BITTER LIES CONTINUED

A/N: Just going to continue from last chapter.

Harry chased after him.

All logic and safety for his unborn baby and himself flew off the astronomy tower with Dumbledore. He needed to catch him. if he could catch him, then Dumbledore would somehow be fine. None of this had happened. Severus wouldn't do this. He wouldn't. Not to Harry at least.

This was so unreal.

Harry ran down the steps trying to make up the distance between himself and the enemy. He hated thinking Severus had lied to him; had played him. Destiny or not, Snape was still…Snape.

A double crosser.

A backstabber.

All those times he told Harry how much he loved him…all those times he had moaned his name…was a lie?

Harry's heart raced in his chest, pounded against his rib cage, threatening to break free. He jumped the last 10 steps and kept going without faltering.

When he made it to the main corridor there were screams and sounds of battle. He opened the door and saw his friends battling Death Eaters. But that wasn't what he was looking for.

"It's over!" rang Severus' voice over the roar. "Time to go!"

Harry's green eyes searched through the chaos and landed on his ex-lover's retreating back. Severus and Draco had already made it to the end of the hallway, past all the fighting. They had somehow managed to make it through unscathed.

Harry sprinted, full speed, down the corridor. He dodged hexes and curses; weaved through the battling witched and wizards. Blood was pooled all over the floor, both friend and foe, and Harry slipped more than once, but he always managed to catch himself.

"Harry? Where did you come from?" Ginny shouted. Dean was at her back protecting her six.

Harry didn't answer, he did have time. He just continued running.

"That way!" Neville shouted from his position on the floor. He raised a shaking hand and pointed Harry in the right direction Snape and Draco had turned. Neville was bleeding, bad, but Luna was taking care of him, guarding him from the curses flying around.

"Thanks!" Harry shouted, never breaking his speed and rounding the corner.

The bloody foot prints on the floor showed that they had not gone back to the Room of Requirement; but instead headed for the front door. Harry followed the crimson trail, his grip on his wand was so tight his knuckles were white from the strain. When he made it outside he practically flew down the stairs, stumbling only once. He looked out over the grounds and saw a small group of Death Eaters close to Hagrid's hut.

The teen took off again, his feet pounded the ground as he ran. All thoughts of his baby's safety fled his mind in temporary insanity. All he could think about was that last kiss Severus had given him. It was a goodbye. He wouldn't stand for that. And he knew the second everything died down, the hurt and agony would settle in. He had to have an explination. There had to be a damn good reason for Severus to kill Dumbledore. Harry couldn't think of anything but maybe…Harry couldn't have fallen in love with, and be soul mates with, someone who was the enemy.

Tears burned his eyes, fogging his vision. He hadn't realized he had been crying the entire time. He heard Bellatrix's cackling laughter and saw her set fire to the half giant's house.

"No!" Harry shouted, drawing attention to himself.

The crazy witch turned around, ready to advance on him, but Severus stopped her. "This one belongs to the Dark Lord." He said. He grabbed Draco and pushed him towards Bellatrix. "Go." He ordered but when they didn't move right away he shouted, "Go!"

Bellatrix sneered and took her nephew by the arm, leading him into the forbidden forest.

"Snape!" yelled Harry, raising his wand. "Traitor!" he drew closer, but he was weak now and very out of breath. "Why?"

"Harry-"

"Don't you dare!" Harry roared. "You have no right to call me that!" His voice broke. His whole body was shaking, but he couldn't tell if it was from anger or pain; probably both.

Severus had his wand ready to defend himself if it was necessary. He took a deep breath and his obsidian eyes locked with Harry's emerald orbs, seeming to burrow into them.

Suddenly Harry was back in the forest feeding the Thestrals. Then he was telling Severus he loved him—where he could understand-for the very first time.

"No!" harry cried out. "Get out of my head! Do you wish to torture me?"

"I'm to reinstate as a death eater and get as close to Voldemort as possible. I've already gotten in. and it's very possible that in the future I will have to do something that you'll hate me for." Severus said.

"I'll understand, because of what you've just told me. It'll be okay."

Severus shook his head. "Besides you'll be fighting from the other side. I'm going to need you to be focused on that. Promise me, that when the time comes, you'll forget about me."

"No." Harry said flatly. "I just want a straight answer. Do you love me?"

Severus looked down into the boy's emerald eyes, debating what to say.

"Don't factor in our situation, the future, or the past. Just answer the question. How do you feel right now?"

