Severus Snape donned the white deatheaters mask just before he apperated to the Riddle Manor. He apperated in the cold, dank and musty catacombs beneath the Manor. He followed the lit torches ignoring the burning in his left forearm. He reached the massive cavern and saw over three hundred white masks. At the head of the room Lord Voldemort sat, he looked like death. He was death, Severus thought.
He walked up to the front of the crowd and bowed, "Lord Voldemort," He kissed the edge of his robes as a sign of respect.
"Ah Severus," Voldemort's voice was icier than death and his hiss worse that any basilisks. "What news of Hogwarts?"
"They have fortified the charms and protective spells tenfold, they think you will directly attack the school. There are half a dozen Aurors there teaching students. None from Slytherin house were chosen," Severus listened to the murmurs growing, "They are progressing faster than expected."
Voldemort watched Severus with an icy glare, he wasn't lying. Voldemort knew that Severus knew better than to lie to him. "Thank you for bringing that news, you may rejoin the rest."
Severus breathed a sigh of relief as he walked back to the waiting death eaters. He was safe at least for that night.
****
Hermione lay in her bed. She was worried. She had a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach. Why should she be concerned about Professor Snape, it wasn't as if she loved Him. or did she?
Don't be silly, Mione, she thought, he is your professor and that would just be wrong. She thought of the potions she had helped him brew. She had looked at his hands, they were pale. They looked as if they were cold. She wanted to take one in hers and place it to her chest. To warm his hand, to warm his heart.
She slid under the covers and closed her eyes. This was just a passing thing, soon her confusing thoughts about her professor would leave and voldemort would be gone and She would move on with her life.
****
Severus walked back to his chambers in the dungeon, he was relieved Voldemort seemed happy and there was nothing new to report.
He went into his chambers and stripped as he made his way to his bedroom he would pick up the clothes in the morning now he just needed to sleep. he pulled Back the Dark green bad linens and crawled underneath the covers.
he had managed to last an entire meaning with out being hit with the Cruciatus. He sighed and curled on his side. He hoped for once he wouldn't have nightmares, or hear the horrible screaming.
****
Hermione woke the next morning and Eeped, Ginny was sitting on her bed. "Good morning Mione!" She looked to cheerful for her own good.
"There is nothing good about waking up feeling paranoid," Hermione sat up and rubbed her eyes. "You are entirely too cheerful for your own good. What did you do?"
Ginny slid off the bed, "Nothing at all," She giggled, "Come on, it's almost time fore breakfast."
Hermione grumbled and got up and dressed, she had taken a long hot shower after she had finished up preparing charms and wards with Flitwick and Dumbledore. She trudged after Ginny trying to force herself to wake up.
****
Hermione watched the teachers filing into the Great hall, She was glad to see professor Snape there. Why? she didn't know she just was.
****
She had been called away from potions by Dumbledore. She sat in his office with and Auror named Azine, "Miss Granger, Azine here has told me that you are skilled with the Charms and Potions aspect of the Auror training. She would like to know if you could help an additional hour once a week in the mornings?"
"That would mean that I would have to miss Potions thought," Hermione would have rather kept her eye on Snape. But if she could help him and Hogwarts by missing one class a week she'd be willing to do it.
"My dear it is only one class a week, Albus assured me you could make that up." Azine had a kind face and was taller than her.
"Making up Potions classes is entirely up to Professor Snape thought," Hermione answered, "But if I can help Hogwarts more by missing one class a week I'll Do it,"
*****
Severus had watched the girl leaving his class, they look in her eyes said that she didn't want to leave the class or him. That can't be, he thought, it just can't be.
Severus Looked around at the class and for a student, any student to yell at.
TBC?
He walked up to the front of the crowd and bowed, "Lord Voldemort," He kissed the edge of his robes as a sign of respect.
"Ah Severus," Voldemort's voice was icier than death and his hiss worse that any basilisks. "What news of Hogwarts?"
"They have fortified the charms and protective spells tenfold, they think you will directly attack the school. There are half a dozen Aurors there teaching students. None from Slytherin house were chosen," Severus listened to the murmurs growing, "They are progressing faster than expected."
Voldemort watched Severus with an icy glare, he wasn't lying. Voldemort knew that Severus knew better than to lie to him. "Thank you for bringing that news, you may rejoin the rest."
Severus breathed a sigh of relief as he walked back to the waiting death eaters. He was safe at least for that night.
****
Hermione lay in her bed. She was worried. She had a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach. Why should she be concerned about Professor Snape, it wasn't as if she loved Him. or did she?
Don't be silly, Mione, she thought, he is your professor and that would just be wrong. She thought of the potions she had helped him brew. She had looked at his hands, they were pale. They looked as if they were cold. She wanted to take one in hers and place it to her chest. To warm his hand, to warm his heart.
She slid under the covers and closed her eyes. This was just a passing thing, soon her confusing thoughts about her professor would leave and voldemort would be gone and She would move on with her life.
****
Severus walked back to his chambers in the dungeon, he was relieved Voldemort seemed happy and there was nothing new to report.
He went into his chambers and stripped as he made his way to his bedroom he would pick up the clothes in the morning now he just needed to sleep. he pulled Back the Dark green bad linens and crawled underneath the covers.
he had managed to last an entire meaning with out being hit with the Cruciatus. He sighed and curled on his side. He hoped for once he wouldn't have nightmares, or hear the horrible screaming.
****
Hermione woke the next morning and Eeped, Ginny was sitting on her bed. "Good morning Mione!" She looked to cheerful for her own good.
"There is nothing good about waking up feeling paranoid," Hermione sat up and rubbed her eyes. "You are entirely too cheerful for your own good. What did you do?"
Ginny slid off the bed, "Nothing at all," She giggled, "Come on, it's almost time fore breakfast."
Hermione grumbled and got up and dressed, she had taken a long hot shower after she had finished up preparing charms and wards with Flitwick and Dumbledore. She trudged after Ginny trying to force herself to wake up.
****
Hermione watched the teachers filing into the Great hall, She was glad to see professor Snape there. Why? she didn't know she just was.
****
She had been called away from potions by Dumbledore. She sat in his office with and Auror named Azine, "Miss Granger, Azine here has told me that you are skilled with the Charms and Potions aspect of the Auror training. She would like to know if you could help an additional hour once a week in the mornings?"
"That would mean that I would have to miss Potions thought," Hermione would have rather kept her eye on Snape. But if she could help him and Hogwarts by missing one class a week she'd be willing to do it.
"My dear it is only one class a week, Albus assured me you could make that up." Azine had a kind face and was taller than her.
"Making up Potions classes is entirely up to Professor Snape thought," Hermione answered, "But if I can help Hogwarts more by missing one class a week I'll Do it,"
*****
Severus had watched the girl leaving his class, they look in her eyes said that she didn't want to leave the class or him. That can't be, he thought, it just can't be.
Severus Looked around at the class and for a student, any student to yell at.
TBC?