Chapter 2

Foot-steps crunched across the summer grass of Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry this fine summer evening. Hagrid the care of magical creatures at Hogwarts was walking along with his dog fang unaware of what he was about to find.

Fang his blood hound picked up the cent of something, he growl a little and ran towards the spell, Hagrid didn't understand what was with fang until he found himself running after the dog he could see the dog in the distance standing next to something that looked like a lump in the ground, as he grew closer he could see that it wasn't a lump of ground but a lump of cloth that seemed to be wore by someone with greasy black matted hair. He turned the lump over and gasped at what he saw, he was looking into the unconscious pale face of the schools Potions Master, he gasped.

"Professor!" he exclaimed in urgency as he picked him up none to gently and raced towards the entrance of Hogwarts, he was half way to the castle when he heard a bunch of popping sounds behind him, he stopped and turned and was staring at a hoard of death eaters he gasped he was in trouble he wasn't allowed to use magic so he couldn't defend himself.

"There's the traitor" they screamed as the spotted the traitor in the half-giants arms, the reached for there wands and ran towards them, as they neared the gates of Hogwarts they heard a snap and they were flung back, the wards around Hogwarts had been activated as they felt the evil aura of Voldemort flowing off the death eaters in waves.

Hagrid breathed a sigh of relief as he stood and watched as the death eaters couldn't get into the castle, he had completely forgotten the bundle in his arms till he heard a pained grown from the younger man.

"Hang in 'ere professor, I'll get ye to the 'ospital wing"

And he was off once again his footsteps echoed through the halls of Hogwarts as his feet pounded against the stone floors making the wooden doors shutter from the force of them, his breathing was coming in puffs as he ran up the steps to the fourth floor to the hospital wing.

He burst through the door, the doors slammed into the walls making a loud "Bang" sound through the room, an irritated medi-witch walked out of a portrait of a hospital bed on the side of the room which housed her quarters. Her hair was mussed and she wore her night robes held tightly closed she glared at the half-giant.

"Hagrid what in the hell is with all the…" she looked at what he was holding in his arms, and gasped at what she saw "put him on the bed…what in the hell happened?" she questioned as she waved her 9 inch unicorn hair wand over the unconscious professor.

"I found 'im outside near the gates" he said worriedly as he watched Madam Pomfrey heal what she could.

"Could you get the headmaster" she muttered as he continued to heal the badly beaten man.

"There is no need Poppy" said the headmaster as he walked through the doors and towards them, his face looked weary with concern as he saw Severus on that hospital bed, he had grown to think the young man as a son and the he knew Severus saw him as a father figure even if he didn't say it. His eyes lacked the twinkle that could usually be found there every time of the day.

"What happened?" he questioned and Hagrid repeated himself again just like he had to Poppy. But then Hagrid remembered something, he wondered how he could have ever forgotten such a thing.

"Oh and when I was half way 'ere death eaters showed up and shouted 'there's the traitor' and then they tried to come and get 'im but they couldn't get past the wards, I'm not sure if they are still there, I was more concerned for the Professor" he said as he looked at the Headmaster Albus Dumbledore.

"The death eaters are no longer here I could feel there auras when they first showed up." He said as he pulled up as chair and sat beside Severus tears slid down his face unknowingly.

Poppy sighed as she put here wand away and looked at the headmaster, with sadness and heavy concern in there eyes, they were the only few who had the trust of Severus and knew the real him, all the things he's been through he disserved better than this. Poppy rapped bandages over the deep cuts that were in flicked by magic and had to heal the natural way. The three took seats around the potions master, they sat there for hours thinking of the things Severus had done for them and never really thanked for.

It was three hours later that they heard a pained groan come from the bed they were surrounding they snapped there heads towards the potions master as he slowly opened his eyes and looked around you could see the pain he was in as it laced his eyes like a think coat of tears or paint.

"Severus my boy, how do you feel" the headmaster asked, that was a stupid question it was clear he was not fine.

"Feel like I got hit by a bloody freight train" was his response that came in an exhausted whisper. The others gave a little chuckle but was gone as fast as it came.

"I'm sorry Albus" Severus whispered as he looked at the ceiling of the infirmary he didn't want to see disappointment in the eyes of a man he thought of as his adoptive father, he remembered his real father the muggle and how disappointed he was in him, and he didn't want that from Albus.

"For what child?" Albus questioned curiously as he stared at the exhausted man.

"For failing, for being found out as a spy" he said

"That is nothing to be sorry for, you know it wasn't your fault it was only a matter of time before he found out"

"I know, but…." He sighed and looked at the others he was going to continue but was cut off by Poppy

"No buts it wasn't your fault" she scolded gently

"Ya that's right professor" came Hagrid's thunderous baritone voice.

Snape sighed and turned back towards the ceiling his eyes slowly tracing every crack.

"get some sleep my boy" said Albus and Snape didn't argue he slowly shut his tired eyes and drifted into a nightmare less sleep, the others watched over him, slowly wondering what was going to happen now. The Order of the Phoenix didn't have spy anymore, but they could make due with what they have, they have done it for years before Severus came and took up that job, but know he wasn't a spy and they only hopped it got easier from here for Severus, Merlin knows he deserves it.

TBC………..

A/N: ok there is another wonderful chapter, I hope it's long enough, and I defiantly hope you all enjoyed it, and dammit Severus does deserve all the happiness in the world I mean look at what he does for everyone he goes back to that snake face bastard every time, and gets tortured, and what does he get nothing, just peoples noses turned up into the air, as if saying he isn't worth shit, he doesn't even get a simple thank-you, now how rude is that! Anyway please leave a review and I will probably have another chapter up this weekend! See yha.

...Potions Mistress 101….