THE DAY THEY ALMOST CAUGHT SEVERUS SNAPE
As the first rays of golden sun
Glittered across the Black Lake,
Dawn shone upon Severus Snape,
The world's asleep, but he's wide-awake.
He spoke not a word,
But walked straight to the Grounds,
And from the Forest he heard
A racket of mysterious sounds.
He froze in distrust,
Filled with vicious ambition,
And demanded the creature
Make his apparition.
His wand was alit,
He stalked to the clearing
From whence the voices were coming,
Loud and fearing.
He fell into step,
And ran bold and strong,
To where those strange voices
Were singing their song.
He stumbled in shock,
Caught by surprise,
By the familiar sight
That greeted his eyes.
There, dressed in black,
Expressions of hate.
Stood six Ministry employees
No, wait…there were eight.
Snape slashed his wand,
And cast a protective spell
Between himself and the Minister,
Who gave an outraged yell.
The eight of them stood,
Ready and demanding,
When Cornelius himself
Began reprimanding.
He pulled out a scroll
The paper - so white!
And read out a decree
Voice echoing in the night.
He banished Snape,
And any supporting Fans,
To the fathomless quarters
Of where they had "Snape Die" plans.
But Snape, so brave,
Knew what was right.
He refused to be banished,
And put up a fight.
Wands spurred jets
Of multi-colored lights
Whizzing past faces,
Swirling in delight.
Though Snape was down
Nine to one,
He conquered the Minister,
And thought it almost fun!
Snape turned away,
From the treacherous faces,
And walked back to the Castle,
To one of his favorite places.
He slinked to the Astronomy tower
And looked up at the sky,
And wondered what the Ministry wanted,
He also wondered why.
He didn't know how,
And he didn't know when,
But Snape became a great wizard,
Right there and then.
Because he didn't cower,
He didn't hide,
And he faced all those wizards
Defended himself with pride.
When he was outnumbered,
When he was caught,
He cared about his people,
And on he fought.
And now, after all,
They'll certainly remember this day
As the one they almost
Caught Severus Snape.
