"You okay, child?" Albus asked moving hair out of Severus' face.
"Yes, Im just feeling a little dizzy."
"Alright. We are here just let me conjure you a couch to lie on." Minerva conjured a couch for Severus; Albus lowered Snape down onto the couch and knelt down in front of him. "My boy we will make the antidote. The only thing you have to do is tell us waht to do."
"Are you any good at making potions?" asked Severus.
"Why, yes I am, my dear boy, but I do not think our dear friend Minerva is." Albus smiled when he heard Severu laugh.
"Minerva, are you any good at making potions?"
"Yes, but not as good as you are, dear." she said.
"Okay. You'll need to get the ingredents and a calduron." Severus said as his eyes started to close.
"Hey, stay awake, child. You need to tell us what to do." Albus chuckled.
"Right." Severus opened his eyes, but the room started to spin so he quickly closed them.
"Are you alright?" asked Minerva returning with the caldruon.
"No, the room is spinning. Can you make it stop?" Severus asked.
"Yes, where do you keep the potions?" asked Albus softly. Severus pointed, he hoped, to the right cabenit and Albus went to go get a Dizzy Down potion. He returned a few seconds later and held the potion to Severus' lips. "Here you are, child. Its a Dizzy Down potion; it should get rid of your dizzness." Albus said as Severus drank the potion.
"Thank you." Severus whispared opening his eyes. "Now, you will need to add the dragon hide, blood, heart, liver and horn then stir for three minutes. Severus said and Minerva set to her task. Albus sat down on the couch and pulled Severus into his lap.
"Well, child, soon you will be back to taking house points in no time." Albus said.
"Hmm." Severus uttered as he shifted position in Albus' grasp.
"Severus whats the next step?" asked Minerva.
"You can add everything else, but the lionfish spine. After you add the Erumpent horns and tails, Exploding Fluid, rat spleen, crushed snake fangs, and the spiders you have to stir it counter clockwise three times, then let it sit for ten minutes then add the lionfish spine." Severus said. As Minerva was adding the rest of the ingredents Albus could tell Severus was getting worse. Snape's skin was clod and clammey; he was also starting to sweat.
"Child, are you alright?"
"N-no."
"Are you in pain?"
"Y-yes. Everything hurts."
"Shhh, this will be over soon." Severus started to seize and Albus could tell this seizure was going to do a lot of damage. "Minerva! Hurry up!" Albus yelled comforting his dying child. "Its going to be over soon. We will cure you and then you can teach again."
The minutes passed and Albus started to worry; the seizure lasted a total of six minutes. Albus could tell Severus was getting closer to death's door. Severus' skin was getting colder and his breathing was getting shallower by the minute. "Hang on dear child. The antidote should be ready any minute now." Albus said. He knew he had two minutes before the antidote was ready. The question was; could Severus hang on that long?
"Albus is this suppose to happen?" asked Minerva. Albus walked over to her with Severus still in his arms. The antidote was rapidly changeing color. From yellow to orange. To blue to purple. To pink to green. To lavander to perrywinkle. Finally from red to soild black. "Was it suppose to do-Severus?" Minerva asked fearfully.
"Minerva, he just had a seizure. He's close to passing on right now." Albus said, his voice breaking.
"Severus, dear, I have a question to ask you." Minerva said placing a hand on his cheek. "His skin is cold, Albus." Severus cracked his eyes open and noticed everything was fuzzy. "Hmm." Severus murmmered.
"Child, we need to know if the potion is suppose to change colors." Albus said holding back his tears.
"What colors did it c-change t-to?" Severus spoke so softly they had to lean in to hear him.
"It changed from yellow to orange, blue to purple, pink to green, lavander to perrywinkle, and finally from red to soild black. Is there anything else we need to wait for?" asked Minevra.
"Y-You ha-have t-to wa-wait for th-the pot-ion t-to t-turn magenta." Severus said. Talking was getting harder; as was breathing. He could do both at the same time.
"We can give it to you once it changes magenta?" Albus asked. Severus nodded and Minerva asked, "How long does that take, Severus?"
"I-It ta-takes a-about a-a-a-" Severus stopped and gasped for air. "A min-ute."
Albus hugged Severus tightly, but gently. 'He's going to die. My poor little child is going to die! This is all my fault!' Albus thought. "Child, I am so sorry it came to this. I love you so much; if this is the end I want you to know that you are like my child and I am very proud of you. I am sorry I put you through this." Albus said. He looked over at Minerva and saw the tears in her eyes.
"Im sorry, Albus. It's just so unfair to him. He's never been happy in life; the minute he gets away from Tom, he is dying."
"How's Severus doing?" Poppy asked stepping into the room with Pomona, Filius, Charity, and Sybill behind her. Albus laied Severus down on the couch and looked at the others through sad eyes. Poppy waved her wand over Severus; when she read the results tears welled up in her eyes.
"He's dying. He's going to pass on soon. There is way to much internal bleeding. I will not be able to stop all of it. Im so sorry, Albus."
"Oh, Severus, I am so sorry it had to end this way. I am so proud of the man you have become." Pomona said kissing his forehead. The others followed Pomona's lead and told Severus how proud they where of him. After the others had went Albus was prepared to say his goodbye's when Minerva yelled, "THE POTION! IT'S TURNED MAGENTA!"
Albus smiled and ran over to the caldruon. He put the potion into a goblet and spelled it into Severus' stomach. They waited to see if Severus would wake up, but he did not stir. "Child?" Albus asked fearfully.
THE END; TBC...