Past Present Future | By : NonCanonFiction Category: Harry Potter AU/AR > Slash - Male/Male Views: 3556 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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Ch. 3: Future
“Does it hurt?” Lily’s voice is soft, as soft as the hands she has placed on Severus’ back. The Potions Master simply grunts, causing Lily to sigh softly before spreading more of the thick poultice on the wound that stretches from Severus’ right shoulder all the way across his back and down, just barely, to top of his left thigh. “You’re the youngest Potions Master, EVER Severus.”
Severus makes a nearly inaudible grunt which could have been seen as some sort of silent agreement or simply due to the pain he is enduring from the curse scar on his back. There are a few more moments of silence before Lily once more speaks again though this time her voice holds a hint of accusation in it. “You could create a potion to treat this Severus. Just like what you do with Harry’s scar.”
Severus lets out another grunt before rising to his feet in one fluid motion. He is shirtless and though his trousers hide the last bit of his scar, the poultice is for the majority of it on his back, the worse of the damage that he’s been inflicted with. The scar is nearly fifteen years old and Severus’ body is probably in the same shape as the night in which he’d received it: long, thin, and pale.
“It doesn’t matter,” Severus murmurs softly, the lithe digits of his fingers making quick work as he pulls a crisp white shirt over his shoulders, efficient fingers expertly doing up the small pearl colored buttons until he fastens the last one, just below the jutting of his Adam’s apple. Severus doesn’t bother to tell her that the curse scar carved into his back is his penance. She knows though. The Potions Master isn’t sure how many years it took for her to discover that particular fact and really it is silly to continue to hide the truth from her since she’s already uncovered it but Severus will. Even if the cautious man were not as stubborn as an ox, force of habit alone is enough to keep things this way.
“He deserved it, Severus.” Lily’s voice is soft, always so soft yet rarely has Severus heard anyone speak with such scorn, such hate, such…loathing. Well, the Dark Lord is one person that quickly comes to mind. Just as quickly Severus squashes that thought.
“Lily,” Severus says in a tired voice, “he was your husband.”
“I would have never married him if I knew what he had done to you!”
Severus feels as though he is at least three times his age. So tired. And more painful than the curse scar marring his back is the same argument, discussion, whatever it is that always comes about whenever Lily sees Severus’ scar. It is why he lets the pain build up until it becomes nearly too much for him to bear. Only then does he seek out her aid with the poultice.
“Oh but ganging up on me with his little band of Gryffindors and humiliating me daily just wasn’t enough, right Lily?” Severus is speaking in a tone he almost never uses with the witch but really, he is just so so tired.
The redhead flinches as if she has been physically struck. “Severus, have you not yet forgiven me? After all this time do you hate me still?” There are tears brimming in those sparkling green eyes that Severus can’t help but love.
“I do not hate you, Lily,” Severus says, and like every other time this incident comes up Severus takes Lily’s slender body into his arms, pressing the woman’s head firmly into his chest, if only so that he will not have to see that green-eyed gaze of hers, swimming in tears. Severus has always been weak to those eyes.
Lily just sniffles against him and Severus knows she’s waiting for more words from him, another statement. He always gives in. “I’ve never hated you, Lily.” Lily draws back slightly, to glance up at him, emerald eyes wide. Innocent almost. She’s waiting for something else too, Severus knows. He never gives in though; instead he places the soft kiss to the tip of her nose.
Instantly the almost innocent look is gone, replaced with one of accusation. You don’t actually love me though, do you? Severus can almost hear the unspoken words, and after a moment he realizes that it’s because Lily has purposely unguarded her mind, almost shouting the words at him using a mixture of both occlumency and legilimency. It is Severus’ turn to flinch now, and with a small smirk upturning her lips Lily Potter née Evans stalks out of the room, pushing past the figure of her son and knocking the teenage boy over.
She doesn’t bother to look back or perhaps Severus simply doesn’t notice since his inky black eyes are now being held captive by a green-eyed gaze identical to Lily’s, by the spitting image of James Potter—except for those eyes. Severus isn’t sure how long he stares into the emerald gaze but when he feels a tentative touch to his mind the Potions Master turns abruptly, stalking into his quarters and loudly slamming the door close behind him.
Tbc…
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