Where Your Loyalties Lie - {Severus Snape x Reader}

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Walking along the corridors of the castle while there are students coming and going right past me after the classes are over. I try to offer a small smile anytime someone says 'hi' to me or creates eye contact. Otherwise I'm pretty much out of what's happening around me. When I come around a corner, I notice the twins standing other side of the hallway. They both are quick to see me and stop talking to just stare. Having no interest to talk or have anything to do with them, so after tightening the grip around the books and notepads I'm holding close to my chest, I decided to turn around and find another path to go to. Amycus's and Alecto's chuckles echoes around the walls after realizing I'm not going to walk past them. They really think the reason behind avoiding them is because I'd be afraid of them. Bastards. I'm only trying to do as Severus has ordered me to do; stay away from them.

After returning the books back to the library, I started to walk back to my class. There are few more essays I need to go thru before I'll..- When all of sudden, I hear this muffled call:"(Y/N)?". "Huh?" I look around, only to see no one's there. "(Y/N)!" there's that voice again. "What the..?" my head keeps turning every direction. But no one's there! What in the Merlin's name..? Then it hit me; it's the Two-way mirror inside my robe's pocket:"OH!!". I've been carrying it everywhere I go in case like these. As quickly as I can, I take it out and my eyes widens when I see him. It's Harry! "Har..-!" I stop myself in middle of the sentence and quickly whisper:"Hold on!". With that, I rush to the empty classroom of History of Magic and close the door behind. "Harry, where are you? Is everything alright?" I ask while walking deeper into the room. My hands are shaking and the feeling of nervousness raises. "Been better." he answer. Weak chuckle comes out of me:"Same here.". Glad to see him alright.

Unsure if I should sit or stand, I keep wandering around the classroom:"Are all four of you there?". "We are all here." Sirius joins with Harry to the picture. Phew. Sometimes I sit down one of the benches for a hot second, then get up again and keep on walking:"What happened to you after dealing with the dragon? Where are you now?". Sirius pretty much answers all of the questions before Harry even manages to open his mouth. We go back and forth a minute or two. Good news are; they have destroyed the Slytherin's Locket. But the bad news are; they haven't been able to destroy the Hufflepuff's Cup yet. And they are in desperate need for a place to go at the moment - specially now when it's getting dark. The idea hits me and my voice goes more low:"G-go to Hogsmeade.". "Hogsmeade?" Ron's voice comes thru the mirror. "Yes. You need to get into Hog's Head Inn. The owner of the place - he'll give you a place to stay.".

I then explained all about how the Lovegood's were there and my aunt. "Your aunt, eh? I've always liked aunts." Sirius jokes in the between our serious talk. My face turns from calculating one into judgemental one:"Sirius... Don't even start.". His chuckle comes thru the mirror:"Just teasing ya.". Lowering the mirror in my hands and roll my eyes while inhaling thru nose:"Please, Harry, put the fleabag in order since I can't. You have my full permission to smack him behind his ear when needed.". Right after that, a small, muffled sound of a smack can be heard, followed by Sirius's whining 'why did you do that for?!' to Ron. I can see how Harry glances over his shoulder and chuckles softly. A small chuckle escapes from my lips as well. Then there is this little pause. Almost like none of know what to say next. 'The boy must die?' Once again, Severus's voice echoes in my head and the grip around the mirror tightens.

Heavy feeling fills my heart while struggling how to bring out this difficult matter:"Harry...". "Yes, (Y/N)?" the boy turns back to look at me instead of his friends and godfather, who are now diven into their own conversation. Why can't I say it? "I... I happened to see one of..- Dumbledore's memories." I start with. Why does it feel so hard? The look on his face goes more serious:"And?". Just tell him!!! The feeling it's now or never comes up and I raise the courage:"It turns out, that Harry you're one of the H..-", "Headmaster wants to see you." Alecto barges in all of sudden with bored look on her face. Huh?! My head quickly lifts up to see her on the doorway. She looks a bit confused why am I sitting on one of the desks and have a mirror in my hands. "What's that?" she asks. Instinctively, I bring it closer to my chest. "It's called a mirror, Alecto. ...And by the looks of it, it's something you don't seem to own." I answer coolly, hoping she'll leave.