Author's Note: This is my first actual "serious" fanfic that I'm putting
out here. I'm not putting much background information in here such as
Snape and Malfoy are Slytherin because I'm figuring most of you have read
the books. (If you haven't you should and I'm seriously wondering why
you're even reading this!) I welcome all reviews, flames included as long
as it's constructive. Enjoy!!
Her Other Life
"James, I need to tell you something that I should have told you years ago."
James Potter woke up with a start. He looked at the sleeping form of his wife next to him. He decided to get up and check on the baby. As he walked down the hall he raked his hand through his messy hair. Harry was babbling to himself in the crib. James pulled his robe closer around him and picked Harry up to rock him back to sleep.
"Oh Harry," James murmured into his son's head. "What are we going to do? We can't live like this for the rest of our lives." Harry looked up at his father with the utmost fascination in his glasses. James chuckled and instead gave Harry a teddy bear. James closed his eyes and tried not to think about the path his life had taken.
Back in bed, Lily woke up as James was leaving. She sighed and rolled over. How could I do this to James, to Harry? she thought. Lily thought back to the night that it all started..
* * *
"Please Lily?" Severus Snape begged. "Just because Potter's a hotshot on the Quidditch field doesn't mean anything!" he argued.
Lily inwardly rolled her eyes. Snape had been trying to get her to go out with him since their fourth year. Now it was their sixth year and frankly she was getting sick of him always badgering her. "Severus," she began wearily, "I told you that I've already agreed to go with James. We're going together."
"Fine," Snape said angrily as he started to walk away. "But you wait and see who's left standing after." he trailed off.
"After what?" Lily asked, now a bit worried.
"Nothing, you'll see. In time." Snape stalked away.
A few days later, Lily was passing the dungeons and overheard Snape and Lucius Malfoy talking in whispers. She decided to listen in to hear if they were planning something nasty for the Marauders.
"In less than five years the dark lord will be in power and that means we will all be in power," Malfoy gloated to his companion.
"And we can have our revenge on Potter and his pitiful friends," Snape said quietly. They each laughed and thought about what the future was holding for them.
Lily gasped as she realized the seriousness of this conversation. Many people were dying because of some new dark lord that called himself Voldemort. And Snape and Malfoy knew him!
"Wait!" Malfoy commanded. "Shh.Someone's back here."
Lily heard him coming closer and closer. She frantically tried to find a place to hide but before she could Malfoy had come out into the hall and grabbed her.
Her Other Life
"James, I need to tell you something that I should have told you years ago."
James Potter woke up with a start. He looked at the sleeping form of his wife next to him. He decided to get up and check on the baby. As he walked down the hall he raked his hand through his messy hair. Harry was babbling to himself in the crib. James pulled his robe closer around him and picked Harry up to rock him back to sleep.
"Oh Harry," James murmured into his son's head. "What are we going to do? We can't live like this for the rest of our lives." Harry looked up at his father with the utmost fascination in his glasses. James chuckled and instead gave Harry a teddy bear. James closed his eyes and tried not to think about the path his life had taken.
Back in bed, Lily woke up as James was leaving. She sighed and rolled over. How could I do this to James, to Harry? she thought. Lily thought back to the night that it all started..
* * *
"Please Lily?" Severus Snape begged. "Just because Potter's a hotshot on the Quidditch field doesn't mean anything!" he argued.
Lily inwardly rolled her eyes. Snape had been trying to get her to go out with him since their fourth year. Now it was their sixth year and frankly she was getting sick of him always badgering her. "Severus," she began wearily, "I told you that I've already agreed to go with James. We're going together."
"Fine," Snape said angrily as he started to walk away. "But you wait and see who's left standing after." he trailed off.
"After what?" Lily asked, now a bit worried.
"Nothing, you'll see. In time." Snape stalked away.
A few days later, Lily was passing the dungeons and overheard Snape and Lucius Malfoy talking in whispers. She decided to listen in to hear if they were planning something nasty for the Marauders.
"In less than five years the dark lord will be in power and that means we will all be in power," Malfoy gloated to his companion.
"And we can have our revenge on Potter and his pitiful friends," Snape said quietly. They each laughed and thought about what the future was holding for them.
Lily gasped as she realized the seriousness of this conversation. Many people were dying because of some new dark lord that called himself Voldemort. And Snape and Malfoy knew him!
"Wait!" Malfoy commanded. "Shh.Someone's back here."
Lily heard him coming closer and closer. She frantically tried to find a place to hide but before she could Malfoy had come out into the hall and grabbed her.
