Same disclaimer as other Chapters :)
Author's Note: Ok sorry this has taken FOREVER to get out–and sorry if this chapter isn't very good–it's very–random! I had like 2 things planned for this chapter and I started writing and...um wow...I didn't plan a lot of this so...hope its good :)!
Please review! Reviewers are what keep me writing! :)
Oh and thanks to everyone who has reviewed! And sorry again for how long this has taken!
Chapter 9: Slytherin Glory
After they returned to school, Lily and Severus never spoke of their Christmas vacation and glared at anyone who did. Time passed slowly, and as usual Lily spent her time studying and hanging out with the Gryfs or Severus and Tara.
Remus Lupin returned to school, and Lily soon got him to agree to be Jessica's friend. He was always sweet to everyone and tried never to complain, but Lily still felt kind of guilty. The poor boy hadn't known what he was getting himself into. Lily grimaced every time she heard "Remy" being yelled down a hall.
As the end of the school year neared, Severus had Quidditch practices in almost every single free moment of his, so Lily spent most of her time with James and Sirius. She began to feel more a part of their group and they even let her into some of their secret plots. Lily, of course, thought they were all stupid and pointless, but she liked being included anyway.
During this time, Lily and Tara decided to take turns sneaking each other into their own common rooms. This went better than expected. The Ravenclaws never reported it because they liked Tara and the Slytherins never did because they were afraid that if they made Lily mad, Severus would beat them up.
Through all of this, Lily was surprised to find that she was feeling lonely. She barely saw Severus. Sure her other friends were great, but she had no one to complain to–no one to tease relentlessly and get away with it. It was during this time that she came to an unbelievable realization. She liked Severus Snape.
After making this realization, she wasn't quite sure what to do. The only boy Lily had liked at Hogwarts was James. Well, she still liked him. She liked both of them. Is that a bad thing? She thought to herself, Does that make me some kind of player? She felt very confused. Tara didn't help matters. She was usually babbling about some boy or another, but the person that she constantly liked was also Severus. Every time Tara brought up the subject of him, Lily would quickly change the subject to something else like how Slytherin house had a good chance of winning both cups that year.
Even that subject didn't help sometimes since talking about the Quidditch cup brought up the "big game" between Slytherin and Gryffindor and how Severus must be nervous for it.
The day of the game finally arrived, and Lily and Tara arrived early to get good seats.
"I wonder how Sev's doing," Tara said nervously.
Lily laughed. "I'm sure he's fine. He's probably acting his usual cocky self."
Tara joined with Lily in laughing. "Yea, that's probably right. Can't you picture him signing autographs and saying that he's the best keeper in history?"
Just then, the players walked out onto the field.
Severus led the Slytherins out. Despite his inexperience and youth, he had been elected captain of the team. James, who was the captain of the Gryffindors, led his team onto the field. The referee walked to the center of the field with the balls. The crowd looked on as the players mounted, the snitch was released, and the game began.
The quaffle whizzed at lightning speed back and forth between players down the field, only to be rejected by the other team's keeper. Five minutes went by without a score, and Lily was feeling dizzy and slightly bored.
"COME ON SLYTHERIN!," she yelled.
Tara sighed. "The teams seem to be evenly matched...this could go on forever."
Finally, however, Slytherin scored. "10-0 Slytherin!" the announcer yelled.
The whole Slytherin section erupted in screams and yells of excitement. The game had finally become interesting. Slytherin scored again, and again...and again...in fact they scored the next eight goals.
"I wonder what's wrong with the Gryffindor keeper," Tara questioned while pulling out her binoculars. "Usually he doesn't let anything get through."
After peering at the Gryffindor Keeper for a moment she said sounding concerned, "He looks sick! Maybe they should stop the game."
Lily gave her an incredulous look. "That wouldn't be fair to our players. If he's sick they should put in a replacement."
