Chapter 8

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Severus' words echoed through the air as the wind continued to pick up.

"What?" Severus didn't respond, trying to prolong what he knew he had to tell her. "I don't understand. What does You-Know-Who want with my son?"

"There has been a prophecy, Lily. Someone is coming to destroy the Dark Lord and he thinks it's your son. He will stop at nothing to kill him." Fear rushed into her eyes and he watched her strong stance crumble. "I tried Lily, I really did. I begged him to let you live, I will try to keep you alive." Suddenly her fists clenched and her green eyes pierced into his.

"How dare you." Wait, what? Severus turned to look at her better, confused.

"I don't understand."

"You bastard!" She unfolded her arms and pushed her hands on his chest. making him stumble backwards.

"Lily!" Forgetting she even had a wand, she shoved him to the ground, the wind flipping her hair, giving the illusion that her head was on fire. "Lily, stop!" For a brief moment, she did. Severus took that moment to get himself up. Lily looked at him and suddenly found herself laughing.

"What?"

"You never changed. You are still the same, selfish coward you were at Hogwarts." Severus' fists clenched.

"I...am not a coward," he said slowly, his voice shaking. Lily shook her head at him.

"Yes, Severus, you are." When he didn't respond, she sighed and folded her arms once again. "I have a son, Severus, and a husband whom I love more than the world. You are not going to protect me and leave them to die," Severus felt his heart drop. She didn't care.

"But you don't understand!" he exclaimed, frantic for her acceptance. "He will kill you! He will stop at nothing to kill Harry and if you are in his way then he's one Avada Kedavra away from your death!"

"Then let him do it," she replied, her voice monotone. Without waiting for a response, she turned away from him. "You can go now."
"But Lily-"
"Go!" Severus backed up, shaking his head. He had to fix this somehow, he would not let her die. His mind searched for any answer. Who could protect her? Who was the Dark Lord afraid of?

Dumbledore.

Severus apparated immediately back to his house. Once he arrived he grabbed a piece of paper and a quill and frantically scrawled a message to Dumbledore.

Albus,

I wish to speak with you about something urgent. Please respond right away.

Severus Snape

He then tied the message unto his owl and sent it. He tried sitting while waiting but became far too anxious and began pacing. Half an hour passed, then an hour, then an hour and a half. Darkness had begun to fall and Severus continued his pacing and staring out the window for an owl. Two hours after the message was sent found Severus sitting at his table looking rather pale and anxious but not really registering his surrounding, deep in thought.

Because of this Severus did not see the dark shape flying toward his window, a spec in the darkness. The owl rapped at the window and Severus jumped up and quickly received the owl and letter.

Severus,

Meet me on the hilltop outside Hogsmead Village at 10:00 tonight to convey your message.

Albus Dumbledore

Severus checked the clock and saw that it was ten minutes till ten. He apparated again and appeared on top of the hilltop just seconds later. Driven with extreme panic Severus resumed his pacing. He then began to turn on the spot instead, wand out, to make sure Dumbledore would not attack him without his notice.

Out of nowhere a blinding jet of white light cause Severus to fall to his knees as he felt his wand fly out if his hands.

"Don't kill me!" He shouted out.

"That was not my intention." Dumbledore replied and Severus was relieved for that as well as the fact that he had come, Lily would be safe.

"Well, Severus? What message does Lord Voldemort have for me?"

"No-no message-I'm here on my own account!" He began to wring his hands with worry, he had not thought about what he was to say to Dumbledore, "I-I come with a warning-no, a request-please-"

"What request could a Death Eater make of me?"

"The- the prophecy... The prediction... Trelawney..."

"Ah, yes, how much if that did you relay to Voldemort?"

"Everything- everything I heard! That is why- it is the reason- he thinks it means Lily Evans!"

"The prophecy did not speak of a woman, it spoke of a boy born at the end of July-"

"You know what I mean! He thinks it means her son, he is going to hunt her down- kill them all-"

"If she means so much to you, surely Lord Voldemort will spare her? Could you not ask for mercy for the mother, in exchange for the son?"

"I have- I have asked him-"

"You disgust me." His reaction was so similar to Lily's but Snape could not see what he had done wrong with trying to save her, to spare her life.

"You do not care, then," Dumbledore continued, "About the deaths of her husband and child? They can die, as long as you have what you want?"

Snape looked up at the wise, wrinkled face of Dumbledore and finally understood. He was selfish. He was a coward. How could he stand for two deaths, one a child's, as long as he was safe and had what he wanted. He became disgusted with himself. Lily was right, she was always right about who he really was. But in that moment, he made a choice. A choice to change.

"Hide them all, then. Keep her-them- safe. Please." Severus pleaded.

"And what will you give me in return, Severus?"

"In-in return?" What did he have? But he was a desperate man, "Anything." He replied.

And from that moment, a new man, a better man, was born. To former foes looked each other in the eye and understood each other. Dumbledore helped Severus up from where he was still kneeling on the ground and returned his wand.

"Thank you, Albus." Severus said, but not just about the wand.

"Stay with Voldemort, that will be crucial for their protection."

And with that Dumbledore apparated from the hilltop.