DISCLAIMER: ALL THEMES, CHARACTERS, QUOTES, AND SO ON FROM THE HARRY POTTER BOOKS BELONG TO J.K. ROWLING AND THE PRODUCERS AND WRITERS OF THE HARRY POTTER MOVIE. I OWN ABSOLUTLEY NOTHING EXCEPT ANY FRESH IDEAS.

"Harry, always remember that I love you. You have completely won my heart, which loves you more than you will ever know. The Dark Lord may be rising but I will stay and protect you. But you must give me your word Harry. You must promise me that you will be smart and stay safe. Dumbledore may be an amazing wizard, but he grows weak with every passing of the day. Harry you need to come back to me." With that Severs Snape, feared potions master, gave Harry Potter a kiss.

Harry embraced the kiss, but Severus pulled away a few seconds after. Harry looked into the older mans eyes and saw that every word he had just said was the truth. This man loved him, an emotion usually never felt for the boy who neglected as a child.

"I promise Severus. I love you too." Harry said; he knew he had to stay strong. If he broke down now, he would never leave Severus' embrace. Harry wished he could stay safe in Severus' arms until the war was done. But that was not the case, not the case at all.

6 months later…

Harry stood in a crowd of his fellow peers, glaring up at the man who told him once that he had his heart. He could not believe how much things had changed in the past six months. Back then, Harry would have sworn on his life that when the war ended, if Harry and Severus were both still alive, that they would openly been together and maybe even get married. But Severus had betrayed him, and everyone else fighting against Voldemort and his terrible Death Eaters. The tall, pale, sallow faced man with a protruding nose had broken Harry's heart. That fateful night at the astronomy tower brought Harry's reality crashing down. He not only saw the man he loved kill Professor Dumbledore, one of the only men who ever trusted Snape, but he was sent flying to the ground and betrayed by the same man. Harry found out that Severus was the Half- Blood Prince and attempted to stop him by casting one of Severus's own curses at him, but Severus did not allow him to finish the curse. He instead threw Harry to the ground; causing him to hit it so hard he could have sworn his back was broken. No this man standing in front of him now was not his Severus, it couldn't be.

"It seems that only fifteen minutes ago Harry Potter was spotted in Hogsmeade. So, if anyone knows the where abouts of Mr. Potter, I insist you come forward…now!" Severus said, putting a stress on the last word. It was killing him, but he needed to see Harry. Not only because he missed the young wizard but he also had a very important message to pass on to the boy. A bit of information that shattered Severus… "The boy must die." The conversation played in Snape's head over and over; he spent many nights lying in bed, thinking of how he could keep Harry alive. Then out of nowhere a body stepped out from the crowd of Gryffindors. Severus took a quick intake of breath, along with the rest of the school. Murmurs took over the crowd; they all said the same thing "Harry!"

"Harry…" Severus whispered so quiet that no one could hear. Severus was immediately rushed with emotions. He was shocked, happy, upset, angry, sad, and confused all of once. But all he knew was that he needed to speak with the boy, now.

It took all the bravery in the world to step forward, to show himself to not only the whole school, but also to Severus. To Harry, nothing else and no one else in the Great Hall mattered except Severus. No this man before him was Snape, the Death Eater, the murderer of Dumbledore, the man who left Harry broken and hurting both mentally and physically. Harry couldn't let himself feel all the emotions that were clawing their way out of his heart.

"How dare you?" Shouted Harry, glaring right into the beautiful obsidian eyes of Severus Snape. Disgust and pain dripping off the words he spoke. " How dare you stand where he stood? He trusted you… we all did! Tell them; tell them all how you looked him in the eyes and killed him! ... Nothing to say Snape? Typical! Well it seems that Hogsmeade isn't the only place with a security problem, Headmaster! " And as Harry said that, members of the Order of the Phoenix burst through the door along with Ron and Hermione. Harry was on the verge of a breakdown. It took everything in him not to shout more at the man: to tell him how badly he hurt him. How Harry was ready to marry him, then how he, Severus, went and killed Dumbledore, cursed Harry, joined Voldemort, cursed George's ear off, took over Hogwarts letting people like the Carrows be in charge of children, and how he completely turned his back on the love he had with Harry.

But Severus said nothing; he was too overwhelmed by his feelings. He could tell the whole room was glaring at him, except some of his Slytherins. He was conscious of the wizards that just burst into the Hall, all ready to rip his throat open. But all he could think about was Harry…Harry who he had completely messed everything up with him. But he knew his actions deserved it, he had been terrible to Harry. Severus knew that his actions were only actions meant to help the cause and eventually help Harry and him have the life they always both dreamt about, but never spoke of because both men knew it wasn't very likely. He should have given Harry some kind of proper heads up; instead he turned on him without a word. So Severus did the only thing he could think of, he raised his wand. The second he did it he regretted his actions.

McGonagall flew in front of Harry the second Severus raised his wand. The whole of the Order pointed their wands at Snape. He was out numbered, but he had no intension of hurting any of them, especially not Harry. Then a string of fire flew out of his colleges' wand. All he did was cast a Shield Charm. He did not try to fight her back. She kept throwing curses at him, but he stood his place. With each curse thrown, the fire would grow and grow until it was coming at Snape with more animosity than he could currently fight off. He was weak, too weak. The sight of Harry completely messed his head up. He knew this was probably the only time to talk to his Harry but if he wished to convey the information given to him by Dumbledore, he must stay alive. So without a second thought he leapt back through the window. The second he hit fresh air he began to fly. He flew far, fleeing from the Great Hall, but still staying very close to Hogwarts. He wasn't followed.

Next chapter: Where has Severus gone? Will Harry attempt to follow him? Will they ever be able to achieve the love they used to have and still both make it out of the war alive? Read and find out

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