Snape and Lily and Florence and Ginny and . . .

[junediamanti]

No: HPFGUIDX 80840

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Deirdre F Woodward" 
<dwoodward at t...> wrote:
> I'm sitting firmly on the WINDOW SILLS and I think there are some 
joiners up
> here with me.  *waves to other (non) believers*
> 
> [cut to Hogwarts]
> Snape eyed Harry cooly.  "We've had our difficulties, Potter."
> 
> Harry nodded curtly.
> 
> Snape continued, "But we are on the same side, and we need to 
stand together
> to defeat the Dark Lord."
> 
> Harry motioned impatiently.  Was this going somewhere, or was Snape
> intentionally trying to delay Harry?  He felt the same lump of 
suspision and
> dislike that had settle in him seven long years ago, the moment 
he'd set
> eyes on Snape.  "What's up, Snape?" Harry bit out.  "I gotta get 
out of
> here -- places to go, evil overlords to kill . . ."
> 
> Snape nodded, his eyes implicitly acknowledging Harry's 
superiority in every
> way.  He cleared his throat.  "I have a confession, Harry.  I need 
to tell
> you something before you go."
> 
> "What, then?" Harry said.  He felt bad for old Snape.  Clearly the 
old
> fellow was keen to tell Harry a secret, but what could Snape 
possibly say to
> Harry that Harry would care to hear?  There was too much water 
under that
> bridge, Harry thought ruefully.  Oh, well.  No reason to be mean.  
Better
> make the best of it.  He smiled half-convincingly at Snape and 
patted him on
> the shoulder.  "Let's hear it, old boy.  Better to just say it, 
get it out."
> 
> "Harry, before you set off to kill the Dark Lord, take this to 
battle with
> you:  I loved your mother."  Snape's voice broke with emotion,

Added by June:

Harry turns round and hits Snape with  a real haymaker and 
yells "Don't you dare even mention my mum you greasy B*****d."

> > Deirdre

OK here's what I think might happen.  Chapter whatever of Book 7.  
Snape gets AK-ed by LV because he intersects the death curse which 
was meant for Harry.  Dies with seraphic smile on face - oh and just 
for schmaltzy good measure as he goes, his lips can be seen to form 
one word, "Lily".  

(Well he's redeemed what do you expect - cure heavenly choir)

Some time later - a kind of coda after Harry finally defeats LV - 
the full story comes out.  Either Dumbledore or McGonagal will tell 
it.  It will be a ten tissue jobbie - that much is sure.

Harry will attend the funeral of Snape (a big wizardy funeral pyre 
type thing) and then see mistily the following figures (who will 
look slightly transparent):  Sirius, James, Lily ... and a smiling 
Snape.  Oh hey, wait a minute, hasn't that been done somewhere else 
before...

Back to the drawing board.

As you were.

June

Who likes Snape very much but sometimes wishes he'd go away and sort 
his own issues out.  "Pull yourself together you miserable bugger!  
Get a life!"