Chapter 35
The next morning was greeted with a new snowfall; the grounds glisten white and sparkly. There were still two more days for the full moon and it would fall this time on a Saturday. Lily sat in her bed gazing out at the new snowfall feeling a bit thankful that all her classes were in door today. Lily dressed in her clothes and walked slowly down to the common room. Lily had half expected to see the boys waiting for her. She was disappointed they were not there.
Lily pushed open the portrait to the crawl through the hole and climbed out of it. Lily walked down the hallway to the stairs leading down to the bottom floors and the Great Hall. Lily loved all the talking pictures of people who had something special to do with the school.
She always greeted them happily as she walked and talked to them about past events that they had witness in the school.
"I'd sure love to have my picture here." Lily said wistfully as she finished listening to a couple of nuns tell about how they had found the school and were so taken by the magic and charm they had volunteer to take care of students who had become ill and that was how the hospital wing had gotten started.
Lily peeked past the doors to see where the boys were. Lily stood there undecided about whether to sit with them or not.
"You might as well go in." A soft voice said behind her.
Lily turned to see Snape.
"Sev," Lily went to hug him then stop short as he was looking over her head at the other students talking and showing things to others.
"Severus?" Lily asked. Before she could say more a fat brown owl landed on her shoulder with its leg out and a thick envelope tied to it.
"Ooh they wrote finally." Lily cheered as she pulled the package off the scaly leg.
Snape looked at her finally as she open the letter. He was wondering whom was she hoping to have write to her.
"Oooh he is so cute." She gushed happily her eyes sparkling with joy.
Snape was now glaring at her and the picture she was holding in her hand looking at.
Lily seemed to notice the drop in temperature. "It's not what you think, here look." Lily wasn't sure if he would see his eyes in this baby with her face. She thought he might but she figured it was a good way to see how he'd react. Severus didn't look right away he stood looking at the Slytherin table.
"Here Sev, look." Lily held the picture up to his face forcing him to look.
Snape glanced at the picture to see a laughing baby with dark blackish red hair and black eyes.
"Nice." He looked at her for clarification.
"It's something I can't tell you a lot about, not yet at least, if ever." Lily whispered.
"Fine Miss Evans I'll see you around." Snape walked off to his table ignoring her gasp of shock and surprise.
"Sev," Lily looked sadly after him then took her letter and picture and walked over to the Gryffindor table and sat down away from the Marauders'.
Dear Lily, So sorry it has taken so long to write, we've been
so busy now. It has been a joy and the most wonderful
gift we could have received. Thank you so much for little
Severus Evans, he is the sunshine in our lives.
Mrs. and Mr. Johnson,
Lily felt tears well up in her eyes. She was glad she had not shown the letter to Severus it would have been a problem for him to see the baby's name.
Lily looked over to see Snape talking with his friends he seemed very agitated. She wished she could hear what was being said as they seemed to be hounding him for answers.
"So what was the Mudblood showing ya?" Avery asked.
"Just some picture of a baby." Snape answered he really couldn't say why but the baby seemed familiar some how.
"What she has a kid?" Avery choked a bit.
Snape glared at him.
"So whose kid was it then if not hers?" Mulciber asked.
"I don't know I didn't stay around long enough to find out." Snape told then acidly.
Snape though was bothered why was someone sending her pictures of a baby and from what he could see of the envelope they were from the states?
She had gone to the states during the summer but would she have made friends with someone so soon and fast they'd send baby pictures?
It didn't seem that likely and he knew it couldn't be hers since they had always used protection. Severus smiled ruefully, he'd love to be a dad to her children.
Snape ignored the two other boys going on about what the baby meant for Lily. He just stole a few glances at her as she sat with what look like tears as she read then reread the letter and kept looking at the baby.
"Nah its not," Snape shook his head putting it out of his thoughts as he finished eating then left the table for class.
Once in class the students were to charm the flowers to open and close and repeat it. Lily liked this lesson she was making flowers open and closed before she knew what she was. Lily was doing it so well she had now five roses in front of her and was opening them in turn and closing them so they looked like a red wave of petals.
Lily's friends had asked her about the letter and the baby picture.
Lily refrained from showing them the letter; just telling them it was a short note from some friends with their baby. She couldn't help but show off the baby picture though.
"Ooh what a cutie he is."
"Wow what cool hair he has."
"Is he your baby he looks a bit like you Lily?" Tara asked. They had of course known that Lily had been secretly involved with Snape. But they didn't think it was more then some stolen time and kisses.
