Well, she thought, as she sent the reply to him quickly before she could talk herself out of it, at least I’ve put it all out there. He may hate me and he may reject me, but at least he will hopefully believe me. With that thought, she went about the rest of her day. She didn’t receive a reply of any sort until the following week, when to her utter astonishment, Severus Snape knocked at her office door late on Wednesday afternoon. 