Severus did his best to follow Harry's instructions. And without everything shadowing his thoughts in doubt he could honestly say, "I love you." then it all came crashing back. "But I was trying to make it less painful. Because if we continue this, it's going to hurt a lot more in the future."

"I'm just glad you love me too." Harry let out a breath the man hadn't realized he was holding.

"Stop it! It's lies! I don't want to hear them!" Harry's hands were in his hair, his eyes squeezed tightly shut, as if that could stop them.

His memories went further still, to the first time Harry woke up in the man's arms. To more 'I love you' s.

Harry fell to his knees his body wracked with sobs. "Get out…GET OUT!" he screamed so loudly his throat hurt. "You haven't changed!" then the teen took his power back. He might not have been able to fully shut the man out, but he could at least control which memories Snape was seeing; which was better than nothing.

Harry stepped back reflexively, and Severus grabbed him by his shoulders and pushed him, hard, against the wall. Harry made a noise of protest, but that only fueled the man's fire.

"Accio!" Severus shouted and a roll of toilet paper floated towards them. He quickly transfigured it into a rope and using magic the roped wrapped itself around Harry's wrists.

"HEY!" The boy struggled to get himself free. It was clear he was frightened, but mostly confused. He had no clue what to do and that scared him more then what the professor was doing to him.

"Wingardim Leviosa!"

The rope that bound Harry's wrists lifted in the air, taking Harry with it and fixed itself to a hook above the boy's head. It had rotated so now Harry was facing the wall.

"PROFESSOR! No, please stop!" Harry was kicking, his feet a few inches off the floor.

Severus ignored his protest and grabbed his legs tugging roughly at his pants.

"This is just like back then! I should've known not to trust you!" Harry shouted, rising to his feet.

Harry shook his head violently the tears streaming down his face now. He bit his lip to keep from screaming or crying, he wasn't sure what he would do if he allowed sound out.

"You slut! You fucking whore!" Severus slammed into the boy over and over again. "You think you can just flirt with everyone don't you!" Harry's body was trembling even though he had long since given in. "Just because you're the… Bloody… Boy… Who… LIVED!" with each word Snape had shoved in extra hard and with the last, he came deep inside the boy, spilling his seed to the point it leaked out and down Harry's legs.

"I HATE YOU! I wish I had never met you!"

Then Severus' presence was out of his head. The look on his face was unforgettable. "Alright." was all he said, before raising his wand quickly. "Obliviate."

Harry woke up to someone shaking him and shouting in his ear. "'arry! 'arry, wake up!" Hagrid's voice was loud in his ear and it helped to raise him from his unconsciousness.

Harry groaned and opened his raw eyes. They were raw from crying.

"Oh thank Merlin!" the half giant cheered. "I though' ya were dead." Hagrid lifted Harry to his feet. "Ya alrigh'?"

"Yes, thank you Hagrid." said Harry in a somewhat hazy stupor.

"What did Snape do ter ya?"

"He…did…I don't remember." Harry said, trying to remember, he reached up and grabbed his aching head. "Dumbledore…is he…" his eyes widened as he suddenly remembered that he was pregnant. His hands instantly went to his stomach, as if he would be able to tell if the baby was fine or not.

"Don' know, le's go." Hagrid's hair and beard were singed, reminding Harry of the first time he had ever seen a dragon. He was scraped up but otherwise he was fine.

As they hurried back to the castle, Harry desperately searched his memories to find out how he had obtained this little life inside him. He could remember talking to McGonagal and how she had explained everything, but when it came to the father, for some reason Harry couldn't remember anything about him. Surely his memory would return in a few hours at the most.

When they arrived on the scene, the others had all chased away or captured, every stray Death Eater. Dumbledore was dead, killed long before his body reached the ground. He had fallen from the top of the Astronomy tower, murdered by Severus Snape, frequently called Dungeon Bat. Harry still felt a little loopy as an after effect from whatever curse Snape had thrown at him.

The Dark Mark stained the sky like an eerie black cloud. They all raised their wands and defused the ugly thing.

McGonagal made sure that Poppy check Harry and his baby, just in case as she sent everyone home early. After everything checked out and Harry and his baby were both fine, He left with the others.

"Harry saw what happened." said Dean. "Harry, was it Draco or Snape?" the dark skinned boy asked. Harry knew very well what the question meant. Was it Draco who killed Dumbledore or was it Snape? The school's populous seemed to be divided between the two.

"It was Snape. Snape betrayed us all and killed the Head Master is cold blood."

A/N: Okay! So that was chapter Gojuusan! (53) give me feedback, please! Let me know how this chapter, and the one before it, has affected you? If any. Was it what you were thinking would happen?