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A/N: Sorry this chapter is on the short side. It was going to be longer, but this was best stopping point I could find.

Anyways, on with the chapter!

Harry's eyes grew wide with the realization of what he had just said.

"What?" Snape stood up. Harry sank down into the bed from the towering man. When Harry's arms started shaking and his breath hitched Snape knew he had to calm down, for Potter's sake.

"I apologize for my outburst. What was the last thing you said?" He sat back down and released his breath when Harry relaxed slightly.

"It... it was... it was nothing." Harry coughed out quickly. A small fit of coughs took him for a few seconds. Again, when he removed his sleeve there was blood. He panicked and tried to hide it from Snape. But Snape noticed him putting his arm behind his back. Severus's eyes narrowed.

"That was not nothing, you said something about lashes. But show me your arm." It was not a question.

Harry decided that it would be better to show his sleeve than talk about his slip. But he wasn't going to not show any resistance, Snape had no right in confronting him like this. When did he ever care about anyone but himself and his snakes?

Harry put on an innocent face as he showed his clean arm.

"There is nothing wrong with my arm sir." Harry found slight pleasure in the annoyed face Snape made.

"Well, then show me your other arm." Snape furrowed his eyebrows at Harry. He did not want to play games. This was a very serious matter.

Harry sighed but lifted his right arm up. There were splotches of blood soaking his sleeve.

Severus was not expecting this.

"Don't ask me why, I can't tell you." Harry sighed.

"It's alright, this is just one of the side effects of being so close to the breaking point when put under the Cruciatus Curse." Snape tried to put it lightly.

"In case you have forgotten I had already passed the breaking point. I can remember the first time I was awake. And I didn't even know who I was! I remember all of that!" Harry's voice cracked. "You know, that was when you had been the nicest to me." Harry didn't know where this outburst came from, but it felt nice to just sort of yell at the world.

Snape found this very curious. Of course he wasn't going to answer the last thing Potter said, but the fact that Potter could remember that time. His information about what it was like would be valuable.

"But you know what? I don't think I care anymore! I will tell you what you want! I honestly don't care if I live or die!" Harry choked out. "Seeing my parents would be better than anything here! But go ahead! Ask me anything."

Severus sat up. "Harry don't think those thoughts; your life is worth living." Harry's face changed from tears to surprise in a second.

"You called me by my name." Harry didn't know why, but that was comforting to him. He shook his head. "But whatever, and honestly, is my life worth living? But that doesn't matter, I guess. I am The-Boy-who-Lived, I can't have anything wrong with me, I must deal with fame I never asked for, I am just a tool. I killed the basilisk and almost died. I had to compete in the Triwizard and watch Cedric die! And yes. I did say lashes! Happy?"

"Far from." Severus was super surprised. "Lashes, as in whipping?"

"What other kinds of lashes are there?" Harry sneered in a sarcastic tone.

"You may be in a difficult place but that does not mean you take up that tine with me!" Snape's eyes blazed for a moment. Harry's face fell and he shrunk back when Snape raised his voice.

"Iamsorrysir!" Harry blurted out so fast that Snape didn't catch what he said.

"Excuse me?" Severus was able to lower his voice after he startled Harry.

"I am sor-sorry." Harry started coughing again but this time he turned pale and wasn't able to bring his arm up.

Harry could feel warm blood rising in his chest. He couldn't hold back and was not quick enough to put his arm to his mouth. Warm crimson stained the sheets as Harry turned ghostly pale.

Snape jumped back and was able to avoid being splattered. Snape swiftly cast a cleaning charm and yelled to Poppy.

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