Opening his eyes again, was something that really wasn't of much
enjoyment. The room was so brightly lit that it was almost blinding.
Severus winced from the excessive light. His body hurt all over. It
hurt to move, even to breath. And it seemed that even the beating of
his heart caused him pain.
He laid there, not moving, hoping that someone would come along
and answer all the questions that he had. But it seemed like that was
going to happen. No one was around. 'Great,' thought the groggy
Severus. 'I'm nearly killed, and no one is even around when I wake
up.' It didn't seem like it was going to be a very promising day.
Remus walked into the hospital wing to find Severus asleep in
his bed. He walked over to him, and stood right over his body. No one
else was in the ward. "Severus," he whispered as he ran his hand over
the fragile boy's forehead. His eyes flicked open.
"Remus!" As soon as he said that, he winced. It hurt to even
talk.
"Shhh." Remus grabbed Severus' hand and held it. "Don't talk. I
know how much pain you must be in."
Severus looked to the window. It was dark outside. He must have
fallen back asleep. His stomach growled from lack of food.
"Oh, Mr. Snape! I am so glad to see that you have finally woken
up!" said the nurse. "Here, if you will take this potion, I can
guarantee it will bring you a full night's sleep and when you wake up,
you feel no pain what so ever." She brought over a bottle of potion,
put some in a spoon, and fed it to him like a mother does a baby.
His eyes again became heavy, and it became difficult to keep
them open. "Go to sleep, Sev. I'll be here when you wake up." And with
that final note, Severus closed his eyes and let sleep take him over.
The common room was loud with talk when Remus walked back in
from his visit with Severus. "What's going on?" he asked Peter.
"Dumbledore's quite sure that it was students that did that to
Snape. Everyone's in a ruckus trying to figure out who it was. They're
quite upset actually..."
Remus shuddered. He hoped that Dumbledore wouldn't be asking
him. But he knew he would be. He had tipped him off about Severus
having trouble with some students earlier that week. He knew he would
be asked. It was only a matter of time.
Severus only spent a few days in the hospital wing. Three
actually. After that he was ready to return to the common room. But
not yet classes. He had another 3 days off from classes to rest up a
bit more. He was still pretty sore, even after all the potions he had
taken.
Remus was with him as much as he could be. He spent the three
days in the hospital wing with him, but once he was moved back to the
common room, he knew that he wouldn't get to see him as much. Only
during meals and whenever he felt like leaving the dorm, would he see
him.
On his third day of resting up in the dorm, there was a knock on
the door. Dumbledore walked in to find the boy sitting beside the
window, looking out upon the grounds. "Hello, Severus. How are you
feeling?"
He shrugged, and continued to look out the window, not looking
up at the headmaster once. "Severus," Dumbledore had walked over to
him, and sat down next to him. "I am here to ask you to please come
and talk to me in my office. Remus is there waiting now. Please,
Severus." The boy silently nodded and stood up
He followed the headmaster to his office. Going up the stairs,
he felt his stomach churn. He wasn't really looking forward to having
to talk to him about what had happened. Especially with Remus there.
He knew that Remus had been present and had witnessed some things. But
how much did he see? Would he rat is so-called-friends out?
Going into the office, Severus found Dumbledore to have told the
truth. There sat Remus Lupin. "Please, Severus, will you have a seat?"
The older man went and sat behind his desk, as the two boys sat in
front of him. "Now, Mr. Snape, you know that Remus here came to me not
too long ago- about a week ago now- and told me that he feared for
your safety, because of some other students. He did not tell me the
names of the students, and he has not so far. But this must be dealt
with. You do realize this, don't you?" Severus nodded again, and then
looked up into Remus' eyes. Remus looked straight back at him, a smile
appearing on his face. Severus knew that it hadn't been genuine
though. It was a smile to try and show support, try to give him
courage. But it didn't work.
"Severus, if you were to walk out of this office right now,
would you be in any trouble?" Severus sat quiet. "Would whoever did
that to you, be able to do it again?" Severus nodded. "So it is a
student?" Once again a nod.
"Two," whispered Remus. "as a matter of fact."
"Remus, would you like to tell your side of the story?"
"Well... I mean, I don't know that much."
"Obviously you
know more than me.
Please, share."
"It's just that, I kind of saw a little bit of it. I wanted to
stop it! I honestly did. But, I couldn't." Remus looked to the floor. It
seemed like it was just as hard for him to talk about it, as it was for
Severus to even think about it. "They uh... were pretty determined."
"Yes. I could see that," spoke Dumbledore softly. "Mr. Lupin, I do not
know whether or not you know the types of injuries that Severus endured.
Severus, would you feel comfortable if he was to know?" Once again,
Severus nodded as he felt his face get warmer, as he was sure it was
getting red. "You may have noticed that when you found Severus the next
morning, there was blood down his legs. Looks as if he had been... raped.
The nurse examined him, and she found scars that would indicate that this
is not the first time this has happened."
