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Chapter One


"Hermione had to take no less than ten different potions daily for an extended period of time."

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix


Snape slammed his chamber door shut once he entered. His face full of fury, his mind on fire as thoughts screamed at him from behind his dark cold eyes. I think I know that spell. Snape walked over to his bookshelf, and scrambled through his things, in search of an old tome. Where did I put it? I could have sworn it was on this shelf...

Snape punched his bookcase, after searching thoroughly through all the lined shelves several times. DAMN IT! I need that book! He didn't even notice when his knuckles had drawn blood, when he removed his hand from the shelf. He just stormed from his chambers into his laboratory. I will have to see what I have in my stores that could tie her over, but nothing less than a few Dark Potions and the blood-replenishing potion will do. She will not be able to hold down food until the cure has been found, so I have to make some nourishing potions to keep her health up.

Snape walked over to his workstation, unclasping his cloak from his neck and resting it on the cloak rack next to his desk, a few feet behind his chair. Snape unclasped the three buttons on the bottom of his sleeves, and pulled the sleeves of his jacket and his undershirt up past his elbows. After he finished that task, he walked over to the water basin on the opposite side of the room and soaked his hands in the cleansing solution letting out a hiss when the liquid soaked into his cut on his knuckles. Bloody moron, NEVER USE THE CLEANSING SOLUTION ON AN OPEN WOUND! He seethed at himself as he balled his hands into fists and took a deep breath. Blame Potter! If it were not for him, I would not be in this disastrous mess.


Meanwhile...


Mme Pomfrey pulled the curtains around Miss Granger's bed, and pushed Mr. Lupin from her newly secured room. "Miss Granger." Mme Pomfrey spoke softly as she leaned over her patient. "I need you to wake on your own accord." However, her words did not manage to penetrate Miss Granger's unconsciousness. Mme Pomfrey sighed as she started disrobing Miss Granger gently, removing one item at a time, placing each item of clothing on the end table as she did so. Lupin said the spell was of a dark nature, so I must be gentle with her. I will have to do a standard muggle examination.

Mme Pomfrey slowly moved her hands against Miss Granger's skin, applying gentle pressures watching for any reaction from her patient. She only had a few painful moans when she came across the area the dark spell had directly hit across her ribcage, where it had become a ghastly dark purple from internal bleeding. Dear me, the poor dear...she must be in so much pain that her body rendered itself unconscious to protect her from further injury. She needs a Blood-replenishing potion that is for sure. However, I am not sure if it will work before we heal the wound inside of her.

"How is she Poppy?" Lupin asked from behind the curtain.

"It doesn't look good. I don't know what we could do to help her without further damaging her." Mme Pomfrey replied. "If we just knew what spell was cast, I could make the proper precautions. If all else fails I may have to make a muggle incision to repair the damages." Merlin, I'm going to have to cut her open like a barbarian.

"Do it! Snape isn't going to be able to be of any help until he finds the correct potion to counteract the curse's damage. If you can fix the damages with non-magical means we may be able to give Snape more time to find a cure." Lupin stated frantically from behind the curtain.

"Before I do anything of the sort notify Severus of the implication." Mme Pomfrey stated softly as she shook her head. "I am not very familiar with muggle medical processes." I really hope it won't come down to me making a muggle incisions and dressings. I don't even know the proper equipment that should be used. I wish you were awake Miss Granger, because you would have the answers we seek.

"Alright, Poppy...I will confront Snape with this scenario and see what he thinks. But if I don't return within the hour, do it!" Lupin stated as he rushed to the flow, grabbing a handful of powder and tossing it in the fire. "Professor Snape's Office," Lupin proclaimed, before he entered the fire and was whisked away by magic.


Author's Notation:

Another Chapter finished. Still no Beta, Application's accepted! READ & REVIEW!

Much Appreciated,

Lost O'Fallon Girl

P.S. Did a minor edit for the location of the curse to match the book.

"She winced slightly and put a hand to her ribs. The curse Dolohov had used on her, though less effective than it would have been had he been able to say the incantation aloud, had nevertheless caused, in Madam Pomfrey's words, 'quite enough damage to be going on with'. Hermione was having to take ten different types of potion every day, was improving greatly, and was already bored with the Hospital Wing."

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix


Trivia Question: Can anyone guess which book Snape is searching for?