Chapter 3: A Hogsmeade Weekend

A/N: Another chapter. Hope you like it.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything. I am not making any money off this. ( I wish I could own Severus tho)

Chapter 3

Thankfully it was a Hogsmeade weekend. So Lily was free to spend the whole weekend with Leira Malfoy and Melody Black. Leira and Melody were her fellow Gryffindor dorm mates. Along with Alice Perrot, however she was a bookish type and often in the library with only books for company.

As usual the girls bought a few new outfits. They stopped at Honeydukes, but they soon realized they were starting to care more about their figure than the sweets. Part of growing up they supposed.

Just as they were walking toward The Three Broomsticks Lily felt a note materialize in her secret pocket, all her clothes were charmed to have them. Only knowing one person smart or powerful enough to accomplish such a thing. She quickly thought of a way to slyly ditch her friends. That and these pockets were made for this very reason.

Lily stopped, making her body radiate forgetfulness. Lei and Mel stopped as well, looking at Lily expectantly.

"I just realized I need to replace some of my make-up" Lily informed them," I'll just meet you girls up at the school in about two hours. You know how picky I am about my make-up."

"Ok, Lils" Said Leira

Once they were gone, I reached into my pocket to read the note.

Monkey,

Meet me in Room 5, Hogs Head.

Love,

Sevvy

Lily rushed off, running as fast as she could, to buy some of the more usual make-up she often wore for appearances sake. Just in case.

Then she ran just as fast if not faster to Hogs Head, then up the stairs, she practically threw open the door with the silver number 5 upon it.

There Sev was sitting on the dingy yellow bed waiting for me. All the beds here had definitely seen better days.

He smiled his brightest smile that only I ever saw. Totally dropping his cold persona he uses at school.

"Lily! I'm so glad you came!"

"Wouldn't miss a chance to spend some alone time with you for the world!" I instantly dropped my withdrawn personality I had at school and I was bubbly and chipper at once. All my worries and insecurities just melted away.

Sev just smiled at me, "You got new clothes today didn't you."

I beamed at him, "How did you know?"

"I know you Monkey Girl." He laughed.

I felt a warmness in my soul that I had forgotten could even exsist these last few months. And I just loved when he called me Monkey. It was by far my favorite nickname. No one but he and Remus even knew about it. Remus didn't know why Sev had given it to me though. And he never would, it was between the two of us. I never got tired of it even though I'd been hearing it since shortly after we met all those years ago.

I laughed at him, "Like no one else does!"

Suddenly he got sober. And I knew there was a reason for him wanting to meet me.

"What is it, Sev?" I kneeled beside him.

"My mom she wrote me a few days ago." He looked into my emerald eyes with tears forming in his obsidian ones,"She's really sick."

I crawled on the bed beside him. He layed his head on my lap, curling against my body, as I leaned against the headboard, and cried."Oh, Sevvy dear" you could just hear the compassion in my voice as I rubbed his back in circles.

His crying didn't last long, It never did. Soon my two hours were up and we had to part. I hugged him goodbye. As I got to the door he said something to make me stop.

"Love you, Monkey." He smiled weakly underneath his pain,"Thanks."

I smiled at him, "Sevvy, you know I'm always here for you."'

With that I departed, finding myself thinking Christmas holidays couldn't get here soon enough.

Later that night when James came up to my room, I found myself not caring about him as much. Barely paying attention to him. Until he smacked me. Quite possibly the hardest he ever had before.

"What was that for?" I asked the shock very apparent on my face. I guess that's what I get for not paying attention to him as he pounds into me.

"Just- reminding- you- whose- worthless- bitch - you – are." He smirked at me between thrusts.

Soon he cried out in ecstasy. I pretended. He stood up and put his red silk pants back on. I hated those pants, to me they said only the best for James Potter.

And with one last look at my naked exposed body he left with a, "Bye whore."

Again, I cast my anti little James charm.

Tonight instead of getting back clothes I had already had on. I put on a shirt of Severus' I had stolen from him last summer. Not feeling the slightest bit of guilt for thinking about Sev and the pain he must be feeling, the whole time James was here. Clutching Princey I was out as soon as my head hit my pillow.

The next morning I had the first genuine smile on my face for a really long time. I was happy about yesterday with Sev, happy I put his shirt on last night, the smell of him always had a way of calming me, and finally happy it was Sunday. So no school robes for me.

Today I was wearing my black silk dress with my Gryfffindor red silk cloak. I really wanted to wear my hunter green one. But I just knew James would say something derogatory about Slytherin. And I really didn't want to hear it today. But I wore my little monkey pendant with its emerald eyes to make up for it, on the outside of my cloak.

Then ran to Breakfast.

For the remainder of the day the Gryffindor gang just sat and messed around in their abandoned classroom. Only ever leaving for meals. Lily was careful not to upset James in front of anyone. And really just stuck to lazing aroung with Lei and Mel.

No one but Lily ever saw the dirty looks Remus would give him, or the calming looks Lily would give Remus.

Later that night as Lily crawled into bed for sleep she found another note from her Sev.

Wait she thought, since when did I refer to him as 'my' Sev.

Brushing the thoughts away she read.

Monkey,

Don't think I didn't notice you wearing the pendant. Because I most certainly did. Thanks again for being there for me yesterday when I needed it the most. Can't wait until holidays. I have a surprise for you.

Much Love,

Sevvy

P.S. you looked beautiful today even if you were sporting Gryffindor colors :)

She hid the note in her secret compartment in her trunk along with a bunch of other trinkets and notes from Sev. Thinking she was so lucky to have a friend like Severus Snape, looking forward to holidays, and wondering why James couldn't make her smile or compliment her like Sev did. She grabbed Princey and went to sleep.