1A.N: Well here is another Chapter, I hope you like it so please, please review/
Chapter Three: Blackness and Torture
The weeks dragged on for Severus as he sat in the hospital wing. They had finally taken his bandages off, they said that he had been lucky. I would rather be dead right now than stuck in this world. What is the use of living when you can't see anything. Severus heard the door to the hospital wing slowly creep open, he heard the shuffling of feet. Must be Potter and his nosey friend, I wonder what they want.
"Severus, Harry is here to see you." Poppy said as she brought a chair over. "I don't know how you are going to talk to him Harry, as you know he can't see and he can't speak. The only one here who can communicate with him is Albus. Really that man can work wonders." The only reason that you can't understand me women is because I don't want you to. Even though Severus had not talked Harry had heard every word. "If you don't want her to understand you Professor than why are you allowing me to understand you?" Because Potter, you were Hermione's friend and you were there when she died.
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Harry did not understand why he was going up to see Snape, after all he was the reason that Hermione was dead. He did not stop Lucius when he could have. And to make matters even worse the bastard blamed Sirius, not himself. By the time that he reached the hospital wing Harry was shaking with anger, he had to force himself to calm down before he opened the door. Poppy walked over to him with a sorrowful expression on her face. She walked over to Professor Snape, Harry noticed how he sat in the bed by the window, not moving when the door had opened. It was almost as if he were a vegetable. That was when all of Harry's anger melted away. "Severus, Harry is here to see you." Harry watched as Madame Pomfrey moved a chair closer to Snape and motioned for Harry to sit. "I don't know how you are going to talk to him Harry, as you know he can't see and he can't speak. The only one here who can communicate with him is Albus. Really that man can work wonders." Harry chuckled at what he heard next. The only reason that you can't understand me women is because I don't want you to. Harry had to admit that the man was brilliant. But why did he want to speak to me. It's not as if I'm anyone special. He voiced this out loud, and was shaken by the answer. Because Potter, You were Hermione's friend and you were there when she died. Harry was dumbfounded. "Of course I was there when she died, I watched Lucius kill her and I watched you stand by, fighting Sirius over some highschool grudge, and you watched her die! I thought that you cared about her Professor, obviously I was wrong." There was a loud crash as something went flying through the window. Don't you ever tell me I did not care Potter! Do you here me? Ever! I loved her more than anyone can love a person. Tell me Potter what were you doing when Lucius was slowly raping her? Who were you fighting? Voldemort was already dead. So tell me Potter, were standing by and watching? There was silence as Harry shook with rage. How dare this man stand by and accuse him of being evil? He was not the one who had attacked Sirius. He was not the one who attacked Hermione. He had killed the most powerful dark wizard of all time. So it's true them. Well, well Potter, wouldn't your father be proud. Yes I did despise him, but right now he looks like an angel compared to you.
Not another word was spoken. Within the next moment Harry had lunged at Severus and had tackled him to the floor. As he was about to punch him Harry noticed for the first time the scars that were embedded in his Professors face. They zig-zagged across Snapes face like lightning across the night sky. Just as he was about to say something the door to the hospital wing creped open. Harry turned to see who it was but the next thing he new he had been knocked to the floor. Black, how dare you show your face in my pressance! Did you forget that had it not been for Albus I would have killed you that night? What makes you think that I won't do it again? Severus had Sirius pinned up against the wall with one hand. "What are you doing Snape? Why are you attacking me like this?" What was Black talking about? Hadn't he just heard him? Harry and Albus could hear him through his thoughts.
"Harry would you mind helping me out here? I think that he has gone insane." Sirius smirked as he spoke, for he was looking at Snape's scared up face. Now who was the one paying for Hermione's death? Sirus looked over at Harry noticing that he hadn't moved.
For Harry it all seamed to click at that moment. Why were he and Albus the only ones able to communicate with Severus? Were had Sirius been at the begining of the final battle? Could Snape and Albus actually be right? But the look in Sirius face as he looked upon Snape's face confirmed everything. Sirius was truly the evil one not Severus. He was the one who let Hermione die. He was the one who had led Voldemort straigh to them.
