This is my first FanFic. I started reading them over the summer and I really like the Sev/Lily pair so I'm trying to come up with a story based on what I've read/liked but obviously my own thoughts.
Any characters here are all owned/operated by J.K. Rowling, I'm just borrowing them for the moment. It's all for fun, I'm not trying to make money. Just trying to give Severus some justice.
Let me know if I misspelled anything, I'm a big fan of the books so I'll be using those as my reference materials mostly, that and Harry Potter Wiki ha!
Severus Snape was many things.
He was tall, with dark shoulder lenghth hair, black obsidian eyes, and pale pale skin with a crooked nose.
Potion's master and Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwart's school of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Master cclumens and gifted legilimens.
He was also the current Hogwart's Headmaster.
But the truest statement about him was that he, Severus Snape, loved Lily Evans.
He loved her with a love most fierce, an eternal and everlasting love that reached to the bottom of his shattered soul. It touched his black heart and haunted him constantly.
When he first met her at 9 years old he fell in love with her, the way she smiled, her wonderfully green eyes, her auburn waist length wavy hair and most of all he loved her kindness. He loved everything about her, every last miniscule detail. It was a love that few experience and it changed him. It enslaved him, it worked it's magic and he served her his whole life.
Even after her death.
Headmaster Severus Snape was currently standing in the headmaster's office, watching the battle taking place on the Hogwart's grounds. He knew he could stay here until his master called for him.
Which he knew was coming sooner rather than later.
Then, as if right on cue, a tall pale man with cold grey eyes and almost elbow length blonde hair, apparated into the Headmaster's office.
Severus acknowledged this man with a slight nod of his head,
"Lucius"
"Severus, it is time. The Dark Lord requests an audience with you in the Shrieking Shack"
Severus nodded his head and started to walk toward Lucius Malfoy when Lucius stopped Severus' movement by placing his hands on the dark haired man's shoulders.
"I feel this might be the end, Severus. I just wanted you to know what a pleasure and honor it has been. You were one of my few true friends and I hope you know how much I appreciate that"
"I assure you, Lucius, that the feelings are shared. I am ready"
"Good luck old friend"
"You really do have your mother's eyes"
Then nothing.
The former Headmaster took his last breath, feeling as if he had done all he could do by giving the boy the memories he needed to finish the job. Harry Potter needed to know, everything.
He needed to know why the man hated him so much, why he had to kill the snake last, why Severus did what he did.
Then with one last breath, Severus felt nothing.
Out of nowhere Severus felt a breeze come across his face, he smelled grass and a river. He started to open his eyes and stood up slowly while quietly observing his surroundings. It was the park, their park. It was the park where he first met Lily Evans, where their friendship grew and flourished. Where they spent many lazy summers just relaxing and enjoying each others company before the darkness stole Severus from her forever.
On the side of the swings Severus saw a pensive, just floating. He took out his wand and approached it with caution. After feeling that the pensive was just that, he decided to take a look at what it held.
When he dove headfirst he did not see memories but he saw the final battle of Hogwarts.
He saw Harry Potter defending him, Severus Snape, to the darkest wizard that ever lived. He saw the Elder wand backfire against Lord Voldemort, and he saw Voldemort move no more.
He was gone.
Next thing he knew he was being forced out of the pensive and felt a pulling sensation come over his entire body, he fell onto a grassy pasture with wildflowers and a forest just a few feet away. When he stood up he said the greatest wizard who ever lived, Albus Dumbledore looking at him. His perfect blue eyes twinkling with concern and happiness.
"It is good to see you again, Severus"
"Albus"
Severus Snape was not usually at a loss for words, but in this particular moment he could think of nothing to say but,
"I'm very glad to see you too"
The old wizard smiled very broadly at him, understanding that Severus did not wish to kill the old wizard just a couple of years before, but had to do it to keep the Elder wand away from Lord Voldemort.
"Would you mind telling me exactly what is going on? Or am I made to guess?"
"Always the curious mind, Severus. Well if you don't mind I'd like to wait until the other join us before I give you your options"
"Others?"
With that one Cedric Diggory, former Hufflepuff Quiddich captain, Hogwarts Triwizard Champion, and very hansom teenager fell to the ground next to Severus with a very confused look on his face.
