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10. Chapter 10
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<p class='c1'><strong>Chapter 10</strong></p>
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<p>The next morning, Harry felt much more rested. Since it was a Sunday, there were
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no classes and Harry could take his time getting ready. He started his day by getting
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breakfast with Snape.</p>
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<p>"I heard you haven't been to any of the Quidditch practices yet," Snape commented
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out of the blue.</p>
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<p>Harry scoffed. "How did you even hear about that? You're not one to take an
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interest in Quidditch."</p>
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<p>"Have I not been to every one of your games thus far?" Snape countered.</p>
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<p>"Sure," Harry said, "But I imagined you did that because you expect me to fall off
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my broom every match."</p>
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<p>"I will admit to that being a primary concern of mine," Snape said as he calmly
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cut open his croissant. "I will never admit to wanting to watch you play simply
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because you are very talented and a joy to watch."</p>
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<p>"That <em>would</em> seem a bit uncharacteristic," Harry agreed calmly, "We would
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need to check the skies for flying pigs."</p>
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<p>"Perhaps you could do so during your next Quidditch practice," Snape suggested
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slickly.</p>
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<p>"Oooooh," Harry exclaimed, "Very smooth indeed. And I thought I had you that time
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too."</p>
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<p>Snape huffed indignantly. "It will be many years before you are able to distract
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me from my purposes. Now, why is Professor McGonagall complaining to me that I don't
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allow you enough time to practice?"</p>
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<p>"Because she hasn't bothered to ask <em>me</em>, I suppose," Harry shrugged, "If
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she had, I would have told her that the choice is my own. I'll talk to her
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today."</p>
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<p>"I am perfectly capable of dealing with your head of house by myself, Harry,"
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Snape sneered, "What I want to know is why you're not flying."</p>
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<p>"I'll still participate in the official matches," Harry assured him. He bit a
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piece off his toast and chewed thoughtfully before adding, "I know what I'm doing. I
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don't need practice."</p>
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<p>"Don't talk with your mouth full, disgusting brat," Snape said jokingly, throwing
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a napkin Harry's way. "And don't you think it's somewhat selfish to not go to
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practice while your teammates are out there combating the elements?"</p>
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<p>"I'd rather work on my potions," Harry argued, "And Ginny takes up a lot of my
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free time as well. She –" Harry stopped talking and groaned, banging his forehead
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against the table and leaving it there.</p>
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<p>"Now what?" Snape asked.</p>
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<p>"I told Ginny I'd meet up with her yesterday, remember?" Harry asked, "I totally
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forgot."</p>
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<p>"You were indisposed," Snape pointed out, "Surely, Ms Weasley will
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understand."</p>
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<p>Harry chuckled. "Have you met her?"</p>
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<p>Snape sighed, not at all wishing to get himself mixed up in teenage drama or voice
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his concerns regarding the only daughter of the Weasley clan. Instead, he readdressed
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the issue at hand.</p>
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<p>"All work and no play kills the potential of discovery, mastery, and openness to
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change and flexibility and it hinders innovation and invention," Snape said
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easily.</p>
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<p>Harry blinked. "Are you actually telling me to focus <em>less</em> on my
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apprenticeship?" he asked, completely baffled.</p>
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<p>"What an odd thing to say," Snape said easily, swishing his pumpkin juice as if it
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were fine wine. "I am merely sharing some wisdom with you. Make of that what you
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will."</p>
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<p>"Just come out and say it," Harry teased, "You're worried that I'm working too
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hard. You want me to have fun."</p>
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<p>"You're being quite insolent today," Snape remarked as he flipped a page of the
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Daily Prophet. "Somehow, I don't –"</p>
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<p>Snape's expression darkened as he read the paper. Harry frowned but rather than
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ask Snape what was wrong, he moved to stand behind him and read the article over his
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shoulder.</p>
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<p><em>Muggle Hunting Continues</em></p>
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<p><em>Yesterday evening, another twenty bodies were discovered in Abernethy forest.
