Severus Snape

"Why am I here Professor?" Harry asked, shooting glances between Dumbledore and me.

Dumbledore cleared his throat nervously. "It seems Voldemort has found out about Miss. Potter."

Harry's mouth fell open in shock. "Is she in danger?"

"Voldemort hasn't realized her last name is Potter." Harry visibly relaxed. "He wants to meet her and see if she would make a good death eater."

"That is even worse!" Harry stared at the Headmaster for a few moments, I could almost see the gears turning inside his head. "You want to use her another spy, don't you?"

As the two argued I zoned out to last night when I went to report my visit with the Dark Lord to Dumbledore.

I burst into the Headmaster's office, slightly drunk. I knew I shouldn't have had that sixth tumbler. I staggered to the chair and sat down heavily, Dumbledore watching me out of his half-moon spectacles, his eyes twinkling. I glared at the always twinkling headmaster.

"I take it your visit didn't go well?"

"What do you think?" I growled.

"Care to tell me what happened?"

"It's all that damn Potter's fault." I sneered, wishing I brought the alcohol with me.

"What did Mister Potter do now?" Dumbledore asked, his eyes still twinkling.

"Not him!" I screeched. "Hermione. The Dark Lord has found out about her, he wants to meet her during the break."

Dumbledore patted his beard thoughtfully. "Having another death eater might not be so bad."

"Have you lost your damn mind?" I yelled angrily.

Dumbledore rose an eyebrow in surprise. "Do you feel something for this girl Severus?"

"Of course not." I spat quickly.

"If there was another spy in his ranks, we would have a better chance of defeating him."

"Is there something you know that I don't about Hermione?" I asked, in my inebriated state I didn't notice the way my voice softened as I said her name.

Dumbledore chuckled. "Of course I do. Why do you think I convinced the Potters to put the girl in hiding? She is the key to this looming war. She might even be able to prevent it, and for that to happen, she has to become a death eater."

"And what happens to this plan if she finds the dark side too tempting?" I sneered.

"You mean like you did?" I growled. "Then you will be there to guide her back Severus."

"Me?" I asked incredulously. "Why would the girl listen to a word I say?"

Dumbledore's eyes shined brightly. "Haven't you noticed or are you too blind by your unrequited love to Lily?"

"What are you talking about old man?"

"Miss. Potter has a little crush on you."

I snorted. "She does not. She just likes the knowledge I have."

"If you say so. I believe we should invite Mister Potter in here so we can see if he will agree to our plan."

"And Hermione? Shouldn't she have a say in this?"

"After we discuss it with her brother."

"Severus?" I flinched when I felt a hand on my shoulder and looked up to see Dumbledore standing there, his eyes still twinkling. "Harry here has agreed upon our plans, as long as Hermione agrees and will always be safe."

"That will not be a problem," I promised gruffly.

"Great!" Dumbledore clapped his hands together. "Let us get Miss. Potter, shall we? We only have a couple weeks until the students depart for the break."

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Hermione Potter

Being summoned to the Headmaster's office wasn't so much a surprise, I figured he would like to talk about the first year incident involving Flint. What surprised me was the fact that both Snape and Harry were sitting in the chairs across from his desk. All three looked up when I entered the room, making me extremely nervous.

"You wanted to see me, Headmaster?" I asked formally.

"Have a seat Miss. Potter, we have something important to discuss."

"I did nothing to that kid! He's lying if he's saying otherwise." I yelled.

Dumbledore stared at me, confused. "What on Earth are you talking about?" I blushed.

"Nothing at all." I quickly sat down and bowed my head so they couldn't see my red face.

Dumbledore cleared his throat. "Your brother has informed us that he told you a little bit about Voldemort."

"Yes," I replied hesitantly, not really sure where he was going with this.

"Well, we have discovered that Voldemort has an interest in you. He has demanded you meet him during the break."

"W… what?" I stammered.

"Snape is a spy for me. That must never leave this room." I nodded. "Good, now Voldemort wants to meet you and see if he can recruit you as a new death eater. I believe it is a good idea-"

"Of course you do," I muttered darkly.

"But, it is ultimately your choice."

"How is it my choice? If I don't agree to join Voldemort, he will kill me." I argued.

"It is your choice if you want to spy." Dumbledore clarified.

"Cause that is so much better." I grumbled.

"Professor Snape will protect you."

"How do you feel about this Harry?" I decided to ignore the Headmaster.

Harry shrugged. "It is up to you Hermione. I will support whatever decision you make."

"How brotherly of you." I sighed. I glanced over at Snape who refused to meet my eyes and then turned my direction back to Dumbledore. "I'll do it." Dumbledore opened his mouth to say something but I interrupted him. "I am not doing this for you, nor will I report to you like some dog. I will tell Professor Snape or Harry what I have learned and they can report back to you."

Dumbledore nodded slowly. "That is acceptable."

I stood up. "One more thing. If I have to put my life on the line I deserve an answer."

"To what?"

"Why you convinced my parents to send me away." With that, I stormed out of the room.

"Hermione, wait up!" I turned to see Harry and Snape coming out of the hidden stairwell leading to the Headmaster's office.

