Ch 8. A Castle Weeps
"It is with a heavy heart that I accept the roll of Minister it will be a great struggle to follow such steady footsteps but I promise to do everything in my power to make this transition as smooth as possible." Before Percy could go any further two figures apperated before him, the once bright eyes of Nymphadora Tonks looking at him dully her hair a dull black no spark of it's normal quirk and beside her, Severus Snape stood proud, face emotionless as it had been before Voldemort's defeat. This was Percy's chance for revenge and it would be sweet.
"Minister Weasley we've brought..." Tonks gulped "… the prisoner." Her voice rang out monotone and tired. Percy's smile widened a moment before a fake grimace took it's place.
"I'm afraid that's all the time I have..." he announced to the crowd "...I have pressing matters to attend to." With that Percy apperated the three into a holding cell in the Ministries lower levels.
"Leave us!" Percy commanded and Tonks left the cell eyes downcast. When the door closed behind her Percy's eyes glittered and without preamble or flinch Percy raised his wand.
"Avada Kadavra!" Green light poured from the wand and enveloped Severus. The intense backwash of released magic washed over Percy leaving him with no memories and no usable magic.
Before Severus' dying breath he felt his son's magic release in waves. At Hogwarts the children gathered comforting each other while Netis, Remus, Sirius, Petunia, Kate, Minerva, and Albus tried to think of anyway they knew to help.
Suddenly the castle surged with magic, green light flashing from every window and when the haze cleared no one on the castle grounds was alive.
"Today we remember our loved ones and hope they are in a better place." Molly Weasley's tear tinted voice sounded. She stood before the Great Hall where the Staff table once stood, now caskets lined it's place. Above the caskets hung a banner:
"IN LOVING MEMORY OF SEVERUS, KATE, JULIE, and HARRY SNAPE, NEVILLE LONGBOTTOM, DRACO MALFOY, SIRIUS BLACK, PETUNIA and DUDLEY DURESLY, REMUS LUPIN, KEGAN FUDGE, FRED, GEORGE, RON, and GINNY WEASLEY, HERMIONE GRANGER, ALBUS, MINERVA, and NETIS DUMBLEDORE, and POPPY POMPHRY MAY THEY REST IN PEACE."
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