FILK - "Dark Mark Still Burns"

[Wendy St John]

No: HPFGUIDX 77069

"Dark Mark Still Burns"
An OoP "Hogwarts Story" filk to "One Hand, One Heart" from the stage
production of "West Side Story."

Dedicated to Talisman (you wanted more Snape, you got it!), and to
SnapeFilk Maven Gail B., (for loving our darling Potions Master *almost* as
much as I do)  ;-)

(Scene: SNAPE is alone in his office, standing in front of the Pensieve. He
raises his wand to his head, and removes one shimmering strand of memory
and places it into the Pensieve, and then another. He taps his wand on the
surface of the Pensieve, and watches the liquid swirl. A scene emerges -
teenaged Severus standing in front of Voldemort. The liquid swirls again,
revealing a somewhat older Severus, sitting across from Album Dumbledore.
Another swirl, and Teenage!Snape appears again). 

TEENAGE!SNAPE (spoken, from the Pensieve):
I, Severus Snape, pledge my loyalty to the Dark Lord.

(The liquid in the Pensive swirls again)

YOUNGADULT!SNAPE (spoken, from the Pensieve):
I, Severus Snape, pledge my loyalty to you, Albus, against the Dark Lord.

(Swirl)

TEENAGE!SNAPE:
To promote the purity of Wizard blood.

(Swirl)

YOUNGADULT!SNAPE:
To stop the spread of evil.

(Swirl)

TEENAGE!SNAPE:
To avenge the wrongs I suffered at the hands of others.

(Swirl)

YOUNGADULT!SNAPE:
To redress the wrongs I have done to others.

(Swirl)

TEENAGE!SNAPE:
Today, and always.

(Swirl)

YOUNGADULT!SNAPE:
Now and forever.

(Swirl)

TEENAGE!SNAPE:
With this Dark Mark, I thee pledge.

(Swirl)

YOUNGADULT!SNAPE:
Against this Dark Mark I am pledged.

(The liquid swirls again, then grows cloudy. SNAPE turns from the Pensieve)

SNAPE (sung):

Mark on my arm, Dark Mark.
I swore to serve, Dark Lord.
Then Dumbledore, I fought for.
Who shall be my master now?

TEENAGE!SNAPE (from Penseive):
So many years, hiding.

YOUNGADULT!SNAPE (from Pensieve):
Paid for my sins, hiding.

SNAPE:
Now they return, my past haunts me now,
Haunts me.
And both sides, they want me now. 

(Interlude of music and solo ballet by SNAPE)

Knew this would come, someday.
I'd have to choose, one way.
Dark Mark still burns, I will fight it now,
Fight now.
Even if it kills me now. 



:-)

Wendy St John
hebrideanblack at earthlink.net