The Right Path?-Chapter 2

My name is Severus Tobias Snape, only child of Eileen Snape nee Prince and Tobias Snape aged 17, or at least I will be in a couple of months. I am a 7th year Slytherin and currently in my final year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, which I don't know whether this is a good thing or not. Some are looking forward to leaving school, and starting a new jobs or going on to a Wizarding University, but me? I'm not so sure anymore. What with the ever growing threat of The Dark Lord, some people (including myself) are expected to take a side in the war.

And here I am sat on my own at the Black Lake thinking about the future after leaving my companions dining in the Great Hall. Yes, that's right-I said companions not friends. A Slytherin doesn't need friends. Besides, I've never been the one for conversations and 'hanging out' especially now that I've had that falling out with Lily...

Anyway, enough of thinking about her. I've got an important decision to make, and I know I'm being watched. Tonight at dinner, I could see Dumbledore out of the corner of my eye watching me over his half-moon glasses, he's looking more tired and troubled this year than any other years I've been at Hogwarts. He knows as well as I do that at least 30 of the Slytherins leaving this year will join the Dark Lord and I'm pretty sure of at least 12 Ravenclaws who are joining. This has Dumbledore worried and many of the other teacher's as well.

I could also hear the not so subtle whispers of my fellow 7th year Slytherins talking about when I'm to be initiated into the fold. They know that I've been receiving mail from Lucius Malfoy who was 3 years in front of me, advising me of the benefits of joining the Dark Lord and I could be one of the Dark Lords personal Potion Master which I've been told is held in high regard. He's also giving me little gifts such as rare and expensive potion ingredients. I haven't used them though...I sold them to Professor Slughorn; he said he'd use them for purely educational purposes only. I just don't know what to do. But I'm so confused and frustrated.

After tossing the little black pebble that I didn't even realise that I'd been holding into the depths of the Black Lake, I looked out and my gaze was captured by the Giant Squid that has apparently gotten bored at trying to touch the sun's rays and it was now lazily tossing what looked like to be a Grindylow up and down in the air while catching it with alternative tentacles.

There are three sides to this upcoming war; Dark, Light and Neutral. But which path do I choose? And which is the right one? Is there even right one...?

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NEXT CHAPTER WILL BE UPLOADED SOON AND IT WILL BE SEVERUS SNAPE TALKING ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF JOINING THE LIGHT SIDE.