[Chapter Size: 2000 Words.]
Third Person POV
Hogwarts.
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Severus stood there, frozen, as he stared at Lily, clearly not wanting her to go through that.
He didn't care if it had been with her father—he himself had already been beaten, and Severus had done nothing that time—but Lily had nothing to do with this.
Severus looked at her with genuine tenderness this time.
"Hahahahaha!"
Someone started laughing at that moment, while Snape turned his attention behind him. Someone was approaching from where there was a railing on the elevated floor of that place, as several other wizards, all Death Eaters, began to appear, no longer applying runes at the site, since their target had finally arrived.
"And he really came, didn't he?" the person who was laughing smiled at Severus, as he narrowed his eyes.
"Well, well... If it isn't my dear uncle... Aurelian Prince," Severus said calmly.
"Hello, my nephew. It's the first time we've really met, since that didn't happen in the city, when you killed my brother," he said.
"Which is a shame, because I would have taken your life too if you had been with Voldimbler. I found out you joined the war on Voldemort's side just to get to me. I was surprised when I heard that," Severus said.
"I should've killed you as soon as our sister gave birth." Aurelian said with repressed anger.
"What good would that have done? Your family is on the verge of collapse. You yourselves cast a curse against all the Princes. You have no children, your brother had no children, not even the more distant relatives can bear children anymore. You basically destroyed the family just because of your jealousy toward my mother and your father's favoritism toward Eileen," he said.
Lily was a little surprised to hear that conversation, while she could see that Severus spoke calmly, she could also tell that he was angry.
"Shut your mouth..." The man seemed to change slightly, while Severus remained calm.
It didn't take long for at least twenty wizards to surround Severus, from every side, already holding their wands.
"After killing hundreds of you, do you really think you can defeat me?" Severus asked with irony.
"Do you know what awaits you here? This place is full of magical traps. Not even you with those strange powers of yours will work here. You're surrounded. You risked everything just for a mudblood girl. Which in the end proved you to be nothing but a fool... Now, your downfall will be tonight," one of the other men said, as the sun was already setting at that moment.
"The Dark Lord is coming here right now with many Death Eaters. As soon as you die, the Prince family will return to its peak and we'll become equivalent to the Sacred Twenty-Eight," he said.
"You really believe that? You really think you can stop me?" Severus laughed at that, but also pushed against them.
Someone simply cast a spell without warning. It wasn't aimed at him, but to the side, where Lily was.
She was stunned, just like everyone who was watching. The spell, being a Cruciatus, was heading toward her at that moment, but Severus was already there. The spell struck hard against his hand, as he held it out in front and stopped it from reaching Lily, while green lightning circled that part of his body.
That magic was the torture spell.
"Severus!" Lily shouted, worried, but still trapped in the chair.
"He used his own body to stop the Cruciatus from hitting the girl?! He's insane..." someone muttered.
At the same time, the energy still only shimmered in his hand. Severus just smiled, while the pain of the spell truly hit him, but it was nothing.
"You know, I've felt much worse pain than this. And now, my body is so resistant that it doesn't even affect me anymore," he said calmly, while what should have been the worst pain possible for a human felt more like an ant bite to him.
He pulled out his wand with his left hand, about to cast a spell, but suddenly several rune-filled circles around him began to glow, and he saw his magic start to fade, being drained as he raised an eyebrow.
"Look at this! You were foolish enough to come here. We've got you. The magic-draining traps have been activated. You won't be able to do anything else!" Aurelian laughed, as he quickly cast another Cruciatus on Severus.
The spell struck him directly in the chest, but his gaze wasn't even on his uncle anymore. As he started receiving several system notifications, he simply smiled.
"Hey, why isn't he writhing?" a Death Eater asked, while Severus didn't even care about the green bolts piercing his chest.
Lily stood frozen there, worried, while Severus, on the contrary, didn't care about anything. He saw the system screen freeze and looked at Aurelian and all those watching, who now seemed to show caution toward him.
"You know... my perception is so high that I can see your nervousness. You're scared. Looks like, even after preparing so much, you're not confident you can handle me," Severus said, mocking them, drawing some expressions of anger.
"He's mocking us, cast more Cruciatus!" another shouted, casting the spell at him, hitting him in the stomach, but he didn't seem to care.
"How is he immune to the Cruciatus?" Some began to ask the obvious questions.
"There's no way! His magic should be getting drained by the magical circles right now, he can't resist this with just his body!" another said.
"Then attack the girl!" another suggested, aiming at Lily, who immediately became frightened, while Severus simply stopped the next spell to her by placing his body in front, staring seriously in the direction of whoever had cast it.
"Whoever casts another spell like that, I swear will die in the next moment," he said threateningly, while everyone took a step back at just his words.
