The Lily That Poisons The Snake
Chapter 8
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/hospital" incident, if Severus thought things between him and Lily were going to get better, he was oh so wrong. Lily spent almost every waking moment away from the house and whenever she did return, she practically ignored her dark-haired husband. She acted as if he didn't even exist.
One day, Severus was sitting at the kitchen table grading papers when Lily walked in to get a glass of water. He greeted her, but she just continued to drink her water as she stared out of the window.
"Lily, why are you ignoring me?" he questioned softly, "Have I done something wrong?" The red-headed woman just continued to sip at her water until it was gone. She rinsed the glass out and put it away before finally turning to face her husband.
"My friend is coming over for dinner, so make sure it's ready by 6:30," she said before walking out of the room.
Looking down at his watch, he saw that it was nearly five o' clock. I have about an hour and a half to make dinner, and I still have all these papers to grade, he thought. Sighing softly, he put his papers away and got started on a dinner of meatloaf, potatoes, and rolls with lemon pie for dessert. He was taking the meatloaf out of the oven when Lily walked into the kitchen with her friend. He nearly dropped the pan as he caught sight of the hazel-eyed man with round-framed glasses and tousled black hair standing in his kitchen.
"Severus, you remember James Potter from school, don't you?" Lily said, smirking evilly. James had a similar smirk on his face.
"I definitely remember you, Snivellus," he sneered, "I see Lily has you trained well." Severus quickly turned back towards the stove, fighting back tears as he was assaulted by memories of being bullied and tormented all throughout high school.
When Severus started high school, James Potter immediately took a disliking to the pale, too thin, raven-haired boy with the large onyx eyes, who was best friends with the beautiful red-haired girl with emerald eyes. He felt that the obsidian-eyed boy didn't deserve her or any friends at all, so he went out of his way to make Severus's high school career a living hell. Luckily, he had Remus and Sirius, along with Lily, who was always there for him, but that didn't make the torment and insults hurt any less. And once James somehow found out that he was adopted, that just gave him more ammunition against Severus.
Severus remembered one particular incident from when they were fourteen that would haunt him forever. He had been on his way outside to meet up with Lily, Remus and Sirius for lunch when James and his best friend, Peter appeared in front of him.
"Hey Snivelly," James said, stopping Severus as he tried to walk around him, "what's it being an unwanted orphan? What's it like knowing your own parents didn't even want you? Your dad hated you so much, he wanted you dead and your mum died just to get away from you." Severus could feel tears welling up in his eyes and tried to run away before James or Peter could see them, but Peter grabbed him and held in place as James continued to taunt him. "How much longer until your new parents realize how big of a freaky loser you are and get rid of you too?" James sneered, "Honestly, I hope they finish the job that your real dad started. It'd be a relief to us all to finally be rid of you."
"Maybe we should do the job for them, James," Peter suggested, laughing evilly as he tightened his grip on Severus.
"Maybe we should. I'm sure everyone would be grateful to be rid of this trash." James began helping Peter drag Severus down the hall, but luckily, Sirius, Remus and Lily rounded the corner in search of their best friend. When they caught sight of the ebony-haired boy being dragged down the hall with tears and a terrified look in his eyes, Remus and Sirius immediately grabbed James and Peter while Lily tried to grab Severus. But the dark-eyed boy flinched away from her and ran down the hall and out of the school, fighting back tears. He didn't allow them to fall until he was home, encased in her parents' arms as he explained how James and Peter had cornered him and threatened to kill him. They were, of course, furious and they immediately called the school to get some justice for their son. Unfortunately, the principal was old, naïve, and a bit biased. He assured the irate parents that he was certain the two teens would not follow through with their threat and suspended them for three weeks. The principal's assurances and suspension of the two did nothing to assuage Severus's fears, and it was with fear and dread that he finished his high school career. And when he graduated, it was with the knowledge that he would never have to see James Potter again.But here he was standing in his kitchen, making Severus feel like a shy, scrawny teenager all over again.
"Are you going to serve dinner or are you going to stand there looking like a sniveling idiot?" Lily snapped, startling Severus and bringing him back to reality. The obsidian-eyed man quickly moved to set the table before moving the food to the table without saying a word.
Throughout dinner, he sat quietly, picking at his food as his wife and former tormenter talked, laughed and blatantly flirted with each other. Once they were finished with dinner, he cleared away the dishes to be cleaned later before serving the lemon pie.
"Dessert too?" James said, smirking, "You really do have him trained perfectly.
"Yes, he's just the perfect house-bitch," Lily said, chuckling.
"House-bitch? Oh, that's a good title for him. Snivellus the House-bitch," James said, laughing hysterically, "Just wait till Pete hears about this."
"You haven't grown up at all, have you?" Severus mumbled a bit too loudly.
"Excuse me?" James demanded and Severus immediately flinched back away from him.
"Don't worry about it, James. I'll deal with him," Lily said, glaring at her husband with narrowed green eyes.
"You should keep your house-bitch under control," James said, sneering at Severus.
"Trust me, I'll be teaching him some control later."
"Now that, I'd love to see," he said, smiling nastily as he ate his dessert.
Once dessert was over, Lily walked James out while Severus began to wash the dishes. He was in the middle of drying a plate when he was hit in the back of the head with a blunt object. The plate slipped from his grasp and broke, and he had to steady himself on the counter before turning to see Lily glaring at him, a heavy paper weight from his desk in her hand.
"I don't know what the hell got into you, but if you ever act like that again, I swear, you will regret it."
"Lily, I'm sorry, but…how could you bring him hear?" he questioned as tears spilled from his eyes, "How could you even talk to him after the way he treated me all throughout high school?"
"Who I talk to or invite to dinner is none of your damn business," she said, slapping him across the face, "You do not question me, Severus. Do I make myself clear?"
"Yes, Lily," he whispered. She glared at him for another moment before storming out of the room.
Wiping the tears from his face, Severus finished washing the dishes and cleaned up the kitchen. When he finished, it was almost ten-thirty. He was tired and exhausted from the day, but he still had papers that needed to be graded. So he grabbed his work bag and a pen and sat down at the kitchen table to finish grading. He didn't even realize when he fell asleep, slumped over at the table, red pen still in hand.
AN: So even though this is AU, James Potter was still a bully to Severus and called him that horrid nickname. Sorry. And Peter's still an evil little rat. Except he's not all that little.
You guys are going to like the next chapter…I think. I make no promises but I believe Severus will be meeting Lucius in ch 9. I know you guys can't wait for Lucius to make his appearance. I can't wait either! But just because Luc is showing up, that doesn't mean that things are about to get better. Sorry = ( But review, make me happy, and I'll try to hurry and get to the good part. *waves good part with happy Sev in front of fans enticingly*
Peace, Love, and Happiness
Enimsaja Snape!