DISCLAIMER: I DONT OWN ANYTHING BUT THE PLOT, EVERYTHING ELSE BELONGS TO JKR
ALSO: AU AFTER 5TH YEAR
Severus moved swiftly, spy status allowing him to glide silently throughout the halls of Hogwarts, taking points off of any house that decided to be in the same place and time as him was. As he approached his room, he threw open the door with a sigh. "MIXIE" he bellowed. A short second later he heard a POP! As the elf appeared, it bowed down low and spoke: "Mixie is here noble Master Snape. And I wish to serve" Snape stared at the elf before continuing, "Mixie, I would like you to bring 's belongings to my guest room as she will be staying there for a certain period of time. And be quick as I have many other tasks for you. Also do NOT forget that if you mention this to anyone in the castle, I will give you clothes." He snarled. The elf shuddered and quickly popped out to get what he asked for. A long while later, after the elf had done the job and left, the guest room was drying from the paint. Gold and Red splattered the walls and were chosen by the bothersome elf, to suit 's tastes when she awoke from her unconscious slumber. With the room done and ready for her arrival, Severus walked toward his sitting room, he started a fire in the hearth and grabbed a good old Ogden's Firewhiskey and poured himself a snifter to drink away the pains of the day. Not long after, he remembered his meeting with Albus.
Severus made his way up the twisting staircase to the Headmasters Office. In his mind he was cursing the Headmaster to hell. Why should he, dungeon bat, take care of the Gryffindor princess? He reached the top and was about to knock on the door when Albus opened the door. "I swear that old fool can predict the future" thought Snape. "Come in Severus" he beckoned. As Snape entered, he noticed Potter and Weasley sitting in the office. "What is HE doing here, sir" yelled Harry. "He, as you kindly put it, Harry, is going to explain what happened and what is happening with Hermione." Albus explained. "let me get some tea" said Dumbledore, trying to cut through the tension. "Please sit Severus, and beginning your story." He said 2 minutes later as he returned with the tea.
As 2 hours went by, and tea was running short, Ron and Harry began to look pale when the professor mentioned that Hermione was held in Voldemort's stronghold, unconscious, until he rescued her from a most painful death. "Where will Mione be now, sir?" asked Ron, directing the question at the Headmaster. "Well Mr. Weasley, I decided that Ms. Granger would be safest in Professor Snape's custody as she will be targeted by death eaters." he Replied. Ron started turning the color of the rainbow. "B-b-b-but that Greasy Git will take advantage of her" Ron accused. Snape looked absolutely disgusted and livid. "I will not harm nor have any unjustly relations with Ms. Granger while in my care. And if you feel like accusing me of wrong doings which are NOT true, I will have you do detention with Mr. Filch for a month UNDERSTOOD?" Snape sneered. Without further excuses, Dumbledore excused Ron and Harry from the office to stop some hexs and curses from flying. "Severus is everything in place for 's arrival in your rooms? "Yes Headmaster, Mixie has made everything to 's liking so she will feel comfortable" he said. Without a second thought he grumbled "as if I actually care" Even at 115 years old age, Dumbledore had great hearing so he indeed heard the muttering. "Now Now Severus, in times like these you never know what might happen. We must keep the brains of the Golden Trio safe. I also ask you to allow Misters Potter and Weasley visit her. Now Will you please take Ms. Granger to your rooms?" With that being said, Snape pulled out his wand. Without saying a word, he cast a levicorpus and walked to the fireplace, followed by Hermione's body.
Grabbing a pinch of Floo Power, he shouted Severus Snape's Quarters and stepped through the green by Granger's frail body, Severus walked through his sitting room to his guest quarters where she would be housing for the next month or two. As he entered, he silently lowered her to the bed and left to get potions that would help her with her immune system and with the functions of her body. He unlocked his lab door with the sharpest wand movements and removed all the necessary potions. He tilted her head up and painstakingly slowly he rubbed her throat to get the potions down. With that being done, he dimmed the lights and stepped out of his room. Only then did he get a bit of peace before walking to his own room and going to sleep.
Day in and day out, Hermione still slept and all her friends began to get worried. "What if she doesn't make it" Ron said without thinking. "Of course she will make it, she is Hermione Granger is she not?" Ginny replied with a small smile. Everyone new Ron liked Hermione and was very protective for her. For Severus, the week went on as normally as it could get with Ms. Granger in his rooms, still unconscious. Dumb and Dumber, as Severus liked to call Harry and Ron, came to visit her daily and he allowed them to see her for a miniscule amount of time. Whenever they would complain he would dare them to try his patience so he could cut all associations in his rooms. The days went on smashingly as one could put it. It was the usual: Longbottom blowing up every possible cauldron, Draco Malfoy antagonizing every single Gryffindor about the missing MudBlood, but still no waking of Ms. Granger. Without her in Severus' class, he was mellower and more tolerable. He was able to finally spend some time playing the piano he kept in his private library. He had gotten some quality playing time in the week where she was out cold. As he sat down with a glass of wine, his elegant fingers flitted across the ivory keys. He thought of a song to play and when it came to him he played. As he started, he didn't stop. He slowly played throughout the night, oblivious to the shadow in the doorway.
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