Where Your Loyalties Lie - {Severus Snape x Reader}

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After casting a spell onto the door for anyone to hear us, Remus and I share everything that has happen these last past weeks. He told me everything about how Death Eaters eventually found them and how Harry ran away with his two friends. No one knows where they are now. All we know they are trying to destroy all the Horcruxes one by one. What are the good news, Tonks and Ted are doing well and are safe. They did get in the 12 Grimmauld Place after all and are now staying there in Sirius's and the Weasleys protection. They all really thought I was gone since I never get to the Burrow, but after Tonks suddenly appeared, she told them everything she knew so far about my condition. She must've been so afraid.

I told Remus how Alastor Moody really never was the Alastor Moody, and what happened to Sniffy... There was no way I could hold back the tears when I began to tell him what happened to my dear niffler. Remus was really compassionate and consulted me by his best abilities. I'm so grateful to have a friend like him. In middle all of this, I am still very amazed how Snape actually got Remus in Hogwarts. Remus told me how Snape had appeared in 12 Grimmauld Place and how everyone were ready to point their wands at him, but ended up lowering them down when Tonks jumped in, ordering everyone to hear him out first. That must've been quite a shit show. Then, after they had cleared the room, so there was only now Snape, Tonks and Remus, Snape made the offer for Remus to come back in Hogwarts to teach Muggle Studies. Therefor, Alecto will take her brother's place in Dark Arts.

As expected, they were very baffled by this, but Remus agreed. After all, he got his job back to support his family, and get back in touch with me. Not only Snape promised to pay his two month salary beforehand, he promised to keep Death Eaters away from him and his family, so they can go back to their own home. Even he gave the promise, Tonks didn't want to leave Sirius's family home. Because when they asked what about the others? Are they protected as well? Snape had just answered his usual monotonic tone that he can't promise that. So, Tonks felt the need to stay with her friends. If Death Eaters weren't allowed to attack her and Ted, they didn't had the right to barge in the same house they will be staying in. In other words; as long as Tonks stays in the 12 Grimmauld Place, everyone in there should be safe. Luckily, there are plenty of space for each and one of them.

I also told my reasoning why I couldn't leave Hogwarts as soon as I arrived here. The fact there is the change Death Eaters would hunt down Ruby and William... I could never forgive myself. "So we really are in a pickle here." Remus ends up looking down to a mug I gave him to drink tea from. A fade smirk visits on my face:"Yeah...". A small pause comes in to the room. Only the sound of the flame crackling in the fireplace fills up the space. "It was him, wasn't it?" he breaks the silence with soft tone. My head quickly lifts up to him:"What?". Remus has his brown eyes on me:"Severus. He was the one who ended Dumbledore's life?". My eyes widens a bit which shows him he got it right. He looks surprisingly calm as he puts down the mug and leans his elbows on his thighs. "Why didn't you tell anyone about it?" he ask. For a moment we stare each other. I don't know what to say. Feels like there is that ball inside my throat again. Heart beating fast.

Then I glance down before raising my (e/c) eyes on him with defeated expression. "I didn't tell anyone beca..." my voice goes small towards the end. Remus tilts his head a bit and raise his eyebrows, ready to hear me out:"Because?". "I was in love with him." I admit. My heart went somewhere down to my stomach and came back after saying that. There is once again a small pause. Remus then leans back in the sofa and sighs deep:"You are an awfully bad liar, (Y/N).". "Wh..-?! What you mean?!" I frown, confused what he means by that. "You said 'you were'. Clearly you still feel that way about him." he points out. Both of my eyebrows raise and bigger blush creeps up on my face even I try not to.