FIC: Inevitable 65: The Crux of the Matter (AB/HP)

You know what would be really mean? If the reason Dumbledore had Snape do the Occlumency lessons in OotP wasn't to teach Occlumency to Harry, but to have a situation where Snape read Harry's mind.

Okay, this is a pivotal chapter. Eyes peeled.

Inevitable Sixty-Five: The Crux of the Matter
by Mhalachai
Disclaimer: Laurell K. Hamilton owns all things Anita Blake. J.K. Rowling owns all things Harry Potter. Only the story is my own.
Note: This chapter contains more stuff from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. I'm rewriting one scene to fit my purposes, so the dialogue from the Pensive scene comes directly from chapter 20 of HBP, but I'm taking a different angle on it. While I am using material from that book, this story is AU from HBP, as the timelines diverged after the end of OotP. Any questions? 5,973 words.

Previous parts here. This chapter takes place the day after chapter 64. The Ron and Luna outtake from April 23 takes place during this chapter.

( Sixty-Five: The Crux of the Matter )