Chapter 13: Broken Hearted.......For A While.

Draco sat down in the Great Hall by Harry and looked up at a calmer Bailey. He couldn't help a tear that escaped his eye. Harry wiped it away and follwed Draco's eyes. "So you found out?" Harry asked.

"Yeah, how come you're not upset? I know how close you two were." Draco asked watching everyone else eat. He had lost his appetite earlier.

"Because I've known for a year. I miss him, but I grieved about his death eariler. Plus I know I have you to help me through it. Bailey doesn't have anyone like you or Sirius to help her through. Yes she has Remus and Snape and the twins but it's not the same." Harry said taking Draco's hand.

"Actually mum does, she just won't let her heart see the person right under her nose. He's always watched her, cared for her, loved her, and let her live when others controlled her." Abigail spoke up. "Dad never did that for her."

"Who is it?" Harry asked extremely interested by the way Abigail spoke about this mysterious man.

"You'll see I'm not ruining the suprise for you! Gosh, but Draco knows. Here's a clue you know him." Abigail said laughing.

"I know him, do you know how many hims I know Abby that could be almost anybody." Harry said agrivated.

"oh gosh fine Harry, It's Hagrid." James said laughing remembering what Harry had told him earlier.

"Hey babe, chill you'll find out soon enough, just put that brain of yours to work." Draco kissed him.

Back at the teachers table Dumbledore and Snape walked in through a side door. Dumbledore sat in his chair as Snape went over to Bailey. "Hey Bail can we talk for a second um in your office?" Snape carefully worded his next sentence. "It's about the war."

"Ok Crankypants." Bailey got up and went into her office across the hall. "So here we are what did you want to talk about?" Bailey asked sitting on one of the bean bag chairs.

"It's about Sirius, Bailey before I say anything I want you to know that there are so many people who support Voldemort that it was impossible to know every single one, but I wanted to thank youfor looking over those traits and saving my life. Sirius was found in the dungeons with a Dark Mark on his arm. He must have gotten it in the last two months bcause Voldemort stopped taking followers a month ago. We don't know if he was spying for both sides." Snape said this slowly and stopped just in case Bailey watned to say anything, but when he looked at her she looked expersionless.

"Well, when Voldemort died so did his Death Eaters meaning that Sirius died also. I'm sorry Bailey. Harry, James, and Abigail knew but thought it best to keep it a secret." Snape sat down next to Bailey but let her have her space. After a couple hours of just sitting there Bailey found the words to speak.

"I guess I sort of always knew that there was a chance he might turn. Action he did, words he said the past couple of months weren't, well weren't things he would normally do. Trutfully I think I only loved him because James thought we were a perfect match and this was my way of holding on to him. In the end I think I only stayed with him because of the twins, because I felt I kept them from Sirius for too long. I should have noticed their relationship wasn't like father and child, but more like strangers. The only thing I held on to were these." Bailey said throwing her rings into the office fire. The last remaining link of her marriage to Sirius. Bailey then crawled into Snape's lap and started to cry. Snape pulled her close placing a hand on her hair and one on her back. He promised to always be there fore her, and now was his chance to prove that. That night the common rooms were buzzing with gossip most of it being just that gossip.

"Well I heard that Voldemort turned into a three-eyed frog when Harry killed him. That way Voldemort couldn't use his wand aainst Harry." Pavarti Patil told Lavender Brown in the Gryffindor Common Room.

"Well I heard that Dumbledore got so mad he punched Voldemort." Lavender joined in. Harry rolled his evers. People who looked outside while the battle was happening even made suff up. Harry then went to Draco's room.

"Hey hero, How's everyone holding up?" Draco asked once Harry sat down. Harry kissed Draco and layed down pulling Draco on top of him.

"Everyone's fine, I haven't seen Baiely yet so I'm guessing she's with Remus or Dumbledore." Harry said looking at the fire he was extremely tired.

"Come on Harry. Don't tell me you haven't figured out who she's with. Whose the one person that would care for her and be able to explain why Sirius was a Death Eater. Right ther's a clue babe Death Eater." Draco said seeing the light in Harry's head click.

"You mean, Abby decribed Professor Snape? But he's never happy and always in need of a bath or shower." Harry said shocked.

"Har, hun Severus never use to look liek that. At one point he looked just as gorgerous as the Marauders. Over time he's lost the will to look that way. If you haven't noticed Sev's changed, he has taken showers, cleaned up, and is a bit more on the cheery side when students aren't around. He made these changes when Bailey got to Hogwarts at teh beginning of the year." Draco couldn't help but undue Harry's t-shirt and start kissing his chest.

"Oh Drake," Harry moaned. Draco knew exactly what to do to get Harry to squirm. He then unzipped Harry's pants and took their relationship to a whole new level.

Severus had been able to get Bailey to stop crying. After a couple minutes of silence Snape finally got Bailey to go to her common room. "Bailey I know you're upset about Sirius, and that he just passed away and all. Well what I'm trying to say is that I love you Bail. I have for a wihle now, well since Hogwarts anyways. I understand that you need time and space though but I'll always be here, and you know where to find me." Snape said turning towards the door to leave. Bailey grabbed his arm.

"I've known how you feel about me. I have also noticed the change in your apperance and attitude towards life. As I've said before I fell out of love with Sirius before his death. I cried not because I lost a husband but because I lost a good friend. What you didn't notice was I was more worried about you at the meeting then anyone else. I made more of a fuss over your death then his. I didn't know why until Albus explained why you lived. In my marriage the only one truely in love was Sirius, what I feel for you goes a lot deeper than that. You lived because I kept you alive in my heart, if you would have died your spirit and memory would have been kept alive through me. I hope this makes sense." Bailey said kissing Severus. Severus pulled her closer deepening the kiss.

"I think I got what you mean." Snape said pulled back from Bailey before kissing her again.