Harry's POV

The next morning after I had scared Lily away, I was sitting at the Gryffindor table when Lily and Malfoy walked into the Great Hall. Both looked like they had been crying all night. No tears now of course, but their eyes were both red and puffy, and Malfoy looked a little unraveled this morning.

Something had happened in the family, and it took so much of my will power not to go over there and hold Lily close. "Wonder what happened to them," Frank said as he looked at the two.

"I don't know, but I have a pretty good idea," I said. After Snape had given me the mirror to find my soulmate (which I still haven't looked into) I did some research on Soulmates.

One of the books I had found said: "Children of soulmates will have a connection to both parents. They will know if anything had happened to one or both parents, even if they are thousands of miles apart. Also because of this, any person strongly involved in the child's life, will feel her pain as well."

I didn't feel any different, so I guessed it was because Lily wiped her memories of us. She didn't know I was important to her. All the other Slytherins gave them a wide birth, acting as if they were made out of fine china or something. It was the weekend so they weren't in their usual school uniforms. Lily was wearing a black, baggy pull over hoodie with green sleeves and black sweatpants.

Malfoy was wearing all black too, but his was more… formal I guess, a black button up and black trousers.

I was shocked as Ronald Weasley stood from his spot at the table and walked over to the two. "Hey Snape," he said, "what happened? Your mum die or something?"

"Leave me alone Weasley," she said standing up, "or you'll regret it."

"Oh really?" he said, "What's a little thing like you going to do?" He grabbed her hoodie and pulled her close, "Your mum was a whore anyway if she could stomach sleeping with Snape."

"I don't feel comfortable Weasley. Back away now before I do what I have to," Lily said one more time.

"What are you going to do? Fuck me like the little whore you are?" I heard a majority of the room either gasp or laugh at this statement that Weasley would soon regret.

Lily moved so quickly almost everyone missed it, she slid her arm underneath Weasley's arm and got him off balance. She flipped him over her head and he landed hard on the stone floor.

"Miss Snape!" I heard Dumbledore yell as he ran to the Slytherin table, "What do you think you are doing?"

"Protecting myself sir," she said, "As anyone here can attest, I warned Weasley, but he persisted. I did what I had to do. Nothing more, nothing less."

"Listen here-," Dumbledore said.

"I feel threatened again, sir, this time by you. I'm sure that if I pulled the same move on you, you would break," she warned him, "Mr. Weasley has received nothing but a few bruises and a broken ego. You sir could very well die."

"She has the right to protect herself Albus," Professor McGonagall said, "Weasley was provoking her. If you are not going to punish him, she might as well do it."

"Thank you Professor," Lily said as she bowed to the teacher, "Now if you will excuse me, I must go."

She and Malfoy left the Great Hall. Malfoy looked proud and sad as he patted Lily on the back.

"How did Ron know that her mum had died?" Frank asked. That was a great question. I didn't think that Weasley would be involved in this, but I've been proven before what kind of person the ginger was. I would have to write Sirius later to see what he knew.

"Let's follow her," I said as I stood up. I didn't want her to go through this alone. We found the duo sitting in their normal spot under the tree by the Black Lake. Malfoy was braiding her hair as Frank and I slid behind the tree.

"You okay Crimson?" Malfoy asked.

"Yeah Dray," she said sarcastically, "My mom just died and I'm perfectly fine."

"Crimson," Malfoy said in a warning tone.

"What?" She growled, "I'm perfectly fine compared to my father! He's lost his best friend and now his soulmate! The only reason I believe that he hasn't thrown himself off the Astrology Tower is me!" I could hear her voice quiver as she spoke to her best friend, but a quick throat clearing got rid of that, "I can't lose him too Draco."

"I know Crimson," he said. He dropped her hair and wrapped his arms around her shoulders and pulled her to his chest, "You just have to remember that she will always be here."

"What are you talking about Draco?" she asked.

"She's a part of you. Apart of Severus. She'll always be with those who hold her in their hearts."

"You sound just like her Dray," she said. She relaxed against him and sighed.

"Like I said, she'll always be here," Malfoy said in a soft voice. If I didn't know any better, I would think that they were dating again. I nodded my head towards Frank and stepped out from behind the tree and walked around to them.

"Hey," I said looking at her.


Lily's POV

"What do you want Evans?" Draco asked the boy angrily.

"I just wanted to apologize for all of Gryffindor. Weasley is an idiot and doesn't know when to stop or keep his mouth shut," Evans said, "But I will promise you two here and now that nothing's going to harm you. Not while I'm around."

The pain returned to my head. I clutched my head and closed my eyes.

I was running, running so fast and with tears streaming down my face. I had no idea where I was running to, but I started chanting, "Not Mom. Please not my Mom!" as I ran. I had my eyes squeezed shut the pain and fear being too much to handle.

I felt something akin to a hard chest, and I heard a "oof" as me and the owner of the chest landed on the ground. I was sobbing into his chest. Into a stranger's chest. He ran his fingers through my hair and for some odd reason started to sing.

"Nothing's gonna harm you, not while I'm around

Nothing's gonna harm you, no sir, not while I'm around

Demons are prowling everywhere nowadays

I'll send them howling

I don't care, I got ways

No one's gonna hurt you,

No one's gonna dare

Others can desert you,

Not to worry, whistle, I'll be there!

Demons'll charm you with a smile, for a while,

But in time...

Nothing can harm you

Not while I'm around..."

I had finally calmed down, and I looked up at the man. It was Harrison Evans!

"-ily! Lily!" I heard someone cry. I slowly opened my eyes to see that I was in my father's quarters. Draco, Father, and Harrison were surrounding the couch I was laying on.

"Oh thank Merlin!" Draco yelled as he hugged me tightly. "I thought that something seriously happened to you."

I didn't pay him any mind though. I pointed at Harrison. "You," I said, "You broke my heart! Why Harrison?"


Harry's POV

"I-I don't know why I did it."

"I don't care why you did it anymore," she said, "What I want to know is why did you break up with me through a letter?" She was majorly mad about it, "What was I to you? Some kind of Summer fling? Someone you could just get rid of with a letter? Don't I matter to you at all?"

All her memories had come back this time around, and she was not happy about them. "Lily, that's not what I meant to do. I thought it would be easier if you didn't see me."

"You've obviously never broken up with someone before, huh Evans," Malfoy said.

"Shut up Draco," Lily said, "The only real reason you are here anymore is to give me a reason not to kill him!"

"Lily… I was wrong to do that. I have feelings for you, I really do. I was just scared of those feelings, and I didn't know how to handle them," I said truthfully.

"Well until you do learn how to handle them, you can leave me and mine alone," she said, "and when you do… show it, don't say it." With that she left the room and closed the door behind her.