11 parts Complete MatureSeverus Snape never joins the Death Eaters. Peter Pettigrew doesn't betray his friends. This time the characters will do everything right, and they'll earn their happy ending. This time, this time. Oh, well, if not this time, then maybe next time. Maybe next time...
The war is over, Neville Longbottom is hailed as the Boy Who Lived, and James Potter finds himself fading into the background. The rest of the Wizarding World wants to leave the horrors of the war behind, but James and his friends find they can't move on. They're too damaged. But when their childhood nemesis, Severus Snape, comes back home after spending years abroad, James can't help but be drawn to him. Severus might just be the cure to put his ghosts to rest.