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Never Promised
The news that Lily had broken up with Alan was all over the castle for the next couple of days, and Lily could still feel her cheeks burning from the snide remarks made that day.
"What did you do that made James your knight in shining armor?" Ashley Carter snapped, feeling sore that her chance with James had come and gone in the flash of fifteen seconds.
"Oh ease up, Ash," one of Ashley's friends said, dragging her away.
Lily sighed; slamming her book closed with enough force to kill the book, she rubbed her hands over her forehead.
"Need any help?" she closed her eyes. Just the voice she didn't want to hear.
When she opened her eyes again, Severus Snape's face swam into view.
"No, I can handle myself without your help," she snapped, stuffing her book back in her bag and throwing a glare in his direction.
"I thought we had agreed two years ago that you wouldn't talk to me, since you have your 'new friends'," she snarled, throwing the last two words out in disgust.
Snape watched her go, a mixture of hurt and anger showing in his face. "I never promised anything," he said under his breath, sadly shaking his head. He stared at the door she had vanished behind, swearing that someday he was going to make things right…
A/N: I hope you liked the little bit of S/L in the chapter. I'm sorry for the delay in new chapters, but I find that the evening is the only time I have to myself. Um, review?
Serindraxx