Hey, new chapter.. Yay! Thank you all that reviewed my story, I've been sick and that really made my day. :o) You guys are great readers, you know that? Of course you do... There's a bit of a twist thrown in, so be prepared. Tell me what you think, if you want... It'll work in some how, I promise.
Lana
It was nearing 2 in the morning when Lily finally heard James' footsteps outside her dormitory. She had no idea where her roommates were, and she was thankful they weren't in the room with her. She heard James slowly open the door and make his way across the room, then pulling the curtains back to expose a wide grin on his face.
"Remus told me you and Snape spent nearly an hour making out in the prefect's bathroom." James stated, sitting down next to her.
"Mmhmm." Lily mumbled, playing with a silver ring of an Ankh on her thumb.
"Good job." James leaned over and kissed her roughly. "I'm proud. On your first day and all."
"I guess." Lily shrugged. "What happens if he proposes to me or insists I… with him?"
"You tell the slimy bastard to go to hell." James said, "Why?"
Lily shrugged, trying not to let her emotions get the best of her. "Just in case he does."
"Lil, if he respects you at all he won't ask you to do anything you don't want to do, and you're only 16. Trust me, the chances of him asking you to marry him are very, very slim."
She shrugged once more, "It just seems like something a lovesick boy would do."
He smirked and moved as close to her as possible. "You know, one of these days you're going to get a ring, and it'll be when you least expect it. Fate works in mysterious ways."
"It'll be from you, I'm assuming?"
"As long as I don't die between now and then, of course."
Lily forced a smile, "Good, because I wouldn't accept one from anyone else."
As the days turned into weeks, the weeks into months, and finally almost six months after Severus had asked Lily out for the first time, Lily's sister, Petunia, got married. Torn between whom to ask to go with her, Lily finally decided on Severus. After multiple bruises and a cut lip, James agreed it was for the best, to keep up appearances. Set for July 3rd, Lily arranged to meet with Severus the weekend before at her place.
"Mum, Dad! Severus is here!" Lily yelled up the stairs as she opened the door. Standing there in perfectly placed Muggle clothing and a duffel bag was Severus. His straggly hair was combed back into a tight ponytail at the base of his neck. He was wearing a button down black shirt and a pair of jeans with normal tennis shoes. He smiled almost shyly at Lily as she opened the door, setting down his bag and wrapping his arms around her. Lily looked into his eyes for a moment and saw something she had never seen there before; within those black eyes was a flicker of light and a sense of warmth. Startled at this change of attitude, Lily grinned broadly and kissed him.
"Lily, why don't you introduce us to Severus here?" Lily's Mum smiled politely, waiting at the foot of the stairs for Lily's father.
"Mum, this is Severus Snape, my boyfriend. Severus, this is my Mum. My Dad should be down here shortly… DAD!" Lily yelled.
When Lily introduced him as her boyfriend, a huge grin appeared on Severus' face. She had never called him that before to anyone except himself. The grin was quickly replaced with a look of fear as Lily's father came rumbling down the stairs. If he hadn't known Lily was Muggle born, he would have sworn her father was a half-giant. Standing at least six and a half feet tall and at least three feet wide with deep auburn hair, was Mr. Evans. The moment he saw Severus, his face broke out into a wide grin and he extended his right arm.
"Severus! How good it is to finally meet you! The name's Robert Evans, I'm Lily's father."
Severus took his hand with a sudden feeling of warmth for this man. They shook hands for a moment, then Mr. Evans let go and gave his daughter a stern look.
"I'll have none of that boy-girl nonsense going on under my roof as long as I'm in the house, you know the rules Lil. As for you," he turned towards Severus once more, "Just make sure she's happy at all times, and then I'll hope to see you as part of this family one day."
Lily turned scarlet at looked down at the floor, "Dad! I'm only 16."
"Yes, and you're graduating next year. Any fellow is better then that James Potter, but I like this one especially." Mr. Evans winked at Severus, then took his wife's hand and guided her upstairs. Lily slowly turned towards Severus, an apologetic look on her face
"Sorry about that… Dad gets a bit over excited sometimes." Lily shrugged, and then picked up his duffel. "I'll show you your room."
Severus followed her up two sets of stairs toward into a hallway that had 8 doors, four on each side. Lily pointed to them as they went along.
"This one's a bathroom, those three are guestrooms. This one leads up to the attic, this one's my room, and the one next to it is yours." She stopped at the last one on the right and turned the handle. The door opened up to a huge green room trimmed with white with a four poster bed in the middle and a desk, dresser, and walk in closet on the wall opposite a huge window that led out on to a balcony.
"Second best guestroom in the house… My great-great-great-grandfather is currently occupying the best, sorry about that."
"Are you kidding me? This room's perfect!" Severus exclaimed, his eyes wide. He quickly recovered and took his bag from Lily as realization set in.
"Hold on… Was there three greats in that sentence?" Severus asked suspiciously.
"Yes…" Lily drawled, walking over to the wall with the walk in closet. "If you go through here, there's a door on the other side that leads to my closet, which leads into my room." Lily opened both sets of doors to show him, "In case you get lonely."
Severus nodded, "That's an interesting feature… Does your Mum and Dad know about that?"
Lily shook her head, "Nope."
"Convenient." Severus smiled, wrapping his arms around her. "Am I going to meet this great-great-great grandfather of yours?"
Lily rolled her eyes, "You wanna meet him right now?"
"Yes. I want to see a Muggle that old." Severus stated, releasing Lily and then following her out the room and down the hall to the first door on the right. Lily knocked three times on it, and a muffled voice instructed her to come in.
Lily cracked open the door and stuck her head in, carefully shielding Severus from view. "Hi Papa, he's here."
"Bring him in, bring him in." Severus heard, and Lily opened the door all the way, revealing her 130 year old great-great-great-grandfather.
Severus' expression immediately changed from curiosity to shock as Lily brought him into the room.
"Hello Severus, it's very nice to see you again."
Severus quickly masked his surprise, then answered.
"Hello Professor Dumbledore, it's great to see you
again too."