Hogwarts Maelstrom. Completed!

Snape walked the hallways of the school. Normally he liked the silence but nowadays it was a result of torture and misery. It was not conducive to learning. Snape knew that behind every dorm room, a Dark Revel in training was commencing. The Carrows had learned their lesson about limiting the obvious activities of torture and mayhem. Now the students were expected to participate and then the blame can fall to them. The younger students had it the worst in his opinion. Some days were worse then others and even the Snarky Potions Master was having difficulty coping with the influx of evil around Hogwarts.

This is why the scene that met Snape in the library came as particularly hard to witness. With Malfoy defecting and Theodore Nott being replaced as Head Boy, the world just got worse for the girls at Hogwarts. His predilection ran towards rape and humiliation. The sounds grew as Snape rounded the corner. A girl crying her eyes out as Nott forced her to her knees to force oral sex. Nott had a stump of a cock and Snape found himself feeling regret.

He recognized the girl as Mariah Higgs, Terence Higgs little sister. Mariah was considered a blood-traitor for being the only Slytherin to stand against Voldemort in the final battle. Rumors had it, she had been in love with Fred Weasley. She was the girl that Hermione had protected her first night back at Hogwarts. Snape knew it was a hundred times worse for her, being a Slytherin and a Half-Blood Traitor.

The girl had been beautiful once. She had long hair that was multi-colored, wheat, blond and red. She had petite, delicate features, and luminous blue eyes. Her body was arguably skinnier then when he had taught her but she still possessed a nice body, full and lush.

The body in question was currently sandwiched between Crabbe and Nott. The girl had stopped sobbing long ago, her eyes vacant and glassy with pain as they used her, grunting and groaning like pathetic animals.

Snape saw it happening. The girl had something fisted in her palms that pressed into the rug. Something metal, she raised her hand up and she swept up and stabbed into Crabbe’s thigh. Crabbe screamed suddenly and ripped away from the girl. Nott hissed and grabbed the girl by her hair, throwing her to the ground and kicking her in the stomach. The girl grunted but otherwise made no noise.

Snape stepped in out of genuine annoyance. “Poorly handled Mr. Nott.”

Snape frowned and Crabbe howled in pain from the rusty nail.

“Better go take care of that Mr. Crabbe.” Snape murmured silkily. “I will clean up the mess here.”

“Yes, Professor Lestrange.” The boys grudgingly said.

The boys both nodded and stepped over the girl who had fallen to her knees at Lestrange’s feet.

The girls head bent forward and her long hair covered her face from his sight. Snape expected to see tears and weeping. Suddenly Mariah looked up and her cold, detached blue eyes pierced his. He saw hatred. Pure, unadulterated loathing directed towards him. Snape did not take it to heart. It was not the first time he had seen such hatred directed at him.

The girl stayed prone on the ground and he towered over her. “Stand up, Ms.Higgs.” Snape’s voice sent a shiver of fear down on her back.

Mariah stared coldly back at the rangy bastard, Lestrange. He had not raped her yet, but she guessed he was due. So far, she was blessed that she had not contracted any diseases. Mariah stood to her feet, her spine so straight it resembled a broom handle.

“What do you imagine the punishment for stabbing Mr. Crabbe in the leg with a rusty nail should be?”

“I think I should as a punishment, be forced to castrate Mr. Crabbe with that same rusty nail.” Mariah’s voice was husky and low and Snape felt a strange excitement from the bloodlust that permeated it.

Mariah’s eyes were guileless as the clear blue sky. Nobody seemed home. Snape smiled, and gave a startled laugh at her cheek. She was rather feisty.

“Perhaps, Ms. Higgs.” Snape circled her and she did not flinch.

“Instead however, I think you should help me label my potion stores.” Snape smirked.

Mariah blinked. She studied Lestrange for a moment and she almost felt a strange sense of déjà vu. She had never spent any time around the Death Eater so it was unsettling. “As you wish, Professor.” Mariah’s soft voice intoned.

Snape guided Mariah towards the Potions Room and clicked the door shut behind her.

“I understand your desire to stab Crabbe. He is quite the dun…imbecile.” Snape almost cursed under his breath. He was beginning to lose it. HE was LESTRANGE. Act more moronic. It was hard to act moronic when he was so intrigued by this hollow girl that now sat across from him. “Would you like to stay here?” Snape found himself asking before he could bite the words back.

Mariah looked stunned by his offer, the first sign of life in those azure eyes. Mariah said nothing as she watched Snape internally struggle with what devil possessed him to make him offer her that.

“I mean, you would be my slave only. The others couldn’t touch you.” Snape turned to face the chalkboard, anticipating her refusal.

“I might kill you eventually.” Mariah’s husky voice whispered into the empty classroom.

“I am willing to live with that possibility.” Snape gave her a lazy smile.

Mariah shrugged helplessly.

Snape marveled that there was a girl in the world who didn’t want to know ‘why?’ someone was helping them or what motivated it. Then again, the girl could be beyond caring. Either way, it was refreshing. Mariah could help him keep an eye on the school, Blaise will keep an eye on Potter and Snape will get to have everything he needed to destroy the one man he hated more then anyone else.

He would destroy Voldemort.






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