I don't own HP. This chapter is ridiculously short, but enjoy it anyways!
As soon as she heard the lock in his door click, Mattie collapsed; her entire body shaking with silent sobs. Her entire life, since her second year at Hogwarts, had been devoted to Severus Snape; keeping him safe, loving him despite all of the horrible things he had said to her. He didn't know, couldn't have known. But now he did, and she was afraid she had spent all of these years hoping in vain. She was afraid that now, he would go off, far away. She could live life without constantly guarding him, but she would miss it. She had been the only person Albus had shared Snape's secret with. The only one who knew the best of Severus. It made her sad for him that he chose such a solitary existence, trusted by no one, even the ones he sacrificed himself to protect. It was a miserable way to live. Eventually, she was able to pick herself up off the floor and get into bed. Across the hall, Severus Snape was not so lucky.
His mind was churning. He fell into an exauhsted sleep as the sun came up; his dreams were haunted with images of Lily and Albus, begging this girl to help him. He, who never thought he needed help, had ruined her life because he had. If he was truthful with himself; he needed her help now more than ever. He needed her to show him how to live. He wanted her to show him how she stayed so unendingly patient and kind. When he awoke he wasn't sure where that last thought had come from.