Lily Evans had her eyes closed. The instant the mist finished filling out her body, her long eyelashes fluttered.
"Long time no see, Lily."
Dumbledore's voice rang out, full of nostalgia.
Lily Evans blinked blankly, instinctively looking toward the voice.
"Professor Dumbledore?"
"It's me." Dumbledore nodded gently, his gaze soft and apologetic.
"Is this... Hogwarts?"
"Yes, Hogwarts," Ariana said excitedly. "Haven't you been asking me who wanted to see you? Look... he's right there."
Lily Evans turned her head, her gaze sharpening.
"Se... Severus?"
Even after more than a decade, she still remembered the man who had grown up with her and once held an important place in her life, even if he had changed completely now, with his unwashed hair and shabby appearance.
Snape drew a deep breath and pulled his lips into a smile, though it was very stiff. That was understandable; after all, smiling was a difficult task for someone who had kept his face expressionless for more than a decade.
"Long time no see, Lily." Snape's voice was terribly dry.
"Have you been well?"
Lily stared at Snape for a long time, wariness in her eyes, but she soon relaxed and smiled as well.
"I've been well. James's family is there, and I've been doing fairly well."
"It's just that you don't look so well."
"That's good." Snape nodded dazedly, then shook his head. "I'm doing well... as you can see, I'm now the Potions professor at Hogwarts..."
Su Er rummaged through his wizard robes, trying to find some seeds or snacks suitable for enjoying the show, but a hand gently patted his shoulder.
"I imagine you must have plenty of questions. Why don't we go outside?" It was Dumbledore. He looked at Lily and Snape, who were gazing at each other.
"They haven't seen each