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Chapter fourteen. Snape's Redemtion.
Severus floated gently in a dream; Regina was there with him, he was happy. But he could hear distant voices that didn't belong in his peaceful dream.
"Any change?"
"Not yet."
"He saved my life again."
"He saved all our lives again."
Severus tried to block out the discordant voices as he reached out to Regina.
"Shouldn't he be awake by now?"
"These things take time; however he may never wake up."
"Do you think he can hear us?"
"It's impossible to say."
Try as he might Severus couldn't make them be quiet.
"How is your head?"
"It feels kinda funny without it."
"You should be happy it's gone."
"But why has it gone though?"
"The evil that it represented has gone."
"Do you think he's gone forever?"
"I think your scar is proof of that."
Severus realised that this time the voice was talking to him.
"Professor Snape, Sir. Can you hear me? I want to thank you Sir, you saved me again, I owe you my life Sir, Please Sir, wake up now."
Severus didn't want to wake up; he was enjoying floating around freely in the sunny sky. But whose voice could he hear, they sounded familiar. The young mans voice sounded extremely upset. Maybe if he woke up for a little while the boy would be happy, then he could go back to sleep.
Severus opened his eyes slowly and found himself surrounded. Professor Dumbledore, Harry Potter and Madam Pomfrey were gathered round him. It took a few seconds to realize that he was once again back in the hospital ward. He groaned "This is becoming a seriously irritating habit you know!"
To his surprise the first person to speak was Harry, "Thank God you've woken up, I was afraid that you wouldn't, Sir."
Severus wasn't sure what shocked him more, that Harry seemed genuinely relieved or that he had called him Sir, and sounded like he meant it.
"What happened?" Severus addressed himself to Dumbledore.
The old wizard's familiar twinkle was back in his eyes as he said "You succeeded, Voldemort is gone!"
"How, I remember the death-eater arrived and Harry and I fought them, then I saw you arrive with the others then I'm not sure what happened." Severus said.
"Voldemort used his weakening powers to put you under the imperious curse but the effort required to fight it used a lot of your strength, Malfoy missed you, Bellatrix got you, Harry stepped in and protected you until we could get you out. The order fought with the death-eaters." Dumbledore continued seriously, "Voldemort took possession of Harry again but this time Harry had the second potion you brewed, when he took it, his blood became poison to Voldemort, who was forced out. He returned to his own body, we found them both unconscious, Harry and Tom Riddle."
"Tom Riddle?" questioned Severus.
"Yes, Voldemort was reduced back to his human form of Tom, we brought them here and yesterday he died, he never regained consciousness. When he died Harry woke up from his coma," Dumbledore explained.
"So it's over?" asked Severus hardly daring to believe.
"It's over!" replied Dumbledore. "However tomorrow is the start of term, so I would advise you both to rest, I'm sure everyone will expect you at the welcoming meal! We have much to celebrate this year!"
"The start of term, that means I have been unconscious for over three weeks!" Severus said in surprise.
"Indeed, we were extremely worried about you," smiled Madam Pomfrey. "I expect you to take much better care of yourself from now on. Do I make myself clear? I don't want to see either of you back in here again!" she finished looking from Severus to Harry.
Severus relaxed back in his bed and thought about all that had passed. Would the magical world forgive him for his youthful mistakes, would he be able to forgive himself, finally? These thought kept his mind occupied for some time. Arthur Weasley and the rest of his clan came in to visit both him and Harry. Severus was shocked at the genuine feeling's he sensed when they congratulated him and wished him a speedy recovery. Maybe this meant that Severus would be able to make a fresh start, the idea was tantalizing.
Quietly he called for Arthur's attention and asked him, "I know I do not have the right to know, I will not be offended if you do not wish to answer me but I was wondering if you knew where your sister Regina was."
Arthur smiled and replied, "Of course you have a right to know, you saved her life! Dumbledore sent her into hiding in Australia all those years ago. Her last letter told us she and her family are well."
Severus felt a slight sinking feeling in his stomach as he asked, "Her Family?"
"She married about 12 years ago and now has 5 children, all red heads of course! Her oldest will be starting school next year I think it is," Arthur looked proud of the news.
Severus maintained his neutral expression until everyone had left, then he turn and let his disappointment show on his face. After a while he came to a decision, with great difficulty he wrote a letter,
Dearest Regina,
Your brother told me about you and your happy family, a
belated congratulations to you all. I am glad that moving
so far from your family did not stop you having the family
you always wished for.
