Severus Snape.

Lily walked down the hall, steaming with anger. How dare he? How DARE he? She took long, heavy strides, not sure of where she was going. She just knew that she had to get away. Then, before she even knew what was happening, she smashed right into someone. A book flew out of that someone's hand and landed on the floor right next to the exact spot Lily had landed from the impact. She glanced at its cover; tattered and worn, it bore the title 'Dark Arts Smarts'. She looked up and saw Severus sitting exactly opposite her; it seemed he'd fallen, too.

"I'm sorry…I didn't see you." She said standing up and picking up his book. She held it out to him. "Light reading?" she asked. He stood up too, only slightly slower.

"Sort of. Yeah. Thanks." He took the book from her hands. She stared at him for a moment. He looked uncomfortable, his eyes kept darting everywhere and his feet kept shifting from side to side.

There was an awkward silence and then Severus said, "So…You're okay?" Lily looked at him, her had slightly cocked to the side out of confusion.

"Um…yes. Why wouldn't I be?" She said, but it came out much angrier than she had intended it to be originally. Severus' pale face flushed with color, but only for a moment.

"Well…Yeah…last time I saw you…" but before he finished his sentence, Lily remember like a jolt that day after potions.

"Oh! Yeah. Yeah. I'm fine. Sorry you had to deal with that…really." He shook his head.

"Not at all. It wasn't a problem." He gave her a soft smile, and she returned it. She felt amazingly calm just standing here talking to him, and it reminded her why they used to be such good friends.

"Well…I better be off then…" Severus said, starting to walk away. Lily stayed in her spot debating something in her head, and then she turned around quickly.

"Severus…wait!" He turned slowly and raised a brow at her. Lily bit her lip. "I really need someone who's not in love with James Potter to help me with something…" Severus looked confused for a second, and then his expression softened.

"I'm pretty sure I can help you with whatever it is, then."

Lily smiled, "Do you have a few hours?" and before Severus could respond yes or no, she was spilling everything that had happened in the past couple of months.

Once she was finished, Severus sighed.

"He shouldn't have lied to you in the first place. If he loved you at all, he shouldn't have lied." He twirled his wand between his fingers. "He shouldn't have kissed you either. That's just…really…" he paused for a moment, searching for a word, "inappropriate."

Lily grinned widely, "EXACTLY! But, of course Sirius says it wasn't, because he should be able to kiss me whenever he likes!" Severus shrugged

"Sirius Black is an imbecile."

Lily giggled, "He is kind of stupid isn't he?" Severus let out a laugh and nodded

"Yes. Very much so." Lily sighed deeply.

"It's so silly…but…I love him as if he were my brother. Even though he can be exceedingly arrogant at times."

By now the pair of them were leaning against the wall, their faces red from giggling and laughing. Lily held her stomach and let out a breath

"I should get going back upstairs. I have to patrol the corridors tonight, and I wanted to get some studying done first." She stood up slowly. "But thank you." He stood up after her, looking directly into her bright green eyes.

"You're welcome Lily. You're very welcome." She smiled at him, and before she could help it, her arms were around his neck, and she was hugging him tightly. Then, as quickly as it had started, she pulled away and ran up the stairs back to the common room.