I used Severus' first point of view to explain a little farther what it means that Lily changed dimensions. I want no confusion, Harry's mother is dead. This Lily lost her little girl and no it wasn't Harry. Where Lily came from Harry Potter never existed. Voldemort was still running around causing mayhem, because no little boy was there to stop him.

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter

What You Don't Know

By Ancient Midnight

Chapter Seven

2011/09/26

Harry ran all the way back to his tower, and didn't stop until he was safe in his common room.

He heard the quidditch team call out to him and he ran right by them outside the common room, not even really seeing them. Snape had sounded more angry than Harry had ever heard him before.

Harry didn't know anything about that lady, but for some reason had thought she looked like his mom, only older, her hair was not as neat as he knew his mom's to be. He had also noticed she was a lot skinnier than his mom.

His mom would be happy to see him though. He knew she would be, after all she had given her life for him.

Snape was worried about Lily, he had never seen her act this way before, She was over joyed to see him. And yet, she seemed to have never married Potter. If Severus had known he could find a world like that, he would have gone through the potion himself.

A world where Potter didn't get the girl, where he-Severus-was the love of Lily's life. He could just see their little girl now, a respectful young child. She looked like Lily, but perhaps had his mother's hair, or eyes or hands. Something from his side of the family anyways.

He could imagine a little girl in their life so easily, it broke his heart to remember Lily had left her behind. In this world the child had never even existed.

Listening to Lily sob now, he knew she was remembering their child, mourning the second loss of his daughter. He couldn't bring himself to feel any satisfaction out of that.

Oliver couldn't help watching his seeker out of the corner of his eye, thinking that Harry should be more happy than this! There was something wrong, but the Prefect Clearwater told him everything went perfectly. She saw Lily be lead away bright and healthy.

Snape had helped her of all people, and the whole school was going to be shocked. They had laughed about Snape, traded notes on homework and even argued about jelly bean flavours. And in all the hours that passed Harry hadn't said a word.

Soon their head of house came into the common room, and removed the Weasley clan. Probably to introduce them to their Uncles or something similar. Harry gave him a quick grin before turning back to what he was doing. This didn't seem to faze him at all.

Potter was a nice kid, but without Weasley there, he decided to go up to bed at a reasonable time. Oliver kept an eye on him while he tiredly dragged his feet up the stairs.

"Did Potter tell you about his mom?" Angela asked over her books.

"Nope, he didn;t say a word."

"That's odd isn't it? I mean Harry isn't the kind of person to keep such a thing to himself is he?" Angela asked him. She was right, there was no way this kid knew his mother was in the castle.

Lily awoke the next morning with her favourite smell right at her nose. The small of Sandalwood and vague potion ingredients was one of the most welcome smells she had ever had.

Softly, Lily ran her hand over the cotton teaching robes, relishing in the feel of her husband's muscles. She had missed using him as a pillow, and she could just feel a few ribs under that muscle.

He was going to need someone to make him eat more.

Severus watched Lily until he realized what time it was, "Lily, we should get 'll need to fill out some papers for the ministry.

Lily snapped up startled, "How long have you been awake?"

"Since you moved. You are quite the stationary sleeper." Yes, Lily suddenly moving around had made him wake up-he had always been a light sleeper.

"My husband never woke up on me," Lily told him. they both paused at those words thinking about it. Acknowledging that he wasn't her husband felt right to Lily, after all, he was not the same person-he was the right person.

It didn't hurt him to know that, he had her love now. Judging by the calm atmosphere that still hung comfortably in the air, Lily must have felt the same way.

"I suspect it was because we both liked to watch you. But we have to get going. And I suspect we're both sore enough sleeping on this infernal sofa!"

Lily's smile was answer enough.

Lily just wanted to get the paperwork over with. Class would resume on Monday, and she didn't want Severus to miss it. Despite Dumbledore offering leave, Lily wanted to get into routine as quickly as possible. That is why she was dragging Severus all the way to the ministry; to ensure that everything went through today, and there was no problem with her continuing her life here.

She was surprised at how many people came to see her. New traveled fast, already she could see a picture of herself in the paper. A picture where her face had no lines and she was holding a baby.

The emerald eyes seemed to be accusing her as she turned away from the people to enter the ministry elevator. Severus never let her go.

Harry was watching the students carefully, not quite sure what was going on. He had walked in for breakfast, and everyone had shut up, and then hidden their newspapers from view.

With every one watching him, and half the teachers strangely absent, Harry knew something was up.

Even as he went to sit, his housemates shook their heads at him and moved to make no room for him. Leaving him standing awkwardly in the middle of the benches. Even the Ravenclaw table didn't let him sit.

Another thing that was curious was that Oliver was running from one side of the teacher's table to the other. Probably trying to get the field today, or next week. It all depended on whether and when Flint stole the field from them.

Flint seemed to be up near the front just on principle. He stood off to one side looking bored and talking calmly. Every once in a while his hands would go out or he would gesture out to an empty teacher's seat.

Both of them caught on as the room went silent. Turning to face him, Oliver tried to gesture him to the front of the room, but Harry could already see Flint talking to him quickly.

It was odd to see them getting along. Someone must have died, was Harry's thought.

Oliver headed all the way down the great hall to take Harry out of there. The only thing Harry hoped was that it wasn't the Weasleys or Hagrid and that it wasn't Hedwig.

Lily may have been completely focused on the paperwork needed to bring back the dead (don't be surprised, it happens occasionally), Severus was hit with an unexpected sledgehammer.

Potter.

The boy would be the death of him, of them! Snape glanced at Lily from across the office. She wanted a marriage certificate to be in the process of being certified today.

While she scribbled out forms on her widowship and applications on her former employment, he held the forms to get guardianship over Potter with Dumbledore's silver signature already on the line.

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