Lana
"I can't believe that jackass turned up… I thought for sure he was going to ruin the wedding."
Nearly forty-eight hours after James and Lily were wed, he was still complaining about the fact Severus had shown up. Lily merely shook her head, not wanting to set James off again.
The two were now in Godric's Hollow, in a small cottage James had picked out. They had moved in the day previous, much to Lily's dismal.
"When is Dumbledore calling that meeting?" James asked. The two were a part of her grandfather's group now, the "good" version of the Death Eaters, along with Severus, Minerva McGonagall, Arabella Figg, Mundungus Fletcher, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, and Sirius Black.
"Tonight, 9 PM, over in room 221 in the Leaky Cauldron." Lily answered non-chantey.
"Good. When I see that slimy bastard, he's going to get hell for coming."
Lily shook her head, "James, he didn't do anything. He broke up with me because he wanted to see you and I together… Maybe it was his way of getting closure." Over the past seven months, lying had become her strong point.
James pondered this thought for a moment, then finally sighed. "Only because you say so, Lily. Don't expect me to be civil, but I won't hurt him."
"Thank you." She said quietly. For the past two days,
she had been as miserable as she had ever been. The Dark Lord was nowhere
near defeat; he was at the height of his powers, and using them every chance
he got. She had to tolerate James as long as he was around, and at the
time it seemed like he would be there forever.
They arrived at the Leaky Cauldron a quarter to nine at quickly made their way up to room 221, where Dumbledore was sitting with Severus and Remus.
"Where's everyone else?" James asked, taking a seat as far away from Severus as possible. Lily gave Severus a sorrowful glance, and then took her place next to James.
I'm sorry… He's an asshole.
Severus smirked and nodded slightly, and then looked away from her back towards Dumbledore. They waited until Sirius, Peter, Arabella, Minerva, and Mungdungus showed up, nearly ten minutes later.
"Good, now that we're all here… Arabella, Mundungus, Minerva, as you can see we have many new additions. Severus Snape, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew, and James and Lily Potter."
Arabella and Mundungus said their hellos, receiving greetings right back, while Minerva merely greeted them in a teacherly fashion.
They both look old enough to be our parents.
Once again, Severus nodded slightly, trying not to look in her direction. He felt a separate pair of eyes on him, and turning in the direction of Peter, he saw the pudgy man's face etched with fear.
"May I remind you all of why we are here; we are here to deft Lord Voldemort. Each of us has a different reason, and although we do not know each other's reason, I am sure you will respect it and all the people in the room.
"We have two spies against Lord Voldemort – Severus and Peter, both of whom are in his inner circle. They are risking their lives, sanity, and loved ones – " Dumbledore shot Severus a look when he said this, "- to help our cause. Through them, we will receive information that one day may lead to Voldemort's downfall and possible destruction. Have you two found out anything yet?"
Severus cleared his throat, "There are five new Death Eaters, three besides ourselves. Lucius Malfoy, Matthew Crabbe, and Marshall Goyle. The others I am unaware of."
Dumbledore nodded, "Good. Is there anything you would like to add?"
Much to Severus' surprise, Peter spoke up. "We- we've each received special powers, unique to ourselves. I have the power of finding, while Severus-"
"-would not like to discuss his." Severus finished for Peter, giving him a look of warning. Shrinking back into his chair, Peter looked down at his feet, not saying a word.
"Very well, we can not force you."
Smart ass.
Severus grinned, "Fine. I have the power to read and control minds, only one of which I'm listening to right now."
Dumbledore smiled and he had a twinkle in his eyes, "And who might that be?"
Me.
"I can't tell you, in fear of being found out."
He was trying his hardest not to laugh now, while Dumbledore smiled and nodded.
"As long as you're not tapping into anything you shouldn't be."
Severus shook his head, "No sir. The person knows, and they are being quiet sarcastic at the moment."
"Listen to me a minute, Severus." Dumbledore requested. Severus nodded.
Good way to stay in touch with Lily… I couldn't have thought of a better way myself.
Severus smiled, "Thank you sir."
What did he say about me? Lily demanded.
Severus shook his head, realizing the whole room was starring at his with disbelief.
"You lucky bastard." Sirius laughed, leaning back in his chair with his eyes on Severus.
"Can we please continue?" Severus asked, looking up towards Dumbledore.
"Yes, yes… of course." Dumbledore took of his glasses for a moment and wiped them with his robes, then set them back on his crooked nose. "If you two hear anything, and I mean anything, please alert me right away. You two are the keys to riding the wizarding world of Lord Voldemort."
Peter and Severus nodded in unison, then exchanged glances. Severus didn't trust Peter in the least and was having a difficult time hiding it.
The meeting continued for only ten more minutes, and as the group broke apart, Severus listened to Lily one last time.
I'm in Godric's Hollow now… If I need you, I'll owl you, but so far he's being good. I love you, goodbye.
Severus smiled and nodded, feeling Lily's eyes upon him. He Apparated back to his father's house, where he was waiting impatiently.
"Where on Earth have you been?" Severus' father demanded.
"None of your damned business." Severus replied, shooting a warning glance towards his father.
"Don't you take that tone of voice with me. Where were you?"
"I was at the Leaky Cauldron, having a drink. I didn't know that was against the law, sorry." He drawled sarcastically, while walking up a flight of stairs. He ignored his father's reply and went directly to his end of the mansion, where his study, bedroom, and toilet were. Laying down on his large four poster bed, he sighed and attempted to crack his back. After a moment of so of being unable to do so, he gave up and looked at the photo of Lily besides his bed.
"Godric's Hollow… Where the Snitch was invented." He smiled for a moment; "James must love it there. I'm sure you hate it though. You always did look down upon Quidditch. Not that I blame you; it wasn't my sport either." He sighed, then turned his head back into a comfortable position on his pillow. "Goodnight, Lily."
With that, he closed his eyes, not bothering to take
off his robes, and quickly drifted off to sleep, Lily's thoughts still
echoing in his head.