Their Last Years Chapters

Current story word count: 64,271. Word count does not include song lyrics.

Prolouge: The Unexpected Letter (word count: 3,699)
Chapter Song: Avril Lavigne - My World (yes I know one verse is out of order but it works better)
Summary: When Mary receives a dirty, torn letter from a Slytherin boy at school, everything changes.

Chapter 1: That Day (word count: 4,776)
Chapter Song: Godsmack - Enemy
Summary: Siding with a Slytherin over your own house is not something a typical Gryffindor would do. But Severus doesn't think Mary is a typical Gryffindor. At least, not anymore.

Chapter 2: Before Term Lessons (word count: 4,370)
Chapter Song: Within Temptation - A Dangerous Mind
Summary: Mary wanted to know more about Severus and now, with him seeming to care more about her troubles then her friends, Mary will get her chance.

Chapter 3: Tricks and Treats (word count: 7,396)
Chapter Song: Breaking Benjamin - The Diary of Jane
Summary: As Mary comes to know Severus, she also comes to know to what lengths her housemates will go to keep them apart.

Chapter 4: Speak Well of Your Enemies...You Made Them (word count: 8,012)
Chapter Song: Three Days Grace - Over and Over
Summary: Good will, like a good name, is got by many actions, and lost by one. This is a lesson that Mary learns all to well. Can she stop Arietta's campaign against her or will she give her rival everything she needs to bring her down?

Chapter 5: Trading Battles (word count: 7,750)
Chapter Song: Eighteen Visions - Victim
Summary: Mary just wants everyone to stay out of her affairs, but everything she does only seems to cause more damage. Can she fix what she broke before she loses Kelly forever?

Chapter 6: Dueling with Death Eaters (word count: 8,451)
Chapter Song: Breaking Benjamin - Breathe
Summary: When things go very wrong, Mary ends up coming face to face with her parents own incubus. Will she make them all proud? If she survives...

Chapter 7: The Truth from a Lie (word count: 10,478)
Chapter Song: Linkin Park - Lying from you
Summary: Mary leaves their future up to Severus but that proves to be a mistake she could not afford. As the months fall away, she is left to wonder if his cruel lie really was just a lie...

Chapter 8: Kindle the Fire (word count: 9,339)
Chapter Song: Default - Taking My Life Away
Summary: Mary recalls her past while setting the stones for the future. When we look back, we can see the actions that led to our devastating futures. Yet while we're doing them, it just feel so right.

An exceptionally large THANK YOU to Mandee for being my beta!