Summary: Lily forgives Severus for calling her a "mud blood" in their fifth year. Lily and Severus get together and soon she finds herself pregnant. What will happen to her and her child? And what do Lily's older brothers have to do with her and her children? Severus not Harry's father. Vampire Severus
Chapter 2: The Attack
Months later, things only got worse between Severus and Lily. He had tried everyday to talk to her, but she was successful in avoiding him. Though one day during the last week of school he was able to get her to come out of Gryffindor Tower.
FLASHBACK
"I'm sorry."
"I'm not interested."
"I'm sorry!"
"Save your breath."
It was nighttime. Lily, who was wearing a dressing gown, stood with her arms folded in front of the portrait of the Fat Lady, at the entrance to Gryffindor Tower.
"I
only came out because Mary told me you were threatening to sleep
here."
"I was. I would have done. I never meant to call
you a Mudblood, it just - "
"Slipped out?" There was no pity in Lily's voice. "It's too late. I've made excuses for you for years. None of my friends can understand why I even talk to you. You and your precious little Death Eater friends - you see, you don't even deny it! You don't even deny that's what you're all aiming to be! You can't wait to join You-Know-Who, can you?"
He opened his mouth, but closed it without speaking.
"I can't pretend anymore. You've chosen your way, I've chosen mine."
"No- listen, I didn't mean -"
" -to call me Mudblood? But you call everyone of my birth Mudblood, Severus. Why should I be any different?"
He struggled on the verge of speech, but with a contemptuous look she turned and climbed back through the portrait hole.
END FLASHBACK
Severus sat upon a bench at the park not far from his house.
"Mother's dead, dad hates me so he left, or so everybody thinks. Lily hates me, and I joined the Dark Lord. What have I done to deserve this?" he spoke to himself. "Why me?"
He held parchment, a bottle of ink, and a quill in his lap, wondering how to start.
Lily sat in her room, holding a recently received letter. When she first read it, her breath caught in her throat.
Miss Lillian Evans,
I bet, no, I know you're still pissed at me for calling you what I did during the year. I also know there's no excuse for it. I'll understand if you don't finish reading this.
Even though you no longer think of me as a friend, I still consider you one to me. You're the only one that I can talk to. Recently, I've been talking to myself, out loud, asking myself how I could do that o you. I won't tell you what I came up with as they all are excuses and none deserve to be written, read, or told, for that matter. I've done something I regret. I even surprised myself when I did it: I joined the Dark Lord and got his mark. I'm not asking for pity or sorrow or anything like that sort. I'm just telling the only person I can; you. I just thought you should know and not find out from someone else.
To end this letter I'll say this: I'm not asking you to be my friend again or to talk to me again. I'm just asking you to at least consider forgiving me even if you actually don't.
See you 'round school.
Severus Snape
Lily found herself, not only considering forgiving him, but that she already had.
"How'd I stay mad at him for so long? If I had forgiven him, he probably wouldn't have joined, especially after what I said to him when he did apologized and I didn't accept," Lily whispered to herself. She found she wanted to tell him so, but could only do so in person.
"Lily! You've got a letter from Hogwarts," said her brother as he walked into her room as the door was open. "What's that letter about in your hand, Flicka?"
He had a well-built body, like that of a football player; muscular though not bulky, and tough (except when it comes to family), a height of six feet, blue eyes, and black hair.
Hey Jack. Oh, just a letter from a friend, nothing interesting, though I haven't heard from her for a while. She went to Germany to visit relatives. Says she's going to Greece soon, too. Anyway, can I have my Hogwarts letter please?"
Lily took the letter from her brother and opened it. She pulled out the parchments from inside to fine her O.W.L. results.
Ordinary Wizarding Level Results
Pass Grades Fail Grades
Outstanding (O) Poor (P)
Exceeds Expectations (E) Dreadful (D)
Acceptable (A) Troll (T)
Lillian Grace Evans has achieved:
Astronomy O
Care of Magical Creatures E
Charms O
Defense Against the Dark Arts E
Ancient Runes O
Herbology O
Potions O
Transfiguration O
Animagi Studies O
Lily stared at her letter in amazement.
