Harry wanted to say exactly how he felt about Severus
Snape. He had given him a proper funeral. Inspired by
Sindie's The Last Chapter and some parts are copied from
Sindie (
See link by at "Dear Professor Snape" at the end of the post.) thus I do not own them.
"Here Lies Severus Snape January 9, 1960 - June 13, 1998" and
"How could so few words and such simple ones at that describe such a complex man?"(changed to "How could so little words describe such a complex man?") That's the parts I do not own.
Dear Professor Snape
The war had ended, finally. However, Harry Potter did not feel as happy as he thought he would be. Yes, they won the war, but the losses were too great. Too many people he loved died. Sirius, Moody, Dumbledore, Fred, Remus, Tonks, Hedwig, Dobby, Colin... Even Snape did not deserve it. Speaking of Snape, Harry wanted to give him a proper funeral. He had invited all the professors and the students from Hogwarts. Not many people would come, he thought. Professor Snape was not well-liked after all. Harry too, had hated him. But at this time, he just could not. Snape was his mother's friend, and if not for his father, maybe they would still be friends... That line of thoughts was not going anywhere and Harry did not want to continue to think about it anyway. He respected Snape, no matter what.
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Harry did not know what made him write a letter, but he thought that the man died without forgiving himself. He was not that bad and he wanted to tell him how he felt about him.
Dear Professor Snape,
I never thought I will ever write letters to you, but nevertheless it happened. I had hated you, yes, but now I could not. I can't bring myself to hate the dead(except Voldemort, of course) and after the memories gave me, I don't think so. Not that I love you now, but I don't hate you either. You are a brave man, to stand up to what you think is right, to stand up for the Light after you realised you did the wrong decision. You were young then, when people are young they are quite foolish at times, but at least what you did afterwards to redeem yourself can pay for your sins. You are not dark, you are so much better than Voldemort and his fellow Death Eaters. You never meant for all the things to happen for your victims and yet you were remorseful, unlike Voldemort and the other Death Eaters. Don't be so hard on yourself on mum's death, she forgave you, I believe, and so do I. What's done is done. I forgive you for all the sins you made and I want you to forgive yourself too. You don' t deserve the burden for forever. You really should not prove yourself by going to the Dark side, there are people who care for you, not what you did, like my mum. You may not be a wonderful professor to me, but I know you have Slytherins' best interest at heart. And lastly, I want to say... thank you.
Harry Potter
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Snape's funeral
Harry walked to Snape's tomb. It was very simple.
Here lies Severus Snape
January 9, 1960 - June 13, 1998
Potions Master of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry 1981 - 1986
Head of Slytherin House 1981 - 1997
Headmaster 1997 - 1998
How could so little and simple words describe such a complex man? How indeed. He bet no one ever understood the Potions Master. With his wand, he added "A brave man, he shall be remembered for being an important spy for the Light". Then, he put his letter there, with something else along into the grave, something he was carrying for the seven years in Hogwarts. His hatred for the Potions Master. He no longer hate him. He respected Severus Tobias Snape, one of the bravest man he knew.
Harry touched the tombstone. " I'm sorry we didn't get to know each other."
~End~
