A flash of white as a foot came flying at his face he didn't even feel the connection just unbearable pain. Another curse wracked his body and made him tremble on the cold stone floor of an old Abby one of the few hiding places that was used by the Dark Lord.
"Are you really a traitor Severus?" Bellatrix sneered she seemed to take the most enjoyment out of beating him and making him cry out in pain. He didn't get a chance to answer even if he had wanted to, as another curse ripped through him
"He gave his orders Snape. You're going to die tonight… but we're going to let it happen slowly we're going to leave you here to bleed all over the ground and die in anguish and pain." Another hooded man said as he kicked the former potions master hard in the chest.
"But So-" Bellatrix started to object but the man put a hand up she silenced quickly. Snape did not know this man, he was new but ruthless. Golden eyes were the only thing he saw among the darkness of black robes and a hood, the mans name escaped him.
"We want him to suffer and what better way then to let him writhe in pain all night." The man said laughing. He was sadistic and cruel his fingers closed around Severuses' throat and pulled him up till they were eye level
"You are nothing more then a weak bug on the great lord's shoe and when you are gone I will gladly take your place." He hissed Severus made no indication of understanding though he did hear every word. The death eater threw him to the ground and he was sure he skidded across the stone a little before his body stopped moving, everything screamed with its own pain
"Come let's go we have no reason to stay and watch he'll be dead in the morning we will retune then and dispose of his corpse." The man said turning away from the beaten man on the floor and walking away Bellatrix and three others followed him quickly spinning in place, several pops filled the air as they apperated away.
He groaned his mind screamed with protests as he tried to move but each shift sent a howl of anguish ripping from his throat. How long would this last, before the icy darkness of death allowed him peace? His eyes slid in and out of focus his mind fogging over he would pass out and die right there he was certain.
Before his eyes closed a large black cat leapt over him lightly it landed gracefully and faced him. It was much too big to be a house cat then what was it? He figured it was probably planning to eat him or something and though this made no sense he was going to die anyway why bother trying to make sense? His eyes drifted closed just as the cat began to warp.
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At some point his eyes opened, darkness surrounded him his body was burning and sore, surly he was in hell obsidian eyes looked around as he found his body would not move no matter how hard he tried. Something soft yet slightly cold touched his forehead but it was to dark to see what it was
"Don't worry your safe here rest you have a lot of healing to do." A voice said soft and kind somehow calming he felt a hand carefully cover his eyes
"Trust me and sleep it will be less painful this way, and you need the rest." The voice continued his eyes drifted closed and the hand was taken away his last thought before he lost conciseness again was 'Thank you'
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Blood everywhere, eyes staring lifelessly up at him his dark robes drenched in blood his eyes swept across the scene,
"Is anyone alive!" he yelled his voice echoing across the sea of blood and bodies. A low laugh met his ears in response, a cold cruel inhuman laugh that belonged to the snake like monster of a man who had controlled him for so many years
He began running, his legs moving sluggishly through the gore around him. He had to escape, he had to tell people the truth, he had to explain his actions, and warn people of the Dark Lords plan
"Severus you killed that damned man on his own order didn't you? You didn't do it out of loyalty to me!" he turned quickly looking everywhere for the source of the voice that shook him to his very core
"I am right behind you Severus." The voice said and he turned only to see a flash of green,
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Dark eyes shot open and his hands flew to his face. Pale fingers brushing cold and beaten skin, he looked around his body was soar and his mind was fuzzy with dull pain, his last memory was of being beaten mercilessly by death eaters till he was broken and bloody. A long torture session that had been given to him as The Dark Lord had pried into his mind and discovered the location of the boy he had so carefully hidden,
'Or so he thinks.' Severus had thought when he was left on cold stone floor to die for his disloyalty to the man. It was then that it occurred to Severus that he was not on a cold stone floor, nor was he dead.
Looking around he found himself in a feather filled bed tucked comfortably in to deep crimson sheets. The fingers that had run across his face were covered in white bandages he could also feel scratchy gauze on his face and over other areas of his body as he moved to look around the dimly lit room.
The bed he was on was tucked in the corner leaving a lot of floor space deep stained wood paneled the ground upon which sat a rug, the same deep crimson as the sheets. Two big leather arm chairs, a table, and a fire place with in which a strong fire crackled and popped merrily with no regard to a growing headache that made the man sink back in to soft pillows.
