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Rating: PG13+ for swearing and maybe R for later chapters and only if there is a reason!
Genre: Romance
Warning! Horrible grammar and/or spelling may occur and if anyone sees any mistakes tell me and I'll fix them.
'…' Thought
"…" Speech
(…) Creepy voice inside the characters heads
… Dream
He was running as fast as he could to get away, but from what he didn't know. This was his greatest fear, his weakness and his strongest weapon, although he didn't know that yet. He stopped and decided that was enough, he would run from this no more. Terrified he turned to face this thing that had caused him such terror and saw a flash of deep brown hair...
He woke up drenched in a cold sweat. As soon as he stood up to tackle a shower he heard an ear splitting scream. It had reverberated off the dungeon walls and before he could trace it, it stopped. Then another scream pierced the night's silence. This one was more painful than the last so he ran as fast as he could and estimated that from the pitch it was a young woman.
Severus Snape followed his ears to the source of the screams to find a Hogwarts student sprawled across the floor. He bent down over her body and turned her over to identify her. He pushed her hair away from her face and gasped. It was Miss Granger, his star student. He only released the breath he didn't know he was holding when he heard her breathing steadily. He took out his wand and whispered, "Persona Leviosa", now that she was moveable he levitated her to the infirmary.
He lowered her gently onto one of the beds and called for Madame Pomfrey, "Poppy would you be so kind as to get out of bed and prevent this student from dying!" Hurriedly, the resident mediwitch sprinted out of her private rooms in only her nightgown and got to work immediately. Severus sat down on the next bed intending to stay until he was sure Miss Granger was all right.
Meanwhile, Severus was having some very interesting thoughts indeed…
'I hope Hermione is alright',
(Oo you called her Hermione),
'No I didn't',
(Yes you did),
'Fine I did so what',
(Think about it),
'Since when have I thought of her as Hermione instead of Miss Granger',
(Since I caught you checking out her butt in detention),
'No I wasn't, she's a student and I'm a teacher, I don't think like that',
(Yes you do, admit it you've fallen hard for her),
'Shut up!'
(Fine)
The mediwitch gasped and Severus ran straight towards Hermione's bed demanding that he should see what was wrong. After several minutes Poppy parted the curtains and with a solemn look on her face she said
"Um Severus, I think you need to get Albus there is something wrong with Miss Granger."
"What is it?"
"She is the Feral, Severus."
"I'll go get Albus."
"Thank you Severus"
Severus, much to Poppy's' surprise, gave her a quick hug and stormed off to wake the Headmaster...
Severus ran as fast as he could all the way to Albus' private study. It seemed like he was running for hours before he finally came upon the giant stone hawk that guarded the headmasters study.
As he approached it the giant bird squawked "Password". 'Damn, now what was that password. Was it squashed newts...no probably a candy umm... oh I got it'. "Wonka Nerds". Slowly the giant bird moved away from the opening and Severus stepped into the study.
Fortunately Albus was already there wearing his deep blue night cap and fluffy pink slippers...
"Severus, Why did you wake me up at this hour, I was having a rather nice dream".
"Sorry, but Albus we have reason to believe that one of our students has inherited a usually dormant 'Feral' gene."
"What!"
"Yes, the situation is not a good one and it is obvious that the transformation has already begun. Furthermore..."
"Severus, you must be joking, the Feral is a myth, a death-eater myth and you woke my up at 2am for a 17yr old myth?"
"Uh...yes. Sir if you would accompany me I'll show you the proof."
"What proof?"
"Miss Granger is the one suspected of showing the signs and the Feral hidden within her genes is just awakening."
"Severus it is just a myth none of Voldermorts' experiments have ever been sighted."
"That is where you are wrong. His first experiment was on a soon to be death-eater and it worked only once after that on the last experiment...a muggle female."
"Oh... Um so Severus I shall send for Miss Grangers' parents and we will run tests on Miss Granger. She will decide how to tell everyone since it is she that must chose sides. Severus since you are the expert on this I need you to arrange any adjustments to Miss Grangers' schedule...If your theory is correct mind you."
"Yes sir, I'll leave then."
"Yes get out and sleep in the hospital wing it's so much closer than the dungeons."
"Goodnight."
"Night."
With that Severus left the study, walked to the hospital wing and asked Madame Pomfrey if he could sleep there tonight. She said yes then he flopped down onto the closest unoccupied bed and fell asleep.
He was running again. He stopped just like before and turned around determined to finish this endless, nameless torment. What he saw startled him. There were two great big silver-blue cat eyes staring right at him...
Severus woke up to a screaming Griffindor and a panic-stricken mediwitch who was trying her best to help the girl thrashing around in her sleep. Slightly annoyed at the thing that awoke him, he jumped quickly out of bed and walked over to the now fully conscious screaming girl and shouted...
"Miss Granger, shut up!"
"Sorry sir, I forgot myself", Hermione crossed her fingers and hoped for the best.
"Well just make sure you learn to live with the pain, it'll get worse before the end". He muttered before he walked out of the Hospital Wing.
'That was odd he didn't even take house points off'
(He looks so good all tousled like that in the morning)
'Ok did I think that? That's weird but I'm right'
(Don't forget I'm you remember. Besides he is smart)
'Well I'll have to give you that but go away I need to find out what happened to me'
(Bummer, I was starting to have fun...)
'Shut up'
(Fine)
She sat up carefully because of the pain in her back and called for Madame Pomfrey...
"Umm Madame Pomfrey."
"Yes dear."
"Umm what happened?"
"Uh… I'm probably not the best person to tell you this but you are a genetically engineered being called the 'Feral'."
"The what?"
"The 'Feral' my dear, now give me a minute and I'll explain what that means."
"Ok."
"16years ago You-know-who was experimenting with different physical traits and DNA. He conducted hundreds of experiments but all of them failed except two, well that's what they say. These two experiments were different, one was on a death-eater and the other was on an unborn muggle baby. The death-eaters identity is unknown but you I am afraid are the other experiment. You Miss Granger are the one they call the Feral. I don't know any more, but there are some books in the corner over there. Do you want me to get them for you?"
"Yes please."
The mediwitch picked up the three books that were in the corner and handed them to Hermione.
Before she could finish the first page she fell into another deep sleep...
Thanks
Jez
