Severus ran out, didn't even stand to inform Mrs Evans of his departure.
Why Lily had done that? Was that a prank? A dare from her idiot girlfriends?
Wanted to have her first kiss with a safe person?
Was it Severus first kiss too? He had memory of kisses shared between his maybe not future and many people. Narcissa, Bellatrix, Lucius, Charity.
Lily.
And the dark lord when he had still a sliver of his humanity.
Lily had her own brand of cruelty, did she not?
And he couldn't stop himself from thinking what would have been, if he ended up with Lily. Would they be dead at their early 20s too?
"finally!"
He heard his m..- Eileen say.
She was standing in front of the house, a hand on her back." Hurry up and go get your things"
Get his things? What for?
"Now" she screams at the top of her voice.
And he does that. Half dazed from his encounter with Lily, half confused from Eileen's strange behavior. He can see some orange lines in her aura, meaning she is anxious.
Anxious of what?
She and Tobias are at a truce now, there is no reason to worry.
Or is there?
And where the hell they are going? They have no money, no other place to go, or they had, he corrects. She had . she would have done it , escaped as soon as she knew about her precious baby girl.
Was she going into labor?
As he hurridly throw his things- books and clothes, what else he had?- and got his wand secured in his front pocket , he asked. " are we goin to 'ospital?"
She screamed back " jus get yer arse here now!"
Well, it could mean yes, it could mean no.
When he climbed down , she didn't waste any time and got his arm. They were going out? She stood in front of the house for a minute or so, waiting.
Waiting for what?
Then she cursed.
"Merlins balls! Fuck ya Orion!" and went into the house.
Orion?
Why she went into the house again?
Severus went after her, he had heard that pregnant woman will go barmy , what with all those hormons and drama inside of their body. Of course he was smart enough to not say that.
"where da hell I've put that pieceo'shit?"
She was in the master bedroom upstairs, messing things up, searching for something.
"Wonder what it would be?"
Enter Tobias.
He dangled a roll of parchment, similar to what they wrote on in magical world.
What he was doing with that?
"goin for yer boyfriend, are ya?"
Boyfriend? Eileen? She had barely secured herself one years ago, when she was less ugly, and that was by the help of getting knocked up!
"always knew he wasn't mine"
What was this about? He wasn't whose? Tobias had drunk again and hit his head?
"yer getti nowhere till the baby's born. Get the hell outta my 'ouse after"
Eileen was desperate. Severus could see it in her eyes.
"I'll not let ya touch my baby"
Touch what? What is happening? His mind was foggy. He couldn't understand what was going on. He was busy handling his own shit, and now they were having- now of all the time?- to have a marital spat? His child mind was freaking out, told him to find a hole and slip inside. His memories kept him in place, with a calm exterior.
He had no memory to back up any decision.
Should he go and hide? Should he stand between? Why there was nothing in his memories telling him about Orion? Or a escape attempt?
The Eileen raised her wand.
"get out of the way Tobias."
And Tobias only smirked.
"why don't ya make me?
# # #
As soon as Severus ran out, Petunia knew something must have happened, something wrong. So she climbed the stairs.
Having every intention to confront Lily on her idiotic behavior.
"What have you done to him? Now?" a hand on her hip.
Lily's eyes were suspiciously red, and her lip wobbled.
"Me? What have I done?"
Petunia sighed. She loved her sister, but the little devil had always an agenda of her own. Severus was much a simpler child compared to her, with simple needs and an even simpler mind. He only wanted friendship, safety and to be recognized for his talents. Lily on the other hand was more complicated than Petunia ever cared to go to the trouble of finding out . Some days she wanted to be adored, some days she wanted to be alone, she wanted to be recognized as the best in her year, and when she was, everything was cool and dandy. The moment it changed, someone else- Severus- was ,then she would come and say they were biased. The same people who said she was the brightest in her year, when they declared she was second best, were all biased and racist.can you believe her? Some of it she could blame on her still being a child, sheltered. After all elementary school was not known for judgmental teachers who judged you based on ridiculous things like your fathers job and his income. Secondary school, well… it was a heaven for people who were beautiful and rich, but others had to pick up for themselves.
