5 YEARS LATER
A twenty year old Severus stepped off the Hogwarts express, returning to the school at which he had studied Wizardry and now here he was beginning his job as potions master. Many a wizard would have been nervous, excited and happy yet Severus's face had adopted a miserable look, a look that had never left since he was fifteen and Lily Evans had broke his heart. He had never forgiven her yet he had come to learn that she had split up from James Potter quite soon after their leaving Hogwarts, which Severus claimed to be indifferent about. He looked at some of the happy faces and felt bitterness that his own happiness had been stolen and nothing had ever yet replaced it, leaving Severus Snape cold and alone inside.
Lily Evans sat at a table eating ice-cream in Diagon Alley with her old friend, Hagrid, who had recently been made game-keeper at Hogwarts. Lily's appetite soon vanished with Hagrid's news.
"Didn' ye hear, Lily, Snape's got a job at Hogwart's, potions master so I heard" Hagrid seemed oblivious to Lily's spoon hitting the table. She hadn't spoke to or about Severus since the fateful night that James Potter had kissed her five years ago, and though she had dated James for just over two years, she had never quite got over Severus.
"Oh, really?" said Lily, sounding uninterested but a plan forming in her mind. Hagrid assumed that Lily really wasn't interested and persued the conversation no more after that, unaware that Lily was plotting how to get Snape back into her life".
Arriving at a bed and breakfast in Hogsmede, Lily was prepared to put the next phase of her plan into action. She would visit Dumbledore, now headmaster, at Hogwarts and just drop in Severus, so he wasn't prewarned. After changing into some emerald dress robes, Lily set off on the short walk towards the school, arriving in little more that five minutes. Walking through the main entrance, towards the sealed doorway of the Headmaster's office. Knowing there would be some kind of password, she asked a nearby portrait which told her to try fizzing whizzbees. Upon stating this, the door swung open and a staircase rose up towards a door. Lily carefully walked up and knocked on the door.
"Enter" Came a deep voice which could only be that of Dumbledore. Lily pushed the door and walked in, at which point Dumbledore's face lit up and he rushed forwards to embrace her in a hug, for although they had been in contact, the pair had not been united since Lily left Hogwarts. Lily ran and found herself enveloped in the arms of Dumbledore, who she had sorely missed, and only then, as tears ran down her face did she realise just how much. Dumbledore too found himself filling up, for although he had never told anyone, Lily had always been the daughter he had never had.
"Lily, little one" Dumbledore smiled, wiping away a tear, "How wonderful it is to see you, but what pray tell, has brought you all this way?"
"A chance to be reunited with my closest friend in the wizarding world, and also the possible love of my life"Lily dried her face.
Dumbledore nodded knowingly. He had been witness to all that had happened those five years ago, and had sensed the loss that Lily had felt. "Well, I invite you to join us at the great feast tonight but I know that only one teacher right now is in the staff room and he might like the chance to talk, so we must catch up later!" Dumbledore told her.
"Thank you" Lily sniffed and made her way to the staff room.
Severus sat in the staff room, marking his first pile of homework he had received so far when there was a tap at the door.
"Yes?" He called impatiently, not quite in the mood for company. Not bothering to turn around, he didn't see Lily standing behind him.
"Severus?" she murmured, causing him to drop his quill and look around, a look of anger creasing his forehead.
"What do you want?" He spat.
"A chance to explain"Lily begged.
"I don't want your explanations" Snape spat."Just get out. GET OUT!"
Lily ran towards the main entrance, and only when she got outside did she begin to sob uncontrollably and sink to her knees, as the rain pelted upon her, soaking into her skin.
Lily hadn't made an appearance at the Great feast and Dumbledore hadn't seen her at all since she left. Beginning to get quite worried, he approached Severus.
"I see you had company today, Severus?"
"Company that was not required, Professor." Snape said not even looking at Dumbledore.
"Maybe so, Severus, but that visitor is very dear to me and since she has not appeared for dinner, I am quite concerned as to her whereabouts." Just then Hagrid, quite breathless, dashed into the hall, soaking wet.
"Headmaster, I need you right away!" Hagrid said urgently.
"Can't it wait, Hagrid?" Dumbledore sighed.
"No, sir, its Lily! I found her passed out outside, soaked to the skin and running an extremely high temperature."
Dumbledore bolted towards the door, leaving Severus to sit there in complete shock.
