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Tempus woke up shivering and shaking; cold sweat soaked her skin thoroughly. Severus was sitting in a half broken chair, a nervous wreck. He had decided not to give her anything until she was concious. He didn't know what she had consumed and to give her something that could cause a bad reaction would be pure stupidity.

Tempus could feel that something was terribly wrong with her. She was freezing but burning up at the same time and her heart beat rapidly in her chest. Her mouth was viciously dry and her throat felt numb. The smell of sick, sweat and alcohol was overwhelming her.

She looked over and saw her father sitting by her bed. He was staring at the floor, worry etched on his face. She knew that once his initial worry faded that he would probably disown her, but right now, she was happy to just see him.

"Dad..."

Severus looked over and his heart dropped and then soared when he saw that she was concious. He noticed her shivering, cold sweat and the darkness in her eyes and immeadiately started taking mental notes. He took the back of his hand and felt her forehead. It was burning up but clamy at the same time. Her lips were blue and her eyes glassy.

"Tempus, you silly girl, what did you take? What the hell happened?" he asked quickly and quietly.

She tried to speak, but couldn't get the words out. She finally managed to whisper "Adrienne."

Severus's right hand twitched beneath his robes. "Adrienne gave you whatever it was?" he asked lowly.

Tempus nodded and pointed to the clear goblet of water next the bed. Severus picked it up and carefully helped her take some drinks. He wanted to clean her up abit, but Madame Pomfrey would have to do that. He needed to get his hands on Adrienne Smith. He motioned for Madame Pomfrey to do her job and stormed out of the room.

Snape had never been so furious in his entire life and that was truely saying something. He raced through the corridores, trampling over smaller students. When he reached the statue of the Slytherin common room, the statue asked for the password. Severus glared at him, "I am Severus Snape, God dammit. I am the head of house, let me in or I shall blow you to pieces."

Needless to say the statue recoiled, apologized and let the fuming Severus in. He raced up the staircase and entered the Slytherin common room. There was a mass mob of students surrounded the center of the room. All the Slytherins were circled around Adrienne who was sitting on the couch, and she was haughtily telling her version of what happened to Tempus.

"I tried to stop the poor thing, but she just wouldn't listen. Stubborn, you know..."

Severus tore his way through the students and when they recognized him, they immediately dispersed. He loomed over Adrienne, who merely looked up at him with an obviously fake innocence.

"Oh, Professor!" she started, her voice sickeningly sweet, "I heard about Tempus, I'm terribly sorry that's she gotten off to such a rough start..."

"Quiet yourself, Smith," glowered Snape, "Come with me."

Several whispered sprang up from around the room and Draco looked like he was going to be sick. He hated what Adrienne did and above all he hated who she did it to. She just had to go messing with Snape's daughter.

Adrienne didn't react much, she merely smirked a bit and stood up. She held her head high and pulled her shoulders back. She was as gorgeous as a model and the walk to Snape was her runway. She walked proudly to Snape. He glowered and turned his back to her and walked out, Adrienne clenched her jaw with inward nervousness, but she followed him.

Severus kept his mouth shut, but his mind raged with the endless possiblities of punishments for Adrienne. But punishment would have to wait, he needed to keep his daughter's health his first priority. Once him and Adrienne reached his classroom he grabbed her arm, hurried her inside and slammed the door behind him. He forced her onto a desk, his hand shaking in anger. She smiled maliciously and raised an eyebrow at his grasp.

"Wipe that disgusting look off your face!" Severus growled. "What did you give to my daughter, you insolent little prat?"

The grin on her face slowly vanished and she rolled her eyes. "I didn't posion her...she did it to herself."

"Adrienne!" he hissed visciously. "Don't play stupid with me, I know that you gave her something. What the bloody hell was it? I need to know every ingredient."

Adrienne was no fool, her tough exterior wasn't to be confused with ignorance. She knew when to cooperate and now was the time. Professor Snape was very obviously inraged and he wasn't a man to be reckoned with, even if she did have a private bone to pick with him.

"Oh fine," she replied, "I gave her abinsth, with a twist..."

"You gave her La Fée Verte? You stupid girl!" he snarled.

"You know of it?" she asked, mildly surprise.

"Every Slytherin has," he explained quickly, "But Adrienne, you...what else was in it?"

Adrienne sighed boredly, "Coke and Mary Jane."

"What else?" he asked, his heart pounded vigoriously, this wasn't good.

"Heroin."

"YOU STUPID, IGNORANT CHILD!" He bellowed, shoving her backwards, nearly sending her off the desk. Adrienne completely dropped her mask of composure. She said nothing, but she didn't have to. The look of terror in her eyes was unlike anything Severus had ever seen from her. The girl who laughed when in trouble and hexed when insulted, to see her actually afraid and showing was a shock.

Severus slowed down a bit, but his rage hadn't completely quieted.

"Do you realize what you've done?" he said quietly, anger flicking in his black eyes like flames. Adrienne pulled her legs close to her body and merely shook her head.

"You created one of the most toxic, potent drugs known to the wizarding world! Tempus could have died! Infact, its a wonder she didn't if the rumors are true. Did she drink the whole flask?"

Adrienne swallowed hard and nodded reluctantly. Severus shuddered, repressing his insane anger.

"Do you normally add the heroin?" he asked her in a dangerously low tone, his eyes closed.

"No, sir..."

His eyes shot open and he looked at her, "You added it on purpose! For Tempus?"

Adrienne was too terrified to reply. The truth once spoken could put her in terrible danger. Severus took her silence as an answer and kicked a chair, sending it flying across the room.

"Why?" he howled at her. Once again she said nothing, but when he looked at her he knew.

"This has to do with that day, last Christmas, doesn't it?" he asked, awkwardly. He was referring to the same day that Tempus first say Adrienne. The day her and her father were in Snape's office during Christmas break.

Agony and confliction flickered in Adrienne's baby blue eyes. She clenched her jaw and stared her professor down.

"I've told you all you need to know to save Tempus," she said, her voice low and controlled, "I won't answer any more questions."

And before Severus could stop her, she raced from his office as fast as she could.