Disclaimer: I wish I was J.K. Rowling because it would make this gift so much more special. Alas, I am not she. The only payment I receive for this is making someone else happy.

A/N: This was written for the Happiness and Hugs Weekly Challenge: Fantastic Freeverses on HPFC. This story is dedicated to loveislouder94. I decided to use the pairing unrequited Snape/Lily.


Through the Years

At 17

He watched from a f a r

As she laughed

In the \arms/ of another man

(His enemy and bully in school)

At 18

He blinked back t.e.a.r.s

Because he knew Lily

(His flower)

Would never 0look0 at him that way

At 19

He SCOFFED

As he heard James tell her

"You're a *gem*."

(She was so much more than that)

At 20

He w*o*n*d*e*r*e*d

What would have happened had he said

"I love you, Lily."

(Would that be his child GROWING in her belly?)

Now at 21

He would never:

Hear her laugh

Feel her in his arms

See her look at him that way

Say, "My love is unconditional."

Watch her grow round with his child

And so Severus Snape

W

E

P

T


A/N2: I'm sorry if this is horrible. It's my first attempt at freeverse. I know Snape is creepy in this, but this is what came from my fingertips when I sat down to write.