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That One Special Person
Chapter 1-Confusion
Lily wasn't a really shy person. She was outgoing either. But, wherever she was on the scale of socialness, she figured that it was somewhere in-between. Besides being the youngest person in her family, everything about her was just "in-between." She never came first or third, she was always second. Again, in-between. The only thing that had really ever seemed special and definitely not in-between was the fact that she was very good at charms. all of the other kids came running to her to figure out an especially difficult charm, which made her feel somewhat special. Besides being good at charms, there was also nothing else then being needed to make Lily feel special. But most of the time she tried not to think about these things, which seemed so trivial compared to the other more important things. She was dating her first boyfriend, James, but he didn't really make her feel special. Maybe she felt a little important, but that was only because people thought that James was really cool. And at the age of 17, what girl could ask for more then to be dating the star seeker of the Quidditch team? James was great...he was popular, smart, kind of caring...but still, the package didn't seem complete.
While she was lost in thought, the bell rang, shaking Lily out of her train of thought and leaving her no more time to think about the problems in her life. She grabbed her books and jacket and headed out the door, prepared to greet the world with a smiling face. Then she slammed into a big, soft wall and decided that greeting the world would mean backing up, so she did just that. Except when she saw who the wall was, her eyes expanded to the size of quarters, and she almost fainted when he helped her pick up her books.
"hi, er...sna....severus."
"Hello Lily," he spoke her name calmly and clearly.
She began to feel nervous, and started looking around for his nonexistent friends, wondering when one of them was going to jump out and hex her or something. Instead, Severus just finished picking up her books and handed them to her.
"Here," he said, with a hint of a smile on his sallow face.
'How can he be so relaxed? We're actually having a conversation...sort of.' she thought.
"Um...thanks a lot. Guess I'll just be going now," she said softly.
Lily wasn't used to interacting with members of the Slytherin house because it was looked down upon by her fellow Gyriffindors. Fraternizing with the enemy wasn't something to be proud of. Instead of walking away though, Severus began to walk with her.
"We have the same class right now, remember? So I'll walk with you?"
He made it sound like a question, and Lily could sense the apprehension, as though she might turn him down.
"Uh sure."
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I fumbled around for a question, a thought, or something to ask her. I was really having a hard time thinking straight, much less try to find something to say. She just walked, staring straight ahead with a look of sincere confusion on her pretty face. This made me uncomfortable. Did she really think me to be that bad of a guy? I suppose that after that whole incident in the 5th year with Potter, Black, Lupin, and Pettigrew, and the whole mudblood thing, she probably wouldn't be too impressed. However, I had resolved to make up with her about that, and hopefully move on...to better things. So I finally thought of something to say, something that would really make me see just how much she liked Potter...
"So...uh...you're going out with, er, Potter."
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His question surprised me and pulled me back out of my thoughts of school, and life in general. That wasn't really a personal question exactly, I just didn't know what his intentions were for asking it. What did he want from me exactly?
"Yes, I am."
He already knew that I was going out with James, of course, because his question was a statement, and not really a question at all. I really don't think that Severus is an easy person to understand, and now I am getting the feeling that everything he says has a hidden message, or a meaning. Maybe even a hidden motive. We just walked there for awhile in silence, the question of what was happened still hanging in the air. Then he spoke again, once more shocking me out of thought. He had a weird way of doing that...
"So how are things?"
That was getting personal...I wasn't sure how to answer him this time. What business was it of his? We weren't even friends, and all of a sudden he wants to know about my personal love life? This was really weird, especially after that incident in the 5th year. With James. The fact that Severus even spoke of James in a civil manner (though still calling him Potter, this was civil) was strange, and it was then that I began to truly suspect that he had an ulterior motive. What that was I couldn't quite say, but if it meant hurting James or his other friends, I would have to go along and find out...
