Severus walked into the hospital wing. "Poppy, do you still have bezoars? I'm all out." Poppy Pomfrey gave him a thoughtful look, nodded and walked to her office, leaving Severus standing there alone. After a few minutes in silence Poppy came back, carrying a box. "Here you go." she said when she handed the box over to Severus. Without saying a word, he turned around and left, robes billowing behind him.

When Severus got back to his private quarters, he placed the box on his table. 'What a great day to meet all those stinky brats again' he thought. He looked at his clock and saw it was still too early for breakfast '15 more minutes' he reminded himself. Then he heard a hoot from an owl, and turned to face the animal. 'Bloody bird' He grabbed the letter that was tied up on his left paw and read it.

Severus Snape,

Meet me in The Three Broomsticks at 11 o'clock.
DO NOT be late.

AR

Severus looked at it with disbelieve. 'If this is a bloody joke, then the one responsible will pray he wasn't born' he thought gritting his teeth. 'And why would I even go there?!' Severus got up and left for the Great Hall.

Severus got to his seat, next to Albus. "…and then he smashed the pumpkin" Albus said smiling broadly. 'Silly old man' Severus thought.

"Ah, Severus! Are you looking forward to a new year, new students and new chances?" Albus' eyes twinkled.

"As much as always" Severus said with a sneer.

"Great, great" mumbled Albus.
Severus took a sip of his pumpkin juice. 'Meet me in The Three Broomsticks….DO NOT be late… who send it… what does he, or she, want?' Severus decided he would go.

A few hours later, he left to Hogsmeade. 'Bloody weather. Why does it always rain?!' He pulled his cloak up higher. After a walk of 10 minutes, he arrived at The Three Broomsticks. It was exactly 11, and Severus looked around the room. Then he saw a hooded person winking him. He saw that the hooded person stood up and walked up a stairs. Severus didn't hesitate for a second and followed him '…or her.' When he got at the top he saw the person entering a room, he closely followed and entered. The room was pitch black and Severus grabbed his wand. Then suddenly the door closed behind him. He quickly turned around and cast "Lumos". He saw a young woman standing in front of the door.

"Hello, Severus" the woman said. Severus looked at her, remembering that face. "Alyssa…Is that…is that really you?" The woman nodded. "Yes Severus, it is me." Alyssa smiled at him nervously. There stood the woman he had loved. The woman that made him feel proud. The woman that left him. His face turned into a dark scowl. "WHY DID YOU LEAVE ME? WHY!?!?!?" Suddenly he felt on his knees, a single tear running down his face. Alyssa kneeled beside him and touched his cheek. "Severus, I…"

"STOP GIVING ME EXUSES!!" he suddenly bellowed.

"Severus please listen to me. It wasn't like you think."

"You left me, Alyssa. You left me…"

"Please listen, you stubborn man! Let me explain."

"I waited for you for days, weeks, YEARS! But you didn't return, you didn't even left a message. I thought you were… you were…dead." Severus cried now, tears falling on the floor.

Alyssa suddenly turned very pale. "I'm so sorry. I never thought you would feel this way… I have been so… stupid." Suddenly she slapped herself in the face. "Severus I left you because… because…I was so scared… All the stuff that happened around the Dark Lord…I thought you would be better off without me…at least for the time being. "

"WELL I WASN'T" he suddenly screamed, getting on his feet. "I ALMOST DIED BECAUSE THE DARK LORD READ MY MIND, I WAS THINKING OF YOU AND HE READ MY MIND!! YOU COULD HAVE HAD ME KILLED!"

"Severus…please… I send Albus an owl a few days back, when I heard the Dark Lord was defeated. I read that you were seriously injured. I got an owl back from Albus yesterday… He told me how you were suffering, not from your wounds. But from what I did to you."

"Why?" it almost sounded like a beg.

"I told you, I thought you would be better off without me. And…"

"And what?" he lifted his head.

"I was so scared…I thought that…that…that he would kill you… I thought if I left you, it would be easier if he would kill you… I knew you would be killed if you were with me… HOWEVER, IT DIDN'T GOT EASYER… It got harder…But I thought you were happy…"

"How could you think I would be happy? And you always knew I loved you."

"I'm so sorry, Sev." it was almost a whisper.

"Can you ever forgive me?"

"Stupid woman I already forgave you. I LOVE YOU. And I WOULD die for you." Alyssa ran to him grabbing him in a hug.

"Please come back to me, I need you Lyss."

Alyssa looked at the man she loved. "Yes, Sev, I will, I'll be with you till the end of time."

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