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Kneeling behind a large window with Harry, Ron, and Hermione in the boathouse I could hear the two words repeating in my ears.

"Nagini kill."

Those were the words I heard from Voldemort to his python as she struck Severus. His body thudding against the window with each strike. Getting up and running into the room where they were, catching the last glimpses of them leaving the boathouse, there was a small noise to my left as I turn slowly.

Severus was leaning against the window on the floor. He looks at me sadly, the white collar of his shirt being stained red with his blood. My heart was in my ears as I look at him, moving to him in slow motion as I get to his side.

Harry was doing his best to stop the bleeding, Severus looking at him as a tear falls.

"Please, take them."

Harry does as he's told, getting a vial and to put them in. With them leaving, Ron and Hermione to go to the castle while Harry goes to the pansieve. Severus turns to look at me slowly. A small smile on his face.

Feeling my own tears fall down my face and onto his robe I dig my hands into my pockets as I search for Fawkes' tears.

"(Y/n) look at me, please"

Fumbling with the vial as I try to open it, I turn to him as I feel his hand on mine. Swallowing as I feel my tears fall, my lip quivering as I look at the man I love dying in front of me.

"Being with you has been the best decision I've ever made"

"Don't tell me that, like you're saying goodbye"

He gives a slight smile as he looks at me. He grabs my hand as I open the vial in my other hand.

"Let me give you this, Severus it'll be fine, you won't have to leave like everyone else"

Raising my hand to give it to him, I shake his other hand from mine as I move his collar to see the wound.

Pouring it on it as he looks at me sadly.

"Don't look at me like that like you know it won't work"

"You don't know if it will."

"And you don't know if it won't."

He grabs my hand again as he pulls me to him. Hugging him tightly I put my forehead against his as I close my eyes, sniffling slightly.

"...(Y/n)..."

Hearing my name it sounded very far away. Staying where I was as I hold onto Severus, clutching his robes in my hands.

"(Y/n)."

There it was again, only this time a bit louder.

"(Y/n)!"

Jumping slightly as it's right on top of me, ringing in my ears I open my eyes.

Feeling someone shaking me as my eyes focus on what's in front of me. My eyes focus on Snape as he's looking at me, a worried expression on his face as he's shaking me.

"What? Why are you shaking me?"

He stops as he gives a small sigh of relief before he rubs my arms where he was holding me to shake me.

He leans back slightly and I can sit up a bit, my hand on his forearm as he looks at me.

"Tell me what's going on."

"What are you talking about?"

He raises a brow at me as he looks at me. Crossing his arms for a moment.

"You were crying and yelling for me in your sleep. That's not nothing"

Shaking my head I look down at my hands, tracing the design on the lavish blanket.

"Don't shake your head at me, tell me what it is. Is it about the night in the boathouse?"

Biting my lip as I feel my eyes well up again j glance at him. He gives a sigh as his face softens and he goes to pull me towards him. Moving quickly as I get out from under the blankets be watches me.

Moving to the other side of the room he gets up to follow. With my head in my hands I pull on my hair slightly, doing my best to relax. Watching his slippers enter my blurry vision he kneels in front of me.

"Talk to me"

"What's to tell? I watched you die all over again. This time I wasn't able to do anything."

He cups my face with his hands getting me to look at him as he smiles gently at me. Wiping my fresh tears with his thumbs.

"I'm right here, you didn't fail. You were successful in getting me back, so what if I was in a coma? I'm here now and that's what matters."

Bringing my hand up I move the collar he was wearing slightly.

"This still remains, a reminder of that night. The night I almost lost you. This scar that Voldemort have you. And the punctures of Nagini's fangs"

He sighs slightly as he looks at me for a moment. Unbuttoning the left cuff of his sleeve.

"The reminders we have give us strength, there's one that you don't see. One that I always deal with."

Looking at his arm I see the snake tattoo that was given to the Death Eaters. Reaching my hands out slowly I touch it.

"I see this every day. In the morning when I get dressed, before bed, and in the shower. I'm constantly reminded of the work I did as a Death Eater. The work I did under Voldemort."

Pulling my hand away he shoves his sleeve back down and sighs gently.

"I know you don't like seeing the scars, since you see them as the day you almost lost me. Whereas I see them as the day you saved my life. You could have easily left me there as a traitor to the school and did nothing, but you did and I'm going to make it up to you no matter how I need to."

Nodding gently I grab his arm again and push the sleeve back up to expose the tattoo. Running a thumb over it I lean down to kiss it shortly, earning a gasp from him.

"What was that for?"

"You may see it at your worst decision, but this is part of your past. I love you Severus, the good and the bad. I don't care you used to be a Death Eater, I care about your future."

He looks at me shocked for a moment with his mouth slightly agape as he watches me. Pulling his sleeve back down I look up at him. Unknowing what to say I go to stand only for him to pull me back onto the chair I was on and kissing me.

Smiling gently into the kiss I pull away to look at him.

"The only thing I want in my future is you, you're all I want I don't care about being the Defense Against the Dark Arts class. I just want you by my side. Even if it means I have to live a Muggle life and I can never practice magic again you'll always be worth it."

"I love you too, Severus."

He chuckles before he kisses me again and I wrap my arms around him. It looks like we might be able to get through this. It looks like we would have to get started planning the future.