Powerless to your new love

Severus Snape/ Hermione Granger

Chapter 1

Bury my ghost

Start my glory days

When you're in war, your instinct will be to survve at any cost. Otherwise death will be after you. I'm hiding alone and al i can think is does this make a person safe or just give us a fake sense of hope that we're safe? I'm thinking of all this as I'm about to be found. I see the footsteps that keep passing the door where I'm trying contain myself in. I've put wards around the door to confound people that are walking by so that they keep walking. It's worked for roughly 4 days. But the charm is wearing off.

I look again as the dragon clad boots stop. They're standing in front of the door as if waiting for an act of magic to open the door for them. Odd is it then, that all they do is push and walk in. I'm forced to crouch till I'm more than a shadow behind a dresser. But I see the shoes. As they slowly stalk towards my hiding spot. I close my eyes knowing whats going to happen. But as I wait for the hex, nothing happens.

I open my eyes and look in front of me, looking at the dragon hide boots feeling a familiraity to them I make myself look up.

"Professor..." I whisper.

Looking down at me is no other but Severus Snape. He's looks at me with no expression. The perfect mask of a slytherin. Of a death eater. As the thought enters my head, I cower in fear because i know i have no ways to defend myself. My wand is cracked, useless and im weak for hunger and sleep deprivation. A slight whimper escapes me and i can only be come more upse with myself for showing weakness.

"Stop."I hear a firm whisper from above.

I look up hugging my knees to my body, still awaiting a hex. He kneels down till his eyes are matched with mine. I look away from the onyx eyes that seem to look within me. But when I turn my head I feel him place his finger on my cheek, pushing it lightly until we're again face to face.

"Please... Don't hurt me."I whisper, looking into the eyes of what can be my killer.

The fear lessening but still profound as I stare into his eyes. I see hurt in them. Almost as if my plea hurts his feelings, but this is Snape. The man was known for being nothing if not emotionless.

"Let me help you. I'm here to help. Please" He pleas looking into my eyes. I stare in bewilderment.

"Why?"

I'm still sitting holding myself. Wondering how I'm still alive. How this is happening. But I see if something different, it isnt in his posture or words, but his eyes. There something different in the professor. Something I've never seen in them. Almost something of care?

"I can not explain here. You must let me take you to a safe place. If you are found by another they will not pity you. You will be taken to your death."

He says this with his silk voice almost as if reciting a story. But it isn't a story. It's my future unless I listen to him.

"Okay"

I whisper quietly looking at him expectantly. Waiting for the catch. Why would he help me with nothing in return? He sighs grabbing me and holding me to him, blocking me like if protecting me. We take passages that I know not where they lead. After turning corners that I will never remember we arrive at what seems to be underground chamber, having stairs that lead up to my escape.

"Professor... Is that where we're to go?"

I whisper shaking from the cold and fear. What was on the other side?

"Yes ."

He whispers while running his hand down my arm in nothing but an attempt to comfort. I nod my head in little effort and follow as he leads me up the steps. I hear him mutter an incantation opening the cellar with the smallest of noise. He steps ahead of me to take a quick survey of the ground. Being pleased at seeing no one he grabs be and pulls me to him. Holding to me tightly we walk to the perimeter of the Malfoy Manor. Where I had been left for more than a week.

It seems my friends as I had known them, either thought me dead... Or forgot about me. Neither sounded like a pleasing thought so i stopped them all together and looked at my professor. He in turn looked at me again with this look in his eyes that I couldn't explain.

"Hold tight"he whispers.

I grab a hold around his body as I feel the apparition from my gut, finally being pulled away from what was my hell.

When we land I lose my balance but am quickly caught by Snape. He steadies me while I hold his arm for support. But in realization I take a hurry step back looking up at him with fear embedded in my eyes. I couldn't help it. This was my enemy. A death eater. Yes he saved me but he killed those I love.

My parents gone. No, he couldn't be trusted.

I take a step back while he reaches out to me a look of despair in his eyes as if the thought of me fearing him saddened him. With this thought I stop. Still in fear though I look at him, his arms; still outstretched, slowly coming back to his body.

" if I may speak" he says softly stating his ground.

With the thought of knowing he'll stay in his spot I let some fear leave my eyes. My guard although still in tact. He takes this as a means to proceed and keeps speaking,

"I know you do not trust me. I know you think of me in horrible ways. But you must let me explain. I was just unplaced from the imperious. I know you don't believe me at the moment for you have no reason to, but let me prove to you the real me. Because there is so much I need to explain." He's pleading to me.

He's speaking to me as if I am a long lost friend that he needs to be close to again. with a look into his eyes I see it. I see the truth and the sadness. I nod slowly. I look at my area noticing a fire place with seats in front. I make my way over and sit not even looking at Snape. He takes this again as a hint and sits on the seat opposite, with this he looks up and says something that may have shocked me more then I'm trying to contain

"You see because of you, reasons to be explained later, I am leaving the dark side, all of it. So that i may be able to join the good. To have glory days of my own, with you. It is you that's made me decide this choice. For this I thank you. Now I assume I must explain correct?"He says quietly as if trying not to startle me.

I nod slowly keeping my self held together. Not exploding. No I wanted to hear it all.