my cold mask fall over my face and turned to him and said in a bored tone, "I'm sure that whatever you have to say Potter can wait until you are smarter."

Potter's eyes twitched, "It seems you are back to your smart ass remarks. Just because Lily is back to not hating you doesn't mean you are better than me Snivellus. In fact you never will be. You know that Lily isn't going to stay with you."

I could see Lily fuming and cut her off before she could say anything and said.

"Really Potter I don't care what you think," I replied in an emotionless voice. I took my hand out of Lily's and placed my arm about her waist she leaned into me more as we walked to our seats at Gryffindor table.

Lily's POV

As we sat down I felt the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. I looked around fear making itself present.

What could have evoked that kind of fear?

When I looked behind me I realized what it was.

Avery-a death eater in training- was staring at me with so much hatred I could feel my stomach roll. I looked quickly away.

It's okay you are just imagining it. I'm a muggleborn he is just staring at me because he hates me I thought.

"What's wrong?" Sev's voice was laced with concern

I looked at him and said in a too high of a voice "Oh nothing Sev." When he looked like he was about to argue with me I hurried and added "Really Sev nothing is wrong." I smiled hoping that it was coming across the way I had intended it to, reassuring.

He nodded, but still looked like he didn't entirely believe me. He sighed and went to get a piece of bacon.

I peaked over my shoulder Avery was still staring at me a mocking grin coming over his features. I knew in that moment that I better watch myself.

I looked away staring at my plate with wide eyes.

I won't tell Sev until I'm sure. No need to worry him if I was wrong…

Just then the post came and my owl dropped a letter clearly addressed from my mom.

I opened it and read it.

Dear Lily,

We are glad to hear that Sev is okay, as for your relationship that you wrote about last time. I'm happy for you he was a really sweet and shy boy. Petunia will hate it, but don't worry about her. We will handle it.

Just please don't put yourself in danger anymore it scared us when you told us what you did. We love you Lily.

Love Mom and Dad.

I looked over to see Sev was handing a piece of bacon to his owl as he flew away with the reply to his mother's letter. He was smiling.

"It seems mom has already found a wonderful job as a potions master at a healers hospital."

"That's great Sev! I'm so happy for her"

"That's not the only good news Lily." Sev's eyes were bright with happiness, "It seems my Grandfather Prince has given mom and I our inheritance back. He came by when he heard Tobias was out of our lives and approached mom yesterday while she was heading out of the divorce office. It seems he had not wanted for her drunken husband to take her money so he had waited for her to leave him. He apologized for disowning her saying it was the worst mistake he ever made. Mom said he was crying when she told him of the abuse. He said that he wish he had known he would have come far sooner to aid her." Sev's voice was brimming with so much emotion. "The best part of it is. Is that the divorce is now final and my last name was changed. It is now officially Severus Prince."

I hugged him fiercely "I'm so so so happy for you Sev. Oh and I told mom about us she is happy."

Sev's intake of breath and shocked expression made me laugh.

"You write home about me?

"Of course Sev."

He sighed, " Well at least they know about it after I had gotten my inheritance. Now I can take care of you right if we work out. "

I pulled back "Severus it has never mattered to me how rich or poor you are and you know that right? And it doesn't really matter to my parents either they believe in love not money"

He looked at me with awe, "Yes of course Lily. I'm sorry."

"Good and as for us working out, as long as we love each other it will." I looked at him sternly and said with all my heart "I do love you Sev. I'm sorry it took me so long to see it. If you grow poor again tomorrow it matters not. You are what matters, as long as I have you."

I could see the tears form in his eyes. "Same here Lily. I love you" He whispered and kissed me.

"Oh GAG me. It doesn't matter if Greasy Snivellus has his mom's disowned name back. He is still worthless to you Lily." Potter sneered.

"How could you LOVE him? Let alone KISS him!" Sirius said in disgust.

Sev gave me a look and I understood what he was trying to say to me silently.

He wants to take care of them by his self.

Sev's POV

I turned my face towards them wearing an indifferent expression.

"If you guys ever said anything intelligent than that would surprise the hell out of me. Do you even think before you speak? The prince name can be traced back to Merlin both of your families are no more than a thousand years old."

Sirius looked like he wanted to jump me.

"You're family is not better than ours." Sirius scoffed.

Potter was about to say something when he saw McGonagall come over to the table.

"I can hear you children all the way up to the head table. Please quiet down!" She demanded then she looked at Potter and Sirius with a severe look, "Potter, Black follow me."

"We aren't in trouble again are we professor?"

"Yeah we just got done doing detention!"

McGonagall gave them a cold glare, "And it seems you boys have yet to learn your lesson on bullying."

"Snape was saying bad things to us too."

"I overheard what you said to him first Mr. Black so I advice you to keep your mouth shut. If I was him I would have responded the same way. One does not insult one's family and not expect the same in return. Now follow me to my office boys."

I had to bite the inside of my cheek to keep myself from laughing as I watched their mouths drop and swiftly turn their heads towards me with matching glares.

McGonagall saw this and smacked them in the head.

They immediately looked forward and followed her.

I looked over at Lily it seemed she was having a hard time keeping in her laughter as well. When she saw my face she finally let out her laughter -quietly of course. I joined her.

"Did you see their faces? So funny!"

"Yes it was!" I agreed between breaths.

Lily looked at me with happiness and said joyfully "I'm glad that you have found your way back to yourself Sev. Well minus the Death Eater business Merlin knows I don't miss that. " She kissed me on my cheek "I love you," she said as she put her head on my shoulder eating a piece of toast.

"It's all thanks to you that I'm back to normal. I was absolutely miserable without you in my life…" I replied into her hair kissing the top of her head, "and I love you too Lily."

"You won't have to go through that again. I will always be here for you."

I grinned at that.

Avery's POV

I watched Snape kiss that mudblood and my stomach churned.

How disgusting is that!

How am I going to get her away from Snape to even hand her to the Dark lord? They are always together!

I'm going to have to find a way to separate them I thought vehemently.

BUT HOW?

My mind was working over speed to trying to come up with something.

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