Back In Time

Severus Snape and Regulus Black

It was finally the weekend. Finally. My first week of Fifth Year was over. As was my first week of being in 1975. Is it weird that it feels normal now? Like, that I'm not from a different time period? It's normal. It's great. I'm really fitting in here. I've made a lot of friends. Well. Just the Gryffindors in my Year. So, Remus, Lily, James, Sirius, Dorcas, Mary, Marlene, and Peter. Yeah. I like them though. I hang out with them equally. At first. Actually. Even now. Either Sirius or James. Mostly Sirius. If I'm with the girls. Sirius. Mostly. Will come over to us. And drag me by the arm. To the boys. At first I yelled at him. Now I laugh. I loved it here.

Currently. I was walking with Lily. Near the Library. We were returning books that we took out this week. We were walking back to the Common Room. When I ran into some one. We both went flying. Books and papers. Everywhere. I jumped up and started picking up everything.

"Oh, my God. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to. I wasn't paying attention. I'm so sorry. In Salazar Slytherin's name, I am a complete klutz. I'm so sorry." Yeah, I have an apology problem. I apologized too much.

"It's fine. Don't worry about it. I wasn't paying attention either." I familiar drawl said. I froze. I knew that voice. It was a tad bit higher than it was. But it was him. I looked up. And saw. The teenage version of Severus Snape. He looked like him. Adult Snape. Just with a younger face. It was weird.

"Yeah. Yeah. Sorry." I said again. I flinched at sorry.

Snape chuckled. I have never heard that before. It was weird. "You apologize too much."

"I know. Sor-" I stopped my self. I stood up and offered up my hand. "Here. Let me help you up."

He took my hand. "Thanks."

"You're welcome. Aspen Wolfe."

"Severus Snape." I smiled.

"Are you alright, Sev?" Lily asked, from right next to me. She too had papers in her hand. She handed them to him. He took it.

His face lit up, when he saw Lily. The love was clear on his face. And in his eyes. Anyone could see it. But. Apparently. Not Lily. I smirked. I think I knew where Harry got all of his obliviousness from.

"Yeah. I'm fine, Lily. I'm fine."

"Well, that's good." Lily smiled at him. He smiled back. I saw Severus Snape smile. I am dreaming. I am dreaming. But. I'm really not.

"Oh, here you are." I passed him his books and papers I had in my hand. He took them as well.

"Thank you."

"No problem."

"I'm glad you two have met. This is my best friend since childhood, Aspen." Lily said.

I could see in Snape's eyes. The disappointment. It hurt him. It hurt him to hear Lily say that they were friends. He loved her. And she just thought they were friends.

"Oh, I'm glad we met too. I've seen you in Potions. You're really amazing at Potions." I said.

His eyes snapped to me. "Thank you. You're really good too. You and Lily."

"Oh, don't be modest, Sev. But thank you. It's nice to have a friend like you." Lily replied.

I look between the two. I had a confused look on my face. Did she really not see it? Was she really that oblivious? Anyone could look at Snape's face and know that he was in love with her. But she couldn't? That's sad. I now know why Snape acts the way he does in my time. Or at least. Some of it.

"Yeah. Thank you. I try." I told Severus. He looked at me. I could see the pain in his eyes. I could also see, that he knew, what I was thinking. About him and Lily.