"What?" I asked irritated.

"Are you OK?" Harry grinned.

"Yeah sure, I am just putting my fate into two power hungry monsters. What's not to be OK about?" I sneered and started walking away.

"You corrupted my sister." I heard Harry say to Snape as I turned the corner.

I made my way up to the astronomy tower, sitting on the ledge, I stared off into the distance. Looking for anything to jump out of the Forbidden Forest to keep my mind off what I had to do. I didn't hear anybody behind me as I was zoned out. So when a hand touched my shoulder I flinched and let out a high pitch squeal.

"Man, you are jumpy." A voice drawled. I turned around to see Draco standing there, wearing Muggle clothes of all things, of slacks and a tee.

"Dammit Draco, don't go sneaking up on people." I screeched.

"I said your name four times Hermione." He argued.

"Oh." I blushed, thankful for the blackness of night. "Sorry, was lost in my own little world."

"You do that a lot, you know," Draco observed.

"I hadn't noticed," I muttered, turning to look back out towards the black forest.

"I ran into Snape on the way here." Draco started casually as if talking about the weather. "He told me that Dark Lord is interested in you and that I will be seeing you a lot during the break."

"Yay me." I murmured. "Are you as annoying outside of school as you are inside school?"

Draco huffed. "I am not annoying. Besides I am like the only friend you have here. Especially since you hexed Flint earlier today."

I giggled at the memory. "The git deserved it."

"I am not defending the guy, but you really shouldn't have done it where everyone could see." Draco pointed out.

I shrugged. "Maybe not, but everyone was laughing by the time I left."

"All Slytherins pick on first years Hermione. It is like a right of passage."

"You didn't the see boy after Flint got done with him Draco." I shuddered at the memory. "He was inches away from death."

"Just remember Hermione. You need to pick your battles carefully." Draco stood up. "Walk with me back to the dorm?"

"Sure." He helped me up and we walked back to the dungeons.

A day before we were to leave for the break I was once again called to the Headmaster's office. Making sure I had everything packed that I didn't need I made my way there. Meeting Snape on my way, so we walked the rest of the way together. Rumors were bound to start now. I giggled at the thought of a furious Snape trying to track down the person who started said rumors. We arrived at the Headmasters and I was surprised to see Sirius had joined our a little group. Usually, it was just Snape, Dumbledore, Harry and I gathering to discuss what I should or shouldn't do.

"Sirius, What are you doing here?"

"She is my Goddaughter Snivvelus." Sirius sniffed haughtily.

"Don't be so rude Sirius." I reprimanded him.

"Did you figure out your animal Hermione?" He asked.

I nodded. "It took forever, but I was finally able to cast a Patronus." Of course, I wasn't about to tell them my happiest memory is of making potions with Snape. "It's a black panther."

Sirius' eyebrows rose in surprise. "That is a surprise. Figured it would be something more… cuddly."

"How insulting." I sneered. "Why are you here?"

"Dumbledore needed my permission for something."

"For what?" I asked.

Sirius ignored me and looked over at the Headmaster. "You didn't tell her yet?"

"I wasn't sure how she was going to react," Dumbledore answered.

"She is standing right here!" I stomped my foot.

"We thought it best for you to stay with Severus for the course of the break."

"What?" I shot a glare at Snape. "Why didn't you tell me this sooner?"

"Dumbledore told me not to." Snape argued.

I rolled my eyes. "Lamest excuse ever." I sighed. "When do we leave?"

"Tonight." I nodded.

"I better go pack then."

Two hours later found me outside of Spinner's End. I was still angry with Snape so I decided to ignore him. Although Snape looked to be very nervous, and I couldn't figure out why. Snape led us up to a little run down shack at the end of the street. Snape lived here? Rundown was a nice word compared to what it really looked like. It looked like it hadn't been lived in for centuries. The roof was crumbling, paint peeling, it looked like it was about to collapse at any moment.

"It's a fixer upper." I started. "If you put a little love into it, I am sure it would look better than Malfoy Manor."

Snape rose a brow. "A little over the top, don't you think?"

I shook my head vigorously. "Not at all. Can it be my little pet project?" Snape looked horrified. "Before I found out I was a witch I really wanted to be an interior decorator."

Snape stared at me for a full minute before answering. "Fine. But some ground rules. No pink. Everything must be approved by me."

I pouted. "If I let you do that, the only color I would be putting on the wall would be black."

"Precisely."

I rolled my eyes. "Have a little faith in me, Snape."

"Pretty sure that is the reason why we are in this mess in the first place," Snape grumbled, letting me into his house.

"Oh boy." I whistled. "I got a lot of work to do. Good thing I have two weeks." I rolled up my sleeves. "Let's get started, yeah?" Snape muttered something under his breath but started to help. This was going to be fun.

A/N: Here is chapter 12. Two chapters in two days. Totally on a roll. My goal is to try and finish this before the fall. As I am starting school in the fall and I don't know if I will have a lot of time to do this. But I will try my best. Next chapter will be Hermione's pet project and be meeting Voldemort. Read and Review. I love to hear from you guys. Until next time.

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