Rating: PG / T
Characters: Severus Snape; Albus Dumbledore and Draco Malfoy mentioned in passing
Afterwards, I wondered silently why I had bothered to ask Albus how he weighed my soul against Draco's. His words were fair and persuasive, but underneath them I heard his true thought:
What soul, Severus?
I wonder how many others he thinks it of. Maybe that is how he is able to do what he does.
I'm not unused to being called "soulless"; it's a word often in fine company: Cold. Bitter. Cruel. Spiteful. Those - as true as scales on a snake. But how could I have earned them without a soul?
I certainly have enough for what is next.