Severus returned the hug, his heart skipped a beat. He wished he could sit there with Lily so close for the rest of his life. That he never had to return to Hogwarts, even though the castle had been more like a home then his real home had ever been. Lily's excitement was contagious, he was not prone to show his own excitement but he did smile warmly, it was a happy smile, the kind he never smiled before.