No replacement came, however, and the score was soon 150-0 Slytherin. After the last goal, Gryffindor called an emergency time out. Lily was screaming so loud she was losing her voice and giving herself a headache, but she didn't care. They were winning! Slytherin could win the Quidditch cup!
When the players walked back from their huddles, sure enough, Gryffindor had their replacement keeper with them. Lily gasped when she saw who it was.
"How on EARTH did Peter get on the team?" Tara voiced Lily's thought.
"Well, his parents do have a lot of money and perhaps..." she stopped. What a terrible thing to think about her friend!
Tara, however, was not Peter's friend and certainly did not feel guilty. "That is probably it! The Gryffindors got new uniforms and brooms this year..."
She was cut off as the whistle blew and play commenced once again. Peter was a little better than the poor other Gryffindor Keeper that had been doubled over on his broom ready to thrown up, but only just. He let another goal get through almost immediately. On the other end of the field, Severus continued to make one brilliant save after another. In the last one he made, he flipped over backwards and caught the ball one handed. Just then, a roar erupted from the crowd. James Potter had caught the snitch and the game was over. Slytherin had won the Quidditch cup!
Lily started screaming excitedly and jumping up and down. Tara joined her in the thrill of the moment, but stopped after she had time to think.
"You and Sev are a bad influence on me! Why should I care if Slytherin won? Ravenclaw's team wasn't even close to having a chance of winning the cup," she said wryly.
Beaming back at her Lily shouted in a mock evil voice, "We're corrupting you!"
"Why did James catch the snitch though?" Tara questioned. "Didn't he realize it would make them lose?"
Lily looked down at the field where the Slytherin team was celebrating and the Gryffindors were involved in a very heated conversation. IT looked like Peter was yelling at James while the rest of the team tried, in vain, to subdue him.
"He must not have been paying attention to the score," Lily commented. "I feel bad for him, but... we won!!" she said jumping into the air and squealing.
Tara laughed, "I noticed," she said teasingly. "Let's go find Severus."
Lily didn't relish the idea of fighting her way through the insane, wild crowd, but Tara seemed determined and pulled her in after her.
Finally, after five minutes of pushing and shoving and only moving a few feet, they decided tog o back to Slytherin Common Room and wait for him there. They were surprised to find the Common Room completely empty except for one person lying on a couch.
"Everyone's probably still on the field," Tara said.
On close inspection, they discovered the person on the couch was Severus, looking very ill. Upon seeing them, he smiled weakly.
"We won," he said in a raspy and pained sounding voice.
"You sure did..." Tara said sounding slightly tired of the topic.
Lily knelt down by the couch, looking concerned. "Are you ok?" she asked worriedly.
Severus tried to sit up, but failed. "I...er..." he grunted. "I'm fine."
"You are not fine, Severus Snape! What's wrong?" Lily asked again feeling even more worried.
He coughed. "No really...I just got a sudden sharp pain in my stomach right after the game was over. Then I got a headache, so I decided to come back here. Of course, I've had a runny nose and cough for a week, my whole body aches...but I figured...then the hot and cold flashes started..." he rambled to a stop.
"Ok, you've listed most of the symptoms I've ever heard about...I've never heard about them all at once before, though. You obviously haven't been taking very good care of yourself." Lily said in a motherly tone.
Tara felt his head. "Perhaps we should take him to the hospital wing. He feels kind of warm."
"No, no, no...not necessary," he tried to say in his cocky I could never be hurt, I'm Severus Snape! way, but managed only to make the two girls decide he definitely needed medical attention.
Lily pulled out her wand and lifted Severus off the couch with the levitating spell. She then opened the door to the common room and, floating Severus in front of her, proceeded down the hall towards the hospital wing.
"This is ridiculous Lily," Severus groaned, "I can walk...and I don't need a doctor! I'm perfectly fine. All I need to do is rest a bit...honestly!"
