Remembering

It was October 30th, 1981. Lily Potter walked past her parents old house and continued on to a deserted playground. The swings were all rusty and there was graffiti all over the slide. It saddened her to see it this way, she had spent most of her childhood enjoying herself here. Lind and her sister Petunia would swing on the swings together, Lily always flew off in the end which resulted in Petunia yelling at her. But one day when Lily flew and made a flower act very strangely a boy popped up. Literally. He had long, greasy, black hair with an over-coat that looked a few sizes too big. Petunia looked at him like he was a bit of gum stuck to her shoe but Lily thought he was kind of cute. He told her she was a witch and she was extremely offended. How dare he call her a witch! She didn't even know him! But later on he explained to her and they became quite good friends. His name was Severus Snape. He was a half-blood wizard with a muggle father and a Pure-Blood mother. They fought almost every day and it was hard on Severus. He spent most of his time with Lily at the old park under an old willow tree. The present day Lily snapped herself out of her memory. She walked over to the old willow tree and brushed her finger across the dry bark. She soon found an engravement that she could faintly make out:

Lily+Sev=Best Friends Forever

The tears she had been holding back fell like a waterfall from her eyes. That's it! She thought I have to send him a letter! I miss him too much.

She had returned home and went up to her bedroom at once. James and Harry weren't home at the moment so it gave her perfect peace and quiet. She was still crying as she wrote the letter. When she was finished she sent it away with her owl Biscuit. What she didn't know was that she wouldn't be able to see him again.

Severus Snape was sobbing uncontrollably in his office. She had finally accepted his apology and the Dark Lord had murdered her! He had decided as of that day, he was no longer on the Dark Side. As he wept he re-read her letter over and over again.

Dear Severus,

I miss you, I guess I lost my head back in 5th year. I honestly don't know how I survived without you. I only realized it when I went back to the old park and saw the engravement we put on the tree. It broke my heart. I was wondering if we could get together sometime soon. You'd love Harry! I know James is a different story but I just want to see you again.

Lots of love,

Lily