Dumbledore arrives at Prince Manor to “borrow” Harry for the evening, and Severus hates every second of not knowing the Headmaster’s true plan. After hiding Harry’s second wand and locking the training room, he watches his ward walk out the door with the man who once ordered him to make Harry miserable. Side-along Apparition drops them in Budleigh Babberton, where Harry is used as bait to lure Horace Slughorn out of retirement. In a house staged to look ransacked, Harry meets Slughorn, sees through the act, and endures being stared at like a prize specimen while the old Slytherin reminisces about Lily and former favourites. By the time Slughorn inevitably agrees to return to Hogwarts, Harry is furious at being manipulated yet again. Back at Prince Manor, Dumbledore casually announces “private lessons” and insists Harry keep his Invisibility Cloak on him at all times, leaving Harry seething – and Severus ready to hear exactly how badly the Headmaster used his son this time.Support the show

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