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money off of this and neither are you HAHA! Please R/R!
Lily returned to the Gryffindor Common Room that night with so much on her mind. Severus loved her. She loved him. There was no problem with that. However, she was a Gryffindor and he was a Slytherin. A rival, a despised rival at that. A week ago if someone told her that she was in love with anyone but James she probably would have laughed hysterically in their face. And now she was in love with a Slytherin. How quickly her thoughts could change.
Her fellow Gryffindors, obviously hearing what happened, weren't very happy with her at that point. When she walked through the Common Room most chatter stopped and students watched her, whispering and pointing.
"She left James for Severus!?"
"Is she crazy?!"
She was guessing that Severus was probably going to have it worse. After all, he was snogging not only a Gryffindor, but also a Mudblood! She found it hard to sleep, the events of that night running through her head. And on top of all that, she was sure that Malfoy wasn't going to be too happy with her.
And what was going to happen in a week when everyone left for Christmas Break? Usually the whole gang would go to James' house and stay there. She seriously doubted that she would EVER be welcome in James' house again at that point. Lily never stayed at Hogwarts for Christmas Break before but she knew that Severus did every year. After a while Lily's thoughts left her and she slowly drifted off to sleep.
~~**~~
Severus returned to his dorm a little while after Lily left to go to hers. Lucius was still awake when he returned. He lifted his eyes from his Transfiguration book, gave Severus a quizzical look, but said nothing.
"What?" Severs asked.
"There's something for you on your bed. Read it." Lucius answered, motioning to the letter sitting on his pillow. Severus hesitantly sat down and picked up the letter. The envelope was the color of dried blood and there was a seal stamped onto the back of it in green wax. He recognized it immediately. It was the image of a serpent protruding from the mouth of an angry skull. It was the image that was seen over the houses of murdered Muggles and Mudblood. The serpent's sign- The dark mark. This was not good.
He broke the seal and pulled out a letter on regular colored parchment. His eyes scanned over the letter until they came down to the bottom of the parchment. The whole letter was written in blood.
__________________________
Severus Snape,
It has been brought to my attention
that you and Lucius Malfoy aspire to
bear the dark mark. I believe that you
both may be very useful in my cause
I will send word about meeting with you
both soon.
__________________________
"Lucius....what the hell is this?" he asked, dropping the letter in horror.
"Apparently Lord Voldermort wishes to meet with us." Lucius answered calmly.
"Us? US!? Lucius I want no part in this!!" Severus yelled, jumping up from the bed. Lucius' eyes flashed dangerously and he crossed the room to stand directly in front of Severus.
"You coward. You'd rather hide behind your little mudblood than except responsibility for how you really feel." he hissed angrily.
"I don't feel that way."
"You felt that way until that bitch got involved. Merlin Severus, have I ever steered you wrong? If you stay with her, she'll be your downfall. If you stay with her, you'll be putting her life in danger as well as yours. If I were you, I wouldn't feel to great about telling the Dark Lord that you want to be a Death Eater and keep your Mudblood girlfriend." Lucius said.
For a while Severus said nothing, as Lucius' words had struck true. The minute Voldermort found out about Lily, he'd probably kill her. Unless of course, he kept it a secret. This was a fine mess he got himself into.
~~**~~
The next morning, Severus stood waiting at the Entrance Hall for Lily. When she arrived, all of his doubts and fears from the night before left him and he saw only her.
"Good morning." he said. She smiled and laced her fingers with his.
"Good morning....are you ready for this?" she asked, motioning to the students already seated and eating their breakfast. He nodded and gave her hand a little squeeze. The pair walked into the Great Hall together.
The looks they got were murderous from their tables. Lucius, Crabbe, and Goyle looked like they were about five minutes from hexing the both of them into infinity. The Marauders looked just as angry. James just dropped his head and began studying his bacon and eggs, muttering angrily to himself. Peter and Sirius were staring daggers into Severus. Remus was the only one who remained neutral, starting conversation with the girl next to him. Dumbledore noted the pair with a small, curious smile.
"Where are we going to sit?" Lily asked, motioning that the Gryffindor and Slytherin tables were out of the question. Severus pulled her over to an unoccupied section of the Hufflepuff table, who regarded them with strange looks, but didn't say anything.
"So what do you have today?" Severus asked, pulling some sausage onto his plate.
"Charms, Herbology, Transfiguration, DADA, Ancient Ruins, and Potions." Lily counted off on her fingers.
"Hmmmm, maybe I can meet you after our classes are over in the library. Maybe work on some homework?" Severus asked.
"I'll be there." Lily answered, stealing a piece of sausage off his plate.
~~**~~
After Potions, Severus rushed back to his room to get some books to bring down to the library when he noticed Lucius sitting on his bed, holding a letter in his hand.
"No." Severus said simply
"He's in the Forbidden Forrest waiting for us. Do you want to be late and piss him off or just go now?" Lucius asked.
"He can't be in the Forbidden Forest, you can't apparate onto Hogwarts grounds." Lucius rolled his eyes.
"Damn it Severus, he's the Dark Lord! Don't you think he can find a way around it? Let's go!"
"I told Lily I'd meet her in the library though."
"Well it doesn't look like you will be meeting her so she's just going to have to deal with it. Let's go." Lucius said, tossing Severus his cloak and hauling him out the door.
