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for tjwritter, an absolutely shameful amount of time after her actual birthday: Five Things Lily did with Severus that she would never do with James.

1. Threw the occasional game of... whatever.

Severus was usually a gracious if slightly smug winner, and she liked seeing him pleased with himself for a little while. With James, it's just too damn satisfying to be able to take him down a few pegs, no matter what the contest.

2. Went on a winter picnic of leftover Christmas turkey and mince pies.

Severus saved the morsels from the Hogwarts feast and surprised Lily by bringing the parcel along when she suggested a bracing, chilly stroll a few days later. While seated on the conveniently warmed and waterproofed blanket (which looked suspiciously like Slytherin dormitory standard-issue) and nibbling the nosh, she complained good-naturedly that the turkey was a bit dry as leftovers and hadn't he brought any gravy or anything?

Severus pressed his lips together and screwed up an eye in thought, and soon startled them both by suddenly producing a stream of bread sauce from his wand. They scuttled towards each other, away from the splash in the mud, and he opened his mouth to apologize, but he closed it again and then quirked it into a shy smile as Lily laughed and laughed and laughed.

Somehow she doesn't want to muddle that one with a memory of James.

3. Washed his hair.

This has nothing to do with Severus's hygienic habits in relation to his genetics; no, it's as simple as tree sap.

Before they knew a thing about how magic could be employed to remove a blob of resin from one's hair, Lily had once done her best to help Sev get out a sticky lump after an unfortunate encounter up a spooky-looking pine tree. It had taken some scrubbing with laundry soap, but eventually the gluey stuff mostly gave way.

James, you see, neither wears his hair long nor climbs scraggly pine trees, so he never gets golden tree sap in his black, black hair.

4. Discussed the finer points of anything academic. It's just... not how James is. In fact, there are things he's done that she doesn't even want to know how they were achieved.

5. Had a threesome with Sirius. ('Nuff said.)

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[melusinahp.livejournal.com]

Ah ha ha! These are great. I particularly love the last one. :D

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Thanks!