Someone Like You

By: Adele

Characters: Lily Evans & Severus Snape

[Verse 1:]

I heard that you're settled down,

That you've found a bloke,

And you're married now.

I heard that your dreams came true.

Guess he gave you things

I didn't give to you.

"James!" she shrieked. "You're dousing me with water!"

"I wasn't dousing you!" he protested, laughing. "Besides, the lake isn't even that cold."

"Can't you just say, 'Sorry, love. It won't happen again'?" she pouted, trying to hide her smile.

"Sorry love," he kissed her forehead. "It won't happen again."

-x-

"He proposed?" Marlene gasped. Lily nodded, a huge smile on her face. "And you said?"

"I said no and kicked his arse. You idiot, of course I said yes!"

"Oh this is wonderful!" Marlene squealed. "You're going to be Mrs. Potter!"

"Be quiet," Lily prodded her best friend, laughing. "The whole school's going to know by tomorrow morning, at the rate you're going."

-x-

"I'm going to be a dad!" James sang as he burst into Sirius' flat.

"You are? Congrats, mate!" Sirius grinned wickedly. "And rather fast, too…"

"Shut it, you. I still can't believe I'm going to be a father!"

"That poor child…"

Old friend, why are you so shy?

It ain't like you to hold back,

Or hide from the lie.

You used to tell each other everything. Now, she wouldn't look you in the eye when you ask her where she's been. She insists that she was only doing Charms homework, and didn't notice the time, but you know, from her flushed cheeks and bright eyes. You know she was with James Potter. The fact that she doesn't want you to know makes it worse.

[Pre-chorus:]

I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited

But I couldn't stay away,

I couldn't fight it

I hoped you'd see my face

That you'd be reminded that for me,

It isn't over….

He hated himself for his weakness, for letting his emotions getting the better of him. He hated that he had to crouch outside her living room window, in order to see her laugh, to see her smile. To see her and Potter together, playing with their newborn son. His mouth twisted as Potter gave her a lingering kiss, and when she kissed him back, he felt as if his heart would shatter. He slipped on the icy windowsill, and for a heart-stopping moment, he thought he would fall. As he steadied himself on the slippery surface, he raised his head cautiously. She was looking right at him, a sad little smile playing by the corner of her lips.

[Chorus:]

Never mind, I'll find someone like you!

I wish nothing but the best for you too.

Don't forget me, I beg.

I remember you said:

Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead.

Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead, yeah.

A lone, dark figure was kneeling by a freshly-dug grave. Tears streamed freely down his face. A single lily lay before the marble headstone of the first grave; the second one was bare.

"I love you, Lily," he whispered. Words he'd wanted to say to her since forever. And now, he'll never have the chance again. "Don't forget me. Please."

[Verse 2:]

You know how the time flies.

Only yesterday was the time of our lives.

We were born and raised in a summery haze,

Bound by the surprise of our glory days.

When you close your eyes, you can still see the redheaded little girl, picking daisies off the lawn, under the bright sunlight and the clear sky. You can still hear her light voice, her bubbling laugh, her quiet questions about the Wizarding ways. You can still feel the grasp of her warm hand, the sun shining down on your face as you lay side by side in the long stalks by the stream. You can almost reach out and touch her: her thick red hair, fanning out on the ground; her hand in yours as you race across the hill together; even her anger, towards her sister, towards Potter, towards you, sometimes. And then you open your eyes. All of that is gone. She is gone. You're alone in this world, truly and utterly alone.

([Pre-chorus])

([Chorus])

[Bridge:]

Nothing compares; no worries or cares.

Regrets and mistakes they're memories made.

Who would've known how

Bittersweet this would taste.

As soon as the word left his mouth, he regretted it. He watched in sorrow as her face hardened, holding back tears. All the splendid moments, all the fun, all the memories, everything, to be brought down by one careless slip of the tongue. Even as he ran after her, he knew that nothing would be the same ever again. Long ago, he had told her that being Muggle-born didn't make a difference. And now. Now he was one to bring that crashing down on her. A bitter smile rose to his lips. How great the irony. And even greater, that Harry Potter just had to have her eyes, a living reminder of his struggle, of his pain, of what he had lost, of his Lily.

AN: Happy 2012! What'd you all think of my first songfic? Thanks to ILuvRonW for letting me use the song and the idea; she wrote a songfic about it too, loads better than me, go check it out! I suggest you read this in your head because it sounds better and more dramatic that way :P

~Gella