We could have been happy, I'm sure.

I could have loved you ten times for how much you loved me. And then you could have loved me ten times back, and we could have repeated this over and over. We would have been happy, I'm sure.

Eventually, I'm sure, we would have had kids. Maybe a boy and a girl. They'd be happy, too, because we would have been happy. I know I'm not the prettiest, so hopefully they would have taken more after you than after me. We could have been a happy family.

I'm sure.

I'm sure we could have been happy.

But I'm also sure that we couldn't have stayed happy. We couldn't have stayed happy, because I am not a happy person. Eventually, I would have done something. Eventually, I'm sure I would have hurt you even worse than I ever should have, or could have. Eventually, I'm sure that we would have fallen apart.

I'm sure that it would have all turned bad.

That's why it's fine that we're apart.

That's why it's fine that you didn't choose me.

We couldn't have been happy, I'm sure.

- you filthy mudblood -

I'm sure that you'd be happier with someone else.

I'm sure that this someone else will make you happier than I ever could. If we loved each other by tens, you'll love each other by hundreds. You'll build a world filled with happiness, because that's the kind of person you were, and that's the kind of person he is.

That's the kind of person I could never have been.

You'll be happy, I'm sure.

In ten years, maybe we'll see each other again. In ten years, maybe I could become a happier person. Maybe I could fix my ways, and maybe we could meet again. I'm sure you'll be happy, radiant, and smiling. I'm sure that you'll look at me, and you'll maybe be a bit surprised. You'll probably wonder why I came back. But it's okay, I only wanted to make sure that you were happy. After seeing that, I'll leave, so it's okay. You can smile at me, and I'll smile back, with my awkward smile that looks like a grimace.

You were happy, I'm sure of it.

- harry potter -

You'll live happily, I'm sure of it.

- it's a baby boy -

I'm sure that you'll live long, and that each day will be happier than the previous. You'll be happy, I'm sure.

- avada kedavra -

You should have lived happily, I'm sure.

To Lily Evans, 30 January, 1960 – 31 October, 1981.

love,

and happiness,

Severus Snape, 9 January, 1960 – 2 May, 1998