Twins: A Different Life Year 1

Chapter 92

"Have you been unable to remove them?" Harry asked surprised.

"I have created four different salves since she awoke for the first time, and none of them work. Any remaining magic to indicate has long since gone, I do not know what he has done to them." Severus snarled the last bit and Harry scowled; Potter was foul. "I see,"

They entered Lily's room and Harry noted that she was looking a hell of a lot better than when she first arrived, not that that was something hard to accomplish, but he was surprised that she looked as good. She didn't even look too thin anymore, Severus' super advanced nutrients worked wonders and it made Harry wonder why the Potions Master could not get rid of the scars.

"You should stop berating yourself, Severus." Lily said softly, "This is not down to you."

"He must have done something to them to prolong the effects!" Severus hissed agitated, Lily didn't even react to the tone and it made Harry blink to notice how well she must have known him to not even turn a hair. When Severus usually used that tone, it was enough to make fully grown men flinch, and it had reduced Hufflepuffs to tears.

"He is malicious, you know this." Lily sighed, "Does it truly surprise you that he might of?"

"No, but it makes me hate him even more." Severus grumbled, "We will need a miracle the way this is going."

Harry froze at that and he tilted his head in thought, Severus noticed this and raised an eyebrow in question.

"I do not know if it will work," Harry began, "But might I suggest miracle juice?" Severus blinked a few times before a ghost of a smile came to his face.

"That may just be the thing we are looking for."

"I'll fetch some. Has everything been logged officially?"

"Yes, Narcissa did so originally and she is a fully certified healer so it is completely official." Severus confirmed.

"Good, I wasn't sure if she had." Harry said, "I'll get the potions, and I have my newest one brewed."

Harry left the room and darted to his lab where he collected two potions and his latest one before running back up to Lily's room, he didn't like summoning potions to him as sometime the magic would react with the liquid and change its effects. He noted that if he kept running around the manor that he would be the fittest person at Hogwarts, who decided on the number of stairs in these places? Harry knocked before he entered and handed the needed potions to Severus before standing back.

"Is that them?" Lily asked curiously, and Harry presumed that Severus told her what he was fetching.

"Yes, but this is not guaranteed to work." Harry said, "It was accidental."

"I am willing to try anything."

"Don't be alarmed." Severus warned as he uncorked the phial.

"I trust you both," she said holding out her hand. Harry was shocked at that; he had no idea what he had done to gain her trust. Severus dripped three drops on to the back of her hand and they watched as it sank in and begin spreading, it worked just as it did with Severus back in the classroom and once it had covered her hand both Severus and Harrison cast an overpowered finite. The disillusion sped up and rapidly climbed up Lily's arm before moving on to the rest of her body.

"This is strange." Lily said watching the potion.

"Yes, it was a rather odd occurrence when it happened the first time." Severus agreed, amused at the memory.

"Not to mention it was completely odd seeing you as a walking robe." Harry added with a small grin, "Do you remember how long it took us to brew the counter?"

"Twenty minutes I believe."

"Ok, so, as we are unsure as to what caused such a reaction, we'll wait twenty minutes again." Harry decided.

"Yes, but you should take some time to experiment with this." Severus told him.

"I should be able to for some time in the summer," Harry said mentally making a point to ask Marvolo to take some other prisoners for him.

"Now, you mentioned you brewed your latest potion." Severus said and Harry nodded.

"Yes, here, look." He handed over the phial and smirked when Snape blinked.

"Is that a mirror sheen?" Lily's voice asked astonished.

"Yes," He confirmed.

"Amazing,"

"Very impressive, Hadrian," Snape agreed.

"Thanks, your advanced nutrients opened up a few doors for me." Harry told him, "The extra components allowed me to combine it extremely well with Murtlap essence."

"I see you edited the qualities of the Murtlap. That should work alone." Severus noted and Harry hummed.

"I may test it later on, but I am working on another project next. I don't think I will take up a new one just yet." Harry decided after a minute.

"Of course. You should also concentrate on practicing your decided potions thoroughly."

"I will, I was thinking about that earlier. I wanted a break from brewing for a day, I've been in a lab nearly every day so far." Harry said to him.

"You will be testing this potion too?" Snape asked.

"Yes... Uncle wishes to see it tested before it is confirmed." Harry hoped Severus picked up on the endearment for Marvolo, it wouldn't be good for Lily to realise how close they were to Marvolo Slytherin, especially given the fact that there was no way she didn't know who he was.

"Ah yes, that is understandable." Snape said with understanding in his eyes and Harry bit back a grin.

"Twenty minutes is up." Harry pointed out. He handed the second phial over to Severus and watched as he located Lily's hand and dropped some of the liquid on to the air. Slowly, her hand slowly began to appear and both Potion Master and student watched on edge as the rest of her body came in to view. Harry's eyes widened as he saw the results of the potion, Lily's skin was completely blemish free and she looked positively radiant. Her pale skin had a soft glow about it, there was not a mark or scar anywhere in sight and what used to be lifeless dull red hair was now a rich, thick, fiery auburn that fell over her shoulder and down to rest above her waist. Severus was also looking at Lily like he had never seen her before and she looked at the pair of them warily.

"Did it work?" She asked hesitantly. Without moving, Harry conjured up a mirror to float in front of her and she gasped, she touched her face as if it wasn't her own.

"How..." She was just as speechless as them, and she span to face Hadrian with an expression of awe and gratitude.

"I don't know how to do this properly, and I know it will never be enough, but thank you. For everything, you have done so much for me and you had no reason to, if anything you should have condemned me." Lily said to him, her voice shaking in an effort to keep it controlled. Harry looked at her in the eyes and saw nothing but open gratitude and confusion and internally sighed, he knew it was going to happen and he knew it had to happen, but that didn't make him prepared for it. That was no matter. He was of Gryffindor blood, Godric had chosen him as his Heir for a reason, he was going to channel that fabled Gryffindor bravery.

"I think it is time we talked." He stated, his voice completely even and his face of a calm façade. Lily nodded, slightly surprised, she had not expected him to want to speak to her yet, she had not expected anything from him really and yet he had done so much for her already.

"Ok," She answered.