Tara, following behind, exchanged a knowing look with Lily and the two girls nodded. Tara took out her wand and cast a silencing spell on him. They both giggled. Severus tried in vain to talk and finding it futile, gave Lily and Tara a death glare that made them shiver, but not stop giggling.
When they arrived at the hospital wing, the doctor started laughing at the sight of the odd looking threesome, but then became stern.
"I hope there is a good reason for this..." she said.
"Oh there is, Madam Birchell! He's terribly sick, but won't admit it!" Tara answered quickly.
"Yes," Lily chimed in after her. "I think he needs major medical attention, but of course, since he's the cockiest boy I've ever met, he thinks he doesn't need anyone's help...so we decided to take him in ourselves."
Madam Birchell grinned. "I see...well lets take a look at you Severus, shall we?"
Lily put him down on one of the hospital beds, and the doctor began examining him. She let out a series of "hmms" and "oos" and finally came to a conclusion.
"You girls were quite right bringing him in. He has many diseases on top of each other, probably due to overworking himself. He'll have to stay here at least two weeks to recover."
Severus, just being released from the silencing spell, burst in, "Two weeks! But its final exams! I won't even be there for the reviews!"
Madam Birchell smiled. "Most would be glad to miss the exams. Well, you can take them from your hospital bed. Missing the reviews will not be the best thing for your scores, but you're so bright you'll no doubt pass them easily."
Lily smiled, "He wants to be best in his class, like always...well I guess you'll have to study like everyone else." she said, giving him a triumphant look. Then seeing the pained expression on his face changed her tune. "I'm sorry you're so sick, Sev. We'll come and visit you a lot, though, so you won't be lonely. And remember...we just won the Quidditch Cup–life is good–I bet most of Slytherin house will be in here asking for autographs."
This made him grin back at her. "Thanks Lil," he said.
"Now, now, you two, he needs his rest!" Madam Birchell said, shooing Tara and Lily out. They waved one last time then went back to their Common Rooms.
***
The end of the year went by in a flash. Lily didn't seem to have time for anything. Between studying, visiting Severus, who only did minimal studying despite missing review week in his classes, and celebrating with her house, she barely had time to breathe. Tests soon came and went, however, and Lily took a whole day to herself to relax. She shut herself in her dormitory and slept, read, wrote, and drew. She only came out once, to visit Severus who was feeling very down. He didn't think he had done well on his exams, and still was feeling a little sick.
Tests scores were posted a few days later, and Tara and Lily were among the first to check their scores. Lily had gotten second and Tara had gotten first. Trying not to be jealous, Lily congratulated her. She had studied harder and Lily had beaten her all the other years...it was only fair.
Tara could barely believe her success, but didn't brag or make a big deal out of it. Lily silently thanked her for this and realized what a good friend she was.
After checking their own scores they went and checked the 4th year's. Lily and Tara gasped in astonishment. Severus had still gotten first!...tied with James Potter...but still!
"Its not even fair!" Tara complained. "The boy doesn't even try!"
"I know!" Lily agreed. "He was even complaining that he didn't think he had done well."
They ran to the hospital wing to tell him.
He greeted them with a huge grin. "Madam Birchell says I get to leave tomorrow!"
"That's wonderful!" Lily exclaimed, "and...we've got some good news for you."
"What?" he asked, curiously.
"You tied for first place on the exams!" Tara beamed.
Tara and Lily were surprised that he looked extremely put out. "Tied?" he asked sadly. "With who?"
Lily said gently, "James..."
"JAMES!" he growled. "I should have actually studied...and actually tried on the exams...I was just feeling so sick..."
"SEVERUS!" Lily yelled, "IT'S A GOOD thing. You did GREAT, especially for being sick."
He looked at her sadly. "I should have done better...You guys can go celebrate your good scores that I'm sure you got...I'll see you tomorrow." He turned away from them.
Lily and Tara exchanged confused looks and left, glancing over their shoulders at him.
