A/N: I don't own ne of the harry potter characters and I'm not making ne
money off this fic. Look at that, neither are you hahahaha lol!
Lily Evan's sleepily opened her eyes and blinked a few times, trying to get used to the early morning light shining in through her window. She wondered why she felt so unusually warm before remembering that Severus had spent the night in her room. She smiled and turned over to face him. He was still sleeping peacefully, his chest rising and falling under his black shirt.
She smirked at what her friends would think if she suddenly broke out with, "Yeah so anyway, Severus stayed in my room all last night." In reality, nothing like that happened at all, Severus was really sweet. He didn't really feel comfortable sleeping in the same bed as her so at first he stayed in her roommate's bed. However after about an hour Lily felt him slide in her bed next to her and she couldn't help but smile. She felt his arm circle around her from behind and that's when she went back to sleep.
Lily suddenly realized that it was Christmas and popped up quickly, waking up her companion who groaned and pulled a pillow over his head.
"Cheerfulness...." he muttered, rolling onto his stomach.
"Come on Sev, It's Christmas, awake awake!" Lily said, shaking him playfully by the shoulders.
"To....early..." came the muffled voice. After a while Lily succeeded in getting the wizard's head out of the pillow and out of the bed. As he was pulling his robe over his black shirt and black pants he was still wearing from the night before Lily reached into her closet and pulled out a small box wrapped in green parchment and tied at the top with a silver ribbon. Before he could turn back around she thrust the package into his hand.
"Merry Christmas." she whispered into his ear. Severus looked at her for a moment like she had just given him the key to a vault at Gringotts filled to the top with galleons.
"Well open it." He pulled off the silver ribbon and pushed the parchment aside to reveal a small box. He pulled the lid off and smiled at what he found inside. It was a silver ring in the shape of a snake curling around. The snake's eyes were two tiny green emeralds that shined in the light. He pulled it out and held it in his hands for a moment before turning to Lily.
"Do you like it?" She asked quietly. Severus smiled and pulled her into a tight embrace. Believe it or not that was the first present he could remember getting.
"I love it Lily, thank you." he whispered into her hair. Lily kissed him deeply before muttering a quick 'you're welcome.' before pushing him out of the room and explaining that she needed to take a shower and he should do the same. Then they could go to breakfast.
~~**~~
After a quick shower in the bathroom, Severus returned to his dorm and immediately began rummaging through his closet, tossing things over his shoulder in an attempt to find the one object he was looking for. Finally he pulled out a large, leather-bound, worn looking book. He leaned over and pulled some parchment off his bed, wrapping it up the best her could, and sliding a small flower under the ties.
Content with his gift, he marched up the stairs to the Great Hall with a slight bounce to his step. When Severus pulled open the door and entered he found Lily already sitting with a breakfast plate in front of her, pushing her food around with her fork. He dropped into the seat next to her, giving her a peck on the cheek before sliding the gift into her lap.
Lily looked surprised at first, but pulled the parchment off to reveal the book. She unclasped the lock and started to flip through the handwritten pages. Each page was on a different subject written in many different handwritings. She looked up at Severus and he smiled.
"It's been in my family for years. Each person that had it added something to it. It's a book of various spells and enchantments you could use. Pretty much everything you'd ever need is in there." he explained.
"Sev, are you sure you want to give this to me?" she asked. He leaned over and planted aq kiss on her lips.
"Of course. Another thing that makes the book special is that it's given to the person the owner loves the most." he said, pushing a stray strand of hair out of Lily's face. Lily smiled and kissed Severus again.
"I promise I'll take good care of it." she said.
"I know you will."
~~**~~
"Now where is your friend child?" The young blond boy lifted his head and snorted.
"Severus is still at Hogwarts with that Mudblood." Lucius answered. Voldemort stroked his chin, thinking.
"This Mudblood...does he have feelings for her?" he asked.
"He has some sort of attachment to her, yes." Lucius answered.
"Hmmmm.....this is not a very good situation. Severus could be very useful to me in the future. We need to remove the threat that the Mudblood presents."
"How do we do that my Lord?"
"We'll just have to make her loose trust in him."
"Sir, I'm not doubting your plan, but I'm not sure if that will be very easy." Lucius said. Voldemort laughed to himself.
"Oh don't worry it will be very easy. There is something we can have Severus do that will shatter the Mudblood's faith in him."
"Sir, how do you know this?" Lucius asked.
"You should know there are more of my faithful followers within the walls of Hogwarts than just you and Severus. Some of them aren't even in Slytherin."
