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Chapter 2
After the Death Eater meeting, Severus Snape apparated to Spinner's end, where he currently lived. The Dark Lord was pleased with the potions that he had prepared for him, even though Severus was not. Granted, the potions did exactly what they were supposed to do, but this is what made Severus all the more frustrated. He was tired of the Dark Lord and his plans. He regretted almost immediately joining in with him, but alas he did join them ... not that he was given much choice in the matter ... thanks to Lucius Malfoy.
The only thing that Severus found slightly useful was that he managed to ... foil a few of Lord Voldemort's plans without him realizing it. At least he was helping in some way, because one just does not desert Him without being killed.
Sighing, he went to check on his potions that he had to let brew for a while. After ensuring that they were on schedule, he let his thoughts wander to Lily, as they so often did. Every once in a while, he would seek her out just to make sure that she was safe. He knew that she'd had a few of her own run-ins with some Death Eaters and amusingly enough, the Death Eaters always came out far worse than they went in.
Severus loved watching Lily as she walked with her friends, laughing and carrying on. Every once in a while he would see her with James Potter and it took every ounce of his willpower not to jinx the pants off of him. He knew that she would never forgive him if he did that.
The day that he heard that she was going to be married, he felt as if he'd been punched in the stomach. But he vowed that as long as she was happy, then that was all that mattered. Besides, he scoffed, what kind of life would the wife of a Death Eater have?
Getting up and looking over a few things, he scowled when he realized that he needed to go into Diagon Alley the next day to pick up a few potion ingredients. After checking everything one last time, he turned and went to bed.
The next morning, he found himself rushing off to the Apothecary to buy what he needed. On the way back to one of the many dis-apparition points located throughout the area, he felt his breath catch in his chest. There, in front of him, was Lily Evans sitting with the werewolf, Remus Lupin.
Severus quickly ducked into a near-by alley and performed a dis-illusionment charm on himself. Making his way back to where he saw Lily and the werewolf, he came up behind them just in time to hear her say, "The closer this wedding gets, the more and more I miss Sev."
With those words, he fell against the wall. She still cared for him, even though he became what he did, she still cared.
He recovered himself and listened to their conversation. Severus was shocked to hear the werewolf not trashing him, especially since he was no help during their school years together.
He watched as they made to leave. It was then he made his resolve. He would talk to Lily like she wished for, some way, some how during the week! And if he played his cards right, maybe, just maybe, she would see that he never stopped loving her. Maybe he could stop her from marrying Potter.
Severus sneered as he was almost hit by a passerby, but of course being invisible, the passerby didn't know that.
Making his way to the apparition point, he glanced around before vanishing back toward his house.
A/N: 7/28/11 - Edited wording and such ...