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𝟬𝟮𝟰 . 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗏𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝗈𝖿 𝗅𝗈𝗋𝖽 𝗏𝗈𝗅𝖽𝖾𝗆𝗈𝗋𝗍

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𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐏𝐄 𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐌 ── ◦'𖥸'◦ ── 𝒜𝒞𝒯 𝒪𝒩𝐸
↳ ❛ introducing the traitor ❜︎
𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟰 ╱ ╱ 🏛🧺 ˚◞𑁍ﾟ𝙳𝙸𝙾𝚁𝙲𝙷𝙰𝙸𝙰𝙼𝙴𝚃

Celeste lets out a yell followed after Hermione screams. Black leaped to his feet and Harry looked like he received a huge electric shock.

"I found this at the base of the Whomping Willow," said Snape, throwing the cloak aside, careful to keep his wand straight at Lupin's chest. "Very useful Potter, I thank you..."

"That's the first," Celeste gulped. It's true, Snape despised Harry.

Snape was slightly breathless, but his face was full of triumph. "You're wondering perhaps, how I knew you were here?" His eyes were glittering. "I've just been in your office, Lupin. I forgot to take your potion tonight, so I took the goblet along. And very lucky I did...I mean, lying on your desk was a certain map. One glance at it and it told me all I need to know. I saw you running along this passageway and out of sight."

"You're right...he is obsessed with you guys," Celeste muttered, earning a snicker from Ron and Sirius.

"Severus ─" Lupin began, but Snape overrode him.

"I've told the headmaster again and again that you're helping your old friend Black into the castle, Lupin, and here's the pr0oof. Not even I dreamed you would have the nerve to use this old place as your hideout ─"

"Severus, you're making a mistake," said Lupin urgently. "You haven't heard everything ─ I can explain ─ Sirius is not here to kill Harry ─"

"Two more for Azkaban," said Snape, gleaming fanatically. "I shall be interested to see how Dumbledore takes this...He was quite convinced you were harmless, you know, Lupin...a tame Werewolf─"

"He is harmless! Professor Lupin hasn't hurt or endangered any of his students!" shouted Celeste.

Remus placed a hand on Celeste's shoulder making Professor Snape shove his wand to his chest even more. "Get your hand off my student Lupin."

"You fool," said Lupin softly, "Is a schoolboy grudge worth putting an innocent man back inside Azkaban? She would've been ashamed of you..."

"Oh please, he disappointed her too many times to count." sneered Sirius.

That seemed to strike Severus in the heart and waved his wand. Thin snakelike cords burst from the ends of his wand, twisting themselves around Lupin's mouth, wrists, and ankles.

Celeste screamed and Sirius started toward Snape, "Untie Moony and step away from my niece you ─"

But then Snape's wand pointed straight between Black's eyes. "Give me a reason," he whispered. "Give me a reason to do it, and I swear I will." Black stopped dead. It would have been impossible to say which face showed more hatred.