Voldemort reveled in the pain that had fled into Hermione's entire being at
the mention of her muggles. He had actually been able to see every
childhood memory flash through her mind with the threat of their
destruction. Her spirit was already starting to break. He would only need
a little time with little Hermione before she would submit to his every
whim. Nagini slithered into the room and curled around his feet.
"She will give in to me." Voldemort said stroking the smooth scales of the snake. "She has no other choice."
Lucius Malfoy entered the room slowly, the younger Malfoy close behind. They both kneeled before him. Voldemort noticed, with the utmost glee, that Lucius' body still shook from his curse. Voldemort looked to young Draco. His eyes were misty, almost distant, revealing the turmoil that laid beneath.
"Lucius, leave me with your son." Voldemort said softly. Draco looked up at Voldemort, realizing his mistake far too late. Lucius left quickly, wishing to not further his master's anger.
*****
Hermione dropped her head in Severus' lap and began to cry openly. her small body wracked with sobs as Severus tried to calm her down. Even if it were only for a moment so he could learn what was bothering her. What had she heard? What had Voldemort done to her now? I'm going to kill that son of a bi-
"Severus, don't!" Hermione shot her head up, her eyes wide and her face stained with tears. He looked at her in surprise.
"Don't what?" He asked truly confused. He hadn't said anything, and it wasn't as if Hermione could read minds.
"Yes, I can Severus." Hermione said quietly bringing her eyes up to his. "Sometimes." Severus smiled at her sadly. He should have known.
"Well if you know what I'm thinking, please enlighten me in what has gotten into you.' Severus stroked her cheeks, wiping away the tears. He couldn't stand to see her cry.
"Voldemort has my parents." She said choking back the tears. "He said he was going to torture and kill them." Fresh sobs took her over and she dropped her head down again. Severus smoothed her hair back. "I have to go to him." Hermione said after she recovered.
Severus drew back from her. He couldn't believe what she had just said. After he and Dumbledore went to get her from the Malfoy's. She knows what they want to do to her, use her for. Severus shuddered. He wouldn't let it happen. He would bind Hermione to the very spot. Hermione laughed softly, sadly. She reached up and touched Severus' cheek lightly. He leaned into her touch like a cat would.
"You cannot stop me Severus Snape." She said true sadness showing through her eyes. Severus smiled bitterly.
"No, I suppose not." He stood and pulled Hermione up with him. "But I can stop Voldemort from taking from you what is not his."
Severus took Hermione over to his bed telling her to lay down on her stomach. She did as she was told, gripping the blankets on either side of her. She trusted Severus whatever he was going to do, but she couldn't help but be afraid. With deft fingers Severus quickly unlaced the back of Hermione's dress. Her milk white skin was soft and warm under his touch. He smiled when Hermione let out a small sigh of content.
"This will hurt, but afterwards no one will be able to touch you unless you want them to." Severus said pulling his wand from his pocket. Hermione's body stiffened as he started to recite the spell needed. She knew what spell he was casting, and the pain would be unbearable.
*****
Draco and Voldemort stared at each other for long moments. Draco knew better than to say anything, it would get him pain. Why couldn't he have kept his emotions locked in place? He let it show. It was his own bloody fault he was now alone with the Dark Lord. Why did he have to care about Hermione so much now? He should have taken her when he had the chance. He should have listened to his orders.
"Yes, you should have." Voldemort purred, leaning towards the surprised Draco. Voldemort smiled at him wickedly. "I never broke the link between myself, you, and Hermione. I just broke the link between Hermione and yourself. It wouldn't do if Lucius' beatings damaged Hermione." Draco winced at the memory of Lucius' whip striking his already raw flesh, and Hermione's screams that had echoed ion his mind had been far worse than the blows.
"My Lord, is there anyway I can make up for my mistakes?" Draco asked bowing his head. Draco had nothing to fear, for he truly wished to make up for his past mistakes. Voldemort smiled wider.
"Yes young Malfoy there is." Draco looked up in interest. "Hermione will be trying to seek me out. I have called for her, and she will come." Voldemort paused for a moment, his eyes seemed to be searching for something. "She will go the Malfoy Manor. Keep her from your Lucius, and bring her back to me. If you can accomplish this, then my favor in you will be restored."
"Thank you My Lord." Draco said kissing Voldemort's hand. He would not fail, not a second time.
"That is good to know." Voldemort hissed. "Now go." Draco swept from the room, a smile spreading across his face.
*****
Hermione winced as Severus finished lacing her dress. Her shoulder would ache for a few hours. Maybe even days, depending on how fast her body would accept the spell's magic. Severus turned her around slowly. His face was grim, set in a stony frown.
"Please Severus, don't look at me like that." Hermione begged and tore her eyes from his.
"How do you want me to look at you then?" He asked gently lifting her chin up. "My love is leaving me to offer her body and her soul to the devil himself."
"No Severus," Hermione said shaking her head, "my soul will remain with you. As will my heart."
Hermione put her hand against Severus' chest. A faint blue light surrounded her hand and then seeped into his body, sending waves of heat through him. She kissed him on each cheek and then captured his lips with her trembling ones. She broke from him reluctantly and walked up the stairs never once looking back, though she heard his angry cries before the door slid shut. Hermione's heart wrenched.
"I'm sorry." She whispered, and then faded to Malfoy Manor.
Hermione reappeared at the gates to Malfoy Manor a bit dizzy from using her elvish trait. Her heart ached to be with Severus, but she had to save her parents. She had only taken a few steps before Draco appeared next to her. He looked her over once, not at all surprised to see her. Draco grabbed hold of her shoulders causing Hermione to gasp in pain. Draco sneered cruelly.
