Days turned to weeks, and soon months flew by in a flash for the Hogwarts students. Harry and the girls grew even closer over the last several months, and life was good. They would spend their time in the classroom playing games and talking to their other friends. Or, when they were alone, they would share soft, sweet kisses. Harry would even take them on individual dates here and there, mainly picnics down by the lake, just him and one of the girls.

He had noticed that Remus seemed to be in higher spirits as of late and couldn't help but wonder why. He would usually just shrug it off though and move on with his day. He was currently sitting with Cygnus, playing a game of chess.

"You know you sure like to stir shit up, right?" Cygnus said with a sigh as he watched Harry make a move.

"Oh?" He asked, raising a brow.

"Yeah, things are heating up down in the pit, Harry. Whatever you did to Malfoy has him telling the others to stay away from you and those three girls of yours and anyone you call friend. I'm not sure what's going on, but it has the older years in a tizzy. Bellatrix isn't your biggest fan, by the way. Says you are corrupting her sister. Lucky for you, she is too afraid of Andromeda, I think, to actually attack her," he said.

Harry chuckled a bit. "Yes, well, my little spitfire does have a very good aim with a wand," he said, thinking of the time Remus had tried teasing them a bit and ended up with a stinging hex to his bits.

"Well, either way, you may be in the clear for now, Harry, but I'm not sure how much longer that will be. In fact, I'm not so sure how much longer any of us will be in the clear," he said.

"Well, all we can do for now is keep our eyes open," Harry told him, making another move.

"It's not helping that Potter has ramped up his attacks again. He is being especially vindictive since you started dating Lily," he told him.

Harry sighed. "Yeah, I know what you mean. He is aiming for anyone who associates with me as well. Remember when Frank came down the other day with his skin Slytherin green? Apparently, that was their first success."

"I hope for his sake he doesn't hit your girls or Alice. I don't know if I want to see the outcome of that or not," Cygnus said.

"Trust me when I tell you, you do not," Harry said, sending a shiver down Cygnus's spine.

"Well, I guess I can't blame you. I'm not sure what I would do if he hit Isobel with one," he said, shaking it off.

A few days later found Harry and his friends all moving down and out of the castle after the final test of the day. It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining, and the birds were chirping. A large crowd was forming around two individuals a little ways down the path. Harry groaned when he heard a voice.

"Give that back, Snivellus," he heard James growl from within the throng of students.

Harry and them moved over to see what was going on, only to find Snape and Potter in the center of the crowd, wands drawn. Snape was holding a Snitch that the Gryffindors had won a few days prior. "I don't think so, Potter. I think I'll just keep this," Snape sneered.

Harry sat back, remembering something similar in Snape's mind during his botched Occlumency lessons in fifth year. However, this was happening much sooner than it had the last time around. He wondered if that had to do with him being here. He shrugged his shoulders as he continued to watch. He had thought of trying to save Lily's relationship with Snape, but now he was way beyond that. His first year, he thought Snape didn't fully deserve what Potter put him through, but as time went on, he could see that Potter wasn't the only one at fault. After hearing about Petunia's woes with the boy, it only grew worse.

"I said give it here," Potter shouted like a five-year-old who had his candy taken.

"And I said piss off, Potter," Snape said with a sneer.

Potter's wand moved fast, knocking the other boy off his feet. Lily watched on in horror as Snape shot a torrent of flame at Potter, who barely jumped out of the way. The students were now all backing up. "I'm going to end you, Potter!"

Severus Snape had finally snapped. He had been having the worst year at Hogwarts yet and he was livid. Potter had been tormenting him left and right all year long and he was fed up with it. Then Lucius had refused to help him with Pendragon and wouldn't even explain why. When he tried to talk some sense into Lily, she had left him. Then he sees her kissing that fucking Pendragon bastard. As if to add insult to injury, he finds out it is due to her dating the fucker.

How dare she! Doesn't she know that she is his! That she belongs to him and no one else? But he would show her over the summer. Oh yes, he will talk sense into her. She had given him an opening and he would take it. Then he would talk her into breaking up with Pendragon and she would be his at last. Maybe even by this time next year, she would be writhing under him in pure pleasure and screaming his name to the heavens. It just needed to start with Potter.

