Day 20: Severus Snape; "Halloween is a stupid tradition!"; Lily Evans; "Why are you such a creep these days?"
This one made me sad.
"God, Sev, why are you such a creep these days?" Lily Evans asked her best friend, Severus Snape, as she set her books down on the library table he was occupying.
Severus attempted to raise just one eyebrow, but failed and ended up looking surprised instead of the disdainful he was going for. He was going to have to keep practicing.
"Slytherin," he said shortly pointing to the Slytherin crest on his robes.
"That doesn't mean you can hex my friends!" Lily demanded as she sat across from him and opened her Transfiguration book.
"Since when is Potter your friend?" Severus sneered at her.
"All Gryffindor's are my friend," Lily insisted.
Severus rolled his eyes, what a pat, canned answer he thought as he focused once more on his Charms homework.
"Are you going to the ball?" Lily asked, her voice hopeful.
"No," Severus said shortly.
"Aw, come on, Sev. Why not? We could go together," Lily wheedled.
"Because Hallowe'en is a stupid tradition!" Severus shouted at her. Why was she pressing this? He hated Hallowe'en and she knew it.
"But…" Lily began, but Severus was done. He packed up his things and stormed out of the library, leaving Lily to stare after him.
He made his way down to Black lake, even though it was getting chillier out, Severus didn't have his winter cloak on. He tossed his bag to the pebbles that made up the small beach and sat beside it, drawing his knees to his chest and allowing his hair to swing forward and hide his face. Why didn't Lily understand? Severus' mum had died last Hallowe'en. She'd killed herself. Severus hated Hallowe'en and the reminder it brought to him that the one person who should have been there for him, wasn't anymore.
By the time he'd skipped the third rock, Lily was settling next to him.
"I'm sorry, Sev. I forgot," Lily said.
"S'alright," Severus mumbled. Lily always forgot and Severus always forgave her. It was how their friendship worked. And since Lily was the only friend Severus had, he did what he could to keep her. She leaned her head on his shoulder and Severus wrapped his arm around her. Somehow, Lily had come out here to comfort him and he found himself comforting her. As always.