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"What request could a Death Eater make of me?" "The - the prophecya133the predictiona133Trelawneya133" "Ah, yes," said Dumbledore"How much did you relay to Lord Voldemort?" "Everything - everything I heard!" said Snape"That is why - it is for that reason - he thinks it means Lily Evans!" "The prophecy did not refer to a woman," said Dumbledore"It spoke of a boy born at the end of July - " "You know what I mean! He thinks it means her son, he is going to hunt her down - kill them all - " "If she means so much to you," said Dumbledore, "surely Lord Voldemort will spare her? Could you not ask for mercy for the mother, in exchange for the son?" "I have - I have asked him - " "You disgust me," said Dumbledore, and Harry had never heard so much contempt in his voiceSnape seemed to shrink a little, "You do not care, then, about the deaths of her husband and child? They can die, as long as you have what you want?" Snape said nothing, but merely looked up at Dumbledore "Hide balenciaga bag black them all, then," he croaked"Keep her - them - safe "And what will you give me in return, Severus?" "In - in return?" Snape gaped at Dumbledore, and Harry expected him to protest, but after a long moment he said, "Anything The hilltop faded, and Harry stood in Dumbledore's office, and something was making a terrible sound, like a wounded animalSnape was slumped forward in a chair and Dumbledore was standing over him, looking grimAfter a moment or two, Snape raised his face, and he looked like a man who had lived a hundred years of misery since leaving the wild hilltop "I thoughta133you were goinga133to keep hera133safea133" "She and James put their faith in the wrong person," said Dumbledore"Rather like you, SeverusWeren't you hoping that Lord Voldemort would spare her?" Snape's breathing was shallow "Her boy survives," said Dumbledore With a tiny jerk of the head, Snape seemed to flick off an irksome flyHe has her eyes, precisely her eyesYou remember the shape and color of Lily gucci bag black Evans's eyes, I am sure?" "DON'T!" bellowed Snape"Gonea133deada133" "Is this remorse, Severus?" "I wisha133I wish iIi were deada133" "And what use would that be to anyone?" said Dumbledore coldly"If you loved Lily Evans, if you truly loved her, then your way forward is clear Snape seemed to peer through a haze of pain, and Dumbledore's words appeared to take a long time to reach him "What - what do you mean?" "You know how and why she diedMake sure it was not in vainHelp me protect Lily's son "He does not need protectionThe Dark Lord has gone - " "The Dark Lord will return, and Harry Potter will be in terrible danger when he does There was a long pause, and slowly Snape regained control of himself, mastered his own breathingAt last he said, "Very wellBut never - never tell, Dumbledore! This must be between us! Swear it! I cannot beara133especially Potter's sona133I want your word!" "My word, Severus, that I shall never reveal the best of you?" Dumbledore sighed, fendi spy bags looking down into Snape's ferocious, anguished face"If you insista133" The office dissolved but re-formed instantlySnape was pacing up and down in front of Dumbledore " - mediocre, arrogant as his father, a determined rule-breaker, delighted to find himself famous, attention-seeking and impertinent - " "You see what you expect to see, Severus," said Dumbledore, without raising his eyes from a copy of iTransfiguration Todayi"Other teachers report that the boy is modest, likable, and reasonably talentedPersonally, I find him an engaging child Dumbledore turned a page, and said, without looking up, "Keep an eye on Quirrell, won't you?" A whirl of color, and now everything darkened, and Snape and Dumbledore stood a little apart in the entrance hall, while the last stragglers from the Yule Ball passed them on their way to bed "Well?" murmured Dumbledore "Karkaroff's Mark is becoming darker tooHe is panicking, he fears retribution; you know how much help he gave the Ministry after the tiffany diamond Dark Lord fell Snape looked sideways at Dumbledore's crooked-nosed profile"Karkaroff intends to flee if the Mark burns "Does he?" said Dumbledore softly, as Fleur Delacour and Roger Davies came giggling in from the grounds"And are you tempted to join him?" "No," said Snape, his black eyes on Fleur's and Roger's retreating figures"I am not such a coward "No," agreed Dumbledore"You are a braver man by far than Igor KarkaroffYou know, I sometimes think we Sort too soona133" He walked away, leaving Snape looking strickena133 And now Harry stood in the headmaster's office yet againIt was nighttime, and Dumbledore sagged sideways in the thronelike chair behind the desk, apparently semiconsciousHis right hand dangled over the side, blackened and burnedSnape was muttering incantations, pointing his wand at the wrist of the hand, while with his left hand he tipped a goblet full of thick golden potion down Dumbledore's throatAfter a moment or two, Dumbledore's eyelids fluttered and lady dior bag open