Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Severus Snape/Lily Evans
Warnings: alternate universe; and het
Prompt: (Pairing) Severus/Lily; (Setting) Spinner's End; and (Word) Wheel
Pure Ambition
004. Our Time
"Are you excited?" Lily Evans asked, glancing over her best friend. The pair were laying on the grass in the park, staring up at the clouds. Laughter could be heard coming from the nearby playground.
Severus Snape turned his head, meeting her green eyes. "Yeah, I guess," he replied with a small smile. Truthfully, he was both nervous and excited about Hogwarts.
"I can't wait!" Lily told him with a wide grin. "It's going to be the best!"
He hummed, not saying anything. He wasn't sure how to respond. The closer the first of September came, the more excited Lily grew and the more nervous he grew. While he was eager to attend Hogwarts and start learning magic, he was terrified of losing his best friend. He knew Hogwarts was going to change everything between them. The very thought terrified him. He couldn't lose Lily! She was was everything to him. She mattered the most – even more than his own mother.
"Are you alright, Sev?" Lily asked, a frown forming on her lips. Concern filled her green eyes as she studied her best friend.
Severus met her eyes. He debated lying, but she would see right through it. "I don't know," he confessed. "I'm nervous."
"About what? About going to Hogwarts?" Lily questioned, concern filling her tone.
Silently, he nodded.
Lily's eyes widened as her mind started to whirl – turning like wheels. "Tell me, Sev," she said. "I want to help."
Severus stared into her green eyes. "I'm scared I'll lose you," he confessed.
Lily rolled onto her side. "You'll never lose me," she promised. "We're best friends."
"What if we're Sorted into different Houses?" Severus asked. He didn't know how the Sorting worked, but his mother was pressuring him to enter Slytherin. Apparently, Slytherin was the House her family was Sorted into for generations. Severus knew Lily was smart and ambitious, but she wouldn't survive in Slytherin as a muggle-born. It was likely Lily would end up in Ravenclaw or Gryffindor.
Her green eyes hardened. "We won't," she swore. "I'll be Sorted first, and you'll go where I go."
Severus frowned. "My mother wants me in Slytherin," he told her.
"Where do you want to go?" Lily asked with a frown. "It doesn't matter what your mother wants. She won't be attending Hogwarts with us. It's your turn – and it's your time."
"I don't know," he whispered.
Lily reached out, taking his hand in hers. "You should figure it out," she told him with a smile. "I want either Ravenclaw or Gryffindor."
Slowly, Severus returned the smile.
Count: ~400
This was written for
Are You Crazy Enough to Do It Challenge
304. (Pairing) Severus/Lily
Build a Zoo Challenge
Snake (Enclosure): (Setting) Spinner's End
Character Boot Camp: Favorite House
50. Wheel