Stop every clock
Stars are in shock
The river will flow to the sea
I wont let you fly
I wont say goodbye
I wont let you slip away from me

Can you hear heaven cry
Tears of an angel

Severus POV

There she laid, dead. I sank to my knees as sobs wracked my body uncontrollably. She was dead because of me, because I couldn't protect her. My Hermione. I crawled over to her and wrapped her lifeless form in my arms. Maybe if I held her one last time, just maybe. Oh, who am I kidding? She's gone. As I held her in my arms, I thought back on everything we had. The way her eyes lit up about a new Potions Journal, her laugh, her smile, her voice. Then it hit me. I'll never hear her voice again. My sobs returned full force and I saw my tears drop onto her beautiful face.

It's almost as if I died when she did. As I lay there with her, I felt my soul being pulled somewhere out of this life, as if I was willing myself to die too. I arrived at what looked like the Forest of Dean and heard the faintest whisper of her voice.

'Severus'… my head snapped around in the direction I heard the voice. She was like a Siren call, willing me to follow even if I didn't want to. There. I finally saw her. She stood before me wrapped in a white light with her honey eyes piercing through me as they had done so many times before.

I took her in my arms and held her close, tilting her chin up to kiss her as passionately as I could in one moment. I finally had her back and there was no way I was letting her go.

'Severus', she said when we broke the kiss, 'why are you here? It wasn't your time!' I looked at her with confusion as she stared up at me, placing her hand on my chest, where my heart was.

So hold on
Be strong
Everyday on we'll go
I'm here, don't you fear

"You have a life to live, Severus. You must go on, without me. I love you, and I'll always be with you." She said as she leaned into my embrace. Part of me knew she was right, but part of me wanted to yell and scream at the gods to let me stay. All I need is her.

"NO! My life is nothing without you! Hermione, please, I can't lose you again. I love you." A tear rolled down my eyes and she wiped it away with the pad of her thumb and started to fade away from me.

"I shall always be with you, Severus." I tried to grab her but was met with the pulling feeling I had felt before.

Little one don't let go
Don't let go
Don't let go

I opened my eyes and was back where her body lay, lifeless and cold in my arms. I cried out her name, crying until I couldn't speak anymore. I wanted nothing more than to stay with her forever, in death.

Cover my eyes,

Cover my ears,

Tell me these words are a lie….

How could this happen? It should have been me! It isn't real! It isn't…. it's real. She's gone.