When all else fails
Chapter 2: The Flight of the Potions Master
Severus Snape walked slowly enjoying this time he had alone in the
mornings before the morning classes began. It was a beautiful morning
there was a small breeze barely felt through the trees of the Forest. Despite
the unsavory creatures which were rumored to live there Severus felt that a
five mile walk through the forest every morning improved his demeanor
greatly.
He entered his favorite spot on his walk, a large clearing where the
wind and the outside world disappeared. He looked around the clearing and
spotted a lone figure seemingly asleep in the center of it. He began to stride
towards the figure when he saw the morning sun reflect off a patch of red.
'It was a Gryffindor! A Gryffindor out of bed and where they shouldn't
be,' He was positively giddy at the thought of all the house points he would
remove. The sun shifted a bit and to his horror the small patch of red which
he thought had been a Gryffindor shield began to spread until it covered the
figure's entire chest and face.
Severus stopped walking and stared in horror at the gruesome sight
before him. There was a slight breeze suddenly and the figure's long curly
hair blew off of her face.
Severus broke into a run towards the girl. When he reached her he
recognized student robes but could not identify the house from the bloody
mass they were. Quickly he muttered some charms to stop the bleeding that
seemed to be coming from everywhere. Severus swept the girl into his arms
and ran flat out for the infirmary.
*****
The few early rising students going towards breakfast were startled
out of their early morning sleepiness by the front doors swinging open and
slamming into the walls behind them as their potions master flew by
clutching a bloody figure and screeching for Poppy as he ran.
Rounding a corner Severus slammed straight into McGonagall.
"Well what are you in such a hurry..," She stopped dead as she
looked down to smooth her robes and saw the pitiful figure in his arms, robes
matted and twisted face covered with hair that stuck to the blood.
"Just get out of my way!" Severus yowled pitifully like a cornered
animal.
McGonagall jumped aside and followed the potion master's flight to the
infirmary.
"Poppy," no response "POPPY!" he bellowed as he ran through the hall
to the door of the infirmary. The small witch stuck her head out to berate
Severus for being so noisy.
"Oh my God," she cried as she saw the bundle in his arms and opened
the door further to allow Severus in. He placed the girl face down on a
stretcher because he hadn't dealt with her back.
"What happened?" Poppy asked, as she began stripping robes from the
limp form and stabilizing the wounds on her back.
"I don't know I was out for my walk and there she was in the middle of
the field in the forest. I stopped the bleeding as best I could and brought her
here."
Poppy turned over the girl to repair the cuts and bruises on her front
as she brushed the hair out of the girl's face to asses the damage there
McGonagall gave a loud howl.
"Oh my dear Lord!" came a cry from McGonagall as she recognized the girl. "Hermione what have thy done to you?"
Hehe I'm evil I'll post the next chapter soon though. Thanks to my very first reviewer me4draco06, is this soon enough for you? Normally chapters will take longer to post and will be a bit longer but I wanted to get to this part. Is there anybody out there willing to Beta my work because my grammar sucks. All I can do is run spell check. Well that's all for now but there will be more soon.
Never knock on death's door
Ring the doorbell
And run
He hates that
Chapter 2: The Flight of the Potions Master
Severus Snape walked slowly enjoying this time he had alone in the
mornings before the morning classes began. It was a beautiful morning
there was a small breeze barely felt through the trees of the Forest. Despite
the unsavory creatures which were rumored to live there Severus felt that a
five mile walk through the forest every morning improved his demeanor
greatly.
He entered his favorite spot on his walk, a large clearing where the
wind and the outside world disappeared. He looked around the clearing and
spotted a lone figure seemingly asleep in the center of it. He began to stride
towards the figure when he saw the morning sun reflect off a patch of red.
'It was a Gryffindor! A Gryffindor out of bed and where they shouldn't
be,' He was positively giddy at the thought of all the house points he would
remove. The sun shifted a bit and to his horror the small patch of red which
he thought had been a Gryffindor shield began to spread until it covered the
figure's entire chest and face.
Severus stopped walking and stared in horror at the gruesome sight
before him. There was a slight breeze suddenly and the figure's long curly
hair blew off of her face.
Severus broke into a run towards the girl. When he reached her he
recognized student robes but could not identify the house from the bloody
mass they were. Quickly he muttered some charms to stop the bleeding that
seemed to be coming from everywhere. Severus swept the girl into his arms
and ran flat out for the infirmary.
*****
The few early rising students going towards breakfast were startled
out of their early morning sleepiness by the front doors swinging open and
slamming into the walls behind them as their potions master flew by
clutching a bloody figure and screeching for Poppy as he ran.
Rounding a corner Severus slammed straight into McGonagall.
"Well what are you in such a hurry..," She stopped dead as she
looked down to smooth her robes and saw the pitiful figure in his arms, robes
matted and twisted face covered with hair that stuck to the blood.
"Just get out of my way!" Severus yowled pitifully like a cornered
animal.
McGonagall jumped aside and followed the potion master's flight to the
infirmary.
"Poppy," no response "POPPY!" he bellowed as he ran through the hall
to the door of the infirmary. The small witch stuck her head out to berate
Severus for being so noisy.
"Oh my God," she cried as she saw the bundle in his arms and opened
the door further to allow Severus in. He placed the girl face down on a
stretcher because he hadn't dealt with her back.
"What happened?" Poppy asked, as she began stripping robes from the
limp form and stabilizing the wounds on her back.
"I don't know I was out for my walk and there she was in the middle of
the field in the forest. I stopped the bleeding as best I could and brought her
here."
Poppy turned over the girl to repair the cuts and bruises on her front
as she brushed the hair out of the girl's face to asses the damage there
McGonagall gave a loud howl.
"Oh my dear Lord!" came a cry from McGonagall as she recognized the girl. "Hermione what have thy done to you?"
Hehe I'm evil I'll post the next chapter soon though. Thanks to my very first reviewer me4draco06, is this soon enough for you? Normally chapters will take longer to post and will be a bit longer but I wanted to get to this part. Is there anybody out there willing to Beta my work because my grammar sucks. All I can do is run spell check. Well that's all for now but there will be more soon.
Never knock on death's door
Ring the doorbell
And run
He hates that