Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Harry Potter characters, especially
Severus Snape. I DO however, own Riona and Orion. (Don't take 'em)
Severus pressed awkwardly on the door so that it would open. This whole area was foreign to him; he'd never even heard about the Department of Myths until about a few weeks ago. He cautiously stepped inside and looked at everything. It was very dark and uninviting. The shadows on the walls appeared to move with the flickers of the dim torches and his feet sank ever so slightly in the dirt floor.
The rest of the room wasn't much to look at. He certainly couldn't see anything mythical about it. There weren't any artifacts or objects of interest on pedestals or anything, so at first he thought that he was in the wrong room or something. That is until someone came around the corner.
He drew his wand and instinctively pointed it to where the creature was. When it stepped further into the light, he was almost horrified to see Riona there. He tucked his wand back into his cloak and stood staring at her. Riona's face went as white as a sheet and she did the same. They sat there in perfect silence for a minute or so before Riona managed to muster a timid, "Hello, Severus."
Severus just shook his head and blinked a few more times before replying, "Riona."
Something seemed to go off inside Riona that made her nervousness go away. "So, what bring you here?"
"I suppose I could ask the same of you," Severus said through clenched teeth. The shock and wonder he had upon seeing her quickly gave way to bitter resentment.
"Severus, I just--- I don't know what to say about this," Riona started.
"Were you ever going to say anything about it? When did you plan on coming back? Were you ever coming back?" he snarled.
"Severus, just calm down," she started again.
"Calm down? Riona, what the hell is this?! Am I supposed to just ignore it? Riona, I thought you were dead for the longest time. . . and now this. . ."
Without warning, a single tear slid down Riona's cheek. "Severus, I just--- I-"
Severus cut her off. The tear seemed to have struck a nerve with him, and he cooled down. "Riona," he said soothingly, "I know that you, eh, must have had your reasons, and this was probably somewhat scary for you, but--- "
This time Riona cut him off. "Severus, Severus, Severus," she smirked coolly, "I didn't leave you because I was scared, I left because I simply didn't need you anymore."
Severus had no idea how to respond to this and stood glaring at her for a few moments. "Riona," he paused, "even though you're not invisible anymore, I can still see right through you. I can see straight to your black, cold, bitch heart. You never loved me, and I accept that, but I at least thought that you would care enough about our son to---"
"Wait, our son? You think that you're Orion's father? Severus, how fucking stupid can you be? He looks nothing like you! Look at his eyes, Severus, look at his eyes! They're Lucius'!"
That was the last straw. He'd had enough of this. He drew his wand and fixed it upon Riona, but he wasn't quick enough. Someone behind him yelled "CRUCIO!"
In an instant, Severus was overcome with a wave of pain. He could no longer feel his face because his arm felt like it was going to burst. He even couldn't hear himself scream, even when Severus made slits on his throat.
"Severus!" Lucius smirked, "We meet again!"
"Go. . . to. . .hell. . . Lucius!" was all Severus could get out.
Riona did nothing as she watched Severus wriggle and twist on the floor. She felt nothing for him anymore. He was as good as dead to her.
"Done, Severus?" Lucius sneered mirthfully. He stopped the spell and allowed Severus to regain partial composure before he sauntered over to Riona. "Hello, my dear. I hope this one was no trouble," he said with a cold glance towards Severus.
In a split second, Severus had his wand at Lucius and yelled, "STUPEFY!" Lucius didn't even have a chance to turn around before he collapsed in a heap on the floor. Severus was panting hard as he then pointed his wand towards Riona. "You. . ." he muttered.
Riona's wand was ready. This was it; this was the final fight. "Expelliarmus!" they both shouted. The spells clashed and formed a 'bomb' of sorts. The ball of magic exploded in midair splitting the ground, and causing a black void to open between them. "DIE SEVERUS, YOU FILTHY MUDBLOOD!" Riona shrieked. "AVA---"
Severus made the final interjection. "AVADA KEDAVERA!" he screamed. A blinding flash of green, cruel light erupted from the tip of his wand and blasted Riona right in the heart. She screamed a blood curdling scream before falling into the infinite void.
Severus stood in disbelief for a few moments before he was finally able to move again. He felt a strange sense of. . . satisfaction. Lucius moaned behind his as he was just now regaining consciousness. Severus' mouth turned up at the corners as he forcefully kicked Lucius into the void. "It's all over now. . ." he said to himself. There was nothing left of the Orb now. Everything was gone. In a way, he helped the Order prevent the Dark Lord from gaining ultimate power. . . but at what expense? He was all alone now. Orion wasn't even his son. An unexplainable feeling soon set into Severus and he vowed to never come back to this place again. He took at deep breath and stared into the black void for one last time.
As he turned to leave, he looked carefully at the spot where Riona had been standing. There was a shiny, metallic speck on the floor. "Accio, silver!" he called. The glittery speck floated through the air and into his hands. It was Riona's wedding ring. On the inside, the promise of his love was still engraved, "Always and Forever." Without a second thought, he tossed the ring into the void and in doing so, closed the door on that life forever.
