Chapter 6

Her head was pounding as she tried to open her eyes and sit up but strong hands pushed her shoulders back down. Her body ached, she felt like her limbs were weighed down. Why she thought did she feel so weak. Her throat was hoarse and dry and she tried to lick her chapped lips, she heard shushed whispers. Straining to hear she couldn't everything felt so unreal. Haze filled her eyes, she felt draggy and woozy. Her hearing was slowly getting to normal but still what she heard was gibberish like her brain just couldn't process. What had happened, she remembered throwing up, damn right in front of Snape. Didn't she feel like an idiot? Then she fainted yes that had to be right because she remembered he caught her. It was his arms she remembered saving her from probably breaking her nose.

Finally, her eyelids opened a little, the color leaked in slowly. A familiar face was near by as it slowly came into view. As soon as she saw it happiness filled her and a sense of safety filled her. His cold black eyes were no longer mean and dangerous but to her some how soft at this moment as he peered down at her. Was she ever happy to see him now, even though embarrassed for throwing up in front of him she instantly felt safe, and protected.

"Ms. Granger," he said, peering down at her she was smiling, maybe she was happy to see him. Opening her mouth to say something a class of water was at her mouth and his strong arms came to support her as she drank. The water cooled her throat but didn't cool down the fact that her body was on fire. Glancing up at his face, she almost forgot how to drink as she coughed; he took the glass from her. He rubbed her back as she tried to clear her airway. Dumb, was what she felt as she looked at him she forgot how to drink.

"How are you feeling?" he asked, his voice was cold but a hint of caring was evident. He placed her back, softly she noticed, as if she was a porcelain figure about to break. Indeed she felt like it but she could feel her strength slowly entering her body again.

"Sick, what happened," she asked as she rubbed her head. Her head felt fuzzy and foreign. Her head was pounding as if a marching band was fighting to get out playing as loud as it could.

"It seems that someone poisoned your food," he said, her eyes snapped open and she sat up from her place in the bed and looked around, the hospital wing. She couldn't be there they would find her too easily. She was in a weak position.

He watched as emotions flickered into her eyes fright evident.

"You should be resting," he interrupted as she swung her legs over the side of the bed, there was no getting it in there he knew that, for teaching her for so long he knew that as soon as she wanted to do something she did and there was nothing stopping her from accomplishing it. He always knew that she would be a hard one to control. Being Gryffindor she was loyal and very brave but that Slytherin that he sensed countless amount of times was cunning at getting what it wanted.

"I'm fine," she said coldly, as she stood her knees buckling. She was caught by him and quickly straightening herself looking down to see that her gown only covered to her knee, a light blush grazed her cheeks. Snapes hands were at her hips keeping her up. Fire spread from there to all over her body.

"Ah Ms. Granger your up," Dumbledore said coming towards her. Severus withdrew his hands immediately but kept a hand on her back as he stood beside her. The one thing he didn't want was for her to faint again. He remembered when he had caught her she looked so sick almost dead. He had never ran so fast as he raced to get her to the hospital wing

"Yes and I would like my clothes please," she said standing by her bed. Straining herself to talk since the hand on her back was taking up all her attention.

"You should be resting," came a silky voice from behind the man, as Lucius Malfoy stepped into sight. The man looked way to cocky this morning. She just wanted to wipe that smirk off his face.

"YOU," Hermione said backing away," get the fuck away from me."

"Tsk tsk language," Lucius said racking his eyes up her body. He thought to himself,' she was perfect, snippy and luscious those long limbs he wanted around him. But some how he sensed something between Severus and the girl something strong. Sneering he was jealous now that Severus was young again he could get as many beautiful beauties as he wished that were willing to please him.

"I want my wand and clothes now," Hermione demanded looking at them, with out her wand she felt naked, or well more naked than she felt right now. In Severus's presence she felt naked even with her wand he had such a power over her it was scary.

"You have a couple more tests than you can have it back," Poppy said coming to stand in front of her. Hermione glared at the woman as she came to stand in front of her, the woman's wand in hand. In an instant, the woman's wand was gone and in Hermione's hand. Hermione didn't even remember saying a spell the wand was just there because she wanted it there. She shouldn't have done that she felt so bad but she went on she needed to get out there now.

"I want it now," Hermione said straightening herself to her full height against the woman's more petite build. The woman nodded as she turned and left, before hesitantly getting her wand from the girl.

Hermione handed it to her, and stood there and she knew his hand was still at her back.

She was an Amazon now that Severus thought of it. She could easily out mark most women at her powerful 5"10 height and probably some of the men in her grade. Her hair hung in curls down her back and those caramel eyes were so beautiful. He mentally slapped himself as he remembered his role in her life. But now that he thought of it yes she was beautiful but she had flaws, she bit her bottom lip leaving an indent a lot, she shifted nervously when she was cornered. No woman was completely flawless. Besides why would someone like her like you, you're an ass. She would be dating the school hottie throwing away a guy as fast as she got one. She was no longer that little bookworm she was a woman and he had to face that.

However, he didn't like the look that Lucius was giving her dragging his eyes up and down her body. As the school gown just reached her knees, showing delicate long beautiful calf exposed. Some how she was able to look irresistible in just a large no shape hospital gown, making him want her even more.

"Showing some Slytherin traits aren't we," Lucius said, as he smirked.

"You have no idea how Slytherin I can get," she snapped at him as her clothes appeared, with a wave of her hand they were on, her hip hugging jeans were low on her hips showing an abundance of belly button while her dark green shirt hugged her womanly curves. Severus laughed at the green t-shirt, Slytherin indeed.

"Professor Dumbledore, Snape thank you," she said bowing her head as she pushed past them not before Lucius grabbed her forearm like a vice. Anger rose in him as he stepped forward but she reacted before he even could.