~~**~~
"Don't you think it's funny that none of this would have happened if we never had to tutor each other?" Lily asked. She and Severus were sitting on a large rock on the side of the lake, Lily lounging between Severus' legs.
"It's even funnier that my best class isn't Defense Against the Dark Arts, it's Potions." Lily turned and laughed.
"My best class isn't Transfiguration, that was James' best class. Mine is Charms, that's what my wand was made for. The only reason I understand Charms so well is because James used to tutor me for three years." Lily stopped when she realized she had been rambling on about James and just looked out at the lake.
"It's getting really dark." Severus said, moving to get up from the rock, but Lily grasped his wrist.
"I don't mind the dark." she said, snuggling closer to him. She heard him take a sharp breath. She turned around and looked at him quizzically.
"What?" she asked.
"Nothing." She turned back around and moved to get back in a comfortable position and she heard him take another breath and comprehension dawned on her.
"I'm brushing up against some sensitive spots when I do that eh?" she asked.
"Actually yes you are, so stop." he said. Lily pursed her lips to look offended.
"What's wrong? Don't like that?" she asked, squirming again. Severus growled and with lightning quick motions, playfully tackled her off the rock and onto the ground, pinning her arms above her head.
"I don't see you squirming now." he said. Lily smiled and hooked her legs around his waist and rolled over, pinning her under him and shoving a handful of snow in his face.
"Likewise," she said, pulling herself up, "C'mon. Let's get back to the castle. They walked arm in arm, huddled close together for warmth the whole way up to the castle. When they got there, Lily reached for the doorknob, but it was thrown open and someone crashed into her, sending her flying back into Severus, who caught her quickly.
"Peter! What are you doing here? I thought you were at James' house for the break." Peter looked up fearfully.
"I...I was, I mean I am...er...I just um...oh look at the time, got to go!" and with that he raced off towards the Forbidden Forest leaving the confused couple behind him.
~~**~~
"Do you have it?" came the harsh voice. Peter stopped with his hands on his knees, trying to catch his breath. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small picture.
"Are you sure this is the girl?" the voice asked.
"Yes my Lord I'm positive. The one with the red hair is the Mudblood Severus is attracted to. The girl in the picture with her is her Muggle friend. She lives in Stratford. I believe her name is Josie." Peter said, still panting.
"Very good Pettigrew. You'll make your way through the ranks of the Death Eaters quite quickly."
Lily Evan's sleepily opened her eyes and blinked a few times, trying to get used to the early morning light shining in through her window. She wondered why she felt so unusually warm before remembering that Severus had spent the night in her room. She smiled and turned over to face him. He was still sleeping peacefully, his chest rising and falling under his black shirt.
She smirked at what her friends would think if she suddenly broke out with, "Yeah so anyway, Severus stayed in my room all last night." In reality, nothing like that happened at all, Severus was really sweet. He didn't really feel comfortable sleeping in the same bed as her so at first he stayed in her roommate's bed. However after about an hour Lily felt him slide in her bed next to her and she couldn't help but smile. She felt his arm circle around her from behind and that's when she went back to sleep.
Lily suddenly realized that it was Christmas and popped up quickly, waking up her companion who groaned and pulled a pillow over his head.
"Cheerfulness...." he muttered, rolling onto his stomach.
"Come on Sev, It's Christmas, awake awake!" Lily said, shaking him playfully by the shoulders.
"To....early..." came the muffled voice. After a while Lily succeeded in getting the wizard's head out of the pillow and out of the bed. As he was pulling his robe over his black shirt and black pants he was still wearing from the night before Lily reached into her closet and pulled out a small box wrapped in green parchment and tied at the top with a silver ribbon. Before he could turn back around she thrust the package into his hand.
"Merry Christmas." she whispered into his ear. Severus looked at her for a moment like she had just given him the key to a vault at Gringotts filled to the top with galleons.
"Well open it." He pulled off the silver ribbon and pushed the parchment aside to reveal a small box. He pulled the lid off and smiled at what he found inside. It was a silver ring in the shape of a snake curling around. The snake's eyes were two tiny green emeralds that shined in the light. He pulled it out and held it in his hands for a moment before turning to Lily.
"Do you like it?" She asked quietly. Severus smiled and pulled her into a tight embrace. Believe it or not that was the first present he could remember getting.
"I love it Lily, thank you." he whispered into her hair. Lily kissed him deeply before muttering a quick 'you're welcome.' before pushing him out of the room and explaining that she needed to take a shower and he should do the same. Then they could go to breakfast.
