It was wrong; Hermione had known that. The price when one bargains with Death is never simple or easy, regardless of how effortless the ritual had turned out to be. She hadn’t even read the section all the way through-there hadn’t been the time. She hadn’t known what she was promising away in order to keep Severus alive, and she hadn’t cared. If ( Read more... )

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Summary: The dark decision Hermione made in order to save Severus Snape... based on a drawing by jenidralph

Disclaimer: All recognizable characters and fictional places do not belong to me; I am merely borrowing them for playtime before (respectfully) putting them back. Thank you JKR, ( Read more... )

As defined by wikipedia, a  drabble is an extremely short work of fiction of exactly one hundred words in length, not necessarily including the title. The purpose of the drabble is brevity; testing the author's ability to express interesting and meaningful ideas in an extremely confined space ( Read more... )