Title: Fallen Heros
Rating: PG-13; for violence and language
Spoilers: SS, CoS, PoA, GoF, OotP
Summary: When the Dark Lord decides to begin war early, how are the students of Hogwarts supposed to survive an all out blood bash. Set in James' time, after their 7th year.
Laini and Tally screamed as five jets of green and red lights shot barely above their heads. Ducking low, Laini transformed into a fox and nudged the knot of the Whomping Willow tree. Tally followed this example and transformed into a raccoon, slipping into the small hole after Laini. They both transformed back when they were well into the opening and out of the wind and rain.
"Finally, we're out of that storm and away from the fighting..." Tally commented, shaking her head and releasing the droplets of rain that were dripping slowly down the strands of her blonde hair.
"Yeah, for now... we need to get to Hogsmeade, maybe there's a way to contact someone... some Owls in the post office or something..." Laini muttered, wrapping her arms around her soaked shoulders and leading the way through the winding path to the Shrieking Shack. Laini and Tally came upon the first stair that led directly to the top of the house, they both were shivering and their jaws were chattering as the entered the room in which Remus would stay during the full moon.
"Hey, what if the Owls won't fly in this weath-"Tally stopped short as she slammed into Laini's back. "What are you looking at?" Laini had stopped dead in the middle of the room, staring straight ahead towards the old, metal spring bed.
"So, you two have decided to ditch your companions?" A dark figure walked out from his curled spot next to the bed. His dark black, greasy-looking, hair was completely dry and absent of all traces of rain. His Slytherin robes and shoes were mud-free as well. He gave a barely noticeable smile as the girls both exclaimed.
"Severus!"
"Yeah, so where'd you leave Black and Potter? To fend for themselves in the all out war? And Laini, you've left Remus all alone? That werewolf can't defend himself even if he really needed too." Severus commented, staring from Tally's sapphire eyes to Laini's emerald ones.
"Remus is dying, thank you very much... we haven't ditched them either, we're going to Hogsmeade to try and send an owl to Dumbledore, or somebody." Laini said.
"Surprised you aren't out there with those Death Eaters, Snape, wasn't it your dream to become one from the time you first discovered there motives? Well if you haven't noticed, the so-called Mud-Blood Haters have resorted to killing any one and everyone, no matter the blood race." Tally said, crossing her arms angrily across her chest.
"I felt obligated to stop anyone from getting a word to the outside world... apart from the Hogwarts grounds... we've trapped most of the witches and wizards among Hogwarts borders..."
"So you are helping the Death Eaters!" Laini exclaimed, ashamed to see the person she respected helping the wrong side.
"Yeah, in my own way... I'm showing them how useful I can be, apart from killing..." Severus had an odd gleam in his eyes. "Now, even though I knew you both through my school years, I refuse to let you pass through... thanks for telling me your ulterior motives before hand... now I don't have to waste time asking."
"But, Severus, you can't kill us! We've done nothing wrong! How can you suddenly turn on your friends?" Tally shrieked, alarmed written in her eyes.
"Friends? I've never had any friends... I've gone through my life being ridiculed and hurt by those fools out there, now they're getting what they've deserved for a long time." Severus hissed.
"But, Severus... I thought we were friends, I never did anything to hurt you." Laini looked quite frightened, was all hope of saving Remus and Sirius gone...
"You may not see what you've done, but you've hurt me all the same... you chose Remus over me on our fifth year... causing me to painfully relieve all those past memories... but with the Dark Lord I won't have to!" Severus' voice was slowly becoming stronger. [For reference to the paragraph above is in my Moon Light scars story, but that chapter hasn't been uploaded yet.]
"I could help it, Severus, I know it may seem like I chose wrong but I didn't. Severus I didn't want to hurt you and I told you if I hadn't followed what I knew was write I'd be changing who you were and I like who you are." Laini said quickly, trying to get Severus to realize.
"Ha, don't try to fool me; I know that you're just trying to get my mind off of what I'm aspiring to do, scream if you'd like, the Shrieking Shack is to far from Hogwarts grounds for anyone to hear you." Severus walked towards the two girls slowly.
"Now, Snape, think about this. So what if we made fun of you during your school years, you're still alive and we still consider you a friend." Tally said quickly, her voice rattling. A strong wind rattled the sides of the shack and the three of them dropped low as a bar from the ceiling swung near there heads.
"We can't hide out from the storm in here any longer, the place will collapse and we'll all die-"Laini began.
"A chance I'm willing to take." Severus cut her off.
"You're willing to kill yourself if it insures you can take us down with you?!" Tally exclaimed. "You can't do that, your dreams of being a Death Eater will be shattered!"
"I don't care... my job is to kill you both." Severus breathed, eyes slanted and glaring at the two girls who were still squatted next to each other.
"You don't have a job, you aren't a Death Eater yet, and you can't kill yourself and be rewarded for a job you were never issued to fulfill!" Laini screamed then screamed again as a body crashed through the roof above them and blood splattered there faces.
"JAMES!"
A/N: Alrighty then, getting a little better.... sorry for those who thought Severus would beat Tally and Laini at this point... maybe later in the story if he survives.