Remus thought that he was going to start crying. He had guessed that's
what had happened. But hearing it was so much worse. "Remus, did you know
that this had been happening?" Remus took up Severus' method of answering
and nodded in reply. "Why did you not say anything to anybody? Remus,
they could be doing this to other people. We need to stop whoever is
doing this. And I know that you know who it is. Please, please, can you
tell me?"
That was the last straw. Tears clouded Remus' vision, and soon fell
down his cheeks. He couldn't say who it was. He couldn't abandon his
friends. But then again, he would be abandoning Severus too. He didn't
know what to do. "No. I can't right now headmaster."
Dumbledore let out a long sigh. "Thank you Remus. If you would please
give Severus and I some time alone..." Remus got up from his seat, dried
his cheeks, and looked at Severus. He could tell that his friend was lost
in both thought and fear. Would he be mad at him too, after what he had
just done?
Once Remus was out of the room, Dumbledore asked Severus the exact
same question. "Can you please tell me who it was? Are you able to?"
"No."
"Do you want to talk about-"
"No."
"Severus, once again, if you need to talk about it, or you need
someone, I'm here. Please, as soon as you think you can tell me who it
was, let me know. Alright? Be on your way then."
Severus got up from his seat and left the office. Climbing down the
stairs he felt tears pulling at his eyes as well. It hurt so much to just
think about it. As soon as he stepped off of the stairs, the first tear
had fallen down his cheek. He found Remus standing at the end of the
staircase, waiting for him. Remus walked forward after seeing that he was
in tears, and embraced his friend tightly. Severus held on tight, his
hand grasping the back of Remus' golden hair. Standing there, Severus
sobbed into his friend's shoulder. He had needed that so badly. He needed
to let it go. And now was the time.
A/N: Okay, I think I have a pretty good idea of what I want to happen.
The only problem is how I'm going to get it to happen. Well.... I have a
few ideas on what could happen, and I'm gonna list 'em and then tell me
what you think, because I need help writing this thing. Spoilers ahead so
stop now, if you don't want to know what's gonna happen.
Okay, I either want it that Sirius and James get caught in the act again,
or I want it that this whole thing leads up to the whole conspiracy at
the shrieking shack. I could have it that Severus thinks that Remus had
betrayed him, when in truth, Remus had saved him somehow, and the whole
thing never got straightened out between them... or something like that.
Someone email me or review the story with the idea(s) and tell me what
YOU think should happen. I'll read all of them and then make a decision
on one with my own twist, or I'll combine them. I would really appreciate
the help. Thanks guys!
enjoyment. The room was so brightly lit that it was almost blinding.
Severus winced from the excessive light. His body hurt all over. It
hurt to move, even to breath. And it seemed that even the beating of
his heart caused him pain.
He laid there, not moving, hoping that someone would come along
and answer all the questions that he had. But it seemed like that was
going to happen. No one was around. 'Great,' thought the groggy
Severus. 'I'm nearly killed, and no one is even around when I wake
up.' It didn't seem like it was going to be a very promising day.
Remus walked into the hospital wing to find Severus asleep in
his bed. He walked over to him, and stood right over his body. No one
else was in the ward. "Severus," he whispered as he ran his hand over
the fragile boy's forehead. His eyes flicked open.
"Remus!" As soon as he said that, he winced. It hurt to even
talk.
"Shhh." Remus grabbed Severus' hand and held it. "Don't talk. I
know how much pain you must be in."
Severus looked to the window. It was dark outside. He must have
fallen back asleep. His stomach growled from lack of food.
"Oh, Mr. Snape! I am so glad to see that you have finally woken
up!" said the nurse. "Here, if you will take this potion, I can
guarantee it will bring you a full night's sleep and when you wake up,
you feel no pain what so ever." She brought over a bottle of potion,
put some in a spoon, and fed it to him like a mother does a baby.
His eyes again became heavy, and it became difficult to keep
them open. "Go to sleep, Sev. I'll be here when you wake up." And with
that final note, Severus closed his eyes and let sleep take him over.
The common room was loud with talk when Remus walked back in
from his visit with Severus. "What's going on?" he asked Peter.
"Dumbledore's quite sure that it was students that did that to
Snape. Everyone's in a ruckus trying to figure out who it was. They're
quite upset actually..."
Remus shuddered. He hoped that Dumbledore wouldn't be asking
him. But he knew he would be. He had tipped him off about Severus
having trouble with some students earlier that week. He knew he would
be asked. It was only a matter of time.
Severus only spent a few days in the hospital wing. Three
actually. After that he was ready to return to the common room. But
not yet classes. He had another 3 days off from classes to rest up a
bit more. He was still pretty sore, even after all the potions he had
taken.
Remus was with him as much as he could be. He spent the three
days in the hospital wing with him, but once he was moved back to the
common room, he knew that he wouldn't get to see him as much. Only
during meals and whenever he felt like leaving the dorm, would he see
him.
