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Harry Potter › Het - Male/Female › Snape/Hermione
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Adult ++
Chapters:
16
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8,120
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19
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Chapter 7- Death in Hogsmeade
Finding Love in War
Chapter 7-Death in Hogsmeade
Hadrian stood in the alley next to Zonko’s joke shop. He had been waiting for nearly an hour, but still no sign of his targets. Just as he was preparing to change locations, his targets came into sight.
“Good afternoon boys,” Minerva greeted as she passed Zonko’s.
“Afternoon Professor,” Harry, Neville, and Ron smiled.
“How is your sister?” Minerva asked.
“Well, she’s woken up a few times, but she still sleeps a lot. Mum said she’ll be there till Christmas,” Ron answered somberly.
“She’ll pull through. Just…Aaahhh!” Minerva cried.
The boys drew their wands and met the eyes of Hadrian Snape. He removed the dagger from Minerva’s back and tossed her to the ground. “Well, well. The boy-who-lived. Pity I can’t touch you,” Hadrian sneered.
“What, you scared of me?” Harry hissed.
“Hardly boy. Oh well, time for one of your sidekicks to die,” Hadrian laughed.
Suddenly, Hadrian was thrown back twenty feet. Unsteadily, he got to his feet and faced the trio. Ron and Neville glaring at him. Hadrian smirked. “I give you boys credit, you’ve bought yourselves some time. Enjoy it,”
He apparated away just as the Aurors appeared. Harry dropped to his knees and checked Minerva for a pulse. It was weak, but there was one. The Aurors rushed over.
“We need to get her to a medi-witch,” one of the Aurors said.
“Bring her here. I’m a medi-witch,” a woman in her thirties called out.
Ron and Neville rushed to the Three Broomsticks, while Harry stayed with Minerva. Harry sat with the Aurors while the medi-witch began working on Minerva.
“Harry how is she? What happened?” Albus demanded when he, Ron, and Neville came in ten minutes later.
“I don’t know. As to what happened, it was Hadrian Snape. He stabbed Professor McGonagall with a dagger. He was sent to hurt or kill either Ron or Neville. We fought back then he left right before the Aurors came running up,” Harry explained.
Just then, the medi-witch came out from a back room. “I’m sorry. There was a fast acting poison on the dagger. I did all I could,” she said sadly.
Albus dropped into a chair and buried his face in his hands. Harry, Ron, and Neville moved over to Albus’ side to try and offer some kind of support.
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“Damnit!” Severus yelled as his fist slammed into the desk.
“Severus, what can I do?” Hermione asked tearfully as she placed her hand on his shoulder.
“My father isn’t just targeting you now. He knew Minerva was like a second mother to me. Albus said he was also going to hurt or kill either Mr. Weasley or Mr. Longbottom. If your friends hadn’t fought back, he no doubt would have succeeded,” Severus answered angrily.
“Now what?” she questioned.
“They will try to locate us. My father has probably figured out where we are. He will try to break the spells and wards protecting the estate. We need to finish our work Hermione. We’ve finished the anti-Impervious potion and have begun work on the anti-Cruciatious potion. Now we need to work on the anti-Killing curse potion,” he explained.
“Then let’s get to work,” she said with determination.
After she had calmed down about Ginny’s attack, Hermione threw herself into their work. She would have time to mourn Minerva later, like her parents, but now she needed to keep her head.
Severus admired Hermione’s strength. As he watched her head for the bookshelves, he picked up their notes and he too went back to work. Like Hermione, he would mourn Minerva later, but now was the time to work.
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At Hogwarts, the school was notified of the death of Minerva. The next week, classes were canceled. Harry, Neville, and Ron knew they had to finish the warding potion and soon.
“We only have two steps left. On Wednesday, we add the nightshade. Then on Friday we add the powdered unicorn horn. By Saturday, it will be finished,” Neville stated.
“Then we send it to Hermione and the Professor,” Ron said.
For a week, three groups were hard at work. Ron, Harry, and Neville continued on the warding potion. Hermione and Severus were halfway through the anti-Cruciatious potion, but no closer on an anti-Killing curse potion. Hadrian’s team of curse breakers arrived and he began searching for the location of Dedham Manor.
“Hadrian, you sure this is the location?” a man named Russell questioned.
“Yes. It’s the only location in England that matched the terrain Leilani described. I overheard her telling Severus about it once,” Hadrian answered.
“Then, we will go and survey the area. Find out what kind of spells and such that surround the estate. Then we can begin our plan,” Russell said.
