Snape returned to his office, raised the arm that "Lily Evans" had held earlier, and studied it thoughtfully.
Realizing that Voldemort might have sent a prophet with the "Heavenly Eye" to watch him, he said nothing more and merely stared fixedly at that arm.
At that moment, he was doing everything he could to suppress the fury in his heart.
After his earlier encounter with "Lily Evans," he was now utterly certain that the so-called "Lily Evans" was an impostor!
He had been able to reach that conclusion because of the memories he had presented to "Lily Evans" through Occlumency.
Those memories had all been altered, yet "Lily Evans" had reproduced them perfectly, playing a Lily Evans polished by his memories rather than the real Lily Evans.
He actually knew very well that the real Lily would never have defected to Voldemort, nor would she have worn such a radiant smile after learning that he had served Voldemort.
To him, a Lily beautified by false memories until she was nearly perfect had no meaning whatsoever!
What he needed was not an idealized Lily, but the Lily who had died tragically beneath Voldemort's Wand because of his betrayal.
He knew perfectly well that the real Lily Evans would never return. All he could do was make amends for the mistakes he had made as best he could.
However, he now had one more thing he wanted to do.
That was...
To utterly destroy that "Lily Evans" who had dared to defile Lily!
But before he could accomplish that, Snape knew he needed to think things through carefully, combine the intelligence he currently possessed, and plan his next move.
The greatest obstacle before him now was the prophet at Voldemort's side who possessed the "Heavenly Eye."
There was no longer any doubt