What a lovely tale. For some reason I am so enamored of Snape with white hair, the visits with Lily and Eileen, the gifts Harry uses to try to make-up with Severus (especially the Prince heirlooms), and I really liked the line-
Having given my innocence and purity to a mad megalomaniac, I decided to save something for myself.
And admittedly I 'blinked' but then remembered it afterward. Very romantic story all around.