BLACK ICE
My Take on why Snape joined the death eaters. Just a plot bunny that jumped into my head :ficlet
Severus Snape and Lucius Malfoy were sitting alone in the Slytherin dormitory talking, this was they're last week at hogwarts before venturing out into the real world
"you name it you can have it, Money, Woman, power with the Dark Lords knowledge and our organisations contacts the sky's the limit." "money I can earn myself in time" said Severus with a dismissive wave of his hand "and women, you know theirs only one woman ive ever been interested in Lucius." His blonde friend nodded and sighed "oh yes Evans"
Lucius had always been exasperated at his friends infatuation with the gryffindor redhead, it was sad really anyone with more than two brain cells to rub together could see she was way out of his league. He decided to use it to his advantage "you could have Her if you wanted" Severus looked up at him incredulously "why not? some new silk robes maybe a haircut, just walk in and sweep her of her feet" severus was silent for a while and then changed the subject "why would the Dark Lord even want a halfblood like me anyway?" "oh Severus!" Lucius chuckled "The Dark Lord doesn't really care about all that Mudblood pureblood nonsense, that's just rhetoric to keep idiots like the Blacks in line, its really just about power"
The dark haired Slytherin thought for a moment then shook his head "sorry Lucius I would really rather not get involved" He got up and strode out of the door.
Severus walked up the stairs out of the dungeons into the entrance hall intending to go up to the library, it was then he saw something which shocked him to his core at the other end of the hall oblivious to his presence James Potter had Lily his Lily pressed up against a wall and was whispering in her ear while she giggled like a girl half her age, she then leaned in and kissed him passionately. At that exact moment Severus's heart turned to black ice within his chest. Not wanting to see anymore the broken hearted Slytherin practically ran back to the commen room, when he arrived he saw that Lucius was sitting on the sofa by the fire reading the daily prophet Severus roughly pushed past Narcissa Black (otherwise known as the Slytherin broomstick, everyone's had a ride) and strode up to his Blonde friend "ive changed my mind, im in" he said shortly "ah good" replied the Malfoy Heir with a small smile he looked up into a face as cold and unreadable as a stone "perhaps we should talk upstairs?"
"no need just tell me when and where."