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In St. Mungo's

Original poster: celandineb

Title: In St. Mungo's
Author: celandineb
Rating: general
Challenge: #27, "Touch"
Summary: Severus tries to give comfort.
Note: Written also for the 50.1.46 "Tears" prompt at 100quills.

Severus was unsure quite what to do when Harry wept. He had not shed tears himself in so long that he scarcely recalled what it felt like.

It was not that he did not understand; if Harry had lost both innocence and his closest friends, destroying Voldemort, Severus had experienced similar losses years before. He had simply had to endure the pain, and even Albus' trust had not made it easier to bear.

Self-consciously, he reached across the clean white sheets of the hospital bed and laid his hand on Harry's. Harry's fingers tightened, clutching at him like a lifeline.