Prompts: Write about a Damsel in Distress. The Damsel can be male, but the storyline should be the same: a character has discovered that a damsel is in distress, and they head out to rescue them. Myths and Legends Assignment #4
Bar Maid. Gringotts Prompt Bank
"Am I interrupting anything?" Drabble Club

Warning: This is an AU because I will not be pairing Lily with James! Other than that, I guess you just have to worry about slight language because, well as you see in the prompt list above, this will take place in a bar.

Word Count: 650 without the A/N


Lily Evans hated her job.

After she had graduated from Hogwarts, her parents had kicked her out of her house. (Petunia had told them that she had attacked her with magic.)Then her and James had a huge fight over the way that his best friend was acting and she moved out of his house, and now she was working in a bar to pay for her crappy new apartment.

"One Slippery Nipple," A man with crooked yellow teeth and eyes that wandered far too much leaned onto the counter and leered at her. "Oh, and a Firewhiskey too, Love."

Lily grimaced in her head, pulling out the large bottle from the cabinet underneath the counter and pouring a glass with a forced smile. Her job had a rule about not attacking the patrons no matter how vulgar or harassing they get, and due to the skimpy uniform she had to where, the customers were very harassing and vulgar on a good day!

"Sure thing. That'll be three sickles and a knut." The redhead slammed the drink down on the counter and smiled, leaning forward to collected the coins and store them in the pouch at her waist. As she was turning away the man lashed out and grabbed her arm, his grip turning his knuckles white and causing Lily to gasp in pain.

"I'll pay after I get the first part of my order," He sneered, his grip tightening.

"Am I interrupting anything?" A cold voice came from behind the man and Lily felt a pleasurable shiver run down her spine. The voice sounded like silk and heat and it made her wish for her chair by the fire in the Gryffindor common room.

"Why, y-" The man gripping her arm let her go in order to turn and face the man who had spoken. When his words cut off abruptly, Lily turned to see why. The man who had bruised her arm was gone and in his place was a man covered by a large black cloak. From what she could see he was tall, tall enough to tower a head over her even though he was sitting down. When he lifted a hand out to her, a group of sickles and knuts sitting on his palm, his fingers where long and nimble.

"Two butter beers, please." The man called out, setting the coins on the counter and hunching down to make himself smaller. With a smile Lily pushed the stack back towards him, placing her hand on his arm for a few seconds before turning to grab his butter beer.

Because she had turned around, she didn't see the man stiffen or bring a hand up to grasp his shoulder real quick before placing both of his hands in his lap.

"It's on the house. No one's ever done that for me before, they normally just join in on the whole harassing thing." Lily talked to the man behind her as she mixed the drink by hand, taking care to measure everything perfectly and adding an extra dash of nutmeg before turning around to place the glasses in front of the cloaked man. "Thank you."

"You're...welcome." Lily smiled at the slight confusion in the man's voice, her mind trying to figure out where she had heard his voice before.

"Do I know you? Your voice sounds really familiar." The redhead questioned, leaning against the counter as the man took a sip of his drink.

"I went to Hogwarts at the same time you did." The man's voice sounded amused and Lily frowned, biting her lower lip as she tried to figure out who this person was. He reached a hand up and tugged her lip out from between her teeth and Lily gasped, her face flushing. Only one person had ever done that before.

"Sev, is that you?"