The Death of Severus Snape and The Consequences
By Zero Flower 333
After Lily refused to forgive Severus for the Mudblood incident, Severus kills himself outside the Gryffindor Common Room. As a result of Severus' death, justice must be served and the Gryffindors had to face the consequences of their actions. Severus' death will change the fate of the Wizarding World forever. What happens when the truth was found out on how Severus Snape was treated at Hogwarts? Will everyone be spared or will they be punished? AU Fifth year
Also include massive Lily/Dumbledore/Gryffindor bashing. Might include McGongall and Slughorn bashing if desired.
From the previous chapter, Peter Pettigrew, Part One:
James fainted when he heard that Peter was going to betray him. Sirius was glaring at Peter with murderous intent of daring to blame them as scapegoats. Lily looked at him as if she had never seen him before; she had never expected the rat to have the brains and the courage to turn against them! Dumbledore glared at Peter for daring to reveal secrets, but cannot do anything about it since everyone was here. Making a move here would move his doom speedily, so he would have to keep his silence for now.
Narcissa said charmingly, "So are you willing to betray your friends and tell us everything about them, in exchange for a lighter sentence, Peter Pettigrew? Or are you going to be a loyal servant and be punished harshly on what you did to my adoptive brother and my sister's object of love? Remember, you hold your fate in your hands, Peter Pettigrew, so I suggest you choose wisely."
Peter said, "I choose to…"
Chapter Five: Peter Pettigrew, Part Two
Sirius Black's anger left for a moment. He hoped that Peter would not betray them to Malfoy. Despite his fear, he hoped that Peter would be true to his friends and not to the slimy Malfoy. Lily's questioning expression left for a moment, hoping against hope that Peter would not say anything that would seal her fate. She may not like Peter, but he was one of James' friends, so she was tolerant of him for that reason alone. Dumbledore sagged in relief, hoping that young Peter would make the right choice and side with him and his Gryffindors.
Peter said, nervously and with conviction, "I choose to remain neutral, Lord Malfoy."
Everyone glared at him. How can you remain neutral? Either you are with the light or with the dark. There is no neutral or grey side as far as they were concerned. Dumbledore's expression was especially furious, since he wanted Gryffindors loyal only to his side, not neutral and not dark. He decided to write off Peter, hoping that the latter would regret his decision of turning against them.
Lucius gave a glare and said, "Neutral? I thought that you would either side with the Slytherins or with your fellow Gryffindors. There is no neutral side, Pettigrew…"
Peter was in shock. He said neutral because of Remus and Snape Malfoy. Remus was the only one who was kind to him, despite his poor grades. Despite everything, Remus always helped him whether he was conned by the remaining two Marauders, except during the full moon days, when he was tired from turning into a werewolf. As for Snape Malfoy, he was not the heartless bastard as so many proclaimed him to be. Peter remembered one time he was running away from Sirius and James, he saw Snape Malfoy helping a unicorn in the Forbidden Forest. The unicorn, who normally detest males, let Snape touch it and even willingly gave Snape unicorn hair to make potion ingredients. Unicorns are a symbol of purity and if Snape were impure, the unicorn would not let Snape touch or even letting the pureblood take most of its hairs willingly. He knew that both sides are ruthless, so neutrality was the only thing he could say, even though he knew there was no such thing as a neutral side.
Lily said, filled with red hot anger, "How can you be neither side, Peter? Why must you go against us? Why did you hurt us all?"
Peter, normally a coward, was no longer one at that moment and beyond. The death of Snape Malfoy and the punishment of his only dear friend in Gryffindor, Remus Lupin, had changed Peter profoundly. Peter said, with strong conviction, "Lily, to tell you the truth, not only Slytherin can turn against you. You hurt Snape Malfoy more than James and Sirius hurt me. How could you do that to your best friend, who would had done anything for you? At least James and Sirius would not ditch me just because in one moment, I said the wrong thing in humiliation. But you, Lily Evans, had hurt Snape Malfoy more than James had-"
Lucius' anger against Peter was gone for the time being. He wanted to hear from Pettigrew on what he said about the Mudblood wrench that had hurt and killed his only, beloved half brother. He turned his anger against the Mudblood, who did not notice Lucius staring at her like a piece of meat while hearing what Pettigrew was saying about her. Narcissa smirked at seeing the Mudblood's discomfort. Avery and Mulciber smiled, for it was about time that the Mudblood should be put in her place, for killing their friend and Lucius' dear one.
