"Professor Snape isn't dead," Hermione said again in a whisper, "He's been hanging on, barely,"
Cicely's expression suddenly brightened, "He's still alive!?" She hugged Hermione. "I thought they had killed him, they think they had killed him," She let go of the startled woman.
"Would you like to go see him?" Hermione asked looking at the young girl.
"If it's all right with you," She replied.
Albus had walked up to them, "I think it will do Severus good to hear both of your voices."
"Thank you Sir," Cicely said. "You can keep that potions journal, I have no use for it. I don't think I can read it."
"I think Miss Granger should look at it first, then she can decide what use it will be for us." Albus said with a twinkle in his eye.
"Yes sir," She said as Hermione led her to the door.
****
Hagrid and Persephone waited at the bottom of the stairs leading to the headmaster's office. "Sephone?"
"Yes Rubeus?" she looked into his eyes lovingly.
Hagrid reached into one of the massive pockets on his coats, "Marry me," He pulled out a golden ring with a large diamond in it. He had taken most of his savings from Gringotts to purchase the ring for her.
"Rubeus," she was speechless, "Yes, I will," She wrapped her arms around his neck and held onto him.
****
Hermione and Cicely reached the bottom of the stairs and looked at the couple, "Ahem?" Hermione cleared her throat startling them. "I don't think public displays of affection are allowed in the hallways."
Cicely giggled until she saw the ring on her grandmother's finger, "Grandma, what's that?" she asked pointing to the ring.
"Well Cicely, Rubeus asked me to marry him," She smiled. "And I accepted."
Cicely hugged her grandparents, more good news for the day. "Miss Granger is taking me to see Professor Snape if that's all right with you?"
Though they didn't want to have her out of their sight they nodded. She was safe at hogwarts and Hermione was with her.
****
Cicely held onto Hermione's hand as they walked. She needed the comforting touch after being surrounded by deatheaters so long. "Miss Granger?"
"Yes," she looked at the girl.
"Is Philip okay?" She asked misty-eyed, "I really missed him,"
"He asked me everyday if I knew when you were coming back," She smiled, "He cares about you a lot you know,"
"I know," She said as they reached the doors of the infirmary. "Miss Granger, They told me that they may need to bring me back when they needed me again,"
"Well, we know that they aren't going to hurt you. They need you too badly,"
"I know they need me," She said as they entered the infirmary, "I don't like Mister Serrento,"
"I don't like the man either," Hermione replied. "Cicely, what else did they 'teach' you?"
"Dueling," She said as they drew near the curtained bed where Severus lay, "I bested almost all of them, but I know they weren't trying very hard, they didn't want to hurt their precious little treasure," Hermione snorted at the child's sarcasm and gave the girl a smile.
Hermione pulled back the curtains surrounding the area of Severus' bed. She watched as the girl walked over to the bed, "Professor Snape? It's me Miss Rosewood, I'm back. You really need to wake up now." She touched the pale hand that rested above the sheets of the bed. The girl frowned for a moment, "Miss Granger has taken away most of Slytherins house points and Hufflepuff," Nothing happened.
Hermione looked at the girl and smiled she was trying to get a reaction out of him. "Cicely, I don't think that will work. It's already been tried." She couldn't help but smile.
"It was worth a try." The girl stepped away from the bed. Hermione realized how much more mature the girl acted. It had been nearly a month and that time spent with Deatheaters was bound to change anyone.
****
Draco sat in his chair by the window, drink in hand. Serrento sat across from him, "Do you think it was wise to let the girl go?"
"I think that she has enough wits about her to keep things to herself. The last thing we need is for the ministry going on a full out search for her." Draco didn't look at the man, "Besides, we both know that she trusts at least one of us,"
"You know she doesn't like me," Serrento said coldly.
"I know that well enough. You are the one who killed Severus you know. She cared about her teacher greatly, admired him. And, well, you took that away from her. I admired the man for as well, despite his failures. I really don't want to know what she's going to do to you when she gets the chance. She a very powerful girl and I for one would like to stay on her good side."
Serrento snorted, "You on anyone's good side?" He laughed.
"I'm on Carmilla's good side," He replied, "And you know that's all what matters to me." He pushed his white blond hair out of his eyes. "Well other than making sure Cicely gets her birthright."
Serrento just shrugged, "I think Hermione fancies me," He started, "One step closer to shagging her,"
Draco ignored him momentarily, "Cicely trusts her a great deal. It may be good to try and get her into the fold, even if we have to dispose of her later." Draco replied, "She was always good at potions. If we can convince her maybe we can get her to replace Severus."
"That may just work," Serrento said, "But I'd rather just shag her,"
"Who wouldn't?"
TBC
A/N: I am evil I know I have the plot gophers in line and am starting work on chapter 44. I am trying to make the chapters longer but there sure some bits that are better off short.
Hermia: no castrations as of yet, Serrento will get his soon.
Darkfire: I hope that this chapter cleared up a bit of why they let her go back to hogwarts. it's explained a little more in the next chapter as well.
Slytheringal: all is well for Philip.
Night Cat Canon, Snapes-Mistress: My plot gophers just love you :P
Elfy: thanks for the review I usually update everyday or every other day at midnight (pacific standard time).
