Trust In Me

by Muggle-in-the-Tardis

What if Snape had seen Harry after one of his detentions with Umbridge, with his hand bleeding, the words I Must Not Tell Lies carved into his hand? Would he have helped him? What would this kindness do to their relationship? What impact would this encounter have on the rest of the war?

1. Prologue

Trust In Me

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter

A/N: Here's the start of my new story, I have not abandoned Helping Harry but this idea has been rolling around in my head for a while now and I was struggling to write the latest chapter of Helping Harry, so I thought I'd post this first :) Let me know what you think, I'm not sure how frequent the updates will be but I will try my best to update both stories soon :) Hope you enjoy this first, short chapter :)

Prologue

Harry's hand was bleeding again. Since he'd started his detentions with the Toad, it seemed like his hand was always weeping blood. Seeing I Must Not Tell Lies carved into his hand made him see red and it took what was left of his self-restraint to stop himself yelling at the whispering portraits in the corridor around him. He was going to have to be more careful walking back to Gryffindor tower or he was going to end up running into Filch or Peeves. That was all he needed; they wouldn't hesitate to report him to Umbridge and he'd only end up with more detentions. Scowling at the blood flowing from the carvings in his hand, Harry cradled his hand to his chest and stomped around the corner of the corridor, nearly smacking into the cloaked figure that had appeared out of nowhere. The long, hooked nose on the greasy haired man's face told Harry who it was before the man bellowed, "Potter!"