As the dawn light flitted through a thin window, Severus laid in bed, his arms around Lily's waist.
*It wasn't a dream* Severus thought. Lily was really in his arms after all these years. Severus held her tighter, nuzzling at the nape of her neck, inhaling the scent of holly in her hair, the warm peach texture of her skin. How he had missed the warmth in his bed after these years.
"Severus, love..." Lily whispered, turning over to face him, their bodies pressing from torso to knee. "I knew you would do it."
"Lily." Severus whispered, a small twitch at the edge of his mouth. Lily smiled and lowered her eyes, entwining her fingers with Severus's as the two shared a warm good-morning kiss.
"I do need to go to classes." Severus whispered a hour later, bending over Lily and giving her one last kiss. Lily nodded and smiled, getting up from the bed and heading over to the bathroom to freshen up. "Headmaster Dumbledore probably will want to talk to you after you are freshened up."
"you also." Lily shot back sharply as she headed into the bathroom, leaving Severus in the room to sigh and stalk away in his usual batlike fashion.
Lily was in heaven. She had a nice night and morning with Severus, and had a glorious shower and breakfast. Things just couldn't get any better than this. She hummed as she searched for the floo powder to travel to Headmaster Dumbledore's office, she knew Severus would be angry with her if he saw her prowling the hallways. It was just too risky.
"Mrs. Potter, welcome." Albus said with a smile as he gestured for Lily to take a seat. Severus was already there, sitting stiffly in a wingback chair, his hands folded across his chest in typical fashion.
"I'm not Mrs. Potter anymore." Lily declared haughtily as she took a seat as close as to Severus as she could manage. Dumbledore raised his eyebrows as did Severus, the two men gazing at Lily with mild surprise and intrest in their eyes.
"Do explain, Lily, Severus. I would like an inkling as to what dark arts is being performed in my school." Dumbledore said with a touch of ice to his voice, his blue eyes steely and focused on the couple in front of him. Lily took Severus's hand into hers, and indicated she would begin the story, her green eyes sad but yet merry, sparkling each time she whispered Severus's name.
*I love this man* Lily thought as she began the story, which began during her sixth year at Hogwarts....
A/N: sorry for the evil cliffies, but it helps to update daily. The next chapter tells the entire story leading up to what happened, so don't worry, you'll get the back story. I'm not THAT evil. but do please R/R.. it helps me improve my skills. ^_^
*It wasn't a dream* Severus thought. Lily was really in his arms after all these years. Severus held her tighter, nuzzling at the nape of her neck, inhaling the scent of holly in her hair, the warm peach texture of her skin. How he had missed the warmth in his bed after these years.
"Severus, love..." Lily whispered, turning over to face him, their bodies pressing from torso to knee. "I knew you would do it."
"Lily." Severus whispered, a small twitch at the edge of his mouth. Lily smiled and lowered her eyes, entwining her fingers with Severus's as the two shared a warm good-morning kiss.
"I do need to go to classes." Severus whispered a hour later, bending over Lily and giving her one last kiss. Lily nodded and smiled, getting up from the bed and heading over to the bathroom to freshen up. "Headmaster Dumbledore probably will want to talk to you after you are freshened up."
"you also." Lily shot back sharply as she headed into the bathroom, leaving Severus in the room to sigh and stalk away in his usual batlike fashion.
Lily was in heaven. She had a nice night and morning with Severus, and had a glorious shower and breakfast. Things just couldn't get any better than this. She hummed as she searched for the floo powder to travel to Headmaster Dumbledore's office, she knew Severus would be angry with her if he saw her prowling the hallways. It was just too risky.
"Mrs. Potter, welcome." Albus said with a smile as he gestured for Lily to take a seat. Severus was already there, sitting stiffly in a wingback chair, his hands folded across his chest in typical fashion.
"I'm not Mrs. Potter anymore." Lily declared haughtily as she took a seat as close as to Severus as she could manage. Dumbledore raised his eyebrows as did Severus, the two men gazing at Lily with mild surprise and intrest in their eyes.
"Do explain, Lily, Severus. I would like an inkling as to what dark arts is being performed in my school." Dumbledore said with a touch of ice to his voice, his blue eyes steely and focused on the couple in front of him. Lily took Severus's hand into hers, and indicated she would begin the story, her green eyes sad but yet merry, sparkling each time she whispered Severus's name.
*I love this man* Lily thought as she began the story, which began during her sixth year at Hogwarts....
A/N: sorry for the evil cliffies, but it helps to update daily. The next chapter tells the entire story leading up to what happened, so don't worry, you'll get the back story. I'm not THAT evil. but do please R/R.. it helps me improve my skills. ^_^