The Harvinger (Sequal)

Chapter 8

Then he pulled away. "I will marry Lindsy because I love her. I am sorry, Christina but you were asleep for a long time," he pulled a vial out and handed it to me. "This is the cure to your immortality. It will give you a second chance to move on, have a family, or even find peace. I love you and I always will but I need to move on." He said. I held the vial tightly in my hand. "Severus.... please." I whispered. He turned and helped Lindsy up, leaving the room with her. "Fine." I hissed. I felt so exposed and broken. I did my best to hide it as I turned and swept from the room, holding myself together the best I could manage.

I was in my room, staring at the fire as I took the vial in my hand. I slowly uncorked it. Did I really want this? Had I wanted to be mortal for me or for him? I sniffed the vial and it smelt fruity with a hint of nector. At least it smelt nice. I wanted to move on but it would be hard. I needed a sign. A sign that if I drank this than everything would be okay. I put the vial to my lips. To the end of a legend. I then stopped. I couldn't. I recorked it and set it down. I couldn't go out like this. My immortality saved my arse so many times and I wasn't ready to give it up just yet. I laid down on my couch and got comfy before closing my eyes.

I was standing in Astronamy Tower and Severus was there. He pointed his wand at me. "Please... I love you." I sobbed. He looked broken and then I was blasted off the tower.

We kissed as my pegasus flew us across the grounds.

"I love you." He whispered. "I love you more." I murmered before kissing his soft lips.

"I lost you to once, I'm not about to lose you again." He said as he picked me up.

I saw him laying in his blood. "Don't leave me. Gods don't leave me!" I cried.

I stood in a dark room. Severus appeared but so did Lindsy. "We were happy before you came back. Did you actually think that I would have the patients to wait for you?" Severus hissed. I felt the tears run down my face. "Lindsy could give me something that you could never. Normality, a family, no pending danger. Everything that you could never." He leered. I choked on my own tears as they begain to kiss. I rushed forward. "Severus." I cried as I moved to touch him but he and Lindsy dissappeared into smoke. I turned every which way. "SEVERUS?!" I called but no answer. I turned only to come face-to-face with an Inferi Hotchner. I screamed and turned to run but I was surrounded by them. I tried to use my magic but it wasn't working. They grabbed my arms, legs, torso, shoulders, just dragging me down toward the ground. I was screaming and crying for Severus as I felt the ground swallowing me up. "SEVERUS!!" I screamed as my head went under.

My eyes shot open and I was breathing raggedly as Minerva was shaking me. I was drentch in my own sweat as I felt my heart racing. "Your okay, it was just a nightmare." She whispered and pulled me into a hug. I sobbed histericaly into her shoulder as she shushed me softly and stroked my hair in a motherly way. If only they were just nightmares... I noticed Poppy standing there looking deathly pale, along with Filtch, Sybil, Slughorn, and Flitwick. All looking sick and concerned. I was shaking and couldn't calm down. I didn't even have the strength to protest as Poppy made me drink a dreamless draught. I felt sleep take me as Minerva laid me back down.

I sat down at the Great Table, staring at my food. I wasn't hugry and it was sick to look at my bagel. "Horrid screams last night. 'Woke the entire Castle, they did. I heard them at 'me hut." I heard Hagrid saying. "They gave me the cobby wobbles. They were worse than the screams at the final battle." Came Professor Vector. "So blood curtling as if a young woman were dying." Came Madam Sprout. I got up and swept from the hall, the last thing I heard was Minerva telling them to shush.

I sat on a bentch that over looked the lake. I held the vial in my hand. "Maybe I could see William or Sirius again." I whispered to myself. "Nothing left for me here," I rolled the vial in my hand. I sat back and looked toward the sky. "Albus... I did alot of things for you. All I ask is you give me a sign on what to do." I said as if hopeful he would reply. "What can I do when the only man I love is to marry someone else tomorrow?" I asked helplessly. "Fight." Came a voice in my ear. I stood and turned sharply but saw no one was there. I pocketed the vial and shook my head. I must have imagined it. I swept toward the castle.