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Death or Death Eater	By : Lightningbook Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Snape/Hermione Views: 8363 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Reasons and Reactions

Hermione was in the hospital wing under Poppy's care for many weeks with many broken ribs, a slipped disk in her back and large amounts of bruising. Severus spent as much time as permitted at her side; even though she spent a majority of it asleep; a side effect of the potions fed to her.

Waking suddenly a few weeks later remembering the events that had taken part caused Hermione to panic slightly, she was aware at that point that she was now completely under the control of one Severus Snape and she didn�t know exactly what that meant. Love was one thing, but she had no idea what would happen to her now and how much restriction there was because of this golden anklet.

Pulling the covers back and sitting up tentatively, Hermione examined her ankle. A solid gold band tightly wrapped around her ankle, no catch for opening to remove it and the only symbol on it was that of a skull with a snake protruding from its mouth, the same mark each death eater wore, Voldemort

Flopping back on the bed she turned her head to the door as someone entered, blinking a few times her eyes came into focus as Severus approached.

"How do you feel?" he asked, stopping sort of her bed.

"Groggy comes to mind, other than that, confused." She looked up at him wondering if now was the best time to ask the questions she had, or if she should wait, despite telling him that she loved him and him accepting that love, she had no idea how this gold band affected her or to what extent he needed to control her. Giving up on guess work Hermione took a deep breath and plunged into the first question.

"What does this bracelet do?"

"It's a control device, does no more than enforce my orders, should I give you one, you must follow it or the band will punish you." Snape caught the flicker of fear that crossed her face, so he quickly added "I have no intention of giving you orders, if I do they will be simple and because I need to."

"Will Volde ...� Severus stopped her by suddenly grabbing her across the mouth and suddenly regretting it.

"Do not speak his name." Severus hissed releasing her and added a whispered apology.

"Sorry." Hermione said and rephrased her question. "Will the Dark Lord be able to use it to spy on us?" she asked.

"No, he will not be able to do anything with it, only I can." Severus answered with a small reassuring smile and waited patiently for the next question.

"Can I get out of here?" Hermione asked. She had more questions, but didn't really want the portraits of the Hospital Wing overhearing anymore, and she had picked her time to stop asking questions about the bracelet as Madam Pomfrey picked that moment to reappear from her office and bustled over to Hermione's bedside.

"So then, awake for more than a few minutes, that's a good sign." Madam Pomfrey offered looking between Hermione and her visitor.

"Can I go?" Hermione asked quietly, silently praying that the answer would be "yes" instead of "no" or a "maybe".

"You can, but I want you back here if you feel any sickness, headaches or other symptoms." She smiled and picked up the things left on Hermione side table before returning to her office. Hermione slid out of bed, and stood for a moment looking around.

"I don't have any cloths!" Hermione exclaimed.

"Not such a bad thing" Severus commented, before getting up and picking up a robe from the end of the bed and pulling it tightly around her. "Come on, your things are in our room." He informed her and led her from the Hospital Wing.

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Hermione had never stepped into Severus' quarters before, in fact, she'd never been anywhere other than his classroom in the dungeons. Following him down the stairs of the entry hall, she had the sudden thought that she didn't even know where he slept.

Reaching the bottom of the dungeon stairs, Severus turned left instead of right (to his classroom), and walked the length of the corridor and stopped outside a room at the very end where the corridor itself began to curve and shrink, not only in width but in height as well.

He dug into his pocket, pulled out a key, inserted it into the lock and opened the door allowing his guest to enter first. Tentatively Hermione stepped into the room and looked around, it wasn�t anything she had expected to see in the quarters of such a dark Potions Master.

The sitting room housed a small desk of mahogany with a leather wingback chair, the wall behind the desk covered in books. Severus stepped around her to light a fire in the old stone fireplace gesturing for her to sit on the plush midnight blue sofa. Taking her seat, Hermione noted the only other thing in the room: a portrait of Severus' family when he was a small child. His parents smiled warmly and a young Severus bounced on his fathers� knee.

"That will be removed soon don't worry." Severus said looking at his family longingly.

"No don't be silly. Severus, come here." She held out her hands to him and to her surprise he came and snuggled close to her. "You will not take your family down. Our lives are going to become very different now but I hope that we can compromise on small things like this. I see no reason why you would think I wouldn't want your family portrait hanging in our study. Assuming you will allow me to remain this close to you," She mumbled, her last statement telling Severus she was still unsure about what happened next.

