Misunderstood (Severus Snape X Reader)

Chapter 25

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Your POV 

"You agreed to tell me something when I was the man I was when you first came to the school, do you not?"

Smiling slightly I nod. "Indeed." 

Looking at Severus I sigh. "You do realize I've technically already said it to you, you were just technically dead." 

Shrugging as he shoots me a look. "Fine, fine." 

Getting up I sit on the bed with him. "Severus, do you remember the night of the Yule Ball?" he glances at me quickly. 

"I could never forget that night." 

Blushing slightly I look up at him. "It was that night when you were walking me back to the dorms, that I realized something." 

"What was it?" 

"That I love you, Severus Snape." 

He turns to me quickly, his eyes looking at mine before he grabs me. Pulling me into his arms and holding me tight. Hearing a sniff from him I break away enough to be able to look at him. Standing and wiping his eyes. His hands grab mine and he kisses them gently before he holds them. 

"As a child I thought I knew love, do you remember when you asked if I ever liked anyone when you were a first year?" 

I nodded gently. "I do." 

"The person I loved when I was younger was Lily Evans, you know her as Lily Potter. She was my only friend when I lived on Spinner's End as a child. That was until you started at Hogwarts. I did my best to ignore you, but with you studying in my class, it grew more and more difficult. I knew you were the one person that understood what it was like, to be me. To be an outcast. The night of the Yule Ball, I finally broke." 

Nodding gently I look at him as he takes a breath. 

"Ever since then you've been a bigger part of me than I thought, I could never stop thinking about you. When I became Headmaster, I didn't care what Voldemort thought, I was too preoccupied with what you would think. Your opinion means more than anything to me." 

"Why does it?" 

"Because I am in love with you. I knew it was wrong and I started to try my best to avoid you to try and get it to stop, but it only got worse. Minerva noticed the change within me and she was able to put it together without me telling her." 

"She did tell me that on the night of the war, before I went to find you. She was the one that gave me the final push to track you down at the Shrieking Shack." 

He nods before he pulls me into his arms again. "I'm never going to push you away again, I promise." he stops for a moment before he looks at me again. Furrowing my brows as I look at him, I tilt my head, searching for what he was thinking about. 

"what is it?" 

"I just don't understand something, I'll tell you later." 

Nodding gently as Minerva and Madam Pomfrey came back in and pushed me out for a moment so they could make sure that he was fully alright, Harry, Ron, and Hermione found me. 

"Is he awake?" 

"He is. Finally." 

Hermione hugs me tightly as I smile gently. After pulling away they look at me. Ron grabs her hand and they smile at each other. 

"Why didn't you tell us?" 

"Tell you about what?" 

"You and Snape!"