A few days later, Severus walked out to the Quidditch Pitch. He snatched up
one of the lousey school brooms and the equipment as he went, then opened
the box. Taking one of the Beaters' bats, he released both bludgers.
Quickly mounting the broom, he swooped into the air, watching one of the
bludgers swerve around and come shooting at him. "'You might, from your
appearence, be the wife of Lucifer. Nevertheless, you shall not get the
better of me. I am an Englishwoman.' Page three fifty-eight, chapter
fourteen Book the Third, 'The Knitting Done', Muggle edition. Speaker, Miss
Pross to Madame Defarge."Severus quoted. Then, CRACK! The bludger made
contact with the bat.
Meanwhile, up in the Gryffindor stands sat Lily Evans, an Astronomy book open in her lap. Her dark red hair was tied back in a low ponytail to keep it out of her face while the wind blew strands loose. Once in a while one of her hands would go up and brush the wind-blown strands back behind her ear, just for them to fall again.
Severus watched her, then was rewarded with a bludger to the stomach. Scowling, he managed to get it into the box, before the other bludger slammed into his side. After a minute, he tackled the bludger and wrestled it into the box, snapping it shut. He then flew up to Lily, holding his apple above her head.
"Theory of Gravity, Newton."He chuckled as she looked up and gave one of her usual half-smiles.
"Newton was sitting under a tree."She placed a bookmark on her page and shut the book. "And I doubt he was reading about Astronomy."
"Yes, but things here don't go exactly as planned, now do they." He let go of the apple, letting it fall only a moment before flicking his wand to stop it in mid-air. Lily had held out her hands to catch it, but set them back in her lap when he stopped the apple. Remembering how angry Sirius had been about her talking to Severus, Lily quickly scanned the grounds to make sure he wasn't watching, plotting. "Waiting for someone?"Severus asked, landing next to her, plucking the apple out of the air.
"No, just-"She stopped, spotting Sirius walking onto the pitch with his broom. "Nothing."She turned back to him. Severus had spotted Sirius as well and a dark scowl crossed his face.
"Perhaps I should go. Don't want him getting fussy at you again."He mounted his broom.
"No no."Lily quickly stood up. "You stay and practice, I have to go....look something up in the library."She picked up her bag and started down the steps towards the grounds.
"Wait!"Severus called before he knew what he was doing. She came to a stop, turning to look up at him, but saying nothing. "Perhaps...we could have tea sometime, and discuss other Muggle books?"
"Maybe. I'll talk to you about it later."She then turned and continued down the steps.
Across the feild, Lucius Malfoy squinted towards the Gryffindor stands. Rolling his eyes and snapping his fingers, he sent Crabbe and Goyle around to the Gryffindor stands, then he mounted his broom and flew straight towards him.
"Well well, this is how you repay my kindness, Snape?"He asked. Crabbe and Goyle came up behind Severus, snatching him by the arms. "Seems I shall have to remind you which house your in."Seveurs snarled softly.
"Sorry Lucius, but I need someone to discuss intelligent matters with. Your two lackeys aren't exactly the most intelligent conversation."Lucius snorted at Snape's words, looking up at Crabbe and Goyle.
"Did you hear that, boys? He called you stupid."The two looked at each other, then looked at Snape.
"He did?"Crabbe asked. Lucius rolled his eyes.
"Just beat the tar out of him!"He growled. Crabbe shifted Severus's arms over to Goyle, then punched him across the face. Severus let his face go with the punch.
"That all you got?"Snape growled, glaring at him. Crabbe blinked, then punched him in the stomach.
"Shuddap."
Lucius suddenly gave a rather girly scream and ran down the stairs to the quidditch pitch, flailing his arms, the hem of his robes ablaze.
"Crabbe, Goyle!Get down here!"He shrieked, running towards the school.The two dropped Severus and ran after Lucius.
Lily ran up the steps towards Severus, who was on his hands and knees, bloody dripping from his nose. She knelt next to him.
"Are you okay?"She asked quickly.
"As okay as I can be after being slugged twice."He grumbled.
"Sorry...stupid question."Lily smiled as she helped him up.
"There are no stupid questions, only those lacking thought or timing."He corrected.
"I guess so."She handed him a tissue for the blood coming from his nose. He took it and leaned his head back, catching most of the blood.
