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A hypothetical followed by a serious conversation between Severus Snape and Albus Dumbledore. Dumbledore suspects that Snape wants to tell him something, and when Dumbledore presses for information, he gets more than he bargined for. The reasons Severus Snape betrayed Voldemort. For all those who can't stand a sobbing Snape story of redemption. Sometimes we just need to accept that we only need justification to follow the course of actions we are willing to perform.

She should be laughing at him. "Severus, such sentimentality is reserved for us emotional Gryffindors. You know that." Yes, Lily should be laughing at him. Yet, he was here, standing over where her life should never have taken her.

The rise of the Dark Lord was not sudden. It was a long process of waiting and calculations. A short ``one-shot delving into Voldemort's goals and setbacks as he gained his reputation.