For the Love Of Severus Snape- Book 2

Chapter 4- The Worse night of my Life

As I sat in my sitting room looking across the sofa at Harry I began. "I remember that night as if it were yesterday." "It Halloween night, I had arrived at your parents house. It looked like an explosion had occurred. I watched from an alley way as I saw A dark figure looking at the house. It was Severus."  I took a deep breath and went on.

"I saw a Severus entered the broken house. I knew what was to be found in there, because I felt it when it happened." "I felt her fear, her love, then their was nothing but emptiness." it still hurt thinking about that night but I had to continue. "I felt as if my heart ripped in two, my twin sister was gone." I looked at Harry, he just sat there frozen.

"You see Harry, I wanted to be there with them that night, but Lily refused. She and I had a bond that since we were little helped us communicate in a way where no words needed to be spoken." "We heard each others thoughts and communicated with each other that way." I went on feeling as though I needed to get this out. "Before it happened, I heard her say to me "Dear Sister, I love you so much. Keep Harry safe, and open your heart to Severus, you will need each other"  I felt frozen when I heard those words, for I knew what was going to happen" By now I felt a tear fall from my eye, the emotions of losing Lily were still so raw, even after all these years..

"As I entered the house, and walked up the stairs, I found your father lying htere on the landing. I knelt down and knew he was already gone. And then I heard it, it came from your nursery. It was a sound of utter horror and sadness." I heard Severus walk into the room as I was telling this part. ""I knew by the sound, Severus had found Lily. As I approached the broken door to your room, My eyes fell to the floor where she was laying." I felt Severus come and sit by me and put his arm around me.

"I saw her eyes, those beautiful green eyes I had known all my life, were empty. She was gone, taken from us by evil. My heart felt as if it would stop there, I could barely breath. I watched in agony as Severus brought her into his arms. For what he couldn't give her in life he gave her in death.: I looked over at Severus, that same knowing look was there, and I continued. "As I approached, the tears streaming down my face, I knelt down behind Lily."

"I put on hand on her sweet face and the other on Severus' shoulder. We stayed there for many minutes, grieving the loss of our precious Lily. We stared at each other through tear satined eyes, saying nothing but knowing exactly  what the other was feeling." I paused to compose myself. "And in that instance, Lilys ghostly image showed itself to me. She came up to me and said "Sweet Marigold,I take care of Harry. Severus keep her safe." And then she approached me, "I give you this  sweet sister" her ghostly hand went to my head and all went black."

"I awoke, I am unsure how much later, to Severus carrying me from the house with you sleeping on my chest.. And once we were clear of the house we disapperated. We appeared in the forest outside the castle. Severus took me up the Dumbledores office with you tucked safely under my cloak." 

"I had my first vision then, it was vague and held no real information. You see like learning to use and control magic, I had to learn and control my visions."I explained.  "Although I could not make myself have them, they came so randomly. After time I was able to see what they were telling me. I knew you wouldn't be safe with me in the wizarding world so we decided that you would go to Petunias." I looked at Harry, and saw a faint understanding. "I wanted to be the one to raise you, but everything I saw was danger in this world." 

"I understand, everything you all did was to keep me safe." Harry said.

"That was the worse night of my life, Harry" I said " I lost my sister and you in that instance, but I vowed I would do everything in my power to keep you and everyone I loved and cared about safe and bring Voldemort down"

"You did, you were so brave. Thank you for sharing it with me Aunt Marigold." Harry Said. "I know it was difficult for you to relive" 

""Yes, even though I was given a gift to save those I loved and cared about, I still couldn't bring Lily or James back" I said sadly. "But I could bring down the evil that took them from us, it was a hard, long road and I relive that night all the time Harry. It is constantly with me, I guess I never got the chance to grieve and now that I do have that chance I am scared to." I began to cry. "Because if I do, I'm afraid I won't be able to stop the pain I felt that night" 

I looked over at Severus, he gave me the most reassuring look. He knew how I felt, because that night he lost a part of himself too. I had hidden my feelings all these years, now with my nephew before me and my love beside me, it was time for my grieving to begin. Time for my heart to completely heal.

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