Authors Note Please READ: This chapter will deal with the subject of rape,
nudity and extreme violence. If any of this disgusts you please do not
continue reading. You have been warned! This chapter like all other chapter
is subject to change.
No spamming or flaming please this is how I wanted the story to go.
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"HERMIONE!" Screamed out Lucius Malfoy and Severus Snape as a loud pop rang out through the great hall.
In a split second the once excited hall flew into a flurry of chaos, a few of the girls were screaming, many of the Slytherin house students were frantic. Hermione was one of their own now regardless of heritage.
The teachers were all looking helplessly at Albus Dumbledore; his eyes were no longer filled with a twinkle but with cold rage.
Narccissa and Remus came up behind Lucius and Severus; both of their faces were identical, grave and frightened.
Lucius was paler then usual and his hands were shaking, Severus's eyes were still on the spot that Hermione had been only moments ago.
"What the fuck happened?" demanded Narccissa.
Severus just looked at her, no one could tell but his hands were shaking inside of his robes. His eyes were clouded over with confusion.
"He took her." he whispered.
Remus cocked his head to the side. " But it was peter? Why.. Why would he do something like that? Hell I know he wasn't fond on Slytherin's but for God sakes!"
Suddenly it was like a flash of lightning has struck both Snape and Malfoy.
The turned to one another.
"You don't think?!.." The two of them whispered.
"STUDENTS! PLEASE RETURN TO YOUR HOUSES AT ONCE!" came Headmaster Dumbledore magically amplified voice from the stage. The four students watched him as he whispered something to professor Lacouse who was now standing next to him. Both of the teacher's faces were considerably aged with impending worry.
"Snape what the hell is going on?" came the very clipped voice of Sirius Black coming up behind Severus; James and Lily flanked him.
"Isn't it obvious!" Snarled Lucius to the trio of Griffendors. " Your bastard friend Pettigrue just kidnapped Hermione!"
"He wouldn't do that, I mean its Peter!" shrieked Lily, who had always had a soft spot for the chubby faced wimp. " This is just some stupid prank that that cow Granger cooked up to get more attention!"
"Shut it Lily!" Growled Black, the look on every ones face was astonished. Both Snapes and Lucius's eyes nearly fell from their heads. Black had just defended Granger?
Lily on the other hand was gapping like a fish out of water; Black had never spoken to her like that.
Black returned his attention to Severus. " Snape what just happened? Apart from the obvious" he stated casting a look to Lucius.
"I don't know," he said shaking his head. " I don't know."
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For the rest of the day the castle was turned upside down but there was not trace of Hermione Granger or her capture Peter Pettigrue. Both Severus Snape and Lucius Malfoy had been questioned by the headmaster and by Professor Lacouse who was frantic with worry for her young charge. The rest of the houses were told that if they had any information regarding this event they were to go to the headmaster.
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The sun had set on Hogwarts but still there was no sign of Hermione
"Dumbledore!" cried Professor Lacouse in the headmaster's office, her usually strong reserve broken down to a feeble state. The aged wizard came out from behind his desk and sat on the couch with the distressed head of Slytherin, gently rubbing her back as the old woman cried.
"Shhh... It will be all right" he soothed.
There was a knock on the door.
" Enter!" mumbled Dumbledore, his mind not on the person who entered the room.
"Albus?" came the thick accent of Professor Magonnigal.
" Yes Minvera? Any news?" he asked a glint of hope in his brilliant blue eyes.
" No headmaster. there is no sign of Miss Granger or Mr. Pettigrue." Her voice shook as she mentioned Peter.
"Very well Minerva." Came the soft reply of Albus.
" What do you think will happen to her?" asked Professor Lacouse.
Both Minerva and Albus exchanged looks.
" The unthinkable I'm afraid" cracked the old voice of the headmaster.
" I think it is best this way, she was a danger." Whispered Minerva to her self.
"What was that?" growled professor Lacouse. She had evidently heard what Minerva had said.
" I was only speaking the truth" defended Minerva.
"DO! You have any idea what is going to happen to that girl!" seethed Lacouse, leaving the comforting arms of Dumbledore and standing at her full height in front of Minerva who was considerably shorter then her.
