To Sleep No More
Hugo sat at his mother's bedside, wondering how everything had gone so badly wrong.
Snape entered, and Hugo lunged at him.
"Why weren't you here?" he cried. "She was alone when I arrived! If you really loved her, you'd be here!"
Snape grabbed Hugo's arms. "Would you rather I watch her die-or find a way to save her?"
Hugo stopped and looked at him through his tears, hardly daring to hope. "You . . . you found a cure?"
Snape nodded. "It took forty solid hours to brew, but yes."
"She'll live?"
"She'll live."
Hugo's collapsed into Snape's arms, sobbing with happiness.
Snape entered, and Hugo lunged at him.
"Why weren't you here?" he cried. "She was alone when I arrived! If you really loved her, you'd be here!"
Snape grabbed Hugo's arms. "Would you rather I watch her die-or find a way to save her?"
Hugo stopped and looked at him through his tears, hardly daring to hope. "You . . . you found a cure?"
Snape nodded. "It took forty solid hours to brew, but yes."
"She'll live?"
"She'll live."
Hugo's collapsed into Snape's arms, sobbing with happiness.