Word Count: exactly 100
Challenge: 14 Crookshanks
Disclaimer: JKR owns it, it's a pity I don't
Title: The Price of Truth
Hermione slept late that Sunday. She arose and took a long shower but it did nothing to dampen her desire for revenge on a liquid wizard or her anger at Snape. She was angry with herself too for her mistakes, and for not seeing the liquid in the hall. She was angry with Snape for withholding certain facts, then telling her she needed to do the unthinkable to Crookshanks. She tried to hate him, but could not. He was finally telling her the truth.
"The truth shall set you free, but no one ever mentioned the pain," she thought bitterly.