Fuwari: thanks for looking past the grammar mistakes. I usually write at 2-3 a.m.
Cicely's expression suddenly brightened, "He's still alive!?" She hugged Hermione. "I thought they had killed him, they think they had killed him," She let go of the startled woman.
"Would you like to go see him?" Hermione asked looking at the young girl.
"If it's all right with you," She replied.
Albus had walked up to them, "I think it will do Severus good to hear both of your voices."
"Thank you Sir," Cicely said. "You can keep that potions journal, I have no use for it. I don't think I can read it."
"I think Miss Granger should look at it first, then she can decide what use it will be for us." Albus said with a twinkle in his eye.
"Yes sir," She said as Hermione led her to the door.
****
Hagrid and Persephone waited at the bottom of the stairs leading to the headmaster's office. "Sephone?"
"Yes Rubeus?" she looked into his eyes lovingly.
Hagrid reached into one of the massive pockets on his coats, "Marry me," He pulled out a golden ring with a large diamond in it. He had taken most of his savings from Gringotts to purchase the ring for her.
"Rubeus," she was speechless, "Yes, I will," She wrapped her arms around his neck and held onto him.
****
Hermione and Cicely reached the bottom of the stairs and looked at the couple, "Ahem?" Hermione cleared her throat startling them. "I don't think public displays of affection are allowed in the hallways."
Cicely giggled until she saw the ring on her grandmother's finger, "Grandma, what's that?" she asked pointing to the ring.
"Well Cicely, Rubeus asked me to marry him," She smiled. "And I accepted."
Cicely hugged her grandparents, more good news for the day. "Miss Granger is taking me to see Professor Snape if that's all right with you?"
Though they didn't want to have her out of their sight they nodded. She was safe at hogwarts and Hermione was with her.
****
Cicely held onto Hermione's hand as they walked. She needed the comforting touch after being surrounded by deatheaters so long. "Miss Granger?"
"Yes," she looked at the girl.
"Is Philip okay?" She asked misty-eyed, "I really missed him,"
"He asked me everyday if I knew when you were coming back," She smiled, "He cares about you a lot you know,"
"I know," She said as they reached the doors of the infirmary. "Miss Granger, They told me that they may need to bring me back when they needed me again,"
"Well, we know that they aren't going to hurt you. They need you too badly,"
"I know they need me," She said as they entered the infirmary, "I don't like Mister Serrento,"
"I don't like the man either," Hermione replied. "Cicely, what else did they 'teach' you?"
"Dueling," She said as they drew near the curtained bed where Severus lay, "I bested almost all of them, but I know they weren't trying very hard, they didn't want to hurt their precious little treasure," Hermione snorted at the child's sarcasm and gave the girl a smile.
Hermione pulled back the curtains surrounding the area of Severus' bed. She watched as the girl walked over to the bed, "Professor Snape? It's me Miss Rosewood, I'm back. You really need to wake up now." She touched the pale hand that rested above the sheets of the bed. The girl frowned for a moment, "Miss Granger has taken away most of Slytherins house points and Hufflepuff," Nothing happened.
Hermione looked at the girl and smiled she was trying to get a reaction out of him. "Cicely, I don't think that will work. It's already been tried." She couldn't help but smile.
"It was worth a try." The girl stepped away from the bed. Hermione realized how much more mature the girl acted. It had been nearly a month and that time spent with Deatheaters was bound to change anyone.
****
Draco sat in his chair by the window, drink in hand. Serrento sat across from him, "Do you think it was wise to let the girl go?"
"I think that she has enough wits about her to keep things to herself. The last thing we need is for the ministry going on a full out search for her." Draco didn't look at the man, "Besides, we both know that she trusts at least one of us,"
"You know she doesn't like me," Serrento said coldly.
"I know that well enough. You are the one who killed Severus you know. She cared about her teacher greatly, admired him. And, well, you took that away from her. I admired the man for as well, despite his failures. I really don't want to know what she's going to do to you when she gets the chance. She a very powerful girl and I for one would like to stay on her good side."
Serrento snorted, "You on anyone's good side?" He laughed.
"I'm on Carmilla's good side," He replied, "And you know that's all what matters to me." He pushed his white blond hair out of his eyes. "Well other than making sure Cicely gets her birthright."
Serrento just shrugged, "I think Hermione fancies me," He started, "One step closer to shagging her,"
Draco ignored him momentarily, "Cicely trusts her a great deal. It may be good to try and get her into the fold, even if we have to dispose of her later." Draco replied, "She was always good at potions. If we can convince her maybe we can get her to replace Severus."
"That may just work," Serrento said, "But I'd rather just shag her,"
"Who wouldn't?"
TBC
A/N: I am evil I know I have the plot gophers in line and am starting work on chapter 44. I am trying to make the chapters longer but there sure some bits that are better off short.
Hermia: no castrations as of yet, Serrento will get his soon.
Darkfire: I hope that this chapter cleared up a bit of why they let her go back to hogwarts. it's explained a little more in the next chapter as well.
Slytheringal: all is well for Philip.
Night Cat Canon, Snapes-Mistress: My plot gophers just love you :P
Elfy: thanks for the review I usually update everyday or every other day at midnight (pacific standard time).
Fuwari: thanks for looking past the grammar mistakes. I usually write at 2-3 a.m.