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A Perfect Match	By : geena Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Snape/Hermione Views: 22132 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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A PERFECT MATCH
By Geena

Chapter 16: Greindsinds Think Alike

The way Snape looked at her would have normally made Ginny flinch, but she was too upset to notice his rage.
�What�s wrong with Draco ?� Hermione asked, forgetting her own state of confusion when she saw the tears on Ginny�s face.
�He�s not waking up, but he looks in pain and sometimes he screams and � oh!� loud sobs prevented her from speaking, but it was no longer necessary.

Snape had somehow managed to get a hold of himself again and was ready to act.
�This sounds like a curse. Hermione, go get Remus and Albus and come to Hagrid�s. I�m going over there right now.�
Without looking at each other, they both went in different directions. No time to think about what almost happened a few moments before. This was serious.

Hermione ran through the passages. She bumped into both wizards on her way to Dumbledore�s office.
�Headmaster, Remus ! You have to come to Hagrid�s right away. Something�s wrong !� she said, catching her breath.

She didn�t dare say Draco�s name where it could be overheard, but luckily both Dumbledore and Lupin got the message. They hurried to Hagrid�s and when they entered, they saw Snape standing next to Draco�s bed. The look on his face was not promising. He seemed at his wit�s end. Draco himself was tossing and turning, clearly in a lot of pain. He kept murmuring: �No � please, no !� and Hermione�s heart went out to him.
�Severus, is there anything you can do ?� Dumbledore asked.
Snape sighed deeply.
�I�m not sure what we�re facing Albus. At first I thought it was a curse, but knowing Hogwarts� protection, it couldn�t possibly be.�
�But you can help him, can you ?� Ginny�s tiny voice rang out in the silence.
Nobody answered.

Hagrid was sitting next to Draco, big tears runningn hin his cheeks, ending up in his beard.
�Remus ?� Dumbledore remained calm, but frowned.
�This is way out of my league Albus. If Severus can�t come up with anything ��
Hermione had kept silent, but slowly an idea started to grow in her mind.
�Er, Severus, when does the Death Eaters initiation usually take place ?� she asked.
All looked at her like she had been on another planet these last moments. Only Snape seemed to know what she was getting at.
�They usually perform the initiation ceremony at Halloween.� A sparkle of hope began to manifest itself inside his head.
�But that�s only this weekend. Why is he in pain now ? At least, if you�re referring to a summoning, that is.� Remus could not yet see the link between Draco�s condition and the initiation ritual.
�It is, but I don�t think they are summoning him right now. My dark mark should be causing me some trouble if they did. And besides, he doesn�t have the dark mark yet.�
�Then what do you mean ?� Dumbledore looked at Hermione.
�Well, I was thinking � since the ritual is nearby and they don�t know where Draco is, they might use a spell or something to locate him.�
�Is that possible ?� Remus never heard of such a spell.
For a few moments, Snape was lost in thought. The silence in the room became unbearable. Then he looked up and they could see he had come up with something.
�It�s not a location spell either. They are trying to apparate him directly to them. It doesn�t work because you cannot apparate from Hogwarts�
All mouths dropped in astonishment. Nobody had ever heard of such a spell.
�Severus, are you sure this is possible ?� Even Dumbledore didn�t seem convinced.
�Yes it is ! I read about it when I researched the polyjuice potion.� Hermione had everyone�s attention now.

�The polyjuice potion requires a piece of the person you want to change into, right ? When I looked up the other uses of human tissue, a reference was made to the human counterpart of the accio-spell. I cannot remember everything in detail right now, but it said you have to make a wax doll, like in voodoo. The doll has to be personified by means of a lock of hair. I don�t know the spell itself, but I�m sure that�s what�s happening to Draco.�
Snape looked at her in total admiration.
Dumbledore sighed deeply.

�Then they know he�s here. Surely by now they must realise why their spell isn�t working.�
Ginny quietly asked: �Can you do something about his pain or do we have to wait until they stop trying ?�
Hermione and Snape found themselves in the centre of attention, but both shook their heads, not knowing the answer.
�All we can do is give him a potion to ease the pain and calm him down, but I doubt he�ll wake up soon.�

Snape left Hagrid�s house to fetch the potions, leaving the others at Draco�s side.
�Hermione, how is your work coming along ?� Dumbledore asked.
�It�s ready, depending on how long the potion has to boil.�
�Then we must act quickly. It�s important we get it there before the initon.�on.�
When Snape returned, they discussed their course of action. The potion would be ready in a few days. Since the Death Eaters operated during the night, the potion would be brought to Voldemort at the crack of dawn, this Saturday. No doubt he would need his strengthening potion for the ceny. ny. They needed to switch the potions before he could drink it. Dumbledore sent a message to Alastor to warn about the upcoming events. Harry would arrive on Saturday anyway, so he would know first-handed whether the mission had succeeded.

All were excited and terrified at the same time, knowing by Saturday the war with Voldemort would either be over, or they would have suffered some great losses.

TBC
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