A/N: Once again I made it longer than intended and even though I only got three reviews I had an idea that I just had to write down and couldn't stop all night so here is the second part of the story called "Opportunities". Starts off from Snape's POV.

Disclaimer: If you think I own Harry Potter then you need to see a doctor (seriously though).

Snivelly Strikes Back

Severus Snape sat on his bed in his dormitory. Everyone else was sitting in the Slytherin common room relaxing as N.E.W.T.s were finally finished. In one week the seventh years would be graduating and leaving Hogwarts behind forever.

All Snape could think about was how he failed miserably to regain Lily's affection. He tried provoking that Potter around her so she could see that he hadn't really changed, but Lily was like an anti-jinxing drogue for him. Potter would just glare at him, put his arm around Lily, his Lily, and walk away. Severus always paid for actions later that day… Potter or Black never failed to see to that. He had tried numerous times to get Lily alone but she was always accompanied by someone. It was either Potter (scum bag), Black (equally scummy), Lupin (who he knew was a werewolf) or her two annoying "gal pals". Alice and Mary.

He had tried bugging Alice to give messages to Lily but that bloody Frank Longbottom was always hanging around with her.

"Overprotective git." Snape mumbled to himself.

He had even written a love note to her, signing his name, leaving it wear she usually sat at breakfast in the great hall. The only problem was that he hadn't addressed the envelope. Naturally Peter Pettigrew was quite to find a love not from Severus Snape on his plate. Of course those stupid "Marauders" had wasted no time at all in starting to tell the entire school that Snape loved Peter. He still received wolf whistles on the way to class everyday.

So that was that. It was know throughout the school that James Potter and Lily Evans had been going out for all of seventh year and were still going strong. James Potter-1. Severus Snape-0.

Eight seventh year students sat in the Gryffindor common room. Most students were outside, enjoying the warm sunny day or were attempting to get an early start at packing. These students however, decided to just enjoy each others company before school ended.

"So what do you guys plan on doing after Hogwarts again?" piped up Alice.

"Auror!" shouted James and Sirius in unison.

"Me too! Frank is too, right sweetheart?" sometimes Alice and Frank could get a little mushy.

"You got it pumpkin." cooed Frank.

Sirius coughed while Peter shifted uncomfortably.

"So," Remus said while breaking the silence. "what do you plan on doing Lily?" James looked up at his girlfriend even though he already knew the answer.

"A healer." She said simply.

"Really?" Sirius always thought that she would go into the ministry.

"Yes really. I figured that I've always been really good at potions and that seeing as I'm pretty good at all of my other subjects as well I figure that it's worth a shot. Slughorn already set up an interview and everything. What about you Peter? What will you do?" she truly was curious as he wasn't really the brightest of them all.

"I still don't know… I plan on living with my mother for now and then maybe working in a sweets store (Mary snorted at this). What about you Remus?" Peter was eager to get the discussion away from him.

"Well… In the future I would like to teach but at the moment I'm far too young. The one thing I am sure about at the moment is that with the rising of that Lord Voldemort guy I want to join the order." The others all agreed.

"Mary, I do believe you have yet to tell us your grand plans for the future." Frank pointed out.

Mary gave a sigh. "I will be moving to America with my parents so I will have to find work there…" she hated that she not only had to leave Hogwarts but all of her friends too.

"We'll miss you Mary." Everyone muttered their agreements to Alice's phrase.

It was finally the day of graduation. Everyone went down to the great hall for breakfast to find out that their families would be arriving shortly after lunch. This saddened Lily as she had no family coming to Hogwarts to congratulate her on graduating. At least she had James' parents whom she had met at Christmas (James had insisted on her coming instead of Petunia and that Dursleys' home). It still wasn't the same though.

About an hour afterwards, Lily sat on her bed finishing up her packing and laying out her dress robes for later that day. Then Alice came flying into the room so quickly that if Lily hadn't been sitting down she would have fallen over.

"What on earth-" she started but was cut short by Alice as usual.

"Frank proposed!" she blurted out while holding up her left ring finger to show a shiny gold ring.

"Oh my god!" Lily jumped up to hug her.

"What's going on?" asked Mary entering into the room.

"I'm engaged!" All three girls started to jump around and talk about this new bit of news.

The ceremony was finally over. James and Lily had both made speeches as they were the head boy and girl and so did several members of the faculty (Dumbledore included). James was happy for it to be over but at the same time devastated as it meant that her would actually have to leave the school.

He looked around to find Lily. He saw her talking to his parents and smiled. He loved that they all got along so well.

"Lily, could I talk to you for a second?" he asked while holding out his arm. She took it graciously and as they left James' father winked at them.

They walked out onto the grounds until they reached the old beech tree.

"Miss Evans, if you do recall, this exact spot is where you once said that you would rather go out with the giant squid than myself. I personally am hoping that has changed otherwise you have been cheating on me with a squid." James noticed Lily's smile widen.

"That is one thing that has changed. There is something else though that never will… That is the fact that I love you." He said while conjuring up a white lily and handing it to her.

He then dropped down to one knee and took out a small, velvet green box.

"Lily Evans. Will you marry me?" he looked up at her hopefully. Words couldn't describe how he felt at that moment.

"Yes, James Potter I will marry you!" James jumped to up to left her off her feet and kiss her.

Back to Snape…

Severus had hated the ceremony. He had been forced to sit between his newly divorced parents and to top it all off he had to listen to Potter's awful speech. Now more than anything he wanted to go and find Lily but she had momentarily disappeared.

Better turn your attention back to Avery or he'll blow his stack. Snape thought to himself.

. After waiting several minutes Snape saw Lily and James walk in through the door.

Why on earth do they look so happy?

He was truly curious as to why they were all of a sudden surrounded by all sorts of people. A look of horror flashed across Snape's face as the diamond shone as it got caught in the light.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO! THEY CAN'T BE ENGAGED! SHE DOESN'T LOVE HIM!

His thoughts were interrupted as Dumbledore loudly cleared his throat.

"I would like to announce the engagements of Alice Daughtry (I have no clue what her last name is) and Frank Longbottom," he paused for applause. "and also recently engaged our two heads Lillian Evans and James Potter." Dumbledore seemed to smile more at this last one.

Snape sank back into his chair. He felt like he was going to throw up.

I need to get rid of Potter someway, but how?

Of course! That bloody git will go off and join the "order of the phoenix" while I go off with the Death Eaters.

The order will never have a moment's peace. Lily will be mine.

A/N: Man, I couldn't think of how to end it so that's why the last line is so crappy. I know a most of gotten a lot of facts wrong but it all works out. I have a really good idea for the next chapter but I think I will wait for a few reviews so I know what to work on. Sorry about the paragraphs thing, I tried to fix it but it didn't work so well. It happens…