She was beautiful, radiant, but to him she always was. Her auburn hair flowed in soft curls down her shoulders. Her white dress fell down to the floor and hugged all her curves in a way that showed how gorgeous she was. But her face, he always thought that she had the most expressive and flawless face ever and today was no different, her face was shining with the joy that he was sure she felt inside. It was that same joy that made him sad. All the years he had known Lily, he always thought that she was the smartest witch in their year, but today, he was sure that she was doing the stupidest thing ever. Marrying Potter. Snape stood at the back of the church in the shadows, but no one was looking at him. Everyone's eyes were glued to the front where the love of his life prepared to pledge her to another man. James Potter. The bane of his existence. Through seven years of schooling, Potter and his friends had done nothing but torment him. But name calling, teasing, even physical hurt he could put up with, but James had done the worst thing imaginable, he won the heart of Lily Evans. As Snape stood there thinking, the muggle pastor said the words that was the whole reason Severus even bothered to come (besides to see Lily)
"If anyone is opposed to the union of the two people before you, speak now or forever hold your piece"
This was it. Snape got ready to stand up and say what he felt and realized something important. Lily truly looked...happy... she was happy standing there with the Potter filth. Even with a heavy heart, Snape knew that if he stopped the wedding, Lily would hate him. It would be hard to live in a world where Lily was married to James, but it would be impossible to live in a world where she hated Severus. So, with a heavy heart, Snape stayed where he was and fiddled with the golden object in his hands. He had to leave now, he couldn't stay and watch her say yes to the stupid dolt and kiss him on their wedding day. He took the small circles in his hand, twirled them several times, and everything went black.
AU:/ Title was deceiving... sorry, it's Snape AT Lily's wedding to James. Might have a second chapter, not sure yet... First fanfic so please don't be afraid to leave suggestions. Have a general idea of where I want this to go... THANKS !