Word Count: exactly 100
Challenge: 14 Crookshanks on grangersnape100 live journal.
Authors Notes: No money made, JKR and affiliated owns it all. Duj, very observant of you! You will see.
Title: Enveloping Darkness
"Oh my God!" Hermione gasped, "Sir?"
There was no answer from the sprawled body on the floor. The smoky aura was flowing around him in waves. Tentatively she touched his neck, he was hot and breathing. She felt the smoke drifting over her hand; its character similar to warm fog. Clinging to her hand briefly, it slipped back to the body it enveloped.
Hermione checked Crookshanks, he was unchanged.
Snape attempted to rise, gasping hoarsely, "I - cannot – touch - the – book - the power." He collapsed back to the floor, shuddering.
"Should I get Madam Pomfrey?" asked Hermione shakily.