lupimagus.

despite  how  many  times  he’s  been  in  this  place  (  whether  it  was  bringing  in  people  or  leading  them  out  )  it  has  never  stopped  being  terrifying.  the  person  he’s  escorting  today  had  a  famous  name  ,  one  spoken  with  both  bitterness  and  pride  ,  although  opinions  may  vary.   

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‘  te—  edward  lupin.  here  ,  take  this.    the  auror  holds  out  the  raincoat  he  had  prepared  for  moments  like  these.  not  many  showed  sympathy  for  the  people  who  came  out  of  azkaban  but  teddy  finds  the  heart  to  be  one  of  the  few.   ‘  bad  weather  ahead.  we’re  taking  a  boat.  ’

KINDNESS WAS NOT A VIRTUE HE WAS USED TO   receiving from others, not even in the life that preceded azkaban.  life is an unfair gift that sometimes comes in beautiful wrapping  —-  severus, unfortunately, learned that lesson far too early & he himself stopped giving it away freely.  he took the coat hesitantly & shielded his frail figure with it.  it felt heavy on weakened shoulders  —-  snape wondered if he would be able to walk without hunching them once it was wet, but merlin, would it be good to feel the rain on his skin again.

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i knew your father. ’   he said it more to himself than to the other man.  now it all made sense.  the former convict wasn’t familiar with tonks enough to spot similarities, but snape could swear he could see a shadow of remus’s features in his visage.  in a way, it was much like the ghosts conjured by the dementors back in his cell.  his stomach lurched with shame  —-  once he would have given anything to see the auror’s father locked in the wizard’s prison for supposedly help in the escape of sirius black. now, lupin’s son was getting him out.  ‘ you remind me of him.

mlfoi-deactivated20180216: “ are you leaving? ”
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LEAVING SOUNDED QUITE LIKE AN EUPHEMISTIC TERM,   being taken away seemed more correct in that context.  oddly enough, snape felt nothing in that regard.  not even numbness.  if anything, the man was a little disappointed that he did not waste away in crimson back at the shrieking shack   —-  it just seemed like the right ending to the part he played.   living was hardly in his plans.

                             ‘ yes ,  he said simply, not bothering to direct his vacant stare to the boy.   ‘ this is a goodbye of sorts. ’

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