The sound of a door opening made him look around a little until a tall figure came into his line of vision caring a bowl, by the way she carried it, it had to have been filled with water, or some other liquid. He opened his mouth in an attempt to ask the person were he was but only a soft wheeze escaped him. Thankfully that noise did the trick as the figure turned to face him he saw a pale face and molten gold eyes before she spoke
"You're alive then? That's good, I didn't like the idea of having a dead man in my bed." She said calmly as if she were not talking of him being dead. She wore a red top, and simple black slacks, her hair was a strait black that fell down so far he couldn't see were it ended from his laying position. Her cloths were baggy on her and she seemed to have a frail beauty that surprised him
"Where am I?" he managed to croak out, the woman smiled setting the bowl on the table and pulling a rag off the edge and soaking it in cold water and rinsing it out.
"My room. We are in Kingslynn right now a small house not far from the hospital just incase you're hurt worse then I can fix." She said placing the rag on his forehead he flinched a little, it was freezing
"You have a fever, not surprising considering I found you half naked in an old Abby." She said with what he thought was a laugh. Walking away for a moment she pulled oneof the chairs over to him and sat checking the bandages on his hands very careful not to upset his wounds
"Who are you?" he asked she laughed lightly a soft sound that seemed to match her delicacy he was certain that was fever talking.
"And here I was assuming they all knew me." She said with a soft smile, his look of confusion; however, took the look away quickly
"Maya Solensen… I've been watching Harry Potter from the shadows on Dumbledore's orders for several years now." She said waving a hand as if it were not important
"Why aren't I still at the Abby? I'm not dead…" he said she raised an eyebrow
"Oh excellent deduction, did you figure that out on your own?" she asked Snape looked at her shocked she shook her head
"I saved you … why I did so is beyond me… my original intention in seeking you out was to rip you to bloody pieces for killing, him." She said he winced, the coldness in her voice and her emphasis on the word 'him' made it obvious who she was talking about
"How did you find me?" he asked after a moment she shrugged
"You were weak and someone else was prying into it as well I used the opening who ever it was created. Your mind wasn't shielded so I broke into it with Legilimancy." She said as if it were the most obvious explanation in the world; he looked at her she grinned almost sheepishly
"I was angry I didn't honestly think it work but I tried anyway… it hurt a bit actually…" she said Snape smirked
"Of course it would, you didn't think that I wouldn't have some sort of ward to protect myself incase of such moments of weakness." He yelped as she pinched on of his fingers
"Careful with the attitude I'm the one healing you here." She said plainly he realized that the pain in that area had dulled considerably
"You have so many broken bones…" she said not talking to him now she pulled back the blanket to expose a mostly bare chest
"Three ribs at most… you left tibia… your finger is probably fractured multiple fractures on your arms and legs, an infinite amount of cuts, even more bruises and a fever… they did not want you getting up did they?" she muttered softly prodding his side he gasped as pain shot through him
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING!" he demanded loudly only to be poked again resulting in another yelp
"Don't yell I'm sitting right here." She said softly looking at him
"Stop poking me that hurts!" He said she grinned raising an eye brow
"Oh really?" he felt shivers at her grin she laughed
"Evil potions master's at my mercy now!" She said and promptly started to laugh
"I'm checking your wounds to see how they are healing so stop being a baby." She said waving a hand she laid her hand on the left side of his rib cage her fingers twitching softly he found it didn't actually hurt but her hand was oddly cold.
He didn't have time before to be embarrassed about the fact he was laying before her rather exposed and weak looking, but now she was touching his chest so lightly and showing absolutely no disgust at several scars and such that littered his skin he found himself closing his eyes wishing he had a shirt or something on.
