The begining of the chapter is so funny... the books on Albus' table lol. And then it gets really really sad. And I really can't believe that Dumbledore said Snape's baby died because of what he did to Lily. That just seems so cruel! I know you said Dumbledore is a nice guy in your story, but that seems a bit much for him. Well he can feel guilty about his choices later... I wonder though, where'd Dumbledore get these memories? From Lily?... and they've just been stored or something?
Author's Response: Let me explain- Dumbledore was not doing this as any sort of an act of vengeance for what Severus did to Lily. He was doing it for several reasons. One, he was still wavering in his thoughts about whether or not Severus should know. Two, he had no idea how Sev would react- hence the books. Now, if he had told him before, it wouldn't have fallen on him- Sev wouldn't have had to know that Dumbledore had kept it from him for so long. Once Sev saw the memories, however, Dumbledore knew that he would be absolutely irate with him for keeping this huge secret. At that moment, he couldn't come out and tell him, because he knew he would be risking the trust he and Sev have built. He needed more time to figure it all out.