"Snape's Manor?" Lucius drawls out in almost an amused voice.
"What?" I ask him.
It was the only place I could think of looking.
He peers down at me sceptically.
"Tosser-herrrr, herrr, cough, cough" I pretend to cough evilly.
He looks down at me confused.
"Are you ok?" he sounds genuinely concerned.
Mwahahahahaha.
"Fine" I sneer.
"Cherr-Wanker-herr-herr, cough" I do it again.
Much to my amusement, he looks at me bewildered.
Hahahahaha.
Hermione super genius- 1
Evil blonde haired loony Death Chomper- 0
"Take me to him" He demands.
I look up at him grumpily, he really is a narky sod.
"Follow me" I sigh.
I really hope Severus isn't here; it would be the death of him if he was, and me come to think of it.
"I do not have all day" he sneers.
Jeez, there is just no please in some people.
We come up to the front door, it's unlocked.
Good sign.
I step inside cautiously; Lucius follows me slowly, his wand pointing at my back in traditional style hostage position.
G-r-e-a-t.
"Hellooooo" I call out softly.
Nothing.
"I guess he's not here, oh well" I try to sound jolly as I attempt to skip out of the door.
"Mudblood" he warns me.
I sigh and walk back into the entrance hall.
A small smile plays its way to my face, as much as I hated this place at the time, I miss it now.
I miss Severus so much.
I feel my chest clench at the thought of him.
Lucius would most defiantly kill him to get his hands on whatever he thinks so valuable.
I can't let that happen.
Right, from this moment on I am making a promise to myself that I will do whatever possible, to ensure Severus' survival. If that means sending Lucius on a wild goose chase then so be it.
I just hope Severus wherever he is, appreciates this.
Which he probably does not.
Hmmmm.
All of a sudden I hear a spine chilling 'POP'.
"Oh No" I cry out.
"What?" Lucius asked shocked at my sudden change in emotion.
"Oh Crap"
"What" he begins to look panicked himself.
"OOOOOH SHIT"
"Goddamn it Granger tell me what the fuck you are going on about" he demands.
As if on que a tiny blob of angry House Elf comes charging towards me like a bull.
"Shiiiiiiiiit" I cry out in hysterics.
I try to turn and run but Lucius is in my way and I smack into the back of him.
He holds me out at arms length in disgust.
"You are running from a House Elf?" he asks sarcastically.
I glare at him maliciously and kick him in the chins.
After all he was in my way.
As he bends to the ground to grab his leg in pain, I hop over his back and try and make an exit for the door.
Marvil unfortunately beats me too it and as I breath a sigh of relief at reaching the open door and drive way, I'm stopped by a sudden pain in my leg.
I look down and to my Surprise it's not Marvil at my ankles but Lucius.
"Aaaaagh" he cries out in pain.
I look over and see Marvil to my astonishment gnawing at his ankles.
"HA" I can't help but point and laugh.
I'm sure im standing there for a good few minutes before the pain in my leg begins to register.
"Owwww" I cry out.
"Bit of a delayed reaction there?" Lucius curtly informs me.
Ass.
I kick off his hand and stroll forward towards the stairs, without Marvil and Lucius at my heels I think I'll have a good look around.
I hear cries of pain from downstairs, and giggle to myself.
Hehe.
What a satisfying sound.
I peer about the empty rooms, there really is no one here.
Sighing to myself, I sit on what was once my bed and think.
Where could he be.
Anywhere springs to mind.
All of a sudden, my eye catches a tiny piece of parchment on my bedside table.
Very slowly I reach out for it.
Oh my god, it's from Severus.
My Dear Hermione,
How I knew you would come back here, unfortunately I am not able to meet you. Though I wish so much that I could. Our last encounter, though brief, meant the world to me. It showed me, that someone does care for me, that alone would mean a great deal, but in that someone being you, I cannot begin to explain how that fill's me up inside.
I wish I could help you now. For I have a suspicion that you have been followed, that is, if you haven't come into contact with Lucius Malfoy himself. Be warned Hermione, he is dangerous and will stop at nothing to find me. Stay away from him at all costs. Please. If the unthinkable has happened and he is in fact holding you hostage now, I can only hope that you find it within yourself to get out and away as soon as possible.
My dear Hermione we will meet again, wherever it may be, I will always hold a place for you in the cobbled streets of my heart.
I am yours,
Most sincerely,
Severus, Snape.
Great, now what was that suppose to mean?
And what the heck is with that 'cobbled streets of my heart' bit?
Hmmmm.
Oh holy crap sacks!
"Granger" Lucius call's, it sounds like he has already gotten rid of the tiny elf.
Panicking and with my heart beating ten to the dozen, I shakily fold up the letter and place it in my pocket.
I take a deep breath to regain composure and make my way to the landing.
