Amy and Harry were trekking through the Forbidden Forest later that
afternoon. Harry was pointing out plants that Severus would need in his
cabinet and plants to stay away from. He told her a few amusing stories of
his youth, including the story of Professor Quirrel drinking Unicorn blood,
the story of Aragog, and the story of how Professor Firenze became a
teacher at Hogwarts.
"Could I ask you something," Amy ventured as they sat down for a bit of a rest.
"Sure," Harry said.
"I was wondering, well...what happened to Severus? I mean, how did he...lose his sight?"
Harry was shocked. "You're telling me that in all the months you've spent in love with the man, you never once asked him what happened?"
"Oh yes, and wouldn't that have been lovely for him? Sev darling, want to relive the bloody awful memory of how you went blind? Do it for me, love, because I love you."
Harry gave an appreciative laugh. "Well okay, I suppose I see your point." He took a deep breath. "Well, it was in my sixth year and Severus was spying for the Order of the Phoenix. The Death Eaters accidentally caught Alex, and mind you Alex was supposed to have been killed by Severus the year that Voldemort was killed. Now when Lucius Malfoy saw Alex, he knew Severus had been lying the whole time. Voldemort summoned Severus to him and they confronted him for being a spy. Then Voldemort said, 'So, my little spy who sees everything? Let's see if we can't do something about that.' He pointed his wand at Severus and did a spell to blind him. Alex then was furious and abandoned all reasoning. She gave up the guise of pathetic human and cornered Voldemort before he could kill Severus. I don't know what she said to Voldemort or what she did to the Death Eaters, but it shook them and their numbers fell significantly. Alex returned with Severus in tow, but she couldn't return his sight to him. She said there was nothing she could do. She brought a man named Victor to see him, but Victor said nothing was to be done. That's when Dumbledore gave him the shadow seer. He uses it in classes when he teaches, but all the students know about him now."
Amy was silent for a moment. "Why didn't Alex kill Voldemort?"
Harry laughed, "I asked her that myself. I know all about the prophecy, how I am the only one who can kill him, but I know your kind are far above that. You could kill him easily and be rid of his soul forever."
Amy nodded, "I suppose Alex said that it was all for the better? That it would all make sense once you see the bigger picture?"
Harry gave a small laugh. "How did you know?"
"Because she says loads of those things to me all the time, or when I see her anyway. It's all her way of saying she doesn't feel like it, or that she doesn't care enough. She makes it look like she does things for the greater good when really she is just waiting for things to come to her. It's quite a joke, really." She looked at Harry for a moment, "You want me to kill Voldemort for you?"
He laughed, "To be honest, I wouldn't let anyone else kill him. Call it a revenge thing, I don't know, but I wouldn't dare be deprived of the pleasure I will have in presenting his head to the Order of the Phoenix." His voice was bitter, but he smiled in spite of his mood.
Amy was admiring the way the sun peeked through the canopy of trees in small rays when suddenly they heard a rustling sound. They both jumped out, Harry's wand at the ready when they were faced with a tall, handsome man with graying hair.
"Remus," Harry exclaimed.
The man was fully out of breath and bent over with exhaustion. "It's...Severus," he gasped. "Dying...go quick!"
Amy closed her eyes and used her power to transport her from the forest to Severus' side. He was lying in a large pool of blood that was growing from a long slice in his neck.
Amy collapsed next to him and felt the pulse in his wrist. He was fading fast. "Severus," Amy said gently.
"They have her," he said, his voice barely above a whisper. Blood was trickling out of the corner of his mouth. "I'm...starting to feel light headed."
Amy made a rash decision, refusing to believe she was going to lose this man. "Severus, listen to me. I can help you, I can heal you, but I will have to change you. Do you want to live? Do you want to continue life with me?" She suppressed a great sob. "There is a chance that you will die years from now, from a disease that kills our kind, and there is a chance that you will never die at all."
Severus took in a shuddering breath and held it for a moment. "Okay," he said, "because you can love me as I need to be loved."
"Could I ask you something," Amy ventured as they sat down for a bit of a rest.
"Sure," Harry said.
"I was wondering, well...what happened to Severus? I mean, how did he...lose his sight?"
Harry was shocked. "You're telling me that in all the months you've spent in love with the man, you never once asked him what happened?"
"Oh yes, and wouldn't that have been lovely for him? Sev darling, want to relive the bloody awful memory of how you went blind? Do it for me, love, because I love you."
Harry gave an appreciative laugh. "Well okay, I suppose I see your point." He took a deep breath. "Well, it was in my sixth year and Severus was spying for the Order of the Phoenix. The Death Eaters accidentally caught Alex, and mind you Alex was supposed to have been killed by Severus the year that Voldemort was killed. Now when Lucius Malfoy saw Alex, he knew Severus had been lying the whole time. Voldemort summoned Severus to him and they confronted him for being a spy. Then Voldemort said, 'So, my little spy who sees everything? Let's see if we can't do something about that.' He pointed his wand at Severus and did a spell to blind him. Alex then was furious and abandoned all reasoning. She gave up the guise of pathetic human and cornered Voldemort before he could kill Severus. I don't know what she said to Voldemort or what she did to the Death Eaters, but it shook them and their numbers fell significantly. Alex returned with Severus in tow, but she couldn't return his sight to him. She said there was nothing she could do. She brought a man named Victor to see him, but Victor said nothing was to be done. That's when Dumbledore gave him the shadow seer. He uses it in classes when he teaches, but all the students know about him now."
Amy was silent for a moment. "Why didn't Alex kill Voldemort?"
Harry laughed, "I asked her that myself. I know all about the prophecy, how I am the only one who can kill him, but I know your kind are far above that. You could kill him easily and be rid of his soul forever."
Amy nodded, "I suppose Alex said that it was all for the better? That it would all make sense once you see the bigger picture?"
Harry gave a small laugh. "How did you know?"
"Because she says loads of those things to me all the time, or when I see her anyway. It's all her way of saying she doesn't feel like it, or that she doesn't care enough. She makes it look like she does things for the greater good when really she is just waiting for things to come to her. It's quite a joke, really." She looked at Harry for a moment, "You want me to kill Voldemort for you?"
He laughed, "To be honest, I wouldn't let anyone else kill him. Call it a revenge thing, I don't know, but I wouldn't dare be deprived of the pleasure I will have in presenting his head to the Order of the Phoenix." His voice was bitter, but he smiled in spite of his mood.
Amy was admiring the way the sun peeked through the canopy of trees in small rays when suddenly they heard a rustling sound. They both jumped out, Harry's wand at the ready when they were faced with a tall, handsome man with graying hair.
"Remus," Harry exclaimed.
The man was fully out of breath and bent over with exhaustion. "It's...Severus," he gasped. "Dying...go quick!"
Amy closed her eyes and used her power to transport her from the forest to Severus' side. He was lying in a large pool of blood that was growing from a long slice in his neck.
Amy collapsed next to him and felt the pulse in his wrist. He was fading fast. "Severus," Amy said gently.
"They have her," he said, his voice barely above a whisper. Blood was trickling out of the corner of his mouth. "I'm...starting to feel light headed."
Amy made a rash decision, refusing to believe she was going to lose this man. "Severus, listen to me. I can help you, I can heal you, but I will have to change you. Do you want to live? Do you want to continue life with me?" She suppressed a great sob. "There is a chance that you will die years from now, from a disease that kills our kind, and there is a chance that you will never die at all."
Severus took in a shuddering breath and held it for a moment. "Okay," he said, "because you can love me as I need to be loved."