Chapter 12

A Lifetime Together

Severus swallowed with difficulty as he opened his eyes. He could taste his blood in his mouth…and knew at that moment that he was very near death…as if he could feel his icy breath upon him. Severus heard something scrape against the wooden floor, and for one moment, horror flooded through him as he thought Voldemort was coming back, to make sure he was really dead. With great difficulty, Severus turned his head to the noise. A box was being pushed out of the way, revealing a head of very untidy hair. When Harry looked up as he climbed out of the hidden hole, Severus's heart leapt as he was blessed with looking into those sparkling green eyes one last time. Harry hurried towards him. He dropped to his knees and looked at Severus. Harry placed his hand over the puncture wounds and held it there. Severus looked at him.

I wonder if he will still hate me when he knows the truth? The boy is more like his mother than I thought…impeccable kindness…

Severus withdrew his wand and tried to raised it to his head to extract his memories. He found that he could not do it, and was surprised when Harry helped him.

"Get a flask, Hermione." He said, although it sounded very far away to Severus.

With Harry's help, he was able to extract the desired memory and place it into the flask. Severus looked at him.

"The Headmaster's office…Pensive…before you face…" Severus sputtered out.

Harry nodded in accordance. As Severus's vision became hazier, he continued to stare into those familiar iridescent green eyes.

"You have…your mother's eyes…" he said.

Severus felt his body beginning to slow down. His breathing changed from rapid gasps to slow, shallow breaths. Darker and darker his vision became until he saw darkness. Severus felt as though he were in a deep sleep, only he didn't need to breathe. He slowly opened his eyes to find himself surrounded by white walls. Funny…this place seemed somewhat familiar to him, though it had been quite some years since he was last here. Severus slowly stood. He felt his neck and there was no trace of the snake's puncture marks. Severus furrowed his brow and looked down at his robes. They were a very pale blue color. He touched his face, realizing that he was young again…

"Sev."

Severus's heart gave a jolt. He had heard that voice before. He slowly turned around to find himself breathless. Lily stood in front of him, smiling and as beautiful as ever in long robes of pure white and silver. She looked no older than seventeen. Lily looked up at him.

"I've missed you." She said.

Severus was afraid that if he touched her, she would disappear…but he wanted to hold her, and so he did. Lily hugged him back. Severus pulled away.

"Where are we?"

Lily looked up at him.

"King's Cross, we better get going or we'll miss the train!" she exclaimed.

She turned but Severus grabbed her hand. Lily turned back around and looked at him. Severus shook his head.

"I don't understand…have, have you been waiting for me, all this time?" he asked.

Lily smiled radiantly and nodded.

"Always, Sev. As opposed to fleeting moments before, we have a lifetime ahead of us now."

Severus felt his heart burst from joy as tears poured from his eyes. Lily walked up to him and wiped away his tears. She kissed his lips lightly and pulled away.

"Come on Sev, we don't want to be late."

Lily held out her hand. Severus placed his hand in hers and together they walked towards the train. Knowing that he had eternity to stare into those beautiful eyes, to hear her soft laughter, to not worry about James or the others interrupting their moments together…Severus Snape felt as though he had not just died…but as though he had just began to live.

~The End.

A/N: I hope all of you enjoyed reading this fan fiction as much as I enjoyed writing it. Thank you for taking the time to read and review this story. I hope you are all happy with the way it ended. I do have some more Harry Potter fan fiction ideas, but they're in the thought process right now. Keep an eye out though; you never know when I might post something! Thanks again for reading, and I sincerely hope you enjoyed it!

~MistressofMagic7