The Professor
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Harry Potter › Het - Male/Female
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Harry Potter › Het - Male/Female
Rating:
Adult ++
Chapters:
41
Views:
4,869
Reviews:
31
Recommended:
0
Currently Reading:
0
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I do not own Harry Potter, nor any of the characters from the books or movies. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.
chapter 41
Dumbledore had summoned Severus to his office. It had been three weeks since he sent the letter to Potter. No word had come to him about anything happening in the outside world.
He had carried on in blissful ignorance.
Severus walked to the gargoyles that lead the way to Dumbledore’s office.
“Chocolate covered cherries.’ he said as low as possible. He really hated Dumbledore’s passwords.
He walked up the stairs and knocked on the wooden door.
“Come in.” Came Dumbledore’s cheerful reply.
Severus opened the door and closed it behind him. Dumbledore motioned for him to sit down in the chair opposite him at his desk. The old man was looking very pleased with himself.
“Severus, I hope you are well. I have indeed missed sharing a drop of brandy with you. However, I assume you have been busy lately? Tell me, how is Professor Browning? Well I hope.” Severus nodded. He really hoped he wasn’t called in here to discuss his love life.
“Severus, I wish to inform you that Bellatrix Lestrange was apprehended two nights ago. It seems…she was overcome with…regret for her choices in life. A certain spell went very well. There were no less than eight people surrounding her when Harry cast the spell. If reflected all of their fears and anger to her. She has, in a sense, lost her mind in grief. I daresay that she will never be the same again.” A long, heavy silence hung over them.
Severus sat dumbfounded. He had done it. Potter actually pulled it off...again.
Severus also felt relief wash over him. It was over. He could walk the streets and not look over his shoulder constantly. He and Chloe would be alright.
Severus nodded and saw Dumbledoe had more to say.
“Severus…Harry left this in my care to give to you.” Dumbledore floated a small, brown package over to Severus, who caught it.
“I was sure you would want to know Severus. It is over now.” Those words made Severus’ whole body tremble.
It was over.
It was finally over.
He sat and stared at the brown package in his hands, without really seeing it. His eyes were clouded with tears.
From behind him, he heard Fawkes sing a song that made his heart fill with warmth. He thought of Chloe and the life they were going to be able to share.
Severus stood and left Dumbledore’s office without looking at the Headmaster.
******************
Albus watched him go.
He could only imagine what that man was feeling right now.
Albus’ gaze moved to his window where he could see the trees swaying in the winter wind. He was relieved that Severus had someone with whom he could spend his life with now. Someone who would love him and care for him and show him how to live again.
******************
Later that night, with Chloe tucked beneath his arm, Severus and Chloe sat on the couch and sipped their nightly glass of wine.
They had celebrated, together, the fall of the last group of Death Eaters.
Chloe had hugged him and laughed with him and cried with him.
He had never known anyone so true as she.
His eyes found the book.
Potter had sent it back to him.
Severus reached out and read the cover.
‘Advanced Potions’
Inside were a number of spells he had created in his youth.
Potter had added something to the last page.
To the Half Blood Prince,
Here is your book back. I don’t really know what to say. I can only say thank you. So, thank you professor Snape for being what you are. Without you, we all would have failed.
H. Potter
Severus reread this entry for the hundredth time. For him, it was all he needed to hear.
************************
Severus and Chloe never married. They never had children either. They each were happy with the arrangement that they had and did not want it to change. They taught, side by side, at Hogwarts for another thirty years.
Severus kept his private rooms in the dungeons for the rare occasions he needed time alone. Or the even rarer occasions when he and Chloe were fighting.
In all they were happy together. They taught the remaining first year at Hogwarts and left during the summer break for a holiday in Madrid. The next Holiday they were in Africa. They had many adventures together, but those are for another day.
Suffice it to say that the Half blood Prince found his Princess, and they lived happily ever after.
The End
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A/N: Thank you so much for reading and reviewing. You all were a great readership! I love Snape, don\'t you? *lol*
If you\'re interested in reading other fics of mine, check out:
The Interlude - An Albus fic
The Love of A Wizard - Another angst with OFC. But this one is long and not all about the relationship. It has some pretty intense moments in it though...
