Chapter Ten

As Lily got off the train, Severus right behind her with the luggage, she got a trolley for their trunks. Severus placed them carefully on top and they walked arm in arm out into the muggle world. Mr. and Mrs. Evans were waiting for them on the other side of the barrier.

"Mum! Dad!" Lily screamed.

"Hey kids! How was your term?" Mr. Evans asked.

Lily was smiling from ear to ear. "You are never going to believe what happened last night!"

"What?" asked her mother.

"Severus became a Gryffindor!" she exclaimed.

"Really? Well done, Severus," Mr. Evans said as he clapped Severus on the shoulder.

Severus couldn't help from smiling. He was with his family. His real family. But when they got out of the station, his smile fell from his face faster than a speeding snitch. There was his father, leaning against their crappy car.

"Severus! Get in the car," yelled Tobias Snape.

"No," said Severus. "You can't boss me around anymore. I'm of age now. I don't have to listen to you."

"Like hell you don't! I am your father," he stated. "You have to respect me."

"No. You are not my father," Severus said calmly. "I have a family now, a real family. I will not respect the man who beat me and my mother. Leave me alone, please."

Severus than went with the Evans to their car and got in. Tobias was beside himself. He picked up a rock from the ground and threw it at the car. The rock went through the window and hit Severus in the back of the head. His eyes popped and he could see bright patches in front of them. He felt the back of his head. Wet, sticky goo was seeping from his skull. He was bleeding.

"Oh no! Severus! Are you okay?" Lily asked when she saw the blood on his fingers. "Dad!"

"I'm on it, Lily," said Mr. Evans and he started speeding to the hospital.

Severus was starting to feel really light headed. He dropped his head into Lily's lap and she kept a handkerchief her mother had handed her from the glove box, pressed to his head.

"Don't worry, Severus. We will get you patched up soon. Everything's going to be alright," cried Lily.

"Lily," Severus whispered. "Please don't cry. I will be okay as long as I am with you." Lily's tears started to fall into Severus's dark hair.

"We're here," said Mrs. Evans. "Come on, Severus, dear."

Lily and Mrs. Evans lowered him into a wheelchair that Mr. Evans had gotten. They pushed him into the emergency doors and nurses were upon them at once. Soon, Severus was bald with five stiches in the back of his head. The doctors gave him some pain medication for headaches. The Evans helped him back into the car and were soon on their way home.

Severus fell asleep on Lily's lap. When he woke up, Severus was wrapped up in covers. He sat up and his head felt like it was going to pop off. Severus grabbed his skull, wanting the pain to stop.

"Here," said a small voice. He was handed a cup of water and some pills. Severus swallowed the pills gratefully and looked up to see Lily with a sad smile on her face.

The pain was gone almost as quickly as it had come. Severus smiled and dragged Lily into bed with him. He hugged her close and smelled her sweet smelling hair.

"Sev, I don't want you over extenuating yourself," said Lily.

"Is this over extenuating myself?" he asked as he gave her a big kiss.

"Yes," she said, finally getting out.

Severus huffed. "That's no fun." He smiled at her and she couldn't help but to smile back.

"I love you, Sev. But I don't want you hurting," Lily told him.

"Aw, come on, Lil! One little spell and I will be completely healed," he told her.

"I know, but we don't know how to do heal spells yet," she reminded him.

"I supposed you're right," he sighed. He gave her another kiss. "So, what's the diagnosis, Nurse?"

"You need bed rest and care," she said.

"I like the sound of that," Severus smiled.