AN: Okay so I won't be updating this story every day, but I just wanted to get this next chapter out to everyone. Since the chapters are so short, I am hoping to update weekly or bi-weekly.
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Before Severus had a chance to speak, Harry ran across the classroom and was out the door.
Severus knew exactly which memory Harry Potter had just witnessed. It was the memory he had watched every night since Lily's death. He had tortured himself for years with the unlived fantasy of a family that he and Lily had planned.
She had been so certain that they would make it through the war; that they would be together in the end. It broke his heart at how wrong she was.
He had always hoped that Harry would one day find out the truth, but not like this.
Harry had grown up for that last 15 years believing his father was James Potter only to see a memory that contradicted it all. No one wanted to believe that what they knew to be true was actually a lie.
Yes, Harry was his son. He and Lily had reconciled during their 7th year at Hogwarts. While she hated what side of the war he had been on, she understood that he had dug himself so deep he could no longer get out. Voldemort had promoted him to the top of his ranks, and had he tried to switch sides he would certainly have been eliminated.
Lily talked Severus into making arrangements with Dumbledore to work as a double agent. Dumbledore, while unsure at first, gave Severus the job as Potion Master and Head of House for Slytherin. Severus had convinced Voldemort that he was working at Hogwarts to gain intel on Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix. This seemed to please Voldemort, putting Severus in the position where he was almost undoubtedly trusted.
Of course, Severus and Lily had to hide their relationship. Even though he had reformed, word could not get out about it for the chance of it getting back to Voldemort.
Severus had to live like he was still supporting the dark side. Lily seemed to be able to tolerate this. She was understanding when Severus had to leave her suddenly or had not shown up at one of their meetings so he could be at Voldemort's side.
When they met, they made sure to never meet at the same place twice within a month's time, and they set the meet time sporadically as possible; there were many times they met long before the sun rose. It was best to meet at the oddest of hours to ensure that no one from either side caught them. They had to be careful. If one wrong person found out they could both have ended up dead.
A little over a year after they graduated from Hogwarts, Lily found out she was pregnant. Severus was ready to take her and run away. He wanted to keep her safe from the war, and wanted to have a proper family. Lily convinced him it would not work. There was no were to hide from Voldemort. That was when she came up with her ill-fated plan. He had never forgiven himself for not hiding her himself.
Severus had wanted to tell Harry, but not until the war was done. Not until his safety could be guaranteed. However, now that Harry had seen his memory, it was now time for Severus to talk to him.