If you forgot what Harry needed to apologize for; he took Ginny's side, remember? That's why they have an arguement. Anyhow, another chapter by your two very sweet Dutch girls Nanja and Nikki. Lol.

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Chapter 8: Crucio Crisis

The next day at breakfast Hermione and Harry didn't speak as usual. Ron had overslept, so Hermione sat alone. After a few seconds someone came sitting next to her; it was Luna.

"How are YOU doing?" she asked in a strange voice.

"Fine, just fine!" Hermione snapped at Luna.

"You do know that you're being very rude, right?" Luna said straight forward.

"Sorry,... I didn't sleep well ... " Hermione said while rubbing her arm that was covered with bruises.

"Where did you get THOSE from?" Luna asked her while pointing at the bruises on her arm.

Harry suddenly looked very interested in their conversation. He raised one eyebrow and looked at Hermione. Hermione cast her eyes downwards.

"Uhm,... I have to go, I have to ask something about Ancient Runes,... so uh ... I'll go now." She got up quickly and almost ran out of the Great Hall.

"She's being very rude AGAIN." Luna said while looking in the direction where Hermione dissapeared off.

"Yeah, she's rude all the time." Harry replied while he got up to go to Divination.

Just then, Ron came running into the Great Hall. '... I ... overslept ... " he said between breaths.

"Come on, hurry! We have to go to Divination." Harry said while dragging Ron out of the Great Hall. Luna waved at him and Ron smiled weakly.

"You know, Harry,... I really think you should apologise to Hermione" Ron began.

"Just stay out of it!" Harry snapped at him.

"Fine ... " Ron mumbled "But you should know that Snape is practising Dark Arts on her in detention!" Ron quickly slapped a hand over his mouth.

Harry's eyes became very big. "Snape does WHAT?!"

"Uh ... never mind ... I never said that" Ron said quickly.

"RON! You HAVE to tell me!" Harry yelled at him.

"We don't have time! We have to get to Divination!" Ron replied.

After their classes everyone went to the common room. Defence against the Dark Arts had been canceled again.

Harry walked straight to Hermione "WHAT IS GOING ON? WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME ABOUT YOU BEING IN-"

"Harry, keep your voice down!" Hermione warned.

"-in detention!" Harry finished.

Hermione shot a destroying look at Ron, who quickly walked towards the window, pretending to look outside. "It's NONE of your bussiness,... and if it was, I couldn't tell you!" she said vaguely.

Harry looked at her while grabbing her at her shoulders "YOU HAVE TO TELL!! What kind of spells does he use,..." he finished softer than he started.

Hermione's eyes filled with tears. "Cruciatus,... " she whispered.

Harry's eyes grew big "He DIDN'T!"

Hermione nodded "He did,... "

Harry's mouth fell open "But,... but that's illegal! And,... Oh my god! Are you okay??" he examined her from head to toe.

"D-don't make such a big deal about it,... it's not like I'm dead or something" She waved him off.

"Not such a big DEAL? Are you,... are you losing your brains or something? THINK! You could go to Dumbledore! He could be expelled!" Harry said, while shaking her.

"STOP IT!! I don't need your compassion anyway, we had an argument, REMEMBER?" Hermione bit.

"What's the fuzz?" Ginny came walking in.

"uh,... nothing ...Gin" Harry said.

"GIN?" Hermione threw him a questioning look and he smiled uncomfortable "Uh,... yeah,..."

Hermione stood up and walked away, giving Ron a 'why-can't-you-shut-your- mouth-for-just-a-day' look and entered her room.

That evening, Hermione got herself ready for another detention lesson with Snape. Her hate had grown towards him, but she wasn't going to let him know, she didn't want him to make it even harder for her. Just as she was about to enter the dungeon, Harry came running towards her, catching her by the arm.

"Wait! I can't let you! I can't let him hurt you again! Even if we have a fight, it doesn't matter! I can't let him hurt one of my best friends,... " Harry said heavy breathing.

Hermione smiled a bit "... thank you, but there's nothing you can do about it."

Snape came walking towards them "DID you TELL anything, MISS GRANGER?" He gave her a serious warning look.

Hermione swallowed "N-no,... of course not! It's our deal,... I didn't tell him, sir!"

Harry threw her a questioning look but she gave him a glare of fear. "I,... I was just walking passed and wanted to know what our homework for Potions is,... sir" Harry lied.

"You don't have homework, but since you ask so polite, make me an essay about love potions, POTTER" Snape said brisk and he gave Hermione dark look.

"You will come with me now, Miss Granger. I believe we have something to, er, discuss."

Hermione and Snape entered Snape's dungeon, but Harry just couldn't walk away. He stayed beside the door, so he could look into the room. Snape was talking with her and suddenly pointed his wand at her face.

Harry grabbed his wand, entered the class and,... was too late.

Snape already pointed his wand at him and yelled "Petrificus Totalus"

Harry felt how his whole body became stiff, from his head to his toes. his breath became softer and unhearable and his sight became vaguely. What was happening? He didn't know. But he couldn't move anymore.

"HARRY!" Hermione wanted to run towards him, but Snape seized her arm, pulling her back.

"You are going nowhere miss GRANGER! Potter is not the only one who is going to be punished tonight!" he threw her to a corner of the dungeon. "Now, stay where you are! CRUCIO!"

Hermione prepared herself for the intense pain that would follow. She started to breath heavy, but she didn't feel anything. What went wrong?

Snape looked angrily at her "What did you do?!" he examined his wand but shook his head. "I must've aimed wrong,... though I never aim wrong!" He pointed his wand once again and opened his mouth, only to close it shortly after.

In front of him, two pair of eyes appeared, followed by a dark smile and a dark, shadowy-like figure.

Hermione's eyes grew bigger at the sight of the one everyone feared, the one who musn't be named, Lord Voldemort himself.

Snape watched Voldemort materialise in front of him, his breathing became heavy and Hermione could see the fear in his eyes as well. Of course, he feared Voldemort too, he had been Death eater, but somehow he had betrayed his Lord for Dumbledore.

Hermione couldn't believe what was happening.

"Snape,... we meet again" a deep dark voice said, bringing shivers to Hermione's spine.

Snape gulped but faced Voldemort strongly. "I see,... "

"I see? I see? You forgot the two MAGIC words, SNAPE!" Voldemort raged.

Hermione pressed herself against the wall. He wouldn't see her, right?

"I mean,... LORD Voldemort" Snape added quickly and Hermione could tell by his look that he wasn't pleased to call Voldemort his lord again.

"That will do. You have wasted my patience in the past, but these days I need all the help I can get. "And what about you,... Miss Hermione Granger?" Voldemort hissed, still facing her with his back.

Hermione was shocked and started to breath uncomfortably.

"Right,... well,... you two, you seem to have had your fun now. It's time to come with me" Voldemort growled while lowering his wand at the ground. "DEFLUO!"

the ground started to spin, as did the room. Within the second, the whole thing had disappeared. Then, everything Hermione saw was black.