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Chapter Three: Changed World

Severus has never felt so alive. After going through the window he was now free falling back to earth. Lily was right beside him, laughing as her wings beat the air softly. The air was cool and sent a rush through his veins that he cherished. Who knows when he could feel this way again now that he is so called dead. The clouds were fluffy and soft as him and lily went through them. Hogwarts was now visible, a small black dot in the lush green patches of land. It slowly started to grow in mass and he gasped in horror at the scene before him. Hogwarts his beloved school was now lying in practically ruins. Huge parts of building have now been torn off and illuminated by the roaring fire eating away everything in its path. Flashes of wands going off illuminated the place like a light show. He looked at Lily and saw that she was as horrified as him.

"Where's Harry?" She cried frantically. He watched as students ran in the small stone courtyard that led to the outside grounds and watched as some parried with death eaters. He gasped as one student was illuminated in a big ball of green light before dropping to the floor dead. This can't be happening! He took Lily's hand as they landed lightly on the ground and ran through the battle scene. Giants with maces wielded frantically at the students and stone guards trying to protect the school. Death eaters were left and right, killing in a merciful haze.

They ran through the doors that we once a grand hallway. It was now a infirmary and makeshift morgue. Students laid splayed out on stretchers some alive but severely wounded. Nurses bustled around, trying to help as much as they could. He looked in horror as he recognized many of these students. Such terror they are going through. He heard the sound of wailing and looked to the corner where he could recognize the blazing red hair of the Weasley family. Ron was bent over sobbing. He peered to see that his brother Fred layed dead on the stretcher. He felt compassion for the boy. No matter how troublesome and mischievous the Weasley twins are they didn't deserve to die. He also noticed with another wave of horror the lifeless face of Remus Lupin and his wife Tonks.

"Lily" His voice cracked with emotion "What has this world become?" She looked at him, her green eyes incredibly sad.

"I know Severus. The world we knew has changed." She leaned her head against his shoulder. "I think I might explore Hogwarts for one last time. I don't think I could bear to come back here now that it's a castle of death." She nodded in understanding. "Go ahead I personally have something to do. I'll be back." With that she took off and disappeared into the sky. He felt a hole start to rip through his heart as he descended the crumbling steps to the dungeons where he spent most of his time. The Sytherin common room was as gloomy as he remembered. Some students were sitting on the couches, sobbing or acting completely oblivious to war zone above. He walked into the far corner where the entrance to his private quarters stand and found it not out of place. The bed was still rumpled when he slept there a few days before. His belongings were still in its designated spots. He wondered if anyone knew he was dead. And if they would care for that matter. He was cruel and ruthless to the students. He wouldn't expect any kindness from them. With a sigh he walked through the door and straight ahead to the potions class room. Unlike the common room the place was destroyed. Smashed cauldrons and vials of potions were scattered on the floor. Shelves of potions were missing and the whole room was in ruin. Snape wanted to fall to his knees and cry then and there but he took a deep breath and composed himself. He left quickly and entered the war zone again. Students were still fighting left and right. He drifted past and up the stairs to where it was surprisingly deathly quiet. "Professor Snape?" A soft voice said and he turned around to face Luna Lovegood. "Why you still here? You're dead." She said blatantly in her calm serene voice. How can she see me? "You can see me Luna?" She cocked her head as if confused. "Of course I can, I can see all of the ghosts they talk to me and most of them don't know they are dead." He cringed a little at that.

"Anyway how do you like what you see? Are you happy that Voldemort has taken over and killed our friends." Her voice has a slight edge to it even though her face showed no anger. "I know you must hate me Luna but as a death eater I had to respect the Dark Lords wishes or else…" She frowned so slightly that he wasn't sure if he actually saw it. "Or else he would of killed you." She finished with no compassion "Well it's seems that he killed you off anyway." He nodded and casts his eyes on the floor shamefully letting the black curtain of his hair fall into his face. "well you did what you had to." She shrugged "No one should hold grudges even in death." He looked at her. She still had that wild platinum hair and the weird radish earrings. "Thank you Luna but I didn't deserve your forgiveness." She looked at him, her blue eyes brightening as she smiled. "Everyone deserves forgiveness." With that she brushed past him and back into danger. He continued to wander, unaware of how much time past. He paused a few times as he heard loud crashed and booms above and below him. One time part of the ceiling crumbled where he stood but of course he felt nothing as it passed right through him.

Finally he headed back in the direction of the danger zone and found that all students were huddled outside and were watching in mute terror as a group of death eaters, lead by the Dark Lord himself stood on the opposite side of them. Hagrid was among them, his bearded face bloodied. His eyes were glistening with tears as he bowed his head. In his arms was the lifeless body of Harry Potter. So it has finally happened. Right then Lily appeared. Her eyes were filled with tears. "It will be okay Lily" He reassured her and he wrapped his arms around her. Luna was the only one to notice them. They watched as the terrible scene unraveled. He peered at the faces of students, bloodied and now had expressions of defeat and hopelessness that it made the raw ache in his chest intensify. The Dark Lord pranced like an idiot around, overjoyed that he has finally killed his foe once and for all. All of a sudden it felt like Snape was being drawn back and he noticed the same weird effect was happening to Lily too. "What's happening?" Snape asked as the pull got stronger and he stumbled backwards. "We are being sucked back. We have spent too much time on earth and now we have to go back." His eyes went wide with disbelief. "Now? No I don't want to go back." But too late they were lifted off the ground and Hogwarts became small before it disappeared behind clouds and they finally went through the window back into heaven. Dismay came over Snape in waves. Death seemed now to be the worst thing of all.