EPILOGUE
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September 1982
"So you never saw this guy again?" a witch with silver hair asked to the woman in front of her.
"No, he said he would look for me but he never did..." Minerva told to her new friend, "I guess, somehow, I understand..."
"He sound like a cute guy," another witch in the first wagon of the Hogwarts Express said.
"He was," Minerva replied, "handsome, loyal, brave..." she left go a sight, "I wonder where he is now..."
A few wagons further.
"Why didn't you look for her?" asked a short wizard to the man in front of him.
"At first, I felt guilty for feeling that way for a woman that wasn't Lilly... then I just thought that if I went back I would only learn that she had got married with that annoying fiancé of hers, and I didn't need to know that..."
"What if she didn't?"
"Trust me, she did," Severus insisted, "...for her I only was a Death Eater who had changed sides..."
"And how come you're coming to Hogwarts? I mean, with all the adventures that..."
"Oh, Rolanda... it's because of this adventures that I accepted Dumbledore's offer to teach transfiguration..." Minerva said.
"And wouldn't you like to see him again?"
"Rolanda, please, the poor woman must be tired of answering your questions..." the third witch in the waggon said.
"It's alright, Poppy," Minerva replied politely... "I've seen some of the men I met in those dungeons again during the trials and they look different now, they look less tall and less frightening... I wouldn't like the same to happen to the image I have of Severus..."
"That doesn't answer my question," Hooch replied like a little girl.
"Enough is enough, Rolanda, come on, we're almost at Hogsmeade's station..." the mediwitch said, making her friend shut up, and Minerva appreciated those last minutes of silence after such an exhausting journey with her new colleagues.
"Is that why you accepted this position, to forget her?"
"I accepted the job as a potions master at Hogwarts because I needed an income... you're not welcomed everywhere after you've been a Death Eater, you know..."
"Well... you seem a very formal and nice man to me, professor Snape."
"Thanks."
"So you've never come across with her in London? Wouldn't you like to see her again?"
"Professor Flitwick, the chances of me seeing Minerva again are slim to none," Severus answered as the train reached its final station.
Severus helped the charms professor of Hogwarts with his luggage and walked with him to the carriages. When they arrived there was only one left, so they felt lucky. When they were about to leave they heard a woman's voice.
"Filius, Filius, wait!"
"Poppy!" he exclaimed, "Come on, who else is coming?" he asked.
"Rolanda and the new transfiguration teacher..." she said as the man dressed in black helped her up.
"This is the new potions master," Filius said, and before he could say his name Rolanda and her new friend arrived.
"Oh, god," she said with no breathe, "for a moment I thought we would have to walk to the castle..."
"It would have been a nice walk," Minerva said as she helped herself up to the carriage and Severus recognized her voice even before she sat down in front of him.
"Minerva..." he said as his heart stopped beating and everything around them became silence.
"Severus..." she muttered, gazing at the same man she thought she'd never see again... .. .
THE END.
A/N: For those who were hoping a kissing end, I'm sorry... I added the Epilogue for two reasons... Firstly, because I think fic must fit with the story, and since mine was a pre-hogwarts fanfic I thought it was right to link it with Hogwarts by telling they both ended up teaching anyway... Secondly, because I did wanted them to encounter each other again, of course, but I wanted to leave it opened enough so you can decide whether they're going to have a relationship or not...
I hope you enjoyed it.