We All Need A Good Friend, Even If They're Not Human.
“These promises are killing me. I didn’t have all these wrinkles a year ago, you know.” He leaned back, speaking in fluent Irish to the woman beside him, “She’s killing me. Lily Evans is dead, but the dust she’s left behind is strangling me.” He paused a moment. “You wouldn’t know anything about that, would you?”
The woman hesitated, took out her phone, and he read through the screen, [Not really, no.]
“I’m happy for you.” He hesitated. “Potter is getting on my nerves more than ever. The older he gets, the worse it is. He thinks he’s so big, using that red head for protection, and nerdy Granger to do his work for him… It’s like James cloned himself. Except that scar and those eyes.
“But I love her. I have to protect that stupid boy because of it.” He sighed, “Do you love someone, Celty?”
[Yes, I think I do.]
“Then don’t let go of him. You’ll only get into trouble if you do.” He chuckled emotionlessly, “You’ll only kill yourself if you do.”
There was a silence as the two enjoyed the sunset of Japan. Severus and Celty were good friends. If she had her head, she wondered, would they still be? She didn’t know. The only reason he was able to talk to her was because she couldn’t speak, and couldn’t judge him.
Presently she typed, [I think you’re good, Severus.]
“That’s because you don’t know me well.”
A little taken aback, she continued, [I bet I know you better than anyone else does. And I know you’ll survive this wizarding war.]
“I hope I do.” He gulped, “I hope I’m doing what’s right, is all.”
She didn’t answer. Instead, she let the dying sun gleam off her helmet, as he waved his hand. “Goodbye, Celty!”
She waved back as he disappeared into nothingness.
A silence loomed over her. Maybe she was perfect without her head…
“These promises are killing me. I didn’t have all these wrinkles a year ago, you know.” He leaned back, speaking in fluent Irish to the woman beside him, “She’s killing me. Lily Evans is dead, but the dust she’s left behind is strangling me.” He paused a moment. “You wouldn’t know anything about that, would you?”
The woman hesitated, took out her phone, and he read through the screen, [Not really, no.]
“I’m happy for you.” He hesitated. “Potter is getting on my nerves more than ever. The older he gets, the worse it is. He thinks he’s so big, using that red head for protection, and nerdy Granger to do his work for him… It’s like James cloned himself. Except that scar and those eyes.
“But I love her. I have to protect that stupid boy because of it.” He sighed, “Do you love someone, Celty?”
[Yes, I think I do.]
“Then don’t let go of him. You’ll only get into trouble if you do.” He chuckled emotionlessly, “You’ll only kill yourself if you do.”
There was a silence as the two enjoyed the sunset of Japan. Severus and Celty were good friends. If she had her head, she wondered, would they still be? She didn’t know. The only reason he was able to talk to her was because she couldn’t speak, and couldn’t judge him.
Presently she typed, [I think you’re good, Severus.]
“That’s because you don’t know me well.”
A little taken aback, she continued, [I bet I know you better than anyone else does. And I know you’ll survive this wizarding war.]
“I hope I do.” He gulped, “I hope I’m doing what’s right, is all.”
She didn’t answer. Instead, she let the dying sun gleam off her helmet, as he waved his hand. “Goodbye, Celty!”
She waved back as he disappeared into nothingness.
A silence loomed over her. Maybe she was perfect without her head…
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