Comments | insper_a_shen: Standoff

insper_a_shen

Standoff

Nov 09, 2006 15:36

His eyes darted back and forth between Bellatrix, who was holding her wand to Hermione’s throat, and Lucius, whom he had at wandpoint.

"Listen to her. She believes you'd save her over killing me. How...charming," sneered Lucius.

"Shut up!" Severus growled as he dug his wand deeper.

“Please,” cried Hermione.

Her faith in him almost ( Read more... )

Comments 9

septentrion1970 November 9 2006, 20:27:47 UTC

How poignant!

insper_a_shen November 9 2006, 22:41:30 UTC

Thanks. I find that 100-word scenes are good ways to tell these stories without the need to add too much backstory or other distracting prose.

charmed310 November 9 2006, 21:45:31 UTC

oly cheet!

You DEs are eevile... really.

*icon!love*

insper_a_shen November 9 2006, 22:38:52 UTC

Thanks! If only that shirt was real (and I had a figure like that)...

leniarianna November 10 2006, 03:48:02 UTC

Oh, I love this. Wonderful. So much unsaid, yet so powerful. Wow.

insper_a_shen November 10 2006, 03:53:39 UTC

Aw, thanks so much! I'm glad people are able to read more into this than the 100 words used.

snapeophile November 12 2006, 02:01:30 UTC

Hey, insper a shen, I may be waaay off, but, Hermione's "Please," brought me right back to Albus'. This drabble was disturbing, but goooood.

insper_a_shen November 12 2006, 03:34:40 UTC

Wow, I totally didn't intend that, although it may have been there unconsciously. When I first wrote that line, I didn't even know exactly what Hermione was pleading for, but the word just felt right. Thanks for commenting!

acadia_elle November 12 2006, 02:59:51 UTC

As always, Severus did what he had to do; no matter how deeply it wounds him. So very sad, and moving.