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A/N: Special thanks to Heather Jay for giving me some ideas J.

Eternity

Chapter 2-

As they entered the Great Hall, the students stared curiously at the black banners waving magnificently above them.

The Slytherins, noticing that their Head-of-House wasn't there, broke out into whispers. Rumors circulated their table. "Maybe he died…Maybe he was murdered…Maybe he left to fight with the Dark Lord…Maybe he just slept in…Maybe he ran away…Maybe he's in Azkaban…Maybe he transferred to Durmstrang…" 

"Maybe he did die," Ron snickered, hearing the Slytherins chatting with each other.

"Yeah, I wish. Like that'll happen," Harry snorted, running his fingers wistfully into his hair. Even though the gap between the two houses had closed, the Gryffindors still held a significant grudge against the Potions professor.

Professor Dumbledore stood up and silenced the crowd. "As some of you may have heard, Hogwarts has suffered a great loss. Professor Severus Snape was found stabbed to death on his bedroom floor last night. Along with his body, a message, written in what we believe to be his blood, has been discovered on the third-corridor floor, which, if I may add, is still closed for refurnishing," he gazed sternly at the crowd. "We are not sure of how or what happened in there last night, but I assure you, the wrongdoer who did this will be caught. If anyone has information on this horrible event, please come see me during lunch. Now, let us have a moment of silence for our beloved Potions professor."

Everyone bowed their heads down in respectful silence. A lone tear dripped down to the floor, echoing silently.   

"Now," Professor Dumbledore waved his arms, "we feast!" The food appeared on the plates, and everyone helped themselves to the food, conversing quietly about the news. In all of the commotion, no one saw a lone figure slip out.

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Pansy sniffled. Her eyes filled up with fresh tears. Her best friends, then Professor Snape- they were all going one by one. When her own father was away on secret death-eater missions, which was often, it was Professor Snape who comforted her. When Blaise broke up with her, it was Professor Snape who told her it would be all right. When Draco and Hermione had gone into deep comas, it was Professor Snape who cradled her and let her cry. He was her father, not Richard Parkinson. Severus Snape was her father. But now that he was gone, there was no one left. She was all alone. She stifled a sob and ran out of the Great Hall silently, praying that no one saw her.

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"I'm bored," Draco whined.

"Oh shut up, you great prat," Hermione snapped grumpily. The endless hours of being in solitary darkness had really gotten to her.

"But I'm really bored!"

"Shut up."

"I'm still really bored," he sang. Hermione rolled her eyes.

"Will you sod off?" she exclaimed, throwing her hands up.

"No. I'm bored," he pouted. He conjured up two 6-packs of beer. "Yum!" He sat and drank all of it. He giggled in contempt and sat down, nuzzling Hermione.

"Draco?" she asked, wide-eyed.

"I luuuurve you," he slurred drunkily. He hugged her tightly.

"Draco? Stop it. You're drunk."

"No…of coursh I'm not." He straightened himself. "Shee?" He snuggled closer to her. "I'm perfectly shober." He stood up and walked around dizzily. Then, he collapsed. "Uh-oh," he giggled. He sat back down next to her and passed out.

"Men," Hermione whispered affectionately, falling asleep on his shoulder.

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Pansy ran. She didn't know where she was going; she just kept running. Her feet, it seemed, wouldn't stop until they reached their destination. Then, as fast as she had been running, she stopped. She looked around…and gasped. It was their room. She closed her eyes and whispered the password, which Harry had told her days before, "Hopeless." She quietly stepped in and stopped. The tears welled up in her eyes but she brushed them away. She sat down and began to tell Hermione and Draco about what had happened.

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Hermione awoke to loud sobbing. "Huh?" She brushed off her drowsiness and woke Draco. "Wake up! Someone is talking."

"Mother! I told you already…I didn't give Aunt Epiphany those extra toes…It was Angeline's fault…" he snored sleepily.

'Angeline? Who is that?' Hermione thought to herself. 'Never mind, I'll ask him later. Now, I have to wake him up.'  "WAKE UP YOU GIT!" she yelled in his ear.

"WHAT?" he jumped up, looking around.

"Someone is trying to talk to us," she whispered. "Auditious. Now shush."

"Hi Hermione, Draco. I miss you guys."

"It's Pansy!" Draco whispered in awe. "PANSY!"

"Shut up!" Hermione clamped her hand over his mouth. "She can't hear us."

"I-I have some bad news. P-professor Snape…well, he was found…he…he's…"

"He's what?" Draco asked curiously.

"He's dead! They found him dead in his bedroom…blood everywhere!"

"What?" Draco gasped, his face paling at an unbelievably fast rate. "What?!"

"I can't take it anymore. Everyone i-is dying! Draco, Hermione, please come back! Please come back…I need you guys. Please…I don't think I can live any longer." The voice began to fade.

"No…no! Don't leave Pansy!" Draco's aura of calmness erupted into panicked shouts.

"Draco, we can't do anything," Hermione tried to comfort him. "Just…let her go."

"NO!" His scream echoed throughout the vast darkness. "I've known Pansy for a long time. She's going to do it. I won't let her. She was there when I needed her. I'll be there for her." He stood up, determined to save Pansy. "I'm coming Pansy!"

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Pansy sat in the corner crying. "It's hopeless," she sighed. "No one is left."

"Don't cry Pansy," a weak voice whispered. "I'm here." She whirled around.

"Who said that? Who?" she demanded.

"Why Pansy…I'm surprised. I thought you would have recognized my voice," the voice drawled.

"DRACO?"

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A/N: Thanks very much to all my reviewers…I really appreciate the comments! 

Crystalnia: hehe. i sorta found an idea…this is really just a filler chapter though.

Draco Fluff: in the beginning of "blurred," it was remus. lol.

Misty: craziness rocks. yeah.

Mayhem: thanks for pointing out the "minor inaccuracies"…I forgot that apparating wasn't allowed. oopsies. oh, and thanks very much for your kind comments. i really tried to keep them in character.

CrimsonFirebolt: hehe. isn't that a cool word? delusional…

Ragazza Doulce: yup…it means that he died. bye-bye sevvie.

Heather Jay: thankies for the idea. i used part of it…

Emma Malfoy: no…thank you! lol. glad you like it!

Red Moon Kree: thankies!

GOKUS EVIL TWIN: *blushes* aww…thanks! but i don't think i'm anywhere near being a good writer.

Hollie: thankies!

Laterose: blood…

ChickenFlop: *squirms* sevvie…hehe.

SophieBabe: thankies!

I STILL NEED IDEAS! if anyone has an idea for me, e-mail me [sn0wbunny20@yahoo.com] or…even better, REVIEW! thanks very much.

xoxo

nikki