Severus sighed and got up from the chair he had been sitting in. He figured he had been in his room for long enough. He needed to talk to his wife.

So Severus walked to the door and entered the hallway. He made his way to his wife's personal room and knocked. He figured she was as upset as him, so she would probably be in her room. But there was no answer.

Severus furrowed his brows and opened the door. He peeked inside and found no one in the room. In fact, there was nothing in the room except bare walls and floor.

Had his wife really never entered the room that was given to her for her own personal space? Why was that? Severus shook his head and shut the door once again. If she wasn't in there, then she had to be in the master bedroom.

So Severus made his way to the master bedroom at the end of the hallway. He knocked, but once again, there was no answer. Severus opened the door to find that the room was also empty of his wife.

Severus was starting to get nervous. If she wasn't in either of her rooms, then where was she? The sitting room, maybe. Or the library. He called out her name, but no answer came to him.

But suddenly, Severus remembered where his wife usually went when she was upset. To her twin brother's house.

No. She couldn't have. Not tonight. Oh please not there. Please let her be in the house. Not at the Potters. Not tonight. Please.

He couldn't be here. Not tonight.


Elizabeth looked over at Lily, who was already up on her feet. She rushed out of the sitting room only uttering one word. "Come."

But Elizabeth couldn't move. Her legs wouldn't obey her brain. And then she heard something she never thought she would ever hear.

James Potter, Elizabeth's twin brother, screamed as if he was being torn apart limb from limb. Elizabeth cringed at the sound, and it continued to ring in her ears even after the screaming had stopped. Elizabeth knew her brother was dead. And then it clicked.

He was after Harry. Lily was going to protect him. They were both going to be killed. Elizabeth got to her feet in an instant, and ran towards the nursery.

But when Elizabeth reached the nursery, she knew she was too late.


Severus felt his heart hammering against his chest. He could hear the blood pounding in his ears. His wife wasn't in the house. That only meant one thing.

She was at the Potter's.

Severus growled in anger. It was all his fault. If he hadn't decided to be an idiot that particular night, everything would be fine. She would be asleep in the master bedroom and they would be happy. Well…as happy as they could be.

Severus sighed and thought about what had happened to him in the past year. It was all one huge mistake. He wished he could just tell his wife all about it, and life would go back to normal.

But Severus knew better. Life would only become more complicated if he told his wife everything. She would never trust him. She would never forgive him. She probably would never come back to him.

Severus let out a small sob. He didn't want to think of life without the love of his life. It was just too horrible to even think about. How could he was let this happen. Couldn't he have seen what was going to happen? No, he couldn't. That's why he was in that mess.

And then Severus realized what he needed to do. He had to save his wife. He had to go to the Potters house and save his wife, Elizabeth Potter Snape.


Elizabeth screamed at the sight in front of her. Lord Voldemort stood over Lily Potter's dead body. His wand tip was still glowing green from his most recent curse.

"No," Elizabeth whispered.

Lord Voldemort sneered cruelly. He neared Elizabeth slowly and she realized just how much trouble she was really in.