I used to imagine that one day we would be together, but I know
our time together has past and was never meant to be any more
than that. Your memory has helped me survive for a long time,
you saved me without even knowing it. But I know it and I want
to thank you. I hope you are always happy and can find it in your
heart to forgive me for my part in your need to disappear so long ago.
Deepest regards
From your faithful friend
Severus Snape.
Severus reread what he had written and finding himself satisfied sealed it ready to give to Dumbledore to send for him. It did feel better to have apologised, and he recognised the dreams he had over the years had been just that, dreams. Now he needed to move on and live in the present.
Madam Pomfrey allowed both Severus and Harry to attend the welcoming meal, on the promise that they not exhaust themselves and go straight to bed when it was over. Severus was surprised when he entered the great hall. All the students and teachers rose to their feet applauding, checking behind him, Severus saw no-one, they were actually applauding him! Granted some of the Gryffindor table looked a bit half-heated with their applause, Severus, who disliked so much attention schooled his face to look as normal as possible and made his way to the staff table and sat down.
Eventually he raised his eyes and caught Harry smiling at him, he raised his goblet to him silently, and realised what the whispered conversation had been about in the hospital wing.
Harry Potter, the boy who lived, looked just like a normal teenager, messy black hair, emerald green eyes but his most noticeable feature, the one that had made him famous was missing, Harry no longer had that lightning bolt scar!!
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Hope everyone enjoyed reading this. I'm not trying to predict how the real story would end; only JK can tell us that (though I couldn't resist having scar as the last word). Hopefully she will put us out of our misery soon but until than we'll just have to make up our own! Thanks for reading and thanks especially if you reviewed, I appreciate it.
All your reviews have been extremely kind and helpful; it's such a treat to read them I'm so chuffed!! Anyway sorry about the errors, I tend to forget to check the uploaded version to catch them! I'll try to remember, this story just grew from something I was wondering about Snape, Probably at lot to do with Alan Rickman playing his part in the films, as I like watching him. And I do tend to go and read the stories of people who have reviewed mine, I enjoyed them all!
Chapter fourteen. Snape's Redemtion.
Severus floated gently in a dream; Regina was there with him, he was happy. But he could hear distant voices that didn't belong in his peaceful dream.
"Any change?"
"Not yet."
"He saved my life again."
"He saved all our lives again."
Severus tried to block out the discordant voices as he reached out to Regina.
"Shouldn't he be awake by now?"
"These things take time; however he may never wake up."
"Do you think he can hear us?"
"It's impossible to say."
Try as he might Severus couldn't make them be quiet.
"How is your head?"
"It feels kinda funny without it."
"You should be happy it's gone."
"But why has it gone though?"
"The evil that it represented has gone."
"Do you think he's gone forever?"
"I think your scar is proof of that."
Severus realised that this time the voice was talking to him.
"Professor Snape, Sir. Can you hear me? I want to thank you Sir, you saved me again, I owe you my life Sir, Please Sir, wake up now."
Severus didn't want to wake up; he was enjoying floating around freely in the sunny sky. But whose voice could he hear, they sounded familiar. The young mans voice sounded extremely upset. Maybe if he woke up for a little while the boy would be happy, then he could go back to sleep.
Severus opened his eyes slowly and found himself surrounded. Professor Dumbledore, Harry Potter and Madam Pomfrey were gathered round him. It took a few seconds to realize that he was once again back in the hospital ward. He groaned "This is becoming a seriously irritating habit you know!"
To his surprise the first person to speak was Harry, "Thank God you've woken up, I was afraid that you wouldn't, Sir."
Severus wasn't sure what shocked him more, that Harry seemed genuinely relieved or that he had called him Sir, and sounded like he meant it.
"What happened?" Severus addressed himself to Dumbledore.
The old wizard's familiar twinkle was back in his eyes as he said "You succeeded, Voldemort is gone!"
"How, I remember the death-eater arrived and Harry and I fought them, then I saw you arrive with the others then I'm not sure what happened." Severus said.
