Notes: Song fic to "I Survived You" by Clay Aiken.

Chapter 2 of "Invisible"

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-I see the picture clear now, and the fog has lifted.

The wool you tried to pull over my eyes was clever.

Yeah you're gifted.

But you forgot to dot some I's, and cross some T's along the way.

I'm better now despite you baby.

I'm stronger these days.-

Harry scrubbed the cauldron. Ignoring Snape's jibes, but settled to just listen to his voice, not the words, but the voice. All his pent-up anger and pain went into the cauldron. Harry could almost hear Severus Snape saying, 'I'm sorry... I love you...' but that was all a dream.

-Stronger.

I survived the crash.

Survived the burn.

Survived the worst, yeah baby, but I learned.

Survived the lies.

Survived the blues.

Almost killed me, but I survived the truth.

And when you wrote me off like I was doomed.

I survived you.-

"Potter, watch what you are doing!" Snape snapped when Harry broke the brush that he was using to scrub.

"Sorry sir," he muttered.

"Potter," but this time it was softer. "Potter, you... aren't acting like the normal pig headed Gryffindor you normally act."

Was it concern Harry heard in his voice? No. That would never happen.

"Well sir, I'm not a pig headed Gryffindor."

Snape didn't reply.

The silence hurt like the insults.

-I can look in the mirror now.

It's been a slow awakening.

Haunted by a heart full of you, couldn't help mistaking.

That you could ever care for anyone.

Anyone but yourself.

But you would have to have a conscious baby.

Good luck I wish you well.-

"I'm done now sir," Harry spoke softly, not wanting to upset him with talking loud.

Snape walked over and inspected the cauldron. "Potter, you missed a spot."

Harry looked over at the spot where Snape was pointing. There was nothing there.

"Sir, you must be mistaken. I cleaned the cauldron and there is no spots!" Harry was not aware that he was shouting.

"Potter, you ungrateful boy, do not take that tone with me!"

Harry cowered and muttered, "I'm sorry."

"Get out, you fool!"

Snape towered over Harry and harshly grabbed his arm, throwing him out of his classroom.

"Come back when you can act your age."

-I survived the crash.

Survived the burn.

Survived the worst; yeah baby, but I learned.

Survived the lies.

Survived the blues.

Almost killed me, but I survived the truth.

And when you wrote me off like I was doomed.

I survived you.-

Harry curled into a ball outside Snape's classroom, allowing one tear. Why must love hurt so much? Why couldn't Snape see him? Why couldn't he love him?

-This heart has been torn in two.

Cut and bruised.

With too many bitter endings.

I'll be damned if I have thoughts of you rain on my new beginning.-

Harry never noticed that the door opened.

'Potter, what I did was wrong, I don't apologise to many people, but I'm, sorry."

Harry got to his feet. "It's ok sir... I didn't mean to act like a child."

"Come here, let me heal your bruises."

Harry let Snape drag him back into his office. He let Snape roll up his sleeve, and heal him.

-I survived the crash.

Survived the burn.

Survived the worst; yeah baby, but I learned.

Survived the lies.

Survived the blues.

Almost killed me, but I survived the truth.

And when you wrote me off like I was doomed.-

Harry left Snape's office silently. He never knew that Severus wanted him.

-I survived the crash.

Survived the burn.

Survived the worst; yeah baby, but I learned.

Survived the lies.

Survived the blues.

Almost killed me, but I survived the truth.

And when you wrote me off like I was doomed.

I survived you. -

Watching the boy go Severus felt a pang in his heart that he never felt before. He loved that boy.

And for some unknown reason, he wanted to be with him. He felt horrible treating the boy so, but he had to. He couldn't get attached to him.

Tbc