"The problem was simple. Harry didn't want to quit. Sure, he might be endangering himself. He might be too dependent. But the biggest issue was that Harry did not regret these things. What he regretted most of all was getting caught." Cutting. Mentor!Sev.

My take on Snape's thought process right after HBP's most memorable moment. Short, not really a story, just practice for future Snape stories. Little language.