Petunia herself had to tag along with a group of stupid things, just to be protected and not laughed at because of her rather flat chest every other day.
Until Severus came.
She would forever be in his debt. He had uncovered her magical talents, taught her all he could, and somewhere along the way, she found herself again.
God knew she was jealous and petty and held a grudge like no one could, but she was also protective of those she loved, didn't change her mind at the drop of a hat, and would go to hell and back for her family. She was clinging to being normal, not being shoved out of that blasted group that she was not herself anymore. She was scared of being tagged as abnormal, freak, so she started calling anyone not like that group a freak.
Including her sister, and Severus.
She wasn't like that- like herself- for a long time. Her jealousy towards Lily, and their parents not bloody seeing her, always lily this or lily that, tagging along with those posh kids had ruined her.
Then Severus went and reset her. Told her about the dark side of magical folks, that not all was sunshine. Then she could see what Lily had seen in him, loyalty like nothing she had ever seen. You could count on him to be with you until death.
He made you feel you were safe.
For once she could be herself and he wouldn't mind her dirty mouth or that she was wrinkling her clothes. She could gaffe at something and laugh out loud and all he would do was rolling his eyes.
So bit by bit, she grew up out of her fears.
These days, she didn't even care if she was not fully magical. She was thinking about going and becoming a nurse, or a pianist, or an artist. She could be anyone she wanted. She didn't have to follow her mom's footsteps, to marry and settle down. She could explore, learn herbology, runes, history. She could be a history teacher at Hogwarts or whatever she wanted.
So now she wasn't afraid to tell Lily- or her friends or family- exactly what was on her mind.
Severus was a fresh air. To think she had thought him crual was laughable. Him? A boy who was banging his head against any door, who was doing his best to be there for a sibling not even born yet? Who loved magic like no one else and still wanted to drop out for the sack of protecting his soon to be kid sister?
And now Lily had upset him.
Petunia didn't even knew how he turned into her teacher, then her friend, then something like a sibling. It could be anywhere between him lending her his mother's precious books, or listen to her raging like a mad woman at her parents, or when they sat next to each other on that day in Diagon alley.
She had told Lily all of that, bragging a bit. But she really wanted to make her see what she saw, Severus the sibling.
And like always, she had messed it up. Made the mean streak in her sister awaken.
Had she slapped him? Told him they were not besties?
"I am waiting Lily"
And she had looked at her with such hate it made her take back a step.
"I did not do a thing. It was you. It was you and those other sodding friends of him at school. They have changed him. You have changed him. He is not like my sev anymore. You have stolen him from me."
What utter nonsense?
" you do know he is a person? Like not an object, not a thing you can own? And he should have changed! He is going to be a teen soon. Why are you unhappy that he had shed the shy persona, that hurt people first so they wont come close to hurt you attitude. If he changed, he has for the better."
"in fact you should be happy for him to find others and is not alone"
Lily's eyes only hardened.
" happy? Happy that he is hell bent on replacing me? Happy you lot have filled his mind with what-shit about me? And those useless things he calls friends, only used him. He went to near death because of that bitch Bones and that other gullible sod Longbottom. He nearly died again, an unforgivable cast on him because of Black's younger brother, Regulus the stupid. The same Black - Sirius – who thought it was cool to throw someone to a murdering plant! And don't start me on that pussy cat Burbage who cannot keep her paws to herself him for one damn minute!
They are bloody brainwashing him!"
To say she was astounded was not false. Had Lily been like this, or did they feed them something special at Gryffindor to make them forget using their brains?
"I don't care Lily Ann. You will cease whining like a child and apologize. Your behavior was bloody awful at breakfast, and you said those things just to hurt Severus, because I had told you all of it so you didn't act like the way you did, like a harpy."
"do not use those words in my house young woman! And who acted like what?"
Asked their father, who was supposed to be outside.
