A Game Snakes and Lions

Hermione sat down on the dusty floors the Shrieking Shack staring at the bloody body of Severus Snape, the war was over the day was won, the wizarding world was riding off into the sunset! All set for a happy ever after! Yes people had died, Hogwarts was broken with smoke still rising off the battlefield, but the Dark Lord was dead as of an hour ago Hermione time was up.

She had to leave, there was not going to be a happy ever after for her not this time and looking at Severus Snape he wasn't going to get one either, but he was going to live even if she was going to have to do drag him back from death itself he would live, she would make sure of it her plan depended on it. After pouring potion after potion down his throat all that was left to do was wait for him to wake up.

Severus began to stir choking back to life with a cry, Hermione allowed him to struggle knowing any kindness from her would be unwelcome.

"Oh... Merlin.. I'm alive"he croaked

"yes you are Professor .. Can I help you?"

"Why am I alive, what are you doing here?" He stated struggling to sit.

Hermione side lifting her professor into a sitting position resting him against the wall smearing blood on her hands doing so.

" I fed you a potion made from Phoenix tears it brought you back from the brink of death!"

"Stupid girl.. I was done!"

"Well I still have need of you."

"No I'm done.. Tell me it over, that he is dead!"

"No fear of that, the dark Lord is gone the war is over! its ended"

"then leave me to die in peace."

"NO you're not going to die!"

"Meddling Griffindoor .. Leave me alone!"

"I'm not going to leave you alone to die in this blasted forsaken Shack, not because of some misguided Griffindoor morals... But because I have a proposition for you.. I can give you something no one else can."

"Did you not hear me I'm done, what could you possibly have that I would want!"

"A new start.. When nobody knows your name or about death eaters, a clean slate where you can be free of the wizarding world for good!"

"HAHA.. I have no desire to live like a muggle Miss Granger!"

"Not as a muggle but as a wizard."

"You lie there is no place in this world where that can happen!"

"I'm not talking about this world"

"what nonsense are you driving at Miss Granger".

"There is no time to explain we have to leave, the person you know me as doesn't exist, Dumbledore made it up to hide me!.."

POV Severus Snape

Severus had expected the killing curse quick, painless, an easy way to go. But the Dark Lord had never been one to make things easy . After the snake bit there was nothing but pain. White hot pain surging through he entire body, as he struggled to regain control of himself. He had to find Potter. And then, in perhaps the only strike of luck Snape had ever had, Potter came into the shrieking shack. Having given him his memories, Snape was finally ready to die! But he didn't.

He lay there,A fog clouded his senses, unable to move, to speak, feeling his blood slowly trickle down the wounds in his neck, the pain from the venom, Time passed !

He felt something cold pressed his lips someone was there, oddly comforting in his last moments. The pain began to fade and with a jolt he was back on the dusty floor of the shack the world coming into focus with the cracking of his breath. Somehow he was alive hurting and confused but alive! He could just make out a figure in the gloom, a bloody dishevelled person sitting beside him, it wasn't until she spoke that he realised it was Hermione Granger leaning over him a tired look of concern on her face.

Couldn't the meddling girl leave well enough alone? Everything with moving a little bit too fast, he felt sluggish the edges of his vision still blurred. The girl wouldn't stop blabbering something about second chances? A new life? whole new world? What rubbish! He just wanted her to go away! For the first time in 20 years he didn't have to think! It was over! He was no longer a spy! An evil villain! He was just a man and he wanted her to Fuck off! On his deathbed he wasn't in the mood for happy clappy Griffindoor optimism.

It wasn't until halfway through their conversation that he released something was off, her shoulders were tense her voice level and serious, something was going to happen, the brief moments of peace began to settle in his gut waiting for the next blow.

"There is no time to explain we have to leave, the person you know me as doesn't exist, Dumbledore made it!.."

Her words sank in, his mind began to speed up a lifetime of gathering knowledge always looking for the advantage began to get his mind working like nothing else could, the instinct of survival rushing through his veins.

"Are you telling me your one of spy Dumbledore Miss Granger."

"No... Not quite, I will explain later but I must leave now and I would like you to go with me."

