The Tales of Hogwarts

Severus Snape IV

"If Dumbledore finds out that you are here I'm going to be on the next train back to London." Snape said as he paced up and down his office. "I've always forgiven your mistakes but this is going to far." Lucius Malfoy stared at Snape, a ghost like version of his former self. His clothes were ripped, his wand was absent, his hair was matted and looked pulled at and his face was dirty. He had a knife in his left hand and Miss Granger in the other.

"What else am I going to do ?" Lucius asked Snape a look of distraught on his face, " Voldemort will not allow me to return to him unless I redeem my mistakes. I'm going to trade Granger for Potter, he's a hero he will go though with it, and then I will bring him to Voldemort."

Snape stared at Lucius, long and hard, then said, "Have you tired not being evil ?" Hermione had to hold in her laughter. Lucius tightened his grip.

"But what else can I do, Voldemort is the only one who can save me."

"Save you !" Snape hissed, "Save you from what ?" Lucius looked frightened. And Why shouldn't he be. He was in a dreadful situation and he didn't have a wand. They sat in silence for a while before Snape sat down and leaned on the desk looking almost bored.

"I could disarm you, you know." He said and at that Lucius let go of Hermione and sighed.

"She has to stay though." Lucius said as he motioned to Hermione.

"I don't suppose she'll mind." Snape muttered, "At least she's still alive."