Lily returned to the Gryffindor Common Room that night with so much on her mind. Severus loved her. She loved him. There was no problem with that. However, she was a Gryffindor and he was a Slytherin. A rival, a despised rival at that. A week ago if someone told her that she was in love with anyone but James she probably would have laughed hysterically in their face. And now she was in love with a Slytherin. How quickly her thoughts could change.
Her fellow Gryffindors, obviously hearing what happened, weren't very happy with her at that point. When she walked through the Common Room most chatter stopped and students watched her, whispering and pointing.
"She left James for Severus!?"
"Is she crazy?!"
She was guessing that Severus was probably going to have it worse. After all, he was snogging not only a Gryffindor, but also a Mudblood! She found it hard to sleep, the events of that night running through her head. And on top of all that, she was sure that Malfoy wasn't going to be too happy with her.
And what was going to happen in a week when everyone left for Christmas Break? Usually the whole gang would go to James' house and stay there. She seriously doubted that she would EVER be welcome in James' house again at that point. Lily never stayed at Hogwarts for Christmas Break before but she knew that Severus did every year. After a while Lily's thoughts left her and she slowly drifted off to sleep.
~~**~~
Severus returned to his dorm a little while after Lily left to go to hers. Lucius was still awake when he returned. He lifted his eyes from his Transfiguration book, gave Severus a quizzical look, but said nothing.
"What?" Severs asked.
"There's something for you on your bed. Read it." Lucius answered, motioning to the letter sitting on his pillow. Severus hesitantly sat down and picked up the letter. The envelope was the color of dried blood and there was a seal stamped onto the back of it in green wax. He recognized it immediately. It was the image of a serpent protruding from the mouth of an angry skull. It was the image that was seen over the houses of murdered Muggles and Mudblood. The serpent's sign- The dark mark. This was not good.
He broke the seal and pulled out a letter on regular colored parchment. His eyes scanned over the letter until they came down to the bottom of the parchment. The whole letter was written in blood.
__________________________
Severus Snape,
It has been brought to my attention
that you and Lucius Malfoy aspire to
bear the dark mark. I believe that you
both may be very useful in my cause
I will send word about meeting with you
both soon.
__________________________
"Lucius....what the hell is this?" he asked, dropping the letter in horror.
"Apparently Lord Voldermort wishes to meet with us." Lucius answered calmly.
"Us? US!? Lucius I want no part in this!!" Severus yelled, jumping up from the bed. Lucius' eyes flashed dangerously and he crossed the room to stand directly in front of Severus.
"You coward. You'd rather hide behind your little mudblood than except responsibility for how you really feel." he hissed angrily.
"I don't feel that way."
"You felt that way until that bitch got involved. Merlin Severus, have I ever steered you wrong? If you stay with her, she'll be your downfall. If you stay with her, you'll be putting her life in danger as well as yours. If I were you, I wouldn't feel to great about telling the Dark Lord that you want to be a Death Eater and keep your Mudblood girlfriend." Lucius said.
For a while Severus said nothing, as Lucius' words had struck true. The minute Voldermort found out about Lily, he'd probably kill her. Unless of course, he kept it a secret. This was a fine mess he got himself into.
~~**~~
The next morning, Severus stood waiting at the Entrance Hall for Lily. When she arrived, all of his doubts and fears from the night before left him and he saw only her.
"Good morning." he said. She smiled and laced her fingers with his.
"Good morning....are you ready for this?" she asked, motioning to the students already seated and eating their breakfast. He nodded and gave her hand a little squeeze. The pair walked into the Great Hall together.
The looks they got were murderous from their tables. Lucius, Crabbe, and Goyle looked like they were about five minutes from hexing the both of them into infinity. The Marauders looked just as angry. James just dropped his head and began studying his bacon and eggs, muttering angrily to himself. Peter and Sirius were staring daggers into Severus. Remus was the only one who remained neutral, starting conversation with the girl next to him. Dumbledore noted the pair with a small, curious smile.
"Where are we going to sit?" Lily asked, motioning that the Gryffindor and Slytherin tables were out of the question. Severus pulled her over to an unoccupied section of the Hufflepuff table, who regarded them with strange looks, but didn't say anything.
"So what do you have today?" Severus asked, pulling some sausage onto his plate.
"Charms, Herbology, Transfiguration, DADA, Ancient Ruins, and Potions." Lily counted off on her fingers.
"Hmmmm, maybe I can meet you after our classes are over in the library. Maybe work on some homework?" Severus asked.
"I'll be there." Lily answered, stealing a piece of sausage off his plate.
~~**~~
After Potions, Severus rushed back to his room to get some books to bring down to the library when he noticed Lucius sitting on his bed, holding a letter in his hand.
"No." Severus said simply
"He's in the Forbidden Forrest waiting for us. Do you want to be late and piss him off or just go now?" Lucius asked.
"He can't be in the Forbidden Forest, you can't apparate onto Hogwarts grounds." Lucius rolled his eyes.
"Damn it Severus, he's the Dark Lord! Don't you think he can find a way around it? Let's go!"
"I told Lily I'd meet her in the library though."
"Well it doesn't look like you will be meeting her so she's just going to have to deal with it. Let's go." Lucius said, tossing Severus his cloak and hauling him out the door.