Disclaimer: Everything was based from J.K Rowling's HP Books and Type-Moon's F-SN. I do not own these characters, though I wish I did (My version of Ilya is something I cooked up though, Ilya with UBW ^_^ Just twisting things a bit to make an interesting plot. How you like it. Please don't forget to review.

Additional Information:

The Ilya in this story follows a similar path (as well as having a similar skill set) as Archerko-Ilya, but she's not Archerko, as she's alive and not a counter-guardian, although her powers are progressing to that level. How her eyes turned green will be explained later.

PROLOGUE

Spinner's End, August 1, 1976

Severus Snape was a mess. Due to his infatuation with the Dark Arts, he lost his best friend Lily Evans. It was only a matter of time, and everything fell apart when he uttered the monstrous word.

Flashback

"Leave him alone," said Lily, who was defending him from the cruel pranks of the Marauders.

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"I don't need help from a filthy Mudblood like her."

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"I'd wash my pants if I were you, Snivellus."

End of Flashback

It was summer vacation, his first vacation from Hogwarts without Lily. He was sitting on a bench in the park where he and his best used to meet.

Severus was deep in thought. One month ago, he declined an offer from Lucius to spend his summer at the Malfoy Manor. Lucius accepted, though warning him to end all his ties with the Muggleworld for good, and prepare himself for service under the Dark Lord when he joined the Death Eaters, something which Lucius was sure Severus would do.

Severus Snape rarely cried. He was used to the abuse and torture he and his mother received from his father Tobias on a daily basis. He was always subjected to the Marauder's cruel pranks often. Yet, as he remembered what transpired by the lake, and the fact that his former best friend hated him now, refusing to accept his apology no matter how much he pleaded, he could not stop the tears from flowing.

Severus Snape finally understood that his desire to become a servant of the Dark Lord hurt Lily, but it was too late. If only he was not interested in the Dark Arts. If only he did not hurt her. If only he did not call her a Mudblood. If only he wasn't so blind to fall to the call of the Dark.

"I wish," he whispered quietly to himself, "there was a way for me to set things right. I wish I could be friends with Lily again." Severus has been in love with his best friend for a long time. Yet, he never had the courage to confess. Still, even if the girl did not choose him, her forgiveness and friendship would be enough.

At that moment, a bright light flashed in the sky, and in the next moment, Severus Snape was thrown to the ground, with a white-haired girl on top of him.