AN: I don't own Harry Potter, obviously, or else I wouldn't be writing this on a computer that put me into debt.
Chapter 3: James Potter
James Potter knew that Lily, his wife, was scared and mad that anyone would dare come after her family, and, truthfully, he was too. He also knew that Lily was venting by writing a letter to Voldemort, in the hopes that one day he would read it.
James was taking a leaf from her book, but, instead of writing to Voldemort, who he had such utter contempt for, he wrote to the Death Eater who had betrayed him and his wife to Voldemort.
Coward,
Right to the point, there was no word that described Severus Snape more aptly than the word Coward.
We have never been friends, never even liked each other really. You pissed me off by your sheer existence, and, apparently, you hated me enough to condemn my wife, son, and me to death. Even worse, you don't even have the courage to face me man to man; you are sending an even bigger coward to do the dirty work for you.
James took a moment to read over what he had just written. It was angry, it was betrayed, and it had been worded in a way that would ensure that Snape felt at least some guilt. Good.
You also, obviously, forgot that you owe me a life debt. I could have left you to die. I could have allowed Sirius's prank to kill you, but I pulled you back, and I saved your life. And yet you condemn me to death.
A magical reason why what he did was foolish to an extent that no one had noticed before.
Even worse; you were Lily's friend. You had been friends for years, and yet, you condemn her to death? This is even worse than the time you called her Mudblood. She will never forgive you. I will never forgive you.
There, a moral reason why he is an idiot, and now for the threat.
If my wife dies due to your stupidity, I will kill you. Slowly and painfully, and you will beg to be sent to Azkaban instead. If my son dies for your foolish jealously, there will be no force on this planet that will save you from my wrath. If they both dieā¦If they both die and I survive, I will kill your master, and then destroy you.
James gave a curt nod. That threat was good enough. Snape knew perfectly well what he was capable of doing, and the laws would favor him as he was the Heir to the Potter Family.
Dumbledore may be convinced that you have been redeemed, but I don't believe it. I will never believe it, and there is nothing that you can do that will make what you did alright. There is no redemption for you Severus Tobias Snape. Remember that.
James smiled as he looked at his wife and son as they played in the center of the living room.
The Only good Death Eater is a dead Death Eater. All I can hope is that you get what you deserve.
I hope you spend the rest of your life broken and alone.
Coward.
James Potter, Heir to the Potter Family, Husband to Lily Potter, Father to Harry Potter
He turned to go and spend time with his family when he was struck with an idea.
P.S. If we all die, do you really think that Sirius and Remus will spare you? Coward.
