CHAPTER: Playing games..

During dinner Lily and her sister seemed to be engaged in some sort of stare off. One would glare at the other and then the other would return the glare. Their parents seemed to be used to it because they carried on with dinner as usual. Lily's father was a tall thin blond haired man of about forty two. He had stern features that made him look like his patience shouldn't be tested. Severus was most surprised that when he opened his mouth he was the most soft-spoken person her had ever met. He had kindly offered him some clothes to sleep in and Lily mother offered to wash his clothes so they'd be clean for the next day. He was very thankful that he was wearing one of the new underpants he had already purchased.

After dinner they went into the living room to watch some television. Petunia was insistent on watching a show called The Good Life which Lily didn't want to see. "That's such a stupid show," she complained mumbling up the stairs. Severus had never seen the show but he decided to agree with her anyway and state that it was indeed a stupid show. She decided that they should go up to her room and read some magazines and listen to some music.

Lily walked into the room after him, leaving the door slightly ajar and dived on her bed. "I wish I had my own TV," she complained

"But then what would you do with it nine out of the twelve months in the year." She frowned at the realisation that he had a point and sat up and stared at him. "I have an idea," she said with a bright glow in her eyes. "Let's play a game."

He couldn't begin to process all the possibilities of what game she was thinking about. He was very thankful that Lily was not a legilimens because some of them were very adult. "What game?" he asked trying to sound mildly interested.

"Well I don't know the name. It's a muggle game. Petunia plays it with her friends all the time, never lets me play though..." She took out a piece of the pink parchment and drew a square in the middle of the page and drew four lines attached to each side of the square. He was a bit disappointed that this was a game that could be played on paper. "Okay, give me a number between one and ten," she commanded.

"Ah... seven," he said.

She patted the bed indicating that she wanted him to sit down. This was a new development, he was actually going to sit on her bed. He walked cautiously and sat on the edge of the bed and turned to face. Her expression said; 'I don't bite, you know.' He moved a little closer to her.

"Now," she said excitedly, rubbing her hands. "Give me three numbers." He called out zero, one, two and she added forty five to one end of the square. "Three countries now," she said. He told her England, Scotland and Whales and she added Vietnam. "Well you won't know about cars so I guess you can give met three brooms," she added. He told her Comet260, Clean Sweep 5, and Nimbus 500 and she added a muggle broom. Then she got an evil grin on her face. "Now Severus, name three girls."

'Why would she ask me such a thing,' he wondered. This was a weird sort of game. "Why do I have to call three girls."

"Because it's part of the game," she said rolling her eyes. "Just name any three girls."

He thought it out carefully. If he names any girls Lily might think that he fancied them. He did not want her to think that he fancied anyone but at the same time he didn't want her to think he fancied no one. He guessed he would just have to call a mixture of fanciable girls and abnormally plain girls. "Okay, Bellatrix." She scribbled that down on the one empty side of the square. "Ah... Narcissa." Lily shot him a questioning look and smirked. "and Alice."

"I bet Frank will have something to say about that."

"It's not like I fancy her, you told me to name three girls and she's a girl so..." That closet he could come to naming Lily was to name of he friends. If he said her name and she had any sort of negative reaction he would die of embarrassment.

"SOOORRY," she said in way which indicated that she was not sorry at all. She then added to the list Bertha with a smirk on her face. She began to count out seven and then scratch something off the list, then count seven and scratch something off the list until there was one item remaining on each side of the square.

She held up the parchment and started to read. She was already laughing. "Severus, you will marry Bellatrix Black, you guys will have forty five children, live in Vietnam but at least you will have a Comet 260."

"What!!!" he exclaimed, snatching the paper out of Lily's hands. He looked down at it and saw that after cancelling out all the other options she circled the ones she just called out. "Well this could never happen," he said handing back the paper to Lily.

"Why not?" she asked still laughing.

"I would actually have to avoid throwing up at the very idea of having sex with Bellatrix Black."

She looked shocked at his response at first then she let out a slight giggle. "I guess your right; Guys generally prefer sane girls. Were you hoping that it was Narcissa."

"Don't know why it everyone thinks I fancy her. I don't. We just talk a bit sometimes."

She laughed. "OHHHHHHHH Severus likes Narcissa."

"I really don't besides she's going with Lucius Malfoy."

She looked at him frowned. " Isn't he like thirty."

" Yes he is a bit old for her, but to each his own," he said dismissively.

"So you don't fancy her?" she asked confused. He shook his head. "I could have sworn..."

Why would Lily be pondering who he fancied. This could only mean one thing, she must have thought of him at some time. But it could have been to think that who ever Severus likes will never like him back.

The door that was left ajar was pushed open completely and Petunia came strolling in. "I'm finished with my show," she said examining Severus on the bed, "So there is no need to luck yourself up here with him."

"The door was open Petunia," Lily said annoyed.

"Of course it was," she replied.

Lily looked from Petunia to Severus apologetically.

"Where is he going to sleep anyway?"

"In here," Lily said like she was stating the obvious. She saw the look on Petunia's face. "And I will sleep on the couch. Do you really think Mom and Dad will let me..."

"Well seeing that you seem to have them wrapped around your finger I'll say anything is possible." Lily looked scandalised. "And mom is going to pharmacy and she would like me to ask you what sort of maxi pads do you want, with wings or with out."

Lily was now a deep shade of red. She took a pillow and launched it at Petunia. "Get out of my room," she shouted.

Petunia looked to Severus. "Oh she has the worst PMS," she said apologetically and walked out the room with a satisfied look on her face.

He turned to Lily who was still extremely red in the face and seemed to be emmiting steam from her ears. He could see how embarrassed she was feeling and he decided to assure her that there was no reason to. "Don't worry, my mother makes me get hers when ever I'm home."

NOTE: Hey thanks for the reviews. I'm having a lot of fun with this story. I've been tryingto make Lily not so perfect as we all imagine her to be but still loveable. I hope I'm doing an okay job.