~On My Own~
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the wonderful J.K. Rowling's characters plots, places or spells, and am not making money off of this story. The title is from Les Miserables.
A/N- sorry for my mood swings.and thank you for the response don't worry Severus and mione will shortly be getting together. I have to develop his character more beforehand.
Classes for Hermione went on with their usual pace, each class offering new fun and exciting challenges. Today was the first Hogsmead visit of the year and she desperately wanted to go and visit the bookstore. So she could look for a new good read, but she had been given an order to stay. As head girl she new very well that there would be heavy consequences for her if she disobeyed.
"Hermione there you are! Ron and I have been looking everywhere for you!" Harry said between exhausted breaths as they ran into her room without knocking.
"Hermione we have to go to Hogwarts today" Hermione opened her mouth in protest, "I know I know Dumbledore told us that we aren't allowed to leave but your not going to believe this, the Chudley Cannons are signing autographs! And we have to be there Hermione our very sane existence depends on this, PLEASE!" Harry looked at her pleadingly as he and Ron got on their knees and started pretending to kiss her feet.
"Get up, you know that you two are absolutely hopeless don't you, but why exactly do I have to come with you Harry?" She asked helping them up to their feet.
"Well I imagine with a beautiful girl next to us we'll have the players swarming us" Harry said punching her on the arm jokingly.
"Okay." Hermione sighed the word slowly out with a bored look on her face, "I'll go with you, but how are we going to get there without the teachers noticing?" She asked scowling at them.
"Have you totally forgotten about the wonderful 'Marauders'?" Ron said shaking his head with a wicked smile on his face.
* * * * * * *
Snape knew that they would be at Hogsmead today, just as he knew that Gryffindors had absolutely no regard for the rules. Putting on his teaching robes he went over the plan he had made, to make sure nothing happened to Potter and his friends. His only worry was the chance of failure. What if Voldemort did get a hold of Hermione Granger and Harry Potter, but that was something he didn't want to think about. Their very lives depended on him and he would do anything in his power to save them. Leaving his rooms he set off to meet the students at the gates. Today was defiantly going to be a long day. Especially thinking that when the three students were nowhere to be seen in the massive crowd of students.
* * * * * *
Hermione, Harry and Ron stepped out of the portal to Hogsmead and made their way to the quidditch supply store. Narrowly escaping Snape on more than one occasion (or so they thought) they finally reached the crowded store.
After pushing and shoving through the crowd and when Harry and Ron were satisfied and looking like children back from the fair. Hermione adamantly was ordering them to come with her to the bookstore. As they began to notice the sun going down they tried to hurry knowing the would be leaving very soon, however what they didn't notice was Severus Snape and three invisible figures closing in on them.
Harry heard a crunch behind him and turned around, seeing no one around him he kept walking. Mentally shaking himself then arguing with Ron about who he would select as a new beater.
Hermione felt something touch her arm, she shivered subconsciously and turned around to see no one there. Reaching out her hand and grasping only air she stopped walking and her eyes grew large with fear.
"What was that?" She demanded and touched the boy's arms so they would stop.
"I have no-" Harry stopped seeing Professor Snape running towards them. When suddenly a platinum blonde Lucius Malfoy appeared before him his eyes had an evil look in them.
"Don't let him touch you whatever you do!" Snape yelled Harry began quickly backing away nearly stumbling over his own two feet.
"Oh shit!" yelled Ron as he saw another man and woman appear out of thin air right in front of him. They all pulled out their wands and tried to back away from them when Hermione screamed as a man tried to latch on her.
From not to far away she heard a deep, "Expelliarmus!" It was Snape and he was in front of her now shielding her and holding onto her robes with a vise like grip. She heard the man slam hard against a building and slump to the ground with a thick 'thud'.
"Crucio!" he yelled again this one directed at Lucius Malfoy who pointed his wand at Severus but a second to late. Hermione peeked out from behind Severus watching as Lucius writhed on the ground screaming with agony his long blonde hair flailing about. By now she noticed that there was a large group of people gathered.
Snape turned and glared at the wide-eyed Theresa who quickly apparated away. He then looked down at Lucius who was screaming a blood-curdling scream with hot tears running down his face. He saw several Aurors coming towards them and took the curse off Lucius when they had him properly bound.
"Are you alright Miss Granger?" He said looking at Hermione who had wide eyes and her mouth gaping open at him.
"Professor you just used an unforgivable, you could be sent to Azkaban!" Hermione said quickly with a look of even greater shock and fear spreading across her face.
"Why yes Miss. Granger I did, and am fully aware of the consequences. But when the life of a student is involved it becomes necessary to take that risk." He said slowly to her, the grip on her robes becoming tighter as he started pulling her and Harry back in the direction of Hogwarts.
