A/N: Snape Alert!!!

So, as usual, none of this belongs to me, except the plot. All thanks and praise goes to JK Rowling.

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Liz

Chapter 4

Meetings with the Potions Master

"Ah, Severus, Hermione and I have been awaiting your arrival; she is in her room, asleep, just through that door." Lucius was stretched on the couch in the Girl's common room when Severus arrived, led by Narcissa, clutching the young babe to her chest.

Narcissa smiled gently at Severus, and spoke softly to him.

"We'll continue this conversation later, but you really must consider it. I really want dear Raiden to be as clever as his mother, and I think that having you around more, and later tutoring him once he reaches the proper age, of course, would do him some good."

The Potions Master nodded his consent, and then turned to move towards the door.

"Oh, and Severus, am I to expect you for dinner as well as breakfast, or will you be to busy?" Narcissa shifted the baby as Severus turned to answer her.

"Madam, expect both the girl and me for dinner, I am hoping she and I will be able to hold a conversation, before I am 'Busy'. Besides, I am quite sure she wouldn't mind to see how her dear baby boy has grown since she has last seen him. Most mothers don't expect to give birth to their child and then have him taken from them moments afterwards." Severus spoke crisply, and sneered menacingly at the couple. "Thank you Lucius for this opportunity, but don't expect either of us to be free before or after dinner, I expect the Know-it-all will be tired once I am done with her."

Severus turned back towards his destination, took three large strides and reached the door to the girl's bedroom. When Severus reached for the handle and opened the door, surprise filtered past his dark eyes. The girl was lying face down in the bed, her body torn and battered, as well as completely nude.

On the gold carpet surrounding the bed lay splatters of crimson blood staining the carpet as well as some still marring the young woman's glowing skin. Normally, elegant and modest, not to mention smart, the young mother, once Severus's smartest student now looked as though she was nothing more than a common whore, and probably treated just the same.

Severus glanced behind him towards his smirking host, and his hostess, cooing at the babe in her arms.

"Narcissa, would you mind asking the House Elves to send up a cauldron, potions ingredients and all of the materials needed to brew any healing potion necessary, it seems Ms. Granger had a rough night. Also, you might want to send them with some Mrs. Scower's Magical Mess Remover, there seems to be a bit of blood that needs some scouring." Severus politely smiled in the direction of Mrs. Malfoy, but he didn't look at her. Instead, his cold eyes lingered upon Lucius, and the cocky smirk resting upon his aristocratic face.

"Of course Severus, I'll give them some healing potions so you don't have to go through such a mess, but if need be I'll have them bring you the potions ingredients and materials as well as the cauldron. I hope Ms. Granger will be alright." Narcissa replied and seconds later she had dropped the small child in Lucius's arms and was off, instructing the House Elves in order to help Hermione Granger.

Severus turned back to the young woman and her broken body. Lucius Malfoy was as ruthless as ever, and this was all the evidence that the Potions Professor needed to know that he needed to ask his host if there was any way that he could keep the glorious Ms. Granger for himself.

Not that he really wanted the child, he just needed to find a way to get Hermione away from the Malfoy's in one piece, and to get her back her son.

Slowly, Severus swept his way towards the girl and sat next to her listless form. Gently he tried to awaken the child, so he would be able to help her.

As his hand rubbed at her back, and caressed her messy curls the girl shot up and grabbed him in a choke hold.

"No, you are not getting your messy claws into me again, you pathetic excuse of a Pureblood. I'll kill you if you try to touch me again, I swear I will." The woman's hands were wrapped around his throat, her thumb digging into his airway.

She didn't notice that she had the wrong man until she heard Lucius Malfoy at the doorway.

"Hello Hermione, nice to see that you're up again." Lucius smirked at her.

She looked up, and then down at the man she had been trying to kill. Her eyes widened and she let go, and ran to the corner of the room in fear from the two men.

"Please, please, don't hurt me." She cried, as Lucius helped Severus to his feet.

She hid her head, scared for her life; Severus stood and fixed himself, then stalked towards the woman.

When Severus reached the crouching girl he stood over her for a moment, and then lifted her prone body into his arms before carrying her to the bed, and dropping her onto the bloody comforter.

"Lucius leave," the Potions Master spoke with a quiet fierceness in his voice. When Lucius didn't move Severus glared at the man and yelled "NOW," and the Host left Severus to deal with the girl.

"Now my dear, what am I to do with you?"