***
When Severus got out of the hospital, he was much perkier, but did not even mention the end of year exams. He was obviously trying to forget they ever happened. Lily switched off hanging out between Severus (who was sometimes accompanied by Lucius) and Tara and the Gryffindors, but found she had more fun with Severus and Tara, so spent more time with them. There was obvious tension between Peter and James, so it was not very pleasant being around them most of the time.
At the end of the year feast, Lily sat by Severus and Lucius, as usual. Slytherin had won the House Cup this year...both cups! Lucius couldn't stop talking about it...one of the few times she heard Lucius say only positive things in a sentence.
"Can you believe the glory Slytherin has gotten this year?" he raved, "I can't wait to tell my parents..."
Severus and Lily agreed and grinned. This would be a feast to remember.
The headmaster announced the start of the feast, and they all began eating as quickly as possible. After that, he proclaimed Slytherin the winner of the House Cup and the whole table began celebrating and throwing their hats up in the air.
***
Lily and Tara told Severus, Lucius, and the Gryffindors to sit somewhere else on the train...they wanted to talk.
As they sat on the train, Lily thought back on the past year.
"So much has happened this year, but its gone by so quickly at the same time...I wonder what next year will be like?"
Tara smiled, "I've heard rumors that there's going to be a dance or a ball of some sort...I'm so excited...although I don't know if anyone will ask me."
"Well if you really want to go and no one will ask you I'm sure you could get Gilderoy to go with you..." Lily teased.
"Stop it Lily!" Tara grinned, "you're supposed to be a supportive friend..."
Lily grinned back. "I am! Well I definitely won't be asked if YOU aren't asked..." she said looking at her gorgeous friend. "If we're not we can throw our own party."
"Yes..." she agreed. "But who would we invite? Our only other friends are all guys and they'll be at the dance..."
"Only we are invited!...we're too good for everyone else," Lily said in mock snobbery.
"Yes of course!" Tara said, putting her nose in the air. "MUCH too good."
People around them started giving them strange looks and the two girls started giggling.
Author's Note: Ok sorry this has taken FOREVER to get out–and sorry if this chapter isn't very good–it's very–random! I had like 2 things planned for this chapter and I started writing and...um wow...I didn't plan a lot of this so...hope its good :)!
Please review! Reviewers are what keep me writing! :)
Oh and thanks to everyone who has reviewed! And sorry again for how long this has taken!
Chapter 9: Slytherin Glory
After they returned to school, Lily and Severus never spoke of their Christmas vacation and glared at anyone who did. Time passed slowly, and as usual Lily spent her time studying and hanging out with the Gryfs or Severus and Tara.
Remus Lupin returned to school, and Lily soon got him to agree to be Jessica's friend. He was always sweet to everyone and tried never to complain, but Lily still felt kind of guilty. The poor boy hadn't known what he was getting himself into. Lily grimaced every time she heard "Remy" being yelled down a hall.
As the end of the school year neared, Severus had Quidditch practices in almost every single free moment of his, so Lily spent most of her time with James and Sirius. She began to feel more a part of their group and they even let her into some of their secret plots. Lily, of course, thought they were all stupid and pointless, but she liked being included anyway.
During this time, Lily and Tara decided to take turns sneaking each other into their own common rooms. This went better than expected. The Ravenclaws never reported it because they liked Tara and the Slytherins never did because they were afraid that if they made Lily mad, Severus would beat them up.
Through all of this, Lily was surprised to find that she was feeling lonely. She barely saw Severus. Sure her other friends were great, but she had no one to complain to–no one to tease relentlessly and get away with it. It was during this time that she came to an unbelievable realization. She liked Severus Snape.
After making this realization, she wasn't quite sure what to do. The only boy Lily had liked at Hogwarts was James. Well, she still liked him. She liked both of them. Is that a bad thing? She thought to herself, Does that make me some kind of player? She felt very confused. Tara didn't help matters. She was usually babbling about some boy or another, but the person that she constantly liked was also Severus. Every time Tara brought up the subject of him, Lily would quickly change the subject to something else like how Slytherin house had a good chance of winning both cups that year.
