Chapter 20: Wrath Of The Headmaster
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The Infirmary, Hogwarts Castle, Wizarding World...
The icy blue eyes of Headmaster Albus Dumbledore had been focused rather intently on the young Slytherin Severus Snape as he sat quietly in the infirmary with his chest newly bandaged and his body trembling in the wake of fear. No matter what the young wizard's ordeal had been the disapproval of the school's most prominent instructor had always been reserved for him.
"What were you thinking venturing off toward The Whomping Willow in the first place!" shouted Dumbledore angrily. "It's a good thing young Mr. Potter took it upon himself to save your hide otherwise we'd be explaining to your mother how your foolishness had gotten your killed!"
Severus wanted so badly to argue back and tell the idiotic old man he was wrong but he couldn't open his mouth to speak, absolute fear had ensured he kept it close in the wake of the angry wizard's rant.
"What's worse is you put a fellow student's life in danger!" continued Dumbledore.
The raven haired wizard elected to tune him out for much of the ordeal and only gave the old man his full attention when he mentioned having him take a wizarding oath to keep the secret of the werewolf being on school grounds.
"W-What!?" he asked finding his voice at last in the wake of his fear.
"You heard me right Mr. Snape." said The Headmaster with a stern expression on his aged face. "In order to keep everything on an even keel you are to give me your word as a wizard that no one will hear from you that there is a werewolf on Hogwarts Grounds."
"T-That thing tried to kill me!" protested Severus unsure he believed what he was hearing.
"As well he should have as a consequence for your nosing around where you don't belong." replied Dumbledore.
The words had been rather cold considering but more or less reserved for only him. It was abundantly clear where he stood in the Headmaster's eyes. The old fool had been out to protect his precious Gryffindors and that meant the entire ordeal that resulted in attempted murder was going to be ignored.
"What happened was merely a harmless prank and one you rightly deserved due to your own inability to mind your own business." said Dumbledore. "There is no reason Mr. Lupin should have to pay for your carelessness."
Severus suddenly felt cold.
This was suppose to be the great and powerful Dumbledore, the guardian of the students of Hogwarts...the infallible Headmaster?"
This wizard was nothing more than a self serving tyrant only caring about all things according to his former Hogwarts House.
"I need your word Mr. Snape, that you will never reveal to anyone what happened here tonight." insisted Dumbledore narrowing his blue eyes at the young Slytherin. "Otherwise, I will have no choice but to expel you due to your rather dangerous antics as of late."
Severus' eyes widened at the use of blackmail and from a prominent Gryffindor no less.
"Fine." he said none too pleased with his treatment by the Headmaster. "You have my oath as a wizard that I will never reveal the events of what happened today..."
Dumbledore continued to glare at him as if he wanted him to say more.
"Nor will I ever reveal that Remus Lupin is a werewolf or that Sirius Black tried his hand at murdering me." finished Severus.
The swirling of magic in the form of a hanging silver glow sealed the agreement and Dumbledore took his leave of him without so much as another word.
If the young Slytherin hadn't believed that Gryffindors had it out for him before, he was definitely sure of it now.
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The Infirmary, Hogwarts Castle, Wizarding World...
Attempting to get sleep had been a terrible experience as he tried his hardest to rest and heal but the images of the snarling beast trying to kill him kept returning and he always seemed to wake up in a pool of sweat. The resident Hogwarts Med-witch Madam Pomfrey attempted to get him to eat a time or two but he refused not having the appetite for it.
He spent most of his time curled beneath the covers trembling in the wake of every sound. For the firs time since he arrived at this school, Severus had not felt safe and it was almost as stressful and chaotic as being back home in Cokeworth with his drunken brute of a muggle father.
It wasn't long before he was cleared to return to the Slytherin dorms, but he had not been the same. He was a good deal more quiet and reserved. He saw less and less of Amanda not comfortable with her advances in the wake of what happened to him. He hadn't even bothered to speak with Regulus whom had not known a thing about being used as a ploy to set Severus up to face the werewolf.
The young Slytherin wizard kept to the shadows of the school gripping is wand with every step as if he expected the creature to lurk about every corner. Slug Horn offered no protection and there was no going against the Headmaster.
Severus had never felt more alone than when he sat huddled in the corner of his family home as a small child while his mother was beaten and not one neighbor came to stop the madness. His behavior had been so bad that he was sent back n forth to madam Pomfrey to be examined due to his lack of appetite or interest in very much of anything.
The Med-Witch had thought it a shame the boy reverted back to his mistrusting ways that had been the staple of his first year at Hogwarts. Of course during that time, he had Lily Evans to socialize with and it did a world of good for him.
"Severus this isn't like you." said Madam Pomfrey concerned. "I'm told you haven't eaten in days."
"I eat plenty." said Severus not at all interested in having this discussion with the old Med-Witch.
"Not lately it seems." she replied reading his calibrated weight via her wand.
"I wasn't very hungry." he replied wishing to get this over with.
"Something going on at home?" asked Madam Pomfrey with an arched brow.
"No." replied Severus. "I just don't feel like eating."
"Well you can't very well starve yourself boy." said Madam Pomfrey concerned. "Do I need to have a word with the Headmaster..."
The Slytherin wizard jumped from the brass bed and nearly bolted for the door at the mention of The Headmaster.
"Calm down boy." said Madam Pomfrey noting the young wizard's heart rate increased rather rapidly.
"C-Can I go now...please...I promise I'll eat something today just don't send me to see him." he said visibly shaken.
"A-Alright." said Madam Pomfrey unsure what to make of the young wizard's sudden fear. "You can go back to your dorm now."
Severus didn't wait to be told twice, he was gone before the Med-Witch could even finish her sentence.