Send us a textThe fallout from Hogsmeade hits everyone. Summoned to Dumbledore’s office, Severus finds Draco bruised, Harry furious, and the staff trying to prove Draco used the Imperius Curse on Madam Rosmerta. With no testimony and a spare wand that cannot be tied to him, Dumbledore lets Draco escape Azkaban with house point losses, wand restrictions, and detentions with Snape, which Harry also earns for the vicious fight. In the dungeons, Severus tears into Draco until the boy finally breaks and admits the truth: Voldemort has his mother and has ordered him to take out Dumbledore. Bound by his word not to expose Draco, Severus turns to Harry, explaining that Draco is desperate and might be more useful as an inside ally than a doomed enemy. What follows is their first real guardian and teenager clash about obedience, danger, and Hogsmeade, ending in a raw confession from Harry that sometimes he just wants to feel normal instead of like a weapon who has to commit murder to save everyone. Detentions stand, training will get harsher, and Severus walks away wondering how he can possibly protect both his son and his godson when they are headed for the same war from opposite sides.Support the show

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