Sorry, I couldn't resist leaving it here on a little cliffhanger... I will probably update later tonight though since it is so short. A huge thankyou to Jannice Sace for the review again, I agree, I did feel really sorry for Snape after the seventh book, that is what gave me the idea for this story, what if Snape took the other path and would stop at nothing to get Lily? And I don't think Voldemort will stop at anything either... I hope you enjoy!

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"I said, get up whore." He kicked her again.

Lily felt the necklace take hold, she had to get up or else. "That is not James, it has to be Snape." she told herself. She got to her feet, only to be knocked down again. She looked across into the other cell. She could see Remus, Sirius and Peter, looking on with horrified expressions, but no James. "It is a trick, it has to be." she repeated to herself as James hit her again and again.

James smirked at her as he lifted her up to his level. "So this is the reception I get, I mourned you for a year and then I find out that you have been with Snape all this time. How could you do that to me Lily." He threw her across the room, into the wall.

"You think that I am just Snape? That it is all a trick?" he laughed.

Lily woke up with a scream. She jumped out of bed and ran to her balcony, half hanging over it as she gulped in the cool air. When she had calmed down somewhat, she looked out over the palace gardens and shuddered. If this happened after every time that James got angry, she did not know what to do. How could she stay here? She would just be reminded all the time of what could have been if Snape had never ruined everything. Lily sighed and went back inside. She grabbed her cloak and left the room. She needed to go for a walk.

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Breakfast in the morning was a subdued affair. James barely ate anything, he felt too guilty about what had happened. Sirius was still slightly cranky at him and James knew that that would be the case until he apologised to Lily. It was getting close to the end of breakfast and Lily still had not arrived. James was starting to get worried. He turned to Sirius and opened his mouth, but Sirius already had the map out before he could speak. The other man was looking just as worried as James felt, his face grew more worried as he frantically scanned the map.

"What is it Sirius? What is wrong?" asked James.

"She is not on here."

James knocked over his chair in his rush to stand up. He hurried over to Sirius and looked for himself. Sirius was right, Lily was not anywhere to be found.

"Calm down James, I am sure there is a reasonable explanation for this," said Remus.

"How can I calm down Remus? Lily is missing and it is all my fault and what about if Snape has her again, I have let her down again..." James began to hyperventilate.

While James was being forced to sit down and breath by his friends, Dumbledore entered the room. James sprang back up and almost ran over to the old man.

"Dumbledore! Lily has gone! I do not know where, she is missing!"

Dumbledore held up a hand, "Yes, I know," he said gravely.