"I wish I got a knut for every time someone hit me in the nose. I'd be filthy rich."Lily smiled a bit at him, then leaned against the railing."And my mother says Im a bit fair skinned because I don't go out in the sun often. Hmph."
"I spend as much time outside as possible at home."Lily said airily, looking around.
"I prefer the indoors...Lets just say Black, Potter and the others aren't the only ones who are torture experts. Muggles can be quite creative."He grumbled softly.
"I know they are. My sister's boyfriend finds it fun to torture me, though he doesn't punch me, just hides my books and wand...and chases me out of the house to scream insults at me in front of the neighbors, of course."A flash of anger crossed her face, but it quickly passed. Severus looked up in shock.
"Might I ask the name of the infernal wretch that hass the gall to toy with you? You're a kind girl. You deserve nothing of the sort."
"Vernon and Petunia."She answered. "They only do it because I'm a witch."A low growl came from Severus's throat.
"Simple minded fools. At least your safe here."He tilted his head up to stare at the sky. "It's nice to have a place to escape, isn't it?"She looked at him for a minute, then followed his gace.
"Yes it is."She said lightly. He closed his eyes.
"Lily, thank you."Lily lowered her gaze back to him.
"For what?"He met her eyes for a moment, before turning back to the sky.
"For giving me a chance. For being different. Just for being you."He answered.
"Everybody deserves a chance. At least one."She folded her arms behind her back.
"What one deserves and what one gets are two different things. You get torment at home, but do you deserve it? No."
"You get torment here, and I don't think you deserve it." Her eyes shifted to the quidditch hoops distractedly. A rare smile crossed Severus's face.
"Proof that you truely are kind. I wish more people shared your view."He picked up the broom. "Care to give it a spin?"Lily looked at the broom.
"No thanks. I'm afraid of flying."Another faint smile crossed her face. "And heights."Severus smirked.
"Come now. Just a little ride with me. I promise we won't go any higher than we are now. Deal?"He raised an eyebrow slightly.
"I dont..."She trailed off, then sighed. "Alright."Severus blinked twice, surprised she'd agreed. He then mounted the broom. She sat down on it behind him and put her arms around his waist.
"Trust me."He said lightly, as the broom lifted off the ground. Her grip was tight, but after a few minutes it gradually loosened. "Lily, look. All of this is ours for the moment. Every blade of grass, every tree leaf, every breath of air. How does it feel to be a goddess? Think of it like that."Lily ran over this in her mind, then smiled a bit. Severus then turned the broom and headed towards the lake. "Allow me to show you an ideal reading spot."
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Elfy
Meanwhile, up in the Gryffindor stands sat Lily Evans, an Astronomy book open in her lap. Her dark red hair was tied back in a low ponytail to keep it out of her face while the wind blew strands loose. Once in a while one of her hands would go up and brush the wind-blown strands back behind her ear, just for them to fall again.
Severus watched her, then was rewarded with a bludger to the stomach. Scowling, he managed to get it into the box, before the other bludger slammed into his side. After a minute, he tackled the bludger and wrestled it into the box, snapping it shut. He then flew up to Lily, holding his apple above her head.
"Theory of Gravity, Newton."He chuckled as she looked up and gave one of her usual half-smiles.
"Newton was sitting under a tree."She placed a bookmark on her page and shut the book. "And I doubt he was reading about Astronomy."
"Yes, but things here don't go exactly as planned, now do they." He let go of the apple, letting it fall only a moment before flicking his wand to stop it in mid-air. Lily had held out her hands to catch it, but set them back in her lap when he stopped the apple. Remembering how angry Sirius had been about her talking to Severus, Lily quickly scanned the grounds to make sure he wasn't watching, plotting. "Waiting for someone?"Severus asked, landing next to her, plucking the apple out of the air.
"No, just-"She stopped, spotting Sirius walking onto the pitch with his broom. "Nothing."She turned back to him. Severus had spotted Sirius as well and a dark scowl crossed his face.
"Perhaps I should go. Don't want him getting fussy at you again."He mounted his broom.
"No no."Lily quickly stood up. "You stay and practice, I have to go....look something up in the library."She picked up her bag and started down the steps towards the grounds.
"Wait!"Severus called before he knew what he was doing. She came to a stop, turning to look up at him, but saying nothing. "Perhaps...we could have tea sometime, and discuss other Muggle books?"
"Maybe. I'll talk to you about it later."She then turned and continued down the steps.