Even that subject didn't help sometimes since talking about the Quidditch cup brought up the "big game" between Slytherin and Gryffindor and how Severus must be nervous for it.
The day of the game finally arrived, and Lily and Tara arrived early to get good seats.
"I wonder how Sev's doing," Tara said nervously.
Lily laughed. "I'm sure he's fine. He's probably acting his usual cocky self."
Tara joined with Lily in laughing. "Yea, that's probably right. Can't you picture him signing autographs and saying that he's the best keeper in history?"
Just then, the players walked out onto the field.
Severus led the Slytherins out. Despite his inexperience and youth, he had been elected captain of the team. James, who was the captain of the Gryffindors, led his team onto the field. The referee walked to the center of the field with the balls. The crowd looked on as the players mounted, the snitch was released, and the game began.
The quaffle whizzed at lightning speed back and forth between players down the field, only to be rejected by the other team's keeper. Five minutes went by without a score, and Lily was feeling dizzy and slightly bored.
"COME ON SLYTHERIN!," she yelled.
Tara sighed. "The teams seem to be evenly matched...this could go on forever."
Finally, however, Slytherin scored. "10-0 Slytherin!" the announcer yelled.
The whole Slytherin section erupted in screams and yells of excitement. The game had finally become interesting. Slytherin scored again, and again...and again...in fact they scored the next eight goals.
"I wonder what's wrong with the Gryffindor keeper," Tara questioned while pulling out her binoculars. "Usually he doesn't let anything get through."
After peering at the Gryffindor Keeper for a moment she said sounding concerned, "He looks sick! Maybe they should stop the game."
Lily gave her an incredulous look. "That wouldn't be fair to our players. If he's sick they should put in a replacement."
No replacement came, however, and the score was soon 150-0 Slytherin. After the last goal, Gryffindor called an emergency time out. Lily was screaming so loud she was losing her voice and giving herself a headache, but she didn't care. They were winning! Slytherin could win the Quidditch cup!
When the players walked back from their huddles, sure enough, Gryffindor had their replacement keeper with them. Lily gasped when she saw who it was.
"How on EARTH did Peter get on the team?" Tara voiced Lily's thought.
"Well, his parents do have a lot of money and perhaps..." she stopped. What a terrible thing to think about her friend!
Tara, however, was not Peter's friend and certainly did not feel guilty. "That is probably it! The Gryffindors got new uniforms and brooms this year..."
She was cut off as the whistle blew and play commenced once again. Peter was a little better than the poor other Gryffindor Keeper that had been doubled over on his broom ready to thrown up, but only just. He let another goal get through almost immediately. On the other end of the field, Severus continued to make one brilliant save after another. In the last one he made, he flipped over backwards and caught the ball one handed. Just then, a roar erupted from the crowd. James Potter had caught the snitch and the game was over. Slytherin had won the Quidditch cup!
Lily started screaming excitedly and jumping up and down. Tara joined her in the thrill of the moment, but stopped after she had time to think.
"You and Sev are a bad influence on me! Why should I care if Slytherin won? Ravenclaw's team wasn't even close to having a chance of winning the cup," she said wryly.
Beaming back at her Lily shouted in a mock evil voice, "We're corrupting you!"
"Why did James catch the snitch though?" Tara questioned. "Didn't he realize it would make them lose?"
Lily looked down at the field where the Slytherin team was celebrating and the Gryffindors were involved in a very heated conversation. IT looked like Peter was yelling at James while the rest of the team tried, in vain, to subdue him.
"He must not have been paying attention to the score," Lily commented. "I feel bad for him, but... we won!!" she said jumping into the air and squealing.
Tara laughed, "I noticed," she said teasingly. "Let's go find Severus."
