Where do we go from here chapter 7
Severus's point of view.
The house was a wreck, it was hardly even standing. It looked like someone had decided to blow the building up. Part of the building was burned and only a partial wall was still standing. According to Dumbledore, there should be a young boy alive among the debris.
We searched through the rubble trying to find any survivors. The few Death Eaters that were there seemed to have taken it upon themselves to make as much damage as possible, the bastards.
"Severus, Remus! Over here!" a voice cuts through my thoughts. It is Sirius; he must have found some-one.
"Quick! It's a young lad, doesn't look like he'll live much longer!" he yells. I run over and take a look, for once he is right, and the lad won't live that much longer. The only thing we can do now is make him as comfortable as possible.
The boy coughs and looks up at me, "Who" he gasps "are you?"
"Severus Snape" I answer, "you?"
"Kyle, Kyle Granger" he says. I'm shocked; is he Hermione's brother? No one at Hogwarts knew she had a sibling, is he a wizard too?
"Are you related to Hermione?" I ask and he nods, wincing.
"How do you know her?" he asked me, followed by a coughing fit.
"She is my wife" I say quietly.
"Oh" he answers weakly.
He gives me an odd look, "Aren't you a bit old for her?" he asks looking a bit suspicious.
I glare at him, "I had no choice in the matter, and neither did she. It was a pairing made by the ministry of magic" I say.
"Will you look after her?" he asks hopefully.
"I will try my best" I promise solemnly.
"Do me a favour" he coughs once again.
"What is it?" I ask worried that his breathing is growing shallower.
"Keep the dark ones away from her!" he half yells.
"The dark ones; who are they?" I ask in confusion.
"You mean she hasn't told you?" he looks worried,
"What should I know?" I query.
"Have you not seen her back?" he asks, followed by another coughing fit, weaker then the last one. He won't last long now.
"No" I say "She insists on wearing a glamour when we are alone."
"I wonder why she didn't show you, if you're married then she should have told you and shown you. Can't believe it, little 'Mione all grown up and married" he laughs weakly.
"Tell me boy, what about the dark ones, what are they!" I demand.
"Can you do that mind reader thingy?" he asks. I nod that I can.
"Take a look in my head I will show you as much as I know. But just remember it will probably a lot worse now, I wasn't there to help her all the time" he says.
I pull out my wand, and whisper "Legilimens"; visions and flashbacks flow past my eyes. I can't believe these visions. Dear god what has happened to my wife? This is just sick. Why would some-one do that?
I am roughly pulled out of his mind when I hear the crack of Apparition. I look up and see a blur running towards us. I hastily get my wand out and ready just in case it is another Death Eater.