I know, I know I said most of this one shots wouldn't be angsty and stuff. But I couldn't help it. I'm working on a funny one, so I hope it is up soon. And yeah, I know, I suck at updates, but I'll try to be better ok:)

This chapter's called 'Change'.

Disclaimer: Don't own!

"Take that back!"

"I'm not taking it back!"

"Take that back right now!" her insides burned through every inch of her body, her nose was flaring and her green eyes were narrowing with anger pouring out of them. Her hand was enclosing dangerously around the wand tucked safely in her robe's pocket.

"You hated him a year ago, Lily! Seriously, what has gotten into you?!" he stood across her, pain and anger painted in his face.

They stood in the silent grounds of Hogwarts Castle while the grey sky threatened to soak them to the bone. Almost every student had gotten inside before it started raining, but he had said something that had switched on something inside her, something that was now aching inside her chest.

"Things change!"

"I know, Lily, things change! Because you've changed so much! You've changed so much I don't even recognize you!"

"How dare you?! How dare you say that! That is very rich coming from you, Severus Snape!" she screeched, her voice reaching a high key that echoed through the grounds.

"C'mon Lily"

"Who was the one who turned into the Dark Arts, huh? Who started hanging out with that… Mulciber… and Avery? Avery! Delighting your sweet selves with that evil humor!" she took a quick breath to prevent her voice from breaking and the tears that were now flooding her eyes escaping "You turned into the unrecognizable one, Severus, you even dared to …to call me…to call me a mudblood!" she growled, her hands turned into tight fists, one of them held her wand, and covered her eyes. They stayed there for a moment, until Lily lowered them and revealed her soaked eyes.

"That has nothing to do with the fact that…you're now into that…" he seemed to be making a great effort to keep his deep voice even, and having a hard time looking for words to say "pathetic toe rag! You used to say it Lily! How can you not see it?! How can you forget?! He is–"

"More than you'll ever be!I can't stand it! I can't stand listening to your rubbish anymore!"

"It's not rubbish! It's the truth!"

"The truth is that things change Severus. You've changed into a Death Eater!" his dark eyes widened at the term, but she continued "yes! A Death Eater! I know you have that disgusting mark in your arm!" she gestured toward his left arm that was covered by the dark school robes "And I've changed too, so have my feelings for James. Some people change for the better, and some…" her eyes scanned him from head to toes with a disgusted glare in them "for the worse, the worse they can turn in to!"

She walked straight back to the castle without another word, just as the grey clouds upon them started sprinkling little drops of water on their bodies.

She walked through the entrance and turned the corner into an empty hallway; Lily couldn't stop the sob that now burst out of her chest. Without waiting to recover, she ran through every corridor and moving staircase, keeping her sobs as quiet as she could, feeling her anger being replaced with sadness in her heart. She couldn't stand seeing her once best friend now turned into a completely different person that not only had offended her gravely in the past, but that now attempted to hurt her even further by telling her how stupid she was, what stupid decisions she had made, how stupid James Potter was. He was the one who preferred the Dark Arts on the first place, and who had broken her heart so deeply and beyond repair.

She screamed the password to the Fat Lady and stomped in, without looking up, walking straight to her dorm. Before she could even reach the staircase, her body bumped into something; she looked up and saw a pair of hazel eyes staring at her, concerned.

"What's wrong, Lily?" his large hands were placed on her shoulders.

"I don't want to talk about it" her voice trembled.

"It was him, wasn't he?" he said, his eyes narrowed "Snape? Don't listen to that bloody –"

"I said I didn't want to talk about it, James!" she freed herself from his grip and took a step back.

"Okay… alright. You don't have to" he took a step closer to her "just…just stop crying, alright?" his voice was suddenly soft and sweet, like music inside Lily's ears.

A huge sob welled up inside her once again, and she couldn't help it; she let it out. It would've been higher if it wasn't muffled by James' shoulder. One of his hands ran through her auburn hair while the other supported her back. Tears were now pouring out of control, soaking James' shirt. She was incredibly thankful the common room was empty, or at least not very crowded.

"Why did he have to turn into such a git?" she asked, while her sobs continued, but her voice was so muffled and shaky that she thought maybe he had not even understood. But she didn't need an answer, she didn't want it. And James didn't give her one, just stroked her hair silently, waiting for her sobs to cease.

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