Severus watched as Lily got inside once more.

She always knew what to say and what to do to steer his mind into complete chaos. At this point Severus was actively wishing that the soup in his hand was poisonous. It was delicious, hot and reminded him of Lily's house, when he would go over. Unfortunately it didn't have any poisons in it.

Sometime in the night, it stopped raining. Severus was too tired to notice. It was unfortunate that Lily had his wand now and he had to do wandless magic to keep himself from freezing. Wandless magic was great but he missed having his wand. Apparently Lily thought so too, because it was past 2 am, when she got out again, with another mug of soup, and his wand. Giving both to him, she looked at him under moonlight and asked

"So when are you going to kill my son?"

"If you wish to interrogate me, this soup is not helping."

"I am not interrogating you, Severus. I am simply asking you a question."

"Go inside, Lily. I don't wish to have this conversation. Thank you for the soup."

"Goodnight, Severus. Cast a drying charm at yourself. We don't want the big Death Eater to catch a cold."

Morning brought more rain and a breakfast from Lily.

"Does your dear sunshine boy know about you feeding a Death Eater?"

"Severus, don't talk. You are unbearable when you speak. Eat the food, you are thinner then in school, which says a lot."

Severus didn't dignify this with an answer. She was standing over him, as he sat down, eating breakfast on the tray.

"Where do you live now?"

"Here among these trees and mailboxes." he gestured around him.

"I see your lashing tongue is still intact."

"Doesn't your perfect family miss you already?"

"No family is perfect. Sure you have heard the shouts."

"I thought Potter was perfect. I thought I am just hallucinating." They fought every evening. Screamed themselves hoarse. He could hear them, standing outside.

"Are you done?"

"Yes." Then after he realized that she was going to go inside, the minute he was done, added "Thank You, Lily."

"Don't mention it, Severus." Said the redhead and went inside without looking back. Severus sighed heavily. He should have taken longer time to eat his breakfast.

"Happy Halloween to you, Lil." He said more to himself than to her.

"What the hell are you doing here, you Death Eater, scum?" Potter screamed. It was dark already. "Lily tells me you have been here for quite some time? What the hell are you doing here, Snivellus? You can't leave us alone for a second?"

"Potter, I have absolutely no appetite to deal with you right now." I have Voldemort to deal with, he thought to himself.

Potter took out his wand, aiming at him. He could have easily send the arrogant bully flying, as this was not Hogwarts anymore. Severus looked towards the cottage to see Lily running towards her husband, screaming,

"Jamie, let him alone. Just leave him be. We'll ask the Order to send people! Leave him."

Severus could not bring himself to blast James Potter in front of Lily. He closed his eyes as the stunning spell hit him. Looking back, Severus realized that Potter sealed everyone's faith with that spell. Voldemort came that evening. Severus could not move to help Potter on time. As he heard Lily's screams, he broke away the curses as ice sculptures, but by the time he managed to get to the door, Potter was already dead. Would he have saved Potter, if he could? Severus thought he would, for Lily.

He stepped over Potter's lifeless body and ran towards Lily's voice, on his way killing the two Death Eaters that came with Dark Lord. He cast an Arresto Momentum charms towards Lily, the very moment Voldemort's curse was going to hit her. He deflected the Killing Curse and watched as Dark Lord fell.

Next couple minutes were a blur. Harry was crying, Lily was on the floor, although the last thing he checked before fleeing the scene as a coward that he was, was her pulse. Which was present. Dumbledore would send somebody soon, Lily was safe for now.