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Tweak says, "I don't care if I ever getback"

Lily Evans (emerald_eyes) wrote in beyondthepages,
@ 2010-04-03 08:14:00

Entry tags:

!complete, 2023 09, lily evans, severus snape

RP: Homeless Kitten
Characters: Lily, Severus
Time/Date: Noon, Saturday September 3, 2023
Location: Spinner's End
Warnings/Rating: None
Summary: Lily moves in
Status: Complete

Lily was amazingly, impossibly, exhausted already. It was just before noon and she was doing a last check of the guest room for anything she'd forgotten. No one else was home (that she was aware of, at any rate), but they knew her plans for the day.

She did plan to go check in on Lily Luna after she'd gotten settled into Sev's place, but there wasn't anything she could do for the girl; she could simply offer support to Harry and his family.

After scribbling (another) note for Harry to let him know to get in touch with her if he needed her for anything at all, she took one last look around the house. It was good to be getting out, she assured herself. Good to leave Harry and his family to their lives. She knew she was welcome, and she deeply appreciated that he was being so supportive, but she couldn't stay here. She was only planning on staying with Sev until she got on her feet and could support herself.

By then she hoped she'd be ready to move on and start dating. She really did intend to remarry and start again ... eventually. Years down the road - it hurt too much to think of trying now.

Deciding she was as ready as she was going to be, she snagged the paper bag from the kitchen that contained the lunch she'd made, as promised. Sandwiches and a salad and iced tea in a thermos. Perhaps the last was a bit silly, but ... well, she was a bit silly.

Looking around one more time, she whispered a goodbye to the house before she turned on a heel and apparated to a place along the lane where Severus lived. Settling her bags, shifting her grip on them, Lily began the walk to his house. Soon to be her house. Once she reached the door, she freed up a hand to knock ... though she supposed he probably already knew she was there.

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bittersnark
2010-04-15 10:53 pm UTC (link)

Severus was amused by the mention of dogs. He didn't believe a word of it though and he raised an eyebrow. "Indeed?" he said archly though he was openly amused. "I've heard dogs possess many useful potion ingredients. It will be interesting to find out if that is true."

He noticed her attempt to peek into his room and while he made no move to stop her, he didn't precisely encourage her either. Mostly it was the... discomfort the idea of having her in there would produce and the impossible ideas it would spawn and it was best to avoid that turmoil if at all possible. Not that there was anything incriminating in there. Other than his bed, his clothes and his books, the only things of any sentimental value were the two framed photographs on his bedside table - one of his mother and one of he and Lily at fourteen. It was probably the last good photograph taken of them before everything went to hell. A reminder of better days, he supposed.

He gave a small half smile. "Ah, lunch. I believe I remember what that is. It's been a while since I've eaten lunch."

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emerald_eyes
2010-04-15 11:04 pm UTC (link)

Lily laughed aloud. "Oh, but you wouldn't find out on my dogs," she protested. "Wouldn't they have guest privileges by virtue of being part of the package of me? You wouldn't see what sort of fun potion ingredients I contained, would you?"

She grinned, a little more amused than she should have been. "What about cats and owls? Do they have useful ingredients, or would one be safe if I brought one in? I'm not using your owl. The bastard tried to bite me the first time you sent a letter."

She paused. "I'd probably end up plucking him and serving him up for dinner."

Rolling her shoulders, she glanced at the room again. It, she thought, would do just fine. For now. By the time she'd annoyed him to the point he was reconsidering his offer, she should be ready to stand on her own in the new world.

With a nod and a grin to his comments about lunch, Lily headed back downstairs to get lunch set in the kitchen.

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