On the run

"I am bored, entertain me with a duel" The dark lords hand moved mid air seeking out the poor souls who were to be pitted in combat against one another. "Severus and Draco," He barked.

Draco? Why would he send Severus out to duel a much weaker younger wizard than himself. But that was only half his worry he had no wand and no way to duel at all. He just needed to get away from here, and take Hermione into hiding before anyone realised she was missing and he had helped her.

"My lord, pardon me for questioning you but do you not think I should be back at Hogawrts? You after all are the one who posted me there as headmaster. I only say this My lord so you will not miss out on any information you seek." He finished his sentence with a low bow.

The dark lord looked at him with a questioning look on his face. "You have a point there, Severus. You may leave." He gave Severus a curt nod. Severus did not need to be told twice and rushed out of the room before he could be called back, he was now a man on a mission, a mission to survive.

SS/HG

"Where have you been!" Hermione exclaimed in a hushed whisper. She was sitting in the darkest corner of the pub, trying to stay away from prying eyes, the shadows were just the place she should be right now.
"I had to do a few things before coming, we have to Run Hermione. Are you up for that? We will be in hiding somewhere safe but if we are found we must keep running. We could be on the run for years. You need to trust me on this." He placed a hand on her cheek softly caressing it, looking down at her as she perched on the edge of her seat.
"I trust you, you know I trust you," Her voice was shaky and uneven, her bottom lip trembling. She wanted to cry, she wanted this to be over. She knew that was a stupid way to think, for the journey had only begun.

"Come, we must go." He took her hand in his and led her out the door into the cool night air, she shivered, cold and scared.
He wrapped his arms around her waist ready to apparate. "A wand, I need a wand." She began, one wand would not suffice the two of them. Where would they get one?

"I have that matter attended too, Hermione. Now if you will give me my wand I will give you yours."
"Mine?"
"I went back to Grimmauld place to grab you a few things and noticed it on the bedside table."
She pulled his wand from her jeans pocket handing it to him, he fished around in his robes for hers. She could hardly contain her excitement when he handed it to her. She reached up and gave him a quick peck on the lips, a token of her appreciation. She felt whole again.

"Now we have that sorted we must go, time really is running out for us."
She could hardly manage a nod before she felt herself once again spinning and being pulled into a centrifical force. They landed in a dense thick forest, not much different to the forbidden forest. A large log cabin stood before them. Cobwebs on the windows and doors told Hermione it had not seen an inhabitant in a long time.
"A place my muggle grandfather owned and brought me here through my child hood. It will serve us our purpose. No one will come by here but I will put up wards just to be on the safe side."

She followed the man into the log cabin. It was dusty and dank and smelt the same as it looked. The furniture worn and dusty, the rug in the middle of the floor before the fire place threadbare and mud covered. A large book case stood pushed up against the side over flowing with books thrown hap haphazardly into the shelving.

A small kitchen was parted from the sitting room by only a kitchen bench. She followed him off into a door to the right, a large queen bed in the middle of the small room, the covers crumpled and the sheet half hanging off the edge.
"It is not much and needs a clean but it will do us for what we need." She agreed nodding her head watching as he rummaged once more in his robes, producing a small palm sized bag. He placed it on the bed and waved his wand above it lazily, watching as the bag went to it's normal size, she now knew where he was keeping all the things he had fetched for her.
"You have clothes in that bag." He nodded.
"Clothes, food, supplies, potions anything we may need. Try to stay close to the cabin at all times if not as close to me as you can. I will head out now and set the wards. Stay put until I get back. Keep your wand on you at all times." He turned on his heel leaving her alone in the musty smelling cabin.
She was tired, she just wanted to sleep, she looked at the dirty grime covered bed longingly. Pulling the bag off she gently placed it on the floor. Grabbing her wand she muttered Scourgify under her breath. The bed was now sparkling clean and like new again. She quickly made the bed, pulling the covers back she slipped quickly took her clothes off, dumping them in a pile at her feet she climbed into the bed.
She began thinking, about the events that had unfolded. Severus Snape had put his own neck out to the chopping block for her. He had gone against the dark lord and had fucked up nearly two decades of work that he had put it. He had given it all up for her. To save her and get her to safety. Now it was just up to Harry. He needed to put an end to all of this, how would she get information out to him? How would anyone know where the two of them had gone too? She hardly doubted it Severus had left him a cheery little note on the bench located the details of their disappearance and a forwarding address.

Half an hour later he came back from setting his wards. He had started a kilometre away from the cabin and re set them every 20 meters in. He had set up intruder alerts, he was sure know one or nothing would find them out here but he wanted to be 150% sure of that.

He would be a wanted man once the dark lord realised he had in fact been a traitor. If he was caught he knew he would be as good as dead and Hermione too. If it was anyone else the dark lord had captured and brought in for him to torture he would have no hesitation in raising his wand to them. But this was Hermione, the girl he found attractive, attractive enough it was fatal. He had given up everything for her and her safety. He could have left her there, to be raped and tortured until she had enough her soul left her body and she died a broken woman, but his heart yearned for her.
Sighing wearily he stepped back inside, lighting the fire with no effort thanks to his wand he headed to the bedroom to find her.

She was asleep, in the middle of the bed, tangled in the covers her bare legs hanging out it was right then and there he knew why he had thrown it all away. She was breath taking beautiful when she was asleep and had her mouth shut. He could not help but smile at her, she awakened the soft Severus within him, the one that could feel happiness and love, the one that wanted to get married and settle down. The one that had put his life on the line for her and would take the killing curse should he need too.

He shrugged out of his outer robe folding it neatly over the foot of the bed, carefully his jacket and pants followed along with his shirt. Leaving him in only socks and underwear he slid into bed, pressing his chest to her back and an arm over her hip, he could sleep tonight, properly. The best night sleep he would have had since he had left her.

SS/HG
"Lucius, please fetch me the prisoner, I wish to set her free to Potter with a message." His yellow teeth flashed in the light of the room, rubbing his hands together in anticipation he could not wait to fix the mud blood slut.

Lucius returned not more than two minutes later, a sullen expression on his face, he kept his gaze to the floor, he hated being the bearer of bad news.

"Where is she, Lucius," His voice hoarse and raspy.
"Well you see, My lord I am unsure how to tell you this." His gaze kept to the floor.
"Well spit it out man," He hissed venomously.
"The prisoner, My lord" He looked him in the eyes "Is gone." He stated simply.
It did not take long for the dark lord to put two and two together "Severus," He hissed.
Getting to his feet he began to pace the length of the room, backward and forwards he gaze locked on Lucius the entire time.
"Find them and kill them on site. Go to Hogwarts, check the Blacks house and Severus' house at Spinner end . I cannot afford this, Lucius. He knows of my plans and with his knowledge he would have enough to bring this whole plan to a sickening halt."

A/N: Now they are on the run. Not much to this chapter other than to show he got away safe and easy and that they are in hiding. Hope you enjoy reading it :) Next chapter will be longer I promise.
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