Petrified

by Grffygirl

Severus has allowed to let himself love, after Lily's death. Before he can tell her of his feelings, she is petrified by the Basilisk.

1. Chapter 1

At the hiss, McGonagall foolishly turned around. The great snake's eyes bore into her own and she froze where she stood. The last thought that flitted through her mind was PoorSeverus before she succumbed into petrified unconsciousness.

Severus Snape was cleaning his potions classroom after a lesson with him. Harry Potter the arrogant and famous son of James Potter, who had taken his love, Lily. Now Lily and James were dead and he had promised Dumbledore to protect the boy, but he was so much like his father. Severus was thinking dark thoughts about James, when a silver light streaked into the potions room. The phoenix Patronus of Albus Dumbledore alighted on a cauldron.

"It's Minerva, come quick, the hospital wing!" Dumbledore's panicked voice rang out, and then the patronus dissolved, leaving Snape running out of the classroom, up the stairs, to the hospital wing, dreading what he would see.