Lupin's Little Dark One

A/N: Now, I bet you're all thinking I'm crazy, well you're right.

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"No Severus, you're my professor, and I have a boyfriend who understands me."

"Kieran please," Snape began.

"Severus, Kieran, please, accompany me to my office." Dumbledore said, leading them out of the library, the pile of books discarded.

Chapter Nineteen: Confession and Desperation

The three went up to the office of the headmaster, Kieran sniffling the whole time. Snape wanted so badly to comfort her, tell her that he would take them blame, after all, he initiated the first kiss. Kieran was more afraid some one would find out than she was about any punishment. Dumbledore was trying to figure out what to do about the whole situation, it had never happened before. Dumbledore sat in his chair and motioned for the other two to sit. Kieran sat obediently, whimpering. Snape paced about the room a bit and then just simply sat next to Kieran, taking her hand.

"Albus, I take full responsibility. I initiated the first signs of affection. I should have realized she was just a girl and controlled myself." Snape said quickly. "Don't punish Kieran, I've caused her enough harm."

"Severus, I'm afraid this is much more serious than a simple act of affection. You have feelings for her, and she you, and not to mention Voldemort is after her, making your position as a spy even more dangerous, and hers as a target would be even more so if Voldemort wished to wreak revenge on you. Not to mention her father, your co-worker, that is your age, who has become overly sensitive about the care of his child. Then there is the matter of Ron Weasley. He deeply cares for her, and I do not doubt he would jump in front of a killing curse for her at this point and time. Then there is the extremely unstable condition of Kieran's self mutilations. In either choice, she could experience some kind of pain that could send her over the edge into a suicidal fit. There is also her ability. I'm afraid that if Voldemort discovered how, he could read her and Harry's minds, and if this relationship were to pursue, and you two to come in contact and her receive data meant only for you, and Voldemort saw it, it could endanger you both."Dumbledore's voice had lost any spark or happiness it had usually possessed. "I'm afraid that I'm going to either have to fire you, or expel her."

"Then fire me Albus." Severus said.

"No, please, Headmaster, expel me, Severus shouldn't lose his job. He's one of the most wonderful professors I've ever had, without the personal effects of the relationship. I'm already licensed to do magic, I'll just buy course books and home study." Kieran said. Severus squeezed her hand.

"Very well then, Miss Lupin. You're expelled. But I think it best if we come up with another reason than this. We will say you attacked Professor Snape instead." Dumbledore said grimly. Kieran sobbed and nodded. "Go and pack you things, you'll leave in the morning." Kieran nodded and left the office and went upstairs, sobbing. She reached the portrait hole in entered. Ron ran immediately to her side.

"Kieran, what's wrong?" he asked.

"I've been expelled." Kieran whispered.

"WHAT?" Ron screamed. Kieran flinched. The room grew silent.

"Headmaster Dumbledore expelled me. For attacking Professor Snape." Kieran admitted quietly.

"Certainly you're joking." Hermione said. "He wouldn't just expel a student that's usually at the top of the class for attacking a teacher. Otherwise Harry, Ron, and I would be long gone. I've attacked Snape before, as has Harry." Kieran glumly went up the stairs and started packing her things. Ron, desperate for answers, followed her. She was mumbling to herself, and Ron eavesdropped.

"I can't believe I ever thought I could have liked him. Ron's right, he is just a big old greasy git. What were you thinking Kieran Marie? Trusting a death eater, mad man that helped kill you parents." Kieran was choking on her words. "You wanted sex you filthy whore. Because he was older, you knew he'd give to you. Bleed... you deserve it, nasty." Ron opened the door at this, to find Kieran had cut herself, this time down the vein in her forearms, which was now bleeding heavily. Before Ron could stop her she did the same to the other side, and when Ron reached her side, she collapsed into him.

"HERMIONE!" Ron screamed desperately, and sure enough, Hermione came. She gasped in shock at the seen before her and fumbled with her spells.

"Ron, I really don't know which to use." Hermione whispered. "We have to get her to the hospital." Ron nodded and picked up Kieran, running out of the dorm and down the slide, nearly stumbling.

"HARRY! Get the portrait!" Ron cried. Harry obliged and Ron kept up his steady run all the way to the hospital wing. "MADAME POMFREY!" The hurried nurse came out and took one sight of Kieran and screamed.

"Oh, dear, it's been years." She drew up Potions and cast spells, which just seemed to slow the bleeding. "We need Severus. He knows the spell."

"RON? What's going on?" Draco shouted running in. "I was coming up to see if Kieran had really been expelled and I saw the blood. Oh Merlin!" All the commotion had woken Remus up.

"Kieran, expelled, Poppy what the blazes. KIERAN?" Remus squeaked the last bit, laying eyes on his daughter. "Draco go get Snape... NOW! RUN!" Draco nodded and took off running. Ron sank down against the wall, covered in blood, and cried.

"She told me she stopped." Ron sobbed. Kieran's head moved.

"Strawberry Daiquiri." Kieran breathed. The three left in the room stared at her. "You want a blow job, I want a strawberry daiquiri." Her voice was weak and failing, and after that she fell completely into darkness. Snape came running in, rather breathless.

"This is my fault." He said softly. He muttered the spell he knew and her wounds were healed, leaving massive scars in place of the cuts. "Concealment Potion and a blood restoration, every other hour." He sat on the edge of the bed. Brushing her hair back, and crying. "Remus, I owe you an explanation as to why she's in this state."

"What did you do to her Snivellus?" Remus growled, getting out of bed. Snape was taken aback by the aggression and the use of the nickname.

"I fell in love with her." Snape said calmly. "I kissed her, and told her that she should think that you were still alive. I made her think she and I could have some future. I made her doubt the love Ron had for her. I made her doubt the love she had for him. I made her think I could give her something I can't. I let her secrets slip, I let Dumbledore catch us hugging, after I told him I had feelings for her. Most of all, I made her take the punishment for what I started. Albus said one of us had to go. I let her, she wanted to." Remus sank back into his bed. Ron, however, got up and started pummeling Snape.

"Damn you! Bloody Traitor! You stay away from her!" Ron screamed.

"THAT IS ENOUGH!" Came Dumbledore's firm bellow. He had entered in time to hear Snapes confession. He, Hermione, Harry, and Draco stood there in shock. Ron stared down at the now well beaten Snape and got up. He stormed out of the wing, pausing at the doorway.

"I'll be back later. I'm going to change... and you Snape, best be gone when I get back." Ron growled defensively. He left. The entire group just stared at Snape, bleeding and injured on the floor. He glanced up to make sure Kieran was really okay.

"Severus, I'm afraid I don't know how to handle the situation." Dumbledore said quietly.

"You can't expel Kieran, what if Voldemort attacks the school." Harry said.

"You can't fire Professor Snape, because then he has no worth to Voldemort." Hermione added.

"You certainly can't do anything with either of the Albus. We need them both here." Poppy said, finally gaining words and mending Severus's cuts and bruises from Ron.

"No more private visits with her then." Snape said. "Let Ronald stay at her side constantly. Move the Hockey Club into the Apprentice Dorms, it would be so much easier that way."