[Snape's face contorts several times, almost comically, as he listens to Harry prattle on. It shifts from surprise to horror and back again before finally settling itself somewhere between the two. That is a veritable wealth of information he had never wished for Potter to have. He had made his wishes quite clear about that one bit in particular: no one could ever know, least of all Potter.]
It would seem that you're not so dim as I had come to expect.
[It's a brief, curt reply, and not at all what he feels is appropriate, but processing the raw surge of conflicting emotion that Harry has just unknowingly triggered is exceptionally difficult. Better to squash it down for the time being and keep himself as calm as he is able. If this truth curse or serum has effected him, it doesn't seem to be anywhere near as much as it's effected Harry.]
... I appreciate your efforts to keep such information to yourself. In the wrong hands, it could be detrimental, even if we are not currently under the close watch of the Dark Lord.
Your tune is quite different from the one you sang last we met. I suspect a great deal has happened between my last memories and your own.
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It would seem that you're not so dim as I had come to expect.
[It's a brief, curt reply, and not at all what he feels is appropriate, but processing the raw surge of conflicting emotion that Harry has just unknowingly triggered is exceptionally difficult. Better to squash it down for the time being and keep himself as calm as he is able. If this truth curse or serum has effected him, it doesn't seem to be anywhere near as much as it's effected Harry.]
... I appreciate your efforts to keep such information to yourself. In the wrong hands, it could be detrimental, even if we are not currently under the close watch of the Dark Lord.
Your tune is quite different from the one you sang last we met. I suspect a great deal has happened between my last memories and your own.