However his plans took a quite awkward and abrupt turn, as he felt hands sharply grabbing onto his back. He cried out in pain and felt he Hermione, and Harry being apparated. He felt Hermione's arms wrap tightly around his waist feeling her shake violently with fear, while Harry didn't move an inch. The hands belonged to Theresa, he had apparently underestimated her as being afraid. He should have at least cast a body bind on her. Cursing himself inwardly he quickly began to make up a quick-shift plan for how on earth he was going to get out of this mess.
Hermione had never felt this violently sick before in her life, clinging on to Snape she tried to calm herself. What the hell was going on? She should have listened to Dumbledore and stayed at Hogwarts, she could be at home right this second reading a book or studying for her NEWT's. She breathed in a shaky breath, he smelled wonderful like musk and herbs. She tried to let it comfort her and prayed that this awful trip would be over soon.but the thought occurred to her that she was being taken to Voldemort. Now wishing it would never ever end but why on earth would he want her, she wondered with sudden horror. Pulling out her wand she prepared herself to cast an expelliarmus at the next moving object she saw.
Harry had the same idea and was quickly pulling out his wand ready to use magic or body force against anyone who stood in his way. He looked at Theresa who was concentrating on something very hard. 'If only I could hit her' Harry thought to himself. He then brought his large fist up over the older woman's head and brought it down hard. However he was too late, as he felt his scar begin to violently throb with pain.
Hermione felt her feet touch hard cold ground and adjusted her eyes, from what she could tell there was no one in the dark large room, which appeared to be a basement? It must be far down, she thought to herself as she took in the dank wet smell of her surroundings. Looking down at the floor she saw the woman who had appeared in the ally-way lying un-conscience at Harry's feet. He smiled at her reassuringly and looked around clutching at his scar, Snape was muttering to himself some sort of spell with his tight grip still on both of them. He looked up and closed his eyes tightly, muttering a quick, "Damn it!"
"I cannot apparate us out of here." Severus said quietly looking at them with worry in his face. His attention turned to a separate part of the room totally enveloped in darkness.
"So nice of you to join me Severus." They all jumped as Voldemort laughed cruelly and walked out of the shadows with his dark evil red eyes falling upon Harry. "So we meet again, and with a little girlfriend too."
-TBC-
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the wonderful J.K. Rowling's characters plots, places or spells, and am not making money off of this story. The title is from Les Miserables.
A/N- sorry for my mood swings.and thank you for the response don't worry Severus and mione will shortly be getting together. I have to develop his character more beforehand.
Classes for Hermione went on with their usual pace, each class offering new fun and exciting challenges. Today was the first Hogsmead visit of the year and she desperately wanted to go and visit the bookstore. So she could look for a new good read, but she had been given an order to stay. As head girl she new very well that there would be heavy consequences for her if she disobeyed.
"Hermione there you are! Ron and I have been looking everywhere for you!" Harry said between exhausted breaths as they ran into her room without knocking.
"Hermione we have to go to Hogwarts today" Hermione opened her mouth in protest, "I know I know Dumbledore told us that we aren't allowed to leave but your not going to believe this, the Chudley Cannons are signing autographs! And we have to be there Hermione our very sane existence depends on this, PLEASE!" Harry looked at her pleadingly as he and Ron got on their knees and started pretending to kiss her feet.
"Get up, you know that you two are absolutely hopeless don't you, but why exactly do I have to come with you Harry?" She asked helping them up to their feet.
"Well I imagine with a beautiful girl next to us we'll have the players swarming us" Harry said punching her on the arm jokingly.
"Okay." Hermione sighed the word slowly out with a bored look on her face, "I'll go with you, but how are we going to get there without the teachers noticing?" She asked scowling at them.
"Have you totally forgotten about the wonderful 'Marauders'?" Ron said shaking his head with a wicked smile on his face.
* * * * * * *
Snape knew that they would be at Hogsmead today, just as he knew that Gryffindors had absolutely no regard for the rules. Putting on his teaching robes he went over the plan he had made, to make sure nothing happened to Potter and his friends. His only worry was the chance of failure. What if Voldemort did get a hold of Hermione Granger and Harry Potter, but that was something he didn't want to think about. Their very lives depended on him and he would do anything in his power to save them. Leaving his rooms he set off to meet the students at the gates. Today was defiantly going to be a long day. Especially thinking that when the three students were nowhere to be seen in the massive crowd of students.
* * * * * *
Hermione, Harry and Ron stepped out of the portal to Hogsmead and made their way to the quidditch supply store. Narrowly escaping Snape on more than one occasion (or so they thought) they finally reached the crowded store.
