Suicide Solution.
Notes: this is a Severitus Challenge; go to his bio to find out the
'rules' for a Severitus Challenge piece.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything that is recognisably Harry potter-ish,
and the Severitus challenge-ness belongs to the writer Severitus
(userid=123967), any spells, curses hexes etc, unless stated otherwise, will
belong to the wondrous Saerry Snape (userid=74156) and her characters Lord and
Lady Hex.
Summary: A Severitus challenge, [Snape is Harry's father] Story begins
at 11.59pm on July 30th. It's the summer before Harry's 6th year, and Harry's
changing . . . (A Dark Harry fic)
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(Mini AN: Halloween was Sunday night, Harry gets expelled on Tuesday afternoon, Granger arrived on Wednesday afternoon, it's now Thursday the 4th (mid-morning))
Chapter 39
"Draco, Blaise. Come to my office at the end of classes today."
"Yes sir."
Severus strode away out of the great hall, his robes billowing out behind him. He left his two most prised students sitting silently at the Slytherin table and headed down to his office. Disabling the wards that protected them he stalked into the dark room pointed his wand at the grate and muttered the spell to light the fire. He threw a handful of dust at them and said coldly to them.
"Cleveland Manor. Lucius update."
A second later the blonde head of Lucius appeared in the fire.
"Morning Severus. Cercis is adapting well, he has already marked the mudblood Granger. Narcissa and I are going to begin his magical training later today."
"Marked?" Severus said – cutting off Lucius' report."
"Yes, he has created his own mark. It truly is a thing of beauty."
Severus nodded and Lucius continued his report. "That is all that has happened so far. He is set on destroying the muggles – the Dursley's but I said that he would have to speak to our lord first."
"Has Granger figured anything out yet?"
"About Cercis being a DE? No."
"No about Cercis being Harry. Fool!"
Lucius looked taken back and Severus smirked as he saw Lucius literally bite down on his tongue to stop his counter remark. Severus was after all – a higher-ranking Death Eater than Lucius, and sometimes Lucius forgot that.
"I don't think she has – but she should have. There have been many clues."
"She is not as smart under pressure as she is in the classroom it seems." Severus mused to himself.
Lucius was about to answer when he screamed. His head was pulled from the fire and Cercis' took its place.
"Hello father." He greeted him calmly.
"Cercis. It's good to see you again."
"You too. Were there any complications after yesterday's lesson?"
"None that could not be handled. After the class were dismissed, the Raven's went to Dumbledore and said that Granger had 'disappeared' during Potions. I was then asked to the office, where Weasley was waiting with Virginia. Dumbledore is suspecting nothing of Virginia and Weasley took the opportunity to shout at me about losing Granger."
Cercis smirked. "Pathetic. So no one suspects Draco or Blaise then?"
"No. At present her disappearance has been classed as an unknown act of wizardry. In other words the old twat doesn't have a clue."
"It seems old age is finally catching up to him."
"Indeed."
"Oh father before I forget. The Christmas holidays are soon; I want you, Draco and Blaise to join me here. It is important – at the next meeting I will ask our Lord if he will join us."
"Of course. I shall speak to you after it. Now put Lucius back on will you, and I'll see you soon. Good bye son."
"Bye father."
Cercis' head disappeared and Lucius' appeared again.
"Lucius, I want regular updates on his training understood, I will also be joining you for Christmas if not before – it seems it has been to long since you were last put under Cruticus if you still scream."
Lucius scowled at him, "If you must know, that twice today already Cercis has placed me under that curse. I screamed because I hit my head on the grate of the fire place."
"Why Lucius it is not like you to make excuses. Now excuse me I have a class to teach. Good bye Lucius."
"Goodbye Severus." Lucius' head vanished and Severus put out the fire and the room once again dwindled to darkness. He left the room put up the wards again and stalked down the corridor to his classroom, where 4th year Hufflepuff/Ravenclaw were waiting.
~S~
"Cercis" Lucius growled out as he approached the boy. Cercis stood his ground. "How dare you curse me again!" Lucius drew out his wand and aimed it at the long raven-haired boy – Cercis didn't even flinch. "Cruico!" the spell shot out of the blonde mans wand and headed towards Cercis who still didn't even move.
