Rest in Pieces

By JennyRice07

Summary: In Chapter One

Disclaimer: Damn that Hermione… No matter how long I dream it she still manages to steal Snape. I own nothing!!!!

Authors note: Thanks to everyone who reviewed. I'm sorry about the errors. I forgot to use spell check. When I looked up and saw that it was almost midnight and my algebra 126 test was set for 6 in the morning, I just posted the story as is. I'll use the spell check for sure from now one. Love and Brownies to you all!!!


Chapter 2

Outrage!!!

Hermione looked at the clock in her lounge! 8:15AM. OMG she thought I'm going to be late for potions.

She knew she was going to get jumped by Professor Snape as soon as she walked in the door. She had enough on her mind dealing with the new law and Ron's alcohol problems. She really didn't think she could handle Snape being his usual ass.

Sure enough when she walked through the door and sat beside Neville Snape jumped her. (She always sat with Neville now. Mostly just to avoid Ron and partly to keep Neville from blowing up the room…again!)

"Miss Granger that's 20 points off for running in a Potions classroom and 30 points off for being late!"

Hermione bit her tongue as she set up her lab station next to Neville. They worked quietly for about an hour until Hermione saved him from a huge explosion.

"No Neville. You can't add the daffodil roots yet. You have to boil it first. Watch me do it!"

"Miss Granger are you aware that helping your fellow idiots is against the rules in my classroom?"

Hermione was so sick of Severus treating Neville this way. Maybe it was that and the combination of the stress from the law and her problems with Ron that caused Hermione to speak out like she did.

"Ok Professor if you need help I restrain from helping you!"

"Excuse me Miss Granger but did you just talk back to me in my classroom?" Severus was about two feet from her now with his anger boiling to the surface. "I think that's a detention for one week!"

"I'm not coming! I'm sick to death of people keeping me from doing my own free will and I'm stopping that. I won't listen to you or to the ministry or…"Hermione could feel her eyes filling with tears as she spoke.

"Miss Granger if you have a problem with the marriage law that is between yourself and the ministry. I'm increasing your detention to one month for your smart mouth. Maybe after a month you'll learn to stay quiet." Snape spook so quietly you could barely hear him.

"Did you not hear me you greasy dungeon bat? I'm not coming to your detention." She was starting to get a little louder now.

"That will be 6 months worth of detention Miss Granger! Would you like to try for more?" Snape was so quiet now that only Hermione could hear him.

"FUCK YOU SEVERUS SNAPE!" At this point Hermione had jumped out of her chair and was yelling in his face.

"Hermione Granger you have just received 1 year of detention. That's every night this month and then weekly after that. This will be very funny when someone looks up previous Head Girls and sees that this one had a year's worth of detention. Now leave my classroom and I want to see you back here at 7:00pm sharp! NOW GO!" Snape bellowed the last part as a sobbing Hermione Granger grabbed her bag and left rather abruptly.

Hermione just barely made it to her rooms before she collapses into tears so hard that she couldn't breathe. She must have cried for over two hours because when she looked up it was 2:00PM. Hermione drank herself some pumpkin juice before she heard an owl knocking on her window. As she let the owl in, she noticed that it was a ministry owl.

Oh no! Not yet. They can't just marry me off this quick. Hermione untied the letter and read to herself.

Dear Miss Hermione Jane Granger:

We are informing you that your application is being processed right now! A total of three suitors are possible. We will not disclose their names. The choice should be made within the next week. You should get your letter soon.

Hope you are well,

Joyce Landon

Department of Magical Reproduction

Well at least this wasn't the official letter telling me that I have 30 days to enter hell! Hermione snorted into her pumpkin juice.

Hermione looked over at her fireplace. On the mantle she had two pictures. The first was another of Harry, Ron, and herself. This one also had Ginny beside them. It was taken back when everything was perfect. She was with Ron and Harry and Ginny were dating. The picture was taken a few months before the final fight with Voldemort. Harry had been injured really badly when the part of Voldemort inside of him died. He and Ginny stayed together. They were engaged now and were getting married this summer. Ginny was still Hermione's best friend. She was always there for Hermione.

The second picture was of her mother and father. Hermione missed them so much. A few weeks before the final battle three death eaters had found that they were the parents of the girl traveling with Harry Potter. They broke into the house and tortured her parents to death. Hermione didn't have any money so she lost the house and everything but a few personal items to the muggle banks. Sometimes when things were really bad Hermione would sit with the picture held to her chest and cry herself to sleep.

