In The Shadows
Chapter Three
Disclaimer: see first chapter
To Persephone13 I know, I know...you are very right. Please be patient with me, I am very new at this.
Fifteen reviews, fifteen reviews! Yah, yah, yah! Oh yah! I am so loved! La-di-da!
BTW, if you would like me to e-mail you when I post another chapter; send me your e-mail address at tag729@hotmail.com and put FAN in the subject line. I will try my hardest to do so.
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"...and the he brought her to the hospital wing."
"Oh, Albus! How terrible!" Professor McGonnagal said.
"It is a shame, Minerva," Dumbledore said, "that a young witch cannot go outside without getting hurt."
Hogwart's Headmaster and Head of Gryffindor House were discussing the previous nights happenings involving Hermione Granger.
"I asked Severus to keep an extra close eye on her." Dumbledore said, and when McGonnagal gave him a *look* he continued. "He was the one to find her, Minerva. Besides, if this has anything dealing with dark matters, he is the best educated and experienced in the matter."
"But, really, Dumbledore! It's Snape, for Merlin's sake!" McGonnagal did not like the Potions Master (to say the least.)
"I know how you feel about him, Minerva, but he is close to me and I trust him." Dumbledore said. "He is really not all that bad."
"Yes, well... " Minerva sighed. "Do we know anything of who it was?"
"That is exactly what I intend to discover, Minerva." Severus had just entered the room. Luckily, he had not heard the comments on the previous topic.
"Oh, hello Severus." Dumbledore greeted him, McGonnagal did likewise.
"Headmaster, Minerva," Snape nodded at them both. "Poppy has given me good news."
The two addressees looked up. "Yes?" Dumbledore asked.
"Hermione was very lucky that I appeared when I did, because for some reason, I scared her attacker off. She was not raped as we had thought, but she is very shaken."
"Of course, but yes, that is good news. Thank you, Severus."
"Yes, Headmaster." Severus turned around and left the circular office.
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"So I was not, well, raped?" Hermione asked Madame Pomfrey.
"No, dear. I did a complete exam, and besides from a bit of bruising, you are in perfect physical health." The mediwitch replied.
"Well, that is a relief! I was so scared when I woke up, because I remembered almost nothing from last night."
Severus Snape walked into the infirmary, "A relief indeed, Ms. Granger." He said to her. Madame Pomfrey walked away. "But that is no reason to let your guard down. Your attacker disappeared," he paused for effect, "on Hogwart's grounds."
"But, that is not possible!" Hermione exclaimed.
"Apparently it is," Snape said. "How are you feeling, Ms. Granger?"
"Oh, I'm better now that I know what happened."
"Hermione!" Harry Potter had just entered the hospital wing.
Snape winced. "I am glad to hear that. Good day."
Ron who was right behind Harry looked at Hermione nervously. "What was *he* doing in here?"
"Oh, Ron! Don't you worry. He just wanted to know how I was feeling." Hermione said. "Dumbledore told him to keep an eye on me."
"And why is that?" Harry asked.
"How am I supposed to know?" Hermione told her friends. "Besides, he's being kind of civil."
Harry and Ron made futile attempts not to laugh. Hermione didn't blame them. If she had not experienced it herself, she would probably be acting the same.
"But that is not why were here." Said Ron, changing she subject. "Where were you last night, young lady?" Ron said, mimicking a concerned mother.
"Yea! We searched everywhere for you!" Ron added. "We even went into the library!"
"Willingly." Harry added.
Hermione smiled, "My, my! You must have been worried."
"Well, we knew if you weren't anywhere else, you might be here!" Harry said.
"I even told Lav to wait so I could find you!" Ron informed her.
"I am touched." Hermine said. "And, if you must know, I had gone outside. The weather was lovely yesterday." Hermione began to tell her story.
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Guess what I got for Easter? Snape's™ Potions Candy! (yum!)
I know this chapter was short, but I will try to update often.
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Alms, alms, for the poor.
Please be so kind as to drop a small donation in the box.
Thank you kind soul.
(Plot ideas, constructive criticism, praise, flames, and especially begging for more: all welcome!)
