A/N; Ok I hope this makes more sense than the last one and maybe will explain a few things...

Enjoy :P

Severus let go of Hermione as soon as they reached his desired destination.

"Where are we?" she growled at him as she dusted herself off the floor.

"My mother's old manor" he said simply watching her carefully.

She was covered in soot, it looked as if they had just floo'd there. He hadn't been to his mother's home in a while and obviously the dust had accumulated. He watched her with a sort of affection as she padded dust off her clothes only to end up coughing as it found its way up to her throat.

Once she had finished she looked at him, "you traitor" she spat.

Severus narrowed his eyes "I am no such thing, well not exactly-"

"You liar, I offered to come here. I offered to save you. You were planning on turning me all along, you make me sick!"

"I had no such plan Miss Granger, if you would just let me explain-"

"Screw you" she screamed. She was momentarily ashamed of addressing one of her professors in such a way, until she remembered said professor was planning in having her branded a Death Eater.

Severus ran a hand through his hair. If only the little chit would listen, if only she had damn well listened to him in the first place. "Miss Granger if you would allow me a moment to explain-"

"Having trouble with the Mudblood Severus?" the lank

Voice of Lucius Malfoy rang out.

Severus turned round to the intruder, "how did you know where I was?" he asked relatively calm.

"Severus you are so predictable, where else would you be? Spinners end? I thought you might need some help breaking in the girl".

Inside Severus was fuming; if it wasn't for year's of practice at keeping his emotions in check he would have strangled the life out of Malfoy by now. "I am capable" was all he allowed himself to say.

Lucius raised a brow "Indeed" he said as he looked Hermione over. "Well if you do decide you need a hand or two, Draco and I would be more than willing to assist in any which way we can"

Severus bowed his head in thanks. Anything to hurry this little conversation up.

With one last disgusted glance in Hermione's direction he apparated away.

Instantly Severus began to reset the wards.

"What are you doing?" Hermione whispered as she watched from a corner.

"Setting the wards"

"So I can't get out" it was more of a statement than a question.

"And no one can get in"

"What about you?"

"I will be staying here also" he said glancing at her through the corner of his eye. She was fiddling with a vase that was lying on a side table in the hallway, it was covered in dust and she was drawing patterns in it.

"What about the Malfoy's?" she asked not looking at him.

"They won't be able to enter through the doors without getting a few nasty hexes"

She nodded in understanding, "why are you protecting me from them?"

He looked at her firmly. The little chit had caused him enough trouble, what matter was it to her what he did? He shouldn't care if she believed him or not. At least if she hated him she wouldn't speak to him and he could get on with his life, for the time being at least. Why did she make him so bloody angry?

"Miss Granger, understand that whilst you are in my home you will abide by my rules, first rule do not presume that I am protecting you. If you hadn't got yourself caught-"

"I wasn't caught" she protested.

"My apologies please let me correct myself. If you hadn't willingly followed a known Death Eaterlike the idiotic Gryffindor hat you are then we both would not be in this mess." He shouted his anger rising.

"I thought I was helping you" she screamed back.

"When I need your help you exceptionally dim-witted child, I will ask for it" he raged, then bending down close to her ear he whispered cruelly "and I assure you, I will never need you, or your help".

Hermione looked at him lividly. Her lips pursed tightly afraid that if she let her resolve slip then she just might cry. And there was no way on this earth that she would let him have the satisfaction of making her cry again. "You two faced son of a-"

Before she could finish, he had taken her by the wrist and flung her into a bedroom on the first floor landing. Hermione caught herself before she fell after being thrown into the room. She heard him muttering outside the slammed door and figured he was setting up wards so she could not get out. Great, just friggin' smashing, she thought to herself as she slumped onto the bed.

Outside the door Snape let himself fall against the cool wall behind him. He hadn't meant to shout at her, he hadn't meant to lock her in his bedroom. She just infuriated him to the point of breaking. This was all her fault, all of it.

And now he was stuck with her, till god knows when. He daren't release her back to Hogwarts of fear of them both being killed and another attack on the castle. He couldn't return himself to see Albus as she might escape or worse, Lucius or Draco might find her. And if he kept her here she would soon be forced to wear the mark that has ruined his life.

He closed his eyes and sighed, he knew he would get no sleep tonight, not letting that stop him however he climbed the stairs to the second floor and proceeded into one of the guest bedrooms. Tonight would be a long night.

IIIII

Hermione had an uncomfortable night, she had a sneaking suspicion that she was in Snape's room. This prompted her urges to snoop through his belongings.