"Hermione as long as you want to remain here this will be your home. Hogwarts is my home now just as it has been for nearly fifteen years. You see this is all I have left of the Manor I grew up in. When my father refused to join the Death Eaters they destroyed our home. That's when we moved here I was ten and would be starting school here the following year. These rooms belonged to my family even then. I spent countless hours studying the school books I would use the next year. My mother taught Potions when I was a student and my Father taught Defence Against the Dark Arts, those where my best subjects. Not long after I started school my parents were attacked in Hogsmeade on their way back to the school. I had decided to stay with Lucius and study for our tests in Care of Magical Creatures and Divination. Yes I know me in Divination ... but it was Lucius� stupid idea in the first place. The only good thing about that class was learning Legilimency and Occlumency..." Severus shifted so he was laying with his head in Hermione's lap her nimble fingers stroking his soft, silky hair.

Hermione looked again at the portrait of the happy family watching them, smiling at her gentle touch that soothed their baby boy. Hermione smiled back making a silent agreement to help Severus heal.

"When they didn't return home from Hogsmeade everyone became worried. I was forced to stay with Minerva while the other professors went to look for my parents. Later that night I found out I was now a ward of the Ministry. Death Eaters killed my parents; I ended up living in the castle even through the summer with Albus and Minerva. When I finished school I became a teacher and by then I had made my choice to be a spy. The summer before my seventh year I found out about the Order of the Phoenix and I went to Albus and told him I wanted to help, of course he told me I was to young still and that he would allow me to help when I finished school but no... I just couldn't wait. I went with Lucius the first time he was summoned and joined the Dark Lord thinking that this would be my chance to get revenge. What a fool I turned out to be, Albus was there when I returned he knew just like everything else he knew and he held me while I cried the pain away constructing for the first time the mask that you've come to know as Professor Snape." Looking over his shoulder at Hermione he once again remembered his bond 'servant' was nothing more than a child forced to grow up before her time.

"I'm tired and I bet you are too, let us sleep on it and tomorrow begin anew." Severus sat up and pulled Hermione to her feet placing his hand on the small of her back he guided her into their room.

The bed was covered in silk cloth, but not black as Hermione would have expected, but silver hangings with green lining and hunter green bedding with silver patterns, the cherry wood four poster bed was set in the middle of the far wall, with matching nightstands on each side. Two wardrobes sat to the right framing the bathroom door. A vanity had been added for Hermione on the left wall facing the bed; her things were already placed on it.

A blush crept over Hermione's face as Severus began to remove his cloak and shirt laying each in the hamper. "Forgive me there is another room if you would prefer to stay there." Severus sighed. ~Nice going, now she's uncomfortable again. ~

"No, no that would be silly we've... well the point is I've... this is I told you that if you would have me I wanted to be here and I will not leave simply because I'm not quite sure what to do with myself. Honestly, I wasn't placed in Gryffindor for nothing." Realising for the first time she had no idea how he felt about that, Hermione looked down at her feet fearing she'd just messed up things before they started.

Severus pulled Hermione against his bare chest. "It's ok being a Gryffindor or Slytherin doesn't matter they are just school houses. I do hope I can count on you to try and bring the houses together by trying to get along with the Slytherin's." He let go of her with a kiss on the head. "Now how about we get ready for bed?"

Stepping into the bathroom Hermione found that her toothbrush was already there. After finishing her nightly activities she went to her vanity and sat down. Watching in the mirror as Severus disappeared into the bathroom. Picking up her hair brush, Hermione began the nightly hair fight when she felt gentle hands take the brush and the soft whisper of a few Latin words. Looking into the mirror she could see her hair lying in soft waves no longer knotted and messy.

"Thank you." She said looking into Severus' face through the mirror.

"You really are a beautiful young witch I'm only sorry that you got landed with me." Severus sighed and moved to the bed after returning Hermione's brush to the vanity.

Climbing into the bed next to him Hermione tugged him to the bed beside her, laying down and curled up next to him.

"I wouldn't have it any other way." She said kissing him softly, then laying her head on his chest letting sleep claim her. Severus followed her into oblivion moments later thinking. ~What did I do to deserve her? ~

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