Title: We Can't Go Back to How it Used to Be
Author: DeathByTorchwood
Pairing: Severus Snape and Lily Evans
Author's Note: Hi! I'm not a huge Snily shipper, but this was requested so I decided to take a crack at it! I hope I did okay. Constructive criticism is accepted but please no negativity though. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter. The only thing I own is a computer, internet connection, and a account.
Severus Snape could never understand why a remarkable witch like Lily Evans even cared about him. After everything he put her through, she stuck by him. All the bullying from the other students. Until that one fateful day when she intervened, the word just slipped out of his mouth.
"Mudblood." He saw the look of hurt register on her face. He knew that it hurt the worst coming from him. He'd told her that there was nothing wrong with her parents both being muggles. But here he was, throwing that in her face when all she'd done was try to stick up for him.
He went to apologize to her later that night but she wouldn't take it. He didn't blame her though. She made a fair point, the dark magic he was being pulled into, the new friends he'd made, were part of their friendship falling apart. It was his fault.
As much as he hated James Potter, he hoped that he would treat Lily how she deserved to be treated. Which is not something he'd be able to do right now, the Dark Arts and loving a muggleborn didn't exactly go hand in hand.
Their friendship died like a flower when it was plucked out of the ground, but they never stopped caring for each other. Even when she got married, a part of her still cared about him.
They'd always care about each other, no matter what, though.
I hope you enjoyed it! Thanks for reading!
-DeathByTorchwood