On his third day of resting up in the dorm, there was a knock on
the door. Dumbledore walked in to find the boy sitting beside the
window, looking out upon the grounds. "Hello, Severus. How are you
feeling?"
He shrugged, and continued to look out the window, not looking
up at the headmaster once. "Severus," Dumbledore had walked over to
him, and sat down next to him. "I am here to ask you to please come
and talk to me in my office. Remus is there waiting now. Please,
Severus." The boy silently nodded and stood up
He followed the headmaster to his office. Going up the stairs,
he felt his stomach churn. He wasn't really looking forward to having
to talk to him about what had happened. Especially with Remus there.
He knew that Remus had been present and had witnessed some things. But
how much did he see? Would he rat is so-called-friends out?
Going into the office, Severus found Dumbledore to have told the
truth. There sat Remus Lupin. "Please, Severus, will you have a seat?"
The older man went and sat behind his desk, as the two boys sat in
front of him. "Now, Mr. Snape, you know that Remus here came to me not
too long ago- about a week ago now- and told me that he feared for
your safety, because of some other students. He did not tell me the
names of the students, and he has not so far. But this must be dealt
with. You do realize this, don't you?" Severus nodded again, and then
looked up into Remus' eyes. Remus looked straight back at him, a smile
appearing on his face. Severus knew that it hadn't been genuine
though. It was a smile to try and show support, try to give him
courage. But it didn't work.
"Severus, if you were to walk out of this office right now,
would you be in any trouble?" Severus sat quiet. "Would whoever did
that to you, be able to do it again?" Severus nodded. "So it is a
student?" Once again a nod.
"Two," whispered Remus. "as a matter of fact."
"Remus, would you like to tell your side of the story?"
"Well... I mean, I don't know that much."
"Obviously you
know more than me.
Please, share."
"It's just that, I kind of saw a little bit of it. I wanted to
stop it! I honestly did. But, I couldn't." Remus looked to the floor. It
seemed like it was just as hard for him to talk about it, as it was for
Severus to even think about it. "They uh... were pretty determined."
"Yes. I could see that," spoke Dumbledore softly. "Mr. Lupin, I do not
know whether or not you know the types of injuries that Severus endured.
Severus, would you feel comfortable if he was to know?" Once again,
Severus nodded as he felt his face get warmer, as he was sure it was
getting red. "You may have noticed that when you found Severus the next
morning, there was blood down his legs. Looks as if he had been... raped.
The nurse examined him, and she found scars that would indicate that this
is not the first time this has happened."
Remus thought that he was going to start crying. He had guessed that's
what had happened. But hearing it was so much worse. "Remus, did you know
that this had been happening?" Remus took up Severus' method of answering
and nodded in reply. "Why did you not say anything to anybody? Remus,
they could be doing this to other people. We need to stop whoever is
doing this. And I know that you know who it is. Please, please, can you
tell me?"
That was the last straw. Tears clouded Remus' vision, and soon fell
down his cheeks. He couldn't say who it was. He couldn't abandon his
friends. But then again, he would be abandoning Severus too. He didn't
know what to do. "No. I can't right now headmaster."
Dumbledore let out a long sigh. "Thank you Remus. If you would please
give Severus and I some time alone..." Remus got up from his seat, dried
his cheeks, and looked at Severus. He could tell that his friend was lost
in both thought and fear. Would he be mad at him too, after what he had
just done?
Once Remus was out of the room, Dumbledore asked Severus the exact
same question. "Can you please tell me who it was? Are you able to?"
"No."
"Do you want to talk about-"
"No."
"Severus, once again, if you need to talk about it, or you need
someone, I'm here. Please, as soon as you think you can tell me who it
was, let me know. Alright? Be on your way then."
Severus got up from his seat and left the office. Climbing down the
stairs he felt tears pulling at his eyes as well. It hurt so much to just
think about it. As soon as he stepped off of the stairs, the first tear
had fallen down his cheek. He found Remus standing at the end of the
staircase, waiting for him. Remus walked forward after seeing that he was
in tears, and embraced his friend tightly. Severus held on tight, his
hand grasping the back of Remus' golden hair. Standing there, Severus
sobbed into his friend's shoulder. He had needed that so badly. He needed
to let it go. And now was the time.
A/N: Okay, I think I have a pretty good idea of what I want to happen.
The only problem is how I'm going to get it to happen. Well.... I have a
few ideas on what could happen, and I'm gonna list 'em and then tell me
what you think, because I need help writing this thing. Spoilers ahead so
stop now, if you don't want to know what's gonna happen.
Okay, I either want it that Sirius and James get caught in the act again,
or I want it that this whole thing leads up to the whole conspiracy at
the shrieking shack. I could have it that Severus thinks that Remus had
betrayed him, when in truth, Remus had saved him somehow, and the whole
thing never got straightened out between them... or something like that.
Someone email me or review the story with the idea(s) and tell me what
YOU think should happen. I'll read all of them and then make a decision
on one with my own twist, or I'll combine them. I would really appreciate
the help. Thanks guys!