" You don't scare me Lacouse so don't even try, I warned you long ago that I thought that this girl should be removed by one of us before some one else got her!" Snarled Minvera.
" That girl! Minvera! Is not only a human being which you clearly think that she is not but she is also in her own time a Flipping Gryffendor! You only dislike her because she is in my house!"
Minerva looked confused and turned to Dumbledore, he just nodded.
" Albus I think it is time you told me the whole story of what is going on here" she whispered. ~~~~~~~*****~~~~~~~
Severus Snape lay awake in his dark bedroom, gazing out at the cloudy steel moon. Many days had past since Hermione's disappearance, and it was now Christmas Eve. In his spider like fingers he held a small package wrapped in Slytherin house colors. IT was his gift to her, although they were no longer friends, he still wanted to give her something for Christmas. He didn't know why but he just did.
Now it seemed that he would never see her again. A sharp pain issued across his chest and heart.
"What's wrong with me?" he whispered to no one.
Tap! Tap! Tap!
He looked to his snow-encrusted window there was a large eagle owl rapping on it, looking clearly annoyed.
Climbing sullenly out of his covers he gasped as his long feet touched the cold stone of his room. He fled quickly to the window and left the now annoyed bird in.
The bird in a gust flew through the window dropped a large scroll in acid green ribbon on his desk and flew away with out a word.
Closing the window Snape moved to the desk and picked up the parchment. On it was the seal of 'Tom'.
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BANG BANG BANG!
"Lucius! GET UP!" roared Snape as he continued to assault the large wooden door to Lucius's room.
The door opened slowly to a very awake Malfoy.
" You got one too didn't you?" he inquired letting Snape in.
Snape went and sat in a large desk chair. Clutched tightly in his hand was the message from tom.
He read it allowed.
" The time had come my faithful followers, to join the legions of the righteous! On the first hour of the of the New Year I shall send for you and you will take in the glory of what we are to accomplish on to your very souls
-Do not disappoints me.
Tom."
" Looks like we will finally get what we've been waiting for." Smirked Severus.
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Christmas came and went. Lucius, Severus, Remus and Narccissa all received their gifts from Hermione. The castle magic had seen to it, but there was no joy in opening them. What joy was there if you couldn't share it with your friend?
Snape had refused to open the gift from Hermione in public and had retreated to his room to open the green and silver wrapping with a black ribbon on his gift.
He removed it carefully, not wanting to tear the last thing to remind him of the girl.
"Gods Hermione.." He breathed as he gazed at the book, and traced its faded letters. Usually he would have sneered at having such a beat up old book given to him but this was ancient text, and the only one of its kind to boot.
" Hermione how did you. By gods the author.Merlin's ghost.its his!" He rambled.
No one saw Snape for the rest of the day; his mind was totally engrossed in the writings of one of the greatest wizards of all time.
Merlin himself.
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Christmas came and went, and the searches continued. But all had given up hope.
She was gone. Even the great Dumbledore had conceited. The world was doomed, because he now had her.
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It was new years eve, only a moment till the New Year began. Only a moment before they 'collectors' would come for both Severus and Lucius. Both were in Snapes quarters pacing, waiting..
Three.
Two.
One..
The great hearth in Snapes room blazed with dark green flame and out stepped two huge wizards, each with a skull white porcelain mask on his face with the hood of there night black cloaks drawn up over there heads.
No words were spoken, only a nod from the tallest of the two wizards. Both Snape and Lucius dressed in identical garb with the absent mask took the hand of the wizards and stepped into the hearth. In a thunderclap they were gone.
The hearth lay smoking and in the smoke was a skull with a serpent protruding through its gapping mouth.
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With another thunderclap both Severus Snape and Lucius Malfoy hit soft earth with a thud. It took them a moment to steady themselves. Lucius longer then Severus.
Severus helped his friend up, his face a mask of white.
" Lucius.. Are you all right?" he questioned.
Lucius had yet to look up but dusted his robes off.
" Snape were are." his voice trailed off. " We?"
