Severus had a wild look about him as he chased Lily down in the crowded corridor after Potions. Why had she ignored him the entire lesson? And why had she chosen to work next to Potter? It had been the first lesson that he had not brewed the best potion out of the class, that result going to some Hufflepuff. When he caught up to her, he grabbed her shoulder, forcing her to turn around. What met him was an icy stare with a sadness behind it.

"Lily?" he asked

She didn't answer and instead turned around and walked away.