~~**~~
After a quick shower in the bathroom, Severus returned to his dorm and immediately began rummaging through his closet, tossing things over his shoulder in an attempt to find the one object he was looking for. Finally he pulled out a large, leather-bound, worn looking book. He leaned over and pulled some parchment off his bed, wrapping it up the best her could, and sliding a small flower under the ties.
Content with his gift, he marched up the stairs to the Great Hall with a slight bounce to his step. When Severus pulled open the door and entered he found Lily already sitting with a breakfast plate in front of her, pushing her food around with her fork. He dropped into the seat next to her, giving her a peck on the cheek before sliding the gift into her lap.
Lily looked surprised at first, but pulled the parchment off to reveal the book. She unclasped the lock and started to flip through the handwritten pages. Each page was on a different subject written in many different handwritings. She looked up at Severus and he smiled.
"It's been in my family for years. Each person that had it added something to it. It's a book of various spells and enchantments you could use. Pretty much everything you'd ever need is in there." he explained.
"Sev, are you sure you want to give this to me?" she asked. He leaned over and planted aq kiss on her lips.
"Of course. Another thing that makes the book special is that it's given to the person the owner loves the most." he said, pushing a stray strand of hair out of Lily's face. Lily smiled and kissed Severus again.
"I promise I'll take good care of it." she said.
"I know you will."
~~**~~
"Now where is your friend child?" The young blond boy lifted his head and snorted.
"Severus is still at Hogwarts with that Mudblood." Lucius answered. Voldemort stroked his chin, thinking.
"This Mudblood...does he have feelings for her?" he asked.
"He has some sort of attachment to her, yes." Lucius answered.
"Hmmmm.....this is not a very good situation. Severus could be very useful to me in the future. We need to remove the threat that the Mudblood presents."
"How do we do that my Lord?"
"We'll just have to make her loose trust in him."
"Sir, I'm not doubting your plan, but I'm not sure if that will be very easy." Lucius said. Voldemort laughed to himself.
"Oh don't worry it will be very easy. There is something we can have Severus do that will shatter the Mudblood's faith in him."
"Sir, how do you know this?" Lucius asked.
"You should know there are more of my faithful followers within the walls of Hogwarts than just you and Severus. Some of them aren't even in Slytherin."
~~**~~
"Don't you think it's funny that none of this would have happened if we never had to tutor each other?" Lily asked. She and Severus were sitting on a large rock on the side of the lake, Lily lounging between Severus' legs.
"It's even funnier that my best class isn't Defense Against the Dark Arts, it's Potions." Lily turned and laughed.
"My best class isn't Transfiguration, that was James' best class. Mine is Charms, that's what my wand was made for. The only reason I understand Charms so well is because James used to tutor me for three years." Lily stopped when she realized she had been rambling on about James and just looked out at the lake.
"It's getting really dark." Severus said, moving to get up from the rock, but Lily grasped his wrist.
"I don't mind the dark." she said, snuggling closer to him. She heard him take a sharp breath. She turned around and looked at him quizzically.
"What?" she asked.
"Nothing." She turned back around and moved to get back in a comfortable position and she heard him take another breath and comprehension dawned on her.
"I'm brushing up against some sensitive spots when I do that eh?" she asked.
"Actually yes you are, so stop." he said. Lily pursed her lips to look offended.
"What's wrong? Don't like that?" she asked, squirming again. Severus growled and with lightning quick motions, playfully tackled her off the rock and onto the ground, pinning her arms above her head.
"I don't see you squirming now." he said. Lily smiled and hooked her legs around his waist and rolled over, pinning her under him and shoving a handful of snow in his face.
"Likewise," she said, pulling herself up, "C'mon. Let's get back to the castle. They walked arm in arm, huddled close together for warmth the whole way up to the castle. When they got there, Lily reached for the doorknob, but it was thrown open and someone crashed into her, sending her flying back into Severus, who caught her quickly.
"Peter! What are you doing here? I thought you were at James' house for the break." Peter looked up fearfully.
"I...I was, I mean I am...er...I just um...oh look at the time, got to go!" and with that he raced off towards the Forbidden Forest leaving the confused couple behind him.
~~**~~
"Do you have it?" came the harsh voice. Peter stopped with his hands on his knees, trying to catch his breath. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small picture.
"Are you sure this is the girl?" the voice asked.
"Yes my Lord I'm positive. The one with the red hair is the Mudblood Severus is attracted to. The girl in the picture with her is her Muggle friend. She lives in Stratford. I believe her name is Josie." Peter said, still panting.
"Very good Pettigrew. You'll make your way through the ranks of the Death Eaters quite quickly."