Lucius pulled back his hand as if he had been burn, a smirk crossed her features that could shrivel any mans ego, but his wasn't even scratched, but simple amazement filled him. The nurse was they're handing her wand she leaned forward.

"I am sorry if I was abrupt with you, I hope you accept my apologies I had no reason to be so rude," she said softly, the woman looked at her with wide eyes. She had been rude it was like something took control of her for an instant. The woman hugged the girl, Severus watched intently as her face went from strained to happy as she hugged the woman back. Straightening from the woman he could tell Hermione felt better.

"Its all right sweetheart you were confused and everything, its all right we all need to vent now and again, did you find me that book by the way?" the woman asked. Hermione had always respected her, she had always been there for her whenever she wasn't feeling well. She happened to be a few number of adults that wanted to listen to what she had to say.

"Yes I have it at my desk come get it tonight or tomorrow," she said as the two hugged, again. Hermione looked back at the three looking at her, and as the woman walked away, Hermione felt anger enter her again, as if some natural animal instinct was controlling her.

Looking at Lucius she was brave and brought up her hand fingering him. Severus nearly choked if not for Dumbledore's friendly pat on his back to help him recover from his amazement. Did Hermione Jane Granger just finger someone holly shit things were changing?

The three men looked after her as the doors to the infirmary swung open on queue to let her exit; they all felt the aurora around her as she passed through the doors. Severus noticed most of all the feminine sway of her hips as the doors closed behind her blocking his view.

"Lucius get back to your post," Dumbledore ordered as he walked away Severus by his side to discuss some much needed news. Once in the safety of his office they spoke.

"The power is getting stronger you know it Severus," Dumbledore said, Snape nodded still deep in thought, he was right. The one thing he didn't want was for her to be hurt in anyway. For some reason he wanted to be there at all times to protect her and keep her safe and well to himself. The thought of another man touching her angered him. What was happening to him he was getting controlling over a woman.

"I will admit her abilities are getting stronger but the food Albus if I know her she won't eat anything not even if we give it to her ourselves," Snape stated Dumbledore nodded as he sat, the usual twinkle in his eyes gone and in place was exhaustion," and Lucius is bound to do something sooner or later."

"Keep a close eye on her," Dumbledore ordered, with a sneer Severus nodded, turned, and left. Leaving the old man in his silenced, Snape decided just were he was going.

The kitchens were hectic as house elves were preparing the meal for that night. Everything seemed normal, no unusual people. But talking to Dobby he confirmed that he would watch Harry Potter's friend's plate and drink and make sure no one puts anything in it, or he would shove his hand in the burners.

From his seat at the teachers table he watched as she mingled with her friends, laughing and talking. However, the food in front of her was left untouched as she talked her cup untouched.

She glanced up at the table and she looked at him. She winked and got up excusing herself from her friends as she left. Giving Malfoy a glare before taking to the corridors, welcoming the cold air as she headed to her place of solitude, which was the library her second home.

Starving, she was as she magically put books away. Nevertheless, she didn't' dare eat the food again, who would be trying to hurt her. So stupid lots of people would like to hurt you every bludy wanker death-eater that's who. Nevertheless, she wondered, why it had to be here oh right she was a best friend with Harry Potter. She just wanted to be normal girls to read and write not have to worry about the person walking towards you in the hallway. To be embraced by her parents, smiling and laughing at birthdays to feel wanted by someone anyone. She felt like smiling now though around Severus for some reason she didn't know but somehow being around him mad her want to forget all the bad things and focus on the good things.

Her head snapped up as she felt something, it was just a cold breeze against her skin so faint no person would bring notice to it but to her it was heightened. She could sense some one. The lights went off and a sense of foreboding crept into her, and then the lights were off. A year ago she would have screamed and ran around with her head chopped off, but this time she was silent as she hugged herself to the wall. Steadying her breathing, she knew that if her breathing was ragged she could be picked up.

Closing her eyes, she prayed, and when she opened her eyes, she was a new person. She felt a wave of calmness come over her in a quick wave. She forgot about the problems outside of this library only getting out was in her head.

Pushing aside her fright, she moved forward, there was people not just one person about five if she heard the heartbeats correctly. She could hear the heart beats of them, how was she able to do this.

Then she saw them, one was standing right in front of her but he didn't see her. She looked around at the others she was in clear view and they did nothing when she could see them so easily. Walking forward she was directly in front of them man, depressing a chuckle she waved her hand in front of his face jumping back as he swung forward having felt the cool wind on his face.

Making her way to the door as swift and silently as she could, there was no one there, but she could feel the spell that locked the door, if she wanted to get out unnoticed she had to find another way.

Severus had to be coming to get her soon, but she didn't want to take a chance. Casting some spells on the door, she mentally slapped herself as voices rose and quickly leaping behind bookshelves she disappeared from view as all the man came to the door. Of course they would sense her trying to unlock the door.

She swore if she got out of this she would tell Severus how she truly felt and give him a good kiss because she needed something to live to right now because things were looking scary. Then it hit her the one person she really wanted to talk to right now.

The men conversing with themselves were oblivious to the girl that stood not even five feet away behind bookshelves concentrating now on one person, which might be able to help her.

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Hermione has spooky weird powers, I want to make her different but I'm getting really tired of making her incredibly powerful i think i will write a story not know but in th near future and she won't have any powers like these. What do you think?

Well it's my birthday tomorrow so I quickly wrote this so I could get on with party plans. Hope you like it, a lot more description in this one. This is a revised chapter adding on around 700 words from last time.

In addition, don't' worry Hermione and Severus probably will you know hook up eventually when he gets his head out of his ass and breathes. Joke

Thank you everyone for the reviews, you are the ones that keep me going with this story.

Steph