"Professor Snape? Professor Dumbledore? What's going on? I was watching the battle then all of a sudden I was being pulled here."
"Ah yes my boy, as I just explained to Severus here I'd rather wait until everyone joins us, it would be rude to start before all of our guests arrived wouldn't it?"
Then an old man with a limp fell on the ground next to Cedric and stood up muttering something and asking Dumbledore the same questions everyone wanted answers to, Severus thought it a good time to speak up.
"Couldn't for once in your life you just tell us the answers, instead of making us out to guess always?"
"Why Severus, life is too short to always have the answers, isn't it more interesting to think and figure things out for yourself?"
Severus was trying to sort the situation out in his head when just then, out of the sky, fell one Lily Evans Potter.
Severus was pretty sure he felt his head explode.
She looked just as beautiful as ever, with her waist length auburn hair that burned like fire in the sun, her heart shaped face and wonderful freckles spread along her nose. And of course, Severus Snape's favorite, her almond shaped emerald colored eyes.
She took one look around, and her eyes landed on Severus, she drank him up in her eyes like she was dying of thirst and ran right to his side, took his forearms in her tiny hands and looked up at him,
"Sev! I'm so sorry, I had to watch the whole thing it was so tragic. That stupid snake!"
She then started to hug him, but Severus was too shell-shocked to breath much less register what was going on.
Once she pulled away he wrapped his arms around her, buried his face in her hair and breathed in her scent, the mix of lavender, roses and something that he could never quite put his finger on. Just Lily.
A few feet away a very handsome man with hazel eyes, messy black hair and glasses fell to the ground. He took a look around, saw Lily and Severus then began to speak to Dumbledore as if no time had passed.
"Well if what we agreed on still stands then I suppose I'll have to be seeing him more than I'd like"
"Give him a chance, James, Severus is not as bad as people paint him"
"Yes, I understand. We were able to keep an eye on Harry from the middle ground we've been on for 16 years and so we saw everything he did for Harry"
"What exactly is going on Professor?" Cedric finally asked.
"Well seeing as those two have quite a bit of catching up to do I suppose I'll explain the situation to you three then we can catch them up later, hm?"
"Lily, I am so sorry. My mistakes haunted me every single day. Calling you that horrible word was the biggest mistake and my worst regret. I will never forgive myself for what I've done to you."
"Sev, don't tear yourself up for it, I've had a lot of time to think myself, and I should have forgiven you when you came to me that night after we fought. I was stupid and afraid. I gave in to the pressures of my house and classmates. I gave up on you and in reality you should be forgiving me"
Severus pulled away from their hug and rested his hands on her shoulders, afraid that if he stopped touching her she would just float away.
"No Lily, telling the Dark Lord the prophecy was my fault. I killed you"
"No way Severus, Voldemort and Voldemort alone will be held responsible for what he's done."
"Lily-"
"-NO! Sev, I won't hear it anymore, I forgave you a long time ago. I want you to forgive yourself too"
"I'm not sure I can do that Lils"
"Try, for me at least"
"For you Lily I think I would try anything once"
"Better"
Severus let out a breath he did not know he had been holding, but it felt like he had been holding it for about 16 years.
"Ok Sev, now let's go talk to Dumbledore and see what is going on."
"So let me get this straight, because Voldemort was never fully human due to the horcruxes he never really had to ability to kill us?"
"Very good job Cedric, exactly! Because he lost his humanity splitting his souls into pieces, he was never really able to kill another human being. You have been in a limbo of sorts, but now you have the ability to choose to stay in the Afterlife or go on to the land of the living once again."
"Alright well I'd like to go back"
"Very well Cedric, just start walking toward the forest and you will be returned to Hogwarts where Voldemort was just killed"
A variety of witches and wizards who were killed by Voldemort started walking toward the forest, while a few decided to stay in the afterlife.
Lily and James were off to the side talking, when they both slipped off their wedding rings, then hugged each other.
"Sev, come on let's go. We have a lot of talking and catching up to do"
"Alright Lily" Severus then turned to Dumbledore, "It has been nice seeing you again, Albus"
"You as well Severus, until we meet again, but of course not too soon!"
Lily Evans Potter, James Potter and Severus Snape walked toward the forest, to rejoin the living. At Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.