"Severus, we meet again." The dark lord addressed him. He looked strangly calm, and his eyes were boring into the back of Severus's head. "Any news?"
"No, my lord." Severus said shakily. He was shivering, but he wasnt cold.
"No news? Nothing? You are supposed to bring me news, Sev." Voldemort replied, with his eyes still locked on Severus's face. Severus had to look away. "You havent bought me news for a long time. Surely something must have happened."
"N- no my Lord. Nothing to my knowledge." Severus stuttered.
"Really?" Voldemort replied.
"Y-yes."
"Why so jumpy Severus?" The dark lord asked. Hes catching on, Severus thought, He knows Im lying. "So?" He prompted Severus.
"Im not jumpy." That was the only reply he could think of, even if it was feeble.
"Not jumpy? Of course not." The dark lord chuckled. Then he turned serious. "Tell me."
"Tell you what, my lord?"
"What you are hiding from me." He said, his eyes were now threatening.
"Im not hiding everything. Ive told you everything I know." Severus replied.
"Then why can I see it in your eyes Severus?" He said. "I can see that youre lying." Severus stayed silent. "So you are lying."
"No."
"It wasnt a question, it was a fact. It didnt require your answer." He said while walking up to Severus, until his face was only a few centimeters away. Severus didnt like the feeling it was giving him. Yet again he stayed silent. "So are you going to tell me the truth?"
"I did tell you the truth." His voice cracked on the last word.
"You lie!" The dark lord shouted. Severus reached for the emergency portkey on his wrist, hoping to get away as fast as he possibly could, but he was a little to late. The dark lord swiped his chect with a silent spell as soon as he touch the portkey. Severus felt the tug of the portkey, but then felt an immense amount of pain across his chest. Then he landed hard with a thud on the hospital wing floor, gasping for breath.

Poppy, hearing the thud, rushed into the hospital wing to see Severus writhing in pain on the floor. He was covered in blood, and he was pressing his hands on it to try and make it stop. He was moaning.
"Oh God, Sev!" Poppy said and rushed to his side. She could see tears falling over his cheeks and he looked at her with pleading eyes.
"Please!" He screamed. "Make it stop!" he said, sobbing as loud as he could, still writhing on the floor.
"I will!" Her eyes started to water. "Stop moving,Sev, it will be easier for me to help you." She was trying to stay calm.
"It. Hurts. So. Bad!" Severus was screaming.
"Please! Stop moving Severus!" She said as a tear slipped down her cheek, and Severus looked away. "Look at me Severus!" She said loudly, hoping he heard her. He turned his head and faced the mediwitch again. She looking into his eyes and saw them becoming unfocused. "Severus! Stay with me please!"
"Poppy." He muttered. "Let me sleep."
"No! Severus, you must not sleep! You stay awake! You hear me?"
"No."
"You must do what I say!" The tears were falling down her cheeks now, flowing like two little waterfalls.
"It hurts." He was still sobbing, but his voice had turned into a whisper. A puddle of blood had soon surrounded him, and Poppy had knelt in it so it had stained her white mediwitch robes. "Im going to put healing salve on it, so you need to move your hands away. Okay?" Severus didnt reply, but he was still moving. "Okay, moving you hands." He didnt move them. "Sev." She said, and he moved them away reluctantly.

Poppy got the healing salve, and with shaking hands, she applied the salve. It may not have been as neat as she had hoped, but it was the best she could do. She began to sob more when the salve touched Severus skin, Severus had screamed so loud, almost bursting Poppys eardrums. She hated the sound so much, but carried on applying the salve knowing that it would be best.
"All done Sev." She said, wiping her eyes. "You can sleep now."

As she said that, the man fell unconsious.