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A/N :This is the final chapter of this story. Thank you all so much for your support. I welcome your comments anytime.
To xXDesertRoseXx: You convinced me to change the story, actually, to give a different perspective in this story. I do not give a spicy end, I will give a spicy sequel though.
To all of you thank you for your support. This story had been created since 2005 and I am glad that there are people that like it.
21.Life keeps going
They were looking at each other without speaking. None of them dared disturb the sound of silence. Five minutes after their kiss and still they have not speak. The silence between them was an unbreakable oath.
At last Severus spoke first;" This kiss could mean that we maybe still have a chance? " now he was expecting her honest answer.
Iris didn't answer to him immediately. She was thinking, she was trying to understand what her heart truly desired.
She imagined herself with Severus, she imagined Severus saying to her "Iris, I am sorry, I still love her. I can not be with you anymore, I do not deserve to you".
Iris imagined that after that she would be broken and alone again but why she was thinking all that? She already knew what to do...
" My dearest Severus, we do not have any chance left. This kiss was something that I want for a long time. This kiss is the proof that you can love someone else expect Lily. It is a proof that you can love me,but you will always love Lily before me". Iris replied to him not knowing his answer and tears covered her eyes when she said the name Lily
Severus was saggy " What do you mean? If you love me we could be together " he said to her.
Iris was hurting to her heart but she found the strength and she told him;
" Severus, you will always be my first love. The first love has a unique place in our hearts. I loved you as man, as my best friend but I moved on.
I moved on because I wasn't sure about your feelings or better I knew that if we ever had a chance your heart would always belong to Lily and not to me.
I needed a man who could love me just as I am and not because I remind to him his lost love.
I do love you in a different way, you are my friend, you will always be, but I have found the man who I want to be with" she finished her words looking to his face.
Tears were running from her green eyes.
"I see, but how you can fall for someone when you are in love with someone else?" Severus asked her trying to understand.
" It doesn't happen straight away when you meet somebody else. It requires time and usually many tears " she laughed.
" But when you where on the hospital wing of Hogwarts, while we were giving you the potion you whispered a name, her name. Then I knew that I had no hopes with you because your only love is Lily Evans-Potter. After you were healthy,I left and I started an endless roaming in the word trying to forget you.
When I returned in England I met a guy that I have already met. I liked him but as time passing by that feeling grew louder and louder 'til there was a battle cry. This man from that moment became my companion, my lover" Iris told Snape with breaking voice and tears were running from her eyes
" And what about me?" he asked her
" I love you as my friend and as my first love. I told you before; first love has a unique place in our heart. I can not explain why. You will always be a piece of me but the right now I am dating a man who I truly love. A man who gives me so many things...
You are my family. I am your friend. Your best friend if you still want to" Iris said and finally she felt revealed that she had told him the true. After all these years Iris was free. The truth sat her free.
Snape could completely understand what she was saying.
"Of course I want you to be my best friend." he paused for a while and then he said;
"So the only reason which you believed I was innocent was because you were in love with me?"
Iris laughed "I thought that you were smarter Severus Snape! But maybe I was wrong" she said to him while she wiping away her tears.
Snape laughed too and Iris said to him;
"I was your friend before I felt in love with you so I could already know you. Besides that I trusted Dumbledore and my instinct but above all I trusted you".
Snape was satisfied by her answer and then he asked her ; " You didn't tell me, though, who is going to be my best friend's husband. "
Iris giggled. " He did not proposed Severus. Not yet, at least...We are together for a year, but you can see yourself who he is, my friend. Here he comes" said Iris pointing to their left.
A young man no more than two years older than Iris was coming to them.
"Good evening professors Snape. I see that you are the only able person to take away Maya from her friends " the young man said.
Before Snape could say a single word Iris said; "Severus is my friend too. My best friend actually." and her face had brighten up
" Well, well. Oliver Wood! Iris you should tell me that Oliver Wood is your chosen one" Snape said a bit jealously.
" I am sorry to correct you professor, but Maya hasn't only one "chosen one" she always speaks highly of you and I know that you were her friend in difficult times" Oliver said to his former professor.
Only then Snape understood that Iris would be in his side no matter what. Only then he understood that Iris loved him and supported him more than herself so he must do the same for her.
He was there for her. He will always be.
Severus was about to say something but Iris stopped him.
"Ok, guys. Give it a spite. This day is to celebrate the victory against the Dark Lord and honour our dead people, remember? " Iris said as she looked into Snape's eyes.
"Lily" he toughed and then Oliver completed:" We also today, we honour one of the true living heroes ".
"You mean Potter I guess" Snape said to Oliver.
"No, Severus he doesn't mean Harry. Oliver means you my dearest Severus" Iris corrected him and she widely smile to him.
Oliver was observing them. He knew that Severus would be part of his life too when he and Iris get married. Yes, he would proposed to her soon. He wanted to propose to Iris any time soon...
Iris had told to Oliver about them except that Severus is her first love. She wanted this information to belong only to her and now to Severus.
In addition, Iris told him that it would be better if he addressed to him as "professor Snape" and not as "Severus" because he needed time to get used in the new conditions. Oliver knew how important was Snape for Iris and he wanted the most essential person to his world to be happy.
" We are about to visit Dumbledore 's tomb, would you join us professor Snape " asked kindly Oliver hoping that he will accept.
"I would love to." Snape replied.
Minutes later they were approaching to the Dumbledore's tomb.
Iris was in the middle and she was holding the hands of the most important people in the world ; Oliver's and Severus's , she was happy at last.
It was a great evening. Twenty years ago Severus Snape couldn't image himself like this.
Now he knew that everything was about to change forever.
The End? Or The beginning of all?
A/N: I have many thoughts abou a sequel about Iris, Oliver and Severus. Nothing is ended yet if you want...
There is a lof matirial to write... it's your decision. I will take some time off and then I will start the sequel.
What are you thinking??