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"Are you for real? No punishment, seriously?"
"Faith, you have my word. You are not going to England, and you won't be harmed or imprisoned. Wesley has gone back to the Council to face an inquiry, and his replacement arrived this morning."
"Replacement? Giles... why can't you just be my Watcher?"
"Give him a chance, Faith, I think you'll like him. I pulled some strings and called in an old friend of mine. He knows about your situation from personal experience, and you should get on very well."
Giles opened the door to a sour-looking man in robes, like a priest or something.
"Faith, I'd like you to meet Severus Snape."
