Watchers

DISCLAIMER: I don't own any of this stuff... It's all from J.K. Rowling's mind. :)

"Sev-" Lily whispered. James put his hand on Lily's shoulder as tears rolled down her cheeks.

"He's gone." Sirius said, with pity in his voice.

Severus Snape had just been killed by Voldemort.

Lily, James, Sirius, Lupin and Tonks had been watching. Snape had just joined them.

"Lily?" He asked. He stared at the group. They looked much younger, everyone looked around 20, including himself.

"Severus." Tears streamed from her eyes.

"Thank you," James said. "For all you've done for Harry."

"Am I- are we ghosts?" Snape whispered, still staring at Lily.

"Close. We are watchers. No wizard can see or hear us, yet we see them," Lupin said.

"Lupin? Tonks? You-" Snape turned, now looking at them. "After you're son." Snape looked at Lupin for the first time with pity. "I'm so sorry."

"So am I." Lupin looked down.

"So have you been following Harry?" Snape asked James and Lily.

"We have watched him, but he is hard to follow with the cloak..." Lily laughed/sobbed.

"I'm sorry." Sirius spoke to Snape for the first time. "Good actor, you are."

"I'm the reason you died. I refused to teach Harry..." Snape blamed himself for Sirius's death.

"No that would be our faults- the memory..." Lupin smiled at Sirius.

"You knew about it?" Snape looked shocked.

"Harry told us. Wanted to know why Lily married a jerk," Sirius laughed.

"What memory?" Lily asked.

"Hadn't you seen my occlumency lessons with Harry?" Snape asked.

"I saw the one where you commented about my strutting..." James laughed.

"It was when- when" Snape turned to Lily. "When I called you Mudblood. It was my worst memory." Lily burst into tears again."

"How did- did H-Harry reac-ct?" Lily hiccuped.

"He came and talked to us," Lupin started.

"-he said it was the first time he ever felt bad for Snape." Sirius said. Snape looked thoughtful. "Thought you were quite an idiot, James."

"We told him that we were all idiots at one time-" Lupin said.

"He asked why Lily married you," Sirius said to James. "He thought Lily hated you." Lily smiled.

"He also told us about how you were holding a snitch, and how you messed up your hair" Lupin said. James laughed.

"We should go watch Harry-" Tonks said.

"No!" Snape cried. James, Lily and Sirius looked baffled.

"Harry would be watching Snape's memories." Lupin explained.

"You have the right to watch- Harry is you're son-" Snape said.

"We don't have to, Sev..." Lily said. Snape turned away.

"Go, he is in the Headmaster's office." Snape whispered. "I won't come though."

"Sev-"

"GO!" Snape bellowed. The group disappeared, leaving Snape.