Hermione apperated to the Snape manor three days later. She asked if she could have lunch instead of a dinner as she had several important errands to attend to that evening. Serrento opened the door almost immediately after she had knocked. "Hello Dove," He said smiling and giving her a kiss on the lips. "I'm glad you could make it."
"Thank you for inviting me, I have been busy lately. I will have to leave after lunch. I have some business with the ministry to take care of." She smiled warmly, "I also promised a student that we could discuss Potions,"
"Oh, really?" Serrento feigned ignorance, "May I ask who?"
"Her name is Cicely Rosewood, brilliant student. Severus was quite amazed at her theories." She smiled as they walked to the dining room.
The house elves served them. "I thought we could talk about our relationship..." Serrento started.
"We don't have a relationship, yet. I'm sorry but right now I don't think I can get into a relationship. I want to be friends, hopefully close," She gave him a smile.
"Does this mean we can't just shag?" he asked jokingly.
"We'll have to wait and see," she replied causing him to nearly choke.
"But is that a yes?" She just smiled at him, making him wonder.
"Maybe," she replied. Serrento felt his heart thumping in his chest.
*********
After lunch Hermione apperated back to Hogwarts and rushed to her and Severus' chambers. She started to strip as soon as she got inside the door. Thankfully Severus wasn't there. She turned the water in the shower on hot and scrubbed herself until she was a red. She cried. She didn't know why, but she did.
She turned the water off, grabbed her burgundy bath robe and wrapped herself in it. She went to the bedroom dressed in a brown velvet dress then sat on the bed. She drew her knees up to her chest and wrapped her arms around them. She cried still, feeling dirty and almost as vile as she thought Serrento was.
She heard the door to her chambers opening and three voices talking. The bedroom door was shut so she couldn't hear exactly who was with Severus.
The bedroom door opened and Severus immediately saw the crying figure. "Mione?" He rushed immediately to her bed and wrapped his arms around her. "What's wrong,"
"He makes me feel so dirty, even though he hasn't touched me," She sobbed into his shoulder, and wrapped her arms around his neck. Severus sat down and held her in his lap, cradling her in his arms.
After several minutes Severus spoke, "Salazar and Remus are here," he said kissing her still damp hair, "Do you want me to tell them to leave?"
She had stopped crying but now had hiccups, she shook her head. these two men were like family to her and she cared about them deeply and knew they would be worried about her. "I'll be okay." she wiped her eyes and sniffled. "Are you going to set me down?"
He set her down but kept an arm protectively around her. "Did Serrento give you any information?"
"No, all he wants to do is shag..." She scowled. "And no I didn't, no I haven't, and never will I." her jaw was set with a stubborn aire
"I didn't say anything," He opened the door and they stepped into the living room.
Salazar and Remus immediately stood when they say Hermione, concern showed in each of their faces. "She's okay. I don't think she should be around Serrento though," Severus said as the two men sat down again.
"So he didn't give us anything useful?" Salazar started.
"I am afraid not," Hermione said, sniffling again.
"We have to find out something, The school year is drawing to a close you know, and I have to return to the Ministry tomorrow."
"They know she needs her education, and that They all can't teach her so she will have to come back to Hogwart." Remus said in his soft voice, "We can worry about what will happen at the end of the year soon enough, they waited this long to find her, they will wait until they think she is ready,"
"Which will probably be sooner than any of us truly think." Severus said coldly, "But we will worry about that when it comes up."
*********
Carmilla Nettleburn stood in the owlrey, she gave letter to Draco a kiss and sent it off with an incredibly large eagle-owl. She hadn't had time to write him and she was sure that he would like to know about Snape. She already kept an eye on the girl-child for him.
She looked at her ring and thought about the weekend, Draco would be coming to Hogsmeade again, She couldn't wait.
***********
The next day:
Draco sat with Serrento, He was scowling at the older man, yet somehow he was smiling maliciously within, "Well now isn't this interesting. Your little pet lied to you," Draco set the letter from Carmilla down.
"What do you mean?" Serrento asked, Hermione would never lie to him, would she? She promised him that they could... would...
"It seems that Our beloved Severus is indeed still very much alive," He laughed, "I guess if you want something done, you have to do it yourself."
"Draco I... I mean that means that... The girl still has two people she can trust... Doesn't it?" He sputtered, he knew Draco had already fed one of the lesser Deatheaters to the Basilisk deep within the Manor Keep.
"True enough," Draco formed a plan in his mind, "Confront them both, tonight. And if you come back from this in one piece, maybe I'll let you live."
Serrento swallowed hard then nodded. "Sure, Draco, just don't feed me to that damned thing." he didn't know who he wanted to face his older brother or the basilisk.
Draco smiled s he watched Serrento stumble from the room. The plot thickens, he thought, She must know something...
TBC
A/N: sorry about not updating sooner been sick + was out of town for a few days.
Thanks: Slytheringal, Maddie, Zoe, VMPdarkangel
Veggie-runt: sorry 'bout the grammar and spelling errors. I usually write in the wee hours of the morning and my computer doesn't catch all of them though I do try and reread it several times to make sure that I get it right.
