Disclaimer: I own nothing... Everything here belongs to the genius that is
J.K. Rowling.
Authors note: I know this is short, but I feel I owe you something, and I've hit a patch of writers block, so this is the best I could come up with. Sorry again!
Also, I apologise for the delay, but things like holidays, sick sisters, and revision courses have been interrupting...
Reviews are always appreciated. (Roughly translated that means: Please, please, please review!!!!!!)
And here's where I get in my shameless plug. I'm working on another story, Moonlight and Shooting Stars, at the moment, and if you have time, you could read that... Many thanks, Bamfbabe.
"Well James would never know, would he? And besides... Harry Potter really does have a nice ring to it!" His expression remained neutral, but there was a hint of pride in his eyes.
"I've never had someone named after me before..."
...Snape was pulled out of his memories by snigger. He looked up sharply at the woman beside him.
"What?" Minerva Mcgonagall could barely contain herself as she answered him.
"I... I never knew where the name came from..." She laughed again. "Imagine what he'd say!" Snape just rolled his eyes and continued his tale...
...."Well, now that you've named my firstborn son, will you please tell me what's bothering you?" As she said this she saw worry glint in his cold black eyes.
"No... Lily, It's... It's complicated. To be perfectly honest I'm not even sure of the details myself..." He looked down at her and tried to smile. "Don't worry though, I'll be alright. Everything sorts itself out in the end..." There was a stagnant pause before he spoke again. "I am sorry... And I'd tell you if I could, but like I said... It's complicated. And besides, you don't need to hear my sob stories. You have enough on your plate with little Harry on the way!" Lily laughed softly before answering.
"I suppose I do... I always wanted children, but I never thought I'd have one this early. I always figured I'd have them after I had done the 'successful career' thing..." He thought he saw a flicker of regret cross her emerald eyes, but she covered it by saying "What about you? Any significant other I don't know about? What about that Ravenclaw girl... Nikki, was it?"
Snape laughed, but it was a hollow, empty laugh. "No... No significant other... Besides I've been too busy for trivial things like love..."
Lily looked up sharply. "Love is never trivial Severus. It's something beautiful, something to be cherished... Not something trivial."
He sighed, and said, "You always were a poet at heart." He looked down at the table for a moment, and when he raised his eyes to face level again he noticed she was smiling.
Authors note: I know this is short, but I feel I owe you something, and I've hit a patch of writers block, so this is the best I could come up with. Sorry again!
Also, I apologise for the delay, but things like holidays, sick sisters, and revision courses have been interrupting...
Reviews are always appreciated. (Roughly translated that means: Please, please, please review!!!!!!)
And here's where I get in my shameless plug. I'm working on another story, Moonlight and Shooting Stars, at the moment, and if you have time, you could read that... Many thanks, Bamfbabe.
"Well James would never know, would he? And besides... Harry Potter really does have a nice ring to it!" His expression remained neutral, but there was a hint of pride in his eyes.
"I've never had someone named after me before..."
...Snape was pulled out of his memories by snigger. He looked up sharply at the woman beside him.
"What?" Minerva Mcgonagall could barely contain herself as she answered him.
"I... I never knew where the name came from..." She laughed again. "Imagine what he'd say!" Snape just rolled his eyes and continued his tale...
...."Well, now that you've named my firstborn son, will you please tell me what's bothering you?" As she said this she saw worry glint in his cold black eyes.
"No... Lily, It's... It's complicated. To be perfectly honest I'm not even sure of the details myself..." He looked down at her and tried to smile. "Don't worry though, I'll be alright. Everything sorts itself out in the end..." There was a stagnant pause before he spoke again. "I am sorry... And I'd tell you if I could, but like I said... It's complicated. And besides, you don't need to hear my sob stories. You have enough on your plate with little Harry on the way!" Lily laughed softly before answering.
"I suppose I do... I always wanted children, but I never thought I'd have one this early. I always figured I'd have them after I had done the 'successful career' thing..." He thought he saw a flicker of regret cross her emerald eyes, but she covered it by saying "What about you? Any significant other I don't know about? What about that Ravenclaw girl... Nikki, was it?"
Snape laughed, but it was a hollow, empty laugh. "No... No significant other... Besides I've been too busy for trivial things like love..."
Lily looked up sharply. "Love is never trivial Severus. It's something beautiful, something to be cherished... Not something trivial."
He sighed, and said, "You always were a poet at heart." He looked down at the table for a moment, and when he raised his eyes to face level again he noticed she was smiling.