- 17 -
"No, not this time!" Severus shrieked, shielding Hermione from the Death Eaters and Voldemort. The circled around him and Hermione, glaring.
"Severus, what has that thing done to you?" Voldemort asked, sneering, "You have softened. You use to hate Mudbloods...now you are protecting one, with your own body?"
"No one is ever going to hurt Hermione again." Severus snarled, "You have done more damage to her then wanted or needed. She might not feel it now, but when she finds out her parents were murdered, she will be in pain!"
"Get out of the way!" Malfoy snapped, pushing Severus to the side, leaving Hermione exposed. Gale walked up to her, wand pointed.
"Avada Ka-" Gale started the spell, then stopped. With two pops, Sirius and Remus Apparated in front of her, furious.
"You dare try to murder Hermione?" Sirius roared, grabbing her wand. Remus pulled his out, and pointed it at them.
The Death Eaters circled around them hissing insults at Hermione, Remus, Sirius, and Severus. "Severus, you have betrayed us one too many times!" Gale scolded, "Lord Voldemort will get revenge for your traitorous ways!"
"You should have known this would mean instant death, Severus!" Malfoy said, "By what we did to the two Mudbloods that you called a family!"
Severus lunged at Malfoy. They both fell to the ground, Severus beating up Malfoy. Snarling, Malfoy fought back, blood smearing his face and robes.
Using his wand, Severus smashed it into Malfoy's left eye. He screamed in pain, as Severus turned it again and again in a circle. The Death Eaters pulled them apart.
The wand dripped with the crimson liquid. Severus wiped it off, glaring around. Hermione whimpered, stumbling on the way to get to Sirius. He hugged her, soothing her.
"Enough time has been wasted!" Voldemort roared, "Gale, FINISH HER!"
"Yes, My Lord!" she muttered, looking at Hermione. She stole her wand back from Sirius, and pointed it. Severus tackled her.
One of the Death Eaters got their wand out, and yelled, "CRUCIO!"
Hermione started crying, the pain overbearing her. Severus ran over. He cuddled her, muttering. Voldemort put a hand up, and the spell ended. "That is enough!" he snapped.
"Hermione, stay by Sirius and Remus, OK?" Severus asked, looking at Hermione. She nodded, wiping at her face. He stood up and glared at Voldemort. "Everyone I ever loved you destroyed! It's not going to happen again!" he hissed.
"Severus, they were Mudbloods! We had to!" Malfoy gasped, the Death Eaters tending to his eye wound.
"Because my daughter was a muggle-born, you killed her, right in front of my eyes!" Severus said, "But you don't touch Malfoy's kid, and he isn't 'pure-blooded,' as everyone thinks!"
"What are you talking about?" Voldemort asked. Severus smirked.
"Narcissa is part muggle-born!" he sniggered. Malfoy frowned.
"She never told me that..." he muttered, "That wench!"
"Why don't you kill Draco off too, then?" Severus continued, unsmiling, "He isn't all pure-blood wizard, now is he?"
"Mostly, he is, though," Gale said, "Narcissa might have a speck of muggle blood in her, but Draco would have barely any!"
"It's there though," Severus replied, looking at Voldemort, "Can't deny it."
Malfoy seethed. He fingered his own wand, waiting for the perfect moment...
"Hermione is the most intelligent witch I have ever met!" Severus said, "Even though no one in her family is magic, she is quite powerful..."
Severus was backing toward the small group slowly. Voldemort sneered. "She is still muggle-born!" he snapped, "Crucio!"
Grinding his teeth, Severus managed to get to Hermione. He grabbed her hand. "Avada Kadavra!" Gale yelled.
The spell failed. Severus and Hermione had Apparated before she finished. Sirius and Remus smirked, and Apparated also.
"No, not this time!" Severus shrieked, shielding Hermione from the Death Eaters and Voldemort. The circled around him and Hermione, glaring.
"Severus, what has that thing done to you?" Voldemort asked, sneering, "You have softened. You use to hate Mudbloods...now you are protecting one, with your own body?"
"No one is ever going to hurt Hermione again." Severus snarled, "You have done more damage to her then wanted or needed. She might not feel it now, but when she finds out her parents were murdered, she will be in pain!"
"Get out of the way!" Malfoy snapped, pushing Severus to the side, leaving Hermione exposed. Gale walked up to her, wand pointed.
"Avada Ka-" Gale started the spell, then stopped. With two pops, Sirius and Remus Apparated in front of her, furious.
"You dare try to murder Hermione?" Sirius roared, grabbing her wand. Remus pulled his out, and pointed it at them.
The Death Eaters circled around them hissing insults at Hermione, Remus, Sirius, and Severus. "Severus, you have betrayed us one too many times!" Gale scolded, "Lord Voldemort will get revenge for your traitorous ways!"
"You should have known this would mean instant death, Severus!" Malfoy said, "By what we did to the two Mudbloods that you called a family!"
Severus lunged at Malfoy. They both fell to the ground, Severus beating up Malfoy. Snarling, Malfoy fought back, blood smearing his face and robes.
Using his wand, Severus smashed it into Malfoy's left eye. He screamed in pain, as Severus turned it again and again in a circle. The Death Eaters pulled them apart.
The wand dripped with the crimson liquid. Severus wiped it off, glaring around. Hermione whimpered, stumbling on the way to get to Sirius. He hugged her, soothing her.
"Enough time has been wasted!" Voldemort roared, "Gale, FINISH HER!"
"Yes, My Lord!" she muttered, looking at Hermione. She stole her wand back from Sirius, and pointed it. Severus tackled her.
One of the Death Eaters got their wand out, and yelled, "CRUCIO!"
Hermione started crying, the pain overbearing her. Severus ran over. He cuddled her, muttering. Voldemort put a hand up, and the spell ended. "That is enough!" he snapped.
"Hermione, stay by Sirius and Remus, OK?" Severus asked, looking at Hermione. She nodded, wiping at her face. He stood up and glared at Voldemort. "Everyone I ever loved you destroyed! It's not going to happen again!" he hissed.
"Severus, they were Mudbloods! We had to!" Malfoy gasped, the Death Eaters tending to his eye wound.
"Because my daughter was a muggle-born, you killed her, right in front of my eyes!" Severus said, "But you don't touch Malfoy's kid, and he isn't 'pure-blooded,' as everyone thinks!"
"What are you talking about?" Voldemort asked. Severus smirked.
"Narcissa is part muggle-born!" he sniggered. Malfoy frowned.
"She never told me that..." he muttered, "That wench!"
"Why don't you kill Draco off too, then?" Severus continued, unsmiling, "He isn't all pure-blood wizard, now is he?"
"Mostly, he is, though," Gale said, "Narcissa might have a speck of muggle blood in her, but Draco would have barely any!"
"It's there though," Severus replied, looking at Voldemort, "Can't deny it."
Malfoy seethed. He fingered his own wand, waiting for the perfect moment...
"Hermione is the most intelligent witch I have ever met!" Severus said, "Even though no one in her family is magic, she is quite powerful..."
Severus was backing toward the small group slowly. Voldemort sneered. "She is still muggle-born!" he snapped, "Crucio!"
Grinding his teeth, Severus managed to get to Hermione. He grabbed her hand. "Avada Kadavra!" Gale yelled.
The spell failed. Severus and Hermione had Apparated before she finished. Sirius and Remus smirked, and Apparated also.