The Death of Emmaline Vance- Pretty graphic stuff here
Crazy Diamond-Frank and Alice Longbottom\'s last moments. Actually, no smut in this one....go figure.
Thanks agian, you guys made it worth it to write this little love story!
He had carried on in blissful ignorance.
Severus walked to the gargoyles that lead the way to Dumbledore’s office.
“Chocolate covered cherries.’ he said as low as possible. He really hated Dumbledore’s passwords.
He walked up the stairs and knocked on the wooden door.
“Come in.” Came Dumbledore’s cheerful reply.
Severus opened the door and closed it behind him. Dumbledore motioned for him to sit down in the chair opposite him at his desk. The old man was looking very pleased with himself.
“Severus, I hope you are well. I have indeed missed sharing a drop of brandy with you. However, I assume you have been busy lately? Tell me, how is Professor Browning? Well I hope.” Severus nodded. He really hoped he wasn’t called in here to discuss his love life.
“Severus, I wish to inform you that Bellatrix Lestrange was apprehended two nights ago. It seems…she was overcome with…regret for her choices in life. A certain spell went very well. There were no less than eight people surrounding her when Harry cast the spell. If reflected all of their fears and anger to her. She has, in a sense, lost her mind in grief. I daresay that she will never be the same again.” A long, heavy silence hung over them.
Severus sat dumbfounded. He had done it. Potter actually pulled it off...again.
Severus also felt relief wash over him. It was over. He could walk the streets and not look over his shoulder constantly. He and Chloe would be alright.
Severus nodded and saw Dumbledoe had more to say.
“Severus…Harry left this in my care to give to you.” Dumbledore floated a small, brown package over to Severus, who caught it.
“I was sure you would want to know Severus. It is over now.” Those words made Severus’ whole body tremble.
It was over.
It was finally over.
He sat and stared at the brown package in his hands, without really seeing it. His eyes were clouded with tears.
From behind him, he heard Fawkes sing a song that made his heart fill with warmth. He thought of Chloe and the life they were going to be able to share.
Severus stood and left Dumbledore’s office without looking at the Headmaster.
******************
Albus watched him go.
He could only imagine what that man was feeling right now.
Albus’ gaze moved to his window where he could see the trees swaying in the winter wind. He was relieved that Severus had someone with whom he could spend his life with now. Someone who would love him and care for him and show him how to live again.
******************
Later that night, with Chloe tucked beneath his arm, Severus and Chloe sat on the couch and sipped their nightly glass of wine.
They had celebrated, together, the fall of the last group of Death Eaters.
Chloe had hugged him and laughed with him and cried with him.
He had never known anyone so true as she.
His eyes found the book.
Potter had sent it back to him.
Severus reached out and read the cover.
‘Advanced Potions’
Inside were a number of spells he had created in his youth.
Potter had added something to the last page.
To the Half Blood Prince,
Here is your book back. I don’t really know what to say. I can only say thank you. So, thank you professor Snape for being what you are. Without you, we all would have failed.
H. Potter
Severus reread this entry for the hundredth time. For him, it was all he needed to hear.
************************
Severus and Chloe never married. They never had children either. They each were happy with the arrangement that they had and did not want it to change. They taught, side by side, at Hogwarts for another thirty years.
Severus kept his private rooms in the dungeons for the rare occasions he needed time alone. Or the even rarer occasions when he and Chloe were fighting.
In all they were happy together. They taught the remaining first year at Hogwarts and left during the summer break for a holiday in Madrid. The next Holiday they were in Africa. They had many adventures together, but those are for another day.
Suffice it to say that the Half blood Prince found his Princess, and they lived happily ever after.
The End
*********************************************************
A/N: Thank you so much for reading and reviewing. You all were a great readership! I love Snape, don\'t you? *lol*
If you\'re interested in reading other fics of mine, check out:
The Interlude - An Albus fic
The Love of A Wizard - Another angst with OFC. But this one is long and not all about the relationship. It has some pretty intense moments in it though...
The Death of Emmaline Vance- Pretty graphic stuff here
Crazy Diamond-Frank and Alice Longbottom\'s last moments. Actually, no smut in this one....go figure.
Thanks agian, you guys made it worth it to write this little love story!