The Alternate Universe: Boy-Who-Lived

-Dream or Reality-

"Avada-Kedavra!"

THUD!

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THUD!

Harry groaned in pain....

Sirius had said that death was supposed to be quicker than falling asleep but it definitely hurt like hell! 

He sighed in relief as the hell, he liked to refer as living, was finally over....

Harry relaxed his body unconsciously at the warmth under him....it felt so warm, so comfortable, so-

Gasp!

Harry froze mid-thought as a gasp was heard somewhere around him. 

"Can I not die peacefully for once?" Harry mumbled, his voice detached and cold because of all the annoyance he was feeling. 

"What?" the startled voice, made Harry frown but he still did not open his eyes in hopes to be left alone. 

Just pretend to be dead, and no one shall bother you!

There was a long moment of silence before Harry's peace was interrupted again. 

Seriously couldn't they leave a possibly dead man alone!

"W-who..." the voice trembled slightly, it was a man by the sounds of it, before the speaker cleared his throat and began once gain, this time a lot more firmer and with a snarling note to his voice. "Who are you?" 

Harry sighed. 

Peace was just not an option in the great Harry Potter's life, it seemed! 

He opened his eyes, only to find himself in some kind of cozy...living room? It appeared to be some rich man's - probably a pureblood's room, by the looks of it. 

A fire was burning in the fireplace, which provided the room a rosy glow. And, cozy lanterns hung around the ceiling, providing warmth to the onlookers.

 A sharp intake of breathe made Harry's attention snap to the only living person in the room. 

Harry's eyes widened the slightest bit, but his face showed no other reaction as he saw his former Potions Professor standing there, staring at him wide-eyed. 

"Severus Tobias Snape...." Harry couldn't help but mumble out and the man finally broke out from whatever stupor he was in, glaring at Harry - the famous Snape glare. 

"Who are you? Where is my son? How do you know me?" questions were fired rapidly at him. 

Harry limited to just stare at the man. Severus Snape was standing before him....alive, looking a bit different, yet one glance and Harry could still see the 'Dungeon Bat' he was used to. 

The man had a different air around him now....

The strict professor still looked stoic but his eyes had a strange gentleness in them. He looked very much like a pureblood and, instead of the greasy hair Harry was used to, the man's black hair looked a bit longer than its original length and softer. The facial features looked more or less the same except for the unusual softness in them.