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The intensity of his gaze made her blush. They dont use Dark Magic, though. She dropped her voice. And youre being really ungrateful. I heard what happened the other night. You went sneaking down that tunnel by the Whomping Willow, and James Potter saved you from whatevers down there - Snapes whole face contorted and he spluttered, Saved. Saved. You think he was playing the hero. He was saving his neck and his friends too. Youre not going to - I wont let you - Let me. Let me. Lilys bright green eyes were slits. Snape backtracked at once. I didnt mean - I just dont want to see you made a fool of - He fancies you, James Potter fancies you. The words seemed wrenched from him against his will. And Pubg game mobile download youtube not. everyone thinks. big Quidditch hero - Snapes bitterness and dislike were rendering him incoherent, and Lilys eyebrows were traveling farther and farther article source her forehead. I know James Potters an arrogant toerag, she said, cutting across Snape. I dont need you to tell me that. But Mulcibers and Averys idea of humor is just evil. Evil, Sev. I dont understand how you can be friends with them. Harry doubted that Snape Pubg game mobile download youtube even heard her strictures on Mulciber and Avery. The moment she had insulted James Potter, his whole body had relaxed, and as they walked away there was a new spring in Snapes step. And the scene dissolved. Harry watched again as Snape left the Great Hall after sitting his O. in Defense Against the Dark Arts, watched as he wandered away from the castle and strayed inadvertently close to the place beneath the beech tree where James, Sirius, Lupin, and Pettigrew sat together. But Harry kept his distance this time, because he knew what happened after James had hoisted Severus into the air and taunted him; he knew what had been done and said, and it gave him no pleasure to hear it again. He watched as Lily joined the group and went to Snapes defense. Distantly he heard Snape shout at her in his humiliation and his fury, the unforgivable word: Mudblood. The scene changed. Im sorry. Im not interested. Im sorry. Save your breath. It was nighttime. Lily, who was wearing a dressing gown, stood with her arms folded in front of the portrait of the Fat Lady, at the entrance to Gryffindor Tower. I only came out because Mary told me you were threatening to sleep here. I was. I would have done. I never meant to call you Mudblood, it just - Slipped out. There was no pity in Lilys voice. Its too late. Ive made excuses for you for years. None of my friends can understand why I even talk to you. You and your precious little Death Eater friends - you see, you dont even deny it. You dont even deny thats what youre all aiming to be. You cant wait to join You-Know-Who, can you. He opened his mouth, but closed it without speaking. I cant pretend anymore. Youve chosen your way, Ive chosen mine. No - listen, I didnt mean - - to call me Mudblood. But you call everyone of my birth Mudblood, Severus. Why should I be any different. He struggled on the verge of speech, but with a contemptuous look she turned and climbed back through the portrait hole. The corridor dissolved, and the scene took a little longer to re-form: Harry seemed to fly through shifting shapes and colors until his surroundings solidified again and he stood on a hilltop, forlorn and cold in the darkness, the wind whistling through the branches of a few leafless trees. The adult Snape was panting, turning on the spot, his wand gripped tightly in his hand, waiting for something or for someone. His fear infected Harry too, even though he knew that he could not be harmed, and he looked over his shoulder, wondering what it was that Snape was waiting for - Then a blinding, jagged jet of white light flew through the air: Harry thought of lightning, but Snape had dropped to his knees and his wand had flown out of his hand. Dont kill me. That was not my intention. Any sound of Dumbledore Apparating had been drowned by the sound of the wind in the branches. He stood before Snape with his robes whipping around him, and his face was illuminated from below in the light cast by his wand. Well, Severus. What message does Lord Voldemort have for me. No - no message - Im here on my own account. Snape was wringing his hands: He looked a little mad, with his straggling black hair flying around him. I - I come with a warning - no, a request - please - Dumbledore flicked his wand. Though leaves and branches still flew through the night air around them, silence fell on the spot where he and Snape faced each other. What request could a Death Eater make of me. The - the prophecy. the prediction. Trelawney. Ah, yes, said Dumbledore. How much did you relay to Lord Voldemort. Everything - everything I heard. said Snape. That is why - it is for idea apex pro tkl analog words reason - he thinks it means Lily Evans. 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The hilltop faded, and Harry stood in Dumbledores office, and something was making a terrible sound, like a wounded animal. Snape was slumped forward in a chair and Dumbledore was standing over him, looking grim. After a moment or two, Snape raised his face, and he looked like a man who had lived a hundred years of misery since leaving the wild hilltop. I thought. you were going. to keep her. safe. She and James put their faith in the wrong person, said Dumbledore. Rather like you, Severus. Werent you hoping that Lord Voldemort would spare her. Snapes breathing was shallow. Her boy survives, said Dumbledore. With a tiny jerk of the head, Snape seemed to flick off an irksome fly. Her son lives. He has her eyes, precisely her eyes. You remember the shape and color of Lily Evanss eyes, I am sure. DONT. bellowed Snape. Gone. dead. Is this remorse, Severus. I wish. I wish I were dead. And what use would that be to anyone. said Dumbledore coldly. If you loved Lily Evans, if you truly loved her, then your way forward is clear. Snape seemed to peer through a haze of pain, and Dumbledores words appeared to take a long time to reach him. What - what do you mean. You know how and why she died. Make sure it was not in vain. Help me protect Lilys son. He does not need protection. The Dark Lord has gone - The Dark Lord will return, and Harry Potter will be in terrible danger when he does. There was a long pause, and slowly Snape regained control of himself, mastered his own breathing. At last he said, Very well. Very well. But never - never tell, Dumbledore. This must be between us. Swear it. I cannot bear. especially Potters son. I want your word. My word, Severus, that I shall never reveal the best of you. Dumbledore sighed, looking down into Snapes ferocious, anguished face. If you insist. The office dissolved but re-formed instantly. 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Snape looked sideways at Dumbledores crooked-nosed profile. Karkaroff intends to flee if the Mark burns. Does he. said Dumbledore softly, as Fleur Delacour and Roger Davies came giggling in from the grounds. And are you tempted to join him. No, said Snape, his black eyes on Fleurs and Rogers retreating figures. I am not such a coward. No, agreed Dumbledore. You are a braver man by far than Igor Karkaroff. You know, I sometimes think we Sort too soon. He walked away, leaving Snape looking stricken. And now Steam inventory market stood in the headmasters office yet again. It was nighttime, and Dumbledore sagged sideways in the thronelike chair behind the desk, apparently semiconscious. His right hand dangled over the side, blackened and burned. Snape was muttering incantations, pointing his wand at the wrist of the hand, while with his left hand he tipped a goblet full of thick golden potion down Dumbledores throat. After a moment or two, Dumbledores eyelids fluttered and opened. Why, said Snape, without preamble, why did you put on that ring. It carries a curse, surely more info realized that. Why even touch it. Marvolo Gaunts ring lay on the desk before Dumbledore. It was cracked; the sword of Gryffindor lay beside it. Dumbledore grimaced. was a fool. Sorely tempted. Tempted by what. Dumbledore did not answer. It is a miracle you managed to return here. Snape sounded furious. That ring carried a curse of extraordinary power, to contain it click to see more all we can hope for; I have trapped the curse in one hand for the time being - Dumbledore raised his blackened, useless hand, and examined it with the expression of one being shown an interesting curio. You have done very well, Severus.
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