Thiruvananthapuram, India
8 September 2020
Dear Professor,
To the Man Who is still Alive!
The man in the black robes & shoulder-length hair framing his face attained my attention when he stared with his cold black eyes at a new student for no visible reason. There was something about that hatred, but it was revealed too late. Right, Professor Snape? Yes, your dislike for him amused me more than anything else. How can a person hate someone when he sees him for the first time? That thrilled me. Even though you were portrayed in grey shades, my heart didn't believe that & I followed you.
After seeing you, I realised that teachers always wish for the good of their students and cared us like their own. When it was revealed that you are the Half-Blood Prince, I told myself that you are not a Prince but a STAR. Yes, I swear, just like the stars shower light, even though they are in the dark, you too do the same. Darkness indeed has the power to drag everyone towards it, but you taught me that it is we who choose whether to remain in the dark or to walk towards the brighter side.
Everyone makes mistakes, and you advised me that not correcting the error is the biggest mistake. You gave me the most significant lesson in my life - the power of LOVE. You proved that Love triumphs over Hatred, and it is the most potent weapon we all are inherited. For me, you are the best teacher in the whole world I have ever seen. You gave me one more reason to love black & night.
You made me realise I too, can love.
Without wax,
Farha Jwala