They were in a graveyard, a muggle graveyard. Surrounded by legions of masked and dark cloaked figures.
There was no sound only darkness and silence. The silence of death filled the thin cool air of the tombstone infested area.
Lucius took a step back.. What was going on?
" Welcome!" came a soft voice from behind the legions of masked figures. The sea of them parted down the center and a clearing was revealed. In the middle in plain sight was a tall dark robed figure. He wore no mask; no hood was drawn up over his features.
Both Snape and Lucius bowed before him; he was no older then thirty years of age.
" My lord" they whispered in unison.
"Rise!" the man commanded. They stood straight neither of their eyes leaving the man.
"Welcome Severus Snape and Lucius Malfoy! Welcome to the future!" He boomed his voice carried with out magic, there were surges of power around him. " You both have been most faithful in your time of trial. You should feel honored that you shall become one of my many followers on this! This great night! The night when I Lords Voldmort Shall Secure My Legacy!"
There were cheers from the crowd, both Lucius and Severus clapped but were slightly confused at his last remark.
"Come!" He roared motioning them to come forward. A hush fell over the crowd. All watched intently. Slowly unsure of what lay in there very near future, both Snape and Lucius stepped slowly towards him.
"TONIGHT!" Rang out Voldemort's voice. " Is a very special night, for three reasons. The first is that we welcome these two young men to our glorious ranks, Second! Its is the first hour of the New Year! The year that we shall make out presence known to the world!" His stopped and motioned one of the many death eaters to come forward.
A slightly short and chubby death eater came from the ranks.
"Now come forth and receive your mark, the mark of power and superiority over the muggle and wizard world!"
Both Snape and Lucius came closer to Voldemort; he sneered down at the both of them. Then looking at Snape he motioned him to come forward and kneel before him.
"Severus Snape!" His voice echoed out. " Do you solemnly swear to abide by the laws which I declare truth in the world. To serve and to strive for power and to be loyal to me and to your brethren!"
Snape looked up into Voldemort's human eyes. With out a second glance to anyone else he answered.
" I do!"
Voldemort bent down to Severus level, grabbed his left arm and pulled up the sleeve of his robe revealing soft milky white slightly sun depraved skin.
He drew his wand and touched just below shoulder and whispered an unknown incantation.
A black light came into view from his wand and surged into Severus's Skin.
Severus's eyes grew wide, his knee's began to shake and a scream heard only on one deathbed was issued. Pain like he had never felt before came smashing into his arm.
Voldemort released his arm and Snape fell to the ground in a shivering heap. Lucius went to his friend's aid, only to have Snape push him back. The pain was gone. His arm hurt like hell but he felt more powerful then he had in his entire life. The pain was worth it.
" Severus Snape rise and." Voldemort was interrupted by another death eater.
The death eater's voice quivered as he spoke. " Master she's throughing her self against the walls, she's trying to kill her self."
Immediately Snapes head turned to the death eater. The voice, something about the voice was nagging him, biting at him. Like a rat.
" Lucius it appears you will have to wait. Bring out our honored guest then, since she's so anxious to bring about her end!" commanded Voldmort; he had a glint of an emotion that Snape was unable to place.
He didn't have time to think on it because in a moment the chubby death eater was gone and had returned holding a thick chain in one hand.
Lucius gasped and Snape felt his heart drop.
Attached to the chain by a steel metal collar, covered in blood and grit, hair matted and wild around her, with out a scrap of clothing covering her dirt encrusted body and hands bound behind her was.
"Hermione." whispered Lucius.
It was Hermione Granger, her eyes were red or appeared red in the dark of the night, her skin was bleeding in scattered places, she was on her heals trying to fight the chubby death eater as he dragged her to the middle of the circle.
"LET ME GO YOU SON OF A BITCH!" she roared, fear was apparent in her deserted voice. With a quick change she stopped struggling and threw her naked body at the death eater trying desperately to break free of her binds.
"Wormtail would you kindly get control of her!" hissed Voldemort.
