Title: War of Wills: Severus Snape
Author: The Scrybe
Email: M
Fandom: Harry Potter
Summary: Severus Snape, a confession, an admission, a repent. The abridged book he published after the war.
Chapter Four: Brave New World.
She kept him in a room, locked away at the pit of her basement. No light leaked into the threshold of his subconscious, in his mind, he was alone. They were all here. She kept them locked away as she had been ordered, and she knew not where she left the key. She would hear him calling her name, wailing it. He thought he was a ghost, living a life of turmoil for the sins he had committed during his lifetime. How fitting. What he didn't know is that he was very much alive, and the woman he so desperately yearned for was only floors above him, in a sleep she would only revive from when she was given the antidote.
She let him suffer, it was only fair. He made her suffer years ago. He made her feel as though she were on top of the world. When they were together, the hushed sounds of her name drifted from his lips in a state of ecstacy. His hands would roam over her willing body and make her feel like she was his only priority. She fell for his soft-spoken words. The silk threats of her name being moaned against the walls of his bedroom still beat reminiscently in her head. She let him tangle the strings he had so strategically placed. Strings that were once hers to control. But he was her master, that was, until she found the Dark Lord.
He had been everything she needed. His power formed a cocoon over her, shielding her from men like Severus. And when the war had raged, and Dumbledore's army had been captured, her Lord gave her the one man who was foolish enough to hurt her. Along with him, she received his whore. She never would have guessed he would leave her for a woman like Hermione Granger. But of course, she didn't matter, she was only a pawn in her game to mess with Severus.
After the fall of the Dark Lord, his followers began to become greedy. She and Bellatrix stayed post, watching over Severus, Hermione, Ronald and Ginny Weasley, Neville Longbottom, Draco Malfoy, the little traitor, and the famous Harry Potter, who had seemingly went insane at the hands of Bella. They haven't been found, as of yet, although they did relocate. The house was on no map, an island small enough to walk its circumference in a day. She liked it here. She knew one day, though, the aurors would raid the house, discovering its well hidden secrets.
"What's on your mind little one?" Bella asked from her place at the window, opposite of where she was sitting at her desk.
"What's after this, I guess. We can't hide here forever. I say it's time we release them, say we saved them from rogue Deatheaters. We can bathe in the glory of fame and recognition."
Bella laughed a laugh Pansy knew all to well.
"Child are you insane? Of course, you could go into the world with a clean slate, you were never accused. But me, I am too tainted to return. No amount of rehabilitation could save someone like me. I'll be executed upon sighting."
"Not if we admit things no one could confirm." Bella's eyebrow arched over her beautiful eyes.
"Such as?"
"There are all but too many curses to name, Bella. I can vouch for you, your insanity being only temporary under the care of the Dark Lord."
Bella listened, her face brightening.
"Can we torture them a little more?"
"No, we can't. It's time we were introduced into the new age Bella."
"You do understand, Pansy, that Potter may be able do identify me."
"Maybe, but if he does, he can only identify your voice. The rooms are too dark."
"You do understand, Little one, that if I am sent away to prison, you will be joining me?"
Pansy smiled. "That's the only way it should be, sister."
They went about their business, "discovering" each of the abandoned prisoners. They gathered them all, bewildered and dazed into the boat, the boat that would take them back to civilization. It took all of Pansy's willpower to restrain the vengeful Neville from physically ripping Bella's hair out, but she did, and as they approached shore, the story of their capture had been told. Pansy couldn't help but notice the two lovesick people at the opposite end of the boat, huddling in tears of unsureness. "This can't be real..." she heard Severus say as he stroked Hermione's cheek.
They walked up to the Ministry, leading the group of followers. Pansy watched as Bellatrix was seized by the newest generation of aurors. She watched as she struggled, and fought, until finally, a booming voice filled the hall.
"Let them come!" Pansy couldn't be mistaken, the Minister was female. They climbed the unfamiliar stairs and followed the aurors who seemed to be spiteful.
What greeted them was Mistress Sylvia E. Snape.
Severus snapped out of his revere, composing himself as well as a man reintroduced to life could. He opened his eyes to a sun he thought didn't exist, dug his feet into sand that he swore would have burned in hell. He caressed the cheek of an angel he thought to be gone. He couldn't be in heaven...this had to be real.
When he reached the Ministry of Magic building, although a very different building than he remembered, and encountered his sister, all he could do from squeezing her to death was cry. He was alive! He watched, fascinated at the scene before him. His sister had grown into something enchanting. Her eyes were a green so shockingly piercing that she stared right through him. She was tall, taller than their mother, and fit. She had been skipped of the Snape snout, he noticed, and replaced was a small pointed nose that suited her face. Her hair was longer now, still jet-black. The ebony tresses fell to her waist in loose ringlets. Yes, this was his sister, healthy and beautiful. He ran to her, hugging her, telling her of all the things he went through. He felt her face like a blind man, who was given the gift of sight a second time in life. And then...he fainted.
A/N: After much consideration, I am continuing with this story, although at first it was to be a trilogy. Hopefully I will receive more reviews for it from those who took the time to read the first three chapters. This is just a connecting chapter, so please be patient for more of the plot. R & R!