A twenty year old Severus stepped off the Hogwarts express, returning to the school at which he had studied Wizardry and now here he was beginning his job as potions master. Many a wizard would have been nervous, excited and happy yet Severus's face had adopted a miserable look, a look that had never left since he was fifteen and Lily Evans had broke his heart. He had never forgiven her yet he had come to learn that she had split up from James Potter quite soon after their leaving Hogwarts, which Severus claimed to be indifferent about. He looked at some of the happy faces and felt bitterness that his own happiness had been stolen and nothing had ever yet replaced it, leaving Severus Snape cold and alone inside.
Lily Evans sat at a table eating ice-cream in Diagon Alley with her old friend, Hagrid, who had recently been made game-keeper at Hogwarts. Lily's appetite soon vanished with Hagrid's news.
"Didn' ye hear, Lily, Snape's got a job at Hogwart's, potions master so I heard" Hagrid seemed oblivious to Lily's spoon hitting the table. She hadn't spoke to or about Severus since the fateful night that James Potter had kissed her five years ago, and though she had dated James for just over two years, she had never quite got over Severus.
"Oh, really?" said Lily, sounding uninterested but a plan forming in her mind. Hagrid assumed that Lily really wasn't interested and persued the conversation no more after that, unaware that Lily was plotting how to get Snape back into her life".
Arriving at a bed and breakfast in Hogsmede, Lily was prepared to put the next phase of her plan into action. She would visit Dumbledore, now headmaster, at Hogwarts and just drop in Severus, so he wasn't prewarned. After changing into some emerald dress robes, Lily set off on the short walk towards the school, arriving in little more that five minutes. Walking through the main entrance, towards the sealed doorway of the Headmaster's office. Knowing there would be some kind of password, she asked a nearby portrait which told her to try fizzing whizzbees. Upon stating this, the door swung open and a staircase rose up towards a door. Lily carefully walked up and knocked on the door.
"Enter" Came a deep voice which could only be that of Dumbledore. Lily pushed the door and walked in, at which point Dumbledore's face lit up and he rushed forwards to embrace her in a hug, for although they had been in contact, the pair had not been united since Lily left Hogwarts. Lily ran and found herself enveloped in the arms of Dumbledore, who she had sorely missed, and only then, as tears ran down her face did she realise just how much. Dumbledore too found himself filling up, for although he had never told anyone, Lily had always been the daughter he had never had.
"Lily, little one" Dumbledore smiled, wiping away a tear, "How wonderful it is to see you, but what pray tell, has brought you all this way?"
"A chance to be reunited with my closest friend in the wizarding world, and also the possible love of my life"Lily dried her face.
Dumbledore nodded knowingly. He had been witness to all that had happened those five years ago, and had sensed the loss that Lily had felt. "Well, I invite you to join us at the great feast tonight but I know that only one teacher right now is in the staff room and he might like the chance to talk, so we must catch up later!" Dumbledore told her.
"Thank you" Lily sniffed and made her way to the staff room.
Severus sat in the staff room, marking his first pile of homework he had received so far when there was a tap at the door.
"Yes?" He called impatiently, not quite in the mood for company. Not bothering to turn around, he didn't see Lily standing behind him.
"Severus?" she murmured, causing him to drop his quill and look around, a look of anger creasing his forehead.
"What do you want?" He spat.
"A chance to explain"Lily begged.
"I don't want your explanations" Snape spat."Just get out. GET OUT!"
Lily ran towards the main entrance, and only when she got outside did she begin to sob uncontrollably and sink to her knees, as the rain pelted upon her, soaking into her skin.
Lily hadn't made an appearance at the Great feast and Dumbledore hadn't seen her at all since she left. Beginning to get quite worried, he approached Severus.
"I see you had company today, Severus?"
"Company that was not required, Professor." Snape said not even looking at Dumbledore.
"Maybe so, Severus, but that visitor is very dear to me and since she has not appeared for dinner, I am quite concerned as to her whereabouts." Just then Hagrid, quite breathless, dashed into the hall, soaking wet.
"Headmaster, I need you right away!" Hagrid said urgently.
"Can't it wait, Hagrid?" Dumbledore sighed.
"No, sir, its Lily! I found her passed out outside, soaked to the skin and running an extremely high temperature."
Dumbledore bolted towards the door, leaving Severus to sit there in complete shock.
