By Him Sent | Severus Snape x reader

Chapter 3

TW: blood and injuries

The next day you sat at work, watching as the case numbers caused by Voldemort and his friends rose, in a normal day you would zone out, however, a thought plagued your mind of what Severus said last night. "You pushed me into it" you could see the face when he said the words, it was a face of anger and regret. You could not abide the feeling that you had accidentally pushed Severus into a cult, the guilt was like a brick in your chest, heavy and painful, tearing you apart. There was little you could do though, you had apologised but Severus refused to take it for some reason, it was not fair, you were all just kids. You shook your head, you needed to pull yourself together for tonight as it was an order of the phoenix meeting, the first one without Sirius. Every member had been avoiding setting a date, until today. Unlike every other meeting, this afternoon was going to be at the burrow which you had never visited before. You had the address tucked in your pocket and you hoped that it would not be too difficult to apparate to. You wondered if you could get on good terms with Severus at this meeting if he was there.

Work finished and you were exhausted, however, you needed to go to the meeting. Pulling yourself together you apparate to the burrow and screamed in pain, in your tiredness you had splinted yourself. You fell to the ground and gritted your teeth, a part of your arm had been ripped away. You started to hyperventilate as you laid on the grass and gritted your teeth. You heard people talking and heard running. One hand came down on your arm and you felt something, the voices around you were blurred and confused, you could make out a few figures but that was it and you collapsed.

"What happened to them?" Molly asked, she was slightly white from seeing you.

"They splinted themselves" Severus said, pouring the healing potion onto your arm which he had kept in his cloak. Severus had been first on the scene, being the one to grab your arm in worry at the bright red blood pouring from it heavily, he had used some of his cloak to tie around your arm to stop the bleeding.

"They should be taken into the house" Molly said, taking out her wand. "God how did they splinch themselves?"

"(y/n) seems tired" Severus said, checking your pulse and your eyes, he noticed your eye colour and how strangely beautiful it was, he tore his eyes away and slowly closed your eyelids.

"Poor thing" Molly said, lifting you in the air with her wand.

"Indeed" Severus echoed, looking at the ripped part of his cloak tied securely on your arm, however, blood still dripped from your arm through the fabric. Severus sighed. "They will need to have a certain potion to grow back the part of their arm" he said.

"Do you have it?" Molly asked.

Severus sighed, looking away. "I could make it" Severus muttered. The room looked at him expectantly and he sighed. "Fine, but they will need to go to Hogwarts with me" Severus really did not want to do this, he did not have the time or wish to help you, the one who he will never forgive. As much as he wished to leave you, he knew you were important in the future for Dumbledore's plans so he picked you up and nodded at Molly.

"Thank you Severus" Molly said gently. Severus rolled his eyes and left the house, disapirating from the house and appearing outside Hogwarts. How he wished to just drop you here, however, he ignored his brain and carried you down to his quarters, placing you awkwardly on a couch. Severus huffed, going over to his ingredients cupboard and taking out the ingredients for the potion. He looked back at you and shook his head, going toward his collection of cauldrons and taking out a certain one. Severus started making the potion, annoyed he had to do something for you, this was like how he had to make wolfsbane for Lupin. Severus tried not to think of you, a part of him wanted to forgive you, remembering the crush he had always for you and down in his heart still had. The way he looked into your eyes earlier made him remember the thoughts and feelings he had felt for you which he had buried. You had betrayed him by becoming part of the gang which bullied him.

As Severus slaved over the potion you slowly woke up, a throbbing pain greeting you in your arm. You groaned, opening your eyes to see a roof of wood. Confused, you tried to get up, you were in a room you had never been in before, it was dark with stone and decorated with green and black. Your heart suddenly went faster, someone had hurt you and kidnapped you. You got up, terrified, your wand in your hand as you quickly ran toward the door and bumping into a figure. You fell on the ground and yelped in pain.

Severus rolled his eyes and walked past you, placing down the finished potion. "Get up" Severus commanded "and drink this"

"What is going on?" you asked from the floor.

Severus huffed, not wishing to explain something so obvious. "You splinched yourself and the order wished for me to take you to Hogwarts and a reversible splinching potion"

You crumpled slightly into the warm green carpet. Severus frowned, "Up or you will have to drink the potion on the floor." Severus muttered.

You slowly got up, your entire body shook as you had lost a lot of blood and adrenaline. Severus watched you struggle, feeling a little sorry for you as you struggled. Severus was in conflict if he wished to help you until he made up his mind and swooped down to pick you up, placing you on your feet. "Now then, drink this"

You took the potion and sniffed it before downing it quickly, it felt like fire going down your throat and it made you feel sick. You gagged slightly, clasping your stomach in pain. Severus slightly furrowed his eyebrows in worry, for the second time that day he forgot about his dislike for you which he had created and his love for you which he had tried to hide and forget.

"(y/n)?" Severus asked, slightly cocking his head in worry. "Tell me what is the problem?"

"My stomach hurts badly" you murmured. Severus furrowed his eyebrows, placing his hand against your head, you were burning up. Another problem, his thoughts were not annoyance like he had before, rather it was worry, his hate for you which he had created over the past years was breaking, showing the love he still had for you which he had all but buried.

"I-just-" you stumbled to the couch and sat, your head spinning.

"Rest (y/n)" he said. Severus frowned, looking at the couch, it was not very comfortable. One part of him jumped at the thought to give you his bed, while another clung to the thought of his hatred of you. Severus sighed loudly. "Through the door is a bed, take it "Severus commanded.

"Oh" you mumbled, standing and walking toward the door woozily. Severus watched you go, why did he just do that? Why did he give you his bed when you had bullied him for five years. Severus frowned and sat on the couch, he was confused why he did that and so instead of going to sleep he thought of you and why he did that.