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They were all muggles who were out camping as a group the muggles refer to as
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'scouts'. Most of the bodies were that of young children between the ages of twelve
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and fifteen.</em></p>
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<p><em>These continuous attacks have rekindled the muggle's interest and fear of
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werewolves and large manhunts…</em></p>
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<p>Snape closed the paper rapidly to keep Harry from reading more.</p>
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<p>"Do you think it's Greyback?" Harry asked quietly.</p>
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<p>"I'm almost positive it's him," Snape replied, "But I doubt he's alone."</p>
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<p>With a great sigh, Snape got up from his seat and tucked the newspaper away in a
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desk drawer. "In any case, it is nothing you need to concern yourself with."</p>
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<p>"What are you talking about?" Harry objected, "These attacks are obviously
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orchestrated by death eaters."</p>
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<p>"And what makes you think that death eaters are your responsibility?" Snape urged,
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raising that one eyebrow.</p>
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<p>"Well, since they're affiliated with Voldemort, I thought –"</p>
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<p>"Just because you were prophesized to kill the Dark Lord – with which I still
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don't agree, mind you – doesn't mean you are responsible for wiping out each and
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every one of his followers as well," Snape said dangerously.</p>
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<p>"But we can't just let them carry on like this," Harry protested.</p>
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<p>"Actually, I think you'll find we can," Snape said evenly, "We've paid our dues.
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For once, we can leave this up to the ministry."</p>
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<p>"But-"</p>
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<p>"Enough, Harry!" Snape said sternly, his tone leaving no room for further
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arguments. "I don't even know what you would be planning and how you would even begin
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to go look for their whereabouts but I forbid you from attempting to engage them. For
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once, put that Gryffindor bravery out of your mind and keep yourself occupied with
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other things."</p>
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<p>"Like Quidditch?" Harry said darkly, "while children are getting killed?"</p>
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<p>"<em>You</em> are a child," Snape replied coldly, "And Quidditch seems like a fine
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alternative indeed."</p>
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<p>"Fine," Harry sighed, getting up to leave.</p>
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<p>"Harry," Snape warned, "I need you to promise me not to do anything rash."</p>
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<p>"I promise," Harry said easily, "But that doesn't mean I have to like it."</p>
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<p>"None of us do," Snape admitted quietly, "But after all, the best thing one can do
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when it is raining is to let it rain."</p>
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<hr size="1" noshade="noshade"/>
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<p>When Harry emerged from Snape's quarters, his outer robes folded neatly over his
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arm, he was so far gone in this thoughts that he didn't even notice a certain
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Professor stand in the doorway and nearly knocked her over.</p>
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<p>He grabbed her arm as she faltered and quickly steadied her. "I'm sorry,
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Professor," Harry exclaimed, "I didn't see you there."</p>
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<p>"That's alright, Harry," Bell said cheerfully, "Accidents happen."</p>
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<p>"Are you lost again?" Harry asked, "Do you need me to take you somewhere?"</p>
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<p>"You are too kind, Harry, but no," Bell replied, smiling fondly. "This time, I'm
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exactly where I need to be. This is Professor Snape's office, right?"</p>
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<p>Harry chuckled. "Close, but not entirely. These are his private quarters."</p>
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<p>Bell seemed slightly taken back by that. She gave Harry a searching look and
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frowned for a fraction of a second, so quickly that Harry almost missed it.</p>
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<p>"Would you like me to get him for you?" Harry asked.</p>
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<p>"If you would," Bell replied happily.</p>
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<p>Harry opened the door and called out to Snape. "Professor!"</p>
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<p>A grunt indicated that Snape was listening.</p>
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<p>"Professor Bell is here to see you."</p>
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<p>A few seconds later, Snape appeared next to Harry, raising an eyebrow when he saw
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the brunette stand there with a smile far too cheerful this early in the morning.</p>
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<p>"Yes?" he asked.</p>
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<p>"Good morning to you too, Severus!" Bell replied happily, not at all undeterred by
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Snape's dour attitude. Harry was unable to hide a small smirk. It would appear that
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Bell's hesitance earlier this year in regards to Snape had all but vanished.</p>
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<p>"You told me that I could come and get the requested potions today, remember?" she
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asked.</p>
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<p>Snape sighed. "Right," he said, "Though I also told you to meet me in my office
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rather than lurk in the vicinity of my quarters."</p>
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<p>Bell actually chuckled at that. "You know me!" she replied, "I'm hopeless. I'm
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afraid I got –"</p>
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<p>"- lost," Snape finished for her. "I gathered as much."</p>
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<p>"Yup!" Bell nodded.</p>
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<p>"If you'll follow me," Snape said evenly, pushing Harry lightly out of the way so
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he could close his door. "Run along now, Harry. You're not needed here any
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longer."</p>
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<p>By now, Harry had known Snape long enough to know when the man was uncomfortable.
