(A/N: There. Now will you please spare me your petty and worthless opinions of Snape?)

Chapter 10: A Friend In Need Is A Friend Indeed

Severus Snape was running as fast as his dignity would allow him across Malfoy Manor's lawn. You may ask: "Why is Severus Snape running across Malfoy Manor's lawn?", and I would answer: "Because there is a crowd of fangirls with torches and pitchforks chasing him.", and I would be perfectly right.

Severus Snape was running as fast as his dignity would allow him across Malfoy Manor's lawn, because he was being chased by a horde of fangirls carrying torches and pitchforks, who were shouting such things as "Traitor!", "OMG you tricked us!", and "U meeniehed!" at him. You may consider it a feat to shout things in netspeak while carrying torches and pitchforks and chasing a wizard across a lawn, but I assure you it is the most normal thing in the world for a fangirl to be able to do this.

In any case, they were chasing and shouting, and Snape was running, and wondering why pitchforks have that unfortunate capacity to deflect hexes. Thankfully, he reached the front door just in time, and was let in by Lucius Malfoy himself. As he closed the door behind them, they could hear the awful screeching of fangirls being bombed with a variety of unpleasant things by the house-elves from a balcony over the porch. "Just in time, eh Severus," Lucius remarked, leading his friend to a window in the drawing room, where they stood and watched the fangirls retreat.

"Yes," Snape said, panting, "I don't know what I'd do without your help." Lucius smiled as he peered at the stampeding herd of geeks, faux-goths, and romantics outside.

"You know, I could swear that is exactly the same herd of fangirls who chased you across my lawn carrying teddy bears and black roses, shouting "OMG we luv u Snape!", and "You are so dark and mysterious! Just like Mr Darcy lolz!" a couple of weeks ago." Lucius said.

"They are." Snape said. "But it appears they have revised their opinions, after the 16th." Lucius laughed.

"And they're calling you a traitor?" he said.