"Except the eyes, those are not Lily's eyes." Marlene pointed out.
"Look at those eyes they seem so deep." Alice agreed looking at the baby's black eyes.
"Does he have his dads' eyes?" Another girl asked. She looked at the baby then snuck a quick look at Snape who was not paying attention. The other boys were though.
"Girls I told you, that he …" Lily stopped when Avery walked over to them, an evil glint in his eyes.
"Hey Snape boy it looks like they think that Mudblood kid has your eyes, you've been fooling around and not telling us?" Mulciber asked him as he watched Avery, over by the girls.
Snape looked coldly at him. "If I was fooling around I wouldn't tell you about it."
"Ah why not were best mates right." Mulciber grins lopsidedly. Snape ignored him.
Avery had walked over to the group of girls trying to get a look at the picture. Lily was glaring at him. Avery smiled lopsidedly as he snatched the photo from the one girl's hand.
"Wow this kid does have your eyes." Avery announced to the room, everyone was now looking at him.
Lily snatched it back as she yelled "petrificus totalus"
Avery went stiff and fell to the floor with a crash. The floor vibrated where he landed sending a shiver out through the floor.
"Cretin," Lily sneered at him as she took the picture back into the envelope and placed it inside her pockets giving the picture a small pat.
Everyone had stopped working on their flowers as they watched Lily walk back to her desk and work on her own flower making her self a vow.
I am so never showing off another picture around here again.
Professor Flitwick looked at a, lose for what to say.
"Let's get back to work everyone." Flitwick talked over the noise that was rapidly starting up and did the counter curse to unfreeze Avery.
"I'm afraid it's detention Miss Evans, this evening you can do some cleaning in here." Flitwick told her.
"That's ok Professor, it was worth it." Lily smiled at him and he beamed back despite him self.
At the end of class, Lily left with the others and walked toward her next class. James fell in beside her.
"Is that?" James wasn't sure how he was feeling about it.
"Yes." Lily whispered looking down at the floor. James nodded his head while giving a few sideway glances at her pockets trying to determine if he should ask to see it.
"Here if your to chicken to ask to see it" Lily had reached into her pocket and handed it to James who took it.
"Wow he does have his eyes." James felt a stab of jealousy and a bit of resentment that they had something he didn't have with her.
"Please don't; sound so… anxious it worries me." Lily confessed as she walked past Peeves who was changing the signs that go over the boys and girls restrooms.
"Sorry." James handed it back to her. There was only one thing on his mind now.
Will we ever have kids together?
James looked at Lily as she walked on this one thought would not leave him. He really wanted to make it a reality.
They made it to their next class in good time although neither had said anything at all and Lily was feeling worried.
I blew it this time. Next time I'll keep the whole thing quiet so no one has to know about it. Not that I'm planning a next time but if it did happen I'm keeping my mouth shut.
The rest of the day went by with odd whisperings and speculations about whom the father was of the baby and when did Lily have a baby? No one could think of any time this last school year since she was there the whole time and if she wasn't the mother why would she had a picture of Severus's son. Also when had she and Snape been sexually active; together no one could think of any time like that either. The few friends who had known that she and Snape had been a couple thought kissing him was gross enough but to have sexual relations with him left them really baffled. It made no sense and the more it was tossed around the more the gossip about it grew. A lot were also speculating on who was the mother since so many were sure it couldn't be Lily.
Severus Snape was also getting a lot of flak from others in the Slytherin house.
They all wanted to know when he had been with a girl and was that girl Lily Evans and how did he stomach touching a Mudblood, and if it wasn't her then who it was and why didn't he have a picture of his baby, and why the heck did Lily Evans (They were so astounded by this that they forgot to call her Mudblood. Severus didn't bother to point it out, he was just relieved to hear them call her Lily.) Have a picture of his baby and where was he now?
There were also several girls now asking him why he didn't choose them for his nightly pleasures instead of a Mudblood. Snape was getting very tired of telling Narcissa and Delores that he was not having any nightly visit with anyone and they were not going to get a visit from him.
The night dragged on like that for Snape before he hexed several of them and body binds others before they left him alone with him shouting. "I DON'T HAVE, A BABY!"
Lily was quite pleased to go to bed that night and tuck the picture into her diary where she could enjoy it when she wanted to and not worry. The only thing she did worry about was James; he had yet to talk to her. Lily slept with dreams of green lights and falling and falling it never ended she just kept falling downward. Lily woke up in a cold sweat after that dream.