After receiving Harry's definitive confirmation, Professor Snape turned in silence, walking step by step toward the deepest recesses of his office. Every step seemed to drag with the weight of a thousand pounds, and his retreating figure appeared profoundly desolate and heavy.
He stood by the window, gazing out at the familiar Hogwarts grounds, but he had no heart to appreciate the view at this moment. His thoughts drifted back to years past, to the time he had spent with Lily, and then back to the mother and son before him, toyed with by fate. His heart was filled with a bitter ache.
This office had witnessed countless secrets and stories, yet right now, the reunion of this mother and son across the divide of life and death was undoubtedly the most touching and heartbreaking of all.
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