The death eater who had been fighting for his life known as worm tail threw a punch at Hermione, hitting her in the side of the head. There was a sick sound of flesh compacting and the lifeless form of Hermione
Granger slid to the dirt and bond laden ground of the cemetery.
Had any one been watching the two new comers to the collective they would have seen that Lucius Malfoy knuckles were white with rage and that both he and Severus Snape had there wands out and at the ready.
What ever they had been expecting it was not this. Lucius cast a frantic glance at Severus whose eyes were looking wildly around him for some explanation. This just couldn't be right he told him self over and over.
"Bring her before me!" roared Voldemort.
Picking up the lifeless form of Hermione, Wormtail deposited her on the soft earth before the dark lord, she moan slightly confirming that she was not dead.
" Welcome back little bitch!" his Voldemort. Hermione's eyes opened at the sound of his all too familiar voice the voice that had haunted her for almost a year. She began to try to scramble back wards but strong hands from behind her held her down.
" You could have made it so much easier on your self" he continued. " Submission they say is often easier and FAR more pleasant then brute force they say!"
"Severus what's going on?" whispered Lucius, just soft enough that no one else could hear.
" I don't know!" choked Snape.
Voldmort turned to the both of them and then sneered at Hermione.
" Take a good look my little hore, even you so called friends are under my power!" he motioned a hand towards Severus and Lucius. " They on my command watched over you, so that I could take you when the time was right!"
Tears began to steam down Heroines face, she should have known. Once a Slytherin Always a Slytherin.
" You bastards!" both Snape and Lucius flinched, there eyes pleading with her, trying to tell her that it wasn't true.
" You cowardly bastards! All of you! I should have left you to your own fate!" she screamed, but was cut short by a vile grin from Voldemort.
She began to scream again, trying with all of her might to stop what was coming next.
" My loyal followers, I give you the source of my legacy! She alone shall carry and bare the vessel of my immortality!" roared Voldemort, cheers rang out.
Both Snape and Lucius screamed out no, but their cry was not heard amongst the cheers and hoots.
Voldemort once again turned to Hermione and nodded to Wormtail who held her fast.
"NOOOO!" she screamed as two other death eaters on Voldemort command force her naked body open to him.
With a quick swish of a cloak, Voldemort's robes fell open before her. Though he had yet to become the mangled snake like being that she had seen before she had never been so scared in her life.
"Snape we have to do something" cried Lucius as he watched Voldemort run a hand down the side of Heroines body, he lifted his hand and touched the mark on her shoulder. It surged red, and began to bleed.
Hermione began to whither in pain and was screaming.
Snape stood stone still. His face white with shock. What should I do? He questioned himself. This is what I wanted.
"Snape we have to do something!" cried Lucius again.
Snape stood stone still. His fists shaking as Voldemort moved closer to Hermione.
Her screams echoed out into the air.
"SEVERUS!" She screamed! As Voldemort positioned his naked body between her own. " LUCIUS! PLEASE!"
*Save her you poor excuse for a human being* came a gruff voice in his mind, like nothing he had ever head before commanded, it bit into him like a rabid dog.
"HELP ME PLEASE!" she screamed in fanatic abandon. With a smash of a fist from Voldemort Hermione fell uncurious to ground her head lolling back and forth.
Then it happened. Like a snap of a great oak, anger and fury rushed through Severus Snape, like a wave of great flame it bounded over him. He felt a surge of a different power a different demand a different drive. It was like nothing he had ever felt before.
" Don't you touch her you vile serpent!" he growled.
" INFLAMENDA IMPERASTARTIA!" roared Snape as his wand cut through the air like a whistling whip.
A great acid green ball of flame rushed forward and smashed into the body of Voldemort, tossing him twenty feet away.
" LUCIUS GET HERMIONE OUT OF HERE!" Roared Snape like a great general.
Lucius needed no second bidding as curses were flung at the two of them. Sails of green, red and yellow flew through the air. The colors of the unforgivable's. Running like he had never run before Lucius fell beside Hermione and torched her arm, with quick through he apparated...
Snape sighed a sigh of relief as the two forms disappeared, he quickly forgot them as black forms rushed towards him, followed closely by Voldmort who was covered in his own blood.
