A/N: Here be the next chapter

A/N: Here be the next chapter.

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Griffith's POV

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I awoke to the sound of screams coming from outside my window. I looked down onto the grounds of the manor and saw a huge fight going on. Throwing a pair of robes on, I ran out of my room and downstairs. Draco and I literally ran into each other and he informed me of what had happened.

"They killed him." He cried, his red eyes starting to tear up. "They killed Severus and now they're attacking the manor. Go get your father."

I took the blond up in a hug before dashing up the stairs to get to my father. After waking him we burst out of the manor and into the battle. I looked around and saw Draco dueling with McGonagall and Hermione literally killing Ginny. Lucius, Bellatrix, Rabastan, and Rodolphus were casting spells and hexes at various members of the 'Light' side.

Suddenly a Stunner was sent right at me but I quickly sidestepped it. I glared at Ron who was red in the face. "Why don't you fight like a man Weasley?" I snarled, raising my wand.

Two or three more hexes were sent my way and I easily dodged them. "Is that all you got?" I laughed maniacally. "This is gonna be too easy." I wasted no time torturing him but went right for the kill. Summoning a colony of spiders I sent them into every crevice of his body and ordered them to eat anything they could find. After a bit of shrieking in both pain and terror the redhead fell silent and collapsed.

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"Was that it?" Rabastan asked after the last enemy had been taken care of.

"Definitely not." I answered. "They'll be more next time." With a wave of my hand all the corpses disappeared and the ground looked as if nothing had happened since last night.

"And we'll be ready for them." Draco said, staring off into the distance with a look in his blue eyes that just ripped my heart to pieces. I motioned for everyone to go on inside so Draco and I could be alone.

When they were gone I gathered the blond up in my arms and let him cry on my shoulder. As he did so I let a few silent tears escape my own eyes. While I had not known Severus well and he and I didn't get along nine out of ten times I talked to him he was still a good man and a valued person on our side of the war.

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I looked around once again for onlookers before raising my hands over the body wrapped in black robes. "Please work." I whispered before emitting a bright white light from both my hands.

The intense glow surrounded both me and the body and I had to close my eyes so I wouldn't go blind. When I opened them again I was walking with the souls. "Severus!" I called loudly and millions of souls turned to me.

"What are you doing here?" An old woman's soul asked. "You ain't dead yet."

"I need to get Severus Snape back. Please help me. There's someone back on earth that misses him so much and it hurts me to see them so depressed." I pleaded with the souls.

"Griffith?" A tinkling woman's voice asked and I turned to see my mother floating towards me.

"Mother?" Tears filled my eyes. "Forgive me Mother but I cannot bring you back with me. I'm only here for Severus."

"Oh Child, I cannot expect you to bring me back with you. I'm comfortable here and your father is comfortable back home without me. We will be together again someday." She smiled at me. "Now let's find Sev so you can get back before your energy runs out."

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"What in Merlin's name are you doing here?" Severus exclaimed when he saw me.

"Draco needs you." I pleaded. "He's not taking your death well and neither is his father. Please just come back with me."

The man looked shocked. "You want me to come back?" He finally managed to ask and I nodded. "I never thought the day would come when I'd have to thank you but…thank you, Griffith." His black eyes sparkled with gratitude.

"You're welcome but can we please hurry? I can feel my energy draining and I'm afraid there's not much time left."

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The bright light disappeared and I watched as Severus sat up and smiled at me. I mustered up the energy to smile back at him before falling into a black abyss of comfort.

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"Griffith!" I heard someone exclaim. "Please wake up! It's been four days and you haven't moved. Please don't die." Something wet fell on my hand and I was slightly aware that something was gripping it quite tightly. I moved my fingers slightly and heard a gasp come from the speaker. "Can you hear me?" I moved my fingers again before promptly losing all sense of what was going on again.

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"I swear he was moving yesterday." The voice said from somewhere to my right.

"Griffith." A deeper voice said. "Can you hear me?"

"Yes." I mumbled. "Now go 'way and let me sleep." My voice was rough from not being used and it took energy to make it work so once again I lost all awareness and fell into a pool of darkness.

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"Griffith." I heard Hermione say. "Please wake up. Everyone's so worried about you."

I cracked on eye open for just long enough to see everyone gathered by my bedside. "'M fine." I mumbled. "Just let me sleep."

"You've been sleeping for seven days." I heard my father say. "It's time for you to wake up."

"'S Snape better?" I asked, cracking my eyes open again. The light was too much to handle and I had to close them again.

"Yes, he's doing fine." Draco said and I could hear the smile in his voice. "I'm so proud of you for bringing him back.

"Mother." I mumbled. "She told me to tell Father something."

"I'm listening." His voice came.

"She wanted to tell you that she still loves you," I yawned, "and that she'll see you in the future. She's been waiting for you all this time but she says she doesn't care how long she has to wait, she'll still be there when you die."

"That's just a bit creepy." Someone said and everyone started laughing.

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"Griffith?" I opened my eyes and found Draco standing above me in the dark. "Are you okay?"

I pulled myself up to rest against the headboard of my bed. "I'm fine; it's just going to take me a while to get used to the light again." I waved a hand and the room was bathed in the dim glow of a dozen candles.

"Thank you." He whispered and snuggled into me.

I kissed the top of his blond head. "You're welcome."

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A/n: Well that's it…for now….bye.