A sick smile came to Snape's lips as he shouted. "Sectumsempra!" He shouted.

Potter only had a moment to get out of the way, but the spell still grazed his cheek, opening a large gash. It soon welled up with blood. The first real blood in a fight between two schoolyard bullies, Harry thought. Before he could think to stop her, Lily ran out in front of Snape, holding her hands up.

"Please, Severus, you need to stop this. This isn't you," she begged, holding her arms out. "Sev, you... you need to stop before you take this too far. You already hurt Potter; this needs to stop."

Harry was on standby in case Snape just tried to curse through her. "How can you side with that worm!" Snape screamed. "How can you side with him and not me! How can you be with that fucker Pendragon when you belong to me, Lily."

Lily's face became red with anger. "I do not belong to anyone, Severus Snape. I am with Harry because I love him, thank you very much, and he loves me."

"Oh, but does he?" Snape asked as he stood to his feet. "But whatever, I can get you back later, Lily. Right now, you need to get out of my way so I can kill Potter."

"Severus, I am trying to help you!" Lily said, her face still red and tears streaming down her cheeks. Harry hated seeing her like this. "Can't you see that? If you continue to do this, you will get in trouble. You cannot hurt Potter

."

"I don't need your fucking help, you stupid Mudblood whore!" Snape raising his wand. Harry was about to rush forward and push Lily out of the way, but he was stopped by what he heard next.

SMACK

The smack echoed around the courtyard as silence filled the air. Snape was now back on the ground, holding his now extremely red cheek and staring up at Lily. Lily was now looking like a volcano ready to erupt, and tears flowed like the Nile down her cheeks. Harry stood at the edge of the ring, ready to move in if needed but letting her take care of her own battles. He would be there to clean up any damage after.

"I can't believe you, Severus Snape. I thought you were my friend. I thought you weren't anything like those other Slytherins you hang out with, but I guess I was wrong. You're nothing but a bigoted pig, Severus Snape, and I don't ever want anything to do with you ever again," she screamed at his stunned form.

She whirled around only to come face to face with Potter, who had a smug look on his face. "I knew you would come around one of these days, Lills. Now if you just lose that fucker Pendragon, you and I can be togeth..."

He was instantly shut up by a very hard right hook to the nose that dropped him to the ground below. Before he could even register what was happening, a small fire charm was sent at his nethers, followed closely by a freezing charm. The pain seemed to be too much for the Potter heir, and he promptly passed out.

Lily stormed off back into the castle as everyone got out of her way after seeing what she had done to the two boys. Harry took off after her, and Amelia was about to, but Andie stopped her. She looked back a bit heatedly and with concern in her eyes.

"It would be best if he went to her alone for this, Melia. I know we are her friends and all, but right now she needs him more than she needs us. Don't worry; we will have our time to comfort her, but right now, she needs the boy we all love over us," she told her, holding up her hands.

Amelia thought about her words for a moment but finally nodded. "Okay, yeah, you're right," she said, looking back the way they had gone. She just wished she could help her friend.

Harry ran through the halls after his green-eyed girlfriend. He dodged around the odd student and made his way up to the classroom. As he neared the door, he slowed down to a walk as he slowly pushed the door open to the sounds of sobbing. His heart broke as he came into the room proper and spotted Lily sitting on the floor with her knees to her chest and crying.

Harry didn't say a word as he walked up and knelt down beside her. He gathered her up into his arms and held her against his chest. As he held her tight, he gently stroked her long red hair. The two of them sat there for a long time as Lily sobbed into his chest and held him close. Harry just whispered softly into her ear and rocked her.

After what seemed like ages, her sobs turned into soft hiccups but she never once let go of his shirt. They sat quietly for a while, and Harry just held her. Finally, with a shaky breath, she spoke. "Harry, why did he say that? Why did he act like that? I just don't understand."

