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Author's Note: Thank you all of you who read, reviewed my story. Here, the following chapter takes place on the firsts days of December. I would love to hear your opinion.
Here it is:
8. Man among the tombs.
It was a cold afternoon. Ten minutes ago, it had started snowing at the village of Godric's Hollow. A tall man dressed in black rodes was wandering on the village. It was obvious that he was looking for something.
It had been years since the last time he came on Godric's Hollow.
That moment the man entered into the Godric's Hollow's graveyard. He searched for a while among the tombs and finally he found what he was looking for.
He kneeled down in front of the place where Lily Evans and her husband were lying in peace.
The man was whispering something. He was whispering an Ave for his lost friend, for his lost love… Tears covered his pale face, he bended near to the tomb:
"I loved you Lily from the very first time I saw you! I loved you so deep. I loved you, I still love you and I will always love you" he confessed, although there were no one to hear his confession.
He was crying like a kid. That was the second time in his life that he was crying like that.
Severus Snape was not getting emotional ever, but from the very first moment, which he entered the graveyard, hot teardrops were running from his eyes. Tears of pain and remorse
He had kneeled in front of her grave: "Lily I am terribly sorry. I regret what I said every single day of my miserable life. You were my best friend, the only friend I had then. I am truly sorry. I would give my life to forgive me for what I said then. " Snape cried.
"Lily, my dearest, many years ago I gave an oath. I would help Dumbledore, hoping that you will forgive me, hoping that you would stay alive, and hoping that I could see your eyes one more time. However, I failed; I lost you forever, never having the change to put to rights. " he said trying to hold his tears.
"I've been a fool. I have hurt the most important people in my life" he confessed.
Indeed Severus Snape was a fool in his youth. He became a death eater because he wanted to belong somewhere,because for a moment he belived that he could revenge the people who made fool of him, but above all he had insulted his best friend very much. He had called her with an unforgivable word: mud-blood.
"I wish things could change. All these years, I wished I was dead instead of you, Lily".
Severus felt guilty for everything that happen even that was not everything his fault. He felt guilt because he had understood his mistakes and now he was trying to make up.
He was thinking about his childhood days, so many sad reflections and only two people in the world could made his days bright.
One of them was in front of him resting in peace forever.
A month ago, the Dark Lord had asked him to find the other person who could bring colour to his monochrome life. Of course, no one in this world knew that the which who Lord Voldemort was looking for was his friend. That was a sacred secret from the first moment when Severus learned that the Dark Lord was looking not only for Lily's son and his best friend but for Maya too.
Now, Severus was crying more, rivers were running from his black eyes. Then in front of Lily's tomb he promised;
"Lily, I failed you. Right now, I have a new chance to protect the only person in the entire world that I care. I promise that I will keep Iris safe! She is the only person who left for me. Practically, she is my family after all these years that we spend together. She believes at me without knowing anything and I won't betray her too… not again."
As Severus Snape was finishing his oath, he could feel his heart filing the gaps, but he was not so sure about that. Now that the Dark Lord was back, he ought to be empty of emotions and still to his actions in order to complete his task successfully.
Snape stood up. He brought his fingertips on his lips. He kissed them and after that, he placed them on the Lily's tomb saying:
"Good-bye my friend. Good-bye my love. I will treasure the years we had together for the rest of my life. Rest in peace ".
He wiped away his tears. He opened the great door and he left from the graveyard. For the very first time in his life, he felt weak and vulnerable.
He missed terribly his friends. He was thinking that it was his fault both times. His fault that his friend gone away from him.
At least, Severus knew that Iris had forgiven him. He only wished Lily had also forgiven him.
The snow was three inches above his knees however, warmth surrounded his heart when he realised that. Iris forgave him.
Severus Snape now was leaving the Godric's Hollow, the Dark Lord was expecting him.
Author's Note: My inspiration now is poor (I hope your reviews help me) so the next chapter maybe will take more time to write.
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