Heir of Merlin | Harry x Reader

The Truth

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First Person POV - Y/n

"You have the worst timing," I said annoyed.

Sirius and Lupin both turned towards him as he smiled.

Snape was slightly breathless, but his face was full of suppressed triumph.

"You're wondering, perhaps, how I knew you were here?" he said, his eyes glittering. "I've just been to your office, Lupin. You forgot to take your potion tonight, so I took a gobletful along. And very lucky I did...lucky for me, I mean. Lying on your desk was a certain map. One glance at it told me all I needed to know. I saw you running along this passageway and out of sight."

"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 proof. 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 it. Sirius is not here to kill Y/n or Harry-"

"Two more for Azkaban tonight," said Snape, his eyes now 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 -"

"You fool," said Lupin softly. "Is a schoolboy grudge worth putting an innocent man back inside Azkaban?"

Thin, cords of rope burst from the end of Snape's wand and twisted themselves around Lupin so he fell to the floor, unable to move.

With a roar of rage, Sirius started toward Snape, but Snape pointed his wand straight between Sirius's eyes.

"Give me a reason," he whispered. "Give me a reason to do it, and I swear I will."

I leaned Ron on Hermione and quickly got between them.

"Do it then," I snapped, "Kill one of Dumbledore's prized pupils to get Sirius."

"Y/n," said Sirius trying to push me out of the way but I slapped his hand away.

"I've lost the most a child can lose," I said angrily, "I won't let you take someone else from me."

Hermione took a step toward us and said, "Professor Snape, it wouldn't hurt to hear what they've got to say, w-would it?"

"Miss Granger, you are already facing suspension from this school," Snape spat. "You, Potter, Emrys, and Weasley are out-of-bounds, in the company of a convicted murderer and a werewolf. For once in your life, hold your tongue."

"But if-if there was a mistake-"

"KEEP QUIET, YOU STUPID GIRL!" Snape shouted, looking suddenly quite deranged. "DON'T TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND!"

A few sparks shot out of the end of his wand, which was still pointed at my face. Hermione fell silent.

"Vengeance is very sweet," Snape said. "How I hoped I would be the one to catch you..."

"The joke's on you again, Severus," Sirius snapped back. "As long as Weasley brings his rat up to the castle, I'll come quietly..."

"Up to the castle?" said Snape. "I don't think we need to go that far. All I have to do is call the Dementors once we get out of the Willow. They'll be very pleased to see you, Black...pleased enough to give you a little kiss, I daresay..."

I could sense that Sirius was nervous now and although this would blow back against me terribly later, I punched Snape across the face and he was knocked out on the ground.