He Loved Her Once, He did
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He loved her once, he did
The girl with soft red hair and gentle hands
The kind that never clenched to strike
The kind that never hurt for hurting's sake
Hands that eased the pain of other's blows
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And how he loved those eyes of hers
They spoke of homes where fathers held their children close
Of worlds where life was not pain to bear
They spoke to him in words that panged his heart
For beauty was a thing he did not understand
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And how he marveled at her skin
That lake of cream unmarred by fingerprints
Covering the bones of her
Laying sharpened angles to their rest
For hunger was a thing she did not understand
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And too, her voice was a gift
When vicious words made themselves at home with him
She did not let them pass the threshold of her lips
He made himself a temple of her mouth
And worshiped at the speech it did proclaim
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And for the heart of her he prayed
To set it in a box upon his shelf and keep it safe
When others came to stake a claim
Even unto death he'd fight the trespass made
For that was what a Prince was right to do
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And yet, he feared this girl, he did
For in her soul was all he knew of good
And if that light should turn and hide its head
What more reason would he need to walk with shadows hand in hand
For they had always begged to be his friend
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And yes, he lost this girl, he did
He lost her to the words he spoke in anger and in shame
He lost her to the other knight that came with sword unsheathed
And laid his heart upon the ground to bleed
Ignorant of other blows more vicious it would bear
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He loved her once, he did
The girl who gave herself for love
And laid upon his hands her heart in different form
And thus the greatest blow had found its mark
As there stared back at him the other knight with eyes he always loved
AN: I was reading HBP last night and considering the life of Severus Snape and this poured out of my head. I hope you'll take the time to read and review. Thanks for stopping by!