There were loud voices and arguments brewing throughout the room no need to guess what it was about. POP POP. People turned round when they heard the loud pops, to see Snape and hermione standing there.
"What the hell was that" yelled Snape grabbing her arm quit tightly.
"Let go of me," she demanded, he held even tighter
"No not until you tell me why you wanted to get yourself killed" he said more calmly but still full of anger.
"Please let go of Miss Grangers arm," Dumbledore asked. Snape glared at hermione and released her. "Come sit down and inform us what happened" They both sat down reluctantly next to each other, both very aware of many eyes burning into them.
"Would you like to explain what happen at tonight's revel?" asked a calm Dumbledore looking at Snape and Hermione.
"Nothing happened just inviting me into the inner circle, nothing exciting" Hermione said without a care in the world. This started Snape off
"Nothing happened, NOTHING HAPPENED you call yourself under the crucio for 2 minutes you could of gone insane and you call it nothing" he yelled he was know staring at hermione. She slowly stood up to stare into Snape's eyes.
"Yes it was nothing out of the usual, I can handle it. I couldn't of asked for anything less" her voice was slow and calm but had power. Her eyes were cold very different from the hermione everyone use to know.
"Nothing out of the usual, not even I've been under it for that long, so you going to tell me about this deal you've made with him" he was know much calmer
"No that does not concern you, just me and Voldermort" she put a hand through her hair.
"Would you mind answering me this question, what type of oath did you take?" Dumbledore asked.
"Of course, I took a blood oath, I was surprised he would touch my dirty blood but he's isn't so clean." She paused "Dot worry there is no loopholes either side, it just goes straight to the point. It's surprising what you will give up when you're desperate" she gave a weak laugh. Only now did she see all those eyes staring at her.
"Hermione, why did you do it?" Harry asked so softly.
"Because I … it doesn't matter anymore it's done, so do you still need me to spy, I wont stop going even if you say no" she said you could hear the pain in her voice.
"I will not allow it, none of you saw what I had to endure tonight and I will not have to go through with it again" Snape piped up again.
"Well you better because one I cant get out of it and two its saving everyone at Hogwarts for the time being"
"Miss granger you have to keep to your conditions of the deal, so yes but you must be careful. Snape you now she cant go back on a blood oath," Dumbledore said. Snape grunted obviously not happy with the decision.
"Good decision, so I guess you should now I've looked over some of Voldermort's plans but I was able to copy them as he came back, there wasn't anything useful in them" she said her mask now on her face hiding any emotions.
"Where did you find them I've been looking for them for ages" A surprised Snape asked.
"O it was in his private chambers when I stayed, O stop all giving me them looks I'm not like that, and I will never be like that" She started to look irritated. She looked down to see her ring glowing. "Talk of the devil, I must leave you" she touched the ring and disappeared.
"Now she has left, Snape do you mind showing me the memory of the revel" Dumbledore asked while handing over a mini pensive.
"Yes if it helps you see what danger you've let her into" Snape began to pull the memory out of his head, and into the bowl.
"Thank you, Harry, Ron I presume you will want to see what happened, come stand here, that's it and now we enter." And with that they disappeared.
10 minutes later
"Sir you cant let her go back, not after that please you have to stop her" Ron shouted.
"I'm sorry but there isn't anything I can do she made a oath the only way out is if one of them dies" Dumbledore explained.
Suddenly there was a loud POP; they turned round to see a bloodied and beaten Hermione on the floor. Her clothes ripped and clear-cut all across her body all still bleeding. Dumbledore healed her as best as he could, everyone was crowding round her. Snape looked down and noticed a piece of parchment in her hand, he grabbed it and unrolled it and read it.
"You will soon have to give up this silly game and complete my task. You now you will not last much longer. Do not underestimate me I know your game.
Until next time
LV"
She started to cough and open her eyes. When she was fully aware of where she was Snape began to talk.
"I see this belong to you from your little friend" she glared at him "He's not my friend" she grabbed the note and read it; biting her bottom lip her face dropped a little bit.
"Care to explain" Snape asked, hermione obviously ignored him and started to mumble under her breath a few words were heard
"Should of known, lasted this long, about month left, should be enough time, got to start now" Hermione stood up, holding onto her side it still hurt even after being healed and turned towards Harry. " Have you ever done any Martial arts before?"
"Erm no, Hermione what has that got to do with anything" Harry asked
"This isn't good, Harry will you go change into some suitable clothing and I will teach you"
"Hermione why do I need to learn it?" he asked
"Well if you want to beat Voldermort is that a good enough answer, I don't have much time to teach you so we need as much time as we can get, so I would like it if we could start now" Harry left the room to go change.
"Miss Granger you have just come back all beaten up, you are in no fit state to do anything" glared Snape.
"Aww never knew you cared so much, im feeling much better and if he doesn't learn he will have no chance beating him, it would properly help if everyone in the order new some moves as well" she began to walk out of the room she turned round and said " o Snape will you teach Harry some occuleamy, by the way please stop trying to read my mind, I cant be bothered to keep showing you fake images anymore" Snape's mask feel for a few seconds showing a shocked expression, Hermione saw this and laughed walking out of the room.
"Please excuse me for a moment" Dumbledore said, walking out of the room. "Miss granger do you mind if I have a word with you"
"Erm yeah ok" Hermione said. She followed him into an empty room.
"If you don't mind me asking, what was the oath about" he asked.
"Don't judge me, this was all my fault I went looking for trouble, but everyone has there weakness and well obviously mine is knowledge and power and well Voldermort had it, I couldn't help it I tried to contain my desire but I couldn't any longer I went to him gave him a proposition, I got what I wanted, he got what he wanted he wanted more so all the children are safe in Hogwarts and teachers until the final war or I've finished one of his tasks. So we've both gotten what we wanted out of it. I just hope Harry can defeat him, I really do" she sighed.
"Anyway we should be getting back, Harry should be back down now" she didn't even wait for a response she just walked out and back into the crowded room, no one noticed her slip back in, she stood near the edge of the room with a clear view of the door.
While waiting she felt the probing of her mind she knew what was happening, she didn't have enough strength to hold it off much longer so she tried to reach the door the brushed past some one, her eyes rolled tot eh back of her head and she collapsed not sure if she reached the door or not.
