#VERSE ;; Hoggy Wart Hogwarts (Marauder's Era)

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With this reply, green eyes watched him carefully, sensing more to this than he was letting her know. Perhaps she could take a wild guess that he was being picked on again, and by who else than at least two to three certain Gryffindor's she had in mind. However, Lily knew better than to ask Severus about it. Instead, she would ask the other boys later.

"I see." She replied with a smile. "But why do you need to study more? You're probably already one of the top students in all your classes. There's no doubt you're incredibly intelligent. It's not as if you can't handle whatever Professor Slughorn throws at you."

Lily had to get him out of here and away from the others as much as she could. He couldn't stay in the library forever, and nor did she want to herself. "Oh, I know! Why don't we go to Hogsmeade together? I need to grab some supplies anyway."

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I love you, Lily Evans ─ the words take her breath away. Her heart flutters with warmth and she has to hold herself back from crying tears of joy over the declaration. She knows that moment of vulnerability must have taken such bravery from Severus, but she can also tell something is weighing heavily on his heart too. She focuses on how he's leaning her forehead into hers, trying to act like a rock for him before he suggests going somewhere more private. "Sure, whatever you need." She says softly, maybe a little too softly. Her mind is still focused on those three words.

Once they go somewhere a little more private, his next words make her eyes go wide. It was also a rarity for Severus to ever bring up anything about his parents, but when he did, Lily was listening quietly and on alert, knowing what this subject would mean to him. Of course she would add Tobias Snape right next to those four who didn't help with Severus' own self-image. Despite never saying much about his father, Lily understand the kind of person his father could be, especially for not liking magic. She had noticed how Severus had some bruises and cuts long before they began Hogwarts. However, as for his mother..."I'm glad that she's getting away, but surely she will tell you where she is once she finds a place." She wouldn't just leave her son behind to deal with Tobias alone, right? Although Lily would be sad not seeing Severus during the holidays, especially the summer, if he and his mother were able to escape a terrible situation, she would only want the best. But just in case things didn't work out that way... "My parents always enjoy seeing you. You know you're welcome to come over to my house anytime, just...just ignore Petunia's protests."

She paused briefly, clearing her throat, cheeks red. It wasn't the perfect moment, but she had to let him know nonetheless. "And...I love you too, Severus Snape."

severus recognise the look of realisation in lily's face. the marauders did, truly, help towards such a negative self-image, though the foundations of such had always been there before he even met lily. his parents had never been the kindest, on the contrary. part of him wanted to tell her that she shouldn't place the blame on those four solely, but that was too heavy a topic to bring to the table. the kiss catches him off guard, still, he lingers once this one is broken, leaning his forehead to hers. lily was all he had. when he came to think of it, it was just her - not that he needed anything else.

" i love you, lily evans. " he finally breathes out. if anyone had heard him say such, show such vulnerability... severus nervously bites on his lower lip before pulling back, standing firm, composed once again in front of her. " should we get out of here before someone asks what we're doing here? " as much as he disliked the idea, lily... didn't need all the trouble that came with his existence. she was already signing up for plenty just by being there, kissing him in ways no one would ever know. he tries to brush it off, but since the matter came up... " i received a letter from my mother. " something that did not occur regularly, if at all.

" they are splitting. " finally. though every child's dream was to have their parents together, severus had always wished for the opposite. his father, tobias, was unkind to put it simply. he had developed a strong hatred for the male throughout - one he did his best to not disclose. after what he had suffered at his hands, and seen his mother go through... " she is moving away. " and seemingly not wishing to tell him where, take him with her. " i don't know where she's moving to. " which ultimately meant... he was to stay with tobias during the holidays, it seemed.

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@potentialbreakupscng said: "have you ever thought about what it might feel like to kiss me?" - this feels like a very james thing to say, so give me jily

The moment the words leave his mouth, Lily can't help but give an eye roll, letting out a chuckle. She isn't surprised at how...brave and bold he can be, and yet, despite it making her annoyed, she also finds it a little endearing too. "No, I can't say I have." She shrugs with innocence. "But then again, I tend to think about important matters like passing my classes, studying, and NOT kissing silly troublesome boys!" Lily states with her classic wit. It's not entirely a lie. While she did focus on those things, her friends would also talk about kissing boys at times and Lily would never admit to the thought crossing her mind with James.

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@luposcainus said: “You dropped this Evans.” (for Lily)

Glancing at the small little book he held in his hands, she readily accepted it back, giving a sigh of relief and holding it to her chest. "Thank you for telling me, Caspian. This book is special to me." She said, holding it out and flipping through it's pages to show him what was inside. "It's a book about floriography--or as better known in the Victorian era-- the language of flowers. My mum got me into it, but Sev was the one who got me this book as a birthday present." She pauses, smiling at him. "What are your interests?"