“Excellent,” Hadrian smiled.
T.B.C
Chapter 7-Death in Hogsmeade
Hadrian stood in the alley next to Zonko’s joke shop. He had been waiting for nearly an hour, but still no sign of his targets. Just as he was preparing to change locations, his targets came into sight.
“Good afternoon boys,” Minerva greeted as she passed Zonko’s.
“Afternoon Professor,” Harry, Neville, and Ron smiled.
“How is your sister?” Minerva asked.
“Well, she’s woken up a few times, but she still sleeps a lot. Mum said she’ll be there till Christmas,” Ron answered somberly.
“She’ll pull through. Just…Aaahhh!” Minerva cried.
The boys drew their wands and met the eyes of Hadrian Snape. He removed the dagger from Minerva’s back and tossed her to the ground. “Well, well. The boy-who-lived. Pity I can’t touch you,” Hadrian sneered.
“What, you scared of me?” Harry hissed.
“Hardly boy. Oh well, time for one of your sidekicks to die,” Hadrian laughed.
Suddenly, Hadrian was thrown back twenty feet. Unsteadily, he got to his feet and faced the trio. Ron and Neville glaring at him. Hadrian smirked. “I give you boys credit, you’ve bought yourselves some time. Enjoy it,”
He apparated away just as the Aurors appeared. Harry dropped to his knees and checked Minerva for a pulse. It was weak, but there was one. The Aurors rushed over.
“We need to get her to a medi-witch,” one of the Aurors said.
“Bring her here. I’m a medi-witch,” a woman in her thirties called out.
Ron and Neville rushed to the Three Broomsticks, while Harry stayed with Minerva. Harry sat with the Aurors while the medi-witch began working on Minerva.
“Harry how is she? What happened?” Albus demanded when he, Ron, and Neville came in ten minutes later.
“I don’t know. As to what happened, it was Hadrian Snape. He stabbed Professor McGonagall with a dagger. He was sent to hurt or kill either Ron or Neville. We fought back then he left right before the Aurors came running up,” Harry explained.
Just then, the medi-witch came out from a back room. “I’m sorry. There was a fast acting poison on the dagger. I did all I could,” she said sadly.
Albus dropped into a chair and buried his face in his hands. Harry, Ron, and Neville moved over to Albus’ side to try and offer some kind of support.
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“Damnit!” Severus yelled as his fist slammed into the desk.
“Severus, what can I do?” Hermione asked tearfully as she placed her hand on his shoulder.
“My father isn’t just targeting you now. He knew Minerva was like a second mother to me. Albus said he was also going to hurt or kill either Mr. Weasley or Mr. Longbottom. If your friends hadn’t fought back, he no doubt would have succeeded,” Severus answered angrily.
“Now what?” she questioned.
“They will try to locate us. My father has probably figured out where we are. He will try to break the spells and wards protecting the estate. We need to finish our work Hermione. We’ve finished the anti-Impervious potion and have begun work on the anti-Cruciatious potion. Now we need to work on the anti-Killing curse potion,” he explained.
“Then let’s get to work,” she said with determination.
After she had calmed down about Ginny’s attack, Hermione threw herself into their work. She would have time to mourn Minerva later, like her parents, but now she needed to keep her head.
Severus admired Hermione’s strength. As he watched her head for the bookshelves, he picked up their notes and he too went back to work. Like Hermione, he would mourn Minerva later, but now was the time to work.
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At Hogwarts, the school was notified of the death of Minerva. The next week, classes were canceled. Harry, Neville, and Ron knew they had to finish the warding potion and soon.
“We only have two steps left. On Wednesday, we add the nightshade. Then on Friday we add the powdered unicorn horn. By Saturday, it will be finished,” Neville stated.
“Then we send it to Hermione and the Professor,” Ron said.
For a week, three groups were hard at work. Ron, Harry, and Neville continued on the warding potion. Hermione and Severus were halfway through the anti-Cruciatious potion, but no closer on an anti-Killing curse potion. Hadrian’s team of curse breakers arrived and he began searching for the location of Dedham Manor.
“Hadrian, you sure this is the location?” a man named Russell questioned.
“Yes. It’s the only location in England that matched the terrain Leilani described. I overheard her telling Severus about it once,” Hadrian answered.
“Then, we will go and survey the area. Find out what kind of spells and such that surround the estate. Then we can begin our plan,” Russell said.
“Excellent,” Hadrian smiled.
T.B.C