And Severus was proven wrong, again - the conversation just went back to the past, and he couldn't help but think how he had contributed to her non-normal life. He nodded, to show he had listened, but then quickly cast about for a change of subject, they were still two blocks away...
"You should," Severus sighed, not having found anything else to talk about, "find something. You could always try out muggle university."
Two more blocks, just two more blocks. Severus loved Lily, but this walk had turned excruciating, and all he wanted to do was ... well he didn't want to just leave, but he wished this would go faster.