Phoneix Flies Title: Phoenix Flies Author:lilyseyes Word Count: 100 Rating: PG/Teen Pairing: None – Severus, Harry Prompt: 49/Phoenix Warnings: None Disclaimer: The Potterverse belongs to JKR - I just play in it!
The phoenix would spread his wings, the scarlet feathers tipped in gold. The magical creature had loved his warm head petted, but only allowed two of them to touch him. It’d been how Harry knew Severus Snape was truly on his side, despite the malice the DADA professor interjected in their encounters. Especially after the flight from the Tower that terrible night, Snape’s face contoured in agony, not the rage he wanted believed, Harry knew.
The mournful phoenix song that followed hadn’t touched Harry as much as the sadness of when circumstance makes brave men murder and the phoenix flies.