CHAPTER FOUR
Snape's Move
"Lily?" Snape whispered, standing much closer to her than he ever had in his life. "Could I speak to you for a moment?"
Surprised at his gentle request and the absence of the word "mudblood," she agreed, to appease her curiosity. "Um. . .yeah, okay. Sure." Together, they wandered into a far corner of the dungeon outside potions.
"Lily. . ." he crooned, softly, sweetly, even what some would consider lovingly, "will you go out with me?"
Dead beats of silence throbbed in Snape's ears as he waited, patiently but anxiously, for her reply.
James and Sirius, in the other far corner of the dungeon, under James' Invisibility Cloak, were also waiting for her answer. "You know," Sirius whispered to his friend, "he's not doing bad. She may even say yes."
James made a noise somehow halfway between a whine and a growl and fixed his attention to Lily. He nearly fainted when he heard what she said.
"Yeah, okay," Lily said, her green eyes twinkling in the dim light. She smiled at Snape. "I'd like that."
James spat more than a few expletives under his breath, but Sirius only sniggered.
"What's so funny?" James demanded, watching Lily and Snape leave, hand in hand.
"What happens when they get married? Can you see their kids?" He sniggered again.
"SHE WON'T MARRY HIM!" James thundered, throwing off the Cloak and running into the hallway.
"Hold up, mate," Sirius shouted, "I want to see their first date before he break them up."
"Why?" James demanded.
"For the funny, of course," Sirius replied. When James glared at him, he added, "Even you have to admit, that'll be hilarious."