Prompt: horribly unhappy Lily/James for Wishing for Rainy Days
~ Spiral Hearts ~
Snape is awakened by a furious pounding on his door in the middle of the night. He wonders who the hell it could possibly be, but for all the thoughts he has as to the possible identity of the intruder, he does not think for a moment that it will be Lily - much less that it will be Lily and her sister.
Through his shock, he manages to choke out, "What are you doing here?"
"Severus, we need your help," Petunia says.
"Doing what?" he asks suspiciously, looking to Lily for the answer.
"H-hiding," Lily stutters.
"Hiding from...?" Snape prompts her when it seems she is having trouble finishing her sentence.
Pale and trembling, she shakes her head and shoots her sister a pleading look.
"Hiding a body," Petunia says.
Snape stares disbelievingly at the sisters for a moment before saying, "You mean disposing of a corpse?"
Lily nods, and Petunia snaps, "What else would it mean? Yes, disposing of a corpse. We thought you must be good at such things. Are you going to help, or not?"
"Whose corpse?" Snape asks, although he has a sneaking suspicion that he already knows the answer.
"Petunia's husband," Lily whispers. "We managed James ourselves..."
~oOo~