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@dcmoniism said: “ You’re wearing my colors, love.” [ from severus to lily ] // 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐐𝐔𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐒.

Lily glances down at his green scarf she's undone and wrapped around herself in a symbolic way. A mischievous smile briefly graces her face before feigning innocence. "Oh, am I?! Well, isn't that fitting, what with me being yours after all." she says playfully. "It gives everyone a clear message that I already belong to someone...even if they may not exactly know who that someone is. That is what you want, right, Sev?"

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She doesn't have to think of her answer. It's already ingrained with her that it seemed such an obvious choice. As if looking off into her future, a small smile comes to Lily's face, appearing to be ever the optimist despite some of the grim things she knows might come with their future. "I'm hoping at that point I'll finally be a Healer. It's something I've been working on since at least our fourth term. It combines my love for Potions and Healing Magic and puts it into something useful--" with all that is to come.

She has to stop herself from saying that. Even with her fears of what will happen once they step outside those doors, making their choices, and wondering if it will be former friends or foe they face, Lily wants to remain hopeful for the best. But if it also comes to it, she isn't afraid to fight against any Death Eaters. After all, they made their choice to be on that side just as much as she made her own to fight against them. Even if Lily wonders if she would hesitate seeing a familiar face among them...

"I couldn't imagine choosing anything else. What about you, Mars? Humor me. If you could do anything-- even without your parents input-- what would you do?"

sometimes, she thinks that they're all oddly so old despite how PERSISTENTLY untrue that was. maybe it's the consequence of carrying so much upon their shoulders... maybe, in better terms, it was a way of coping with the fact that so many things were happening to them at once, it was easier to imagine themselves as older and wiser. people of better substance who had lived full lives, instead of being young, terrified, and forced into situations that most would never dream of. it all brews outside of their doors, a suffocating thing that they've only tasted in glancing means. what would this all mean for them once they left? they hold still, the naive hope that it will all simply be over by graduation.

sometimes, she's envious of lily. lily, her brilliant girl. lily with her love. lily with options. it's awful to feel like it, so she swallows it down. they're all things that marlene, under more normal circumstances, would have felt more thrilled about. even if it happened to be the most annoying james potter that she was in the company of ( at first, she'd given her a look as if to say, REALLY, him? but, love is love, she discovers, a new thing she grows into, for lily ). but it's not as if that were the start, the end, of her troubles, as was now obvious with the troubled look on her face, her own pinching thoughtfully, listening, quiet.

"there's a must, but. i wonder what happens. if, well... it all doesn't quite work out as we hope it will afterwards." it's a little daunting to say out loud. the idea that perhaps this creeping thing might be true, that they might have people who align more violently with the idea of a pureblooded only society. what happens to lily then? positivity had never been her trait, a far more PRAGMATIC sort of girl, but lily? well. she'd light the world on fire to give her that hope. "if you could do anything, lils, what would it be? where does my darling girl go when the doors close behind us and it's us against the world?" a switch of topics, a smoother ride. she'd rather that then the doom and gloom for now.

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@pctentialbreakupsong said: “Shit, okay fuck that actually really fucking hurts. ” ( i’ll let you choose jily, sirius/lily or the brothers, or even a snape with either of them if u want!! )

Lily can't help but stare at Sirius with a look saying he should have known better. After doing something reckless, he had ended up hurting himself, prompting her to start putting her Healing skills to work. Dealing with the Marauder's and all the shennigans they got up to, she would get all her experience as a Healer in no time before they even graduated.

With the flick of her wand, using the Bandaging Charm, Lily conjured bandage wraps to help support his leg while she helped him make his way to the Infirmary to see Madam Pomfrey. "Of course it hurts, Sirius. You broke some bones. You really should have known better than to mess around on a broom like that-- especially from that height! It's a good thing I was around." She pauses, expression softening. "What exactly were you trying to do anyway?"

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@messrsmcrauders said: “I say this a lot, but, look, they’re not good enough for you.” {for Lily from Severus 👀}

She can tell he's trying to help make her feel better. And it's working. Lily wipes away the tears falling from her eyes, a small smile coming back to her face. She can't help but rest her head on his shoulder, finding comfort in her best friend while shedding her vulnerabilities and insecurities to him. "Thank you, Sev. For always being a great friend. I don't know what I'd do without you."

Actually, Lily already knows the answer to that and she doesn't like it. After all, Severus had been the one to introduce her to the Wizarding world, informing her she was magical. If she didn't have him in her life, her childhood would have been lonely and confusing trying to navigate in a new place without him. "But in all honestly, I don't think this person even knows I like them. Granted, I should probably tell them, but...I can't. Do you have anyone you like too, Sev?"

