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Torment Completed	By : Kvarta Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Snape/Hermione Views: 31716 -:- Recommendations : 3 -:- Currently Reading : 8
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A/N: You may expect next chapter on Monday evening :)
@ Black Rose "Wasn’t expecting that!" - yes, Lucy seems to be full of surprises.; "got some show of gratitude from Lucius" - are you sure of that?; "I wonder how Severus is going to act after Hermione stood up for Lucius. After all, even Lilly would never had done that since she never approved of his friends." - I don't think he will react as many expect of him. True, Lily never accepted his friends, but then again...Hermione did something stupid even if she had her heart in the right place. I think this chapter might give you the clue. ;); "Was he embarrassed or just felt it was an invasion of privacy?" - or maybe it was something entirely different altogether. ;)
To avoid further confusion:
Italic - Past, memories
'Single quotation mark' - inner monologue, thoughts
"double quotation mark" - actual speech
They lowered Hermione on the settee and just kept standing across her. She didn’t look scared or panicked, but she had a most confusing expression on her face. Harry glanced at Malfoy, he seemed to be equally baffled by Hermione’s behaviour. Malfoy looked at him
“Do you think we should call Madam Pomfrey?”
Harry just shook his head. He had no idea what they should do. He had no idea what the hell was wrong with Hermione now? If they were in school, he would say something along the lines ‘Let her keep revising’ but they were not in school and she wasn’t studying.
Suddenly, she raised her head and smile. Big, happy, bright smile. Jumping from her spot, Hermione launched herself. She hugged him, laughing.
“I did it! I truly did it!”
“Yes you did. “ he affirmed her statement, having no idea what she was talking about
Hermione stepped back and glanced at him, still grinning but now shaking her head in amusement. She turned to Malfoy, who was looking at her like she lost her mind, and the glint of mischief glimmered in her eyes. Before Malfoy could react she hugged him too. Malfoy flinched and tried to back away, expression of pure horror on his face.
Hermione released Malfoy quickly, she had a wicked grin on her face.
“What are you on about Bucktooth?!” Malfoy nearly screamed at her, grumbling “The clothes can be burned but there is no spell strong enough for me to use it on my skin.”
“Oh, no?” Hermione raised an eyebrow, her expression reminding him of Snape’s at the moment “Well then, scrub this if you can, Ferret Face.” She dived and landed a kiss on Malfoy’s cheek.
Harry wasn’t sure if he should start laughing or be very worried about his friend. From one side, look on Malfoy’s face was priceless. Malfoy had almost green shade, eyes bulged. He pulled the sleeve of his robe and rubbed it over his cheek with enough ferocity to peel the skin off. On the other side, Hermione Granger was hugging, kissing Malfoy, acting giddy. He was wrong, she wasn’t getting better, she lost it completely.
“Ummm, Hermione…”
“Just keep…that…as far as you can from me.” Groused Malfoy moving back towards the chairs.
“Hermione, not that I have anything against you tormenting Malfoy…”
“Why, thank you, Potter.”
“…but, what is going on? First, you made me drag Minister here with twenty of the best Aurors Ministry has and at least dozen Unspeakables. Now, you are…hugging…Malfoy. What did you do?”
“Don’t you get it, Harry?” she shook her head, eyes still glittering “I am better!”
Harry didn’t think she was.
“I went in the yard all of my own. I walked twice through that room, and I didn’t have a panic attack. Harry, I am better.”
Harry, blinked. In all the confusion he didn’t even notice that.
“Hermione, you managed to make Minister mad, not at you, but that was just sheer luck. You made Kingsley angry.” He shook his head
“Yes, about that. Sorry. I, fine I wasn’t thinking. And to be honest, I didn’t think that you would actually bring Kinsley with you. Honestly, I just thought that you would show up with some clerk or something similar.”
Malfoy barked a laugh, flopping into the chair, one leg dangling over the hand rest. He was still rubbing his cheek with a sleeve of his robe, the flesh was now red, burnt from the friction.
“Malfoy, if you do not actually intend to rub off your skin I suggest you stop that. Hermione, you asked for Kingsley.”
“What did you think, Bucktooth, that he won’t come? You are the brain of Golden Trio. ‘Smartest witch of her age’. You can’t be that naïve!”
“But, Kingsley is ok, he really tries, but he uses us…”
“Sure. Look, Granger, you have to give some to get some. He needs to stay on your good side, as long as the voters are on your side. Honestly,” Malfoy shook his head “all that influence is wasted on two of you.”
“Shut up, Ferret face.”
Harry sighed, he was tired of their bickering. If this was going on daily, Snape must have been worse than he thought. Even he was tempted to stop them with magic.
“Hermione…”
“Look, Harry, I know I made a mistake. I’ll make it up to you somehow but I… I was just tired and annoyed. We had a rough night last night. I had nightmares, we argued and…it is complicated but I ended up negotiating with…”
“You negotiated with Snape”
“Are you insane?”
“You negotiated about what?”
“Is that what all that screaming was about?”