"Voldemort used his weakening powers to put you under the imperious curse but the effort required to fight it used a lot of your strength, Malfoy missed you, Bellatrix got you, Harry stepped in and protected you until we could get you out. The order fought with the death-eaters." Dumbledore continued seriously, "Voldemort took possession of Harry again but this time Harry had the second potion you brewed, when he took it, his blood became poison to Voldemort, who was forced out. He returned to his own body, we found them both unconscious, Harry and Tom Riddle."
"Tom Riddle?" questioned Severus.
"Yes, Voldemort was reduced back to his human form of Tom, we brought them here and yesterday he died, he never regained consciousness. When he died Harry woke up from his coma," Dumbledore explained.
"So it's over?" asked Severus hardly daring to believe.
"It's over!" replied Dumbledore. "However tomorrow is the start of term, so I would advise you both to rest, I'm sure everyone will expect you at the welcoming meal! We have much to celebrate this year!"
"The start of term, that means I have been unconscious for over three weeks!" Severus said in surprise.
"Indeed, we were extremely worried about you," smiled Madam Pomfrey. "I expect you to take much better care of yourself from now on. Do I make myself clear? I don't want to see either of you back in here again!" she finished looking from Severus to Harry.
Severus relaxed back in his bed and thought about all that had passed. Would the magical world forgive him for his youthful mistakes, would he be able to forgive himself, finally? These thought kept his mind occupied for some time. Arthur Weasley and the rest of his clan came in to visit both him and Harry. Severus was shocked at the genuine feeling's he sensed when they congratulated him and wished him a speedy recovery. Maybe this meant that Severus would be able to make a fresh start, the idea was tantalizing.
Quietly he called for Arthur's attention and asked him, "I know I do not have the right to know, I will not be offended if you do not wish to answer me but I was wondering if you knew where your sister Regina was."
Arthur smiled and replied, "Of course you have a right to know, you saved her life! Dumbledore sent her into hiding in Australia all those years ago. Her last letter told us she and her family are well."
Severus felt a slight sinking feeling in his stomach as he asked, "Her Family?"
"She married about 12 years ago and now has 5 children, all red heads of course! Her oldest will be starting school next year I think it is," Arthur looked proud of the news.
Severus maintained his neutral expression until everyone had left, then he turn and let his disappointment show on his face. After a while he came to a decision, with great difficulty he wrote a letter,
Dearest Regina,
Your brother told me about you and your happy family, a
belated congratulations to you all. I am glad that moving
so far from your family did not stop you having the family
you always wished for.
I used to imagine that one day we would be together, but I know
our time together has past and was never meant to be any more
than that. Your memory has helped me survive for a long time,
you saved me without even knowing it. But I know it and I want
to thank you. I hope you are always happy and can find it in your
heart to forgive me for my part in your need to disappear so long ago.
Deepest regards
From your faithful friend
Severus Snape.
Severus reread what he had written and finding himself satisfied sealed it ready to give to Dumbledore to send for him. It did feel better to have apologised, and he recognised the dreams he had over the years had been just that, dreams. Now he needed to move on and live in the present.
Madam Pomfrey allowed both Severus and Harry to attend the welcoming meal, on the promise that they not exhaust themselves and go straight to bed when it was over. Severus was surprised when he entered the great hall. All the students and teachers rose to their feet applauding, checking behind him, Severus saw no-one, they were actually applauding him! Granted some of the Gryffindor table looked a bit half-heated with their applause, Severus, who disliked so much attention schooled his face to look as normal as possible and made his way to the staff table and sat down.
Eventually he raised his eyes and caught Harry smiling at him, he raised his goblet to him silently, and realised what the whispered conversation had been about in the hospital wing.
Harry Potter, the boy who lived, looked just like a normal teenager, messy black hair, emerald green eyes but his most noticeable feature, the one that had made him famous was missing, Harry no longer had that lightning bolt scar!!
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Hope everyone enjoyed reading this. I'm not trying to predict how the real story would end; only JK can tell us that (though I couldn't resist having scar as the last word). Hopefully she will put us out of our misery soon but until than we'll just have to make up our own! Thanks for reading and thanks especially if you reviewed, I appreciate it.
All your reviews have been extremely kind and helpful; it's such a treat to read them I'm so chuffed!! Anyway sorry about the errors, I tend to forget to check the uploaded version to catch them! I'll try to remember, this story just grew from something I was wondering about Snape, Probably at lot to do with Alan Rickman playing his part in the films, as I like watching him. And I do tend to go and read the stories of people who have reviewed mine, I enjoyed them all!