Severus and Harry
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I'd never expected to die like this; my blood seeping out of me through two miniscule fatal wounds. Whenever I'd imagine my death, I pictured it occurring amidst some great battle, or after staring down those stone cold red eyes. I knew my death was coming the moment the Dark Lord denied my request to find Harry Potter. I could sense the Dark Lord's amusement among his impatience, and my adrenaline had begun to flow.
I couldn't die now. Not like this. Not without anyone knowing what had truly happened.
The Dark Lord took my wand. I didn't know the power it had held, and for that, part of me was glad. Who could tell what course of action I would have taken if I'd known what I gripped in my hand. I never handled power well.
I was about to take my last breath when I saw her come into the room, with her bright green gaze. She stepped aside and revealed her son, with those same eyes. How I hated the way he wore them. Every time he looked at me with hatred, it was as if she was giving me the same stare. I couldn't take it.
Then Lily reappeared at my side, and whispered in my ear, "Tell him. Tell him everything."
My eyes widened, and I looked at Harry. She was obviously only there for me, the bridge between life and death.
I said the incantation in my mind, releasing my memories. I didn't want him to see them; I didn't want the boy who looked… acted… like James to see the innermost workings of my soul, but I was powerless to resist her request.
"Take… it…. Take… it…."
I pulled his robes to me with every ounce of energy I had left. I was growing weaker by the second. Harry unquestioningly obeyed me, the only time since his first year at Hogwarts.
"Look… at... me…"
I was extremely weak. The line between past and future was blurring more and more, and the Lily kneeling beside me blended into the outline of her son. I wanted him to look at me; I wanted her to look at me.
The beautiful green eyes I'd loved since I was young, looked back at me for the last time. I wasn't sure who they belonged to, but it didn't matter.
Seeing them was enough.
