Chapter Two Riseing Water

Before Severus knew it he was asleep as well, with lily sleeping right next to him useing his shoulder as a pillow he fell asleep with a smile on his face for what seemed like the first time. Lily began to stir ad her eyes fluttered open. At frist she hadn't recognized where she was then she remembered where she was. The pounding headache she was feeling was thanks to her crying fit she had earlier. As she sat up and looked to her side she saw Severus asleep. He looked peaceful, for once. She stared amazed at his sleeping face. No worry lines nor frowns, no deep in thought blank looks just happy peace. She hadn't realized she was reaching up to touch his face until she saw her hand in veiw. She quickly pulled her hand away then heard laughter from behind her. "you stupid girl you fell asleep at a good part" her annoying giggles echoed through the bathroom. She turned to face the ghost girl. "what do you mean?" Myrtle gave her a sly grin and floated over to the other side of the room "oh its nothing" her attitude changed drastically "ITS NOT LIKE I'LL HAVE ANYTHING LIKE THAT!...SINCE I'M DEAD!" She screamed and quickly vanished into one of the toilets which errupted in a tsumani like wave of water. Myrtles scream had woken Severus up but the wave really woke him up. The bathroom was flooding with water quickly. Lily got to her feet and started to panic. "What happened?" asked Severus wide awake now.

Lily turned her head surprised to see him up, her red hair spining out and landing over her shoulders. "Moaning myrtle, she was talking to me one second then went mad then next" The water was already up to their knees. Severus would have been glad to see her still in his cloak if it wasnt for the water. Thinking fast he knew they had to get to the door before the water levels got to high to open it. "come on!" he started trudging through the water leading the way to the door when he felt Lily's hand wrap around his. He froze looking to see her hand on his. He felt his face grow warmer as he stares at her frozen in place. "Sev?" she said knocking him back to reality "yea, this way" He held onto her hand as well as he lead her to the door. The water was riseing faster now, it was already up to their waists. "Damnit" He looked at the water against the door. "what is it sev?" Lily asked looking at the door then back at him. She felt unusually calm for this situation and wondered why. "Well, the water is already this high...meaning i dont think we can open it with the water pressure being this high..well enough to make it almost impossable to open with just you and me" Lily looked at the worry on his face and then remembered how peaceful and happy he looked just minutes before. "we can try at least" Severus looked at her like she had two heads then sighed seeing the hope in her beautiful green eyes made him feel like he could even fly if he wanted to "ok we can try"They both pushed through the next to freezing waterand got to the door within 2 minutes. The water had stopped riseing at such a fast pace, but was still rising. Severus grabed the handle of the door "Lily grab the edges..." he stopped and let go of the handle. "no grab the handle and pull as hard as you can" he lightly pushed her into the right spot, then he grabbed the door edges hopeing to get it a little open. "PULL" he said with a grunt Lily pulled her hardest and nothing happend. "again?" she said with a slight hint of worry. "yea...1..2..3 Pull" They got the door open a few milimeters but then it closed. "it's no use...Sev what are we going to do?" Lily said looking to Severus for an answer. "do you know any spells to make the water stop?" she said jokingly. He looked at her worry as his only readable expression. "at least the lights are on" She added quietly. Severus thought of an idea "lily you are a genius!" he gave her a small smile then got out his wand. "Maybe this will work" With one last glance at her he added "i hope it works" He waved his wand and said "lumous" a bright light sparked at the end of his wand. "How am i a genius?" she asked. The water had gotten to their chests by now. Severus gave her a smirk as the light went on and off. "Dumbledor's office is in sight of this room...so if he sees the light flashing on and off, he will most likely come to check it out" Lily smiled then remembered it must be at least 7 or 8 "but Sev it must be around dinner time...everyone would be in the great hall" He froze for a moment then let out a heavy sigh. "i'm sorry lily..." Lily looked at him confused "for what this isnt your fault" The water had just reached lily's neck. "no, it's not if i hadn't been bothering you about...potter then you wouldn't have been in here in the first place"

He looked at her as she stood in the cold water wearing his slytherin cloak. "Sev, if you dont want me going out with him so badly...then..i wont" a look of hope sprung up on his face and she blushed at his expression. He could do nothing else but nod. After a few more minutes passed the water was up to her chin and up to his neck. They were both shivering but quiet. After he had offered to lift her higher(which she turned down and said she was a good swimmer) the quietness continued until Severus broke the silence. "lily i have to tell you something" he studdered out. She looked at him "y-yea Sev" When he opened his mouth to tell her the door lit up then fell forword out into the hall. The water rushing out carrying Lily and Severus with it. They both were on the ground trying to catch their breath and shivering. Dumbledor stood only a few feet away from the water smileing down at them "my apologies for my tardyness, i had seen the light earlier and thought someone was practicing. But at dinner i had over heard some students say that two students had been in this bathroom for a while" Severus stood up and then reached out to help Lily up.

They stood there for a moment before Dumbledor laughed "well go and get changed and warm-" Before he could finish the sentece James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and peter petegrew came running around the corner. "Professor did you find her-LILY!" He ran over to her and hugged her, shoving Severus aside. He quickly turned her in the direction of the gryffindor commonroom with out a single word. Siriu,Remus and Peter followed behind them howling with laughter. Severus stood shivering in the hall with Dumbledor watching him curiously. "Well Severus?" he asked after a few moments of silence. Severus looked at Dumbledor confused. "arent you going to go get dried up, and warm" He nodded his head and started walking past Dumbledor to the slytherin commomroom. Dumbledor watched the soaking wet,shivering boy walk slowly down the stairs and out of sight.