The Lily That Poisons The Snake
Chapter 7
Warnings: See chapter 1
Disclaimer: Yeah, I own Harry Potter. That's why I'm posting on here and begging for reviews. *note sarcasm*
After the concert, Severus went back to Remus's and Sirius's house to eat fish and chips and just hang out. He hadn't had so much fun in a long time, so he was in no hurry to get home. He still hadn't even thought about Lily. He had completely forgotten about her coming home until he was walking home at almost one in the morning. Pulling his cell phone from his pocket, he paled at the sight of numerous missed calls and unanswered text messages from his wife. I can't believe I forgot about Lily, he thought as he nearly ran down the street in his hurry to get home, I can't believe I completely forgot about my wife because of some stupid concert. She's going to be so angry.
When Severus arrived home, Lily was sitting in the sitting room on the sofa waiting for him.
"Lily…" he started as she stood up from the sofa and walked over to him, her green eyes narrowed angrily.
"Where the hell have you been?" she demanded.
"Lily, I…I'm sorry. I know I was supposed…" He was cut off by an angry slap to the face.
"Did I or did I not tell you to have this house clean and my dinner ready when I got home?" she yelled, slapping him once more.
"You…you did," he stammered, on the verge of tears.
"Then why in the fuck did I come home to find the house not cleaned, my dinner, and my dumb-ass husband nowhere to be found?! Where in the hell have been?! Out with another woman?! If you're cheating on me, Severus, I swear…"
"I would never cheat on you, Lily," Severus exclaimed frantically.
"Then where were you?"
"I went to a concert with Remus and Sirius," he said softly.
"A concert doesn't last all fucking day."
"I know. I was at their house. We were hanging out before the concert. And afterwards, we picked up some food and went back to their house. That's all, I swear."
"So a concert and a couple faggots are more important to you than me?" she asked with her hands on her hips.
"No, of course. I…I just…I hadn't gone out and had fun in a long time and…It was Journey, and I love Journey, and I just completely forgot about cleaning and making dinner. I'm really sorry."
"You're sorry?" No, I don't think you are," she said, shaking her head as she continued to glare at him.
"I am. I am sorry, Lily," he insisted.
"No, you're not, but you will be," she said, suddenly grabbing the lamp form the side-table and smashing him in the head with it. He stumbled backwards and fell to the floor as blood pooled on the side of his head.
"Lily…" he whispered, wincing as he felt the bloody gash on his head.
"I'm going to teach you a lesson, Severus," she told him as she walked over to the floor lamp near his desk and unplugged it. Severus tried to scramble up from the floor when he realized what was happening, but Lily immediately brought the lamp down on his back, knocking him back to the floor. He curled in on himself as she beat him with the floor lamp, making sure to hit every inch of his body.
"Lily…please…" he whimpered after a particularly hurtful blow to his ribs.
"You will learn to respect me and do as I say, Severus," she said in an eerily calm voice, "You are mine, Severus, my husband, my bitch. And when I tell you to do something I expect you to do it. Do I make myself clear?" It was clear that she was expecting an answer, but between sobs and whimpers, the dark-haired man couldn't utter a word. "I own you, Severus, and I control you, and don't you ever forget that!" That was the last thing Severus heard before everything went black.
Two days later, Severus awoke in hospital room with Remus and Sirius sitting beside bed, both looking very worried. He tried to sit up, but the sharp pain in his ribs made him lie back down. Remus jumped up and helped settle him against his pillows before sitting back down beside his lover.
"What happened?" the onyx-eyed man asked softly, "Why am I…"
"Lily called us around two a.m. two days ago saying someone had broken in and beat you," Remus said softly, "We rushed over and found you unconscious lying in a puddle of blood. There was a broken lamp near you. You had a concussion, bruised and broken ribs and bruises all over."
"And we know no one broke in the house. We know it was that bitch," Sirius said angrily.
"She was angry," Severus said softly, remembering, "I was supposed to be home…I was supposed to clean and cook…I should've never gone to the concert…"
"Sev, no, you are not going to blame yourself. Lily was in the wrong," Remus said, reaching out and grabbing his friend's hand, "She was wrong, and she shouldn't get away with what she did. We can easily prove Lily abused you."
"She didn't abuse me. She was just angry," the ebony-haired man insisted.
"You can't be serious," Sirius exclaimed, jumping up angrily, "You can't keep justifying her action, Sev. What she's doing is wrong, and you've got to tell someone."
"No, I can't tell," he said, shaking his head, "I just have to do as she says and everything will be okay." Before Sirius or Remus could say anything else, the doctor came in with Lily right behind him.
"Oh sweetie, you're awake," Lily exclaimed happily, rushing over to Severus, while Remus and Sirius glared at her, "I was so worried about you. Are you feeling okay?" Severus was filled with happiness as Lily adjusted his pillowed and stroked his hair. She does love me, he thought happily as she held his hand while the doctor checked his vitals, I just have to try not to anger her anymore.
"Well, Mr. Snape, you seem to be healing just fine. Mrs. Snape, if you'd like, you can take him home today. Just make sure he doesn't overexert himself," the doctor said.
"Of course, doctor," Lily said, smiling as she helped Severus out of bed so he could get dressed. Once he was dressed she helped him out of the room, so she could check him out before they left, Remus and Sirius just watched them, feeling more worried for their friend than before.
"We have to do something, Rem," Sirius said, wrapping his arm around his lover's waist as they left the hospital.
"I know. Things are getting worse," Remus said softly, "If we don't get Sev away from her soon, I'm afraid of what might happen."
AN: Yay longer chapter! Boo hurt Sev! Lily derogatory comment about Remus and Sirius does not reflect any of my views. Also, I would like to thank my reviewers for reviewing. Whenever I get reviews, they make want to post all the chapters that I don't even have typed for you guys. I know I don't reply to every single review like some authors, but I will thank all of you guys. RaineShadow, Emerald-colored eyes, neko, Winged-panther1, foamy, 69Moans, Rebecca, PrettyKitty126, Basjetball, thank you all for your reviews. RaineShadow, your first review made me realize that the more I post, the more reviews I'll get and not to expect hundreds of reviews after posting only like six chapters. And I know everyone is waiting on Severus to come to his senses and leave Lily but we still a little ways to go before that happens. But the good news is he will be meeting Lucius very soon. Not the next chapter, but maybe the one after that. So keep reading and enjoy!
One more thing, I have a Remus/Severus one-shot that I'll posting soon for those of you like RL/SS. It's another OOCSnape fic. Hope you guys like it.
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