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Just for [livejournal.com profile] katie__pillar, because she whinged… ♥

Title: Too Blackened A Soul
Author: [livejournal.com profile] chaletian
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairing: Snape (Neville)
Summary: Snape tries to keep control of Hogwarts.


“Detention, Longbottom!” Snape thundered, leaving the room in a swirl of robes and resentment. He strode along the corridor, breathing heavily, his anger so intense it hung around him like a heavy black cloud, almost as tangible as his robes. Two third-years skittered out of his way, even though their uniform identified them as belonging to his own House.

That a pupil had dared to defy him like that! And Longbottom - Longbottom! That useless creature! Severus had never had any time for Neville Longbottom since the boy’s first Potions lesson, and nothing had changed that opinion, but this year something had changed. Longbottom had changed. When the start of year came, and Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley and Hermione bloody Granger had all been missing, they had mistakenly supposed that Hogwarts would be easy to control. After all, who was left? The Weasleys were troublesome, but the only one at the school was the youngest, Ginny, who had already been under the Dark Lord’s thrall. Potter’s Gryffindor friends? No, there had been no-one.

Except that hadn’t been true, it turned out. Potter’s ridiculous ‘Army’ had come together, with Longbottom, Weasley, and Xenophilus Lovegood’s insane daughter leading them. Reaching the entrance to the Headmaster’s study, Severus snapped out the password, and stormed up the narrow stone stairs. Rebellion at every turn! And leaving them to the Carrows seemed to achieve nothing, even though their methods were…

Severus’ thoughts broke off here, and he suddenly sank into the wide-armed chair behind Dumbledore’s desk. They were torturing children, whose only crime was to stand up for what they believed was right. And he was allowing it. He was encouraging it. Keeping up the illusion of loyalty, more important than anything, Dumbledore had said. Severus’ thoughts turned to that night on the tower when he had killed Albus Dumbledore. Planned or not. Requested or not. He was in too deep. His soul had been blackened too much. Whatever happened, whoever won. He was damned.

Date: 2007-07-25 10:31 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] katie__pillar.livejournal.com
Ahh, never underestimate the power of a whinge. :)

Poor Snape. I love him and he died a hero but tis true, he had a blackened, bony soul. And Neville ♥

Date: 2007-07-25 11:10 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] davidbrider.livejournal.com
Oh absolutely Neville ♥! He had one of my favourite bits in the entire book, where he was telling about the letter from his gran. I'm not weepy, but I damn near cried there. Bl**dy wonderful. Neville is full of win.

David.

Date: 2007-07-25 10:57 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] balooky.livejournal.com
Oh poor Snape *sniffles*

You should write some kind of Dean,Snape fic if you are taking requests? *hopeful* ♥

Date: 2007-07-25 02:12 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] morganmuffle
Oh Sev, you're not too blackened just yet I'm sure of it. Sort of.

People used to get all up in arms about how manipulative Dumbledore is of Harry but the way he is towards Snape? Hudnreds of times worse.

Date: 2007-07-25 02:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] chaletian.livejournal.com
So true. I thought about putting in a line about being damned, and it being Dumbledore's fault, but it didn't seem to fit right.

Date: 2007-07-25 02:14 pm (UTC)
ext_117441: (HP Snape)
From: [identity profile] ungratefulwench.livejournal.com
... Snape! *wail*

Date: 2007-07-25 02:46 pm (UTC)
ext_117441: (HP Draco Embarassed Face in Hands)
From: [identity profile] ungratefulwench.livejournal.com
Hey! I'm in mourning here - don't mock me ;p

Blackened Soul

Date: 2007-07-25 05:05 pm (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
Was I ever lily white, did I come born into the world destroyed? Why? By what evil fortune was I born. Despised by all. Used by all. Using all. My soul... diminished... only regrets.

Severus Snape.

Why did Rowling never give him a chance to be free.

Your story takes all of Neville's life and gives it meaning.

And Snape... ah... poor, poor boy.

lurker

Date: 2007-07-25 10:22 pm (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
thank you for writing this, i love snape........... sniff sniff

Date: 2007-07-26 07:40 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mithrel.livejournal.com
Great fic! Neville and Snape are two of my favorite characters, and, and you did them both justice here!

Date: 2007-07-26 10:41 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] miz-tith.livejournal.com
I'm one of many having to eat humble pie where Snape is concerned. he has never been one of my favourites.

He is also, after Neville, the one who I want to read more DH fics about.

Whatever happened, whoever won. He was damned
Poor man!

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