More words for you guys to read! This chapter is mostly between Lily and Snape and is probably the penultimate chapter so enjoy! - CO x

"Hey, Lily? Can I talk to you a minute?" I looked up to find that Snape had sidled up to me in Potions whilst everyone else was busy preparing today's recipe. I hesitated; the genuine look on his face stopped me from telling him to shove it. I glanced around my table at Marlene, who had her face buried in the text book and for Alice who was in the supply cupboard – nobody had notice the Slytherin appear next to me.

"Um sure but be quick, there's not much of the lesson left to finish this" I said in a flat tone gesturing to my cauldron.

"Okay Lily I'm so sorr-" he began but I cut him off.

"Save it Sev, you crossed the line that day and I don't think there is anything you could do that could repair out friendship" I sighed and turned back to the beans I was supposed to be cutting up.

"You want to squash those with the blade rather than cut them" he said quietly. He hovered by my shoulder as I carefully crossed out what was written in the text book and copied down his suggestion. Severus was the best potioneer in Hogwarts and I'd always taken his advice without question. Of course when I squashed the bean it had worked.

"Why?" he asked "why can't you forgive me when you've tolerated Potter all these years?" He had spat James' name like it was a curse word. "He's the one who has tormented people and threatened me on several occasions and yet you still put up with him flirting with you".

"Yes but James has never ever called me the worst word in the magical word for someone of my birth" I hissed back at him through my teeth. "Seriously Severus in a time like this it really showed me where you stand".

"I never meant to say that Lily, it was Potter winding me up!" he pleaded

"Meant to say what, that I'm a mudblood?" my temper had started to get the better of me and a Hufflepuff on the next table looked up in shock at my words, "Please Snape you knew full well what you were saying". I continued making notes on from the board as he tried to work out what to say next. When I looked up his eyes were on my hand where I was still holding a pen.

"Where are your quills?"

"Oh I thought I wouldn't need them this year on the account of being a muggle" I said snappily. I saw the hurt flash across his face before he turned on his heel and hurried away. I know what I'd said was a step to far but what he'd done equaled it. All I had heard about him this year was his escapades with the like of Mulciber and Avery and the rest of the so called 'Death Eaters'. He'd been a part of terrorising other muggleborns and even other students that didn't agree with the 'Death Eaters' ideals. I couldn't forgive that.

The rest of the class passed quickly and as Slughorn collected in our potion samples at the end of the lesson I rushed to gather all of my things and shove them into my satchel. In my haste to get out of the door when the bell rang I ran flat out into a very tall boy with messy black hair in the hallway.

"Ooft!" I exclaimed as I had the wind knocked out of me. "I'm sorry I didn't see where I was going" I apologised quickly before I realised who I'd run in to. Not the worse person but still.

"Oh my darling Evans you do look like you're in a bit of a hurry" Sirius Black chuckled tweaking my hair. I flapped his hand away and huffed. "Where are you scurrying away to?"

"Anywhere but here" I muttered and practically ran away down the corridor when Snape exited the classroom behind me.

I didn't stop running until I'd made it into the Entrance Hall and up the marble staircase where I knew Snape would have no need to be. Marlene and Alice had caught up with me by the time I slumped down onto the floor at the feet of a suit of armour.

"Lily, what's wrong?" Alice asked panting slightly from trying to keep up.

"I, I…" My bottom lip began to tremble as everything came crashing down. I'd lost him. Severus had been my best friend for so many years. He had introduced me to the Wizarding world. He was the first magical person I had met. And now he had gone off the rails. I couldn't excuse what he'd done and the realisation of that made my heart break.

The relationship break down between Snape and Lily seems to be controversial on here (Lily is selfish vs She had every right to not be friends with him) and in my mind she was totally justified to break off the friendship but it totally broke her heart to do so. Let me know what you think, review!x