Harry sighed a bit, not really sure what to say. He looked up to the ceiling as if asking for help. With none in sight, he did the best he could. "Lills, I won't lie to you and tell you that I know why he did it for sure. Honestly, I think he was obsessed with you. I think he has it in his head that you are like an object that belongs to him and only him. I don't know why he thinks that way. Maybe that was how he was raised, or maybe his homelife was so bad that it has made him believe in certain things that are not true. In the end, though, Snape chose hatred over anything. I am sorry that I had any part in his hatred that was lashed out at you."

She shook her head against him. "It wasn't your fault, Harry. It wasn't you that made him say those things. I knew he was jealous with the time I spend with you and Amelia and then Andie, but I wanted my own life and friends. It wasn't like we outright shunned him, and he could have spent time with us. But he only wanted to ever be alone with me. Even when we were younger, he would always insist on us being alone. I remember him telling me that one day he would take me into his world and never come back. I thought he just meant to the Muggle world, but now I wonder if he meant to my parents. I don't know why he hated you so much other than me spending time with you, but I got tired of it. I don't love him, Harry. I love you, and I have since first year. You were always so nice to me and helped me to learn what our world is like. You spend time with me and never looked down on me. You also treated my family with the same kindness and respect. I just wish that Severus could understand that I only ever loved him like a brother," she finished softly.

Harry didn't want to give her false hope that Snape would ever change his ways, so he kept silent. After a long while, he sighed. "Who knows what the future will hold for anyone, Lily. Maybe one day he will see it, but I'm not sure I would get my hopes up. He doesn't exactly run with the most open-minded of groups. But just remember that no matter what happens, I will always be here for you. So will Andie and Amelia. We will always support each other no matter what," he said, placing a soft kiss on her forehead.

Despite her current feelings, she couldn't help but smile at that and curled into his chest that much more. Harry always seemed to know the right things to say to make her feel better. "You know, I'm pretty sure you may have ended the Potter line today," he said offhandedly.

Lily snorted at the reminder of Potter's screams as he held his bits. "Well, he deserved it for trying to get me to break up with the best boy in the school."

Harry chuckled a bit and held her tighter. The two of them spent the next few hours alone in the room sharing small kisses as Harry did his best to make her feel better. Afterwards, they went off in search of Amelia and Andie. They found them by the Black Lake where they spent the remainder of their day laughing and talking, sharing small, sweet kisses with the man that each of them loved.

They were on the Hogwarts Express on their way down to London. The compartment seemed to be in the best mood yet as they trundled along the tracks. Harry wasn't sure if it was because it was summer or Snape not being in the compartment this time. Either way, it was rather pleasant to see everyone smiling.

"So, Harry, where are you off to this year?" Frank asked.

Harry chuckled. "Well, this year I am headed to Africa. Then, as you know, I have a tournament to win."

Cheers went up at his declaration as Andie cuddled into his side and rolled her eyes. Amelia on his other side just smiled softly. The entire group was excited to hear how he would place in the tournament. Edward had invited the Evans to travel with them to see it, and everyone couldn't wait.

"What are you going to learn in Africa?" Remus asked in confusion.

Harry chuckled. "Oh, I'll be learning some Transfiguration; they have some of the best in the world."

"Really? I didn't know that," Alice exclaimed.

"Yeah, honestly, I wouldn't have either, but an ancestor of mine traveled there and wrote about it. I have been in contact with a tribe down there that has agreed to help me," he explained.

"That is so cool," Marlene said with a smile.

"Yeah, I wish I could go with you," Lily said.

"No, you and the other two just want to go and spend some alone time with him in a hotel," Alice said with a devious smile, nudging Lily.

"Alice!" The three girls shouted, blushing like mad.

Harry just chuckled as he watched their back and forth. He looked back out the window and thought about where he was at this time in his last life. He was a cranky and depressed teen who had lost his only salvation of hope when his godfather had to go back into hiding. He looked over each of his girlfriends and friends, and his smile grew. Now he was happy. He had three beautiful and wonderful girlfriends and a group of fantastic friends. What more could he possibly want?