Hey everyone! I'm sorry that I made a few screw ups on the facts in the last chapter. I wasn't aware that I said Harry's eyes were blue instead of green. My bad I just wanted to point that out because my stupid computer wouldn't let me actually fix it! Anyway on to chapter 2!

Chapter 2: The Window

After a very long embrace Severus and Lily finally broke apart. He beamed at her, still in disbelief that she is actually standing before him completely solid and not an illusion. He looked behind him to see that he also had broad wings that sprouted from his shoulder blades. Instead of them being a silvery white like Lily's they were a bronze color and his black wardrobe replaced with a simple white shirt and pants. Above him of course sat his halo. For a second he felt his stomach sink. Why after all he's done, becoming a death eater, killing Dumbledore and inflicting cruelty on the students of Hogwarts, was he still standing here in this form of heaven. If he was whoever the leader of this afterlife he would have banished anyone with such a black heart to the fiery eternal hell where the condemned souls are tormented and tortured nonstop. He deserved that and he knew it. He was shocked out of his self-remorse haze when lily firmly put both hands on his face and fixed her eyes squarely on him. "No Severus you did not deserve to suffer, you did what you had to do and all is forgiven." Her green eyes were so determined and filled with so much hope he felt the entire doubt flood from his body. A voice that wasn't his own resounded in his head your thoughts are no longer secret and confined. Everyone can hear them as you can hear mine. Lily nodded and smiled confirming that she was the one who said that. There seemed much more to learn. Lily took his hand and gave it a gentle tug

"Come on my love there is much more to see." Nodding he obeyed and followed her farther into the light. He looked around in awe as a desolate place turned into a bustling entryway. This place was once again white and he watched as people bustled around, paying the two no notice as they went on their business. Unfazed by this scene Lily kept leading him through the crowd. He was surprised to see all these departed people had many different colors for wings, vibrant silvers and gold's along with other quirky colors like violet or green. The only thing that was the same was the glowing mass of halo above their head. His eyes kept flicking around at an alarming speed that it almost made him dizzy. Everything was so different and he couldn't help but be very curious.

They brush past more angels who are unfazed and when they did actually collide enough for them to take notice they said pardon me in a kind voice and went about on their way again. This was starting to get a little too much for him to take. These people seemed so much kinder and life, nonetheless not killers. It made Severus feel out of place but yet again no one seemed to notice. "How come I can't hear their thoughts?" Severus asked when that realization dawned on him. "You can only hear them if they want you to. They just project the words and they come to you. And sometimes you could peer into their heads without invitation that's how I hear yours." She kind of giggled when she said "Sorry about that and also I'm sure you wouldn't want to hear all their thoughts or else your ears would be practically bleeding from the intensity of it all." Another question down over countless others that were forming a list in his head.

They finally got out of the crowd and reached an even weirder sight. In front of them was a long winding road where quaint houses sat on each side. But what was more alarming was the face that there were lines snaking out every door. Before Severus could open his mouth to ask Lily said, a little jab of sadness in her tone she said "These are the windows, whenever we want to see what's going on down on earth we come here and get in line to wait our turn." Her frown turned back into an amused grin "Of course you can't just view the earth with a snap of your finger there's limitations everyone must obey." Severus scratched his chin again thoughtful and curious. A stray lock of raven black hair strayed into his face and he swept it back behind his ear. He followed Lily and her head whipped back and forth muttering to herself about lines when she found a much shorter line at one of the houses. She tugged Severus so now that he stood in front of her. "I think it's time to see what has been going on since he who must not be named had now risen to his most powerful state" He was surprised that she called the dark lord that name but then again it's probably best not to mention him in such a serene place like this. He nodded in agreement and waited patiently for their turn. In what seemed in no time at all they were entering the small door and facing one giant window. He gasped in awe as the window seemed translucent and rippled like calm waves of the ocean. Lily nudged him forward expectantly. Fear and uncertainty then took ahold of him. What if terrible things have happened since he's left? What if he doesn't like what he sees? "It's okay I'm right here the window is used to let us see but not interfere remember that." He nodded and took hesitant steps forward until he was close enough to see through the rippling surface. Curious he reached out to touch it and his hand went surprisingly right through. "It's okay go through." Mustering up what's left of his courage he took a confident step and went right through the window to the earth below.

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