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And this was him, severely unnerved. It was best not to cross him, he knew, so he
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obeyed.</p>
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<p>"See you later, Professor," Harry said, running off.</p>
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<hr size="1" noshade="noshade"/>
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<p>When Harry entered the common rooms, everyone's conversation halted. At least
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twenty different pairs of eyes landed on Harry, regarding him with a look that he
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could not quite place.</p>
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<p>Suddenly, many of them made up excuses to leave in a hurry, effectively emptying
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out the common room until only Ron, Hermione and Ginny remained. Ron and Hermione
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looked embarrassed about something but Ginny just seemed angry.</p>
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<p>Harry sighed. He really was not in the mood for this.</p>
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<p>"Harry James Potter!" Ginny shouted, "Where have you been?"</p>
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<p>Putting on a mask of indifference – at least he thought it was a mask – Harry
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looked Ginny in the eye, noting the anger and explosiveness that always seemed to be
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somewhat present in the redhead before him.</p>
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<p>"I was indisposed because of my lesson," Harry replied truthfully. He had not
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expected the hex that was thrown his way a second later, narrowly dodging it. With a
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bang, it collided with the wall behind him.</p>
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<p>"You promised!" Ginny accused him.</p>
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<p>Incredulously, Harry looked at his girlfriend. "Did you just try to hex me?"</p>
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<p>Another flick of her wand, and another. Harry was ready for it this time and
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sidestepped easily. When not in control of her emotions, Ginny's spellcasting left
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much to be desired.</p>
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<p>"Control yourself," Harry said coolly.</p>
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<p>"You never have time for me!" Ginny screeched, never lowering her wand.</p>
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<p>"Ginny, stop!" Ron said, but his voice betrayed uncertainty.</p>
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<p>"Stay out of this, before I put you in a body bind," Ginny snapped.</p>
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<p>And then it hit Harry as a wave of understanding flooded him. The Occlumency
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lessons of the night before had made it all the more clearer to him. Behaviour such
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as Ginny's was not something he wanted to condone any longer. She was volatile and
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aggressive just like the Dursleys had been, even if in a lesser capacity. Just
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because she was a girl younger than him and used magic as her weapon did not make it
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okay. And he had suffered through enough violence and anger in his life. A girl like
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Ginny was not right for him and never would be.</p>
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<p>"Expelliarmus," he said coolly. Ginny's wand flew straight into Harry's hand. He
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caught it with an icy glint in his eyes, not unlike the one that could often be seen
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in Snape's.</p>
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<p>He thrust the wand into Hermione's hands, never taking his eyes off of Ginny.
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Disarmed as she was, the girl put her hands on her hips as if to signify that she was
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not afraid. There was a fire in her eyes that Harry had once deemed attractive but
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was now nothing more than a reminder of pain.</p>
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<p>"It's over," he told her. His voice as steady as he could make it and his resolve
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clear even if his heart couldn't help but ache when he uttered those words.</p>
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<p>Ginny's defiant glare vanished immediately, replaced by surprise.</p>
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<p>"Harry," she whispered, glancing at Ron and Hermione as if she was looking for
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support. "You don't mean that."</p>
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<p>"You clearly don't understand what I'm passionate about," Harry said coldly, "And
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I have very little patience left to deal with your childishness. Unfortunately for
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you, I am not shallow enough to be placated by a pretty face."</p>
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<p>A sob resounded from Ginny's throat but Harry felt little want to comfort her.
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Instead, he felt relief. He cast an apologetic look Ron's way and left the common
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room again. He'd rather not be around for the next outburst that was sure to
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come.</p>
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<hr size="1" noshade="noshade"/>
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<p>Even though the heatwave had long passed, Hedwig had made herself quite
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comfortable in the dungeons. Even when Harry had told her she was free to move back
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into the astronomy tower, she had simply refused, turning her head indignantly.</p>
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<p>So Harry had let her be with express permission from Slughorn who seemed more than
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willing to provide Harry with what he needed.</p>
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<p>Sighing, Harry took a large cauldron from the storage room and placed it on the
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grate, filling it with water. As he watched the clear liquid swirl, just waiting to
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absorb ingredients and magic in the creation of something wonderful, Harry felt his
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shoulders quiver. He held onto the edge of the cauldron for support and stared into
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the water, meeting his green eyes as they were reflected back to him.</p>
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<p>Had he been too harsh? Too quick to judge? Angrily, Harry swiped at this
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reflection. No, there was no reason for him to put up with that kind of behaviour.
