Chapter 6

"Frankenstein and Dracula have nothing on you
Jekyll and Hyde join the back of the queue
The female of the species is more deadly than the male

Oh she wants to conquer the world completely
But first she'll conquer me discreetly
The female of the species is more deadly than the male"

The female of the species

"Professor Snape I was wondering if I could possibly have a word?" Hermione asked him after a potions lesson. He had sneered in response but she had been so insistent that he eventually relented.

The class had pilled out leaving Hermione and the Potions Master alone. Hermione had taken the potion this morning and had the transfigured snake in her robe pocket. Tom had contacted her twice since the original letter and had provided her with the way to get Severus Snape.

"Miss Granger" he broke the silence "If you have a question do ask it tonight. I do have better things to do with my time than watch someone practising to compete in the guppy Olympics"

"I was just wondering, Professor" she bit her lip suggestively "If you would mind me coming down to the potions classroom tonight to work on a potions project of mine"

Snape stared at the girl curiously. It seemed that she was making a botched attempt to flirt with him. Her brown eyes flickered to meet his black ones and, he realised with a jolt, she was looking deliciously enchanting.

Snape found himself stuttering "Of course Miss Granger, be here for eight" to his immense surprise. Her lips curled up into what could be described as a smile and she stalked out of the classroom. As she walked, he found himself drawn to the rush of her robes over the stones.

Shaking himself he walked into his chambers and began to mark some homework.

Hermione smiled softly to herself as she walked aimlessly around the school. Tom would be thrilled to find she had already begun to entice the traitor into her bed. Or onto his desk, most likely.

Still smiling serenely, she walked into the Great Hall for lunch. Harry and Ron were all ready seated and making a valuable contribution to the noise levels in the hall.

"Hermione" Ron waved her over to her usual spot on the table "What took you so long?"

"Professor Snape gave me a detention at eight" she replied glumly "I hope it doesn't go on my permanent record" she had learnt that line from Tom

Ron shouted something about it being unfair which Harry agreed with vehemently. Hermione smiled blandly and dismissed their suggestions for complaining about Snape.

She could teach Snape a lesson herself.

Promptly at eight, Hermione gave a tentative knock to the door of the classroom.

"Come in" a grunt from behind the door. Hermione pushed open the door quickly and walked into the room.

Snape was standing beside his desk, wearing his usual robes of black. His hair was hanging lankly off his face and he gave her a curt greeting and a suggestion that she should be out of his way in an hour… or else.

"Stupid little turncoat" her mind sneered at the man "He spends his adult life bullying little children and yet can not even grasp the concept of revenge."

She gave him a bright smile and took a seat at one of the many free desks. She lifted out her potions equipment and began to work diligently at the potion she had been requested to brew. It was a simple enough potion to brew but the timing had to be correct which required enough concentration from Hermione.

"Professor Snape?" she asked half-way into the hour. His head jerked up from the work he was marking "I was wondering if you could help me with this last bit"

"No Miss Granger I cannot" he returned to his pile of papers "I am exceptionally busy and if it's something you can't brew then don't be brewing it"

"It's Fantasia Potion Professor" she had replied sweetly. He dropped his quill with a start. "I know you've made it before and I was wondering about the timing of adding the red apple pieces"

He quickly crossed the classroom to where she was sitting looking at him expectantly. His eyes burnt with fury as she smiled infuriatingly innocently at him.

"Why are you brewing that potion?" he roared "Don't you know it's illegal you foolish child?"

"Really, sir?" she continued to smile "It's just I know how much you love using this potion to fantasise about your students, Professor, I wanted to make you more as a present."

"How dare you!" he snarled angrily "You stupid little girl! Meddling in the Dark Arts I suppose? You're going to be expelled as soon as I get everyone to see what you really are!"

"Professor Snape" she cooed "No-one will ever see because you are not going to leave this room alive"

"And I'm going to be stopped by a little know-it-all who is meddling in things she has no idea about!?" he sneered, banging the desk in fury. "Get out of my way!"

"Traitors must die" she nodded simply "You hurt Tom and now you must die"

His eyes widened with recognition. The potions he had been brewing to sell in Knockturn Alley had been somehow given to this girl. "Miss Granger" he started softly "I am sorry"

"Oh Professor" she snarled "You are not sorry. You will be sorry when I've finished with you"

Raising her wand she cast a quick Imperio on the teacher. He started to fight it but found himself helpless against the girl who had gained much more power than any witch her age should have. 'The Dark Lord' his mind snapped 'He's given her enough power to control me. How?"

"Now Professor" she began in a lecturing tone "I'm going to teach you a lesson. Go and sit on your desk"

Fighting with all his strength he could not shake off the curse and found himself walking toward his desk. It was stacked with homework and a few quills lay scattered around.

Taking something from her pocket, Snape couldn't see what it was, she muttered a spell and at once a large snake appeared from thin air.

The snake swayed at Hermione and slithered quickly through an open grate in the potions dungeon. Hermione turned from the snake to face Snape. She put ran her hand absently through the immobile Snape's hair.

"I am sorry Severus" she muttered "You don't understand how much Tom hates you and as soon as our other guests arrive the party can start"

Snape's eyes were as blank as hers. Fifteen minutes past and a hissing noise announced the arrival of Nagini, followed quickly by the sound of school shoes hitting off the corridor.

Smiling she stepped over to the desk and whispered "Make love to me Professor". Snape immediately pressed his lips firmly onto the smiling Hermione and pushed her roughly down onto his desk.

Hermione gave a blood-curdling scream and shouted "Professor Snape!!!"

"GET OFF HER!" Ron bellowed loudly, running into the room and pulling the man off his, now hysterical, friend.

"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE PLAYING AT, SNAPE?!?" Harry yelled at the Professor who was hastily rearranging his robes. "You sick, disgusting PAEDOPHILE!"

Harry gave a roar and punched Snape with enough force to knock him unconscious. Ron and Harry rushed over to Hermione who was sobbing hysterically

"He said he would rape me" she cried heavily into Ron's embrace "He said if I didn't go along with it he would tell everyone I seduced him"

Harry and Ron stared at their friend with sadness and carried her out of the room leaving an unconscious Snape and a hidden Nagini left.