After pushing and shoving through the crowd and when Harry and Ron were satisfied and looking like children back from the fair. Hermione adamantly was ordering them to come with her to the bookstore. As they began to notice the sun going down they tried to hurry knowing the would be leaving very soon, however what they didn't notice was Severus Snape and three invisible figures closing in on them.
Harry heard a crunch behind him and turned around, seeing no one around him he kept walking. Mentally shaking himself then arguing with Ron about who he would select as a new beater.
Hermione felt something touch her arm, she shivered subconsciously and turned around to see no one there. Reaching out her hand and grasping only air she stopped walking and her eyes grew large with fear.
"What was that?" She demanded and touched the boy's arms so they would stop.
"I have no-" Harry stopped seeing Professor Snape running towards them. When suddenly a platinum blonde Lucius Malfoy appeared before him his eyes had an evil look in them.
"Don't let him touch you whatever you do!" Snape yelled Harry began quickly backing away nearly stumbling over his own two feet.
"Oh shit!" yelled Ron as he saw another man and woman appear out of thin air right in front of him. They all pulled out their wands and tried to back away from them when Hermione screamed as a man tried to latch on her.
From not to far away she heard a deep, "Expelliarmus!" It was Snape and he was in front of her now shielding her and holding onto her robes with a vise like grip. She heard the man slam hard against a building and slump to the ground with a thick 'thud'.
"Crucio!" he yelled again this one directed at Lucius Malfoy who pointed his wand at Severus but a second to late. Hermione peeked out from behind Severus watching as Lucius writhed on the ground screaming with agony his long blonde hair flailing about. By now she noticed that there was a large group of people gathered.
Snape turned and glared at the wide-eyed Theresa who quickly apparated away. He then looked down at Lucius who was screaming a blood-curdling scream with hot tears running down his face. He saw several Aurors coming towards them and took the curse off Lucius when they had him properly bound.
"Are you alright Miss Granger?" He said looking at Hermione who had wide eyes and her mouth gaping open at him.
"Professor you just used an unforgivable, you could be sent to Azkaban!" Hermione said quickly with a look of even greater shock and fear spreading across her face.
"Why yes Miss. Granger I did, and am fully aware of the consequences. But when the life of a student is involved it becomes necessary to take that risk." He said slowly to her, the grip on her robes becoming tighter as he started pulling her and Harry back in the direction of Hogwarts.
However his plans took a quite awkward and abrupt turn, as he felt hands sharply grabbing onto his back. He cried out in pain and felt he Hermione, and Harry being apparated. He felt Hermione's arms wrap tightly around his waist feeling her shake violently with fear, while Harry didn't move an inch. The hands belonged to Theresa, he had apparently underestimated her as being afraid. He should have at least cast a body bind on her. Cursing himself inwardly he quickly began to make up a quick-shift plan for how on earth he was going to get out of this mess.
Hermione had never felt this violently sick before in her life, clinging on to Snape she tried to calm herself. What the hell was going on? She should have listened to Dumbledore and stayed at Hogwarts, she could be at home right this second reading a book or studying for her NEWT's. She breathed in a shaky breath, he smelled wonderful like musk and herbs. She tried to let it comfort her and prayed that this awful trip would be over soon.but the thought occurred to her that she was being taken to Voldemort. Now wishing it would never ever end but why on earth would he want her, she wondered with sudden horror. Pulling out her wand she prepared herself to cast an expelliarmus at the next moving object she saw.
Harry had the same idea and was quickly pulling out his wand ready to use magic or body force against anyone who stood in his way. He looked at Theresa who was concentrating on something very hard. 'If only I could hit her' Harry thought to himself. He then brought his large fist up over the older woman's head and brought it down hard. However he was too late, as he felt his scar begin to violently throb with pain.
Hermione felt her feet touch hard cold ground and adjusted her eyes, from what she could tell there was no one in the dark large room, which appeared to be a basement? It must be far down, she thought to herself as she took in the dank wet smell of her surroundings. Looking down at the floor she saw the woman who had appeared in the ally-way lying un-conscience at Harry's feet. He smiled at her reassuringly and looked around clutching at his scar, Snape was muttering to himself some sort of spell with his tight grip still on both of them. He looked up and closed his eyes tightly, muttering a quick, "Damn it!"
"I cannot apparate us out of here." Severus said quietly looking at them with worry in his face. His attention turned to a separate part of the room totally enveloped in darkness.
"So nice of you to join me Severus." They all jumped as Voldemort laughed cruelly and walked out of the shadows with his dark evil red eyes falling upon Harry. "So we meet again, and with a little girlfriend too."
-TBC-