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Even if a small voice in the back of his mind told him that he was used to it. That
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it was nothing. That maybe he deserved it.</p>
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<p>Quickly banishing those thoughts from his mind, Harry walked over to the
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ingredients cupboard and got what he needed. Maybe creating a potion would relax him.
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He grabbed the carefully preserved liquid silver and the wolfsbane.</p>
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<p>Back at his station he started angrily crushing the moonstone into tiny fragmented
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pieces, not stopping until the slivers he was supposed to get out of them turned to
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dust. He looked up when a soft hoot startled him.</p>
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<p>Hedwig had flown over to him and was now sitting on the edge of the cauldron, her
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head slightly tilted as she looked at her master.</p>
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<p>"I know Hedwig," Harry said quietly, "I ruined the moonstone."</p>
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<p>Hedwig hooted softly and fluttered over to sit on the desk.</p>
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<p>"It's really not that warm anymore, Hedwig," Harry said, trying to sound cheerful
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as he started cutting up the mistletoe. "You can go now."</p>
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<p>Hedwig hooted indignantly and nipped at Harry's fingers.</p>
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<p>"Ow! Careful, Hedwig. Mistletoe's poisonous," Harry argued, swiping the plant out
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of Hedwig's reach. Hedwig hooted again.</p>
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<p>"No, I don't think she'll be coming here anymore," Harry replied to his familiar,
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"It's not like she ever cared about potions anyway."</p>
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<p>Hedwig clicked her beak, hopping a bit closer.</p>
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<p>"You're right. I didn't either, at first," Harry admitted, "But I had so many
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things to think of. Voldemort seemed a tad more important than potions at the time,
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you know?"</p>
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<p>Hedwig screeched as she unfolded her wings a bit.</p>
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<p>"No need to be angry, he's gone," Harry assured her, "Which is why I can now focus
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on my studies. I wish I realized potions was this interesting a long time ago."</p>
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<p>Hedwig flew over to perch on Harry's shoulder and seemed to snuggle up to him,
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fluffing up her feathers in contentment.</p>
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<p>"You're not going to tell me that you think I'm neglecting you too, are you?"
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Harry accused lightly. Hedwig rearranged his hair with her beak in response, hooting
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all the while as if she was fussing over her owlet.</p>
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<p>"Is that why you're not leaving?"</p>
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<p>Hedwig took flight and flew straight into the ingredients cupboard that Harry had
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forgotten to close again.</p>
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<p>"Hedwig," Harry said sternly, "Get out of there."</p>
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<p>Hedwig emerged a moment later, and landed back on Harry' desk, depositing a new
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moonstone.</p>
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<p>Harry chuckled. "Quit babbling and get back to brewing, is it?" he said. Hedwig
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hooted contently in response, pecking at Harry's mortar.</p>
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<p>"I will, you silly owl, no need to attack my instruments," Harry said, taking the
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mortar away from his owl. He eyed her appraisingly for a while, noticing that Hedwig
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almost seemed proud of herself.</p>
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<p>"You're a very clever bird, aren't you?" he asked seriously, "Maybe one day I
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might invent a potion to talk to you."</p>
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<p>Hedwig hooted in response and ruffled her feathers, preening them in contentment
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while Harry got back to work, brewing the wolfsbane potion to clear his head.</p>
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<p>He was halfway through creating the base when the door to the lab opened.</p>
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<p>"There you are," Snape commented as he strode inside.</p>
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<p>"Where else would I be?" Harry greeted him heartily.</p>
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<p>Snape eyed Hedwig for a moment as she sat half-snoozing near Harry before walking
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over to the cauldron and peering into its contents.</p>
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<p>"Wolfsbane?" he said curiously, "Got any werewolf friends I don't know about?"</p>
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<p>"Just the one," Harry chuckled, throwing in a dash of ground pepper.</p>
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<p>"I heard about your altercation," Snape said.</p>
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<p>"You are turning into quite the gossip, Severus," Harry growled as he stirred his
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potion. "What else have you heard through the grapevine?"</p>
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<p>"Oh, you're just hilarious," Snape bit back, "Where do you think your little
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friends go when they think you're upset?"</p>
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<p>"I would hope that they don't go crying to any teacher – guardian or not – for
