unbroken_halo (unbroken_halo) wrote in pornicators, @ 2007-04-20 09:02:00 |
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Original poster: unbroken_halo
Title: Hope Springs Eternal
Author:unbroken_halo
Disclaimer: Harry Potter and Company belong to JK Rowling. No money was made writing this bit of fiction.
Pairing: Snape/Harry if you squint
Rating: PG
Summary: In Severus Snape's life, there have been several first times.
Warnings: Violence, Mentions of Character death,(not Harry or Snape) angst, hope
AN: Written for sev1970's b-day. Her prompt: first time. Crossposted to unbroken_halo.
The first time Severus Snape noticed Harry Potter was something other than the brat Albus Dumbledore swore would save them all, he watched the man-child take down Voldemort then turn his wand on Snape. He noticed Potter had grown up to be the person Albus had always swore he would be. He dropped his wand and waited for the killing green to flash before his eyes but it never came as he crumpled to the ground from a blow to the back of his head.
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The next time he saw Potter it was in the cellar chambers of justice in the bottom of the Ministry building. He sat down in the chair and waited for the shackles to clamp down on him, the iron sealing his fate as they closed around his ankles and feet. Snape never even looked at the jury of his supposed peers while he waited.
Potter stood and silence fell as the green eyes focussed on him. He knew the boy was looking at him; he could feel that stare crawl over his skin like the bugs that resided in his cell.
"Severus Snape followed his orders until the day of the final attack. If you convict him of killing Albus Dumbledore then you should put me in the cell next to him. I killed on Albus's orders as well."
Potter sat down and the roars of outrage and contempt filled the chamber as the Head Mugwump banged the gavel for order.
Severus looked up for the first time and noticed that Harry Potter was no longer a boy but a man. He met the man's eyes and felt the power behind the stare and the spell. He tried desperately to shield himself but Potter's spell ripped through his mind and he was forced to relive that argument with Albus and then the horrible night on the tower. His breath hitched and he broke, crying out harshly as tears ran down his pale dirty face. The sounds echoed above the chaos and silence once again fell as Snape's dark voice screamed out. "I'm sorry. Oh Merlin, I'm so bloody sorry."
Potter retreated from his mind and all Snape could do was place his free hands over his face and sob.
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The first time Snape breathed truly free air, he stood on the dock across from the island, the shadow of Azkaban falling against his back. He closed his eyes and breathed deeply, feeling the sun on his face and took a step towards his new life.
"Thank you Harry Potter," he murmured softly, allowing the wind to take his entreaty away.
"Anytime, Snape."
His eyes snapped open and eyed the man before him. "I've paid my dues."
Potter stared at him, not intruding just looking then nodded and turned, walking away from Snape.
For the first time in a long time, Severus Snape felt hope blossom in his chest as he Apparated away.
The End