Across the feild, Lucius Malfoy squinted towards the Gryffindor stands. Rolling his eyes and snapping his fingers, he sent Crabbe and Goyle around to the Gryffindor stands, then he mounted his broom and flew straight towards him.
"Well well, this is how you repay my kindness, Snape?"He asked. Crabbe and Goyle came up behind Severus, snatching him by the arms. "Seems I shall have to remind you which house your in."Seveurs snarled softly.
"Sorry Lucius, but I need someone to discuss intelligent matters with. Your two lackeys aren't exactly the most intelligent conversation."Lucius snorted at Snape's words, looking up at Crabbe and Goyle.
"Did you hear that, boys? He called you stupid."The two looked at each other, then looked at Snape.
"He did?"Crabbe asked. Lucius rolled his eyes.
"Just beat the tar out of him!"He growled. Crabbe shifted Severus's arms over to Goyle, then punched him across the face. Severus let his face go with the punch.
"That all you got?"Snape growled, glaring at him. Crabbe blinked, then punched him in the stomach.
"Shuddap."
Lucius suddenly gave a rather girly scream and ran down the stairs to the quidditch pitch, flailing his arms, the hem of his robes ablaze.
"Crabbe, Goyle!Get down here!"He shrieked, running towards the school.The two dropped Severus and ran after Lucius.
Lily ran up the steps towards Severus, who was on his hands and knees, bloody dripping from his nose. She knelt next to him.
"Are you okay?"She asked quickly.
"As okay as I can be after being slugged twice."He grumbled.
"Sorry...stupid question."Lily smiled as she helped him up.
"There are no stupid questions, only those lacking thought or timing."He corrected.
"I guess so."She handed him a tissue for the blood coming from his nose. He took it and leaned his head back, catching most of the blood.
"I wish I got a knut for every time someone hit me in the nose. I'd be filthy rich."Lily smiled a bit at him, then leaned against the railing."And my mother says Im a bit fair skinned because I don't go out in the sun often. Hmph."
"I spend as much time outside as possible at home."Lily said airily, looking around.
"I prefer the indoors...Lets just say Black, Potter and the others aren't the only ones who are torture experts. Muggles can be quite creative."He grumbled softly.
"I know they are. My sister's boyfriend finds it fun to torture me, though he doesn't punch me, just hides my books and wand...and chases me out of the house to scream insults at me in front of the neighbors, of course."A flash of anger crossed her face, but it quickly passed. Severus looked up in shock.
"Might I ask the name of the infernal wretch that hass the gall to toy with you? You're a kind girl. You deserve nothing of the sort."
"Vernon and Petunia."She answered. "They only do it because I'm a witch."A low growl came from Severus's throat.
"Simple minded fools. At least your safe here."He tilted his head up to stare at the sky. "It's nice to have a place to escape, isn't it?"She looked at him for a minute, then followed his gace.
"Yes it is."She said lightly. He closed his eyes.
"Lily, thank you."Lily lowered her gaze back to him.
"For what?"He met her eyes for a moment, before turning back to the sky.
"For giving me a chance. For being different. Just for being you."He answered.
"Everybody deserves a chance. At least one."She folded her arms behind her back.
"What one deserves and what one gets are two different things. You get torment at home, but do you deserve it? No."
"You get torment here, and I don't think you deserve it." Her eyes shifted to the quidditch hoops distractedly. A rare smile crossed Severus's face.
"Proof that you truely are kind. I wish more people shared your view."He picked up the broom. "Care to give it a spin?"Lily looked at the broom.
"No thanks. I'm afraid of flying."Another faint smile crossed her face. "And heights."Severus smirked.
"Come now. Just a little ride with me. I promise we won't go any higher than we are now. Deal?"He raised an eyebrow slightly.
"I dont..."She trailed off, then sighed. "Alright."Severus blinked twice, surprised she'd agreed. He then mounted the broom. She sat down on it behind him and put her arms around his waist.
"Trust me."He said lightly, as the broom lifted off the ground. Her grip was tight, but after a few minutes it gradually loosened. "Lily, look. All of this is ours for the moment. Every blade of grass, every tree leaf, every breath of air. How does it feel to be a goddess? Think of it like that."Lily ran over this in her mind, then smiled a bit. Severus then turned the broom and headed towards the lake. "Allow me to show you an ideal reading spot."
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Elfy