Lies Revealed

Second year

Sakura and Draco spent their summer much as every other child did. Playing, visiting friends, being dragged out shopping by Narcissa, doing their assignments, and spending time with Sakura's Grandpa and Severus. While they enjoyed their summer, poor Severus got tormented by Dumbledore at times.

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The owls flew in time for them to try and get some bacon for a reward. Severus was sitting between Sakura and the Dark Lord, across from Narcissa, who was sitting next to Draco. Lucius was sitting at the head of the table. "Who's owl is that?" Draco watched an owl drop a letter off in front of Severus.

"Dumbledore's." Severus refused to let the frustration escape him and gave the small, brown, owl a piece of his bacon. "Go and wait with the rest if you need an answer." The owl flew to the perch in the room. There were already two owls waiting for answers from the letters they dropped off. Everyone finished their breakfast, not wanting it to be spoiled by a letter from Dumbledore. Soon, breakfast ended, Severus opened the letter, read it, and growled. "Idiot."

"What has the man done now?"

"He wants me to spend the remaining part of my summer tutoring Ronald Weasley so the boy can take his exams and enter his second year."

"He was denied that request. The Board told him that Mr. Weasley was to remain a first year." Lucius looked at his stack of unopened letters. "I bet he bribed someone."

"I am refusing." Severus wasn't about to allow Weasley to escape his punishment. He wasn't going to give up his free time either. He had potions he had spent the winter researching and now he could work on them.

"I believe I have a few letters to write myself, including a few copies of Sakura's health report." Lucius picked up his letters and left the dining room.

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For the next week, Severus received daily letters from Dumbledore requesting he reconsider his decision. The letters went on about how remorseful Weasley was, and how they couldn't allow the boy to suffer for a small error in judgment. Severus was vicious in his reply to that letter. Dumbledore changed the tone to more of a begging letter after that until the letters ended. Lucius watched the owls fly in the morning and none of them were Hogwarts' owls. "Good, it seemed he finally got the message."

"What did you do?" The Dark Lord had been trying to find out all week. He made sure Weasley had spent the worst week of his life at St. Mungos miscast spell unit.

"I went to Madam Bones. I suggested I might bring charges against Mr. Weasley and his family if Dumbledore continued trying to stop the boy's punishment. Arthur Weasley, I heard, spoke to Madam Bones yesterday. Madam Bones clearly and firmly reminded him of the agreement. Reminded him of the money they still owe."

Severus took a sip of tea. "He is going to try and find a way around it, eventually."

"True, but I also had Madam Bones inform Mr. Weasley that if that happens, I will be filing charges. All I have to do is send a small note."

"A few more weeks of peace before I have to listen to him in a staff meeting. Sakura, you up for brewing."

"Always."

"I'm going to head over to Blaise's. I am spending the next few nights there." Draco informed everyone of what their plans were. Sakura, however, didn't want to go. No one was a bit surprised as she rarely wanted to leave now that the Dark Lord was back and they were forging a connection.

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"You do realize he is going to call you into his office after dinner?" Severus stated as Sakura came down the stairs with her trunk.