So Much for No Strings Attached

Chapter 17 Finding the Path

 

'Once you're done-'Harry stopped, 'we'll kill him and destroy the evidence.'

 

Harry was impressed by the way his voice didn't shake once but was sure by the way Snape gave Harry a long piercing look taking in the way Harry's hand was grasping his wand tightly, pale face and the dark look in his eyes that Harry couldn't hide. For the first time Harry saw something else in Snape's eyes other than loathing or recently the neutrality obtained due to the fact the Potions Master was understandably petrified of Harry's Dark Lord Father. This time Harry saw a Snape show glimmer or respect of sympathy that was gone almost as soon as Harry had registered it so maybe Harry had imagined the look.

 

'I'll do it,' Snape said. 'I've killed before. You haven't.'

 

Snape said it as though he was expecting Harry to argue back but Harry didn't. In fact Harry was rather relieved that someone else would do the dirty work for Harry. Harry didn't want to kill anyone but he knew it had to be done or questions would be raised that Snape couldn't afford so neither could they.

 

'Okay,' Harry said relieved.

 

'Disposing the body will be easy,' Severus said. 'There's a Transfiguration spell which speeds up decay so we can turn the body into dust and scatter it in the wind in seconds.'

 

Harry nodded mutely not saying anything and not really wanting to know how Snape had come to know this information. Quite honestly there were some things that Harry didn't know. He may be the Dark Lord's son but he was nowhere near as ruthless as said Dark Lord was.

 

'You don't have to be around for the death,' Snape said quietly seemingly awkward with the kindness he was exhibiting.

 

'I'm the Dark Lord's son I have to get used to it,' Harry said quietly.

 

'You're the Dark Lord's son not the Dark Lord himself,' Snape snapped.

 

'I'm intending to join the Dark,' Harry said quietly.

 

'If you think the Dark Lord will treat you like a common Outer Circle thug you have another thing coming Potter,' Snape said seemingly forgetting Harry technically wasn't a Potter even if he was the Head of the Potter House or would be when he was old enough. 'Do you really think the Dark Lord will let you out of his sight after what happened to Potter long enough for you get your hands dirty even to defend yourself? I would be surprised if he didn't assign you Inner Circle members as your guard!'

 

Harry knew that Snape was right. In all honesty he didn't want to see anyone killed but he felt he had to be there. Why? To prove himself? To himself? To Snape? Definitely not Harry couldn't care what Snape thought of him.