Hold Me
A/N: Every other line is the same speaker. The first line is Severus Snape. The next one is Harry Potter. Then the third line is Severus. And so on. I just think I needed to explain that. Um, 'Prequel' to 'Counting the Dead' and 'Waiting for Death'. Um, let me set a small stage (If you don't want to read the 'stage', just go and read the story). Harry just knocked on Sev's door. When Sev opened it, Harry slipped in. Sev closes the door. This is where we pick up...
Why are you here?
I need you.
Why?
I remember the first five.
Cedric Diggory. Sirius Black. Hannah Abbott. Cho Chang. Justin Finch-Fletchley.
Nod. The first five. Killed by Voldemort before the battles even began.
That doesn't tell me why you're here.
I am your spoken truth
I am the lies in you
I'm gunna make you shine
In everything you do
I am your lying way
And I'm your darkest day
I'm here to help you see
You can't rely on me
Silence.
Sigh. And what about the next ones, Harry?
Colin and Dennis Creevy. Padma & Parvati Patil. Lee Jordan. Michael Corner.
The next six. All in the first battle.
Just consider me your friend
I am until the end
Can I guarantee you life
I don't think I can
Nod.
And from there?
Katie Bell. Alicia Spinnet.
In between the first and second battles.
This isn't the life for me
This isn't the way I wanna be
And let me tell you
Death will come when I do get ready
Nod.
And then?
Zacharias Smith. Susan Bones.
They weren't the only ones.
I know, but they were the only ones in my year.
I am your peace of mind
Confusing all your time
I'm running through you veins
I am your pain
I though by now you'd know
I'll never let you go
It's time you recognize
I am the devil's eye
I see. Go on.
Terry Boot. Lavender Brown.
Nod. They were in the next lull between battles, weren't they?
Just consider me your friend
I am until the end
Can I guarantee you life
I don't think I can
Nod. Then Anthony Goldstein. Pansy Parkinson.
Silence.
This isn't the life for me
This isn't the way I wanna be
And let me tell you
Death will come when I do get ready
Angelina Johnson. Ernie Macmillan.
Angelina wasn't in your year.
No, she wasn't. But she was on the Gryffindor quidditch team.
This isn't the life for me
This isn't the way I wanna be
And let me tell you
Death will come when I do get ready
Nod.
Gregory Goyle. Vincent Crabbe. Millicent Bulstrode.
Slytherins. I didn't think you'd care.
How can I not? They were on our side.
I see.
Take me by my hand
And let me show you what I am
I'm taking control again
There's so many. And it's not over yet. We're only a few months into this war.
If we have our way, it will be over soon.
In every battle, we lose, Severus. We win, but we lose.
Now I know I can
Take you back to where it all began
'Cause I am
Silence.
We lose life. We lose hope. We lose each other.
Silence.
And I need you.
This isn't the life for me
This isn't the way I wanna be
And let me tell you
Death will come when I do get ready
What?
I need you, Severus.
How do you need me?
I need you to hold me and chase away the demons. Chase away the cold. Chase away the loneliness.
Harry...
Hold me and chase away my tears. Just for tonight. Please, Severus.
This isn't the life for me
This isn't the way I wanna be
And let me tell you
Death will come when I do get ready
Sigh.
Hold me.
Come here.
Thank you.
A/N: God, I hope this isn't confusing. Now I wanna cry. Tell me what you think, please.