A/N: Woohoo I made it through the 4th without being on fire! Fireworks are so much fun… but I don't like mosquitoes… they make me cry. I just saw Harry Potter 5! I literally just walked in from the midnight showing! I liked it even there were some discrepancies… did anyone else notice that Lucius was disturbingly hot? I should have had him naked more often in The Zoo . Anyways, this is the second to last chapter of the good ole Island so you should start saying goodbye now to ease the pain. I got a couple of fantastic reviews over the last couple of chapters to the rest of you should get in gear shakes fist I'm cranking out the seventh chapter in like four days so you should reward me with your theories and opinions! I'm as entertained by them as J.K. Rowling herself. Speaking of, I don't own any of these characters or the concept of Muggles, magic or teenage pregnancy. Thanks in advance!
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"GET OFF OF ME!"
Ron struggled to escape Viktor's grip while the others crowded around, save Harry, who sat in his usual spot, digging the hole in the sand. Under Snape's suggestion, they tied Ron to a tree to relieve Viktor, who was looking a bit worse for the wear after dragging the struggling Weasley through the forest. When Ginny pushed her way to the front of the crowd, meeting eyes with Ron, the boy reared back and spat in her face, "TROLLOP!"
Hermione pulled her friend aside, "Ginny are you alright?"
Ginny wiped her face indignantly and turned to her brother with an air of authority, "Kill him!"
Snape turned as Harry suddenly bolted from the beach, "Potter!" he shouted, before taking off after the boy, Lupin and Sirius at his heels.
Harry led them on a chase through the forest until he came to the cliff where he'd fled from Neville's body. He stood at the edge and turned to the adults as small rocks fell from the unsteady cliff, "Harry." Sirius said gently, "Come down from there!"
Snape could hear Ron's screams of pain from the beach as Harry took another step back, balancing precariously on one foot as his other hung over the ocean. He looked at Snape with pleading eyes, causing the man to step forward slowly, "Potter, don't be foolish."
Harry's eyes rolled back in his head slightly, and turned black as he whispered, "Severus."
Snape took a step back, and turned to Sirius and Lupin, who had the same eyes, and hissed his name just as Harry had. Snape stumbled as he turned from them and ran back to the beach, only to find the others in a similar state; Tonks was at his side in an instant, clawing at him as she whispered his name. Snape closed his eyes and when he opened them the beach was full of adders, black and poisonous, hissing so loudly that it was all he could hear.
He turned away and found himself sitting on the plane; Tonks' was sitting with her head against his shoulder, as she had been, but his name was still coming from somewhere. He glanced up to see Sirius struggling with Lupin, looking directly at him and shouting his name. Snape sprang to action instantly, running forward and grabbing Lupin, shoving him into the bathroom and slamming the small door, "Hold it." he ordered Sirius before rushing to wake Lucius and shout for Percy, "Go hold the door!"
Snape checked once that the door was secure before returning to his seat; he turned to Tonks slowly, "What is the date?"
Tonks rose an eyebrow, "Uh… the 23rd of July I believe." she said, "Why?"
"It isn't the second of August?"
"Not unless I'm missing a week somewhere." Tonks said with a quiet laugh, "Is everything alright up there?"
"Lupin's still a werewolf." Snape replied simply as he rose.
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Neville sighed heavily as Ginny sat beside him crossly, "Come on, Gin. You can't stay mad forever."
Ginny gave him a sour look, looking up when Snape reached their seats, "Yes, Professor Snape?"
He scowled as he leaned over them, "I know that you're pregnant." he said.
Neville turned an alarming shade of purple as he stared at his feet, "How-" Ginny started.
Snape interrupted her with an accusing tone, "You, Weasley, are a chore!" Ginny paled and Neville, were he a braver man, would have smirked, "And you, Longbottom, straighten up and be a man; you have a responsibility."
Ginny gave Neville a boastful look as Snape turned away, distracted by a frightened voice, "Professor Snape?"
"What is it Granger?" he snapped.
"It's Viktor."
