Summer, Again
He was still in shock after Bellatrix and Narcissa left. The Unbreakable Vow! Not even Dumbledore had required that from me, but Narcissa's need to coddle Draco and Bellatrix's lust for my death has now forced me into something that may very well doom us all! I must speak with Albus now! "Wormtail, Wormtail! Where are you, you little rodent?" "I am here Severus, and well you know it!" "I am going out Wormtail, you are not to leave this house while I am gone, nor are you to touch anything that doesn't belong to you. I will know if you break either of these rules, understood?" Severus Apparated to Hogsmeade village, Dumbledore kept extending the wards of Hogwarts further and further every day and soon the protection would probably extend over the entire village. The old man will wear himself down doing things like this. Severus made his way through the village and across the castle grounds and he found himself before the guardians of Dumbledore's office once again. The gargoyles sprang apart and Severus ascended the now familiar steps. He began talking before he even reached Dumbledore's desk, "Albus I have very bad news for yo-" Severus' voice was cut off by another groan of pain from the figure lying across the desk. "By the gods Albus, what have you done!"