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That One Special Person
Chapter 1-Confusion
Lily wasn't a really shy person. She was outgoing either. But, wherever she was on the scale of socialness, she figured that it was somewhere in-between. Besides being the youngest person in her family, everything about her was just "in-between." She never came first or third, she was always second. Again, in-between. The only thing that had really ever seemed special and definitely not in-between was the fact that she was very good at charms. all of the other kids came running to her to figure out an especially difficult charm, which made her feel somewhat special. Besides being good at charms, there was also nothing else then being needed to make Lily feel special. But most of the time she tried not to think about these things, which seemed so trivial compared to the other more important things. She was dating her first boyfriend, James, but he didn't really make her feel special. Maybe she felt a little important, but that was only because people thought that James was really cool. And at the age of 17, what girl could ask for more then to be dating the star seeker of the Quidditch team? James was great...he was popular, smart, kind of caring...but still, the package didn't seem complete.
While she was lost in thought, the bell rang, shaking Lily out of her train of thought and leaving her no more time to think about the problems in her life. She grabbed her books and jacket and headed out the door, prepared to greet the world with a smiling face. Then she slammed into a big, soft wall and decided that greeting the world would mean backing up, so she did just that. Except when she saw who the wall was, her eyes expanded to the size of quarters, and she almost fainted when he helped her pick up her books.
"hi, er...sna....severus."
"Hello Lily," he spoke her name calmly and clearly.
She began to feel nervous, and started looking around for his nonexistent friends, wondering when one of them was going to jump out and hex her or something. Instead, Severus just finished picking up her books and handed them to her.
"Here," he said, with a hint of a smile on his sallow face.
'How can he be so relaxed? We're actually having a conversation...sort of.' she thought.
"Um...thanks a lot. Guess I'll just be going now," she said softly.
Lily wasn't used to interacting with members of the Slytherin house because it was looked down upon by her fellow Gyriffindors. Fraternizing with the enemy wasn't something to be proud of. Instead of walking away though, Severus began to walk with her.
"We have the same class right now, remember? So I'll walk with you?"
He made it sound like a question, and Lily could sense the apprehension, as though she might turn him down.
"Uh sure."
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Snape's POV
I fumbled around for a question, a thought, or something to ask her. I was really having a hard time thinking straight, much less try to find something to say. She just walked, staring straight ahead with a look of sincere confusion on her pretty face. This made me uncomfortable. Did she really think me to be that bad of a guy? I suppose that after that whole incident in the 5th year with Potter, Black, Lupin, and Pettigrew, and the whole mudblood thing, she probably wouldn't be too impressed. However, I had resolved to make up with her about that, and hopefully move on...to better things. So I finally thought of something to say, something that would really make me see just how much she liked Potter...
"So...uh...you're going out with, er, Potter."
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Lily's POV
His question surprised me and pulled me back out of my thoughts of school, and life in general. That wasn't really a personal question exactly, I just didn't know what his intentions were for asking it. What did he want from me exactly?
"Yes, I am."
He already knew that I was going out with James, of course, because his question was a statement, and not really a question at all. I really don't think that Severus is an easy person to understand, and now I am getting the feeling that everything he says has a hidden message, or a meaning. Maybe even a hidden motive. We just walked there for awhile in silence, the question of what was happened still hanging in the air. Then he spoke again, once more shocking me out of thought. He had a weird way of doing that...
"So how are things?"
That was getting personal...I wasn't sure how to answer him this time. What business was it of his? We weren't even friends, and all of a sudden he wants to know about my personal love life? This was really weird, especially after that incident in the 5th year. With James. The fact that Severus even spoke of James in a civil manner (though still calling him Potter, this was civil) was strange, and it was then that I began to truly suspect that he had an ulterior motive. What that was I couldn't quite say, but if it meant hurting James or his other friends, I would have to go along and find out...
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So, what do you think? Please submit a review, negative or positive. I really don't care, and I am not going to email you or do anything else. But I will say that only positive comments and reviews will be posted. Thanks!
