Crystal snow fell on Lily's eyelashes, and the heat of her breath blurred Severus's eyes.
He looked into her eyes - it was as if it had snowed, and a touch of green was washed clean and clear, storing eternal spring.
He never imagined that the end of 1981 would be so cold, so cold that the lily that had been cast a preservation spell would wither, and so cold that her next spring would also be disillusioned.
…
"Look at me."
The Savior was as at a loss as he was during the first Potions lesson. He looked into those eyes and into a green spring.
It was early May, and the spring weather was just right.
*Original ending
*Mainly using another perspective to fill in the narrative gaps in the original work
*oocapology
*Develop a narrative around Snape
Concept: Love is the greatest magic