Running into the potion lab he saw the piece of werewolf flesh steaming and bubbling. He quickly threw a shielding charm over the table and watched how the flesh was rolling around.
"Well at least it isn't pumpkin juice"
The flesh seemed to calm down and lifting the shielding spell he examined the flesh. At first sight it seemed to have become human again but that was not a guarantee. Using several spells to detect lycanthropy he did have to say that it seemed to work. The next stage that had gone wrong many times as well was seeing if it didn't kill the person you were giving the potion too.
He walked to one of the shelves with a large cage on it. Putting his hand inside he grabbed one of the whit mice he had left.
"I'm sorry little one but I guess you are next" He hated hurting or killing them but there was no other way, Maybe he could get Grayback to drink it and a slow sadistic smile came on. That was a thought he needed to keep. That guy loved being a wolf what would happen if I took it from him.
Taking the mouse to the table he put it under the imperius spell. He took put a saucer on the table and poured some of the potion on it. After he made the mouse drink it he put it in a separate tank so he could check on it. He took the mouse with him upstairs and put it on the coffee table next to the armchair. Making himself a strong cup of coffee he set out on reading the rest of the morning.
Picking up one of the books he had quickly grabbed when he fled from Spinner's End and sitting down in the armchair. The mouse was still walking around in it's tank sniffing it's new environment. Scanning the book cover he read "A Smile for every occasion" By Henrietta Siewbert. It was one of the books Albus gave him every year. He had never read any of them. Opening the book for the first time he saw something scribbled with curly letters on the first page
For my dear Severus, my best friend.
May you one day smile again,
Albus Dumbledore
This was the second time this week that a tear rolled down his cheek again.
"I'm sorry" he whispered as he close the book again. He couldn't deal with it now.
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