"Then hand over your wand. Give us the girl and you won't be hurt anymore," one of them said.
"Don't do it, Severus!" Lily pleaded, a mix of fear and distrust—he shouldn't trust those people or give up his wand.
But Severus simply threw his wand forward, catching everyone by surprise. He actually gave in. The wand bounced several times on the ground before stopping at a distance.
"Look at that... he... he actually did it," a woman laughed.
"Then... cast the Cruciatus!" someone shouted.
A green spell was cast at Severus, but he just stood there, unmoving.
"Could he be immune to the killing curse?" Aurelian suggested, seeing the chance to finally kill Severus.
"No! Now that he's without his wand, we must not kill him when the Dark Lord wants to speak with him. He wants to understand how his shadow soldier power works..." another Death Eater, who seemed to hold a higher rank than Severus's uncle, spoke seriously, while Severus's uncle clenched his teeth but didn't disobey.
"Severus, you have to escape from here," Lily murmured behind him, as he turned around and walked toward her, ignoring all the others. He reached into his pocket, pulled out the cloak, and took a few items from the system to cover it up, like a cloth and a bottle of water to gently clean her face.
She was surprised by this, so much so that even the Death Eaters were left speechless, as he simply ignored them, tending to the girl.
"Severus..." she murmured in a low tone, as he finished wiping her face.
"Drink this too," he said, pulling out a potion that would help with the pain her body was still suffering from the Cruciatus she had received. As her wounds also began to heal, she started to feel better. Severus tossed the vial away and handed her the bottle of water, at the same time cutting her restraints. They were free, but still inside the circle the Death Eaters had placed them in.
No one there interfered. They believed that now Severus could do nothing without his wand, and though some feared he might just flee, with the girl it seemed unlikely he would leave her behind.
"Thank you," she murmured, overwhelmed by a flood of thoughts and emotions about everything that was happening.
"It's going to be alright," he said calmly, glancing at the Death Eaters on both sides before looking back at her. "Do you know where your wand is?" he asked, and she shook her head.
"I see. I'll retrieve it later. But for now, let's wait for that Dark Lord to come here," Severus said calmly, and her eyes widened in fear.
"It's dangerous, Severus!" she said.
"Not for me," he replied calmly.
"You can't use magic. I heard about those runes. See that chandelier up there, on the ceiling?" she murmured, and when he looked where she pointed, he saw a silver orb.
"All those runes are draining your magic. They're feeding the chandelier. You have to find a way to get out of here," she murmured.
Severus just smiled before looking at his ring, now understanding how it worked. He suddenly began to release a bit of magic, while the rune circles began to glow, and at the same time, the chandelier on the ceiling lit up as well.
Everyone was alert. They thought he was preparing a spell, but he had no wand, which they found strange. The runes absorbed his magic and went dim again, but Severus just wanted to laugh.
"Listen, no matter what happens, stay in this place. I will protect you. Soon, you'll be going home and never have to worry about a Death Eater in your life again," he said seriously.
"And you?" she asked, still wondering what he intended to do.
"I plan to end all of this soon. Unfortunately, I'll need to take care of a few things first, after uncovering some secrets. But I'll make sure none of them ever come near you again, Lily," Severus said with a serious tone, while she held his hand, looking at him, feeling conflicted.
After all, this was her childhood friend, and yet, not quite. But his words were true. He wanted to protect her.
And they stayed there for a while, as he gave her some more food from the system, like cereal bars. Two hours passed. It was now night.
At this point, the number of Death Eaters had increased even more. Soon, there were at least sixty of them surrounding Severus and Lily. Some were gossiping about what had happened earlier, while others tested the truth, casting Cruciatus spells directly at Severus. They hit him with Cruciatus, while others tried to play around, casting spells at Lily, but he simply put his hand in front of her, while they laughed about it over the past two hours.
Then a new arrival changed everything.
Someone came flying in, shattering the window, while all the Death Eaters immediately bowed. A black smoke flew to one of the corners of the hall, and from it emerged the Dark Lord, looking directly at Severus next to Lily.
Lily trembled immediately at seeing that appearance for the first time. The Dark Lord analyzed her for just a second before turning his eyes directly to Severus.
Severus remained calm, watching, as he noticed the metal hand where it had once been severed. The look from Lord Voldemort was pure hatred. He could also feel the frustration, the rage, the humiliation the Dark Lord held as he stared at him.
"So this is the man who has caused us so much trouble... And to think it was just a boy," Lord Voldemort said in a calm tone, as he began to take steps toward Severus.
-------------Nexts Chapters ----------------
Chapter 220 - Fiendfyre vs Kirin.
Chapter 225 - Invitations.
Chapter 235 - The Dark Fate of the Former Severus Snape.
Chapter 243 - entinels of the Veil.
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