Chapter Twelve
Taken
I awoke the next morning to a new soreness in my thigh area. I smiled as I felt hot breath against my neck. Severus rested his head on my shoulder and had his arms wrapped around my waist holding me close to him. I kissed the top of his head and smiled at him as he looked up at me. He kissed my shoulder and then kissed me.
"Are you sore?" I asked him referring to his wounds.
"Not really." He said moving away and standing from the bed to dress. "Are you hungry?" He asked concerned. I smiled and shook my head yes standing and dressing as well. I took his hand as we walked out of the dungeons. He wasn't in a rush like normal he walked slow and talked to me. I felt as though we had opened up to each other.
"So it's Saturday. Do you wanna go into hogsmeade?" He shook his head and gave me a crooked mischievous smiled.
"What can we do in Hogsmeade that we can't do right here in the castle." As if to give me an example he kissed my hand gently and I smiled.
"Severus, I would like to attend the Yule ball with McGonagall and my.. I mean.. Er.. Dumbledore." He smiled wider and I laughed. His smile soon turned to a frown and he sighed.
"Is that why you wished to go to hogsmeade today? You would like to get a dress?" We had stopped walking and I looked up into his eyes. I felt like a silly school girl asking a her crush of the year to go to a dance with her. My cheeks turned a bright shade of red as he sighed again looking at me. Just then I spotted McGonagall rushing down the corridor.
"Professor Yonet! Professor Snape!" She almost slid to a stop in front of us. She breathed heavily as if she were running.
"What is Minerva?" Severus asked concerned. Minerva looked at both of us then focused on me.
"He's here and he has Potter." I almost jumped out of my skin.
"Where is he?" I asked Minerva took my arm and led us to Dumbledore's office. Once past the Gargoyle and up the stairs to his office door. I pushed the door open and stopped in my tracks. There stood Dumbledore behind his desk, Voldermort was standing beside Harry with his wand against his head. A man in dark robes and a mask stood beside him.
"Ah there you are." He smiled weakly. Harry swallowed hard and looked helplessly at me. "You have a choice my dear. You can choose to come with me and let Mr. Potter live for now, or I can kill him right here and now." His eyes darted past me and he smiled wider. Severus put a hand on my waist and pulled me close to him. My world was spinning. I looked at Dumbledore tears in my eyes. For the first time in my life Dumbledore didn't meet my eyes, but instead he looked away from me.
"This isn't fair." Voldermort chuckled at this and pushed the wand into Harry's head.
"No matter what you choose you are a part of me directly and are marked to prove it." I looked away not wanting to admit it. Harry's eyes widened as he looked at me.
"She isn't connected to you directly annymore." Snape smiled definately. "The mark should be shrinking as we speak." Dumbledore's eyes shone with hope but this wasn't the time for me to be embarrassed. Voldermort's eyes light up with pure hate.
"What's your choice!" He shouted. Tears filled my eyes as I turned to look at Severus. He shook his head already knowing my choice.
"No." He said grabbing my shoulders gently. "Don't do this Jasmine." I gave him a small sad smile and kissed his lips one last time.
"Come for me?" I whispered softly. He just nodded looking at Harry. "I'll go with you just let him be." I said as loud as I could without yelling. He smiled and Dumbledore looked away once more. With that Voldermort grabbed my arm and pulled me into him.
(.:2hours Later:.)
Severus moved about his room impatiently. This was ridiculous why was Dumbledore not letting him go out looking for her. He moved fluidly over to his chair by the fire and sat down. He was mad and anxious all at once. He wanted nothing more than to have Jasmine back there with him. Things were going through his mind. Improper things that could have been happening to her when the door opened. Snape looked up to see a puffy eyed Minerva and a pissed off looking Dumbledore.
"Severus." Minerva's voice was weak for the first time since he had known her. He looked back down at the fire and brought his elbows to his knees and his hands to his face.
"I don't understand Albus. I've never felt like this toward anyone, but now that she is gone. I feel lost and incomplete." He looked back up at Dumbledore who brought a chair and sat it in front of the other wizard.
"Tell me it's true Snape. Tell me you completed to connection last night." Snape felt a flush claim his cheeks.
"Yes Dumbledore it's true." Dumbledore sighed. Minerva gave him a scowling look.
"You act as if this has solved all of our problems?" he questioned hesitantly. Just as Dumbledore was about to speak Severus let out a loud groan and held his left forearm. Dumbledore raised an eyebrow and Snape clutched helplessly at it.
"He is calling us forth." Snape explained and all the color left the faces of the two that were now standing opposite of him.
(.:At Riddle Manor:.)
Fear filled my body as people started to file into the room. I was tied to the main support beam of the house. My arms pulled behind me and around the poll where they were then tied. When the room had collect all the people the doors where then shut and Voldermort told everyone to take off their masks. Standing in the crowd I saw three familiar faces. I saw the face of lucius Malfoy, whom I had only meet once. Looking back through the crowd again I seen the face of Igor Karkaroff and I winced knowing he was there. I didn't want to continue looking through the crowd but something made me. I found that someone had hesitated to take off their mask and then realized that it was Snape. My heart jumped and just when I thought things were going to be okey. I heard my horrid father's voice ring out.
"Do what you will to her." The high pitched voice screeched. A look of pain reflected on Severus'. "Severus." The voice growled. "You have betrayed me so now you must watch your love be tortured." He hissed with sheer amusement. Severus hung his head in defeat as the first man stepped up to me. I closed my eyes praying for it all to be over, and fast.
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