Harry and Hermione had the most talked about relationship at Hogwarts... They were perfect for each other. BUT what would happen if the sexiest blond boy in school fancied her? Would she abandon all of her beliefs and her friends? And Harry? Read to find out. R/R!
Part Fourteen: It wasn't Malfoy!
Hermione ran from her dorm and by the time she got to the Hospital it was approaching lunch time. All of the students were making their way to the Great Hall gossiping about the whereabouts of Malfoy and their class assignments. She reached the door and creaked it open. The coast was clear and she made her way to the beds at the back of the room. When she got there she was terrified to see Harry and Ron in the same state they were in before she left them just a week ago. She walked up to Harry and placed her hand on his forehead. Smoothing back his hair she let a tear drop from her cheek onto his pillow. She examined him to find the marking that had been branded on her once beloved boyfriend. She looked in the normal spot where it had been but his arm was blank. She felt around over his chest and stomach, then to her surprise she found it hiding under his armpit. The color had now changed to blue and it was slowly creeping its way toward his heart. Hermione remembers reading that when it reached his heart Harry would die. She didn't want to think about it. "But why didn't they get cured? I destroyed the wizard responsible and his wand. Could I have been wrong?" Hermione questioned out loud.
"You were wrong, my child." Hermione gasped at the sound of the raspy voice coming from behind her. "You chose the wrong Slytherin to blame. And now with Malfoy out of the way I finally have you to myself." Hermione spun around and came face to face with her admirer. "Professor Snape? What are you talking about? You were the one who sent the letters? How could you do this?" Snape let out a laugh that sent chills down Hermione's spine. "My dear Miss Granger, are you that stubborn? I couldn't very well meet you in the library or fly next to your window when you and Harry were being intimate, now could I? I used Malfoy's body. Everything he saw, and everything he felt I could feel too. And I felt you. And now you have stripped me of my...well, puppet if you will." Hermione began to back toward the window as Snape crept closer to her. His eyes admiring every curve of her body. He licked his tongue out at her which made her stomach turn and she could taste the vomit creeping up her throat. But this was it, she was cornered and there were only two ways out: jump out of the window or go with Snape. Hermione decided she was going to take her chances. Snape continued talking, " When you placed that little spell on Malfoy to make him forget what he was doing it only blocked me out of his mind for a couple of days. This morning? Oh that was all me." Hermione couldn't listen to anymore. She took the chance and jumped out of the window. Luckily she fell only two stories.
Hermione hit the ground hard and took a moment to get up. She achingly rose from the ground and looked up to the window and saw Snape still standing there staring at her. She ran to her dorm room to find Ginny and tell her about the terrible mistake she had made. She made it to her room without being spotted by any teachers or fellow classmates. When she reached her room she bolted the door and slid her dresser in front of it. She went over to her window and sat there gazing out at the Quidditch field. Remembering how Harry would zip around it chasing the golden snitch. Her mind began to wander, not noticing the owl pecking at her other window. She finally snapped out it and went to the window. She creaked it open and took the letter from the birds beak. The letter was sealed by the mark of a Slytherin. Hesitant, Hermione opened it and read aloud:
"Miss Granger...do you even realize how much I could give you? You murdered a classmate, I could save you from an eternity at Azkaban. It would be wise to take me up on my offer. And please, don't act like you didn't enjoy Malfoy being deep inside you this morning, I could make you feel that way whenever you want it. Besides if you don't accept my offer, I will skin your dear friend Ginny alive. Try and test me to see if I am bluffing. I will be awaiting your arrival to the Forbidden Forest tonight at midnight or you will never see Ginny alive again...don't test me."
The stamp in which the letter was signed with was human blood. It was fresh blood, Hermione could tell from the way it smeared from the sweat coming from her fingertips. She knew Snape was no bluffing and she wasn't going to take the chance to lose Ginny too. Hermione knew she had to go the Forest and face Snape once and for all. But, she wasn't going to unprepared. It was 4pm and she decided to brush up on her spells. She was going to give Snape all she had and if it wasn't enough then she was going to give into him, for Harry, Ron and sweet Ginny's sake. The time had come for Hermione to show what she was really made of. "Mudblood my ass. I'll show everyone, or I will die fighting."
There was another inspiration for this specific chapter from a television show I watched a couple of weeks back. Well I wonder what the outcome will be between these two? With the bad guy win or will goodness prevail? You're going to have to read the next chapter to find out. R/R!