"Miss Granger I'm not going anywhere, keep your explanations I couldn't care if you are a dancing Hippogriff, I will not be drawn in to another of Dumbledore schemes, my debts are cleared! I am a free man !"

I could see her take a deep breath, steadying herself biting her lip in worry, she lifted her eyes staring straight into mine a new command to her words making my stomach sink further.

"But for how long will you be a free man? How long In till your dragged into a cell to live out a miserable existence? There's no Dumbledore to back you up this time! If you're lucky they'll execute you!... I'm giving you the opportunity not only to survive, but to be truly free a new life!.

"And what with this new life cost me, I am tired Miss Granger, what could you ever want from me?"

"I want your teaching and guidance, where I'm going I will need someone I can trust, I won't lie to you it may be dangerous, where I'm going I haven't been there for seven years.. ..There maybe.. Difficulties. I need someone in my corner with enough common sense to work out what's going on and keep a level head with an ear open. For one year be that person... And I will give you enough gold for a lifetime in a world where nobody knows you... Where you can truly be free of the wizarding world ."

So tempting, a new life and all he would have to do was put up with Miss Granger or whoever she was for one more year. He knew she wasn't lying, an insufferable know-it-all she was, but not a liar! However She was being cryptic and a cryptic Griffindoor was never a good sign they didn't play that game well! It was a gamble he would be stepping into the unknown if he went but did he really care? if he stayed the outcome would be horrifying and not mercy-full.

"First tell me who you really are if you're not Miss Granger and Where exactly will we be going? Shouldn't you be celebrating with all the other heroes?"

She fidgeted spreading out her hands on her lap rubbing the dirt and blood from her palms she was nervous, taking a deep breath she began voice almost trembling".

"It's rather difficult to explain professor, we don't have time for a full explanation. Do you remember the arch in the Department of mysteries..." She paused waiting for his nod her voice breathy." you see I was not born in England or even on Earth! Well this Earth but in a parallel world magically connected together with this one by that arch,I don't know if you're familiar with the idea of multiple realities... Anyway it was arranged between my Mother and Dumbledore that I would pass through the arch on my 11th birthday and study magic here for seven years before returning to my home before my 18th birthday! I made a unbreakable vow that I would return. "

There was a deafening silence as they looked at each other, one panting with nervousness the other looking stoic with one eyebrow raised.

"Miss Granger are you quite sure you won't hit with a Confundus charm".

"I assure you professor that I was not, I know it seems crazy..."

"You're wasting my time, it simply doesn't make sense. Multiple realities? what reason would Dumbledore have for plucking you from a parallel reality,or was that out of the goodness of his heart" Severus spat.

"No it wasn't, there are very few competent magic users where I come from , but in the most part magic is accepted. It was decided it would be beneficial for my family if I were to learn magic since I had the raw ability from my mother's side of the family. Dumbledore created a place for me in this world under in guise of the name Hermione Granger, In exchange Dumbledore received assistance ."

"you were Dumbledores spy on Potter."

"NO my friendship with Harry was pure coincidence, a coincidence Dumbledore didn't like very much. it was about Gold Snape!... Gold!.. My family is very rich and war is very expensive! Dumbledore need a source of income that couldn't be tracked by the Ministry... I've been financing the order for the last 15 years."

Hermione stop talking suddenly tilting her head to the side, they could just make out the sound of voices coming towards them.

" Merlin" Hermione whispered "It must be some of the survivors from the order coming back to get you! I can't let them see me! You have to decide now, will you come with me? I will explain more later but I have to leave! NOW!."

"I'll go with you, I don't have much choice! But I'm not making any promises." he retorted sarcastically.

"I wouldn't expect you to"

"one last thing."

"what!" She said impatiently reaching for him

"What is your real name."

"Hermione Lannister".

With a Crack the two of them disappeared from the Shrieking Shack.

Thank you for reading my attempt at a Harry Potter Game of Thrones crossover. I don't think I quite realised how complicated it would be writing a crossover story like this, just trying to work out how to get all the characters together is tricky enough! This story is going to get complicated I really love to hear your feedback and suggestions so please send them! Next chapter Hermione and Snape will get to Westeros !