'I can now learn to change into an animal. Wow!' As she thought, her mouth dropped open. Jack took her letter to see what made her speechless and looking like a fish.
"Flicka, these are great! Animagi Studies? What that about?" Jack asked.
"It's about a person changing into an animal. The studies tells of how a person is to go about changing. The class was only a month or two to learn of that, but the rest was talking to someone who has learned how other than Professor McGonagall. Then the last month was to pick a few animals that would be potential candidates for ourselves and to write a foot or two why that is a potential animagus."
"Wow. That cool. So, now you can learn how to change into one?" Jack asked interested.
"Yes, but most people don't have the power to do so. Even I could be one of them that doesn't have that power. With an animal form, it easier to spy on others, a better defense, or offense. Take the animal of a dragon. Not easy to spy, but this animal is great for both offense and defense. Now take the fox animal into consideration. A fox is great to spy on others and a great defense as it is small so it easier to hide than that of a stag or bobcat or a bigger animal. The bigger the animal, the better the offense, the smaller the animal, the better spy abilities. Defense abilities depend on that of the animal, whether the animal is magical or not. The more magical, the better the defense, the less-magical the animal, the weaker the defense, like that of -"
"Okay, I get it. I don't need a lecture on it. I'm not going to be turning into an animal anytime soon," he said with a huge grin seeing how excited she was about the possibility of turning into an animal. "Anyway, dinner's son, we should head down and help set up. By the way, congrats on your grades!" With that, Jack turned and left Lily sitting on her bed, smiling at her brother's antics to make her be quiet.
After putting Severus's letter away safely, Lily went downstairs to help with dinner only to find upon arrival her parents laying on the floor. Lily hurried over to her mother in the kitchen. Her mother's hair, also that of dark red, was spread around her and her arms and legs bent at odd, uncomfortable angles. Lily felt for her mother's pulse to not find one. She then rushed to her father, who's almond-shaped, bright green eyes, stared lifeless at the ceiling. Finding bother parents dead, she searched frantically around the living room, dining room, and den for her brothers and sister, calling out for them.
"Tuney! Jack! Ray! Anyone home!?"
Upon hearing his name, Jack opened the cupboard door.
"Flicka! You okay?" he called to her desperately.
"Jack! Oh, thank God. Where's Tuney and Ray, do you know?" Lily asked running into the hallway in her brother's arms.
"Ray was out on an errand for father. Tuney I think was taken. Don't worry, we'll be okay. Let me go look at mother and father, then we'll go upstairs to your room." Jack too his littlest sister and set her on the stairs. He then walked over to his mother and made her comfortable, then his father and closed his eyes. Jack went back to Lily and guided her to her room.
Upon entering her room, she found an owl waiting to deliver a message. Lily walked over to the owl while Jack closed and locked her bedroom door.
"We'll wait here for Ray, he'll know what to do," Jack said.
Lily took the message from the owl and opened it.
Miss Evans,
It has come to our attention that Dark Magic has been performed within your household. We are sending Aurors to your house now as a precaution for your safety. Please let them know if anyone is missing or expected to arrive at your house soon. Thanks.
Sincerely,
The Ministry of Magic
Jack, who stood at the edge of Lily's bedroom window saw a car pull up outside in the driveway.
"Looks like Ray's back. Stay here, I'll go meet him and prepare him." He walked over to the door to hear Lily say:
"Be careful, some may still be around."
After ten minutes, ray and Jack walked into Lily's room. Lily hadn't moved from her bed after telling her brother to be careful.
"Lily, you okay?" Ray asked.
Ray was similar to his brother in build. Muscular though it didn't show with his height of six foot one inch. His brown hair to his shoulders and his brown eyes were so soft, they were the window to his soul, though only certain people could actually get a glimpse of it. Lily, being one of the few to know how, looked into his eyes and saw pain and that he was at a loss of what to do except that to take care of his younger siblings. Lily ran to her eldest brother and sobbed uncontrollably into his chest. Ray put his arms around his youngest sister and held her close. Jack stepped into the emotional scene and hugged his sister from behind, sandwiching her between her brothers.