If a Great Wave Shall Fall (Severus Snape & Lily Evans)

Chapter Nineteen

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Regulus was happily eating his chicken noodle soup – lying down flat after every few bites – and Severus was enjoying a leftover roast beef sandwich when Lily knocked on the door. With a nod from Severus, Dobby answered the door, "Good evening Miss Evans, Dobby thinks it most wonderful to see you again! You too Miss Dannie!" Dobby said, sounding chipper as he stepped aside to let his master's girlfriend and friend's sister in.

"Thank you, Dobby," Lily said smiling at the house-elf. "It's a pleasure to see you; you're always so happy and energetic!" He did a little bow and smiled widely.

"Is there anything Dobby could do for Miss Lily, and Miss Dannie," he asked, shutting the door behind them.

Lily thought for a moment and then said, "Actually yes, could you put Dannie to bed for me?"

"Dobby would be happy to Miss Lily!" the house-elf said as he took up Eridanus's hand. "Come along Miss Dannie," Dobby said heading for the stairs with a skip and a hop and Dannie following suit.

Lily smiled at the two and then walked into the den, "Hello again boys."

Regulus smirked and threw his arms open and shouted in a theatric voice, "Darling! It's been ages!"

Lily laughed as she gave the boy a hug and said in a dramatic voice, "Regulus! I hath nearly withered away from not seeing thee those thirty minutes!" She then turned to Severus and placed her hands over her heart, "My love! My heart was nearly ripped in two for not being by thine side!" She was now sprawled over her boyfriend with the back of her hand on her forehead.

Severus, unfortunately, was laughing too hard to go along with them, which made Lily get off of him and tear a piece of bread off of his sandwich and throw it at him with a devilish grin on her face. Severus stopped laughing and raised his eyebrows in question as he picked up the bit of bread, "Must I teach you not to throw food, Miss Evans?"

Lily was slowly backing away and answered, "Depends on how you would go about that, Mr. Snape."

He and Regulus exchanged glances, Slytherin scheming going on between their eyes. Severus steepled his fingers and sat forward in his chair, "I would throw food back at you – but not now. I have to discuss with you two how things in the Order work."

Lily nodded and sat down in the other arm chair and the air quickly lost its bantering mood, "Before you launch into that, Pomfrey said that we would need to check Reg every few hours to see how much of the curse is left in his system, and if he seized again, she wanted us to do what we did last time, which was basically hold him down. Then cast a spell over him to check his vital signs and brain functions, and to alert her as soon as possible."

Severus nodded and then said, "Alright, she gave you the incantations I hope." When Lily nodded, Severus continued, "I'll ask for them later, but right now I need to tell you guys a few things so you're not totally in the dark, like I was. Obviously Albus is in charge, and we have a few Aurors with us, but they mostly just provide information on what's new in the Ministry. Most of the professors are members too, and a few seventh years, including Potter, Black and Lupin. Lupin mostly stays to himself, but what remains of the Marauders don't. They both are very active members, and they'll you know that as soon as you step foot in Headquarters."

"Why doesn't that surprise me," Lily asked, rolling her eyes. "Who else from our year are members?"

"You and me, the Marauders-minus-two, Lupin, Marlene McKinnon, a nice Ravenclaw bloke named Jeffery Williams, and a few others from his house that keep to themselves, one or two Hufflepuffs that are scared to death of me, so I don't know their names, and then there's Reg." Severus said, trying to think of any other classmates of theirs. "Albus recruits students not based on what house they're from but their talents. The Ravenclaws and I work on potions and spells, the Hufflepuffs help out Sprout after hours in the Greenhouses to grow the ingredients, and obviously the Gryffindors are the strength. Regulus and I are also on information with the Aurors, most of who don't trust me as far as they can throw me."