He didn't have much, most of the draws were locked and she didn't have her wand to open them. She did find a couple of books though, on dark magic. And until dawn came and sunlight crawled through the gaps in the thick curtains, she read.

At what she could only guess was about 6am she heard footsteps travelling through the corridor outside. She knew it was Snape as after a loud crash was heard, she recognised his voice cursing a piece of furniture.

Plucking up her courage and straightening out her dress that she was still wearing, she managed to pick the lock at the door with a hairclip and make her way down to the kitchen.

"Are you going to kill me then?" she asked leaning against the doorway.

Severus who was sitting at the table with a mug of coffee looked up and frowned. "And what had brought you to that conclusion?"

"Last night, I suppose. You, keeping me here, locking me in that room"

"Yes and just how did you get out?"

Hermione threw her hair clip onto the table and received a raised eyebrow from her potions master.

"Interesting"

"I want to know if that's what you intend to do" she said keeping her head raised high, "I deserve that at least".

Severus just smiled at her indignation. Typical Gryffindor. And still in that dress "You, Miss Granger deserve nothing" he said with only a little bit of malice in his voice after shaking his head of thoughts he should not have.

Hermione opened her mouth to speak, but thought better of it and sat down in one of the empty chairs.

"It is precisely your fault that you are here, if you hadn't of followed Lucius Malfoy-"

"I told you, I followed him because I thought it would save you!" she said suddenly very angry.

"So you would trust a self confessed Death Eater and follow them willingly as long as you thought it was the right thing to do?"

"Yes"

"Well then you are more tremendously stupid that I had initially thought Miss Granger" he said looking away from her and back down at his coffee as it steamed in its cup.

Hermione was quiet for a moment fuming in silent glory, "you would too…" she whispered menacingly standing and placing both her hands firmly on the table, "…if you were trying to save someone you cared about".

Severus looked up from his mug and stared at her, "cared about?" he asked, but he got no reply. She turned on her heel and thundered back up the stairs she came from.

Severus herd her re-enter his bedroom and flinched slightly as the door slammed.

IIIII

Hermione was pissed. Infuriating, nasty "loathsome man" she shouted the last comments.

She ran across the bedroom and proceeded to push the ten ton bed across the room. If she was to be locked in, he was to be locked out she figured. Just as she managed to slam the bed into the door, she heard him coming up the stairs.

He banged on the door and as he did so she managed to re-slam the bed into it, which was no easy task. It was a huge pine four-poster bed.

The fact that his furniture was being thrown about the room seemed to aggravate Snape. This only spurred Hermione on to throw more. Vases and various items were being smashed against the wall, what books she had found were being put to one side. There was no point in destroying them even if she was angry.

"Miss Granger" Snape called out from the hallway.

Hermione threw a toilet brush at the offending door.

"Miss Granger if you have kindly finished destroying my room" he said, the anger in his voice rising.

Hermione let out a low growl and proceeded to tear at his curtains.

Snape had had enough, with a quick flick of his wand the door opened and the bed flew across the room.

Hermione startled as her potions master stood in the doorway, his cloak billowing after the force of the bed being thrown across the room. He looked positively menacing.

She took a deep breath, he was angry that was obvious. He hadn't moved his eyes from hers, not even to glance about the room. She took one tiny step backwards, not breaking eye contact.

Before her foot could find the floor however, he had pounced.

He dived towards her and she squealed. Quickly she managed to duck out of his way and jump over the other side of the bed.

"Miss Granger" he roared

"You bastard" she screamed back.

"Why you insist on being so intolerable, I don't know. If you would only sit down and I could explain-"

"Explain how you planned to take me here, to brand me. When all I was doing was trying to help you". She interrupted him whilst backing towards the wall with a window.

Snape had her cornered. He had somehow managed to climb over the bed and block her from running past him at the same time. Now she had no where to go, she had to listen to him.

"Now if you would shut that colossal mouth of yours" he said placing an arm on the wall either side of her head so she was trapped.

Hermione just frowned at him. Severus actually thought she did quite an impressive job at it, not a glare to rival his own, but one with considerable hatred none the less.

"I did not plan this" he began, his voice so low and calm she wondered if he was having trouble controlling it. "I was going to tell you that I would not be risking your life when the attack on Hogwarts began-"

"Attack on Hogwarts?" Hermione said her eyes widening, "what, when, who was there? Was anyone hurt? Harry and Ron are they-"

"They are all fine Miss Granger" he said waving his hand to shut her up, "it was not a full scale attack, it seemed to be a mere warning, a taste of things to come if you may".

