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2. Crucio

Claire couldn't comprehend how she could have been so wrong about Severus. He was kind of odd, sure, not very social but she thought they were friends. He was very polite with her, and when he wasn't at that boarding school in Scotland where he was a Chemistry teacher as he told her, he visited her bookshop at least once a week, and they talked about books for hours. Sometimes he stayed even after closing time.

And now, here was this man ready to kill her, and before that, maybe rape her too. Claire looked him in the eyes and tried to beg for mercy silently. Snape looked back at her and Claire felt something strange in her head.

'Claire, listen to me!'

It was Severus' voice, the girl heard it clearly. But the man didn't open his mouth. If it was possible, Claire got more terrified.

'Claire, I know you are very frightened. Please, look me in the eye so I can talk to you. It is like … telepathy. The people around you are very bad and even if it looks like I'm one of them, I'm a spy. I have to hide my true loyalties and I have to do bad things to you.'

Claire's eyes widened and she started to whimper. The communication through the mind was faster than talking so the Death Eaters in the circle felt it was only a few seconds ago that Snape looked down at the Muggle woman kneeling on the floor.

'I won't kill you and I will get you out of here as fast as I can but I have to demonstrate that I am as evil as the others are. I am really sorry to hurt you. I know it sounds ridiculous but I will make this whole thing as painless as possible.'

The girl was now shaking from the silent crying.

'You have to trust me Claire. Please.'

It was the moment when Claire saw something in Severus' eyes. The same kindness what she saw every time they talked about books in the middle of the night. She didn't have any choice but to trust him. She tried to concentrate and formulate an answer in her head.

'I trust you.'

'Thank you. You are very brave woman.'

'Stand up!', Snape spat at the woman on the floor.

Claire felt very weak but she obeyed. Snape stepped closer and looked her in the eye again.

'There will be things you won't understand. Later I will explain them.'

Snape brought a hand to her face, grabbed her chin and turned her head to the side to examine her face.

'Is there something wrong, Severus?'

'No, my Lord, she is a suitable specimen. Not as fine as a Pureblood witch but it will do.' Without any warning, Snape grabbed Claire's nape and kissed her roughly on the mouth. She wanted to step back but he grabbed her waist and pulled her closer. After several seconds he pulled back and the girl vomited on Severus' shoes. He pushed her down roughly on the floor and rolled her on her back with his foot.

'You filthy Mudblood!', he shouted. 'You will be punished!'

'Wait!' The foul smelling guy from the alley shouted. 'I muted her with a charm when we took her but I want to hear her screams,' he laughed.

Snape took out something from his cloak – it was a stick and he pointed it on Claire.

'Finite,' he murmured and Claire felt a tingling in her throat. She wanted to talk but didn't have the time for it.

'Crucio,' Snape shouted and Claire felt pain all over her body. It was so horrible that she couldn't help but scream out loud. Until now she didn't want to die but now she thought it would be the only way to end her agony.

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In the end, she didn't die. The force causing the pain, suddenly stopped and she were lying on the floor, shaking. The nausea came back, her head pounded, her vision was blurry and her skin felt like it was pierced by thousands of hot needles.

'Roll on your back,' she heard Severus' voice. She gathered all of her strength and obeyed. In the next moment she saw Snape towering over her and fumbling with his trousers underneath his cloak. Claire knew exactly what will happen. With the movement of that strange stick in his hand, Claire's jeans unbuttoned and slid down to her knees. Claire shut her eyes, she didn't want to see anything. She felt Snape lying down on her, between her thighs.

'Open your eyes and look at me!' he shouted. The woman opened her eyes but didn't want to look at him. He grabbed her chin and turned her head towards him.

'I won't rape you but it has to look like I do. I will tear of your underwear but I swear I won't penetrate you. You have to squirm, though, and scream to make it look real.'

With one hand, Snape held down Claire's arms over her head. He used his other hand to rip off her knickers and threw them away.

'No, please, no!' the woman shouted and she tried to get free from his hands.

'Stay still, Mudblood!' Snape hissed, and fumbled with his trousers. Even Claire was now half naked, she couldn't feel his hand at her apex. He had to be very careful to make the rape look real but not to touch her. The she felt his hips moving forward and she knew this was the moment when he "penetrated her". She screamed out loud like she was in pain. Severus started to move "in her" with his free hand grabbing her throat. Claire softly wept. Soon, Snape's movement got erratic and with a loud growl, he "came". He stood up, rearranged his clothes and her jeans as well. He turned around facing the Snake Man while hearing the Death Eaters cheering.

'My Lord, if you allow me, I would like this Mudblood home with me.'

'Severus, after all these years you finally found someone you are interested in? How nice, even if it is just a filthy little scum. Very well, you may leave. And don't forget to finish her. The less there are of them out there, the better.'

'Thank you, my Lord.' Snape bowed, pulled up Claire roughly by the neck of her shirt and disapparated from Malfoy Manor.