One More Light (Severus Snape's Love Story)

Chapter 17

Harry came back to his sharing bedroom with Ron after he and Severus updated Dumbledore on his trip. He saw Ron and Hermione were sitting there together with Ginny and Oliver. They were intensely whispering that made him stopped his tracks, worrying whether he was disturbing a secret meeting or something.

Ginny spotted Harry and immediately stopped them and said, "Hi Harry."

He frowned, "Hi," he then sat down on rug next to Hermione, "am I disturbing something?"

"Harry, this morning I..."

"Don't tell him," Ginny said.

"Don't tell me what?"

Hermione stared back and forth between Ginny and Harry, considering to tell or not and then she looked at Oliver, "should I say something?"

He sighed and said, "Harry, first of all, this is not about you. But we hesitated whether or not to involve you in, because this relates to someone that maybe we can say quite close to you."

Harry gave some thoughts for few seconds, "Dumbledore?"

Ron chuckled, "the other old man."

"Snape?"

"Harry," Ginny said, "if we tell you, we afraid you would feel obliged to make it your concern."

"You're killing me, do you know?" He then turned to Hermione, "will I hate you?"

"Why would you hate me, I was only overheard when they were talking."

"You do aware I still don't know what you're talking about."

"Yeah and I am still considering whether you should know." She then turned to Ginny and Ron, "what if he agrees with me?"

"Or," Ron said in exasperation, "Maybe he agrees with me and Wood."

"Oh dear God, just tell me already." Harry shouted.

"Alright," Hermione said, "This morning, I was going to go to Sam's, you know, because of the baby."

Harry immediately pulled Hermione's arm, "they had the baby?"

"Dude, you didn't know?" Ron asked.

"I thought you went back with Snape last night," Wood added in.

"I was tired, I directly went to sleep," he defended himself, "you know how late when I came. Anyway," he looked at Hermione, "continue..."

She sighed, "So, like I was saying. This morning..."

"Yeah, I heard you, you're going to Sam's room, then..."

She scowled, "I wasn't able to reach her room, because I saw Snape with the Malfoy couple at the hallway in front of the room discussing something. I overheard partially before this guy," she pointed to Wood, "pulled me away and said I was being rude for eavesdropping."

Wood raised both of his hands as a sign of surrender.

"Anyway, they were fighting. Snape was talking about obliviating Sam."

"Hence, we are discussing." Ginny added.

"Ooohhh..." Harry's shoulder sagged down.

"Narcissa was agreeing to Snape while Lucius wasn't. And we were actually divided as well," Ron said, "Both Hermione and Ginny were agreeing Snape while me and Oliver were agreeing Lucius."

"But as I said before, this is none of our business." Oliver emphasized again but no one listened to him.

"We need to stop him, right?" Harry asked Ron. "I mean, they are in love. Why would he want to obliviate Sam. And how about the baby."

"Harry, Snape was asking Narcissa's support so he can raise their son by himself. He wanted Sam to have her own life, without him and his son in it."

"But... Sam loves him, doesn't she?" Harry asked.

Oliver sighed, "look, it's really none of our business. I keep on saying that but we keep on discussing this. We are in the middle of a war, can we focus on how to beat Voldemort, instead of talking about Snape's love life? No offense, but though you have special relationship with him, I personally have nothing to do with him, and I really really, I mean really don't like him, whether as a professor or a person. So I can really only tolerate to certain extent to talk about him." He stood up, "Hermione," he pulled her hand so she stood up too, "let's go and have something to eat."

She sighed, "I guess you're right. But Harry, my opinion, why I think Snape is right. He will never know whether Sam truly love him or not if he doesn't do this. He always will wonder whether she was trapped only or she truly love him and choose to be with him. I know he has different motivation to make this decision but I support him because of this."

She then left with Oliver.

"You also think so?" Harry asked Ginny.

Ginny nodded, "Sometimes, loving someone means giving what you think what's best for the person you love."

"Instead of ask that person, what he wants?"

Ron frowned to Harry and stood up, "I'm leaving. Use the time to sort out your problem, alright?"

Harry and Ginny stared at each other. They were both at stalemate after Harry broke up with her before his last year. Though they have opportunity to rekindle their relationship back, they never did.

He looked at her and wanted to say something but he still couldn't. She then stood up and sighed, "I'm hungry. Let's go and have lunch."

Harry saw her leaving and without a word, he stood up and followed her from behind.