Flashback:
"Hermione, were's Sirius? We need him if were going to fight this!" Harry yelled this as they were running through the forest. He noticed that Ron, Luna, Remus, Neville, Ginny, Fred, and George were following him and Hermione up the winding path. "I don't know Harry! I haven't seen him since breakfast this morning. He said that he had some things that he needed to do." Suddenly Harry stopped, he saw some sparks in the clearing up above, he heard someone scream. "Come on!" They began to make there way to the clearing. What they saw there was terrifying. Albus was fighting Bealatrix Black, Sirius and Snape were fighting, Lucius and Draco were also battling against one another. Draco had joined them at the end of there sixth year when everybody thought that Albus was dead. (One day during the summer Snape had emerged from the woods carrying Draco's limp body, he was barely alive himself. They had all forgiven him because they had seen that he was willing to risk his own life in order to protect another's. Even though he had killed Albus they had all decided that him and Albus had had the situation carefully planned. They assumed this even though Snape would not share his thoughts with anyone, not even Hermione, who had gotten extremely close with him over the past year. And after all Snape had found the only curse that was able to resurrect Albus before the final battle.) Harry saw Voldemort slowly emerge from the clearing. They walked towards one another. Two people walking slowly towards one another, cautiously in the midst of battle. "Well Potter it seems that your time has come at last, and with no one to protect you, not even mommy and daddy, what a shame." Voldemort laughed menacingly. Harry looked around and noticed that all of his friends were caught up in the battle, Hermione was now fighting Lucius who had killed Draco, Snape and Sirius were still fighting, Remus was holding of most of the Dementors. Ron Fred and George were fighting the Vampires who had showed up out of no where and he could not see Ginny and Neville. He spotted Luna who was coming through the clearing who was riding a unicorn, quickly followed by many others. She was not only followed by the Unicorns but also the centaurs, the thestrals, and the spiders. He smiled, leave it up to Luna to bring in the strangest reinforcements. "Stop looking for you friends Potter. I want you to stare me straight in the eyes when you die, just like your filthy mudblood mother."
Harry heard his mother screaming and the next thing that he knew he was throwing every curse that he could think of at Voldemort, including the Unforgivables, but they seemed to have no effect on him. Voldemort was laughing. Before he could react Harry threw the only other curse that he could think of at the grotesque man standing if front of him "Avada Kedavra!" There was a flash of green light, Harry felt the force of someone pushing him backwards and then there was blackness.
He felt pain like he never had before, pain through his heart. He opened his eyes to see what was going on. He heard someone scream and he looked over his shoulder. He saw Lucius on top of Hermione. She was screaming for Severus, Harry looked and saw Severus standing on the other end of the field. There was a sharp pain as he felt something collide with his head and then there was blackness.
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The next thing that Harry remembered was waking up in the Hospital Wing, it seemed as if he spent a lot of time there lately. Albus told him that he had defeated Voldemort, even though he was still weak Poppy had allowed a small celebration party that night, consisting of the people who were in the Hospital Wing because of the battle. Harry looked around and saw Ron, George, Neville, Remus, Snape, Sirius, and Albus. But where were Ginny, Hermione, Neville, Fred, and Luna? Then Harry remembered Lucius and Hermione, not being able to find Ginny and Neville, and then the sickening thought hit him. The thought that would wake him up in the middle of the night because of his nightmares about them for many years to come. They were all dead.
End of Flashback
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Sirius and Snape had both noticed that Harry was not answering either of them. Sirius had noticed how pale Harry had gotten and how glazed over his eyes had gotten "Snape, something wrong with Harry!" Severus had let go of Sirius and was making his way towards Harry. Harry? Harry! Can You Here me? He got no response. He heard Sirius yelling Harry's name and the next thing that Severus knew Sirius was shaking Harry, almost as if that that would help wake him up. They both sighed in relief as Harry's eyes began to flutter. Harry looked around confused and then the words that Severus had heard come out of his mouth were music to his ears. "It was you. You killed her." He said this as he looked directly at Sirius Black, the blood traitor.
A.N: So what did you think? Was it to confusing. If you have any questions please email me. Anyways, Please, Please Read and REVIEW! Thanks!
Hermione's Spirit
