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Sev's Gang	By : RueRambunctious Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Snape/Lucius Views: 5169 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Severus struggled to get excited over much; but he could certainly say that Honeydukes was a novelty. Lily was vocal about her own enrapture with the place. Every so often the phrase tumbled from her lips: “Severus, look!”
Severus did, following quietly behind her with only a shine in his eyes and the occasional twitching of his lips to announce his own interest. Lily spun around in delight as she regarded the magic treats all around her. The light bounced off her hair and the flicker of red and gold danced before Severus’ eyes as Lily twirled and danced and darted around.
“I’ve no idea what I want,” she confided in him breathlessly, her eyes gleaming with excitement and desire. “Isn’t it all magical?”
“Magical,” Severus agreed quietly, a little gruffly, and found that though the bewitched sweets drew his attention, his gaze continued to steal back to Lily. The girl took no notice of the awkwardness in his voice: she presumed Severus was having difficulty keeping nonchalant amidst the overwhelming treasure trove they had discovered together. “What do you want to try first?” Lily asked.
“I don’t know,” Severus said. He stared helplessly at the noise and colour crowding around him and scowled coolly at it.
Lily wandered the shop thoughtfully and eventually chose two different packets of sweets. “One for now and one for later,” she said to Severus with a conspiring smile. “What do you want?”
Severus glanced around and swallowed. He had never had so much choice. A flash of copper and gold foil caught his gaze. They reflected back the exact colours of Lily’s hair. Severus wandered forwards and picked up a packet carefully.
Lily trotted up and gazed at his choice. “Mmm, they look good. What do they do?”
“I don’t know,” Severus answered honestly and turned the packet over in his hands to check. Lily read over his shoulder and smiled.
“Nice choice,” she said.
Severus gazed at the packet for a moment then back at Lily. “Let’s go pay,” he said.
Lily nodded and smiled. She shifted her sweets to cradle them with one arm and took Severus’ hand as she skipped over to the counter’s queue. Standing amongst the other schoolchildren that until then Severus had managed to ignore, he glanced down at their clasped hands uncomfortably. Lily hummed to herself happily.
The queue moved forwards and Lily moved to the counter. She let go of Severus’ hand to count out her money and once she had been served waited at Severus’ side. Severus paid and followed Lily out of the shop. She linked arms with him cheerfully and opened her bag. “Which do you want to try first?” she asked.
Severus speculated at the two packets. “That,” he said.
Lily smiled. “Slytherin green?”
“No,” Severus said, “The green like your eyes.”
Lily grinned and opened the packet, holding it out towards Severus. He took one and waited until Lily had chosen her’s. They unwrapped them in sync and met each other’s eyes as they cautiously tasted the treats.
“Mmm,” Severus said. “They taste like that apple cake your mum makes.”
Lily nodded and smiled, leaning into him as they walked along the street. Severus allowed himself to enjoy the contact.
That was when Lucius turned around a nearby corner with Bellatrix Black upon his arm. He noticed Severus and Lily immediately and narrowed his eyes momentarily.
Feeling unfriendly eyes on him, Severus stumbled and gazed in Lucius’ direction.
Lucius gave him a cool glance then turned Bellatrix away. Bellatrix tossed her head and shot a further glare in Severus’ direction before placing her hand more possessively on Lucius’ arm. Lucius led her into an expensive shop.
“Severus?” Lily murmured. “Are you in trouble?”
“Don’t worry about it,” Severus said with a dark expression. “Come on, we might as well make the most of today if I’m going to be punished for it.”
Lily followed, squeezing his arm tightly.
* * *
When they returned to school, Severus and Lily slipped into their empty Potions classroom. They were unlikely to be disturbed there.
“Shall we try my sweets?” Severus suggested, hoping to lighten the mood.
Lily smiled and agreed. Severus quickly poured the sweets onto a desk and they shared them out cheerfully.
It was not long before Lily began to laugh. “The gold ones make you feel happy but the red ones actually make you unable to stop smiling!”
“It just said ‘feel good’ on the packet,” Severus sniffed, covering his hand with his face. “I’m never eating these in public!”
Lily pulled his hand away, her smile equally as artificially large. “Stop that, I like your smile.”
“I like yours too,” Severus grumbled as he obeyed. “Here, you have all the red ones,” he said.
