A/N: Cara-tanaka you ought to be ashamed of yourself for thinking I would let Severus die! Humph!
Chapter 20
As soon as they were gone, Albus gave a flick of his wand and instantly the ropes flew off both Severus and Harry.
"Are you alright?" Severus asked, hurrying over to Harry
"I-I'm r-really s-sorry, S-Severus; I d-didn't m-mean t-to g-get you in t-trouble with the D-Death Eaters," Harry sobbed, and clung to Severus as if his life depended on it.
"Shh, Harry it's alright. I know you didn't. You couldn't've known. The fault was mine and mine alone," Severus replied gently.
"N-no! I m-made V-Voldemort m-mad at you. It w-was all m-my f-f-fault!"
The rest of the Order was watching the scene in shock, all except Albus. They had never seen Severus so, well, comforting and non-frightening.
Severus shook his head; he wasn't going to be able to convince the boy at the moment. They both needed rest; he would try again in the morning. In the meantime, unsure whether or not he was really comforting the boy, he muttered what seemed to him like clumsy, meaningless words, but it was the best he had, and he had no idea that it actually was helping Harry feel better.
A/N: I'm srry…writer's block…hating' it…