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Severus sat in a secluded corner of the library, his eyes flickering over the text in the textbook in front of him, as he attempted to phase out everyone and everything else in the room, leaving him alone with this thoughts so that he would not have to face reality, or deal with any of the arrogant dolts he was forced to put up with on a daily basis.

As he turned the page, however, his hands moving swiftly and smoothly across the paper, he heard a familiar voice nearby, causing a jolt to his heart, and he nearly leapt from his seat, as his eyes shot upward.

Lily.

Lily figured she might find him here. She walked into the library, looking for any secluded corners, before finding the person she was looking for. "Sev!" She exclaimed happily, taking a seat at the table, placing her books upon it.

"I thought I'd find you here. How are you doing?" She could tell something was bothering him, even if this type of behavior wasn't unusual for him.

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"I can assure you, when you turn eighty years old, you will not be alone. I'll be right there beside you, Mars." Lily pauses, knowing there is more to this. "So...who's the heartbreaker this time?"

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"when i'm eighty years old and alone in my chair, will i look back at safety and be glad i didn't care?"

"no! i can hear her screaming, "love, break, and learn! what else are you young for? fuck it, hurt whilst you can.""

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@luposcainus said: “you are quiet all the time.” (for Severus)

"So? Why is it any of your concern? Perhaps I'd rather not waste my time and energy speaking with idiots." It wasn't far from the truth. He found the best company usually involved his own or with being around Lily. It also didn't help that a good majority of the school liked to join in with those bloody four Gryffindor's who always picked on him. "What is it that you want, Wolfe?"

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@potentialbreakupscng said: ❛ how can you simply be friends with someone when every time you look at them, you’re thinking about how much more you really want ? ❜ - jily~

Lily felt as if she were put on the spot with this question. After all, she could relate, having had a crush on James for quite a while now, but not knowing how to tell him. She swallowed uncomfortably, trying to find her words. "That's something I've been asking myself." She knew the answer to that, but it was easier said than done. "I'd say if it gets to that point, just tell them how you feel. Put yourself out there and if it isn't reciprocated, then at least you tried and you have your answer." She really should take her own advice.

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@sioraiocht said: ❛ what about me? ❜ {For Snape from Lily}

"You're different. You're special..." Severus said, a blush starting to warm his cheeks. Somehow, their conversation which first started on the simple subject of classes had now taken a turn into a territory he was hesitant and nervous to approach, mostly because he didn't know how to approach it--- dating. He had only ever had eyes for one person and one person only -- and she didn't even know -- even if she happened to be sitting right next to him.

Severus knew that was mostly his fault. He knew he should tell her, but it wasn't that easy. Besides, he wanted the best for Lily, and Severus knew he couldn't offer her that. If anything, he would remain her friend and it would be enough. "You're my best friend. Besides, I'm not really interested in anyone or the subject of dating." He paused briefly, knowing he might curse the answer to follow. "What about you? Is there someone you like?"

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@luposcainus said: for severus ? “ i saw how potter treats you.. it’s .. terrible.”

Who in Merlin's name was this person? And why did they have the audacity to mention James Potter and the way he treated him? The last thing Severus needed was a reminder of it when all he wanted was to forget and give Potter a taste of his own torture. "No one asked for your opinion. Why don't you mind your own business and leave me alone. I didn't ask for your pity." He glances at his robes, sneering. "You're supposed to be in Ravenclaw, right? Where's that sense of intelligence and wit?"

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@pointedprongs said: [ knowing ] sender has been holding receiver's hand all this time without realizing it and hurries to let go. { reverse! and jily plz 💕 } // PROMPTS FOR THE ROMANCE OF HANDS & TOUCH

It was just a regular trip to Hogsmeade. It was no big deal...even if it happened to be Valentine's day of all days. For Lily, this was just a day she was spending with friends--- the Marauders. The village was just as decorated as Hogwarts Castle was with hearts and couples roaming around, giving chocolate's and flowers to each other, but she tried to pay it no mind, even if she suddenly found the others had disappeared and she landed alone with James Potter.

"I think we've lost the others. We should go check Honeyduke's first and then Madam Puddifoot's!" Lily stated, pulling him along with her before it finally registered to her. Wait...when had she grabbed Potter's hand?

Green eyes blinked, looking at her hand, interlocked with his own, before hurrying to let go. Lily cleared her throat, but could feel her cheeks were warm. "It was nothing. Don't get the wrong idea....please tell me you aren't considering this as a date?"

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@messrsmcrauders liked for a short starter! (for Severus)

Tears were streaming down her face and despite her best attempts to stay strong and keep moving, Lily was reaching her limit today. She had managed to find him and immediately dashed up towards him, taking him into a sudden hug without thinking. "I've had an awful day. Between receiving a terribly hateful letter from Tuney, to being reminded that I don't really belong here, I need my best friend..." She breaks down, sobbing into him.