Disclaimer: I don't own the rights to the Harry Potter franchine or AMC's The Walking Dead, wishful thinking aside. This was originally requested by teamcarolbitch on tumblr and championed by fandomtookmyhandandsaidrun.

Authors Note #1: (No zombies) AU on the ending of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" where instead of dying immediately the venom caused Snape to endure a slow, lingeringly painful death. Thus having time for some 'before death commiserating' with an old 'friend.' This is a Daryl/Snape (past relationship) and a Caryl (present relationship) fic.

Warnings: This is basically Daryl in the Wizarding word, visiting Britain as an American wizard who did a brief exchange program thingie at Hogwarts during his fifth year while Snape was also a student at Hogwarts. Adult language, ust, canon character death, angst, drama, hurt/comfort, injury/illness/physical deterioration and mild sexual content.