Every three days, a house-elf delivered a letter written by Lord Voldemort to Severus. The letters arrived in reverse chronological order, meaning that on the sixth day after his breakdown, Severus received a letter Lord Voldemort had written twelve days prior.
"Severus, you probably haven't been eating properly. Don't say I don't look out for you—I've given you a week's vacation."
The ornate cursive was Lord Voldemort's signature hand, closely resembling the flamboyant script of the Malfoy family. Well, of course—both of them had been pulled from the mud by the Malfoy family.
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