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Chapter Three
Disclaimer: see first chapter
To Persephone13 I know, I know...you are very right. Please be patient with me, I am very new at this.
Fifteen reviews, fifteen reviews! Yah, yah, yah! Oh yah! I am so loved! La-di-da!
BTW, if you would like me to e-mail you when I post another chapter; send me your e-mail address at tag729@hotmail.com and put FAN in the subject line. I will try my hardest to do so.
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"...and the he brought her to the hospital wing."
"Oh, Albus! How terrible!" Professor McGonnagal said.
"It is a shame, Minerva," Dumbledore said, "that a young witch cannot go outside without getting hurt."
Hogwart's Headmaster and Head of Gryffindor House were discussing the previous nights happenings involving Hermione Granger.
"I asked Severus to keep an extra close eye on her." Dumbledore said, and when McGonnagal gave him a *look* he continued. "He was the one to find her, Minerva. Besides, if this has anything dealing with dark matters, he is the best educated and experienced in the matter."
"But, really, Dumbledore! It's Snape, for Merlin's sake!" McGonnagal did not like the Potions Master (to say the least.)
"I know how you feel about him, Minerva, but he is close to me and I trust him." Dumbledore said. "He is really not all that bad."
"Yes, well... " Minerva sighed. "Do we know anything of who it was?"
"That is exactly what I intend to discover, Minerva." Severus had just entered the room. Luckily, he had not heard the comments on the previous topic.
"Oh, hello Severus." Dumbledore greeted him, McGonnagal did likewise.
"Headmaster, Minerva," Snape nodded at them both. "Poppy has given me good news."
The two addressees looked up. "Yes?" Dumbledore asked.
"Hermione was very lucky that I appeared when I did, because for some reason, I scared her attacker off. She was not raped as we had thought, but she is very shaken."
"Of course, but yes, that is good news. Thank you, Severus."
"Yes, Headmaster." Severus turned around and left the circular office.
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"So I was not, well, raped?" Hermione asked Madame Pomfrey.
"No, dear. I did a complete exam, and besides from a bit of bruising, you are in perfect physical health." The mediwitch replied.
"Well, that is a relief! I was so scared when I woke up, because I remembered almost nothing from last night."
Severus Snape walked into the infirmary, "A relief indeed, Ms. Granger." He said to her. Madame Pomfrey walked away. "But that is no reason to let your guard down. Your attacker disappeared," he paused for effect, "on Hogwart's grounds."
"But, that is not possible!" Hermione exclaimed.
"Apparently it is," Snape said. "How are you feeling, Ms. Granger?"
"Oh, I'm better now that I know what happened."
"Hermione!" Harry Potter had just entered the hospital wing.
Snape winced. "I am glad to hear that. Good day."
Ron who was right behind Harry looked at Hermione nervously. "What was *he* doing in here?"
"Oh, Ron! Don't you worry. He just wanted to know how I was feeling." Hermione said. "Dumbledore told him to keep an eye on me."
"And why is that?" Harry asked.
"How am I supposed to know?" Hermione told her friends. "Besides, he's being kind of civil."
Harry and Ron made futile attempts not to laugh. Hermione didn't blame them. If she had not experienced it herself, she would probably be acting the same.
"But that is not why were here." Said Ron, changing she subject. "Where were you last night, young lady?" Ron said, mimicking a concerned mother.
"Yea! We searched everywhere for you!" Ron added. "We even went into the library!"
"Willingly." Harry added.
Hermione smiled, "My, my! You must have been worried."
"Well, we knew if you weren't anywhere else, you might be here!" Harry said.
"I even told Lav to wait so I could find you!" Ron informed her.
"I am touched." Hermine said. "And, if you must know, I had gone outside. The weather was lovely yesterday." Hermione began to tell her story.
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Guess what I got for Easter? Snape's™ Potions Candy! (yum!)
I know this chapter was short, but I will try to update often.
~~~~~~~~~~
Alms, alms, for the poor.
Please be so kind as to drop a small donation in the box.
Thank you kind soul.
(Plot ideas, constructive criticism, praise, flames, and especially begging for more: all welcome!)
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