“Screaming?” he turned to Malfoy
“Yeah, she yelled Snape’s ears off last night, middle of the night, mind you.”
“And you survived?”
“Well, it’s not like he can do much of anything now.” she huffed “Besides he couldn't win a single arm wrestle against me, and I have no strength worth mentioning.”
“Arm wrestle?” he and Malfoy said that in unison
~ S ~ S ~ S ~
She shook her head. Boys. They always focused on wrong things. Harry jumped to explain the concept of arm wrestle to Malfoy. She walked to the window. Her mind was racing. She felt giddy, almost like she had a full dose of Felix Felicius.
At first, she didn’t even notice what she did, the realisation reached her only when they were in the hallway. Even then, it wasn’t panic, it wasn’t fear. She did need a couple of minutes to sort through things, but now she felt like a huge weight was lifted off her shoulders.
‘I guess Severus was right all along, it is not the house it is the people and the situation.’
She couldn’t tell that Malfoy’s were her friends, they weren’t even on the list of people she considered tolerable. But she didn’t perceive them as evil anymore. Malfoy senior as still repulsive slime, but she defended him anyway.
But now, now she could be part of something really big. Werewolf rights. Her brain worked fast. If she goes to the library now and just glances…
“Hermione. Hermione!” Harry’s voice snapped her from her musings, she raised her eyes to him “So, why were you screaming at Snape?”
“Oh, he accused me that I woke him up just so I could manipulate him.”
Malfoy snickered in the background, it wasn’t the pleasant sound.
“Hermione?”
“He thought that I’m helping him so he could help me with my parents.” She sighed “He is wrong, of course. But, I did plan on asking his help, once he is better.”
“Hermione, Auror department or Ministry could help you with that. You don’t need Snape for that.”
“Are you kidding. He was thought about Occlumency, Legilimency and mind magic in general, by both Dumbledore and Dark Lord. He is her best bet, Potter. I didn’t know you’ve had it in you, Granger. Good for you.”
“But I didn’t want to manipulate him. Honestly. What I do for him… I don’t expect any gratitude…”
“Good, you won’t have none.”
“Don’t you think I know that. Anyway, I didn’t expect…at least not before I messed up. Now, I’ll be lucky if he doesn't kill me. And, really there is an only slim chance I’ll find correct counter-curse in time.”
“So why didn’t you just used our library since you came here?”
“You don’t know?” Harry turned to Malfoy
“Know what?”
“I had an accident, I tried Legilimency while Severus was in a coma. To wake him up. I sort of ended up seeing his memories. And then they banned me from all mind magic books.”
“What do you need?”
“No!” Harry stepped in front of her “She can’t have any books on mind magic. Poppy’s orders. She tried without that, and…”
“Harry…!”
“And what?”
“And nothing.” She hissed, but she was slower than Harry
“And, now they are more screwed up than before.”
“HARRY!”
“Screwed up how?” Malfoy narrowed his eyes glaring at her
“It is none of your business, Ferret face.”
“They sort of cross-wired connection.” Blurbed Harry “Ouch, Hermione!” he jumped when she pinched him hard
“Sometimes, Harry, I really wonder about you.” She huffed at him.
Fine, she knew Harry was sort of friendly with Draco lately, that didn’t mean that she trusted the little stuck up weasel.

“Glad to have you back, Hermione.” Harry grinned at her, she ignored that
“Fine, no mind magic books. But I can still get books on Werewolf law, Mr Malfoy offered it to me. In fact, I think I’m going to ask him for books now.” she walked past Harry in order to go out of the room. Now when she could move around the house, maybe they will even allow her to be in the library. She could only imagine what books she could find there.
Hermione jumped back, nearly colliding with Draco.
“Are you insane? Ask my father? Now?”
“Yes, now.”
“Look, Granger,” Draco was suddenly very serious “I advise you to avoid my father in the next few days. In fact, if you just get a whiff of him coming to your direction – duck and hide until you are absolutely sure he’s gone.”
“Why?”
“Is she for real?” Malfoy turned to Harry who looked at him equally confused as she was
“I…I don’t see why she should hide from him.”
Malfoy shook his head in disbelief.
“Hopeless, both of you.” He sighed “Suit yourself, Granger. But, if you do decide to look for him, let me know – I want to watch.”
“Watch what? Why wouldn’t I ask him if he gave me the permission?”
“In front of the Minister, Granger.”
“So what, he will deny me access to the necessary books on the law?”
“I can bring you the books. Or Misty can. Misty can transport you directly to the library.”
“But…”
“Do whatever you want, Bucktooth. It’s your funeral.” Shrugged Malfoy.
She looked at Harry who just stood there confused, looking at her. There was something she was missing. The door opened and Narcissa walked into the room.
“Boys, I need to have a word with Miss Granger, could you give us some privacy?”
~ S ~ S ~ S ~
Misty wasn’t gone for long when Lucius burst into his room, followed by Narcissa. His friend was fuming, leaving the trail of steam in his wake. Narcissa had a gentle smile, but she was pacing few steps behind her husband, creating an impenetrable wall, preventing him to turn and change direction.
