Disclaimer: The theories of Severus Snape and his sweet Lily do not belong to me, for which they are probably supremely grateful. That honor belongs to JK Rowlings.

Author's Note: I've been struck by that one scene in Order of the Pheonix in which James is tormenting Snape and Lily walks by and calls James out for his cruelty. It is my belief that Snape and Lily were, or could have been great friends. If only circumstances had been different.

Beyond the Times of Age

Remembering the days when we were young,

Innocent to the ways of the world,

Though never so innocent as we should have been,

Through darkness rise you were untouched,

A shining star in the midnight sky,

Whose only love I tried to deny,

We weren't supposed to be friends,

Separated by the boundaries of our houses,

And yet I'd look to catch your eyes

Already looking back at me,

Cruelty I showed you every day,

Yet you saw the truth of the love I could not show,

By power's greatness, you were all I longed for,

All that I could want in life, All that I could not have,

Why could not your blood be true, pure as a wizard's lineage?

What savage world could this be where our love

Must thus be hidden,

My sweet angel, only innocent whose face I know,

Curse the times and duties that thrust us apart,

Ever the widening chasm that separates us now,

With traitor's wish thy heart destroyed,

That only cause could not be denied,

If only the courage you had shown I could have had,

To live the life I had imagined,

With you by my side,

What dreams may come in the shadows of the past,

Bittersweet memories of the short times

We together shared,

When heart's own trouble could be resolved,

My dear sweet, Lily,

May you see in death the freedom,

That your short time on Earth,

Had never known,

So much sorrow, So much pain,

I have so much to pay for,

Never will I be able to repay the debts I've gained,

That you believed in me and I could betray your trust,

Forgive me my love,

For all that I cannot forgive myself,

Through the hatred I must maintain,

View of a loyal spy,

For that I cannot deny,

Some trust to betray to find back the way,

That I had lost until this day,

No matter how my soul might burn with that I must endure,

All this is worth the thought that through my trials,

I might one day rejoin you,

My love that ever I had know,

I remain loyal to only you my love and to your memory,

Least that I can give for the pain I've caused,

Rest in peace my angel, with thy soul mate's love,

That only I could be in his place instead of mine,

I will never forget,

Though I could never deserve even the memory of the kindness

You bestowed upon me,

With rejection you drove me to the dark,

Then called me back to light though tarnished I already was,

With forgiveness,

Sleep in peace my angel,

I've few years ahead with this battle nigh,

I will greet you soon, if only I can,

Remember me my angel,

As you wait in grace,

That I might absolve my sins through sacrifice,

And meet you once again,

Bless me my angel,

As to leave to fight the dark,

That I know so well,

Wait for me my love,

Wait.