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Lily (her_green_eyes) wrote in houseofgaunt,
@ 2008-10-09 00:39:00

Entry tags:

lily potter, severus snape

tiger lilies
Who: Lily Evans and Severus Snape
What: Um, first meetings, kinda.
Where: Shoot me
When: Now?
Warnings/Status: TBD/Started

None of this made any sense, not in the least and Lily was sure she was dreaming or dying all over again. It certainly felt like it... to some extent as she hadn't actually felt anything when the green jet struck her... Well that was a lie, she felt the burden in her heart that told her James was dead, the heaviness had lingered, only dulled subtly by the love she bore for her son. What had happened to him afterward? Did he survive? If so, who raised him? What kind of person was he? These were the thoughts that plagued the redhead as she lingered around the Ministry, unwilling to accept what was happening and yet.. somewhere deep down was sure she wasn't dreaming. Where was James though? Harry?

It was ridiculously cold and she was wearing only the clothes the Ministry had provided for her, which wasn't much but it was better than walking about starkers in this foreign world. She'd been given basic rules of compliance, no wandering the streets alone, well fantastic, what was she supposed to do? Sit around the Ministry and wait for someone to come pick her up like some night walker?

Right, well none of that. She was uncertain about what was going on, where she was even though it looked like London and not at the same time, but she was also a former Gryffindor and contained a lot of courage and daring. She was naturally bold, and so she'd dared wander outside of the Ministry at last, worried and wondering about where she was going to go. The year 3000... Lily's green eyes swiveled around the buildings then up to the sky, wondering why it wasn't falling down.. or being swallowed by a black cloud.

"Oh James," she sighed wistfully then carefully pulled the hood over her head to stem her brilliant red hair.

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slythered
2008-10-09 04:14 pm UTC (link)

Severus had finally gotten out of his flat for a bit. It had been extremely stifling, even though there was no one there with him. He'd had a lot on his mind as of late and really couldn't bear the silence for much longer. Deciding that a walk would do him good, he stepped out of the flat and made his way down the street. It wasn't particularly busy, in fact it seemed as though nobody were out at this point. He sighed, a bit relieved by this. He didn't want to deal with crowds.

As he rounded the corner, there was a woman standing there. Her hair... was beautiful. It looked like Lily's. In fact, who was to say it wasn't Lily?

At that thought he froze completely, staring at the redhead. It would be one thing to be caught staring at some stranger in the street, but it would be another thing if she were actually Lily. However, he wasn't sure which was worse. So, instead of speaking up, he stood there. Didn't move. He hardly breathed, wondering if she would turn around and if it was wise to linger.

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her_green_eyes
2008-10-10 11:42 am UTC (link)

The streets were remarkably empty--had the Ministry official mentioned anything about a curfew? Lily wracked her brain for such a rule being made and was just about to decide that it hadn't when she heard footsteps. Instinctively, Evans pivoted on her heel to face the direction the scuffing shoes were coming from and froze immediately. She stared very hard, disbelieving... shocked.. Severus? Lily furrowed her brows and despite her misgivings and every warning in the world to run away in the opposite direction, she stepped closer.

"S-Sev?" she said tentatively. What if it wasn't Severus and she was being a fool to some innocent passerby? Or some official or other that was going to arrest her for breaking all the rules on her first day ali--back.

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slythered
2008-10-11 11:45 pm UTC (link)

"Lily..." he said. Then his eyes widened, realizing his mistake. He looked down and away from her, almost ashamed. "I mean... Mrs. Potter. I apologize." That's right. They weren't friends. After all his years without her, he'd almost forgotten. It was probably still fresh in her mind. It was good to see that she was here... and without her insufferable husband. Still, he wasn't sure if he'd pop out from around the corner the next moment and hang him upside down again for speaking to his wife.

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her_green_eyes
2008-10-12 01:32 pm UTC (link)

It was Severus. Lily's heart leaped in her chest and she almost lunged forward to hug him just for the sake of seeing a familiar face and hearing a friendly voice... but then he called her Potter and of course all of their history, or lack thereof, floated to her mind and she felt embarrassed about being here with him. "No--it's okay," she said hurriedly and daringly, feeling more frightened about being alone than anything, stepped closer to her old school friend. "Don't be ridiculous," she said, aiming for an attempt at normalcy, "you don't have to call me that, Sev."

And he didn't.. but if James was here, well then it would be best--but James wasn't here. But what if he was? How would she get into contact with him? Lily peered at Severus, wondering if he was real or not.. if any of this was real... then boldly, wanting to make sure he was solid, Lily launched herself forward and threw her arms around her friend, not caring that they had a falling out. She was alone and internally afraid and very much wanted someone she knew to be with her at that moment.

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