Polyjuice

Chapter 4: Severus Snape

The great hall became quiet when Hermione walked in flanked by Draco and Blaise. Even Professor Snape lowered his spoon, splashing his soup on the table runner. Draco and Blaise ignored everyone and led Hermione to the Slytherin table, sitting on either side of her.

“What the fuck is this Draco?” Pansy was the only person who dared say anything.

“Shut up Pansy,” Draco growled.

Pansy stood up, pointing her finger at Hermione, “What are you doing with that Gryffindor whore?” She screeched. “You and I are getting married. How dare you cheat on me with that mudblood slag.”

Draco calmly put his pumpkin juice down and looked at Pansy. “Pansy, the only slag at this table is you. You will address Hermione with respect, or you will no longer be welcome here.”

“The Dark Lord will hear about this,” Pansy stood up yelling, not caring that the entire hall could hear her.

“You run and tell him. While you’re there tell him Blaise and I said to fuck off” Draco replied.

The hall erupted in noise at Draco’s words. Everyone was busy speculating about the relationship between the three and if Draco and Blaise were switching sides. “Just ignore it sweet” Blaise whispered to her, “We will be old news in a few days.”

Towards the end of dinner Professor Snape approached the Slytherin table and stopped behind Draco. “Draco, I would appreciate if you and Blaise would stop by my office before turning in for the night. Please bring Ms Granger.” He walked away without waiting for a response.

Hermione blanched at the thought that she was somehow in trouble with Professor Snape. Sure, she had illegally brewed the polyjuice potion, but at least this time she paid for her own ingredients. Blaise saw the distraught look on her face and whispered in her ear, “Relax, Snape is Draco’s Godfather. He probably just wants to know what is going on. He’s the only family Draco has left.”

Hermione took the information in and nodded. Suddenly everything made more sense. Snape must be the reason Draco had never gotten into any serious trouble at Hogwarts. There were several times throughout the past five years that called for Draco’s expulsion, but he always managed to escape with a lesser penalty. Snape must have been acting as a buffer between Draco and Dumbledore.

Hermione was pulled out of her musings when she noticed Draco and Blaise standing. Draco picked up her backpack, slipping it over his should with his own bag. “Thank you” she said, smiling at the small gesture.

The trio walked to the dungeon level and into the potions classroom. They followed Draco into the office, where he stopped at another door. “Lily” Draco whispered and the door opened. Draco saw Hermione’s mind racing. He put his hand on her arm, “Yes, Hermione. Lily Potter. Snape was in love with her before she married James. Her death was the reason Severus turned against the Dark Lord.”

She nodded again, following Draco into the surprisingly warmly furnished room. Professor Snape stood next to a brown leather chair by the fire, filling a crystal glass with firewhiskey. He gestured to the seating by the fire with his glass. Draco led Hermione to a couch and sat her down with her. Blaise continued over to the table with the whiskey and poured two glasses. He handed a full glass to Draco and looked at Hermione who shook her head. Blaise took the chair across from Snape, nursing his own glass.

“Hermione is seeing Blaise and I” Draco started right after his first sip, “and in case you didn’t hear, we just publicly denounced the Dark Lord. We are going to need some protection Godfather.”

“That is what I want to talk to your about. I really wish you kept this quiet and stuck to the plan. Everything is moving faster than I anticipated. I was hoping to perform the ceremony to remove my dark mark before your true affiliation became public knowledge.” Snape relied.

“Maybe this is for the best professor. I know the dark lord has been questioning your allegiance for some time now.” Hermione added.

“Hermione, you may call me Severus in private. Anyway, I asked you three here because I need some help brewing the potion and doing the spell to remove the Dark Mark before I get called again.” As soon as he stopped talking he clutched his left arm, bending over in pain. “The instructions are on the desk” he gritted out.

Blaise got the parchment and walked back through the office to Snape’s private storeroom. He muttered the password and began gathering ingredients. Hermione took the parchment from Blaise and began reading the instructions. “This potion is going to take all night to brew” she said to Blaise.

“I know, for now bring him this dreamless sleep potion before he passes out from the pain of ignoring the call.” Blaise said handing her the bottle.

Hermione brought the bottle to Snape. “Thank you” he whispered, taking the potion and laying down on the couch Hermione was previously sitting on.

When Snape woke the next morning the trio was still with him, stirring the potion counterclockwise as it cooled. Hermione ladled the finished product into a glass and handed it to Snape while Blaise and Draco took their places to begin chanting the spell. Snape drank the potion as Hermione stepped into her spot. Snape writhed on the couch, clutching his arm and groaning in pain as the Dark Mark began to fade. After about twenty minutes his arm split open, blood rushing onto the couch and floor. They stopped chanting and Hermione ran to him, moving her wand over the wound.

The gash closed slowly, as Hermione healed it layer by layer so there would be no scar on his arm. Snape looked down when she was done to see that his arm was as perfect as the morning before he took the mark. “Thank you” he muttered again.

“Should we get Dumbledore Uncle Sev?” Blaise asked.

“I will firecall him in a minute. Why don’t you three go lay down in my room and get some sleep. I will write a note excusing you from classes today.”

Draco nodded, taking Hermione’s hand and leading her into Snape’s bedroom. He took of her winter cloak and jeans off, leaving her to sleep in her t-shirt. Draco and Blaise stripped down to their boxers, and laid down in the bed settling Hermione between them. Hermione laid on her side facing Blaise, with Draco’s chest pressed against her back and his arms wrapped tightly around her.


That is how Severus and Dumbledore found them later in the afternoon. Severus approached the bed and nudged Draco. “It is time for your quidditch match” he said.

Draco nodded and stretched, waking Hermione and Blaise. “Quidditch” he simply said to Blaise. Blaise stood and dressed, handing Hermione her clothes. Once they were dressed Severus put a strong disillushionment charm on Hermione and led them to his private entrance to the Slytherin common room. He opened the portrait for the trio to step through. Blaise went to his room, while Draco and Hermione went though the secret portrait leading to Draco’s room in the head dorms.

“Will you come and cheer for us?” Draco asked.

“Of course I will. Do you think I could sit in the Slytherin stands?”

“Sure. After dinner last night no one should say anything to you. If Pansy gives you a hard time just threaten to let Snape know. She’s really afraid of him.

Hermione nodded, then walked through the bathroom into her room to get some clothes. She heard a knock on her bedroom door as she was drying off from her shower.

Hermione pulled her clothes on quickly and opened the bedroom door to find her best friend with her hand raised to knock again. “Hi Ginny.”

“Hey. Are you going to the game?” Ginny asked.

“Yes, but I am sitting in the Slytherin stands” Hermione replied, “Do you want to sit with me?”

“Sure” Ginny replied.

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Authors note: I have one more chapter to post today, but I have to go to class now so it will be a little later. Please Review and let me know if you like the story so far. I am open to suggestions.

Annie