Hermione looked at him wide eyed.

"When I found you had been taken by Lucius Malfoy I was on my way to get you when your friend" he spat out the last word, "hit me with a stunner. Hours later when I got the call" he said thrusting his wrist with the dark mark burned into it, in her face, "then I came instantly. I assure you I had no prior knowledge to this".

"Then why did they say it was your plan, why did you take the credit not Lucius?" she asked.

"It seemed wise to go along with their suspicions; you thought you were there because of me. It saved me from being punished for failed efforts" he reasoned.

"So I did help you?"

Severus glared at her, and then slowly inclined his head, giving her a slight nod.

Hermione let out the breath she was holding; she supposed it mad sense now. Given the facts she actually felt quite embarrassed and more than a little guilty for trashing his room.

Severus watched as the thoughts played across Hermione's features. He could read her like a book. She was feeling ashamed and a little stupid, and angry at herself. He could tell by the way she frowned and bit her lip.

"Why did you kiss me?" she suddenly asked.

Severus' face darkened, "I told you never to speak of that again" he said his voice regaining a lot of the anger and hostility that it held before.

Hermione frowned, "why can't you answer that?" she dared to ask.

Severus glared at her and lowered his arms; he backed away and turned to leave. Choosing not even to dignify that question with a response of any sort.

Hermione confused, took a step forward to protest, but before she could open her mouth Severus turned around and threw her against the wall.

"What are you doing?" she cried out confused.

She didn't get an answer though, well not the one she was looking for.

Severus slammed her back against the cool of the wall and pushed himself against her. His mouth brushed against her ear, "what do you think I am doing Miss Granger?" He purred.

Hermione shuddered; his breath was hot on her skin. She slowly lifted her gaze and look at him. He was watching her every move, his dark eyes penetrating her. She didn't dare look away. Her lips trembling, she wanted to say something, anything, but her voice wasn't working, she supposed she was gaping like a fish, but he didn't say anything.

She was suddenly very aware of his body pressed up against hers, he felt heavy, and strong. He was quite easily pushing the air out of her, but she didn't care. Was he going to kiss her again?

The answer to that came almost instantly. His lips pushed against hers and she almost slammed her head against the wall it was with such force. Severus had quickly placed his hand behind her head to stop such an event from happening.

With his hand there he was able to pull her towards him hungrily.

As far has Hermione was concerned he could swallow her whole. She instantly felt light headed, a warm tingly feeling rushed from her toes upwards, she guessed to reassure that she was in fact, still awake and conscious.

Before she could collect her thoughts, not that she had any at that particular moment; he threw her across the room. She landed quite delicately on the bed.

Severus paced towards her, looking like a predator about to go for the kill. He reached her and pinned both her wrists above her head with his hands, slowly he inched down and bit her bottom lip, teasing her.

Hermione's dark brown eyes locked with his and she blinked, slowly, watching him from underneath those long thick lashes.

Severus inclined his head and lent forward, before their lips met he felt her warm breath against his. Slowly he moved closer to close the gap.

A loud rapping on the door caused him top pause, through the corner of his eye he caught sight of Lucius Malfoy at the door.

Severus didn't move, suddenly Draco appeared by his fathers side and coughed purposely. Instantly Severus jumped off Hermione, Draco was a student after all and it would be inappropriate for him to see his professor in such a way.

Hermione lay forgotten on the bed; she sat up and smoothed down her dress.

Draco smirked as he watched her, so the little Gryffindor princess wasn't so innocent after all. That was interesting, he thought.

A/N;

It was Red nose day (Comic Relief) here on Friday, and this year it really upset me more than the previous ones. For those of you who dont know Comic Relief is a charity that helps thousands of people in africa and other 3rd world countries, war victims, women who have suffered from violent relationships and homeless children.

It just upsets me that in this day and age there are families that die because they cannot affors the equivalent of 7p to buy a bag of rice that could last them a week, parents who have to watch as their children suffer and die of hunger because they cannot afford to feed then and kids watch as their Mummy and Daddy die of some illness or disease that could have been prevented with a simple immunisation that only costs 1 pound.

So what does this have to do with Harry Potter? Well JK Rowling has raise 15 Million pounds for Comic Relief since 2001. She has wrote an aditional 2 Harry Potter books, "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" and "Quidditch Through the Ages". These are great books and only cost £2.50 each, all proceedings going to Comic Relief, so if you havent already i would really reccoment buying these. They really are fun to read.

Thanx for reading that :D