In The Tunnel and What Happened After
By JalendaviLady
Timeline: Deathly Hallows
Summary: Things go differently on the way to the Shrieking Shack.
Characters: Severus Snape, Harry Potter, Voldemort, Lily Evans Potter, Theodore Nott, Minerva McGonagall, Horace Slughorn, Neville Longbottom, Poppy Pomfrey
Warning: Deathly Hallows spoilers, including things that will be revealed in the Part 2 movie.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.
Chapter 1: Ambush
No. This couldn't be happening.
Harry struggled against the arm holding him, disarmed.
Hermione and Ron lay in the tunnel nearby, Stunned and helpless.
It had been a trap, all of it.
Snape hadn't been about to meet with Voldemort in the Shrieking Shackâhe'd been lying in wait in the tunnel leading to it.
A vial was against Harry's lips in another moment. The smell alone was enough to make him struggle even harder.
Draught of Living Death.
He tried to keep from swallowing, but some of the potion made it in.
Seconds later he began to feel the effect and Snape pressed the new advantage, forcing more of it into his mouth.
It couldn't have been a minute later when he felt like he was back in the freezing pond, with the question of whether he would freeze or suffocate first heavy in his mind.
His life couldn't be ending this way...
The last thing he was aware of was Snape's arms around him, removing the slightest possibility of fighting back or getting away even if he had been physically capable enough for either.