Word Count: exactly 100

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Title: For the Sake of the Good

The Potions Master held the chair with an iron grip has he fought for control against the shifting internal balance of magic; it surged and ebbed within him wanting release. He felt strong but he felt apprehension for the newness of it and he desperately wished her and the cat gone because of the uncertainty.

Hermione saw Snape turn his head slightly if only to regard her presence.

"Hermione," he commanded, "For all that you think is good and light in the world, get out now." There was no mistaking the warning in his voice, and she shivered with panic.