Severus Snape sat on his bed, his knees drawn up to his chin. He was twirling his wand listlessly in his hand, though every so often, he would point it towards the ceiling at an irritating fly that had landed there, and the fly would fall, dead, onto the coverlet. 

 

 Lily's parents made a brave attempt at going back to normal after that scene. They still went to church on Christmas Eve, though the walk was slower than usual due to the three cracked ribs Mr Evans had sustained...