Chapter Five-Gives You Hell

So this is what happens when all hell breaks loose? So this is what it's like to have your life taken away from you in the blink of an eye? It seems it was only yesterday when Lily had baby Harry… But now… all of it is gone.

Earlier this morning, after hours of my worrying, Sirius finally returned home, but only to bitch and scream about Peter Pettigrew. He then left, leaving me to worry some more. A couple of hours later, I had received news that Lily and James had died. I rushed over to Godric's Hollow to pay my respects, as so many other witches and wizards were doing.

In a mass of confusion, I was holding Harry. Professor Dumbledore told me to hold him while he set up living arrangements for Harry.

"He can live with Sirius and me!" I had exclaimed. "We're his godparents!"

Then, more drama came my way when I learned that my husband had killed a dozen muggles and Peter. I shoved Harry into Dumbledore's arms to rush to the scene of that crime.

Now, here I am. People are screaming and Ministry people are showing up. Sirius looks like he's been caught red-handed, surrounded by dead people and holding his wand. People around me are muttering accusations. "He has been working for You-Know-Who all along!" "I always knew he was a bad egg! Just like the rest of his family!"

I'm staring at my husband, now being practically strangled by Aurors, but all I can do is stand here and watch.

"You're his wife, ain't you?" A gnarly looking witch exclaims and points a finger at me. More people turn and look at me. Soon I am surrounded by people screaming, spitting, and hitting me.

"You deserve a trip to Azkaban too, for marrying that sick man!"

Sirius, still putting up a fight, seems to notice what is going on, "May!" I hear him scream my name, "I didn't do it!" Right as he says that, a mass of people yell at him, calling him a liar.

That's when he gets a blow from an Auror so nasty, he passes out. "Selling out the Potter's and now killing innocent muggles?" He screams to the crowd. "To Azkaban!" People cheer at his punishment. The Auror apparates away with Sirius and now I'm alone with the crowd.

I see the flash of wizarding cameras and reporters are shouting questions at me. I'm being touched by people, so I can't apparate away without taking them with me. I must endure their questions.

"Did you always know he was working with You-Know-Who?"

"What is going to happen to Harry?"

"Do you know if your husband has anymore plans with You-Know-Who?"

I don't say a thing, and just wait for the crowd to die away. When it is small enough, I apparate home, thankful people aren't outside.

I take a shower and notice the bruises and cuts on me, thinking of how many Sirius has. He's in Azkaban right now. The thought randomly flies through my head. He sold your best friend to Voldemort. No. He didn't. He told me he didn't! He wouldn't!

He's innocent. I just need to find a way to prove it.

I couldn't fall asleep that night. There was pounding on my door and I could hear screams of hate as I crawled into my bed alone.

After a sleepless night, I look around our apartment for anything that could make sense of this whole deal. I have to look at the facts: Voldemort was looking for Lily and James, so they went into hiding. Sirius became their Secret Keeper. Now Lily and James are dead. So is Peter. And Sirius is the reason for all of that.

That's all I know. Except none of it adds up. Why would Sirius sell out his best friend? And where the hell does Peter fit in all of this? None of it makes sense.

I soon find myself on the floor crying and wishing for someone to save me, knowing the one person who could save me is the one person who caused all of this pain.

Three weeks later, and I'm still getting Howlers and hate-mail about the incident. Not knowing where else to go, I go to Hogwarts to talk to Professor Dumbledore. When I reach his office, I find Severus Snape in Dumbledore's office.

"May!" Dumbledore exclaims like I'm still an innocent second year. "Severus, will you give us a moment?" As Severus walks out, he gives me a look of loathing that almost makes me cry. But why should he be giving me that look? He's the Death Eater!

"May, please sit down," I listen to him and get a flashback from the last time I was sitting in this office. All of the Marauders were here… The war had just begun… Gosh, none of us were married yet!

I'm suddenly overcome with emotions and I begin to bawl. Dumbledore sits down next to me and soothes me, holding me in his arms.

"He didn't do it! He couldn't have!"

"I know, dear, I know."

"And now I'm fired and everybody hates me!"

"You can work here, May."

I look up at him in awe, "I can?"

"Absolutely! I'd love to have you back here!"

"What will I do?"

"Well… We don't need any more professors; Severus just filled the position of Potions Master, so… Oh! You can help me with paperwork! There is always so much, and I always wish I had someone to help me!"

I promise that I'll start at the beginning of the year and then return home.

It feels so weird, a beginning of a new school year, but no Hogwarts Express… So many memories fill this place.

"What the devil are you doing here?" I turn around to see Snape staring at me like I'm a virus.

"I… I work here now…" I say, looking at the floor. Just when I thought people had finally forgiven me for my husband's wrongdoing.

"You… work here now?"

"Yes,"

"That's absurd!" He exclaims and begins walks away, his black robes bellowing.

"Hey!" I shout at him. I am not going to put up with this bullshit any longer. "It's not my fault Sirius killed all those people! It's not my fault he sold Lily and James out to Voldemort—a man you serve! So you know what? It's not absurd I'm working here! I find it completely okay and if you have a problem with it, then grow a pair!"

He looks at me and his piercing black eyes make me wish I said nothing. "I do not work for the Dark Lord. Your husband, on the other hand was a sick man. Even you can't deny that."

"Is. My husband is a sick man. If you're going to insult him, use the right tense. He's still alive."

"Not for long, I hope." With his final words, he walks away. All respect I formally had for Severus Snape is gone.

A/N: Wow, so… I haven't updated ANY of my fanfics in so long! I randomly got inspired for this one though, so I decided to go with it.

If you couldn't keep up, May is out of the loop about the whole "Peter will be new Secret Keeper" deal, so she kind of does think it's Sirius that did all of this.

If I keep writing, I think next chapter, Harry will pop up, but that's just wishful thinking right now… So, pray for my inspiration, Dear Readers! (Oh hey! Did anyone get the Snape/AVPM reference? Hehehe…)