Indelible Messages.

[pekeleke]

Title: Indelible Messages.

Author: pekeleke

Pairing(s): Severus Snape/Harry Potter

Challenge: Written for harry100 ( IJ, DW ) prompt #234: Message.

Rating: G

Length: 100

Warnings: None

Disclaimer: Don't own these characters. No money is being made out of this work.

Summary: Some messages can be easily ignored. Others are meant to stay with us forever.

Indelible Messages.
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“What have you done?” Severus snarled when he spotted the design marring his lover's forearm.

“It's just a tattoo, Severus.”

“You've marked yourself. You're wearing my name on your skin.”

Harry's hands curled around Severus' ashen face.
“This isn't a dark mark. It's a message. It proves that tattooed forearms can't make you automatically evil.”

“That's ridic...”

“Now we're equal.”

“We'll never be equal. I carry Morsmordre on my arm.”

“And  I hosted Voldemort's soul for years.”

“You never carried it willingly.”

“You chose to betray him, sweetheart.”

“That doesn't mean...”

“Yes, it does. Dumbledore was right about that much.”

Comments

[pekeleke]

I have always imagined that Severus would have very strong opinions when it comes to tattoos.

His mark has been haunting him forever and will probably continue to do so in the future. It is true that Harry's actions here are geared towards showing him that he bears the mark of something that couldn't conquer him, but I imagine it'll be ages before he sees things that way.

Thanks, as always, for taking the time not only to read another work of mine, but also to send me such thoughtful comment. Receiving it meant the world to me. :)