Snape whispered touching his shoulder " Gods what have I done" and in a flash was gone.
No spamming or flaming please this is how I wanted the story to go.
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"HERMIONE!" Screamed out Lucius Malfoy and Severus Snape as a loud pop rang out through the great hall.
In a split second the once excited hall flew into a flurry of chaos, a few of the girls were screaming, many of the Slytherin house students were frantic. Hermione was one of their own now regardless of heritage.
The teachers were all looking helplessly at Albus Dumbledore; his eyes were no longer filled with a twinkle but with cold rage.
Narccissa and Remus came up behind Lucius and Severus; both of their faces were identical, grave and frightened.
Lucius was paler then usual and his hands were shaking, Severus's eyes were still on the spot that Hermione had been only moments ago.
"What the fuck happened?" demanded Narccissa.
Severus just looked at her, no one could tell but his hands were shaking inside of his robes. His eyes were clouded over with confusion.
"He took her." he whispered.
Remus cocked his head to the side. " But it was peter? Why.. Why would he do something like that? Hell I know he wasn't fond on Slytherin's but for God sakes!"
Suddenly it was like a flash of lightning has struck both Snape and Malfoy.
The turned to one another.
"You don't think?!.." The two of them whispered.
"STUDENTS! PLEASE RETURN TO YOUR HOUSES AT ONCE!" came Headmaster Dumbledore magically amplified voice from the stage. The four students watched him as he whispered something to professor Lacouse who was now standing next to him. Both of the teacher's faces were considerably aged with impending worry.
"Snape what the hell is going on?" came the very clipped voice of Sirius Black coming up behind Severus; James and Lily flanked him.
"Isn't it obvious!" Snarled Lucius to the trio of Griffendors. " Your bastard friend Pettigrue just kidnapped Hermione!"
"He wouldn't do that, I mean its Peter!" shrieked Lily, who had always had a soft spot for the chubby faced wimp. " This is just some stupid prank that that cow Granger cooked up to get more attention!"
"Shut it Lily!" Growled Black, the look on every ones face was astonished. Both Snapes and Lucius's eyes nearly fell from their heads. Black had just defended Granger?
Lily on the other hand was gapping like a fish out of water; Black had never spoken to her like that.
Black returned his attention to Severus. " Snape what just happened? Apart from the obvious" he stated casting a look to Lucius.
"I don't know," he said shaking his head. " I don't know."
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For the rest of the day the castle was turned upside down but there was not trace of Hermione Granger or her capture Peter Pettigrue. Both Severus Snape and Lucius Malfoy had been questioned by the headmaster and by Professor Lacouse who was frantic with worry for her young charge. The rest of the houses were told that if they had any information regarding this event they were to go to the headmaster.
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The sun had set on Hogwarts but still there was no sign of Hermione
"Dumbledore!" cried Professor Lacouse in the headmaster's office, her usually strong reserve broken down to a feeble state. The aged wizard came out from behind his desk and sat on the couch with the distressed head of Slytherin, gently rubbing her back as the old woman cried.
"Shhh... It will be all right" he soothed.
There was a knock on the door.
" Enter!" mumbled Dumbledore, his mind not on the person who entered the room.
"Albus?" came the thick accent of Professor Magonnigal.
" Yes Minvera? Any news?" he asked a glint of hope in his brilliant blue eyes.
" No headmaster. there is no sign of Miss Granger or Mr. Pettigrue." Her voice shook as she mentioned Peter.
"Very well Minerva." Came the soft reply of Albus.
" What do you think will happen to her?" asked Professor Lacouse.
Both Minerva and Albus exchanged looks.
" The unthinkable I'm afraid" cracked the old voice of the headmaster.
" I think it is best this way, she was a danger." Whispered Minerva to her self.
"What was that?" growled professor Lacouse. She had evidently heard what Minerva had said.
" I was only speaking the truth" defended Minerva.
"DO! You have any idea what is going to happen to that girl!" seethed Lacouse, leaving the comforting arms of Dumbledore and standing at her full height in front of Minerva who was considerably shorter then her.
