The Downfall of Severus Snape
Summary: "I always knew a student would be the down fall of Severus Snape!" Dumbledore had once said but he never lived to see which one it was. The war with Voldemort is here and when the heroes set out to stop him one is captured by none other than Severus Snape!
Disclaimer: Sadly Harry Potter isn't mine! Cry!
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Chapter 3 The Staked Out Orphanage
"Send Severus Snape in!" A hissing voice said from the depths of a large chair before a fire.
"Yes, Milord" Wormtail said as he scurried off to fetch his fellow death eater.
A moment later Snape was walking into the room looking anger. "You called, milord!" He said with a deep bow.
"I'm trusting you Severus with my life, literally. You will not fail me or you will not live to see another day!" Voldemort said as he stood and went to the mantel. There he picked up a small golden cup with two finely wrought handles and a badger engraved upon it. "I am trusting you to take this to the orphanage. There hide it in the basement and use the enchantments I showed you. It will be our temporary storage until I can rehide it else where. Don't be seen and don't let this leave your hands!"
Severus accepted the cup and bowed deeply before setting off.
Ginny was crouched in a bush in front of a half fallen building that was once a orphanage. She was being look out watching for Snape and was to use the old D.A. coin to tell Harry who was waiting inside the house with the others.
It was just getting dark outside when Ginny heard footsteps up to the house. She peered out to see a hooded figure walking up the walk to the building. She pulled the coin out and gave Harry the signal.
The hooded figure walked up the steps and open the door to the house. He walked in and the door closed. He was in the hands of the others, their plan was going well.
Ginny got out of the bush, walked over to a large tree that hung over the walk and climbed into it. She was the last hope to get the cup if he tried to run. They had anti-apparaition spells put on the place so he would have to be to run off the grounds to disapparaite.
Ginny felt the coin grow hot then ice cold, something was not going as planned at all.
Snape came through the door into a large hall that was in terrible shape. It was empty except a large table that held a telephone that was covered in ages of dirt. Two steps he took into the room before he heard a noise of movement. He pulled out his wand, most likely a rat but you can never be to cautious. He was making his way down the hall looking for the stair to the basement when he heard a sound of movement again.
A shadow moved across him and he turned to see none other than Harry Potter holding his wand in Snape's face. Four others moved out of there hiding places and surrounded him.
"Hand over the cup, Snape! Or do you want me to call you Sir!" Harry said the last part sarcastically.
Snape was at a lost for words how had they lured him into their tarp. His face must have shown this because a large smile came onto Harry's face. "There's no way out! Hand over the cup!"
"I'll die first!" Snape said viciously.
"I can arrange that!" Harry said his anger rising from all those times Snape had wronged him.
"I don't think you will!" Snape said moving back towards Hermione who stood behind him.
"You sound scarred! Where's your Lord when you need to hide in his shadow?" Harry said looking at Snape trying to keep his temper in check.
"Snape had over the cup! It's five to one!" Remus said.
Remus got his wish for Snape dropped the cup, Tonks grabbed it and Snape grabbed Hermione. It all took two seconds. Hermione had Snape's arm around her neck and wand pointed at her face. Her wand on the ground under Snape's foot. Tonks held the cup close to her knowing that she would not be holding it long. Ron had put his hand in his pocket touching a coin with his wand, giving Ginny the signal that the plan was falling apart. Remus and Harry backed away from Snape not wanting him to hurt Hermione.
A/N: Sounds like there's going to be trouble huh? A little cliff hanger out there for my fans.