Lily didn't relish the idea of fighting her way through the insane, wild crowd, but Tara seemed determined and pulled her in after her.
Finally, after five minutes of pushing and shoving and only moving a few feet, they decided tog o back to Slytherin Common Room and wait for him there. They were surprised to find the Common Room completely empty except for one person lying on a couch.
"Everyone's probably still on the field," Tara said.
On close inspection, they discovered the person on the couch was Severus, looking very ill. Upon seeing them, he smiled weakly.
"We won," he said in a raspy and pained sounding voice.
"You sure did..." Tara said sounding slightly tired of the topic.
Lily knelt down by the couch, looking concerned. "Are you ok?" she asked worriedly.
Severus tried to sit up, but failed. "I...er..." he grunted. "I'm fine."
"You are not fine, Severus Snape! What's wrong?" Lily asked again feeling even more worried.
He coughed. "No really...I just got a sudden sharp pain in my stomach right after the game was over. Then I got a headache, so I decided to come back here. Of course, I've had a runny nose and cough for a week, my whole body aches...but I figured...then the hot and cold flashes started..." he rambled to a stop.
"Ok, you've listed most of the symptoms I've ever heard about...I've never heard about them all at once before, though. You obviously haven't been taking very good care of yourself." Lily said in a motherly tone.
Tara felt his head. "Perhaps we should take him to the hospital wing. He feels kind of warm."
"No, no, no...not necessary," he tried to say in his cocky I could never be hurt, I'm Severus Snape! way, but managed only to make the two girls decide he definitely needed medical attention.
Lily pulled out her wand and lifted Severus off the couch with the levitating spell. She then opened the door to the common room and, floating Severus in front of her, proceeded down the hall towards the hospital wing.
"This is ridiculous Lily," Severus groaned, "I can walk...and I don't need a doctor! I'm perfectly fine. All I need to do is rest a bit...honestly!"
Tara, following behind, exchanged a knowing look with Lily and the two girls nodded. Tara took out her wand and cast a silencing spell on him. They both giggled. Severus tried in vain to talk and finding it futile, gave Lily and Tara a death glare that made them shiver, but not stop giggling.
When they arrived at the hospital wing, the doctor started laughing at the sight of the odd looking threesome, but then became stern.
"I hope there is a good reason for this..." she said.
"Oh there is, Madam Birchell! He's terribly sick, but won't admit it!" Tara answered quickly.
"Yes," Lily chimed in after her. "I think he needs major medical attention, but of course, since he's the cockiest boy I've ever met, he thinks he doesn't need anyone's help...so we decided to take him in ourselves."
Madam Birchell grinned. "I see...well lets take a look at you Severus, shall we?"
Lily put him down on one of the hospital beds, and the doctor began examining him. She let out a series of "hmms" and "oos" and finally came to a conclusion.
"You girls were quite right bringing him in. He has many diseases on top of each other, probably due to overworking himself. He'll have to stay here at least two weeks to recover."
Severus, just being released from the silencing spell, burst in, "Two weeks! But its final exams! I won't even be there for the reviews!"
Madam Birchell smiled. "Most would be glad to miss the exams. Well, you can take them from your hospital bed. Missing the reviews will not be the best thing for your scores, but you're so bright you'll no doubt pass them easily."
Lily smiled, "He wants to be best in his class, like always...well I guess you'll have to study like everyone else." she said, giving him a triumphant look. Then seeing the pained expression on his face changed her tune. "I'm sorry you're so sick, Sev. We'll come and visit you a lot, though, so you won't be lonely. And remember...we just won the Quidditch Cup–life is good–I bet most of Slytherin house will be in here asking for autographs."
This made him grin back at her. "Thanks Lil," he said.
"Now, now, you two, he needs his rest!" Madam Birchell said, shooing Tara and Lily out. They waved one last time then went back to their Common Rooms.