" You don't scare me Lacouse so don't even try, I warned you long ago that I thought that this girl should be removed by one of us before some one else got her!" Snarled Minvera.
" That girl! Minvera! Is not only a human being which you clearly think that she is not but she is also in her own time a Flipping Gryffendor! You only dislike her because she is in my house!"
Minerva looked confused and turned to Dumbledore, he just nodded.
" Albus I think it is time you told me the whole story of what is going on here" she whispered. ~~~~~~~*****~~~~~~~
Severus Snape lay awake in his dark bedroom, gazing out at the cloudy steel moon. Many days had past since Hermione's disappearance, and it was now Christmas Eve. In his spider like fingers he held a small package wrapped in Slytherin house colors. IT was his gift to her, although they were no longer friends, he still wanted to give her something for Christmas. He didn't know why but he just did.
Now it seemed that he would never see her again. A sharp pain issued across his chest and heart.
"What's wrong with me?" he whispered to no one.
Tap! Tap! Tap!
He looked to his snow-encrusted window there was a large eagle owl rapping on it, looking clearly annoyed.
Climbing sullenly out of his covers he gasped as his long feet touched the cold stone of his room. He fled quickly to the window and left the now annoyed bird in.
The bird in a gust flew through the window dropped a large scroll in acid green ribbon on his desk and flew away with out a word.
Closing the window Snape moved to the desk and picked up the parchment. On it was the seal of 'Tom'.
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BANG BANG BANG!
"Lucius! GET UP!" roared Snape as he continued to assault the large wooden door to Lucius's room.
The door opened slowly to a very awake Malfoy.
" You got one too didn't you?" he inquired letting Snape in.
Snape went and sat in a large desk chair. Clutched tightly in his hand was the message from tom.
He read it allowed.
" The time had come my faithful followers, to join the legions of the righteous! On the first hour of the of the New Year I shall send for you and you will take in the glory of what we are to accomplish on to your very souls
-Do not disappoints me.
Tom."
" Looks like we will finally get what we've been waiting for." Smirked Severus.
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Christmas came and went. Lucius, Severus, Remus and Narccissa all received their gifts from Hermione. The castle magic had seen to it, but there was no joy in opening them. What joy was there if you couldn't share it with your friend?
Snape had refused to open the gift from Hermione in public and had retreated to his room to open the green and silver wrapping with a black ribbon on his gift.
He removed it carefully, not wanting to tear the last thing to remind him of the girl.
"Gods Hermione.." He breathed as he gazed at the book, and traced its faded letters. Usually he would have sneered at having such a beat up old book given to him but this was ancient text, and the only one of its kind to boot.
" Hermione how did you. By gods the author.Merlin's ghost.its his!" He rambled.
No one saw Snape for the rest of the day; his mind was totally engrossed in the writings of one of the greatest wizards of all time.
Merlin himself.
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Christmas came and went, and the searches continued. But all had given up hope.
She was gone. Even the great Dumbledore had conceited. The world was doomed, because he now had her.
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It was new years eve, only a moment till the New Year began. Only a moment before they 'collectors' would come for both Severus and Lucius. Both were in Snapes quarters pacing, waiting..
Three.
Two.
One..
The great hearth in Snapes room blazed with dark green flame and out stepped two huge wizards, each with a skull white porcelain mask on his face with the hood of there night black cloaks drawn up over there heads.
No words were spoken, only a nod from the tallest of the two wizards. Both Snape and Lucius dressed in identical garb with the absent mask took the hand of the wizards and stepped into the hearth. In a thunderclap they were gone.
The hearth lay smoking and in the smoke was a skull with a serpent protruding through its gapping mouth.
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With another thunderclap both Severus Snape and Lucius Malfoy hit soft earth with a thud. It took them a moment to steady themselves. Lucius longer then Severus.
Severus helped his friend up, his face a mask of white.
" Lucius.. Are you all right?" he questioned.
Lucius had yet to look up but dusted his robes off.
" Snape were are." his voice trailed off. " We?"
They were in a graveyard, a muggle graveyard. Surrounded by legions of masked and dark cloaked figures.
