Save me (Severitus)

Chapter 3

Snape's POV

    He was unmoving, so small just like a tiny songbird. I had charms up for if he woke up, but they were useless because I haven't slept in two days. He whimpered in his sleep once, it was the most pitiful sound I had ever heard. It was so soft I would've not heard it if I hadn't been looking at him.

     "You need to go to sleep Severus," Poppy said gently. She had been a huge part of my childhood. Seeing that Potter and his gang threw quite a few hexes I was in her care a lot.

    "I can't," I whispered truthfully.

    "Look you need to sleep when he wakes up he's going to need you to be strong, and right now you look as bad as him," she reprimanded.

    "What if he doesn't wake up," I spilled my worry out.

    "I've seen many magical cores, many wizards and he is a fighter, but this overwhelmed him. He needs time and so do you," she reassured me.

    "Now you are going to take a bit of sleeping potion so you can go to sleep, but I must warn you I have to give him the excruciating potions later," she told me.

    "Will he feel it?" I questioned.

    "Yes, Severus," she told him, she never sugarcoated with him.

    "I have to stay awake, I have to be there," I pleaded

    "Get some rest and I'll give them to him afterwards," she compromised. She handed him some earl gray tea laced with a small amount of sleeping potion. The Potions Professor was never one for pumpkin juice.

    I quickly drank it and looked at her and said, "Thank you, Poppy," before I passed out from exhaustion.

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Many hours later

   I felt the warm sun beam on my face I stirred awake. I left and quickly used the washroom to freshen up a bit. I looked in the mirror and dear god I looked like hell. Seeing as I didn't make any potions my hair wasn't greasy it was dull and slightly "poofy". I had huge under eye bags, I guess 48 hours of no sleep will do that. I knew it had to be 6am, because I have a habit of waking up at 6am and Poppy comes in at 6:30am.

     I went at sat at his bedside, deep in thought. What have I done? I can't take care of a normal child let alone an abused one. No one can raise him, maybe McGonagall could but she's a very busy woman and travels. I have three months to help Lily's child, to make sure he's safe. If you had told me one week ago I'd be thinking any of this I would laugh in your face.

    I know now that I would've been cruel, I'd make him hate me and I'd hate him right back for what his father did to me. A stupid grudge, but they made my life a nightmare. Lily was kind, sweet, smart and beautiful. She had no mean bone in her body unless it was needed. Now I had their kid and all my past had made me make a vow that I don't know if I could keep,

But my God was I going to try and keep it.

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Author:
Sorry for any grammar issues I wanted to get an chapter out to you! <3