A second later there was an earth-shattering scream, but it was not from Cercis, nor Lucius.
It was Hermione.
For some reason she had moved in front of the attack and taken the curse herself. Lucius' spell was still upon her and she collapsed to the floor still screaming. Her voice echoed throughout the two men's ears and then it moved through the manor and for the first time ever in the history of the Malfoy family some of the families portraits felt the pain of the poor deluded girl that was still screaming now.
"Lucius!" Cercis hissed. "Stop this now!" he barked. Lucius paid him no mind to the boy's order; the scene that was taking place in front of him to enthralled him.
Blood was bubbling at Hermione's mouth as she continued to scream her lungs apart. Her nails were scratching across the floor and across her skin tearing her pale flesh apart and Cercis would never forget that day; when he saw the girl who once was his best friend; literally tear herself apart.
The floor of the Malfoy manor would forever remain stained with the dirty mudblood blood; it would forever have the distant echoes of the Granger girl's final moments; it would hold for eternally the pain that wrenched at the small part of Cercis Malus Snape that was still Harry James Potter.
Lucius finally raised his wand and the now redundant curse was lifted from Hermione Lucy Granger's still body.
"Lucius." Cercis began. He paused for a minute before continuing. "Lucius send her body back to Dumbledore with a note saying:
Professor this is Cercis Snape,
I regret to inform you that the very last part of Harry James Potter has just been destroyed. Please send my condolences to her family, she was never meant to die.
I will promise you however that the people who caused this will pay.
Send it now and if I ever find out that you step across my path again you will regret it."
Cercis turned away from the still body of Hermione and swept out of the room; quickly making his way up to the tallest tower to stare off into the distance so he could think.
"I'm sorry Hermione"
He whispered to the empty air that gently swirled around him.
"I am so sorry Hermione Lucy Granger"
~S~
AN: eek! I cant believe it took me a week to get this out!! I have an excuse [as always] but I hit a block, but now im am slowly beginning to push past it. Slowly but I am honest!!
Houses:
Slytherin: Cr1mS0n^D3v1L, Biblios, Rebecca, SlytherinAtHeart, SlytherinDamian, Terra4, Silver Malfoy Potter, Mortis-Exspectare-Tu, Daesereg, icedragon925, Prophetess of Hearts, Selua, Jewel claw lady of wind, rei, Ludrid ivy, Nation Eldiablo, Red, Necromancer. (18)
Ravenclaw: hphotshot3, Portia, Andromeda' s Kitty, (3)
Gryffindor: Savage Damsel, Gryffindor-ka, ResQgal, A-Brighter-Dawn, (4)
Hufflepuff: Pepper, (1)
Slytherin house is now closed, and me being my Slytherin me has decided to start the comp now even though Slytherin has a lead (Hey what can you do I am a Slytherin myself.) The questions will be on this fic as well as JKR's books. For every correct answer your house will receive 10 points for every incorrect answer your house will lose 5 points. If you are not mentioned in the house listings above then please add your house in a review. But remember that Slytherin house is CLOSED. Thank you.
1) How will Ron react to Hermione's death?
2) How will Virginia react to Hermione's death?
3) What will Cercis' Animagus form be? (Hint not a snake)
4) In PS what was the colour of the cloak that the man was wearing who hugged Vernon Dursley in the first chapter?
House Scores:
Slytherin: 225
Ravenclaw: 85
Hufflepuff: 0
Gryffindor: 60
Review replies:
Thanks to: ResQgal, Kemenran, SlytherinDamian, MarsMoonStar, FroBoy, SlytherinAtHeart, PMUnlikely, Henio, Biblios, Jackie, Daesereg, Cr1Ms0n^D3v1L, HPHotshot3, Rebecca, icedragon925, slimpun, shadowmage, Marishamarish, Luna Malfoy, tigerguy, Selua, Frisha, Dir En Grey, telly1, Andromeda' s kitty, A-Brighter-Dawn, darkangelfrmhell, Nameless thingamebob, snifflesaboutsnuffles, Prophetess of Hearts, Skillz, silverdragonofslytherin, Nation Eldiablo.
Chapter 40: Luna, ice-baby-bubbles, Nelum, Vaneguard, Coriel, Cr1Ms0n^D3v1L, Biblios.
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LS