Just when Hermione was about to say something, Severus heard someone knock
on the door.
Hermione looked at Severus, who wondered who would come and visit him in such a later hour.
Hermione stood up wordlessly and went quickly to the first room she found and locked the door behind her.
Severus was about to call her back, when Lucius Malfoy unceremoniously stormed in. Severus thanked mentally all the gods he knew for giving Hermione such a brilliant mind.
"- Lucius, what are you doing here? How did you get in?"
"- Always a pleasure to meet you too, Severus."
Severus smirked at the blond man in front of him. Lucius waved impatiently his hand.
"- Severus, Severus, Severus. . . You are never going to change, aren't you? Always the same. . . Always searching for answers. . . "
Lucius small talk always bought Severus a headache. He had a cold voice, which drawled every sentence he said. Severus smirked again. Not many people knew that Malfoy senior used to stutter. Like his son.
*°*°*°*°*°*°*°*°*°
While Severus was half listening to Lucius Malfoy's chatter, Hermione was trapped in a room.
~ Great! Fantastic! The first time I go out for almost a week and now I'm forced to stay in another room. ~
Hermione looked around. Then she smiled the best Colgate smile ever. She was in a room filled with weapons.
Severus Snape had an impressing collection of swords, blades and axes. He also had some muggle guns, which surprised Hermione.
~ And I thought I would be bored.. ~
*°*°*°*°*°*°*°*°*°*°*°*
Meanwhile, Severus was slightly wondering about Hermione doings in his weapon room. He hadn't listened to Lucius for over a half an hour now.
"-. . . so, now I am the new Defence against the Dark Art teacher."
Severus head jerked up when he heard the last part of Lucius's sentence.
If Severus would have been anyone else, he would have yelled something along the lines of 'oh my god, how can it be?' 'No, this can't be true' and/or swear the longest curse he knew. But since he was Severus Snape, he just arched his eyebrow.
Lucius cleared his throat and repeated a little bit louder:
"- Severus, I am the new DEFENCE AGAINST THE DARK ART TEATCHER. . . "
"- Yes, I understood that by the first time you said it, thank you very much."
*°*°*°*°*°*°*°*
Hermione hadn't seen the time flowing by. She was touching, observing and trying every sword she saw. She swigged sometimes an axe in a very Buffy- like manner. She could have stayed in that room forever.
Suddenly a very angry looking Severus Snape entered the room.
"- Little stuttering cretin. . . It's only because he's licking Fudge's arse that he."
Severus stopped dead when he was almost impaled by a sword. Hermione hadn't paid enough attention because she was carried away in her own little fantasy world.
"- Oh my goodness, I'm so sorry professor. I didn't mean to attempt murder you. "
Severus was royally pissed off. He needed something to punch, to cut or to shout at. Hermione was the perfect opportunity.
Hermione was preparing herself mentally to get her head ripped off.
But no shout or angry hiss came. Severus was looking around the room and suddenly took an elegant looking sword from the wall. He positioned himself just in front of Hermione and smirked.
"- En garde."
Hermione looked at Severus, who wondered who would come and visit him in such a later hour.
Hermione stood up wordlessly and went quickly to the first room she found and locked the door behind her.
Severus was about to call her back, when Lucius Malfoy unceremoniously stormed in. Severus thanked mentally all the gods he knew for giving Hermione such a brilliant mind.
"- Lucius, what are you doing here? How did you get in?"
"- Always a pleasure to meet you too, Severus."
Severus smirked at the blond man in front of him. Lucius waved impatiently his hand.
"- Severus, Severus, Severus. . . You are never going to change, aren't you? Always the same. . . Always searching for answers. . . "
Lucius small talk always bought Severus a headache. He had a cold voice, which drawled every sentence he said. Severus smirked again. Not many people knew that Malfoy senior used to stutter. Like his son.
*°*°*°*°*°*°*°*°*°
While Severus was half listening to Lucius Malfoy's chatter, Hermione was trapped in a room.
~ Great! Fantastic! The first time I go out for almost a week and now I'm forced to stay in another room. ~
Hermione looked around. Then she smiled the best Colgate smile ever. She was in a room filled with weapons.
Severus Snape had an impressing collection of swords, blades and axes. He also had some muggle guns, which surprised Hermione.
~ And I thought I would be bored.. ~
*°*°*°*°*°*°*°*°*°*°*°*
Meanwhile, Severus was slightly wondering about Hermione doings in his weapon room. He hadn't listened to Lucius for over a half an hour now.
"-. . . so, now I am the new Defence against the Dark Art teacher."
Severus head jerked up when he heard the last part of Lucius's sentence.
If Severus would have been anyone else, he would have yelled something along the lines of 'oh my god, how can it be?' 'No, this can't be true' and/or swear the longest curse he knew. But since he was Severus Snape, he just arched his eyebrow.
Lucius cleared his throat and repeated a little bit louder:
"- Severus, I am the new DEFENCE AGAINST THE DARK ART TEATCHER. . . "
"- Yes, I understood that by the first time you said it, thank you very much."
*°*°*°*°*°*°*°*
Hermione hadn't seen the time flowing by. She was touching, observing and trying every sword she saw. She swigged sometimes an axe in a very Buffy- like manner. She could have stayed in that room forever.
Suddenly a very angry looking Severus Snape entered the room.
"- Little stuttering cretin. . . It's only because he's licking Fudge's arse that he."
Severus stopped dead when he was almost impaled by a sword. Hermione hadn't paid enough attention because she was carried away in her own little fantasy world.
"- Oh my goodness, I'm so sorry professor. I didn't mean to attempt murder you. "
Severus was royally pissed off. He needed something to punch, to cut or to shout at. Hermione was the perfect opportunity.
Hermione was preparing herself mentally to get her head ripped off.
But no shout or angry hiss came. Severus was looking around the room and suddenly took an elegant looking sword from the wall. He positioned himself just in front of Hermione and smirked.
"- En garde."