Prologue
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Until Lily's Eyes
By
Frolicstar
Summary:
Severus Snape dies on the Shrieking Shack floor, his last sight Harry's green eyes, Lily's eyes. But death isn't the end. In a liminal space between worlds, his mother offers him something he never thought possible: a second chance.
Waking up disoriented in a train compartment on the Hogwarts Express, eleven-year-old Severus carries with him the weight of a lifetime's worth of mistakes, regrets, and hard-won wisdom. He's back on that first journey to Hogwarts, when his future still held infinite possibilities and his friendship with Lily Evans remained unbroken. He knows how the story ends, the betrayals, the losses, the pain he caused and endured. This time, he's determined to rewrite it all.
But changing the future means confronting his past, starting with the friendship that meant everything and the moment that destroyed it all. Can Severus save Lily Evans from the fate he helped seal? Can he become the man she deserved him to be? Or are some destinies too powerful to overcome, even when it comes too late?
A tale of redemption, second chances, and the enduring power of love, even when it comes too late.
