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Author's Note: A new month, a new chapter! Once again thank you very much all of you who read and reviewed my story.

To Annonimous_45: Thank you very much for reading. As far as Iris,here we have some clues about her relation with Severus Snape.

To xXDesertRoseXx: Here, you have Iris and Severus meeting!! Enjoy!

Here I give you chapter 11:

Now or Never

It was Christmas morning and Iris had just left from Hogsmeade. She knew very well that it wasn't wise to stay there because a dozen of death eaters probably were after her.

The Dark Lord never liked powerful wizards who according to him were a threat to his plans. Iris knew that after her meeting with Oliver Wood(" Indeed, a fine man" she thought about him.) The news for the place there she was staying would easy break all around, after their meeting, so it would not difficult for the death eaters to find her. Not that Iris cared much for that, but she had to meet Severus first. That was the reason which made her return to her house. "After all, it is a well protected place." she whispered while she was apparating from Hogsmeade to her house.

It was only two days before she could meet Severus again. She was happy although she was returning to her house. She was happy because she would see the only person in the word who knew her so well. The only person in the entire word who Iris considered family,her only family along with few close people to her in Ireland. As soon as she entered the house she set on fire the fireplace. In few minutes the whole house was warmth and for the very first time after so many years she believed that that house,her house, was welcoming her back.

Iris went to her room to rest, she was delighted "I have to wait only two days. What is two days in front of the eternity? Nothing! I am going to see him" she thought before she turn off the light . Iris-Maya tried hard to sleep that night but finally she fallen in a deep sleep without any dreams.

Finally the big day had arrived. Iris made sure that she had changed successfully her facial characteristics to look like more like Mrs Alison, her mask to the wizarding community. Now she was walking down the street and she turned on the left. Here it was, Severus Snape's house was in front of her. She knocked the door and heard footsteps coming closer.

Severus Snape opened the door; he seemed to be contented by her presentence there. He almost smile to her when he welcome her to his house: "Welcome Maya, come inside".

Iris walked into the house. She could smell the light perfume of green tea in the atmosphere,a perfume that both o them loved. Then she understood that it was the last time they would be alone without anyone else disturb them. The last time that he would be there for offered her a seat and he sat opposite to her.

"You said that you want to see me" Snape spoke first in a serious way, trying to identify the situation. "Please Severus do not do that! I am not your student, not any more" Iris needed to speak to her friend not to her professor. Severus nodded to her and he told her:"Tell me Maya,what is going on?I listened your message hundred times trying to understand. What you mean by saying that everything comes to its end?"

Iris tried to compose herself to answer to his questions. It was her decision but she did know how to tell Severus about it. Iris stood up and she went to sit next to him. She turned her face to him looking straight away on his dark eyes. "I swear I saw his eyes shinning for a moment" Iris thought. Severus realised that Iris was lost in her thoughts so he coughed to bring her back to the reality. Iris took a deep breath and said;

"My dearest friend, you know very well that the final battle between the Dark Lord and Harry Potter is approaching, soon or later is approaching. The day I helped Harry I've made a decision" Snape was listening her words carefully. Iris took one more deep breath: "I have decided that I will fight the Death eaters even the Dark Lord himself trying to help Harry. I will make clear the place where I am so they will come after me and I will able to fight them trying to gain for Harry some time" she finished her words not knowing which would be his reaction to them.

Snape become furious with her. He started yelling at her:"What? Do you actually believe that I will let you to do that? NEVER!"

"No Severus you don't understand. I am not asking your permission. I simply declare you what I am going to do". Iris remained calm and steady to her words, to her decision.

"No, Iris please no." now his voice was calm:"I beg you do not do that." Indeed Severus Snape begged her to stop her plan. Iris was shocked, that was the first time which he called her "Iris" since their fight. Iris was frustrated. She did not expected from him to use her first name.

"Why so Severus? I have nothing to loose. The Dark Lord took everyone that I loved and I cared the most away from me. He took even you..." tears was running from her face but she continued speaking. "Harry has his friends to fight for, I have nothing left. Once I had a friend, a really good friend, but we both hurt each other Severus" now she also rumbling with her words. "That night after my birthday, you hurt me and I hurt you back. You forgave me but still I feel guilty for what happened back then. Now the Dark Lord has you again, I want you to know that I will trust you to the death but I am alone Severus, I have nothing to loose only to gain" Iris told him and tears were running through her face.

For the very first time Severus could understand her completely. He was alone like Iris and he felt guilty like Iris too. Guilty for something that had not cause only by him but Snape wrongly believed that it was,only, his fault. Many years ago he had betrayed the only true friend he had. He had cried so many tears for their fight and her death. "Lily" he thought. He also has a task to do because he used to believe that everything which he could lose had already lost.

Now he realised that he also has something to fight for. Severus had Iris, his other friend. His other flower.

"No my dear Iris you are not alone. I am here for you, I will always be. I told you before that this fight was my fault too, but I couldn't realise how much I had hurt you until now. I was a fool then; I hurt the most important person in my life again. But still you trust me without knowing that is really happening. You don't need my forgiveness,my dear Iris. I need yours" Snape told her and he came closer to her. He laid his arms around her and he hugged her tight.

Iris was surprised. Severus Snape never hugs people no matter what but now she was in his hug and she could hear his heart beating, she could feel his tears running thought her face... "I do forgive you Severus" she told him and she hugged him back with all of her strength feeling that her heart could stop.

And so it is the two friends had finally forgiven each all those years, forgiveness had finally brought those two hearts,minds and souls close again.

The hours pasted quickly. The first light of the dawn made its appearance. It found them sleeping in the bed,one in each others arms.

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