Dear Severus Snape (Snarry Fanfiction)

Chapter Forty One

Ex Death Eater, Severus Snape, Found Alive!!  (And The-Boy-Who-Lived has been hiding him!)

By: Rita Skeeter

Only two days ago, Harry Potter made the front page yet again for the murder of Ms. Pansy Parkinson, daughter of Ex Death Eater, Deimos Parkinson. It was stated that Ms. Parkinson attacked Mr. Potter in his own home, and he was forced to kill her in self defense.

But Aurors soon discovered that Mr. Potter hadn't told them the whole story. They found a second magical signature on Ms. Parkinson's body, as well as concerning evidence taken from around her body. The evidence showed that Severus Snape, Ex Potions Master, had been in the area during the attack.

Auror Despina Adrian talks about finding evidence that Severus Snape was alive.

"As we were examining Ms. Parkinson's body, we found a second magical trace. It was untraceable, and we couldn't track it back to the owner. That isn't too uncommon, but it was enough to cause some suspicion. We used a muggle technique called "DNA testing", which allows us to trace individual witches and wizards. We started finger printing certain individuals towards the end of the war, and that included professors. We were shocked when the results matched Severus Snape's. We thought it must be some mistake, because he was thought to be dead. We brought in a muggle forensics expert, and they confirmed that he had to be alive."

Aurors were sent to Mr. Potters house at around 11am of March 6th. They then found Severus Snape hiding in a cupboard, and quickly arrested him. One Auror, who wishes to remain anonymous, says,

"Potter was hysterical. He was screaming about Snape's innocence, saying that we couldn't take him."

So the question, my dear readers, is why would The-Boy-Who-Lived be hiding a Death Eater in his own home? Why did Severus Snape fake his own death, if he is 'not guilty' as Harry Potter claims?

I will do my best to answer these questions for you. I will be attending Severus Snape's trial, which will take place at 2pm on March 9th.

What do you think will happen? Will Severus Snape be found guilty and be thrown into Azkaban? Does he deserve it? Should Harry Potter be facing his own trial, because he housed a Death Eater? Write in with your thoughts, and my favorite comments will be posted in my advice column next week! (See page 6)

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Draco Malfoy burst through the front door of Harry's house without a second thought. A simple Alohomora unlocked the door right away, which he thought was a little disconcerting. Harry's wards appeared to be down, which meant that anyone could just burst into his house like Draco had just done.

"Potter!" Draco yelled loudly. "I swear to god, when I find you, I'm going to kill you-"

He stopped short when he caught sight of Harry, who was sitting on the kitchen floor, staring blankly at the wall. He didn't even seem to notice that Draco was there. 

"Potter!" Draco yelled again, shaking the morning newspaper in his face. "You better explain what's going on, right now."

Harry continued staring at a small cupboard under the stairs, unblinking. He looked pale, and there were large, dark circles under his eyes. Draco had no idea how long he had been sitting there. Hell, he wasn't even sure if Harry was alive at this point.