Faux Finish
Author: Magic Toast
Genre: Drama, romance
Disclaimer: I do not own anything except the story.
Warning: Snarry. DH spoilers.
A/N: I challenged myself to write a Deathly Hallows compatible Snarry fic without bringing Snape back from the dead. Unfortunately, until I finish Our Heart in Stone, this will not be updated on a regular basis. And, of course, not all chapters will be this short-- I simply find it easier to start a story with a short chapter.
Italics mean thoughts or emphasis
- Means a change in scene or P.o.V.
No one had ever come to the Headmaster's Office with the express intent of visiting Severus Snape's portrait. This fact didn't particularly bother him; Dumbledore was welcome to hold all the press-conferences he wanted from his frame, but Snape was quite content with being left alone. He was actually quite surprised when he first opened his painted eyes as a portrait; he would have thought that the present headmaster (Minerva McGonagall; and a finer replacement for Dumbledore would never be found) would have fought to the death to keep him off their prestigious wall. He had confronted Dumbledore's portrait about it (even after death, he couldn't get away from the man) and Dumbledore simply smiled and said, "You were still a headmaster, Severus."
Snape would have preferred the title "dictator" or "malevolent ruler". Those would've been more accurate, anyways.
But after Snape had opened his eyes for the first time (and, consequently, received a very stern, very angry lecture from Minerva), no one had come to see him. Not even, judging by the whispers from the other portraits when they were awake, the one who had him mounted in the first place.
That was until, two weeks ago, Thursday-- approximately a three years, a month, and five days since Voldemort had been defeated-- Harry Potter came to the Headmaster's Office.
