This came to me on the plane on my way home, so I wrote it just because. Drabble. Enjoy. :P
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"I wouldn't trust him," Phineas advised, arms crossed.
"I believe I can trust Severus," Dumbledore said, leaning back and sucking on a lemon drop as he fixed the portrait with a calm gaze.
"You would," Phineas was close to pouting. "You believe everyone can change. You're a fool, Albus, and you always have been. I tell you, it will lead to the ruin of Hogwarts. If I was still Headmaster, I'd have turned him in and never looked back. You and your second chances."
"It should be of small matter to you," Dumbledore retorted, eyes twinkling. "After all, you're dead."
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"I wouldn't trust him," Phineas advised, arms crossed.
"I believe I can trust Severus," Dumbledore said, leaning back and sucking on a lemon drop as he fixed the portrait with a calm gaze.
"You would," Phineas was close to pouting. "You believe everyone can change. You're a fool, Albus, and you always have been. I tell you, it will lead to the ruin of Hogwarts. If I was still Headmaster, I'd have turned him in and never looked back. You and your second chances."
"It should be of small matter to you," Dumbledore retorted, eyes twinkling. "After all, you're dead."
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