Do you have any headcanons or stories for Lily getting with Severus after being with James?
Lily is dating James, and one night, she is told about Remus’ condition.
She feels a twinge when she thinks about how adamant Severus was in his theory and how it turns out he was right after all.
But she soon dismisses the thought - after all, what does it matter…it was hardly Remus’ fault that he was ill.
They’re all off out one night…she with her friends, the Marauders as a group.
Her night is a bit of a let down, so she returns home early, and heads to bed.
The Marauders return home far later, all a little worse for wear, and Peter loudly talks about the run in he had with some Death Eaters the previous week, and how he wondered if any of them were their old classmates.
She doesn’t mean to listen in - they’re drunk, and loud, and she can’t sleep…but when the conversation inevitably turns to Snape, she finds herself intrigued.
At first she’s listening to find out if he did join the Death Eaters.
But she’s quickly aghast when she hears James talking about run-ins that happened during their NEWT years. I thought he’d stopped? I thought he’d changed?
Sirius cheerfully reminds them of the Willow incident and jokes that if Snape did turn out to be a Death Eater they could always set Remus on him again.
Remus angrily gets up and goes to the bathroom, and Lily presses herself into the shadows on the landing so he doesn’t see her.
She can just hear Sirius laughing about how James wouldn’t have to save him this time, just before the toilet flushes.
Lily is aghast when she realises that they’d tried to murder Severus.
I’m just trying to show you they’re not as wonderful as everyone seems to think they are.
She goes to bed, and closes her eyes, and when he joins her in bed, she pretends she’s been asleep for hours.
She doesn’t do anything at first. Doesn’t know what to do, or where to turn.
And then her mother writes to her - and the envelope has a neatly folded page from the local paper inside.
It’s an obnoxious advert, and Lily stares at it for a moment, unable to fathom its meaning, before realising she’s got the wrong side.
It doesn’t take her long to see the blue circle in biro.
SNAPE, EILEEN & TOBIAS (”TOBY”)
Son Russ would like to thank… She can’t read the words properly. Died suddenly. Not through her tears. No flowers, donations if desired to… Both of them? Together? Funeral Service to be held at St Peter’s. Some kind of accident, or…? All enquiries to Harding and Son’s Funeral Directors.
She makes her excuses, and packs her black clothes, and heads to Cokeworth.
“I wasn’t sure you’d come,” her mother says.
“I wasn’t sure I’d come,” she says, honestly. “But now that I’m here…”
And so she packs up that Gryffindor spirit and makes the trek over the river, down the familiar cobbled street, and she raps sharply on the door.
It takes forever to swing open, and the man behind it is taller than she remembers, and he’s swaying uneasily - as if he’s been drowning his sorrows with drugs or alcohol or illicit potions.
If the rumours I’ve heard about Severus are right, she thinks, it’s probably all three.
His face is gaunt and unshaven and his hair is greasy and when he finally registers who is stood before him, his jaw drops and his bloodshot eyes widen.
She wraps her arms around his middle before he can react - before he can protest - and to her surprise, he accepts the embrace with grace.
He’s thin - thinner than she can remember him being, and he gives a soft groan of anguish when she rubs her hands up his spine.
“I’m sorry,” she whispers.
Oh, he thinks. This is just pity. She’s here through politeness. A sense of duty.
So he steels himself, and pushes her away, his fingers gripping the door. “Sorry for…” and he swallows hard, “my loss?”
She shakes her head, and her hand reaches for his stubbled cheek. “For everything.”
And this time, he’s the one who pulls her close.
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