Epilogue
Severus returned to Hogwarts in the early morning with a heavy weight on his heart and a worn out soul. He entered the school tiredly, feet trailing behind him, trembling.
Slowly, the Slytherin Headmaster made his way to a certain doorway, grief and uncertainty pulling at him. At last, desperation won and he lifted his fists to knock softly upon the door.
Moments, maybe even minutes passed before the door opened to a tired and confused Minerva McGonnagal. Upon seeing Snape, she blinked, eyebrows arched high on her head with surprise.
"Severus?" she asked. "What is it? Is something wrong?"
"Minerva," he murmured. "I. . ."
"What is it?" she sounded generally concerned now.
He looked to her, and she recognized the tortured gleam in his eyes. In a strangled voice, he gasped out, "Minerva, it's Harry. He- He finally had to go."
Understanding formed in Minerva's eyes. She reached over and placed an uncertain hand on his shoulder. "Severus," she murmured, "I'm so sorry."
Unbelievably, tears dripped down Snape's sallow face, and with the desperation of a truly grieved and broken man, he collapsed into Minerva's open arms.
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