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Viktor writhed in pain beside Hermione, gasping as his one lung struggled to move air. Hermione was gripping his hand, and she nearly refused to move when Snape nudged in-between them. Snape shooed Hermione from her seat and knelt in it, laying a hand on Viktor's chest and listening to his noises of desperation. Snape bristled and shook his head, "He isn't getting any air." he muttered, turning his head, "Nymphadora, love?"
Tonks turned and Snape ignored the twins as they exchanged glances before giving Snape identical curious smirks, "What is it?" Tonks called back to him.
"Get the Muggles." Snape said, having no other option.
Tonks nodded and hurried up to the cockpit, past the three wizards leaning against the door. After a moment a Muggle emerged, and after speaking with Tonks, he grabbed a small box from under his seat and hurried back. Snape turned to him, "He isn't breathing."
"They said this might happen." the Muggle replied, "I'm a paramedic; I can take care of him."
Snape scowled, "Well if you ridiculously oblivious Muggles hadn't shoved a needle into his other lung maybe this wouldn't be happening."
The Muggle ignored Snape, turning back to Tonks, "Tell the pilot we have to land!"
Tonks returned to the cockpit, this time disappearing inside, and not returning. Snape stepped aside as the Muggle retrieved a large hook-shaped object from his bag and a flashlight, ripping Viktor's sweater open and leaning his seat back. Snape backed out of the way as the Muggle tilted Viktor's head back and proceeded to curve the large hollow hook into his mouth and down his throat. Hermione, who had moved to sit beside Ron, buried her face in the redhead's shoulder, and as Ginny did the same to Neville, it was a nod of gratitude that Ron gave the boy, not a glare of jealousy. Snape remained at the Muggle's side until he was certain the man knew what he was doing, and then he returned to his seat just as Tonks returned to her own, closing his eyes and letting his mind drift back to the night at the zoo when he, like the others, had been visited by a ghost from his past.
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It had been close to the time when Tonks made her desperate leap in the footsteps of Katie Bell, and on one of the rare occasions that Severus Snape slept in that monstrous place. He awoke when a bright light shone in his face, and found Lily Potter sitting happily on a rock in front of him, "Good morning, Severus… or… rather good evening."
Snape sat up quickly and shook his head to clear it, "Evans?"
"Oh, Severus." Lily said with a shake of her head, "Aren't we all just a bit too old for that silliness? I know you don't hate me, and so do you."
Snape lowered his head and stared hard at the ground, struggling against emotion that threatened to well up in his heart; a cold hand lifted his chin suddenly and he was staring up into her eyes of Lily, "Lily, I… what happened to you…"
"Even angels can fall, Severus, you are only a wizard. You have done all you can to redeem yourself, and you will do more." Lily assured.
"How could you possibly know that?" Snape muttered bitterly.
"I know what's about to happen to my boy, and that's enough to tell me what you have to do." Lily answered, "You have to protect them, Severus. You have to do anything they ask you to because they need you. Are you listening to this?"
Snape nodded slowly, "If you are certain they'll want my help, I offer it."
"I'm not saying they will ALL ask, but you have to do all you can… and Severus? That little girl over there, she's your second chance."
Snape glanced over to Tonks and wrinkled his nose, but did not argue, "How will I know if… if this really ever happened?"
Lily smiled hauntingly, "When you wake up… wake up when you are called, then you will know. You'll know, and you'll remember this." Lily leaned forward and pressed a kiss to his forehead, disappearing as Snape returned to sleep.
In his seat with Tonks' hand firmly held in his own, Snape smiled, and he remembered, and he knew.
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A/N: Last chapter coming up! Aren't you psyched!? Oh and by the way I'm working in a chapter for what's going on at The Zoo with good ole Mr. Weasley that will be one of the earlier chapters of The Window. Also, before I give you the last chapter of The Island I'll let you know that the third installment will be more light-hearted. If you're looking for something I've written that won't make you want to jump off of a bridge, this may just be it! Of course there will still be some angst, and that oh-so-quirky couple Draco and Greg will still be going at it… take that how you will. Look for the last chapter of The Island over the following week; I'll be a BIT busy, but I shouldn't take more than a week to crank out chapter 7. Thanks for your support!