"Are you alright you face is flushed." Maya asked carefully his eyes opened and a look of concern sat on her features
"Is something hurting… more so then before?" she asked he shook his head
"No… what are you? I haven't once seen you use magic nor are you using any spells to try and heal me this is all muggle treatment…" he said to his surprise she smiled and nodded
"I'm a witch and I do use magic… my healing spells are just … very bad. To put it simply, I was not born to be a healer that is for sure." She said with a laugh reaching back behind her she pulled her hair over her shoulder and reached between her shoulder blades
"What are you…" he trailed off as she lifted her hand up pulling a stained cherry wood wand with odd runes carved in the handle
"Cherry wood, crushed dragon eggshell core, and about ten years old." She said stopping for a moment to count exactly how long she had had it
"Dragons eggshell? That's strange…" he muttered just one among many strange things about this woman who had saved him. Said woman stood after a moment and walked to the foot of the bed pulling back the covers to expose his left leg
"Unless you know a good spell that can heal bones quickly you'll be stuck in bed for several days… it'll take a long time for this to heal even with magic… I've done my best but could only mend it so that the break was less severe but I couldn't heal it completely." She said he nodded
"I don't know any healing spells… I'm a potions master not a healer." He said looking away she nodded
"Well then your stuck with me for a while." She said recovering him he shivered a little
"Are you cold? I bet your hungry you look thin." She said grabbing the blanket and covering his chest her movements careful. The thought of food made his stomach growl and she laughed
"Soup will do you good I'll go make some… promise not to go anywhere?" she asked with a grin he shook his head and closed his eye a slight smile tugged at his lips
'A man lying in her bed half naked and injured… all she can do is crack jokes…' he thought, the door opened and he could hear Maya leave his mind wandered, why bother saving the life of a man she wanted to kill? Nothing came to mind
After a while he herd what sounded like singing but it was a wordless tune he couldn't really make it out, after a few minutes the song stopped and he could hear footsteps coming back
"That songstress needs to stop contacting me… I don't care what she learned it was old news…" Maya was grumbling opening the door and held a rather good smelling dish with a rag he looked at her inquisitively wondering about the grumblings but she frowned
"Well I didn't want to burn my self and I'd left my wand up here." She said thinking he was wondering about the rag, he shook his head
"What were you grumbling about?" he asked she flushed looking away
"I got a call from someone that's all." She muttered setting the bowl on the table and walking back over to the bed to help him sit up. Grabbing her wand from on top of the bed spread she gave it flick and the bowl floated over carefully setting itself down on his covered lap.
"It's just tomato soup but it's not too solid so you may be able to stomach it…" she said Severus nodded and grabbed the spoon in the dish before with drawing quickly his hand stinging Maya, who had gone over to stoke the fire, turned quickly at the clatter of the spoon hitting the dish.
"What's wrong?" she asked the man shook his head and mumbled something
"What?" Maya asked walking over he glared at her
"I can't hold the damn spoon…" he muttered she shook her head and sighed
"Why not just tell me then… would you like some help?" she asked scooting the chair that she had left beside the bed a little closer, he glared at her
"Are you enjoying tormenting me woman?" She nodded
"Yes, yes I am enjoying this I have every right to." She said crossing her arms
"Now do you want to eat or not?" she said Severus frowned and finally nodded Maya smiled
"Alright then." She said taking the bowl carefully and lifting the spoon Severus looked at it for a moment before opening his mouth and allowing the soup in
"See it's not that difficult to be helped once and a while." She said as he swallowed
"One in my position avoids accepting help when it is not necessary… I also have my pride." He said she raised an eyebrow
"You really did belong in that house..." she muttered gathering more soup and holding it up for him he looked at her a little surprised
"I followed Harry for sixteen years as protection, if I hadn't guessed what house you had been in I'd be rather dumb." She said he didn't respond only allowed himself to be fed.
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It wasn't long before he had finished the soup and Maya stood with the empty bowl to leave
"Why are you helping me?" he asked she stopped her hand resting on the door handle
"Maybe because helping you will make me feel human for a few days, I don't know to be honest." She said looking over at him, now resettled in the bed his hair seems to fan out a little around himin clumps, his obsidian eyes glanced at her for a moment and she looked away
"What do you mean human?" he asked but she only shook her head
"After all that has happened… after all I have seen and done nothing about… I no longer consider myself human." She said turning the handle and walking out the door leaving Severus to think about what she had said.
He honestly didn't get it… and he wasn't sure he was meant to so he gave up thinking about it and closed his eyes drifting off to sleep hoping he wouldn't be trapped here to long. He knew that as soon as the death eaters realized he wasn't laying dead in the Abby were they had left him; they would come searching for him.
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A loud pop filled the air of the Abby and two cloaked figures stood there for a moment
"He isn't here… You said he would be dead and waiting here in the morning." Bellatrix said annoyed the man beside her shook his head
"Interference was not predicted… no matter we will find him quickly enough and when we do you may kill him at your leisure." The man said apperating away Bellatrix watched him go her eyes narrowing
"That man… the trust placed in him is he any better then Severus?" she muttered darkly looking at the blood still fresh on the ground as if it had just been spilled, that's when she saw it bloody marks that seemed to walk away and turn she looked at the marks
"Paw prints? Animagus! Someone must have found him… someone who is an Animagus… " Bellatrix smiled this information will please the Dark lord how easy it would be to find an Animagus with their contacts in the ministry she stood quikly apperated to where her master waited a grin stuck on her face
"Well?" came the demand she had expected when she hadn't returned with the man before her
"I may know of a way to find him it seems and animagus intrefeered." she said calmly bowing to the snake like man before her.
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Whoo chapter one is out XD I've had this idea for a while but I'd write a little then do somthing else then come back to it then go do somthing else XD I'll start the second chapter tomarrow ok? or today if I'm up to it. later peoples!