Chapter 196: He is still just a child
Harry gathered all his courage to finish those words, his head instantly dropping with a swoon, his shoulders slumping right along with it. He curled into a tight ball, looking for all the world like a frightened quail cowering in a corner, wishing nothing more than to find a crack in the ground to slip into and escape Professor Snape’s gaze, which felt hot enough to scorch human flesh.
As for Professor Snape himself, his face had flushed to a dark purplish-red, the veins on his forehead bulging fiercely. His chest rose and fell in violent spasms, every breath accompanied by a loud, wheezing hiss like an infuriated beast.
Chapter 196