Wakey, Wakey, Eggs and Snapey

Belongs to JKR

"Sev"

"Sev?"

"Sev? Are you asleep?"

Severus turns and looks up to see Lily smiling at him, just like when they were kids. Severus feels left corner of his lips turn upwards which is as close to smiling as he ever comes to around her.

"What's going on? Where am I?" Though Severus can't really bring himself to care. Lily's here next to him and isn't angry anymore, as if reading his mind she says.

"Does it really matter?"

Severus gives a low snort. "No I guess not."

Lily laughs again before straddling his lap with a serious expression on her face.

"Severus you need to listen to me, everything is going to change soon and you're going to have a part in changing it."

"Lily what's going on you-"

She continued on as if he hadn't spoken.

"You're going to come to a crossroads Severus. It may be large or it may be small but your choice when you reach it is going to change everything. Do you understand?"

"Lily I'm not even sure what's happened to me let-"

"Do you understand?" Lily asked again, her green pupils growing progressively darker yet more hypnotic.

"I, I understand Lily." Severus really didn't but she was beginning to scare him and he didn't want to lose her favor so quickly.

This seemed to appease her, as a smile spread across her face again.

"Good, but now I need you to do something for me Sev."

"What?"

"I need you to wake up."

Oh

"I, I don't want to." Severus said rather petulantly

"I know, but you have to Sev. Wake up." Lily said with a sad smile.

Severus' breathing hitched in his chest and words became impossible.

"Wake up Sev."

Severus desperately reached out to touch her one last time.

"Wake up Sev"

"WAKE UP." A voice bellowed following a sharp kick to the ribs.

Severus woke up feeling weaker than he'd ever felt and once the blurriness cleared from his eyes realized he was in a small cell that would make a broom closet look cozy.

A man in dark blue robes with a thick mustache likely cultivated over the years was grinning down at him.

"Where-" Severus' mouth felt like he'd been eating cotton and his throat felt like he'd been swallowing Basilisk venom.

"Where am I?"

"Prison boy. You're in deep shit now, underage wizardry and all especially in a time like this."

"I….I…was trying to-"

"Not my job to care boy. My job to make sure you don't try anything, here drink this." He pulled out a small vial that held a pure black liquid.

"What is it?"

"Are you gonna drink it or am I gonna make you?
Severus, recognizing he had no other recourse downed the foul smelling potion in one gulp.

He was immediately overcome with sense of energy that seemed to revitalize his aching body.

"Alright boy, time to get up" The man pulled him up and shoved him toward the door.

"What happened? Where am I going? How'd I-" Severus was shoved against the wall by the man who came nose to nose with him

"Boy I'm going to tell you this once and once only. After that I'll kick your skinny arse down the up and down these hallways. Shut. Up."

He reminded him of Tobias.

And though every instinct in Severus begged him to spit something venomous back at the man he recognized his situation and swallowed what was left of his pride.

"Understood? Good. Now move."

They walked from Severus' cell down a small corridor lined with what looked to be 20 cells before reaching a metal door engraved with various glyphs and writings.

The man place his wand in a small hole at the door and twisted left, then right. The doors etchings illuminated brightly before going out, the door swung open with a mournful creak.

The man silently guided Severus up a flight of stairs or two or three Severus lost track. Eventually they went into a large oak paneled door that lead to a hallway of identical doors, after going passed three.

"Stop. In here."

The man pushed Severus inside and shut the door. There was a small chair and table, the table held a lantern center the light illuminated two hands. The rest was shrouded in darkness.

"Have a seat Mr. Snape, We have a few things to talk about, you and I" Severus sat down at the seat, making sure to keep his eyes focused on the lantern.

"Now, now Mr. Snape this is no way to interact lets lighten this place up to see one another" The lantern glowed brighter revealing the owner of the voice.

A kindly looking old man in the same robes as the one who fetched him smiled jovially.

"Ahhh much better. So Mr. Snape before you ask. You're in the Department Of Magical Law Enforcement, you've been here since, ohhhh about two days ago. We picked you up by the river after your little rescue you passed out on the ground. You were half dead when we found you I might add, so you're welcome for the rescue. We brought you here and monitored you to make sure you weren't planning on leaving. Oh by the way a word of advice, don't overstrain yourself with magic use after diving into a frozen lake, causes all sorts of nastiness to the user. That better?"

Severus thought for a moment.

"Is she alright?" He questioned

"Who? Ahh the girl? Oh I don't know but that's not the point. You're the point Mr. Snape. You broke the rules and now you've got to pay the piper." The man chuckled "I do love a good muggle expression don't you?"

"What'll happen to me?"

"Any matter of things. Azkaban, loss of wand privileges for 5 years or more, wand breakage, or…..nothing."

Severus gulped audibly. Every Witch and Wizard feared Azkaban, and rightly so.

"Nothing is something I'm sure you'd love to happen, however its very unlikely though not unheard of. The outcome of this depends on you however."

"Me?" Severus asked astounded

"Yes, you. If you cooperate properly we'll be sure to give you a fair trial if not" The man trailed off. "However, let's hope-"

A knock on the door interrupted him. The man, looking perturbed arose and opened it, engaging in some heated discussion before leaving.

"Oh Severus I had hoped not to see you here anytime soon" Said a familiar voice

Severus turned to see Albus Dumbledore smiling sadly at him.