"why are you here now daddy?" asked Lily, as if she was not walking on Petunia, Severus and Mom all morning, like a sweet little girl she was NOT.
"oh yeah, turns out I didn't need to go to work today, there was a sort of meeting and I ditched it. Now where is Severus?"
Lily wrinkled her nose.
But Petunia beat her to it " Lily upset him" and then suddenly saw his book on the ground. " see! He even left his book on the ground! He never treats books like this!"
"I Did NOT" all Lily needed was stumping her foot.
Father sighed.
"well come along then. We will take a trip to his home and give him the book. I also have some questions on the feloo thing"
"its floo dad!" they both said.
"whatever say you two" and went down stairs.
First, they went to that so called park, Lily and Severus place.
He was not there.
"I think we should go to their house" Lily said. She was shuffling her foot.
Father looked at her, hummed." What for? Is there anything you need to tell me Lily flower?" in his special tone saved for when either of his daughters were hiding something.
Lily played with the end of her auburn hair, a nasty habit she picked up from Petunia.
Nervous?
"his da is not a very nice man?" her voice smaller.
"and?"
" he would have called our house if all was ok. He would be here and if not, he said, hm, promised? He would call and tell me if he was alright"
"and?" dad asked patiently, knowing his girl better than she herself. Knowing she was hiding something.
"Imighthavekissedhim?"
What?
Had Petunia heard right? Lily Kissed the poor boy?
Oh wonderful.
Fan-bloody-tastic.
He was lost in his world, dealing with a family situation, considering dropping out of Hogwarts and she did THAT? Oh, Petunia was not blind. She knew Lily was into him as much as Severus was into her, that they were too young to know what, didn't change the fact.
Was. Severus was. Meaning he was not now. For whatever reason, he had changed, he was not all over Lily like that. He had behaved like he saw her as a sister.
Yes, there was still attraction, hints of it. But most of it was gone. If he was forcing himself to act like that, Petunia couldn't tell.
Dad just inhaled deeply, and released his breath slowly.
Calming himself.
"right. We will talk later. I think it is time we talk more like adults"
"you know the way?"
Lily noded.
In silence they walked.
A few minutes in, they all headed to Spinner end, with Lily leading the way.
It was Petunia's first trip to Spinner's end.
She wished it would be her last.
The place, it was not fit for a dog!
Oh severus…
"I think its here"
Father watched the half opened door carefuly.
"I think you should stand back"
Lily didn't argue. Neither did Petunia.
Dad knocked.
Nothing.
Her heart was beating faster. Something was not right. It was too quite, and Severus – if he was inside- was not a quite boy when he was angry.
Was he not angry? Was he confused?
"Mr Snape?"
Nothing.
Dad cursed.
"Im coming in!"
And then, he opened the door , and closed it very quick.
"Lily go get an ambulance, Petunia go with her, call those Aurors with Feloo" his voice sharp, commanding.
And Petunia clasped her sister's hand and ran.
Because while Lily was standing back, she was not.
She had seen blood.
# # #
Epilogue:
The man opened his eyes.
"its time"
The younger man – who was laying on his back on the ground, sat straight.
"now? Seriously Granpa? It has been months!"
The older man- Grindelwald – ignored the Sylwan brat.
"it has happened, the chain of events that I feared. soon there will be no wizarding world if we don't hurry up"
Samuel huffed.
"aha, and you are just the most altruistic fella on earth? Sorry but.."
Gellert moved his hand, and shut him up with a bout of wandless magic.
"we move on the night of the full moon. It means tomorrow." And closed his eyes again, going into whatever zen mode he went.
24 hours later, Nurmangard lost two prisoners.
In another part of the world, Abraxas Malfoy was being tortured within an inch of his life.
Begging.
"My lord, please forgive me! Orion missed the date! Not me! "
Voldemort looked ready to murder him. He closed the distance between the fallen man and his throne, took his head by his long mane and whispered in his ear.
"Orion Black is not one of mine, You on the other hand, are !"
If he hit Abraxas with even an stronger Crucio, no one could tell as the man passed out.