Only Power by BertaS
Title: Only Power Author: bertas Date Written: Sept. 2011 Pairing: None Rating: G Word Count: 231 Warnings: None Summary: A drabble written for the Third Anniversary Challenge at Severus Sighs, Prompt #1: 1001 Ways to Fake Your Own Death and # 5: Things Harry did (could) not say to Severus' portrait. A/N: Un-beta-ed. Disclaimer: No one owns a cat, they just let us think we do.
Only Power
“There is no good or evil, only power.” Harry shouted, then realizing who he had just quoted he added in a calmer tone, “And the choice of how we use that power.” He sighed before saying, “It is the choices we make that define who and what we are. Choosing what is easy, or choosing what is right.” He scanned the faces before him. He wasn’t sure they understood so he tried to explain, “It is your intent that determines whether the magic is good or bad, dark or light. With very few exceptions, magic is not inherently either, it just is.”
He took a deep breath before continuing, “Think. Please, think very carefully before you act. Think. Ask yourself, ‘Am I doing this because it is the easiest way?’ Or ‘Is this really the right thing to do?’ That is what is important. That is what you need to ask yourselves before acting.” He turned his back and sighed again, “Class dismissed.”
As he went back to his office he wished that he could talk to Snape. But his portrait had yet to appear with the other Headmasters. Harry wasn’t sure if that was because the Potions Master had never gotten around to sitting for a portrait, or if the man wasn’t really dead. He wasn’t sure how, but there were thousands of ways Snape could have faked his death.