And you know what?

[lietuveens]

I've been thinking a lot about Severus lately. What if letting Lily go (which is probably impossible, but anyway) would have weakened him before those seven years of constant strain? What if that is the only thing that kept him alive and mentally stable? As stable, of course, as he can be in general.

And whenever I go to Hogwarts, all I hear is Lily, Lily, Lily, Lily... Fuckin' pink pony land.