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Web of Redemption COMPLETE	By : FemmeBono Category: HP Canon Characters paired with Original Characters > Het - Male/Female Views: 3455 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Chapter 10: Spun, soft as silk, into a web

    As he bolted for the door, she struggled to rein in the
emotions and sensations that had overwhelmed her. Shaking her head as if to
dissolve the images he had brought back to the surface, she gripped the edge of
the sink and breathed deep. Knowing he must be hurting as well, or at least was
reeling from the shock of finding himself literally face-to-face with everything
his father had done, Cassie turned and ran out after him. She raced down the
stairs to the first floor, looking left, right. No sign of him there, she
hurried on to the first floor stairs and saw him sprinting toward the entrance
hall on the ground floor. Halfway down yet bypassing students and professors
alike, she heard the clang of one of the great oak doors slamming shut. Ignoring
the questions being shouted at her, she looked down to see Severus and
Dumbledore standing looking aghast in front of the great hall.

    "Professor, what--" Dumbledore began. Cassie
shook her head, cutting him off mid-question.

    "Draco! He did the legili...thing!" She gestured
helplessly, stuck on the word. "He saw everything," she exclaimed and
stood quaking with fear and shock, wringing her hands..

    Wasting no time, Dumbledore himself rushed to the door
and, swinging it open, turned to Severus. "Help her. I'll see to him."

    "Yes, Headmaster," Severus nodded once, and
taking Cassie's arm, lead her steadily down the dungeon stairs and into his
quarters. Ushering her into a green brocade armchair, he tapped his wand to the
lamp on the table beside it, lighting a single flame to chase away the gloom of
the darkened room. He took one look at her, still shivering wordlessly, her eyes
lowered, and summoned a bottle of brandy and a snifter from the cabinet across
the room. "Drink," he ordered, pressing the glass into her clammy
hand. Turning to the fireplace, he flicked his wand at the grate, which erupted
at once into a roaring fire. Then, kneeling in front of her as she sipped slowly
and placed the glass on the table, he took both her hands in his and rubbed
them.

    "What happened?" was his only question.

    "He...ah, had gotten into it with one of the other
students, Barny Doge. They calmed down a bit when I told them to knock it off.
And this was right at the end of class when they're starting to pack up
anyway," she took another steadying breath, and clasped his hands. "He
made some smart remark about how he could never understand what his father was
thinking and I--I was stirred up already anyway from listening to the two of
them...I said 'as well you shouldn't, Junior'. And he recognized it, that
nickname. I'd called him that back at the Manor. I could see it in his face when
he caught it. And he jumped up and screamed at me...and he ran out. I followed
him. I didn't think he should be alone. I followed him into that second floor
bathroom where Myrtle hangs out, and he turned on me. He called me a murderer
and asked me how I dared do what I did. He--he freaking raised his wand and
yelled that spell...and it just drudged everything up all over again. He saw it
all too. He can't possibly be ready to see all of that first-hand. I'm a grown
woman and I can't stand it."

    Severus reached up and wiped her cheeks, and only then did
she realize she had been crying.

    "Dumbledore will deal with him. He's the best one for
it. Now, what you'll need is rest." He rose saying, "Accio Pensieve"
and pulling her up with him. He held her steady by one arm as he turned flicking
his wand opening the door for the Pensieve. He settled it on the table beside
them and touched the tip of the wand to her temple, dragging it away as it
pulled not one, but multiple shimmering threads from her head. Sighing in
relief, she felt the disturbing images dissolving away. Looking into the sieve
as he dropped them, she watched as they swirled and churned in its depths.
"Let's get you up to your room, you can have a lie down there and we'll
make your apologies at dinner. I shall cover your duties tonight if you have
them, you needn't worry."

    "I don't, not tonight. But Severus, just hold me a
minute," she said, sliding her arms around his waist and resting her head
against his chest. "Just for a minute."

    He hesitated only a moment, before placing his arms around
her tightly and, knowing he would be damned for it later, lifted a hand to
stroke her hair as he pressed his lips to the top of her head. Feeling his warm
mouth on her, Cassie raised her eyes to meet his and found herself drowning in
their inky depths. Not even stopping think, but going purely on feeling, she
leaned up, brushing her lips to his. His lips parted as his arms viced around
her, deepening the kiss and lapping at her, softly at first, then more urgently.
Her arms snaked up, fisting in his hair as she claimed him, nibbling his lower
lip and moaning when he reached up to cup her breast, grazing a thumb over her
already sensitive nipple.

    All at once, the fireplace flared and they broke apart,
only to find themselves facing Dumbledore, who had stuck his head in the flue.
"Severus," he spoke as though he'd noticed nothing amiss. "I have
Draco with me and he's ready to talk here in my office."

    "Yes, Headmaster. I will be there momentarily."
With that, Dumbledore was gone. As he looked back at Cassie, Severus realized he
still had an arm possessively around her waist. Taking one more breath, he
pressed a light kiss to her forehead and swept off for the headmaster's office
without another word.
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