Title: Innocent Ideas
Author: Nesma
Disclaimer: I, obviously, do not own Harry Potter or the characters, all that goes to JKRowling.
Summary: It's hard to predict the results of words and actions at such a young age. It's difficult to fathom that an idea formed without much logic or reasons at a young age will carry on through to adulthood. It's terrifying and exhilarating that the ideas and stories from childhood have such curious results in adulthood. And this could be no truer than with the case of Lily and Petunia Evans and Severus Snape.
A/N: Gosh, life has just exploded. But I figured a chapter was due so here you go! Reviews are lovely and check out my tumblr!
"How was your day?" Severus asked an unusually quiet Lily while they were studying in the library. Her hair was pulled into a high pony tail and while he heard the scratching of a quill every so often, he could tell that she was barely registering the words on the page.
"It was… bad." She trailed off hesitantly, dropping the quill to the side and staring down at him.
Severus would later realize that if Lily Evans ever gave that look to him that he should start running. Too bad most eleven year old boys are too clueless to pick up the subtleties of a girl's anger.
"Oh, and why is that?" He asked, still more focused on the parchment in front of him rather than on Lily's face.
"I was called a Mudblood today."
Severus dropped his quill and whipped around at Lily to see her eyes brimming with tears. Though they were close and Petunia had caused a lot of damage to Lily, it was the first time he was seeing her like this.
"Why didn't you tell me?" She asked softly.
And Severus took a while to think. Not because he was scared or worried but he needed those spare seconds to form the proper words.
"I didn't tell you… because I was hoping that Hogwarts would be different." He started off slowly, his eyes focused on the curves of his words on his parchment. "This… this blood purity is all over in the 'real world'. It's… it's a bit bad, there are people who think that only purebloods, people with wizarding parents, are the only ones that should be allowed in this word. There has been attacks, small attacks, in the real world to muggleborns. I just thought… I thought Hogwarts would be different." Severus explained, turning to look at Lily who just held an unreadable expression on her face.
"Okay." She said, and went back to work.
Severus hesitated. "Do you want to talk about it?"
"No. Just, next time, tell me when you're trying to protect me, yeah?" She said, scratching out some lines on her homework.
What a shame that Severus Snape never promised her such a thing, perhaps both their outcomes could have been different.