"James relax, we've got this," Frank said as James followed Frank around the common room harassing him about the upcoming match against Slytherin tomorrow.
Ginny, Sirius and Lily all sat on the couch and laughed as James ran in pursuit of Frank. When games were just around the corner James lived and breathed Quidditch, he reminded Ginny of Hogwarts old captain Oliver Wood, who lived and breathed Qudditch all the time.
"Better get used to this Lily, James goes crazy near game day," Sirius laughed at the panicked look on Lily's face. "Aren't you glad now that you have a normal boyfriend?" Sirius laughed as he threw his arm around Ginny on the couch.
"I wouldn't use the word normal," Ginny laughed.
Ginny could hardly believe that it was almost a week that her and Sirius had been together, all their fights seemed to be in the past, Sirius didn't even seem to have a problem with Ginny hanging out with Severus in the library- he along with James still constantly made fun of him, but he no longer got upset when Ginny told him she had to go to the library to meet him. The obstacle she wasn't ready to face though was Regulus. Since news spread that play boy Sirius Black was dating new girl Ginevra Dunham she had yet to run into Regulus, she even scanned the Slytherin tables during meals occasionally, but she had yet to see him.
That night at dinner was no different; James and Sirius had detention so Ginny went down to dinner with Lily as Alice went off with Frank.
"Ginevra what are looking for?" Lily asked Ginny waving her fork in front of her face.
"What?" Ginny questioned in reply as Lily pulled her out of her trance.
"It looked like you were scanning the Slytherin table," Lily laughed as she scoped some peas in her mouth.
"Don't be ridiculous," Ginny laughed nervously as she reached for her goblet of pumpkin juice.
Lily laughed as she reached across the table for a roll, and stopped midway when she saw Ginny sneak a peek over the rim of her goblet.
"You are looking at the Slytherin table!" Lily squealed, causing some people to stare.
"Lily, shh," Ginny whispered.
"So you are, what on earth are you looking for? Is it Sev, did something happen?" Lily questioned frantically as she reached for Ginny's hand.
"Sev? Who on earth is Sev?" Ginny asked confused as she watched the worried expression on Lily's face soften.
"Severus, I-we, we met before Hogwarts," Lily replied as she let go of Ginny's hand.
"Met before Hogwarts? Like you met him on the train?" Ginny asked confused. Why on earth would Lily have known Severus, let alone call him 'Sev.'
"No, he, well his family and him, well they live nearby. Well near me," Lily said as she nervously fiddled with the peas on her plate.
"Oh so you two are friends then," Ginny beamed, finally glad she could have an ally when it came to James and Sirius's pranks against him.
"Well we were, sort of I suppose. The best of friends, besides my sister," Lily said smiling as she looked up at Ginny.
"Your sister? You and Petunia were friends?" Ginny asked shocked that someone as nice as Lily could be friends with someone as cruel as Petunia. Of course Ginny had never met her, it was just stories she had heard from Harry about his aunt and uncle.
"Well we were, until third year, we had a bit of a falling out, Petunia hated that she couldn't come to Hogwarts, she even wrote to Dumbledore begging to come, I talked to him to in my first year. But of course she's not a witch so she can't, but she always thought I just didn't want her to come," Lily sighed looking down at her plate.
"Oh, but you and Severus?" Ginny asked, surprised that Petunia wanted to come to Hogwarts, when from what Harry says she hated her sister and Harry for being magical.
"Were friends- are friends," Lily sighed as he eyes finally landed on Severus. "I'm not sure for how long though, he doesn't approve of James," Lily said as she tore her gaze away from Severus and back to Ginny.
"Well you can't really blame him, James is horrible to him," Ginny said sympathetically.
"So is Sirius!" Lily defended.
"And I won't deny it, but I stand up for him," Ginny added.
"I do to, or rather I did," Lily said looking devastated.
"Maybe if you just talk to him you could sort it all out," Ginny offered.
"I suppose your right," Lily said sadly as she looked back at the Slytherin table, scanning it for Severus to see that he was staring at her.
Ginny nodded her head as she began on her dinner, she wasn't really aware of what she was eating, she was lost in thought. Maybe if she got Lily and Severus to be friends, maybe she could change him in the future and make him less vile. The Snape she knew now was nothing like the one she knew in the future. She couldn't help wondering what changed.
"Ginevra?" Lily asked, pulling Ginny out of her thoughts.
"Hmm?" Ginny replied looking up from her plate.
"Who was it you were looking for?" Lily asked as she nodded her head towards the Slytherin table.
"Oh, nothing just a friend," Ginny replied turning her attention back to her plate.
"Ginevra I've been at Hogwarts a lot longer then you, and can say Severus is the only one over there who doesn't belong in Slytherin, so who else could you possibly be looking for?" Lily questioned.
Ginny ignored her as she twirled her food around her plate, tomorrow was their match against Slytherin, if Regulus didn't show up to that then she'd know something was wrong.
This would have been up sooner rather then this time of night, but I didn't get internet until now
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