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 seer with the "Eye of Heaven" to watch him, he said nothing further 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 had become utterly certain that the so-called "Lily Evans" was an impostor!
He had reached that judgment because of the memories he had presented to "Lily Evans" through Occlumency.
Those memories had all been altered, yet "Lily Evans" had recreated them perfectly, playing a Lily Evans beautified by his memories rather than the real one.
He actually knew very well that the real Lily would never have joined Voldemort, nor would she have worn such a radiant smile upon learning that he served Voldemort.
To him, a Lily polished into near perfection by false memories had no meaning whatsoever!
What he needed was not an idealized Lily, but the Lily who had died miserably beneath Voldemort's wand because of his betrayal.
He knew full 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 profane Lily!
But before he could accomplish that, Snape knew he needed to think things through carefully, combining the intelligence he currently possessed to plan his next course of action.
The greatest obstacle before him now was the seer at Voldemort's side who possessed the "Eye of Heaven."
There was no longer any doubt that Voldemort had acquired