Disaster
Hermione was very happy it was Saturday, she slept in, her pain finally left her. Sitting up on her bed she looked around, empty. Standing up she looked around once again, it was all blurry. As she was making her way to the washroom she notice three letters sitting neatly on her closet drawer. Walking over to it she picked the first one up, she read it, than read it again, she couldn't believe, fucking fudge had put the damn law into action, tears fell down her cheek, she could imagine what the other two letters were, petitions. Dreading the worse she picked up the fist letter than the other, well her life was clearly over, form all pure blood wizards Lucius and Draco Malfoy were petitioning for her! She ran into the washroom and threw up until all that came out was blood. Dressing up she practically ran downstairs, Hermione searched for her girlfriends, finally she found them outside, running towards them she started out of breath.
"Law…thing…pet..peti…"
"Clam down!"
"Ok, now spill." She looked at them, luckily no boys around.
"Law, the marriage law, it's official…" she had more tears coming, Hermione felt a lump on her throat.
"We know."
"Who petitioned for you?" they held their breaths, she sighed deeply.
"Lucius and Draco Malfoy."
"NO!" she nodded. They all hugged her, this was so not happening, the only problem was…it was. They walked about it all morning long, they made a list of possible escape routes, whatever she could do to not marry neither of them. But they had nothing, of course they didn't, it was a much bigger problem than anything they had ever dealt with. Hermione and the rest made their way to lunch, they once again talked about the possibilities. Looking at the teachers tables she saw Dumbledore's place empty. She sighed, Hermione knew she had to talk to him. Suddenly Harry, Ron, Neville appeared.
"Hey."
"Hallo."
"Sup?"
"Not now Ron, we need to think." They sighed, they heard of course about the law.
"You got a petition?" she nodded at Harry's question.
"Who?"
"Lucius and Draco." They stood up.
"FUCK NO!" they all looked at the three boys, they were all standing up.
"Sit down! Shut up!"
"Hermione, you..you..just can't"
"I know! Just shush!"
"You've gotta go talk to Dumbledore!" she stood up.
"I know, but you screaming won't help me right now!" she looked at the girls, waving them goodbye she made her way to his office. She knocked twice.
"Enter." Came the caring supply. Entering she looked at him, he smiled, she smiled flakily, looking around she saw Snape leaning against the far wall, shit!
"Oh, umm…I'm sorry, I didn't know you were busy."
"No, no, Miss Granger please come in, we were just talking about you." His eyes twinkled as he spoke. Oh, no!
"You've got quite an interesting choice to make." Her heart sank, she closed her eyes, suddenly everyone knew about her private life.
"Oh, you do."
"Of course. Please sit down." She sat in front of his desk.
"We are aware that Lucius and Draco have petitioned, but you can't except neither."
"Of course I can't! They are Death Eaters!"
"Yes, and we can't afford to loose such a brilliant student." She blushed flattered.
"What can I do though?" he took a deep breath.
"You must take the third choice."
"I don't have one."
"Ah, but you're mistaken, there is always another choice."
"Not this time." He smiled tranquilly at her. He picked up a letter much like the one she received form the Maloys, taking it form his hands she trembled, who? Opening it she read it, in the bottom right corner said the name of SEVERUS SNAPE. Hermione stood up, she dropped the letter, looking with a quizzical look form Dumbledore to Snape.
"But..but…I can't! He's …a teacher, a …. Ummm….he's almost twice as old as I am….I'm sorry, but I can't." Snape watched the girl go on helplessly.
"Miss Granger, you have to accept. There is no other choice."
"But, there must be!"
"There isn't." that was the voice of Severus, he finally spoke up from the first time. She felt dizzy, her eyes itched, it all started to fade away, it all went black.
Hermione woke up at the Hospital Wing after about thirty minutes, her head hurt so bad, sitting up she looked around, that's when it all came back to her, marriage, Malfoys, Snape, she gasped, no it just couldn't have happened! Looking around she saw the last person sitting next to her on a chair, Severus. He stood up, he walked over to her he sat next to her, Hermione's stomach did a huge flip, she felt a lump on her throat.
"Are you ok?" she nodded.
"Please tell me it was all a dream."
"Unfortunately it wasn't." she sighed desperately.
"Oh."
"Stop thinking about yourself will you! Think about what will happen if you marry one of them?" she thought, rape, beating, pain. She closed her eyes tightly.
"Why are you doing this?"
"Because I know what happens if you marry a Death Eater."
"There must be another way."
"There isn't."
"I know."
"Than stop hoping for the impossible." She sighed, why was he always right.
"Think Granger, you'd get to finish your education, you'd actually have a future, if you marry one of them, they'll put you in a kitchen, that's what they think women are made for, the kitchen and the bedroom." She shivered at the thought, maybe he was right, she'd be getting so much.
"I still…"
"Take it!" she looked into his black eyes, he was serious, sighing she nodded.
"I'll do it." He let out a breath he didn't know he was holding in.
"Umm…sir, I know what I'd be getting, I mean, an education, a job, a future, respect basically a real life, but…what would you get from of all this?"
"Is it not obvious?" she shook her head.
"I'd get you." The hair on the back of her neck stood up, he was right, he'd have her, Hermione closed her eyes for a minute. Nodding she continued.
"I thought you hated me, why me, why now?"
"First, because I'm a sex maniac, and because you're hot, and I'd not mind have a woman for me, someone I can fuck every night without caring." Her eyes widened, he rolled his eyes.
"I'm kidding, stop hallucinating! I'm doing this because…" she finished.
"You pity me."
"No, because I don't want you to go through what some women have to."
"And because you pity me." He stood up.
"So, can I tell Dumbledore it's a go?" she nodded.
"Umm…do we need a wedding?"
"No. Only if you want one. "
"I don't." he nodded, gratefully he left, a wedding was the last thing he wanted. She went back to her dormitory, it was late already, time went by a lot faster now days. The girls awaited for her.
"Where were you?"
"Hospital Wing."
"What happened?"
"I fainted." They sat down in their comfort circle, they had set the cookie jar in the middle already.
"Spill!"
"Ok, well I found someone."
"Who!"
"He's suppose to keep me safe, and well he's….Snape."
"WHAT!"
"Don't freak out please! But he's my only choice." She explained to them everything that happened, they gasped and hugged her, it wasn't going to be easy, but apparently everything in her life was complicated. They went to sleep, Hermione dreamed of her new life, she was scared, but glad at the same time, maybe now she'd have a better life.