Snape's Unknown Secret

The Locket

Harry and Snape flew out of the pensive and back into Dumbledore's office. Harry stood up and looked over at Snape who was sitting on the floor with his head on his knees. Harry couldn't believe his eyes because his most emotionless professor was crying.

Snape didn't know what to do. All of his memories returned to him and it was very overwhelming. He was once married to Lily. Lily... and Harry was really his son. He had realized that before, but it felt more real now. Harry, not knowing what to do, sat down beside Snape who was leaning against Dumbledore's desk. Snape looked like he didn't want to talk, so Harry sat in silence. Harry felt a little awkward sitting with a crying Snape so he leaned his head onto his shoulder. Snape winced a little but didn't oppose.

Snape lifted his head and reached into his robes. He pulled out the locket, and opened it. Inside was the same picture of Snape and Lily, along with the letter. Snape held the locket and cried once again.

"I didn't know it was a locket..." Snape sobbed.

"You remember getting it?" Harry asked, thankful that the silence was broken.

"I- I remembered finding it in your room after Lord Voldemort tried to kill you, but that's it." Harry noticed that Snape was one of the few people that weren't afraid to use Voldemort's name.

"After my mother died..." Harry added.

"Yes your mother."

"Why did you use Voldemort's name? Is it because you're a death eater?"

Snape nodded hesitantly. He didn't want to correct Harry that he wasn't a death eater anymore. He decided that he wanted Harry to think that he was. He wanted to see if Harry would still like him, and part of him wanted Harry to hate him for it.

"I understand."

"Understand what?"

"Why you became a death eater," Snape looked over at him for the first time. "You did it because you thought it was the right thing to do."

"But-"

"I know that it may have played a part in my mother's death, but it still was the right thing to do." Snape stared at Harry. There was no way that he was going to tell Harry that he was the one that delivered the prophecy to Lord Voldemort, or Harry might never forgive him.

"Are you sure? It's still my biggest regret..."

"Yeah, plus I may not be here today if you didn't join them." Snape looked away. Harry was right, but his mother could be here. "And I would live my whole life believing I was James' son and you would have never found out the truth." Snape looked back at Harry. He truly did have Snape's cleverness.

"I do remember Dumbledore asking me to become a death eater, but I didn't remember Lily being there. It seems like my memory was altered." Harry looked over at Snape.

"Wait... you don't remember the part where you made a deal with James and Lily because you were obliviated, but you still remember parts of these memories." Snape looked over at Harry in awe.

"You're right. Someone didn't obliviate me, but altered my memories." Snape said realizing that he did in fact remember some of his old memories.