Word Count: exactly 100
Challenge: 14 Crookshanks
Disclaimer: JKR owns it, it's a pity I don't
Title: Heat and Pressure
After allowing Hermione few moments with Crookshanks, he interjected, "You may collect your books and return to your house. I will be expecting your research in three days."
She only nodded while passing the cat back to him. Snape watched the intensity of her dark aura diminish as she slowly donned the cloak and gathered the books in her arms.
"Take care of him, Professor," she said quietly before closing the door behind her.
Hermione inhaled heavily as she walked, the air fueling the revenge in her mind, like coal stoking a Muggle steam engine, it increased heat and pressure.