Word Count: exactly 100

Challenge: 14 Crookshanks

Disclaimer: No money made, JKR owns all of it.

A/Ns: Thanks for the great reviews. All will be revealed in due time. This fic is NOT a romance, but there is a realtionship between SS and HG, just not -that- kind. See my other fic She Waits for romantic fluffy goodness. Mostly this fic was supposed to be Snape centric, we've had a bit of HG's POV due to Crooks, but I will be back to SS' POV soon.

Title: Crossing the Apex

Hermione flinched from the pain caused by the constricting chain biting into her arm. "Time to cross above the apex, sir," she explained through gritted teeth to the smirking man.

Placing her free hand over their binding he responded by wrapping his long elegant fingers over hers, the action creating a figure eight with their arms, perpendicular and above the infinity marking. Small red droplets now peppered Crookshanks ginger colored fur.

Hermione whipped her hair out of her face, while tugging on the chain. "We must walk the circle together, the rain of life, remember?" she said a bit urgently.