-1Disclaimer: Still not mine, however hard I wish it was
Severus Snape wasn't the only one now staring at the sight before him, the whole of the fields occupants turned to see a lone female figure hovering above the ground, radiating golden light against the setting sun. The sky held blues, purples, reds and pinks, but that was not what kept the peoples attention, it was the retreating figure that made everyone stare. The figure gracefully landed back on the soil and began to walk towards the gates of Hogwarts. People watched in awe as the lone silhouette walked down through Hogsmeade and into the distance, never once looking back.
Snape walked slowly through the corridors while swelling on the final battle. His mind far away, his feet continued on their own. Apparently the school building was so old and had so much magic coursing through it, re-joining the entrance hall would take Dumbledore at least two days. The charm on the ceiling of the great hall had been broken when the castle became incomplete and that again would take a lot of magical energy and another two days to fix.
Dumbledore had a great deal to attend to, listening to all the order members and students, not forgetting the teaching staff, finding out what happened to them, finding out who survived and who didn't. It would take weeks, maybe months to complete the castle and add all the protection charms and wards again.
People were scurrying about the school like an infestation of rats. Snape passed several groups of students and teachers alike talking about the 'mysterious figure that had defeated He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named'. Shaking his head to clear his thoughts, he walked over to one of the many groups standing in the corridor.
"Did any of you see who it was?" he asked slowly.
"Who killed you know who? No, nobody did." a young boy replied, "whoever it was is the saviour of the wizarding world. Why they wouldn't want to claim that title is beyond me sir." he continued, but Snape wasn't listening, he gave a distracted nod of thanks and started down the hall. 'I'm the only one who knows she did it, maybe, no most definitely the only one to know she isn't mortal.' he thought. 'I shouldn't know, somebody else should know. I should be dead. Dead like everyone believes I should be.' his melancholy thoughts returned with a vengeance.
A light breeze played across his face jogged him from his thoughts, he looked around and found himself in the astronomy tower.
'Perfect place to end it ,' he thought, 'one step out of the window and you drop like a stone in water. If you hit the ground hard enough you might even create a few ripples.' a voice said inside his head, he shook his head slowly, 'No you're right,' the evil voice agreed, 'much to clean and fast, what you need is a dagger.' it cooed 'Go on, transfigure it, a cross on each wrist, that's all it takes.' Snape sat down on a wide window ledge, 'Do I? I might as well, nobody would miss me.' he tried not to listen to the other voice in his head, but it wouldn't go away. 'Do it, a potion would be painful, but this way is just so more dramatic. Go on, think of all the people you've killed, innocent children, women and men. Think of all the people who died in the battle, you should have been one of them , you know you should've.' the evil little voice continued , it kept repeating every crime he had ever committed. Snape sat there and cried, he cried for the first time in years.
Not knowing how long he'd sat there for, he found a small stone and transfigured it. A small shiny dagger formed in his hand. The little evil voice gave a cackle and quoted 'Is this a dagger I see before me, handle toward my hand.' that was all it took.
Slowly Snape sliced across his right wrist, then down as well, the same happened to the left wrist. The dagger dropped from his hand and he lay back his head against the stone wall, waiting for his life to run out.
"Hireldartlis, jisosistanar tirosgireldatishirestren starkuristanir." a voice chanted through the dimly lit room, "Yisosuthu hirarthuviselda yisosuthuren lisistafirelda tiros lisistavirelda." a glow filled the room.