MissCrystalix: Draco does love Carmilla, it's just a threat he could make and do if he wishes. As for Carmilla's age she is 17 almost 18.
"Thank you for inviting me, I have been busy lately. I will have to leave after lunch. I have some business with the ministry to take care of." She smiled warmly, "I also promised a student that we could discuss Potions,"
"Oh, really?" Serrento feigned ignorance, "May I ask who?"
"Her name is Cicely Rosewood, brilliant student. Severus was quite amazed at her theories." She smiled as they walked to the dining room.
The house elves served them. "I thought we could talk about our relationship..." Serrento started.
"We don't have a relationship, yet. I'm sorry but right now I don't think I can get into a relationship. I want to be friends, hopefully close," She gave him a smile.
"Does this mean we can't just shag?" he asked jokingly.
"We'll have to wait and see," she replied causing him to nearly choke.
"But is that a yes?" She just smiled at him, making him wonder.
"Maybe," she replied. Serrento felt his heart thumping in his chest.
*********
After lunch Hermione apperated back to Hogwarts and rushed to her and Severus' chambers. She started to strip as soon as she got inside the door. Thankfully Severus wasn't there. She turned the water in the shower on hot and scrubbed herself until she was a red. She cried. She didn't know why, but she did.
She turned the water off, grabbed her burgundy bath robe and wrapped herself in it. She went to the bedroom dressed in a brown velvet dress then sat on the bed. She drew her knees up to her chest and wrapped her arms around them. She cried still, feeling dirty and almost as vile as she thought Serrento was.
She heard the door to her chambers opening and three voices talking. The bedroom door was shut so she couldn't hear exactly who was with Severus.
The bedroom door opened and Severus immediately saw the crying figure. "Mione?" He rushed immediately to her bed and wrapped his arms around her. "What's wrong,"
"He makes me feel so dirty, even though he hasn't touched me," She sobbed into his shoulder, and wrapped her arms around his neck. Severus sat down and held her in his lap, cradling her in his arms.
After several minutes Severus spoke, "Salazar and Remus are here," he said kissing her still damp hair, "Do you want me to tell them to leave?"
She had stopped crying but now had hiccups, she shook her head. these two men were like family to her and she cared about them deeply and knew they would be worried about her. "I'll be okay." she wiped her eyes and sniffled. "Are you going to set me down?"
He set her down but kept an arm protectively around her. "Did Serrento give you any information?"
"No, all he wants to do is shag..." She scowled. "And no I didn't, no I haven't, and never will I." her jaw was set with a stubborn aire
"I didn't say anything," He opened the door and they stepped into the living room.
Salazar and Remus immediately stood when they say Hermione, concern showed in each of their faces. "She's okay. I don't think she should be around Serrento though," Severus said as the two men sat down again.
"So he didn't give us anything useful?" Salazar started.
"I am afraid not," Hermione said, sniffling again.
"We have to find out something, The school year is drawing to a close you know, and I have to return to the Ministry tomorrow."
"They know she needs her education, and that They all can't teach her so she will have to come back to Hogwart." Remus said in his soft voice, "We can worry about what will happen at the end of the year soon enough, they waited this long to find her, they will wait until they think she is ready,"
"Which will probably be sooner than any of us truly think." Severus said coldly, "But we will worry about that when it comes up."
*********
Carmilla Nettleburn stood in the owlrey, she gave letter to Draco a kiss and sent it off with an incredibly large eagle-owl. She hadn't had time to write him and she was sure that he would like to know about Snape. She already kept an eye on the girl-child for him.
She looked at her ring and thought about the weekend, Draco would be coming to Hogsmeade again, She couldn't wait.
***********
The next day:
Draco sat with Serrento, He was scowling at the older man, yet somehow he was smiling maliciously within, "Well now isn't this interesting. Your little pet lied to you," Draco set the letter from Carmilla down.
"What do you mean?" Serrento asked, Hermione would never lie to him, would she? She promised him that they could... would...
"It seems that Our beloved Severus is indeed still very much alive," He laughed, "I guess if you want something done, you have to do it yourself."
"Draco I... I mean that means that... The girl still has two people she can trust... Doesn't it?" He sputtered, he knew Draco had already fed one of the lesser Deatheaters to the Basilisk deep within the Manor Keep.
"True enough," Draco formed a plan in his mind, "Confront them both, tonight. And if you come back from this in one piece, maybe I'll let you live."
Serrento swallowed hard then nodded. "Sure, Draco, just don't feed me to that damned thing." he didn't know who he wanted to face his older brother or the basilisk.
Draco smiled s he watched Serrento stumble from the room. The plot thickens, he thought, She must know something...
TBC
A/N: sorry about not updating sooner been sick + was out of town for a few days.
Thanks: Slytheringal, Maddie, Zoe, VMPdarkangel
Veggie-runt: sorry 'bout the grammar and spelling errors. I usually write in the wee hours of the morning and my computer doesn't catch all of them though I do try and reread it several times to make sure that I get it right.
MissCrystalix: Draco does love Carmilla, it's just a threat he could make and do if he wishes. As for Carmilla's age she is 17 almost 18.