Hermione looked up at the clock. Shitshe thought, Its time to go to detention.

As Hermione made her way to the dungeons she came to a realization that Snape was also being affected by the marriage law. She felt kind of sorry for the man. After all living on your own for 20 some years and now being forced to marry someone you probably didn't know.

Hermione knocked on his door.

"Enter!"

Snape was sitting at his desk grading papers. He didn't look up or even acknowledge that she was there. Finally he looked up.

"Miss Granger there is a box of newts in the storage closet. I want you to dissect them and put the pieces into categories. Eyes, Legs, Liver, Heart, etc."

Hermione walked into the storage closet and took down the box of newts and the containers for their parts.

"Professor there must be 400 of these. This will take days!"

Severus smiled at her. It was an unusual smile. In fact Hermione couldn't ever remember Snape smiling. What was he up too?

"Miss Granger I seem to remember that you have detention every night for a month. Now these newts shouldn't take longer than a week so get to it!"

With that Snape went back to grading his papers. He smiled on the inside when he heard Hermione groan. He knew that she hated dissecting animals. This was going to be an interesting week.

Two weeks later:

Albus Dumbledore often wondered how other people could hate the law. He personally thought it was a wonderful thing. He'd noticed the enrollment in muggleborns was way down in the last 4 years. He had expected it but he wasn't quite prepared when Severus stormed into his office one late September morning.

Severus slammed down a piece of paper with his right hand and banged his left fist on Albus's desk. "This is an outrage Albus!" Dumbledore just sit quietly seeing as Severus was shaking with anger. "I won't do this!"

Albus looked down at the paper in front of him.

Severus Snape:

The ministry has decided on your spouse. Unfortunately we have to inform you that she was your only choice so you cannot change. Your spouse however has three suitors if she wishes to change. If that is the case we will reevaluate your file and place you with another match. We expect your marriage to take place within 30 days receiving this letter.

Your spouse will be 18 year old Hermione Jane Granger. We compared your interest surveys and decided that she is your best choice. We wish you both well.

Please have a wonderful day!

Joyce Landon

Department of Magical Reproduction

Dumbledore chuckled, "Well now that's a pair that I wouldn't expect."

"Wouldn't expect Albus I'm 38, she's 18, I'm the greasy dungeon bat, and she's the know-it-all from hell itself! I can't marry her!" Severus sunk into the chair in front of Albus's desk. He was out of breath.

"My dear Severus, why would marriage be so bad for you? You may actually enjoy marriage to a young beautiful girl."

"Albus I'm not right for her. She'll be a laughing stock to her classmates for the rest of the year!"

"That's not necessarily true Severus!"

"It is true Albus. I have to do something drastic to make her ask for a new petition! I have to hurt her and bad!"

"Severus I think you are making a mistake but if you insist I'll turn my head to whatever you do to her. I will say this though, she'll be harder to get rid of then you think Sev!"

Severus stood up and walked to the door. He glanced down at his watch. 2 hours until his detention with Hermione. He had to make her change her mind and soon.

Hermione was shaking so badly that she dropped the piece of paper. Tears where streaming down her face. How could they do this?

Hermione bent and picked up the paper. For what seemed like the 500th time she reread it.

Hermione Granger

The ministry has decided on your spouse. After many compatibility tests your application has had three matches. The first and the best is the one the ministry has set up your marriage too. The others are options based on if you request a change from your number one.

The following are in order from best to worst:

Severus Snape

Draco Malfoy

Ronald Weasley

We expect your wedding to take place in thirty days. Congratulations on your engagement.

Hope you are well,

Joyce Landon

Department of Magical Reproduction

Hermione tried but she couldn't stop the tears. Snape hated her. Malfoy would use her and only god knows what kind of dark magic he would use on her or worse make her use. She and Ron would never be together after…no she didn't want to think about it. She had enough on her plate without remembering how wonderful her life was those 4 months.

I guess I'm stuck with Snape. At least he won't criticize me for liking to read. He may not like me but maybe we could learn to like one another. She thought to herself.

As she glanced at her watch it was 10 minutes until her detention was to start. As she gathered her things together she couldn't help but wonder what Snape was going to say about this.

Author's Note: Next time is the first violent detention. I'm getting in to some graphic stuff. There will be cutting, rape, and abuse in the next few chapters. This is just a forewarning. Please be nice and review!!!! Love and Brownies to you all!!!!