There was no sound only darkness and silence. The silence of death filled the thin cool air of the tombstone infested area.
Lucius took a step back.. What was going on?
" Welcome!" came a soft voice from behind the legions of masked figures. The sea of them parted down the center and a clearing was revealed. In the middle in plain sight was a tall dark robed figure. He wore no mask; no hood was drawn up over his features.
Both Snape and Lucius bowed before him; he was no older then thirty years of age.
" My lord" they whispered in unison.
"Rise!" the man commanded. They stood straight neither of their eyes leaving the man.
"Welcome Severus Snape and Lucius Malfoy! Welcome to the future!" He boomed his voice carried with out magic, there were surges of power around him. " You both have been most faithful in your time of trial. You should feel honored that you shall become one of my many followers on this! This great night! The night when I Lords Voldmort Shall Secure My Legacy!"
There were cheers from the crowd, both Lucius and Severus clapped but were slightly confused at his last remark.
"Come!" He roared motioning them to come forward. A hush fell over the crowd. All watched intently. Slowly unsure of what lay in there very near future, both Snape and Lucius stepped slowly towards him.
"TONIGHT!" Rang out Voldemort's voice. " Is a very special night, for three reasons. The first is that we welcome these two young men to our glorious ranks, Second! Its is the first hour of the New Year! The year that we shall make out presence known to the world!" His stopped and motioned one of the many death eaters to come forward.
A slightly short and chubby death eater came from the ranks.
"Now come forth and receive your mark, the mark of power and superiority over the muggle and wizard world!"
Both Snape and Lucius came closer to Voldemort; he sneered down at the both of them. Then looking at Snape he motioned him to come forward and kneel before him.
"Severus Snape!" His voice echoed out. " Do you solemnly swear to abide by the laws which I declare truth in the world. To serve and to strive for power and to be loyal to me and to your brethren!"
Snape looked up into Voldemort's human eyes. With out a second glance to anyone else he answered.
" I do!"
Voldemort bent down to Severus level, grabbed his left arm and pulled up the sleeve of his robe revealing soft milky white slightly sun depraved skin.
He drew his wand and touched just below shoulder and whispered an unknown incantation.
A black light came into view from his wand and surged into Severus's Skin.
Severus's eyes grew wide, his knee's began to shake and a scream heard only on one deathbed was issued. Pain like he had never felt before came smashing into his arm.
Voldemort released his arm and Snape fell to the ground in a shivering heap. Lucius went to his friend's aid, only to have Snape push him back. The pain was gone. His arm hurt like hell but he felt more powerful then he had in his entire life. The pain was worth it.
" Severus Snape rise and." Voldemort was interrupted by another death eater.
The death eater's voice quivered as he spoke. " Master she's throughing her self against the walls, she's trying to kill her self."
Immediately Snapes head turned to the death eater. The voice, something about the voice was nagging him, biting at him. Like a rat.
" Lucius it appears you will have to wait. Bring out our honored guest then, since she's so anxious to bring about her end!" commanded Voldmort; he had a glint of an emotion that Snape was unable to place.
He didn't have time to think on it because in a moment the chubby death eater was gone and had returned holding a thick chain in one hand.
Lucius gasped and Snape felt his heart drop.
Attached to the chain by a steel metal collar, covered in blood and grit, hair matted and wild around her, with out a scrap of clothing covering her dirt encrusted body and hands bound behind her was.
"Hermione." whispered Lucius.
It was Hermione Granger, her eyes were red or appeared red in the dark of the night, her skin was bleeding in scattered places, she was on her heals trying to fight the chubby death eater as he dragged her to the middle of the circle.
"LET ME GO YOU SON OF A BITCH!" she roared, fear was apparent in her deserted voice. With a quick change she stopped struggling and threw her naked body at the death eater trying desperately to break free of her binds.
"Wormtail would you kindly get control of her!" hissed Voldemort.
The death eater who had been fighting for his life known as worm tail threw a punch at Hermione, hitting her in the side of the head. There was a sick sound of flesh compacting and the lifeless form of Hermione
Granger slid to the dirt and bond laden ground of the cemetery.
