Chapter 1

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ALL RIGHTS GO TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS AND I CAN ONLY OWN THE PLOT AND THE CHARACTERS MADE BY ME. NO MONETARY GAIN IS MADE OF THIS STORY AND IS NOT INTENDED TO!

Authors Note: Here it is the sequel; it is easy to follow though from someone that did not read the first part. Let me tell you about the time of the chapters.

This chapter is after the final battle in the hospital wing. This story starts after the end of the final battle and moves to the final chapter of the previous story. If you have not read it, there is no problem you can follow the story.

The second part of the story is taking place after the end of "Through the depths of high and low."

Well, if you have any comment or any question let me know.

Enjoy:

1. In the Hospital Wing

He was there for two days. Only two days had passed since the final battle of Hogwart's but to him seemed centuries.

That was the second day that Oliver Wood was waiting in Hogwart's hospital wing for his good friend to wake up.

"She is alone in this world. She may bear the name of Ravenclaw and Gryffindor in her bloodline, but she is alone, she has no family. No! I am here for her. Iris is never going to be alone from this moment on. I am here for her" Oliver thought.

Iris. Thinking her his face lighted up. Iris had fought heroically the Dark Lord and his Death eaters some nights ago. She had saved many lives that night and now she was trying to heal herself.

One thing, though, Oliver could not understand. Iris almost gave her life to save professor's Snape life. That was the point what Oliver couldn't understand. All he knew until then was that Snape had killed Professor Albus Dumbledore one year ago.

He was wondering why her final words, before she passed away was for Snape. "Save Severus" that was what she had said. We wondered why Iris wanted to save a murderer's life.

However, moments ago, his theories fell apart. Harry Potter has spoken the truth to the school and to the whole wizarding world.

Severus Snape did not murder Albus Dumbledore. Dumbledore had asked him to finish him because he was already dieing. Snape was loyal to the Order of Phoenix. Severus Snape was a hero. Oliver Wood had not realised that yet, but nonetheless he admired Iris even more than before.

"My dearest Iris knew that he was innocent. She had fait in him. She believed in him with when no one else did. Iris is so kind person, she like Quidditch too. She is good with the other people, maybe she is too good but that's the reason I love her.. " Oliver confessed to himself and stopped thinking for a couple of minutes.

"Yes, I am sure about that. I am in love with Iris and I could not imagine what would happen if I lose her. I am in love. I still remember the kiss I gave her, but she did not say anything…but no worries we will have the time for that, maybe we will have the rest of our lives. I swear that from this moment on I will do my best to keep her happy, Oliver said as he was going closer to her bed.

Only when he was right next to her he realised that Iris was waking up. He sat beside her and reached for her hand. She was starting to open her eyes. Iris tremble a word as his hand found hers, but Oliver could not hear it clearly...

After few minutes Iris was fully awaken. She looked on him with her big green-brown eyes. "Oliver…" she whispered and smiled to him.

"I am here my dear one" he replied to her.

Although, Iris was still pale and weak but she had regained enough energy to stand up and start searching Severus but she did not find him. She found Harry instead of him.

"Oh! Iris finally you woke up! Thank you for everything, we won Iris! Now we can live with our beloved ones with no fear" Harry told her but she did not hear a single word, she want to find him.

At the beginning Iris hesitated but then she asked Harry with breaking voice;

"Where is Severus?" and tears started falling from her green eyes. Harry understood that now the only thing Iris wanted was not to celebrate their victory. Iris wanted to know what had happened to her friend.

Oliver was watching them. He observed the agony, which was reflecting upon Iris face. He saw the darkness that appeared in Harry's face before he spoke.

After moments of agony Harry finally spoke and his words was the best words that she ever heard;

"Come I'll lead you to him. You are the only one in this word who believed that he was innocent. Look, Iris, I know that it makes no difference now but I am sorry. I am sorry for what I said for him. You always had faith on him"

Her heart stared beating louder and louder.

Oliver protested to Harry's decision to walk her out of the room. Iris was still needed treatment, but when she turned on him and saw him in the eyes, he stopped protesting.

Harry leaded her out of the hospital wing, he opened a door and he entered the room with her. Iris was still too weak to step on her own feet so she needed some help to move.

Harry leaded her to the only bed, which existed, on that room. Iris froze.

Upon this bed was laying down Severus Snape in terrible condition. Iris sat down to a chair next to his bed and she looked on Harry expecting to hear his words.

"He is not going well" Harry said first and Iris's face lost any colour it had regained.

"Is he going to die? Is that you trying to say me" Iris asked Harry and now her eyes was full of tears. Iris wanted or better needed to know the truth. She deserved to know the truth. Iris had fought for it.

"We do not know. Madame Pomfrey managed to deal with the majority of his wounds but still we need a potion which she can not prepare so we hope that he will survive with other treatments." Harry tried to relax her but Iris was crying like a baby.

Harry explained to her how difficult the potion was. He told her about the ingredients ant the time it demands and last he told her that few people in the world could prepare this potion. One of them was Severus Snape. Iris knew it, Severus had taught her.

Now she didn't sit on the chair, now she was sitting at the edge of his bed. She was holding Snape's hand, listening Harry while he explained to her why Madame Pomfrey could not prepare the potion.

When she finally spoke, she said determined;

"I will make the potion. I am not going to leave him die while I have the power to protect him. You hear me Severus I will save you. I will save your life at any cost" she made a small pause to gather her strength and then she murmured «I am here for you".

A soft whisper heard coming from Severus…

"Iris you must rest yourself, you can not help him if you fall down from the exhaustion. In any case I think you should prepare yourself for the worst" Harry said to her gravely. .

"Now you care because you know the truth. You care for him because you know that he is a good man, Harry. This man gave his life to protect you. This man gave his life to protect me. I am his only family. The only people in the world who kept faith in him. So, No Harry, I can not rest myself" she was angry with Harry, with herself that she could not protected him.

Iris was crying aloud now "And do not tell me that the man who I am in love with and right now he is laying upon this bed, fighting for his life, is going to die. That's not going to happen!"

Iris confessed to herself and to Harry and now more tears were running from her green eyes

Harry was shocked he thought that he overheard; "The man who you are in love with?" he asked her

"Yes Harry, the man who I am in love with is Severus Snape…"

Author's Note: So hear it is. Tell me what do you thing. Your reviews are essential for the development of the story. The last part of the chapter is from chapter 19 of the previous story. There are some additions this time.

This time it will take longer to upload chapters. I have exams in a week and I have to write in the computer the handwritings.