Lily laughed and shook her head, but took a small handful. “No, I want to see you eat them more often,” she said.
Severus stuck out his tongue.
Lily unwrapped another. “Oh look, it has a little heart on it. I didn’t notice before.”
“Tacky,” Severus said.
“That you let me eat your hearts?” Lily teased.
Severus glowered at her. She laughed fondly and offered him one of the gold sweets.
Severus took it and gave it a glance before he placed it in his mouth. “This has a star,” he said.
Lily opened another. “Mines too. These are nice.” She regarded Severus comfortably. “How do you feel?”
“Comfortable,” Severus said.
“Same,” Lily said.
They sat together for some time, occasionally conversing or making jokes, and at other points enjoying the companionable lull in speech. They had plenty of sweets still spread before them. Severus slipped some of the gold stars into his pocket as he got up to leave. They had left a warm feeling in his chest and made him disinterested in Lucius’ displeasure. Severus would send some on to her mother.
Lily picked up a red sweet and pushed it into Severus’ hand. “Eat it tomorrow,” she said. “I want to see that smile again.”
Severus curled his lips but took the sweet. Both their fake smiles had finally faded to something almost normal.
“It’s getting near curfew,” Severus said.
“Will you be okay?” Lily asked.
“I’ll be fine,” Severus said, hoping his statement was truthful.
“I’ll hex them into the hospital wing if they hurt you again,” Lily growled.
Severus’ lips twitched. “Come on, I’ll walk you to the tower.”
Lily swept the remaining sweets into Severus’ pocket. “Thanks.”
* * *
Afterwards Severus slunk carefully into the Slytherin common room. Luckily, Lucius and Bellatrix were elsewhere and Severus made it to his dorm room unscathed.
Avery glanced up but greeted him in a tone that invited little conversation. Severus tossed a sweet onto Avery’s bed, careful to avoid spilling Avery’s ink, then let Avery attempt him homework in peace.
Severus popped a gold sweet into his mouth and took off his outdoor clothing. Letting the sweet burst open in his mouth, Severus flopped onto his bed and kicked his curtains partway closed.
He had enjoyed going to Honeydukes with Lily. It had been exciting, but it also reminded him of buying cheap sweets from the ice cream van together and sharing them in the park. However, instead of Lily’s sulky sister Petunia the atmosphere had been dampened by Malfoy.
Severus knew he was in trouble. He closed his eyes.
Some time later Avery finished his homework and came to sit on Severus’ bed. “Thanks for the sweet,” he said. “Are you okay?”
“For now it’s debatable,” Severus muttered.
* * *
He left the dungeons early the following morning to avoid Lucius and Bellatrix. Severus wandered with little purpose other than avoiding anyone who was displeased with him.
It appeared Remus Lupin had felt equally unsociable that morning.
“No entourage this morning, Lupin?” Severus asked.
The boy regarded Severus with unreadable gold eyes. “They’re asleep.”
“Shouldn’t you be making the most of the rare quiet to study?” Severus said.
Ignoring the insult, Remus shrugged. “Probably,” he said.
Severus gave the boy a suspicious look then, but said nothing.
“Why are you up so early?” Remus asked.
“Avoiding the pleasantries of my housemates,” Severus drawled.
“Oh yes,” Remus said. His face said that he understood that.
Severus stared at the other boy. Lupin bore the scrutiny with tolerance before turning his mild, gold eyes on Severus questioningly.
“Would you like a sweet?” Severus found himself muttering.
* * *
Severus did not see Lily until much later in the day.
“How are you?” she asked.
“Breathing,” Severus muttered back.
Lily gave him a worried look but smiled anyway. “I’ve got something to cheer you up,” she said brightly.
“Oh?” Severus replied.
Lily held out the packet of sweets she had bought but had not opened yesterday.
Severus’ lips twitched. “Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans,” he read. “You first,” he said gallantly.
Lily gave him a dry look but opened the bag and tried one gamely. “Watermelon,” she said cheerfully.
Lily offered him the bag challengingly and Severus took one at random, pushing it bravely between his lips. He almost spat it out in shock.
“Are you alright?” Lily asked.
Severus nodded but declined any more sweets. The Every Flavour Bean had tasted like the lipgloss Lily had worn the one summer day they had played Truth Or Dare with the neighbourhood children.
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