***
The end of the year went by in a flash. Lily didn't seem to have time for anything. Between studying, visiting Severus, who only did minimal studying despite missing review week in his classes, and celebrating with her house, she barely had time to breathe. Tests soon came and went, however, and Lily took a whole day to herself to relax. She shut herself in her dormitory and slept, read, wrote, and drew. She only came out once, to visit Severus who was feeling very down. He didn't think he had done well on his exams, and still was feeling a little sick.
Tests scores were posted a few days later, and Tara and Lily were among the first to check their scores. Lily had gotten second and Tara had gotten first. Trying not to be jealous, Lily congratulated her. She had studied harder and Lily had beaten her all the other years...it was only fair.
Tara could barely believe her success, but didn't brag or make a big deal out of it. Lily silently thanked her for this and realized what a good friend she was.
After checking their own scores they went and checked the 4th year's. Lily and Tara gasped in astonishment. Severus had still gotten first!...tied with James Potter...but still!
"Its not even fair!" Tara complained. "The boy doesn't even try!"
"I know!" Lily agreed. "He was even complaining that he didn't think he had done well."
They ran to the hospital wing to tell him.
He greeted them with a huge grin. "Madam Birchell says I get to leave tomorrow!"
"That's wonderful!" Lily exclaimed, "and...we've got some good news for you."
"What?" he asked, curiously.
"You tied for first place on the exams!" Tara beamed.
Tara and Lily were surprised that he looked extremely put out. "Tied?" he asked sadly. "With who?"
Lily said gently, "James..."
"JAMES!" he growled. "I should have actually studied...and actually tried on the exams...I was just feeling so sick..."
"SEVERUS!" Lily yelled, "IT'S A GOOD thing. You did GREAT, especially for being sick."
He looked at her sadly. "I should have done better...You guys can go celebrate your good scores that I'm sure you got...I'll see you tomorrow." He turned away from them.
Lily and Tara exchanged confused looks and left, glancing over their shoulders at him.
***
When Severus got out of the hospital, he was much perkier, but did not even mention the end of year exams. He was obviously trying to forget they ever happened. Lily switched off hanging out between Severus (who was sometimes accompanied by Lucius) and Tara and the Gryffindors, but found she had more fun with Severus and Tara, so spent more time with them. There was obvious tension between Peter and James, so it was not very pleasant being around them most of the time.
At the end of the year feast, Lily sat by Severus and Lucius, as usual. Slytherin had won the House Cup this year...both cups! Lucius couldn't stop talking about it...one of the few times she heard Lucius say only positive things in a sentence.
"Can you believe the glory Slytherin has gotten this year?" he raved, "I can't wait to tell my parents..."
Severus and Lily agreed and grinned. This would be a feast to remember.
The headmaster announced the start of the feast, and they all began eating as quickly as possible. After that, he proclaimed Slytherin the winner of the House Cup and the whole table began celebrating and throwing their hats up in the air.
***
Lily and Tara told Severus, Lucius, and the Gryffindors to sit somewhere else on the train...they wanted to talk.
As they sat on the train, Lily thought back on the past year.
"So much has happened this year, but its gone by so quickly at the same time...I wonder what next year will be like?"
Tara smiled, "I've heard rumors that there's going to be a dance or a ball of some sort...I'm so excited...although I don't know if anyone will ask me."
"Well if you really want to go and no one will ask you I'm sure you could get Gilderoy to go with you..." Lily teased.
"Stop it Lily!" Tara grinned, "you're supposed to be a supportive friend..."
Lily grinned back. "I am! Well I definitely won't be asked if YOU aren't asked..." she said looking at her gorgeous friend. "If we're not we can throw our own party."
"Yes..." she agreed. "But who would we invite? Our only other friends are all guys and they'll be at the dance..."
"Only we are invited!...we're too good for everyone else," Lily said in mock snobbery.
"Yes of course!" Tara said, putting her nose in the air. "MUCH too good."
People around them started giving them strange looks and the two girls started giggling.