Disclaimer: I only own the plot

(AN: Taken From Rascal Flatts Version of What Hurts the Most)


"Sniff," a sad Hermione stepped away from a grave outside of Hogwarts.

"You will be missed Professor," she told the headstone.

I can take the rain on the roof

Of this empty house

That don't bother me.

Hermione apperated back to her now empty flat before the rain started up.

I can take a few tears now and then

And just let them out

One solitary tear fell from her eye.

I'm not afraid to cry

Every once in a while

Even though going on

With you gone

Still upsets me

She didn't hear the floo go off and didn't notice him until his arms were around her.

What hurts the most

Was being so close

And having so much to say

And watching you walk away

And never knowing

What could have been

And not seeing that loving you

Is what I was trying to do.

"I miss him so much,' Hermione said.

"So do I," Draco said.

It's hard to deal with the pain

Of losing you everywhere I go

But I'm doing it

It's hard to force that smile

When I see our old friends and

I'm alone

"Thanks Draco for being there for me at the funeral."

"It was nothing. You saved me during the Final Battle, it was the least I could do."

Still harder

Getting up

Getting dressed

Living with this regret

But I know

If I could do it over

That night she kept dreaming about how he died. After Nigini bite him and than he fell to the ground. His eyes staring at her.

"I love you," he whispered.

Hermione awoke with a start. Her pillow and face wet with tears. His voice echoing in her head.

I would trade

Give away

Tell the words

That had stay

In my heart

That I'd left unspoken

Hermione was back at his grave the next day. Her tears were flowing freely and she didn't care who saw them.

"He fought for good Hermione, he died like a soldier should. In battle. Fighting for those he loved and for the things he thought were right," Draco said coming up behind her.

"But did he have to leave me? What will I tell our child when it's born?"

"Tell her that he would have loved her and he died making sure the world would be safe when her time came."

Hermione stood up and Draco embraced her.

What hurts the most

Was being so close

And having so much to say

And watching you walk away

And never knowing

What could have been

And not seeing that loving you

Is what I was trying to do

Hermione turned back to the grave and blew a kiss at it.

What hurts the most

Was being so close

And having so much to say

And watching you walk away

And never knowing

What could have been

And not seeing that loving you

Is what I was trying to do.

"You will be missed Professor. More than you realize," Hermione said as she turned away.

Not seeing that loving you

That's what I was trying to do.

On the grave the Hermione had left, these words were written upon it:

Severus Snape

1965-2007

"There will never be foolish wand waving in your class!"

Loving Friend, Teacher, Fiancé, and Father.

R.I.P.

Love,

The staff, students, order, and everyone else that you helped.