Great alternate timeline - love the cleverness of Snape :D
It was over. Not as Dumbledore had anticipated (had the old man really believed that I would be willing to sacrifice Lily's son?), but as I had planned.
Ha! Yes, of course a Slytherin would have a Cunning Plan in which he comes out ahead :)
I suppressed a weary sigh. Both of my masters had been far too fond of death as a solution to their troubles. -- seriously! I mean, you expect that from Death Eaters, but you'd think the Good Guys would have been able to think outside the box a little.