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something stupid like a break-up," Harry said matter-of-factly. "Hedwig, would you
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hand me those cloves?"</p>
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<p>Snape frowned as he watched Hedwig do exactly as Harry asked but made no comment
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about it.</p>
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<p>"Apparently you were somewhat upset," Snape urged.</p>
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<p>"I wasn't the one who started throwing hexes," Harry said coldly. He chopped up
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the cloves and threw them in the cauldron. "So if anyone was upset, it was Ginny. Why
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don't you go comfort her?"</p>
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<p>Snape summoned a stool and set it next to Harry's desk, claiming it to watch Harry
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work. "Ginny is not my daughter," he said frankly, "And I care not for her. Not one
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bit."</p>
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<p>"That's harsh," Harry commented, stirring his brew slowly, "Because she's a
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Gryffindor?"</p>
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<p>Snape smirked. "That might be part of the problem yes," he admitted, "Though if
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the past has proven anything, Gryffindors tend to have a way to worm themselves into
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my heart."</p>
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<p>Harry snorted, "Like parasites?"</p>
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<p>"Exactly so," Snape agreed, "But Ms Weasley could never. She's far too…"</p>
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<p>"Careful now," Harry warned, "It's best that you don't badmouth students in front
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of their peers."</p>
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<p>"She was never right for you," Snape said simply, "She was probably suitable for
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soothing any teenage urges you might have had but –"</p>
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<p>"No, stop!" Harry interrupted, "Not this again!"</p>
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<p>Snape grinned. "But she was never on par with you intellectually. Not even when I
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still mistook you for a dunderhead."</p>
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<p>Harry sighed. "You're probably right. But it still hurts."</p>
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<p>Snape grabbed a few cloves of garlic and started mincing them. "Each time our
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heart is broken, we should learn a lesson and not repeat the same mistakes. However,
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often there is nothing we could have done to save the relationship."</p>
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<p>"And what mistakes should I learn from," Harry asked.</p>
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<p>"Don't judge a book by its cover," Snape said easily. "What lies beneath the
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surface of shallow waters? Nothing. It's only when you go deeper that the ocean comes
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alive. The deeper you go, the more mysteries and surprises await."</p>
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<p>Harry sighed, seemingly getting tired from Snape's advice.</p>
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<p>"It will get better, Harry," Snape insisted.</p>
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<p>"Will it?" Harry asked, his emerald eyes fixed on Snape's. He seemed to be
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searching for something in the man.</p>
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<p>"Careful," Snape warned Harry, "I know that you're not feeling particularly
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pleased right now, but I advise against voicing your current thoughts."</p>
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<p>Harry threw in the splinters of the moonstone he had now carefully crushed.</p>
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<p>"It's better this way, I guess," Harry shrugged, "I'll have more time to focus on
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my studies. And –" he grinned at Snape, "- to play Quidditch as well."</p>
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<p>"Oh joy," Snape deadpanned, "Professor McGonagall will be ecstatic to hear and I,
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in turn, will be pleased to not have her turn up in my fireplace anymore."</p>
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<p>"She's been doing that?" Harry chuckled.</p>
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<p>"She's always been a competitive person," Snape shared with Harry, "And she needs
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you if she wants to stand a chance against the Slytherin team."</p>
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<p>"Can you really handle losing again?" Harry asked, performing the very last
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intricate stirring pattern there was to the potion.</p>
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<p>"The way I see it, I win either way," Snape said playfully, "Either my house wins
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or my son does."</p>
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<p>"So you can be at the victory party no matter what," Harry said happily, "Unless
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Hufflepuff wins."</p>
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<p>"If they win this year, I'll resign," Snape said seriously.</p>
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<p>"A bit too late for the Defence against the Dark Arts curse to befall you, isn't
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it?" Harry asked.</p>
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<p>"It's no longer in effect," Snape said, "Since the Dark Lord died."</p>
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<p>"Good thing too or I would still need to teach the DA," Harry said, "And I don't
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have the time for it."</p>
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<p>Harry hauled the cauldron off the fire, allowing it to cool. "What do you think?"