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THE END
Severus pressed awkwardly on the door so that it would open. This whole area was foreign to him; he'd never even heard about the Department of Myths until about a few weeks ago. He cautiously stepped inside and looked at everything. It was very dark and uninviting. The shadows on the walls appeared to move with the flickers of the dim torches and his feet sank ever so slightly in the dirt floor.
The rest of the room wasn't much to look at. He certainly couldn't see anything mythical about it. There weren't any artifacts or objects of interest on pedestals or anything, so at first he thought that he was in the wrong room or something. That is until someone came around the corner.
He drew his wand and instinctively pointed it to where the creature was. When it stepped further into the light, he was almost horrified to see Riona there. He tucked his wand back into his cloak and stood staring at her. Riona's face went as white as a sheet and she did the same. They sat there in perfect silence for a minute or so before Riona managed to muster a timid, "Hello, Severus."
Severus just shook his head and blinked a few more times before replying, "Riona."
Something seemed to go off inside Riona that made her nervousness go away. "So, what bring you here?"
"I suppose I could ask the same of you," Severus said through clenched teeth. The shock and wonder he had upon seeing her quickly gave way to bitter resentment.
"Severus, I just--- I don't know what to say about this," Riona started.
"Were you ever going to say anything about it? When did you plan on coming back? Were you ever coming back?" he snarled.
"Severus, just calm down," she started again.
"Calm down? Riona, what the hell is this?! Am I supposed to just ignore it? Riona, I thought you were dead for the longest time. . . and now this. . ."
Without warning, a single tear slid down Riona's cheek. "Severus, I just--- I-"
Severus cut her off. The tear seemed to have struck a nerve with him, and he cooled down. "Riona," he said soothingly, "I know that you, eh, must have had your reasons, and this was probably somewhat scary for you, but--- "
This time Riona cut him off. "Severus, Severus, Severus," she smirked coolly, "I didn't leave you because I was scared, I left because I simply didn't need you anymore."
Severus had no idea how to respond to this and stood glaring at her for a few moments. "Riona," he paused, "even though you're not invisible anymore, I can still see right through you. I can see straight to your black, cold, bitch heart. You never loved me, and I accept that, but I at least thought that you would care enough about our son to---"
"Wait, our son? You think that you're Orion's father? Severus, how fucking stupid can you be? He looks nothing like you! Look at his eyes, Severus, look at his eyes! They're Lucius'!"
That was the last straw. He'd had enough of this. He drew his wand and fixed it upon Riona, but he wasn't quick enough. Someone behind him yelled "CRUCIO!"
In an instant, Severus was overcome with a wave of pain. He could no longer feel his face because his arm felt like it was going to burst. He even couldn't hear himself scream, even when Severus made slits on his throat.
"Severus!" Lucius smirked, "We meet again!"
"Go. . . to. . .hell. . . Lucius!" was all Severus could get out.
Riona did nothing as she watched Severus wriggle and twist on the floor. She felt nothing for him anymore. He was as good as dead to her.
"Done, Severus?" Lucius sneered mirthfully. He stopped the spell and allowed Severus to regain partial composure before he sauntered over to Riona. "Hello, my dear. I hope this one was no trouble," he said with a cold glance towards Severus.
In a split second, Severus had his wand at Lucius and yelled, "STUPEFY!" Lucius didn't even have a chance to turn around before he collapsed in a heap on the floor. Severus was panting hard as he then pointed his wand towards Riona. "You. . ." he muttered.
Riona's wand was ready. This was it; this was the final fight. "Expelliarmus!" they both shouted. The spells clashed and formed a 'bomb' of sorts. The ball of magic exploded in midair splitting the ground, and causing a black void to open between them. "DIE SEVERUS, YOU FILTHY MUDBLOOD!" Riona shrieked. "AVA---"
Severus made the final interjection. "AVADA KEDAVERA!" he screamed. A blinding flash of green, cruel light erupted from the tip of his wand and blasted Riona right in the heart. She screamed a blood curdling scream before falling into the infinite void.
Severus stood in disbelief for a few moments before he was finally able to move again. He felt a strange sense of. . . satisfaction. Lucius moaned behind his as he was just now regaining consciousness. Severus' mouth turned up at the corners as he forcefully kicked Lucius into the void. "It's all over now. . ." he said to himself. There was nothing left of the Orb now. Everything was gone. In a way, he helped the Order prevent the Dark Lord from gaining ultimate power. . . but at what expense? He was all alone now. Orion wasn't even his son. An unexplainable feeling soon set into Severus and he vowed to never come back to this place again. He took at deep breath and stared into the black void for one last time.
As he turned to leave, he looked carefully at the spot where Riona had been standing. There was a shiny, metallic speck on the floor. "Accio, silver!" he called. The glittery speck floated through the air and into his hands. It was Riona's wedding ring. On the inside, the promise of his love was still engraved, "Always and Forever." Without a second thought, he tossed the ring into the void and in doing so, closed the door on that life forever.
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THE END