Weekend Challenge

What If: Snape and Lily Stayed Best Friends?

How It Starts:

In this timeline, Snape never calls Lily a “Mudblood” in fifth year. Instead, after their big fight, he realizes how much she means to him and actively chooses her friendship over the Death Eaters. It’s hard, but he distances himself from the worst of Slytherin House and never becomes a full-fledged Death Eater.

Lily forgives him, slowly. They stay close throughout Hogwarts, even as she starts dating James.

Big Changes in the Timeline:

Snape Doesn’t the Death Eaters: Instead, he becomes a kind of grey character—still sarcastic, still brilliant at Potions and Defense, but more emotionally grounded. He and Lily might drift a little during her relationship with James, but they don’t stop caring about each other.

The Prophecy?

Without Snape spying for Voldemort, the prophecy is never overheard. Voldemort never marks Harry as his equal—so he doesn’t go after the Potters. Harry grows up with his parents alive.

Snape’s Career:

Since he didn’t the Death Eaters, Dumbledore respects him but doesn’t need him as a spy. Snape still becomes a teacher (because where else is he gonna go, king of sarcasm and potion fumes?), but this time he’s less bitter, maybe even a bit mentory to students like Neville.

Lily’s Life:

She becomes a powerful witch in the Ministry, or maybe a Charms professor at Hogwarts. Her friendship with Snape remains strong, even as Harry grows up calling him “Uncle Sev"

Harry is still The Chosen One... eventually.

Voldemort finds another target. Maybe Neville. Maybe he still comes back... but the Potter family is intact to fight him.

James and Snape: A Weird Truce

They're never friends, but James matures a lot faster once Harry is born. He tolerates Snape for Lily’s sake. They bond very slightly over Quidditch and sarcastic comments about Lucius Malfoy.

Snape’s Redemption Arc?

Doesn’t need to be so tragic anymore. He’s already redeemed by choosing Lily over darkness early on. He still struggles with self-worth but learns to forgive himself.

What’s Hogwarts Like?

Snape is still the Potions Master, but he's more chill.

Lily occasionally visits to guest lecture in Charms or just check in on Harry.

Snape and Lily write letters, swap potion notes, and take long walks on the grounds arguing about ethics.

Harry’s life is a balance between Lily’s warmth and Snape’s dry, deadpan life advice.

Basically the Potters and Snape would have a better life , they would be alive but this is only my imagination and they're my thoughts and if I'm wrong about any event I'm sorry.

The image is not mine it is taken from Pinterest

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