Title: I Must Not Tell Truths
House: Ravenclaw
Word Count: 100
hp100 challenge: The Ten Commandments
Characters: Severus Snape
A/N: 9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour. If there is one man guilty of breaking this, it’s Snape.
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One. No, I am yours. Wholly yours.
Two. I will. I will, I will.
Three. Trust me, do. I am here to help you.
Four. That is not important.
Five. Well, if you are asking for my advice …
Six. He was nothing but an old fool full of fancies.
Seven. I only did my duty, my Lord.
He has lost count over the years. Truth and deception slowly merge, and only at night can he breathe freely. For these are truths: Nothing is what it appears to be. No one can be trusted. No one trusts him but himself.