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Is this remorse, Severus?

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The hilltop faded, and Harry stood in Dumbledore’s office, and something was making a terrible sound, like a wounded animal. Snape was slumped forward in a chair and Dumbledore was standing over him, looking grim [...]

“Her son lives. He has her eyes, precisely her eyes. You remember the shape and color of Lily Evans’s eyes, I am sure?”

“DON’T!” bellowed Snape. “Gone … dead …”

“Is this remorse, Severus?”

“I wish … I wish I were dead….”

“And what use would that be to anyone?” said Dumbledore coldly. “If you loved Lily Evans, if you truly loved her, then your way forward is clear.”


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Well, poor Severus has been the victim of my new linocutting obsession. This was HIGHLY experimental (given I've hardly done any engraving before) and didn't turn out the way I wanted, but I spent so much time struggling with it I thought I would post it anyway (I have one or two more normal drawings cooking though).

This part of the book had me bawling my eyes out, like many. I cannot even begin to imagine the weight of the guilt -on top of the pain- on Severus's shoulders at that moment.

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Made me sad...so beautiful. Love the colors and how they get lighter at the top. Neat (: