Hermione's Confusion Part Two
Title: Hermione's Confusion Part Two
Team: Death Eaters
Rating: R
Challenge: Continued from Altering Appearances, and responding to the Bath Challenge.
Word Count: 5x100=500 total for the five new ones.
Disclaimer: Everything belongs to JKR.
AN: This is a continuation of Hermione's Confusion; because, Snapophile asked how Ron could do such thing. This is simply what was in Ron's mind.
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Hermione smiled as Severus came up behind her, wrapping his arms around her.
"You're early," she said, sighing as he slid his hand into her robe. She gasped as he viciously twisted her nipple. "Severus! That hurt."
His answer was to drag her roughly towards thier bed.
"Severus, stop! What's wrong with you? Answer me."
Silently he pushed her down.
"Please... don't... not like this... I love you, Severus," she begged.
"Whore!" he spat, violently backhanding her before tearing her robe off.
Hermione looked at the man looming over her. This couldn't be Severus.
He roughly shoved her legs apart.
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Severus Snape rolled off Hermione with a grunt. "That was good, but, gotta go."
As the door slammed Hermione curled into herself weeping. Intellectually she knew this couldn't be Severus. He wouldn't do this. Hermione wasn't focusing on her intellect. She was frightened, hurt and confused. She was consumed by the fact that the gentle caring man that she loved, the man that she thought loved her; had brutally raped her. The door opened. He was back.
Severus Snape found a bruised and battered Hermione laying in a fetal position on their bed. Rushing to her, he asked, "What happened?"
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"You hurt me," Hermione whispered.
Severus paled. "Hermione, I would never hurt you. I love you."
Hermione looked at him, "It was you."
Severus saw the confusion and terror in her eyes. He reached towards her.
"No... please... not again," she whimpered.
Severus was agast. "Hermione, it was not me. I would never harm you."
They both froze at the sound of an intruder.
Severus raised his wand.
"Did ya miss me? Let's have another go then!" a second Severus leered. His leer disappeared when he saw the real Severus Snape. "Damn!" the second Severus swore, and turned to flee.
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Severus Snape had the intruder disarmed and immobilized in one fluid movement. "Who are you?"
"Severus Snape."
"Your real name," Severus snapped.
"Snivellus Snape," the man goaded.
"Fine. I will find the truth. Legilimens," Snape hissed. "Weasley! You bastard. I will kill you for this."
Hermione was watching the two. How can this be? Weasley? Ron. I blamed Severus. He must hate me. "Severus," she called.
Severus was startled by the tentative voice. He cast a binding spell and went to Hermione.
"I'm sorry, Severus, I should never have believed it was you. I know you would never hurt me."
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"Severus, you've always protected me. I am so sorry. Can you ever forgive me?" Hermione dissolved into tears.
He gathered her into his arms. "There is nothing to forgive, Hermione."
"I never should have thought -"
He tipped her chin up so that their eyes met. "You have been through hell this last year. With what Weasley did; it is understandable that you were confused. You are a strong intelligent woman. But, even you are allowed to be confused and afraid. Otherwise you certainly would have recognized Polyjuice. Since your second year I believe."
"I love you, Severus."
"I love you."
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Severus Snape woke to an empty bed. He walked to the bath. "Hermione," he called from the doorway.
"Severus," she gasped.
"How many baths today?"
"Five."
"It's been six weeks."
"I know. I had a nightmare. I never feel clean. If only I knew why. He was my friend. How could he do this?"
"Hermione -" Severus began.
"Severus, you were in his mind. You know."
"No."
"I need to know if I am ever to get past this."
"Fine. I will tell you what I saw. You have to draw your own conclusions, and make your own judgments."
Hermione nodded.
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"You must get out of the bath first." Severus offered her his hand.
Taking it, Hermione climbed out, splashing him with ice cold water.
"How long?" he asked, wrapping her in a robe.
"Since midnight."
Four hours, he thought drying her hair, which was now a mass of short curls.
"You hate it short."
"I do not." He kissed her neck. "An advantage."
She turned wrapping her arms around his neck. "I love you."
"As I you. Now, I can't persuade you this is a mistake?"
"No. I need to know."
"We should do it now."
She took his hand.
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They sat together in the library.
He began. "Weasley had planned it. He was obsessed with you. Rage and jealously towards me grew once we were together publicly. His rage was barely controlled. His plan was to torture and abuse you disguised as me. You would come to him for comfort and protection. Discover he was your true love and live happily ever after."
"How could he do the things he did to me if he loved me? It makes no sense."
"It made sense to Weasley's mind."
"I don't understand. What will happen to him?"
"The Ministry will decide."
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Severus cursed as he read the letter.
"What's that?" Hermione asked.
"Nothing."
"It's something. Tell me."
"Weasley. There'll be no trial. He's admitted wrongdoing." Severus's sarcasm was evident as he spoke, "He claims he lost control due to war-related stress. He deeply regrets his actions. He's being sent to a special ward at St Mungo's, until he's recovered; it's being funded by the generosity of Harry and Luna Potter."
"Do you think that is why he -"
"Are you MAD? I was in his mind. IT WAS PLANNED. He did NOT lose control."
Hermione collapsed.
"Hermione, I'm sorry."
Hermione began sobbing.
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Severus gathered Hermione in his arms. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have spoken to you like that. You must not blame yourself. HE is responsible, not you."
Hermione drew a shaky breath. "He's making excuses. He knew what he did to me, didn't he? And he didn't care."
"What do you think? Your own conclusions Hermione."
"He's lying to avoid responsibility. Harry's helping him. They don't care what happened to me." She paused. "That's the way it has been for a while." She looked up at Severus. "I have you. That's what matters. I love you Severus."
"As I you, Hermione."
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Team: Death Eaters
Rating: R
Challenge: Continued from Altering Appearances, and responding to the Bath Challenge.
Word Count: 5x100=500 total for the five new ones.
Disclaimer: Everything belongs to JKR.
AN: This is a continuation of Hermione's Confusion; because, Snapophile asked how Ron could do such thing. This is simply what was in Ron's mind.
***************
Hermione smiled as Severus came up behind her, wrapping his arms around her.
"You're early," she said, sighing as he slid his hand into her robe. She gasped as he viciously twisted her nipple. "Severus! That hurt."
His answer was to drag her roughly towards thier bed.
"Severus, stop! What's wrong with you? Answer me."
Silently he pushed her down.
"Please... don't... not like this... I love you, Severus," she begged.
"Whore!" he spat, violently backhanding her before tearing her robe off.
Hermione looked at the man looming over her. This couldn't be Severus.
He roughly shoved her legs apart.
***************
Severus Snape rolled off Hermione with a grunt. "That was good, but, gotta go."
As the door slammed Hermione curled into herself weeping. Intellectually she knew this couldn't be Severus. He wouldn't do this. Hermione wasn't focusing on her intellect. She was frightened, hurt and confused. She was consumed by the fact that the gentle caring man that she loved, the man that she thought loved her; had brutally raped her. The door opened. He was back.
Severus Snape found a bruised and battered Hermione laying in a fetal position on their bed. Rushing to her, he asked, "What happened?"
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"You hurt me," Hermione whispered.
Severus paled. "Hermione, I would never hurt you. I love you."
Hermione looked at him, "It was you."
Severus saw the confusion and terror in her eyes. He reached towards her.
"No... please... not again," she whimpered.
Severus was agast. "Hermione, it was not me. I would never harm you."
They both froze at the sound of an intruder.
Severus raised his wand.
"Did ya miss me? Let's have another go then!" a second Severus leered. His leer disappeared when he saw the real Severus Snape. "Damn!" the second Severus swore, and turned to flee.
***************
Severus Snape had the intruder disarmed and immobilized in one fluid movement. "Who are you?"
"Severus Snape."
"Your real name," Severus snapped.
"Snivellus Snape," the man goaded.
"Fine. I will find the truth. Legilimens," Snape hissed. "Weasley! You bastard. I will kill you for this."
Hermione was watching the two. How can this be? Weasley? Ron. I blamed Severus. He must hate me. "Severus," she called.
Severus was startled by the tentative voice. He cast a binding spell and went to Hermione.
"I'm sorry, Severus, I should never have believed it was you. I know you would never hurt me."
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"Severus, you've always protected me. I am so sorry. Can you ever forgive me?" Hermione dissolved into tears.
He gathered her into his arms. "There is nothing to forgive, Hermione."
"I never should have thought -"
He tipped her chin up so that their eyes met. "You have been through hell this last year. With what Weasley did; it is understandable that you were confused. You are a strong intelligent woman. But, even you are allowed to be confused and afraid. Otherwise you certainly would have recognized Polyjuice. Since your second year I believe."
"I love you, Severus."
"I love you."
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Severus Snape woke to an empty bed. He walked to the bath. "Hermione," he called from the doorway.
"Severus," she gasped.
"How many baths today?"
"Five."
"It's been six weeks."
"I know. I had a nightmare. I never feel clean. If only I knew why. He was my friend. How could he do this?"
"Hermione -" Severus began.
"Severus, you were in his mind. You know."
"No."
"I need to know if I am ever to get past this."
"Fine. I will tell you what I saw. You have to draw your own conclusions, and make your own judgments."
Hermione nodded.
***************
"You must get out of the bath first." Severus offered her his hand.
Taking it, Hermione climbed out, splashing him with ice cold water.
"How long?" he asked, wrapping her in a robe.
"Since midnight."
Four hours, he thought drying her hair, which was now a mass of short curls.
"You hate it short."
"I do not." He kissed her neck. "An advantage."
She turned wrapping her arms around his neck. "I love you."
"As I you. Now, I can't persuade you this is a mistake?"
"No. I need to know."
"We should do it now."
She took his hand.
***************
They sat together in the library.
He began. "Weasley had planned it. He was obsessed with you. Rage and jealously towards me grew once we were together publicly. His rage was barely controlled. His plan was to torture and abuse you disguised as me. You would come to him for comfort and protection. Discover he was your true love and live happily ever after."
"How could he do the things he did to me if he loved me? It makes no sense."
"It made sense to Weasley's mind."
"I don't understand. What will happen to him?"
"The Ministry will decide."
***************
Severus cursed as he read the letter.
"What's that?" Hermione asked.
"Nothing."
"It's something. Tell me."
"Weasley. There'll be no trial. He's admitted wrongdoing." Severus's sarcasm was evident as he spoke, "He claims he lost control due to war-related stress. He deeply regrets his actions. He's being sent to a special ward at St Mungo's, until he's recovered; it's being funded by the generosity of Harry and Luna Potter."
"Do you think that is why he -"
"Are you MAD? I was in his mind. IT WAS PLANNED. He did NOT lose control."
Hermione collapsed.
"Hermione, I'm sorry."
Hermione began sobbing.
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Severus gathered Hermione in his arms. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have spoken to you like that. You must not blame yourself. HE is responsible, not you."
Hermione drew a shaky breath. "He's making excuses. He knew what he did to me, didn't he? And he didn't care."
"What do you think? Your own conclusions Hermione."
"He's lying to avoid responsibility. Harry's helping him. They don't care what happened to me." She paused. "That's the way it has been for a while." She looked up at Severus. "I have you. That's what matters. I love you Severus."
"As I you, Hermione."
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