I Love You
Disclaimer: Characters and song not mine. Am borrowing. Will return when I am done.
Author's Note: I haven't actually heard the song, but I saw the lyrics at a Stargate Fanfic site, and decided to use them. The song is 'I Love You' by Sarah McLachlan.
Severus Snape closed his eyes as he listened to the Muggle tape he'd been sent. His first impulse had been to destroy the thing, but on a second thought, he decided to keep it. The song ended, and another one began. He kept listening. The song was sung by a woman with a beautiful voice, a voice that made you want to stop and listen.
I have a smileStretched from ear to ear
To see you walking down the road
We meet at the lights
I stare for a while
The world around us disappearsUnbidden, the face of Hermione Granger came into his mind, smiling, as she had been when he last saw her, at Diagon Alley. She'd got a job as a scientist at the Ministry of Magic, and was picking up some supplies for an experiment she was working on. He'd ignored her, pretended not to notice her, but she saw him, and greeted him. He'd mumbled something and left, kicking himself at this lost chance.
Just you and meOn this island of hope
A breath between us could be miles
Let me surround you
My sea to your shore
Let me be the calm you seekHe'd fought by her side in the Final Battle against the Dark Lord, covered each other's backs, celebrated the victories, and mourned those lost, all together.
But as he returned to his normal life, he knew something was missing, and he couldn't hide it anymore.
Oh, and everytime I'm close to youThere's so much I can't say
And you just walk away
And I forgot
To tell you
I love youOh, he could try and hide it, but he knew. In the war against the Dark Lord, he'd seen another side of her, a side of her he had never seen before, cool, calm, collected, brilliant.
He had grown to love her.
And the night's too longAnd I'm cold here without you
I grieve in my condition
For I cannot find the words to say
I need you soHe suddenly knew what to do. He took a piece of parchment and a quill and wrote:
Miss Hermione Granger.
You are invited for afternoon tea with me at three o'clock tomorrow at the Three Broomsticks in Hogsmeade.
I look forward to your reply.
Severus Snape
Oh, and everytime I look at youThere's so much I can't say
And you just walk away
And I forgot
To tell you
I love you
And the night's too long
And I'm cold here without youAs Snape attached the note to his owl, the song ended, but the last lines echoed in his head.
And the night's too longAnd I'm cold here without you.
-FIN- 14 May 2005
