The year is 1976...Severus Snape is in his sixth year at Hogwarts. As the year drags on, he fears for loss of his sanity due to consent rape and abuse. WARNING: SLASH! non-con, bondage, references to child molestation and abuse. SS/JP, SS/SB, SB/RL, SS/LM, SS/LV, SS/IK, SS/C+G, JP/LE, JP/SB, SB/RB, SB/LV, LM/LV, IK/LV, LM/IK, AD/MM, AW/LM, BB/RL, NB/LM, SS/BB, JP/RL, LM/JP, LM/RL, LV/JP, LV/SB, LM/SB, BB/SB, BB/RL, SS/RL, LM/RL.

Mind Games

Chapter One: Lies

"Oh lay off it Snivvelus! It was all in a bit of fun!"

"You nearly got me killed you moron!"

"Well you didn't, so lay off!"

"You keep out of this Potter! I didn't ask for your help in the first place!"

"You were stupid enough to go!"

"You were foolish enough to tempt me! Wait until the school finds out about Lupin!"

"Dumbledore made you swear not to tell!"

"It could easily slip out by 'accident', now couldn't it?"

"Don't you dare!"

"I said keep out of it Potter!"

The three young men stood in a rather triangulated position. Severus had been backed to the wall and James and Sirius were growling and glaring at him. Severus' wand lay in the grass, far from his reach, while James and Sirius both held their's at their sides. They stood silent for a moment before Severus suddenly smirked.

"What is this really about anyway? I doubt you two would have waited three week since the...'incident'...to taunt me about it..."

It was James and Sirius' turn to smirk.

"We've just come to pay you back for what you did to Remus..."

"What are you talking about Black!"

"We know you're the one who sent him the silver dust on Christmas...It wasn't that hard to figure out."

"What! What do you mean!"

"Don't play dumb Snivilly..." James took a few steps forward. "It was sent after YOU found out about his condition."

Both his and Sirius' expressions dropped.

"You nearly killed him you little fag!"

Sirius made to lunge at him, but James held him back. "Not here mate. We'll take him to the shack."

Severus was backed as far up to the outside castle walls as he could go, and fear began to rise in his eyes. He attempted to contort back at them, but was cut off by Sirius.

"Silenco!"

His eyes were wide now. There was nowhere to go. Even if he could yell, no one would come anyway...They never did.

James advanced this time and murmured the next spell.

"Impendima."

Severus fell to the ground and struggled against the spell, uttering muted curses at the two Gryffindors.

"Now now Snivvilus..." Sirius picked him up over his shoulder. He was unusually light for his age.

James took out his invisibility cloak and threw it over them as they headed for the shack...

END CHAPTER ONE

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