"From Hell to Heaven" (Severus/Lily) M/E
From Hell to Heaven
Chapter 13: Of Punishments and Pranks
Severus and Lily spent a few hours in an empty classroom, practising spells. They started with a spell that changed hair colour. It caused Severus some difficulties, but with Lily’s help he mastered the spell. Then they worked on defensive spells and jinxes they had been studying in Defence Against the Dark Arts class. Severus shared with Lily many useful tips he had found in a few of the books Dumbledore lent him. Finally, they practised the Patronus Charm, but once again neither of them could conjure more than a silver mist. Severus especially struggled; no matter what happy memory he summoned, it refused to stay in his mind. It slipped away, momentarily replaced by memories of his father or Potter, or by anxious predictions of the upcoming trial.
When evening came, they went down for dinner. They stayed in the Great Hall, eating and talking, long enough that they were the last ones to leave, ushered away by the irritated House-elf who wanted to start cleaning the Hall. Lily didn’t want to leave Severus alone, but the time had come for them to separate and go to their own common rooms.
