Word Count: exactly 100

Challenge: 14 Crookshanks

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Title: It Begins Now

Hermione bent to one knee, gently placing the body of Crookshanks at the juncture of infinity. "The seed is in the house," she spoke quietly as she rose only to meet Snape's dark disquieting gaze boring into her as he spoke smoothly, "so it begins now."

He offered her his left hand palm up, and the knife with his right. "Make the incision Miss Granger."

Nervously she took the knife and supported his hand as she sliced across his lifeline; Snape did not flinch as the cut bloomed ruby red.

His right hand took her left exposing the palm upwards.