Lily gave a furious twitch and yelled, "How had I hurt Snivellus? He was the one who asked for it. I did him a great favor by being his friend-"
Peter gave her an intense look that spoke volumes and said, "No. He did not ask about being hurt for no reason at all. You are even more shallow than James, who at least, swooned on the moon whether you were around. You hurt Snape Malfoy for no reason at all, other than the fact he existed and based on the beliefs of our fellow Gryffindors. Tell me, Lily, had you ever known your so-called best friend at all? Not as an evil slimy Slytherin, but as a fellow human being?"
Lily glared at Peter and said, "Of course I treated Snivellus as he deserved! He was poor and no one wanted him, so I could use him as a scapegoat. You should be glad James was sticking up for you, or I would had given you the same treatment I had given to Snivellus, as you-"
Peter was beet red by now and said in very loud, vimming tones, "No one deserved to be treated like that, least of all Snape Malfoy. Even though he was not rich, he does not deserve abuse and contempt. By the way, I know you turned all of Slytherin, except Mulciber and Avery, against him. Tell me, how-"
Lucius pointed his cane at Lily's eyes. He came closer to the Mudblood and he said, his tone deathly, "So you are the one who not only killed my brother, but also turned the entire Slytherin house against him?" Lucius glared at all of the Slytherins. They shivered and wanted to avoid Malfoy's wrath, but cannot and his cold demeanor filled all of Hogwarts.
Lily tried to avoid the cane, but failed. Each time she tried to avoid, Lucius would only point his cane to her face rudely until she said, "Why should I tell you, foul Malfoy? Unless you want to meet up the same fate as your dear brother!"
Lucius was furious. Normally a Malfoy would not show emotion, but Lucius did, and his raw magic destroyed the Gryffindor banner in the wall. He wanted to know how had the Mudblood hurt his brother. Pettigrew's judgment was postponed for the time being, as Lucius turned his hated filled eyes to Lily Evans instead. Narcissa gave Lily a contemptuous look, saying, you should be the one who is dead, for you hurt my brother more than I thought. Lily shivered at the looks she received from both of the former Slytherins and knowing she was doomed, Lily had to reveal everything or she would be doomed.
Dumbledore was pale. If Lily, his grandniece, reveal everything, he was done for. He wanted to cast the Silencing Charm, but cannot with all of the Board of Governors and the Minister bar Abraxas Malfoy watching him like a hawk. What was he supposed to do now to free his good name?
Lily said, with tears of anguish, "Fine! I will tell you! My granduncle, Dumbledore…"
Dumbledore began to have a stroke at that moment. How dare his grandniece betray him when she could have lied about it! He swore he would punish his grandniece himself, if that was the last thing he did before being convicted.
Sorry for a short chapter!
To answer some reviewer's questions…
To CapoExecutor – Dumbledore has many vices, more than you know. This is only the beginning of the iceberg. Lily will reveal more of her granduncle's deeds and when Dumbledore's turn begins, he would even reveal more vices. Wonder how many vices he committed?
To excessivelyperky- There is a reason why almost all of the Slytherins turned against Snape and Lily was the main reason. She lied about him and the Slytherins believed a Mudblood over a pureblood they did not know because of Lily's lies and Snape cannot seem to remember anything, but they were willing to believe Lily, since she was Snape's so-called best friend (to them, Lily was Snape's best friend, not the other way around) since they do not like Snape at all, until his pureblood heritage was revealed. Why was his pureblood heritage not revealed? Because before his death, Augustus Prince knew that his heir would be killed or used if found out (many purebloods coveted the seat and money of the Princes), but he did not know that his grandson would die anyway because of a broken heart and his so-called best friend's betrayal. Hindsight is 20/20, right?
To Sakura Lisel- As for Minerva McGonagall, she does not sleep in the Gryffindor Tower in the OWL month. Instead, she sleeps at the Deputy Headmistress room because of the stress and she has to grade results after the OWLS, hence she did not know about the death of Severus Snape outside the Gryffindor Common Room. As for the Fat Lady, she detested Snape (Snivellus), so she did not say anything about the dead body (or former boy) that she hated because of the rumors and evils she heard about him. Why should the Fat Lady help someone who was on the path of becoming a Death Eater anyway? But she cheered Lily on when she ditch Snape for her better and suitable friends. As for Finch and Mrs. Norris, they were newbies.
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Next chapter: Lily Evans, Part One
Remember, Lucius is allowed to question any Gryffindor, but cannot punish Lily, James, or Sirius until his father comes to the scene with goblins.
