Snape met Lily smiling the next day. Everyone could tell that Snape was in a good mood, and by lunch everyone knew why.
Alice was disgusted. "Marry that slime-ball?" She asked her fiancé, Frank, at lunch. He only shrugged, not wanting to be dragged into the whole affair.
Most of the Gryffindors agreed with Alice. Potter seemed sad and out of shape that day. Snape noticed, and did not regret proposing to Lily.
That afternoon, Lily was sitting in the common room, doing homework, when Potter came and sat down beside her. He looked distracted. "Yes James?" She looked up from her work. He gazed at her. "I think you're making a mistake." "Why?" She demanded. "Marry that slime-ball, Snape? He doesn't care for you. He doesn't love you." Then, under his breath, he said. "And I do." But not loud enough for Lily to hear him.
"How would you know?" She demanded angrily. He only shrugged. "I can just tell." Neither one spoke for a moment. She had come to value James' opinion, and wanted to consider what he had said before making any real decisions.
"I don't know if I should go through with it." She told Alice, as they discussed Lily's engagement that evening. "I think I might be making the biggest mistake of my life." Alice looked at her. "Lily, I want to tell you something. You're like a sister to me, and I want to give you my opinion." Lily nodded, feeling the same way, as her own sister, Petunia, was a jealous rat.
"I think," Alice continued, "That Snape wants to marry you for reasons besides getting just you. I don't know what they are, but don't you see how odd it is, that he would fancy you, being the awful muggle-hating slytherin that he is?" At this point Lily gasped. She had always thought that Alice had liked Snape. Alice continued, "I think it would be an awful mistake of you to marry Sev- Snape." She said firmly. "I think you would do better, to give James Potter a chance, he clearly fancies you. You have time, you're only seventeen." Lily nodded, tears in her eyes. Alice had pointed out what had been there all along, and saw clearly what she had to do. The only question was- How?
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