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August, 1991

Lily felt her head buzzing.

Harry was jumping from one store to another like a little monkey, Sirius was not behaving like an adult and in addition to all the running around, he was also not forgetting to get the attention of every witch that was in Diagon Alley. Remus was of course being an angel and carrying everything they bought for Harry. They were going to meet Weasleys later, as Harry and little Ron made fast friends. Lily didn't want to take away her son's first friendship with the redhead boy and that wonderful muggleborn witch who knew so much already about the Wizarding World, having parents who knew absolutely nothing about wizardry. Lily smiled to herself. Were her dad and mom that clueless too? But they had so much fun that day! She remembered how much candy they ate that day with...

Why the hell, there was still a dull ache everytime she remembered him?

No, she was definitely not ready for the melancholy right now. Her son needed her now and Sirius and Remus would figure out just whom she was missing so dearly.

"Mum! mum! Sirius wants to go Broomshopping for me! Mum! I will be just like Dad was! "

"Sure, darling. How about this? You and Uncle Sirius can go to Broomstix and Uncle Remus and I will grab a book or two at Obscurus Books. We will meet you there after you are done and then we will all have lunch?"

"Yes! C'mon, Sirius!"

"Right after you, Harry!"

"I don't know which one of them is more childish. And he won't call him Uncle no matter what I do."

"C'mon, Lil, let's go see what new stuff they have!"

"Ever the bookworm, Remus Lupin!" Lily entered the bookstore followed by Remus.

Severus Snape was standing in the middle of the store, looking through some ancient-looking potions book. Lily looked at his once-best friend. He had definitely grown up. Of course dressed in black head-to-toe, Severus did not look bad at all. He had bulked up a bit, so now he didn't look like he had been starving all year. His long, slender fingers didn't change, nor did his eyes.. And his robes were definitely better looking. She heard faintly, that he had access (finally) to Prince fortune, that his mother had been cutoff from thanks to that awful human being, Tobias Snape. He also was teaching at Hogwarts, although Lily never imagined Severus as a Professor. But then, Lily didn't imagine a lot of things, such as Severus standing up to Voldemort and saving her life and blowing his cover in process. His nose was definitely the same, Lily smiled at her thoughts. He was, of course, frowning. Severus, Severus.. You had such a warm smile? What happened to it?

"Madame, may I help you or are you going to stare like that longer?" Of course he had noticed her!

"Hey! Severus, it has been ages! How have you been?" She would have hugged him, but he stepped away, like he had seen a Dementor. He was so incredibly formal with her.

"Hello, Lily. "

"Severus, I am so happy to see you! Why have you not answered a single letter I have sent you?"

"Lily, you don't have anything to thank me for. I don't want to impose my person on you. Even if you have a misguided notion that you owe me something."

You dolt! We used to sit on swings for hours! I have not seen you since that Halloween.

"We will have to disagree on that, but in meantime, I have not seen you in eleven years and we have to catch up. Let's have a lunch, what do you say?"

"I say, I am exceedingly busy and I need to return to Hogwarts."

"Not even coffee? Don't miss the muggle coffee?"

"Lily, as I said, you don't owe me anything. Lupin." He nodded towards Remus.

"Severus." Said Remus, eyeing the two with a twinkle worthy of Dumbledore.

Severus turned on his heels and left the shop. Lily, wiped a treacherous tear away.

"Lil, are you alright? What did he say?"

"Nothing, Rem, it's alright. I am alright. What do you have there? A Muggle Studies book?"

"Yeah, isn't this fun? It has all the muggle inventions and their wizarding counterparts!"

"You know, you can just ask me."

"Yeah, but I don't want to keep bothering ... You know, how my werewolf senses are very acute..Well, I couldn't help to overhear you two. I think you could apologize."

"For what, Remus? His stupid prophecy killed my husband!Almost killed my son. I think he should apologize!"

"I think he will, if you do it first. I don't think he knows that Dumbledore told you that bit of information and I would imagine that's not something he would want to discuss in Diagon Alley."

"And for what should I apologize? For thinking he was a Death Eater? Because he was!"

"No, for laughing with James at him, when he was down. That day, at the Lake.."

"I remember it well, Remus. You don't have to remind me."

"I didn't want to upset you, Lily."

"I am not upset, Rem. It's alright. I am fine. Or at least I will be. Let 's get these books and go meet Siri and Harry."

"Lil.. You might want to attend to your makeup. Your eyes.."

Lily got a mirror out to look at her makeup.

"I did not cry because of Severus."

The elderly wizard behind the counter noticed her eyes as well, as Remus was paying for the books.

"Young lady, you look upset. Is there anything I can do to help?"

"You didn't have the book she was looking for. It's called "Werewolves do see the obvious in front of their very noses, even if you don't." And also the second volume of the same series by the title "It has been eleven years, it's alright if you want to live." So the lady is understandably upset."

"Sir, I have never heard of those titles."

"That's alright. They are extremely rare in these parts of the world." Said Remus and took shocked Lily out of the shop.

"You didn't do anything to help him out, either. At least I tried." Lily said regaining her speech.

Remus looked away, then again at her.

"No. I did not then. I am correcting that mistake now."

"Even if I do apologize, which I am not saying I will, I think he is too far gone for my apology to make any difference."

"There is one way to find out, isn't there? C'mon we are stopping by the Honeyduke's. You need to repay me for my wise advice in chocolate."

"No problem,Mr-I-only-eat-chocolate-close-to-the-full-moon."

"Maybe I plan on saving it till full moon."

"Right. We'll just get enough for now till full moon. "