This story takes place in Lily's fourth year and involves Lily becoming tired of the cries of "Mudblood!" directed towards her from some school bullies. So she takes matters into her own hands and challenges the bullies to a duel. To enhance her performance and to ensure she wins, Lily steals some of her friend's newly-brewed potion, but things do not work out as she planned…

This story takes place on Halloween night during the Order of the Phoenix. Snape is experiencing a difficult day due to this being the anniversary of Lily Potter's death, and Professor McGonagall lends him a time turner to experience one last day with Lily.

This story takes place in December of 1981, three months after Severus Snape started teaching at Hogwarts and less than two months after Voldemort's attack on Godric's Hollow. Snape is unjustly accused of participating in a Death Eater attack on Hogwarts, and then promptly shut in the dungeons by the other irate teachers. McGonagall embarks on a quest to find him innocent.

This story chronicles the aftermath of Snape's Worst Memory, as narrated in Order of the Phoenix. The Marauders head back into Hogwarts laughing, with Lily trailing angrily behind them. Severus brings up the parade's rear, absolutely enraged at the Marauders and embarrassed at the fact that Lily came to his defense. Little does he know how catastrophic this interaction was...

This story takes place during the Goblet of Fire after the champions finished the Golden Egg challenge. Snape's arm burned during the competition, and he was hoping to catch Dumbledore alone in his office to talk to him about it, what it means for Harry, and for the wizarding world.

During Harry's second year at Hogwarts, on Halloween night, the anniversary of his parents' death, Harry goes up to the astronomy tower to think about them and the terrible events leading to their death, but he is surprised to find someone else is already there.

Potions Professor Severus Snape, who has always loved Harry Potter's mother, Lily, sits quietly for a while and remembers some of the times they have shared together over the years.