Had any one been watching the two new comers to the collective they would have seen that Lucius Malfoy knuckles were white with rage and that both he and Severus Snape had there wands out and at the ready.
What ever they had been expecting it was not this. Lucius cast a frantic glance at Severus whose eyes were looking wildly around him for some explanation. This just couldn't be right he told him self over and over.
"Bring her before me!" roared Voldemort.
Picking up the lifeless form of Hermione, Wormtail deposited her on the soft earth before the dark lord, she moan slightly confirming that she was not dead.
" Welcome back little bitch!" his Voldemort. Hermione's eyes opened at the sound of his all too familiar voice the voice that had haunted her for almost a year. She began to try to scramble back wards but strong hands from behind her held her down.
" You could have made it so much easier on your self" he continued. " Submission they say is often easier and FAR more pleasant then brute force they say!"
"Severus what's going on?" whispered Lucius, just soft enough that no one else could hear.
" I don't know!" choked Snape.
Voldmort turned to the both of them and then sneered at Hermione.
" Take a good look my little hore, even you so called friends are under my power!" he motioned a hand towards Severus and Lucius. " They on my command watched over you, so that I could take you when the time was right!"
Tears began to steam down Heroines face, she should have known. Once a Slytherin Always a Slytherin.
" You bastards!" both Snape and Lucius flinched, there eyes pleading with her, trying to tell her that it wasn't true.
" You cowardly bastards! All of you! I should have left you to your own fate!" she screamed, but was cut short by a vile grin from Voldemort.
She began to scream again, trying with all of her might to stop what was coming next.
" My loyal followers, I give you the source of my legacy! She alone shall carry and bare the vessel of my immortality!" roared Voldemort, cheers rang out.
Both Snape and Lucius screamed out no, but their cry was not heard amongst the cheers and hoots.
Voldemort once again turned to Hermione and nodded to Wormtail who held her fast.
"NOOOO!" she screamed as two other death eaters on Voldemort command force her naked body open to him.
With a quick swish of a cloak, Voldemort's robes fell open before her. Though he had yet to become the mangled snake like being that she had seen before she had never been so scared in her life.
"Snape we have to do something" cried Lucius as he watched Voldemort run a hand down the side of Heroines body, he lifted his hand and touched the mark on her shoulder. It surged red, and began to bleed.
Hermione began to whither in pain and was screaming.
Snape stood stone still. His face white with shock. What should I do? He questioned himself. This is what I wanted.
"Snape we have to do something!" cried Lucius again.
Snape stood stone still. His fists shaking as Voldemort moved closer to Hermione.
Her screams echoed out into the air.
"SEVERUS!" She screamed! As Voldemort positioned his naked body between her own. " LUCIUS! PLEASE!"
*Save her you poor excuse for a human being* came a gruff voice in his mind, like nothing he had ever head before commanded, it bit into him like a rabid dog.
"HELP ME PLEASE!" she screamed in fanatic abandon. With a smash of a fist from Voldemort Hermione fell uncurious to ground her head lolling back and forth.
Then it happened. Like a snap of a great oak, anger and fury rushed through Severus Snape, like a wave of great flame it bounded over him. He felt a surge of a different power a different demand a different drive. It was like nothing he had ever felt before.
" Don't you touch her you vile serpent!" he growled.
" INFLAMENDA IMPERASTARTIA!" roared Snape as his wand cut through the air like a whistling whip.
A great acid green ball of flame rushed forward and smashed into the body of Voldemort, tossing him twenty feet away.
" LUCIUS GET HERMIONE OUT OF HERE!" Roared Snape like a great general.
Lucius needed no second bidding as curses were flung at the two of them. Sails of green, red and yellow flew through the air. The colors of the unforgivable's. Running like he had never run before Lucius fell beside Hermione and torched her arm, with quick through he apparated...
Snape sighed a sigh of relief as the two forms disappeared, he quickly forgot them as black forms rushed towards him, followed closely by Voldmort who was covered in his own blood.
Snape whispered touching his shoulder " Gods what have I done" and in a flash was gone.