Day 36
Day 36
Sunday, 6 October 1996
"I don't think he had to kill her," Moody growled.
"Alastor," Dumbledore cut in sharply. Severus sat in the high-backed leather armchair, legs crossed, head back, eyes closed. He didn't move. "I'm sure he did what he felt was necessary."
Necessary, Severus repeated to himself, and the voice in his head was Potter's, dripping spite.
"We got there," Moody said, sounding petulant. "We could have saved her."
"I don't think so," Shacklebolt said. "They were going to torture her some more, and then kill her. He did what he needed to do. But we did get Avery and Mulciber, so it wasn't a total loss."
Severus sat very still in the chair and concentrated on breathing evenly until he could go.
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Sunday, 6 October 1996
"I don't think he had to kill her," Moody growled.
"Alastor," Dumbledore cut in sharply. Severus sat in the high-backed leather armchair, legs crossed, head back, eyes closed. He didn't move. "I'm sure he did what he felt was necessary."
Necessary, Severus repeated to himself, and the voice in his head was Potter's, dripping spite.
"We got there," Moody said, sounding petulant. "We could have saved her."
"I don't think so," Shacklebolt said. "They were going to torture her some more, and then kill her. He did what he needed to do. But we did get Avery and Mulciber, so it wasn't a total loss."
Severus sat very still in the chair and concentrated on breathing evenly until he could go.
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