Summary: A Poem portraying Snape's conflicted emotions and mind from the time when Harry entered his life. From the day when he first walked through the gates of Hogwarts to get sorted and onwards.
The sister, you could say, to my poem "The First and the Last Sight", but told in Snape's voice, addressing Harry.
Disclaimer: All things Harry Potter belong to J.K. Rowling.
Categories: Misc > Strictly Canon Universe, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape, Misc > All written in Snape's POV Main Characters: .Snape and Harry (required), James, Lily
Snape Flavour: Canon Snape
Genres: Canon, Drama
Media Type: None
Tags: None
Takes Place: None
Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes
Word count: 511 Read: 687
Published: 01 May 2016 Updated: 01 May 2016
Story Notes:
Snape is writing a poem at night, speaking to Harry and trying to sort out and explain his conflicted perception of him, the prophecied one, the son of the love of his life and his schooldays' bane.
1. When I See You by blackpanther
When I See You by blackpanther
You have your mother's eyes
Your father's face
The day I first saw you
Everything surfaced
–OoOoO–
All the things I had oppressed
–OoOoO–
All the bitterness
All the tenderness
All my bittersweet memories
–OoOoO–
I must confess
–OoOoO–
I was a bit surprised
The day you walked into my life
You looked so tiny
Sitting beneath the hat
In truth
You reminded me of Lily
Looking nothing like a spoiled brat
–OoOoO–
But I was not surprised
When a Gryffindor you became
After all, that was the house on both your parents' side
But later, I heard, that the hat had had a hard time
–OoOoO–
To decide
–OoOoO–
According to the Headmaster
it had had a divided mind
Between Gryffindor and Slytherin
–OoOoO–
I must confess
–OoOoO–
It took me by surprise
That you nearly ended up in the very house of mine
Sometimes, it crosses my mind
Yes, I do often ponder, what might have been
If you had been a Slytherin
–OoOoO–
I must confess
–OoOoO–
As the hat
I have a conflicted mind
–OoOoO–
And then I learned you can talk to snakes
It really blew my mind away
–OoOoO–
Every time I see your face
I see James
–OoOoO–
But then I meet your gaze
I see another face
Curtained by a golden copper frame
–OoOoO–
I am taken back in time
When she once called me
Friend of mine
In your eyes, I see the ghost of her smile
–OoOoO–
You have eyes like her; like the forest
Green glittering in the rising morning sun
But it is no surprise
You are her very son
–OoOoO–
Her only son, for whom she gave her life
Made the ultimate sacrifice
–OoOoO–
But it was no surprise
–OoOoO–
Because Lily had the noblest of minds
So very kind
She saw the good in everyone
She would do just anything for her child
Believe me
You were her very light
For her sake
I will protect you with my life
–OoOoO–
But I am sure
–OoOoO–
It would take you by surprise
To know the truth behind the lies
All you see is my harshness in class
All my pain hidden behind a mask
–OoOoO–
You see, every time I see you
It is like a sword pierces me deeply
The eyes of my Lily who I loved so dearly
In the face of my bane, who treated me so badly
–OoOoO–
To top it all, you are the constant reminder
–OoOoO–
The embodiment
Of all regret
Of my gruesome mistake
–OoOoO–
A prophecy retold to He Who Must Not Be Named
–OoOoO–
Sometimes, I put on you the blame
for that fateful day
–OoOoO–
You see, you lived and she died
I have a conflicted mind
–OoOoO–
But in truth, you were but a babe
And deep inside
I wish you had been mine
–OoOoO–
I have to realize
She is gone
And you are but a boy
–OoOoO–
Her only son, who I will protect at any cost
Because otherwise, all would be lost
–OoOoO–
The End.
End Notes:
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