Fighting For His Life

Disclaimer: I'd like to, but I don't own Harry Potter.

Snape's health detererated throughout the month and things didn't look good. Hermione and Ginny were almost done with the potion but they were cutting it to close for their liking. Dumbledore and the other teachers had done everything they could, excusing them from everything so they could finish the potion in time. Dumbledore was always there now, either helping Hermione or watching over Severus.

All of the students were worried, even though many hated him with a passion. Even Harry didn't like seeing him like this. He and Ron had been let out of classes to help too.

"Finally the potion was ready. Hermione was relieved as she poured a good amount into a bottle. Harry rushed into the room.

"Hermione hurry, he's going!" he said breathlessly. She ran as fast as she could to the room. Severus was twitching. Damn! I may not have finished in time. She ran over.

"Hold him!" she barked, sounding astonishingly like Snape. Harry and Ron held him down on the bed. She tilted his head back gently and poured the contents of her bottle down his throat. He just choked.

"MERLIN, SEVERUS SNAPE, SWALLOW THE DAMN STUFF!" she yelled. She massaged the back of his neck, hoping it would stimulate him to swallow. It woked. Severus stopped moving and she held her breath.

To her intense relief, he started breathing normally once more and some color returned to his face. She relaxed and everyone in the room was relieved that they had gotten the potion down. Another minute and he would have been lost. Dumbledore put his hand on an exhuasted Hermione's shoulder and smiled.

"Well done Hermione, rest now I'll watch him." he said. She nodded. She probably hadn't gotten a good sleep in a month. She lay on her cot and slept.

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She woke a few hours later and kicked everyone, besides Ginny, out of the room. She and Ginny talked until there was a weak moan from the bed. Severus opened his eyes an flinched a the bright light. Ginny dimmed them with her wand. Severus was disoreinted.

"Wha... Miss Granger wha... I'm so gonna kill you for that stunt you pulled earlier!" he growled. She and Ginny laughed. He looked in Ginny's direction.

"Miss Weasley." he said nodding to her. He continued to glare at Hermione.

"Well it worked so stop complaining or I swear I'll bring Madame Pomfrey down here." she threatend. He stopped, glared, then sighed. Hermione left and came back with a bottle of potion.

"Its the antidote, you have to keep taking it for a week or so." she explained. He grumbled but took it. It was the worst tasting potion he'd ever taken but he didn't spit it out. Minutes later he was asleep. Hermione watched him. He looked so peacefull and calm. Now that the color had returned to his face, he looked kinda cute. HOLY SHIT, this my professor and Professor Snape no less. What's wrong with me? So what, a voice said. I'm not thinking this, I'm so not thinking this. But you are. Wait a minute, Professor Snape, what the hell are you doing in my head...