AN: Glad to see you back Purple! It's good to know you like this story better. Happy reading! For this story I'm just going to pretend that book 6 isn't out because I started writing it before it came out.
Ron looked around the cave and sat down. "Shit, it is taking for ever for them to get here," Ron said looking at Harry.
Harry looked at his watch and looked up at Ron. "Ron it's only been 5 minutes," Harry said smiling. "You're just being impatient. Don't worry, he'll be here," Harry said looking up at the ceiling wondering what was happening.
Draco watched Hermione seeing the life being drained out of her. "Hey guys I don't think she is going to last much longer," he said looking at Harry.
Harry looked over at Draco and then at Hermione. She was starting to turn a bluish color. "Is she cold?" Harry asked moving towards them. She was already wearing his shirt but Ron and Draco were still wearing there's.
Draco felt her hand, "Very cold," he said while taking off his shirt and wrapping Hermione in them. "Weasel, give me your shirt," he said holding out his hand watching as Ron took his off. They laid the shirts on top of Harry's.
It had been a few minutes since they had done this when someone came crashing through the roof of the cave. There was a loud thump and when they looked over at the person lying on the ground they saw that he had 3 wands in his hands. Harry had the best look of the persons face from where he was sitting.
"Snape?" Harry said looking at the person who was now trying to stand up.
"Of course it's me. What were you 4 thinking? You could have been killed," Snape said walking towards Hermione's lifeless form. "What happened to her," Snape said crouching next to her.
"Is it just you coming or did you tell other people?" Ron said walking closer to them.
"Of course I told other people you ingrate. Now tell me what happened to her?" He said touching Hermione's face.
"It was when we feel through the trap door. She hit her head on a rock sir," Draco said pointing at a rock that had blood on it.
Snape handed Draco and Harry there wands. "Repeat after me. I'll need all the help I can get on this one," he said looking at them in turn. He looked down at Hermione and then started to chant with Harry and Draco repeating every word. After a few minutes of this the bleeding stopped but Hermione still didn't wake. "She'll be alright for now. We just have to give it time. Now I'm sure Voldemort knows I'm here by now so lets not waste anytime," he said lifting Hermione over his shoulders and using his wand to blast a hole in the ceiling.
"Wait a bloody minute, where's my wand?" Ron said looking at Snape expectedly.
"I didn't see your wand. I only found those two. You will just have to follow close to us Weasley," Snape said. "Now repeat this spell after me. Its one you can do without your wand Weasley so stop your blubbering. Insilio," said Snape as his whole body seemed to jump. He landed on the ground above the hole. He waited as Ron and Draco did the same and then realized that Harry was going to have trouble doing anything with a broken leg. "Hold her," he said handing Hermione to Draco. He reached down his hand for Harry to grab. He did. "Hold on tight," Snape said pulling him up with all his might.
"All right sit for a minute," he said pulling out his wand. He said a quick spell and mended Harry's leg. "Is that better?" He asked scowling at Harry.
"Yes, thanks," Harry said touching his leg as he watched Snape take Hermione back from Draco.
"Where are you shirts?" Snape asked just now noticing that they were naked from the waist up.
"Hermione is wearing them," Draco said pointing to her. He noticed that she was starting to wake up. "Snape she's waking up," Draco said smiling.
Hermione's eyes flickered as she started to come around. "Where….. Where am I? What's going on?" She said kicking her foot. She managed to hit Snape right in the groan who sat Hermione on the floor and then sat in pain.
"What the hell was that for?" Snape said in a high pitched voice looking over at Hermione with a pained look on his face.
"Sorry I thought you were a death eater. What happened? My head hurts, it feels like it is about to explode," she said as Draco came over and gave her a hug and a kiss.
"You cracked your head open on a rock. Snape fixed it," Harry said smiling at Hermione.
Hermione looked over at Snape. "Thanks and sorry about kicking you," Hermione said looking around the hall. "We better get going. Does anyone know where our wands are?" Hermione asked looking at Snape.
"I only found Harry's and Draco's. My guess is that Goyle has them," Snape said standing and walking towards them. "Can you walk?" He asked Hermione touching her shoulder.
"Yes I think I can," she said walking over to the staircase and going up them as Ron and Draco followed close behind her. Harry and Snape were a little ways behind them.
"Thanks for coming. But don't think this means I trust you," Harry said giving a sly smile to Snape who in turn gave a rare smile back.
"Never thought you did," he said walking behind Harry up the stairs. He wasn't surprised to see Draco and Hermione tied up and Ron giving a good fight to get away from someone.