"The Master is waiting." The pair vanished in the shadows. On to meet the Devil, Hermione thought with a lurch of her stomach.
A/N Here's the next chapter. From now on it might take me two to three days to get them up now that I have more HW.
"She will give in to me." Voldemort said stroking the smooth scales of the snake. "She has no other choice."
Lucius Malfoy entered the room slowly, the younger Malfoy close behind. They both kneeled before him. Voldemort noticed, with the utmost glee, that Lucius' body still shook from his curse. Voldemort looked to young Draco. His eyes were misty, almost distant, revealing the turmoil that laid beneath.
"Lucius, leave me with your son." Voldemort said softly. Draco looked up at Voldemort, realizing his mistake far too late. Lucius left quickly, wishing to not further his master's anger.
*****
Hermione dropped her head in Severus' lap and began to cry openly. her small body wracked with sobs as Severus tried to calm her down. Even if it were only for a moment so he could learn what was bothering her. What had she heard? What had Voldemort done to her now? I'm going to kill that son of a bi-
"Severus, don't!" Hermione shot her head up, her eyes wide and her face stained with tears. He looked at her in surprise.
"Don't what?" He asked truly confused. He hadn't said anything, and it wasn't as if Hermione could read minds.
"Yes, I can Severus." Hermione said quietly bringing her eyes up to his. "Sometimes." Severus smiled at her sadly. He should have known.
"Well if you know what I'm thinking, please enlighten me in what has gotten into you.' Severus stroked her cheeks, wiping away the tears. He couldn't stand to see her cry.
"Voldemort has my parents." She said choking back the tears. "He said he was going to torture and kill them." Fresh sobs took her over and she dropped her head down again. Severus smoothed her hair back. "I have to go to him." Hermione said after she recovered.
Severus drew back from her. He couldn't believe what she had just said. After he and Dumbledore went to get her from the Malfoy's. She knows what they want to do to her, use her for. Severus shuddered. He wouldn't let it happen. He would bind Hermione to the very spot. Hermione laughed softly, sadly. She reached up and touched Severus' cheek lightly. He leaned into her touch like a cat would.
"You cannot stop me Severus Snape." She said true sadness showing through her eyes. Severus smiled bitterly.
"No, I suppose not." He stood and pulled Hermione up with him. "But I can stop Voldemort from taking from you what is not his."
Severus took Hermione over to his bed telling her to lay down on her stomach. She did as she was told, gripping the blankets on either side of her. She trusted Severus whatever he was going to do, but she couldn't help but be afraid. With deft fingers Severus quickly unlaced the back of Hermione's dress. Her milk white skin was soft and warm under his touch. He smiled when Hermione let out a small sigh of content.
"This will hurt, but afterwards no one will be able to touch you unless you want them to." Severus said pulling his wand from his pocket. Hermione's body stiffened as he started to recite the spell needed. She knew what spell he was casting, and the pain would be unbearable.
*****
Draco and Voldemort stared at each other for long moments. Draco knew better than to say anything, it would get him pain. Why couldn't he have kept his emotions locked in place? He let it show. It was his own bloody fault he was now alone with the Dark Lord. Why did he have to care about Hermione so much now? He should have taken her when he had the chance. He should have listened to his orders.
"Yes, you should have." Voldemort purred, leaning towards the surprised Draco. Voldemort smiled at him wickedly. "I never broke the link between myself, you, and Hermione. I just broke the link between Hermione and yourself. It wouldn't do if Lucius' beatings damaged Hermione." Draco winced at the memory of Lucius' whip striking his already raw flesh, and Hermione's screams that had echoed ion his mind had been far worse than the blows.
"My Lord, is there anyway I can make up for my mistakes?" Draco asked bowing his head. Draco had nothing to fear, for he truly wished to make up for his past mistakes. Voldemort smiled wider.
"Yes young Malfoy there is." Draco looked up in interest. "Hermione will be trying to seek me out. I have called for her, and she will come." Voldemort paused for a moment, his eyes seemed to be searching for something. "She will go the Malfoy Manor. Keep her from your Lucius, and bring her back to me. If you can accomplish this, then my favor in you will be restored."
"Thank you My Lord." Draco said kissing Voldemort's hand. He would not fail, not a second time.
"That is good to know." Voldemort hissed. "Now go." Draco swept from the room, a smile spreading across his face.
*****
Hermione winced as Severus finished lacing her dress. Her shoulder would ache for a few hours. Maybe even days, depending on how fast her body would accept the spell's magic. Severus turned her around slowly. His face was grim, set in a stony frown.
"Please Severus, don't look at me like that." Hermione begged and tore her eyes from his.
"How do you want me to look at you then?" He asked gently lifting her chin up. "My love is leaving me to offer her body and her soul to the devil himself."
"No Severus," Hermione said shaking her head, "my soul will remain with you. As will my heart."
Hermione put her hand against Severus' chest. A faint blue light surrounded her hand and then seeped into his body, sending waves of heat through him. She kissed him on each cheek and then captured his lips with her trembling ones. She broke from him reluctantly and walked up the stairs never once looking back, though she heard his angry cries before the door slid shut. Hermione's heart wrenched.
"I'm sorry." She whispered, and then faded to Malfoy Manor.
Hermione reappeared at the gates to Malfoy Manor a bit dizzy from using her elvish trait. Her heart ached to be with Severus, but she had to save her parents. She had only taken a few steps before Draco appeared next to her. He looked her over once, not at all surprised to see her. Draco grabbed hold of her shoulders causing Hermione to gasp in pain. Draco sneered cruelly.
"The Master is waiting." The pair vanished in the shadows. On to meet the Devil, Hermione thought with a lurch of her stomach.
A/N Here's the next chapter. From now on it might take me two to three days to get them up now that I have more HW.