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he asked, "Is it acceptable?"</p>
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<p>"Outstanding as always," Snape said, "Do you need it all for your werewolf friend
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or shall I give some to Lupin?"</p>
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<p>Harry rolled his eyes as he bottled whatever portions he could get out of the
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potion. "Do with it as you please," he said, "My werewolf friend doesn't really need
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it anyway. He has a friend that is a Potions Master, you see."</p>
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<p>"I see," Snape replied. He looked over at Harry who was now cleaning up his
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working space. Hedwig had flown back to her perch, allowing Harry the space.</p>
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<p>"You're certain you're okay?" Snape asked one last time.</p>
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<p>"I will be," Harry said, smiling honestly. "There's no need to worry."</p>
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<hr size="1" noshade="noshade"/>
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<p>The lack of the full moon did not make Greyback any less dangerous. He loved
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tearing people apart, even in his human form. And they really didn't need to be
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muggles or mudbloods for him to appreciate their anguished shrieks and panicked
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flailing. Licking his lips in anticipation, he released the girl he had captured
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before and watched her flee into the thick arboreal path. Exactly fifteen seconds
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later, he gave chase.</p>
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<p>"Talk, Mr Pippin," Bellatrix said sweetly, "And I suggest you do it quickly before
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Greyback catches your daughter. He's not exactly what one would call… friendly."</p>
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<p>A smirk that rivalled that of a Cheshire cat split her face in half as she
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laughed. The man beneath her grovelled and pleaded, his wand long snapped in half
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when he had tried to protect his family. His wife already lay still next to him, her
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throat clawed out and her limbs broken, displayed in an unnatural fashion as if she
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was a puppet that was dropped by her puppeteer.</p>
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<p>"Please," he pleaded, "I told you all I know!"</p>
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<p>"So you're telling me that there are no imminent orders from him?" Bellatrix asked
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snidely, "No potion ingredients? Nothing?"</p>
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<p>"No!" Pippin said truthfully, "Nothing yet. Please. Please let my daughter
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go!"</p>
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<p>At that moment, a high-pitched screech filled the air and Bellatrix laughed
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hysterically before shutting her mouth with a click and shouting; "Greyback!
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Return".</p>
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<p>It couldn't have been more than a minute later that the werewolf returned with the
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girl. He was dragging her with him by holding on to her right foot while her left was
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kicking the air in a desperate attempt to break free.</p>
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<p>"Oh dear," Bellatrix said sweetly as she approached the girl. She couldn't have
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been more than seven. "Are you scared of this big man?" she asked, "Did he hurt
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you?"</p>
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<p>The girl sobbed uncontrollably, clearly overcome by terror.</p>
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<p>"I'm sorry dear, but we had no choice," the former death eater said, kneeling next
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to the girl. "Your father simply does not want to cooperate."</p>
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<p>"Mum," the girl cried, "I want my mum!"</p>
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<p>"Certainly," Bellatrix said, smiling broadly. She snapped at Greyback who dragged
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the girl towards her parents and threw her to the ground right next to her mother's
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mangled body. She screamed and tried to get up but Bellatrix cast a body bind on her.
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She tutted as if she were reprimanding a young child. "Now now," she said, "You said
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you wanted your mother. Here she is."</p>
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<p>"Let her go!" Came Pippin's furious exclamation. He tried to get to his feet,
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seemingly forgetting that his legs were broken.</p>
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<p>"Should I?" Bellatrix asked as if she were contemplating it. "Give me one good
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reason."</p>
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<p>"Painite," The man said, "I'm supposed to contact him once I've received Painite.
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He's been asking for it."</p>
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<p>"Your point?" Bellatrix asked, tilting her head as if she was trying to
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understand. Tears were leaking from the petrified girls' eyes.</p>
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<p>"I will tell him that I got some," Pippin said desperately, "He'll come for it. I
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know he will!"</p>
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<p>Bellatrix clapped her hands together. "Excellent!" she said happily, "See, I knew
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we could make some sort of arrangement. You do that, and we shall return your
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daughter to you."</p>
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<p>"But-" Pippin wanted to argue.</p>
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<p>"Let us know the time and place," Bellatrix told him, "If anything goes wrong,
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like you tipping him off or him not showing up, your daughter will stay with us. My
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husband and brother in law will surely wish to have their way with her."</p>
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<p>She gestured towards Rodolphus and Rabastan who sat away from the action, glancing
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at her when she mentioned them.</p>
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<p>"But if you succeed in bringing him to us, we will release your precious
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daughter," Bellatrix continued. "But you'd best hurry," she added darkly, "Or she
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might not come back to you in one piece."</p>
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<p><em>There you are dears. Ginny is gone. Told you all it wouldn't last! I hope
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you're not too mad at me for it either way. What do you reckon is going through
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Maya's mind right now and who is Bellatrix trying to capture? Please tell me what you
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think and what you liked/disliked. I welcome all reviews!</em></p>
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