Keep The Faith

1. Prologue

When I read it in the Daily Prophet, I refused to believe it. It just couldn't be true. Couldn't be what it seemed to be. There had to be some mistake. He would never have done this, never have betrayed Dumbledore's trust like this. Never have betrayed the Order like this.

I threw the paper across the room and cast a quick Incendio!,watching with grim amusement as this insulting piece of writing dissolved into ashes, that a small flick of my wand sent into the cold fire place. It was not enough. Abruptly standing up, I went to the wall and pounded my fist on the unyielding bricks.

'Dammit! I won't believe this! I won't!' I thought angrily before sliding down to the ground and resting my head on my knees.

I don't know, how long I sat like this, trying to calm down, but when I stood up again, I knew I had decided. I would not make a judgement based on what was probably less that half the facts. Everyone deserved the benefit of doubt, everyone deserved a bit of faith. Especially Severus Snape.

I took my long black cloak and started out the door with an almost undistinguishable whisper:

"Keep the faith."

And it's hard to hold on
When there's no one to lean on

Faith: you know you're gonna live through the rain
Lord you got to keep the faith
Faith: don't let your love turn to hate
Right now we got to
Keep the faith
Keep the faith
Keep the faith
Lord we got to keep the faith