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I ran.
I ran from Hogwarts. From my past. From my friends. From my one, true love who didn't love me after all this time.
I didn't matter that we won the war, that the Dark Lord is gone, or the fact that HE survived. My life was over.
I swallowed as I thought back to that awful night.
"But Severus.." I said through tears standing outside in the courtyard.
"Look Miss. Granger! You saved my life! That's it! Nothing more! You assumed something that was completely out of line and not true!" He snapped at me with meanful eyes.
"You liar!" I screeched at the lost of my first name "Before this war even happened, I felt the electric current that flows through our bodies when we touched on accident. I saw the way you stared at me; the way your eyes had longed for me. Look me in the eyes and say you didn't feel it. Look me in the eyes and say you don't love me!"
"I do not love you Miss. Granger!" He said looking into my eyes. I looked into his eyes hoping to find some kind of remorse or maybe even the smallest hint of lying.
I saw none. My heart shattered at that moment.
He really didn't love me. That time I kissed him when I realized he was still alive, all those late nigh, deep conversations in the hospital, and me caring for him meant nothing to him. I was just his little puppet; beening used over and over again until he didn't need me anymore.
I couldn't breathe.
I turned away from him as the tears poured down my face. Without thinking, I ran to the corridors. I started to pack. I can't be here anymore. I couldn't bare seeing Severus Snape's face anymore after tonight.
I had waited until the next morning before I left. I wrote a note and set it on Headmaster's desk saying how I'm leaving and I'm sorry for not saying goodbye. I can't explain why right now. I just had to get out of here and I hoped she'd understand.
That was six months ago. I was now living on the outter region of London in my parent's old house. It's a two story house on ten acre property with a horse stable and a beautiful back porch. I've loved this house growing up. I would always go out and ride Sassy when I was upset. She would bump her head against mine. It was like she was saying 'Everything's gonna be alright. You'll see'. She was my comfort. I was able to track her down not to long ago and brought her back home. Every morning, I'm up feeding her and taking her for a stroll around the fenced property.
Not much has change in this house.
My room was the same. Light blue covers on my queen size bed, the dresser with my favorite jeans, my shelves full of books, my homework desk, and my light blue walls I had painted myself. It was just the way I left it before I went to help Harry search for horcruxes.
Sigh.
Harry. Ron. Ginny. Neviile. Luna They were probably all freaking out, trying to find me. I'm surprised none of them thought to look here. Maybe they thought it held too many memories since I wiped my parents memories of me. But, no.
I shooked the thoughts out of my head as I cooked me some chicken alfredo for lunch and gave Crookshanks a treat. I couldn't think of them now. Their lives were better off without me...right?
Hadn't I caused enough discomfort?
I fixed my plate when the chicken was done and walked to the couch. I laid a blanket over my legs and began to eat. Crookshanks quickly followed and curled on my lap. I grabbed the remote and turned on the tv. I had to admit, this was one of the few Muggle inventions that I actually liked.
This is how I spend most of time. Drowning in the soap operas of Young and the Restless and Day of Our Lives. Yea, I know. Not a wonderful life. But it's not like I had bills to pay. The Ministry had paid us compensation for the emotional strain we had to go through. I was set.
Sounds coming from my fireplace drew me out of my thoughts. Instinctively, I jumped up, grabbed Crookshanks, and pulled my wand from my back. (I started hiding my wand between my skin and the material of my jeans and my tanktop. Stupid war. A girl can't even relax!) I stood on the opposite side of the stairs and hid. I watched through the railing as the figure came completely out of the fireplace.
My jaw hit the ground. It was Harry.
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