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Lily was upset; not just with herself, for getting into this situation, but at Severus as well. She thought he was above kidnapping, but apparently that was moot.
The words that Alan had just murmured were still ringing in her head and she turned her head as he leaned into give her a bruising kiss.
Just as she steeled herself to keep avoiding him, a sound in the forest beyond them caused Alan to loosen his grip.
She looked up at a pair of eyes not unlike James Potter's except that it was in the face of a stag, not James, she was looking at.
Sev cursed under his breath, moving backwards, away from the stag and into the forest.
However, before he had gone more than five paces, the snap of a twig alerted the stag to Severus's disappearing back.
The stag tossed its head back and nearly started charging, surprising Snape so much that he lost his balance and tripped over a tree root; Lily watched in amazement as Alan jerked in shock.
She looked back towards the area the stag had entered from and was entranced to find that she could see where she was.
Just as she stood up and was dusting herself off, the headmaster turned up, out of breath.
"Isn't that bad for your health, Albus?" McGonagall was asking.
Dumbledore didn't have a chance to answer because the redhead had thrown herself at him and was shaking with relief.
"Oh, I was so scared," she sobbed, not letting go, but wrapping her arms more securely against his waist.
"Well, you don't have to be now," Dumbledore responded, his voice soft. "You don't have to be."
A/N: okay, she has been saved! I wonder how many of you recognize the stag? Review?
Serindraxx