“I am going to kill her! Ministry be damned! I’ll call Prophet to witness and record happy event.”
“Come now, Lucius, she meant well. I don’t know, but maybe Muggle women act that way in general.”
“She is not a Muggle.”
“But she is Muggleborn.”
“That’s why that is precisely why they do not belong here!” snapped Lucius turning to him “I see you know what I am talking about.”
“I do.” He was calm, as long as Narcissa blocked the door and Lucius screamed in his room the girl will live.
‘Where is she?’
“I sent Miss Granger with Draco and Mr Potter to the tea room.” Informed him Narcissa like she read his mind “I was sure that Lucius will benefit from your company at this moment.”
“Thank you, Narcissa.”
“Stop treating me like I am on a killing spree.”
“And you are not? Too bad, I was hoping you will find the way to remove her from my presence after what she did.”
“Severus.” Narcissa gave him one reapproaching glance, focusing her attention on her husband again “Really, Lucius. The girl spent the war defending two boys, it is a natural instinct to her.”
“I am not a boy, not her friend and I don’t appreciate being publicly humiliated.” Lucius hobbled to the edge of the bed and heavily sat on it
“It can’t be that bad. Besides, she is a part of Golden Trio, and she stood by your side. It will have a nice ring to it, no matter how media spin that. And Potter came to join her. Honestly, I don’t see how this can reflect badly on you.”
“Oh, it can.” Bitterly huffed Lucius
“Severus, try to make him see reason.”
“I’d love to, Narcissa. But, you see, his displeasure with Miss Granger is working to my advantage.”
“Severus, you know that you cannot send the girl away from you. Not while… Lucius, she will learn our way. We can’t blame her for what she never learned.”
“I am afraid that you are sorely mistaken, Narcissa. From what I know, Muggle women are if nothing then timider than witches. No, I’m afraid this was all Miss Granger. And the more she returns to her natural frame of mind, the more of…incidents…like this you may expect.”
Lucius looked ready to launch himself through the door in any second.
“You are not helping, Severus.”
“I am helping – myself.” He practically purred, allowing satisfaction to show on his face and resonates in his voice “Why, only this morning Lucius was here, telling me that Miss Granger’s meddling working towards his goals. He told me he keeps her here because she could force me to do what even he can't. So I do indeed welcome this change of his mind, Cissa. In this matter, you cannot lean on my support.”
He tilted his head as a sign of apology, eyeing Lucius. If that brat managed to, by some miracle survive Lucius, she is going to hear from him. And she may consider herself lucky if she reaches the point where she has a chance to hear what he has to say.
Narcissa raised her eyebrow at him, her eyes hard beneath the soft glow. He had to admit that Narcissa’s reasoning was sound. He also knew that the woman wasn’t so ignorant as she pretended to be at the moment.
“You are almost as bad as he is.” sighed Narcissa
Lucius was quiet. He was still boiling in his anger, but he could see that his friend was contemplating on some idea. His wife wasn’t blind to it, either. All softness was gone from her voice when she spoke
“Miss Granger stays. Unharmed either physically or mentally. No!” she raised her hand when Lucius took a breath to protest “I do not care. The girl stays. We need her and her good reputation. Her’s and Potter’s. I have no use of your frail male ego’s, but I do have a son to think of. Lucius, stay here and keep company to Severus, I’ll have a word with Miss Granger.”
With that, she left the room leaving both of them a bit caught off guard.
“Sometimes I forget that woman was Black before she became Malfoy.” He nearly chuckled
“That woman is going to put me into an early grave.” Huffed Lucius “That little swot, Severus! You saw…saw…what she did.”
“As I stated before.”
“I don’t care what she says. That pest has to go. Do me a favour, Severus… just fuck her. Fuck her – so I can kick her out.”
“If that is the only reason you really keeping her around…”
“All jokes aside, it might help with untangling all that mess she made.”
He gawked at Lucius. His friend was dead serious. He briefly wondered if curse somehow damaged his friend's brain.
“It won’t and you know it. Now, if you manage to smuggle few books past Potter and Poppy…I might find a way to instruct you how to… untangle… the mess she made. And honestly, Lucius? I know what I am about to say does not present me in stellar light but…” he pointed at his prone form “I am hardly in a position to do anything. Little less… fuck…anyone, even if I was inclined to do so. And I can assure you I am not.”
Lucius gave him one silent stare.
“Now then, let Narcissa give Granger a piece of her mind. It might be received in a manner in which she will actually retain the information. And I will give her the peace of my mind later today. Narcissa does have a point, whether you like it or not.”
“I know. That does not mean I have to like it or agree with her.” Lucius still sounded on edge but his rage was slowly slipping away, giving space to something his friend focused on. Some thought that gave him power over his anger. And that worried him. Calm Lucius was always more deadly than enraged one.
“No, it most certainly does not.” He agreed
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