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Harry Potter NR.1
Date: 3/7/2016, Categories: Fiction Fan fiction, Non-Erotic, Author: zimbi
... gone and along with it her resolve to keep secrets. Snape didn't trust her, but so far, aside from revealing the prophecy in the first place, she'd willingly submitted to daily torture to keep Lily safe. And Snape couldn't ignore that. For a while he did nothing but watch as Ginny deteriorated physically and mentally. The first sign was that her jokes stopped. Then, she became withdrawn, not speaking at all. One of two things would happen if she didn't simply give up. She would lose her mind entirely, including any pivotal information about Lily or she would become too weak to leave up her Occlumency guard. The latter case was the one Snape worried about the most. She would be incapable of reasoning, spouting information like a broken faucet. He fought with himself, hoping she would lose her mind entirely before she gave up fighting. But he knew he would need a plan if she ever did give up. His first step was to sabotage the potion. He brewed the Veritaserum that they forced into her and he would simply remove one basic ingredient so that it wouldn't work. But he didn't know what he would do if they used Legilimency on her when she was too weak to fight it. He stayed up hours of the night trying to figure it out. The only thing he could think of was to kill her himself. Days after her arrival Snape realized she had not eaten. Alecto Carrow in tow, he gathered dry bread and half a glass of water and made his way to the dungeon. He instructed Carrow to remain at the door. ...
... She lay on the concrete floor, one of her wrists clasped between metal and chained to the center of the room. Expecting to be dragged out, she did not look up at him until he spoke. "I've brought you food," he said loudly. Slowly, she sat upright and crossed her legs. He bent down in front of her, his back to the door and put the plate in front of her and she grimaced. "What a fine meal," she said dryly, picking up the bread and eating it nonetheless. "What do I do if you become too weak?" he whispered quickly. She tried to sigh but her one of her lungs was punctured and she couldn't take a full breath. "Are you asking my permission to kill me if my Occlumency fails? How gallant of you." "I just don't see any other option. If I release you, I would be outing myself as a spy." She nodded, seeming to fully accept what would be a prolonged residency at Lestrange Manor. He stood and began walking away when she called. "Don't tell Dumbledore." Snape said nothing. He had no intention of informing Dumbledore. "What's she on about?" Carrow asked. Snape shook his head. "Dunno. Crazy by now." Asking Snape not to tell Dumbledore that she'd been captured solidified that she would die at Lestrange Manor. Ginny knew that if Dumbledore heard where she was, he'd likely inform the Order and the Marauders would come looking for her, likely getting themselves captured or killed in the process. She didn't want that. She didn't imagine that Snape would have such a problem with this, as telling ...