Lily's sixth year

It was the first time the grifindores had ever had defence against the dark arts wi the slytherins as long as Lily had been at hogwarts. And this is why Lily did not look so pleased when she sat down in her desk before her first class of the year started.

Not only had the four boys she always dreaded seeing (well, excluding Remus. And Peter wasn't all that bad) made it into this class, but Nicolas had not forgoten their fling in the last year. So she would have to spend the entire year with TWO men/boys on her heels, and all of her enemys there to watch.

Lily looked around to see who else had made it into the class. Most of the grifendores were their, but...wait? Wh ere were the the slytherins?

Lily looked around the entire room, untill she set eyes on the only face that she recognized as a slitherin.

Severes Snape was sitting in the corner of the room, crouched over a peice of parchment, writing furiusly. The expresion on his face was that of someone who has just taken a whiff of a rotting troll finger.

Of course he would be in this class. Everyone knew that Snape was obsessed with the dark arts. So much, that some people feared he might turn into a dark wizard, or join up with you-know-who the man whos name had growing fear behind it with every passing day .

was he the only slytherin who had joined up?

This struck Lily as odd, but she had no time to dwell on it as Mundy had just stepped into the room.

the lesson was just an introductory to the class, nothing speicial. But Lily had taken notes none the less. She was a bit worried about this level, and this class. But the class was not what she should be worried about, and Lily realized this after class, when Mundy asked her to stay after class.

Lily's musculs tightened, she had been worried that he might do this today, he had seemed a bit restless during breakfast.

Lily thought that she might learn to love the man that she stood in front of now, waiting for the other students to file out o the class room. But all she found was a feeling of imprisonment. She felt tied to him, and if she tried to leave...well, she wasn't quite sure what would happen, nothing good though.

She had seen him get angry, over little things, over big things.

He had only hit her once, but once was enough to let her know how he felt about her, an object, that's all she was to him.

But she couldn't leave him...as much as she tried to understand, as much as anyone -if they knew-could try to understand, they couldn't! She couldn't.

Mundy looked at her, everyone had left. His eyes scaned her body, it had been three months since they had done anything.

Slowly, Mundy moved closer to her, his eyes widenig with ech step.

Lily focused on the floor, felling violated by his hungry eyes. She blinked back the tears that had started to come, and tried to regain some strangth.

Lily looked up, Nicolas was standing right infront of her. He looked determind.

He raised his hand and brushed it against her cheek.

Lily. He wispared. It's been...

Both of them jumped as the sound of someone banging on the door echoed around the room.

Nicolas drew his hand back, and just in time. The door sung open, and the head of Snape peeked through the crack.

"Professor" he said in his loud voice. "Sorry to disturbe you, but professor Mcgonigle needs to speak to Ms. Evans"

Lily sighed with relief and thanked god for professor Mcgonogle.

"Alright then ms. Evans" Mundy replyed cooly "you are excused."

Lily grabed her bag and ran up the steps towards the boy she would never expect to be thankful of.

Lily walked along side of Snape in silence for awhile, headed towards Mcgonigles office. She was happy to be free, but reminded herself of reality.

"Why did Mcgonigle need to see me" she asked turning to look at the boy.

"Oh, well, um..." he stopped, Lily stopped with him.

The greasy haired boy scratched the back of his head and looked up at the ceiling. What in the hell was her doing?

"You see, Mcgonigle dosn't actually ne ed to see you" he said, avoiding her eyes.

"Okay..." Lily said, looking at him supisoiusly. " then...why did... what...you..."

"I know about you and Mundy, Alright!" Snape said, looking at her agerily. Lily froze, she couldn't believe what she was hearing.

Snape continued "but I...I thought I might give a break...for once."

Snape made a face that looked as he was in pain, and then quietly said "I wanted to...to help...to help you"

Snape looked away vary quikly after this, as if he was trying to make it look as if he hadn't really said it.

Lily just stood there. Way to much was packed in that small moment, and she needed a minute to process it.

When she said noting, Snape started to walk away. Lily tryed to grab him, but she was still in shock, and had a hard time moving her legs. So she just stood there, looking of nothing, thinking of nothing.

It wasn't untill the bell sounded five minutes later that Lily came back to earth. She looked around, now feeling a bit embaressed, she had been standing there, looking like aan idiot for some time now.

Lily took up her bags, and headed for Trasfiguration. She was going to need to find that boy, she still needed a few questions answered.