"Hurry on through the barrier, Sev. The train will be leaving soon." I said, motioning to the wall between platforms 9 and 10.
Sev clutched his trolley and ran through the wall. Severus and I followed and entered Platform 9 and 3/4. Several other parents were wishing their children well and kissed them goodbye. Severus put his hand on Sev's shoulder and looked down at him.
"Ready?" he asked.
"Ready as ever." Sev replied.
"Something troubling you?"
Sev looked down. "I really want to be like you. To make you proud, Dad."
Severus hunched down to Sev's eye-level and said, "If you really want to make us proud, you'd be yourself."
Sev smiled. "That's a bit cheesy, isn't it?"
Severus shrugged. "Just take the bloody compliment, boy."
Sev laughed and gave us each a hug. He got on board and gave us a small wave. The train gave a loud whistle and departed.
Severus had to work that afternoon at the Ministry and I had to stay at home, cleaning the house. Sev promised to write as soon as he got to school, but I knew he would be alright. He was a bright boy and had an enthusiastic attitude about school. I wasn't afraid or worried about him one bit.
As if on cue, an owl hooted and dropped a letter onto the kitchen table. I walked over and opened it. It was from the Ministry. A knock on the door made me jump. Letter in hand, I opened the door and was greeted by a young man. He had on a uniform from the Ministry and was gasping for breath.
"Good...good afternoon, ma'am. Is this the...the, excuse me, the Snape residence?" he panted.
"Yes." I replied. "Is something wrong?"
"It's about your husband, ma'am. Something gone wrong." he replied, with a worried look.
My heart nearly stopped. "What?"
"No time to explain. We must hurry to the hospital at once." he said, taking my hand.
Hospital..?
We aparrated to the hospital and he led me to one of the room. A nurse came out of one of the rooms.
"He's inside. Not doing very well." the nurse said to the worker.
"This is his wife. She's here to see him." the young worker said, looking at me.
"Go ahead in." the nurse said, using her wand to open the door.
I entered the room and saw Severus lying in a bed. He was looking straight ahead and didn't look at me when I came in. As I approached the bed, I noticed that his hand was bandaged. The nurse entered behind me, holding a clipboard.
"He hasn't said a word. No one knows why he did it." she whispered.
I looked at her. "Did what?"
She looked at me as though it were obvious. "No one's told you? He just went mad. One minute he's working, and the next he's breaking every window with his fist for no reason. Broke about a dozen before his hand couldn't take it and the security arrived."
I blinked. "He broke...windows with his fist?"
She nodded. "No one knows why. Best if you have a word with him, I think."
She left the room and I sat beside Severus' bed. His bandage was a bit bloody and I couldn't even look at it.
"Come to confess something else?" he asked, suddenly.
I stared at him. "So that's what this is about. Severus, I meant to tell you-"
"It doesn't matter to me." he snapped. "What if he had killed you? I wasn't there to keep you safe and you just did your own planning, risking your life for me."
"That's no reason for your to go around breaking your hand!"
"You're right. Next time I see that monster, I'll break his neck."
"Don't put this upon yourself, please. This isn't your burden to-"
"It is my burden, don't you see?"
The room was silent for a moment.
"I'll tell you everything." I said.
He looked at me, confused.
"You have every right to know the smallest detail of what happened." I said.
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A/N: Sorry this is so embarrassingly short but I updated while at school and I have to rush to my next class! I'll be late because of you guys! . kidding kidding, but more to come and please, review! Thanks for reading!