Potions and Snitches series
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Summary: In which Severus Snape should risk his own life to save Harry Potter (he didn't expect this to happen).
Drabble 12: Gratitude
Out of all the dunderhead mistakes Potter had to do, this was the one that screwed him up the most. He didn't expect to see Harry Potter captured and the Dark Lord having fun torturing Potter. This was the worst sort of situation that Severus should be placed in. He had to save the brat from being killed while keeping his triple-agent status a secret. If anything, Severus wanted to strangle the boy himself. Instead, he did the only thing he could really do (risk his own life to save Harry Potter, while calling the order, who hates him).
He didn't expect Harry Potter to thank him and state how brave he is.
He also didn't expect this much gratitude from the boy. He turns to leave to go back to the position he was in before, before anyone notices that he was gone and helped the boy escape. He goes back to the snake pit with the courage knowing that the war will end soon and that the boy lives another day.