amorphous | 8 drabbles: Snape/Hermione

Title: Runaways (Part 11)
Words: 100
Challenge: caught!
Rating: PG
Characers/Pairings: Snape/Hermione
Warnings:
Author's Notes: It seems ironic to me that even though this series was inspired by the "runaway" challenge, this set of drabbles in the series does not answer that challenge at all. Comments are more than welcome!
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It seemed like, unlike Ginny, the rest of the uninvited guests need a moment to form their reactions, and then the room erupted.

"What the bloody hell is going on here?" Harry's voice asked.

"Someone hold him down!" Fred yelled.

"Who cares if someone holds him down, just fire!" was George's reply.

"He must have hurt her!" Ron said accusatory.

"Hermione, what’s going on?" Lupin's half-calm voice shot through the outrage.

"Professor Lupin, thank you," Hermione rushed forward. "It's not what it looks like--"

"You're fraternizing with the enemy!" Ron accused, angry.

Hermione rolled her eyes. "It's not--"

Title: Runaways (Part 12)
Words: 100
Challenge: caught!
Rating: PG
Characers/Pairings: Snape/Hermione
Warnings:
Author's Notes: It seems ironic to me that even though this series was inspired by the "runaway" challenge, this set of drabbles in the series does not answer that challenge at all. Comments are more than welcome!

Severus cut her off, "Fraternizing? Is that what you call it, Weasley?"

His voice was calm, amused. Hermione could have strangled him.

The second his mocking had left his mouth and room erupted again.

"How dare you?"

"You arrogant git!"

"Hold him down!"

"Be quiet," Lupin said calmly.

Scanning the group behind Ginny, she noticed Lupin was the only adult there. Ginny, Harry, Ron, Fred, and George all had a comical expression of outrage on their faces while Lupin had a more controlled expression -- it seemed deadly to Hermione.

"Hermione, what is going on?" Lupin stared at her -- not Severus.

Title: Runaways (Part 13)
Words: 100
Challenge: confessions, caught!
Rating: PG
Characers/Pairings: Snape/Hermione
Warnings:
Author's Notes: It seems ironic to me that even though this series was inspired by the "runaway" challenge, this set of drabbles in the series does not answer that challenge at all. Comments are more than welcome!

"Professor Lupin, I saw them!" Ginny spoke up without letting Hermione begin to try to explain.

Lupin sighed. "Saw what, Ginny?"

"Them -- in bed -- together!" She seemed unable to form the words into a coherent sentence in her anger.

"Doing what exactly?" Lupin asked calmly only glancing at Ginny momentarily before turning back to Hermione.

Ginny looked uncomfortable. "Well, you know..." She stumbled over her words still; this time her anger had ebbed and she seemed more embarrassed than anything.

"I was raping her," Severus lied, making Hermione swing and glare at him in fury as the room erupted again.

Title: Runaways (Part 14)
Words: 100
Challenge:
Rating: PG
Characers/Pairings: Snape/Hermione
Warnings: confessions, caught!, fight
Author's Notes: It seems ironic to me that even though this series was inspired by the "runaway" challenge, this set of drabbles in the series does not answer that challenge at all. Comments are more than welcome!

Hermione couldn't hear the voices, accusations, and threats that were being thrown around her, she only saw Severus. "What the hell are you talking about?" she demanded, only vaguely aware of the silence her words caused.

He shrugged, "I said the truth."

"The truth? You didn't rape me."

"I said I was, in as in the process of..."

"You git! You arrogant bastard!"

She swung around to their shocked audience. "Kill him. What do I care?" She was surprised when the words left her mouth; they clearly conveyed how hurt she was.

"Great. Now move Lupin!" It was Fred's voice.

Title: Runaways (Part 15)
Words: 100
Challenge:
Rating: PG
Characers/Pairings: Snape/Hermione
Warnings: confessions, caught!, lupin saw it all
Author's Notes: It seems ironic to me that even though this series was inspired by the "runaway" challenge, this set of drabbles in the series does not answer that challenge at all. Comments are more than welcome!

Hermione noticed, for the first time, that Lupin was blocking everyone else's entrance into the room. With magic, no less. Ginny was even being blocked by the force field. She understood why Severus was still alive -- they couldn't get to him.

"Ignore them," Lupin demanded, his anger evident in his eyes, but his voice controlled. "I need to know what happened. What is happening. I need to know, damn it!"

"I'm not your ward," she finally shot back.

He glared at her in awe. "What?"

She sighed heavily. "I'm not your ward. I don't have to explain myself to you."

Title: Runaways (Part 16)
Words: 100
Challenge:
Rating: PG
Characers/Pairings: Snape/Hermione
Warnings: confessions, fight
Author's Notes: It seems ironic to me that even though this series was inspired by the "runaway" challenge, this set of drabbles in the series does not answer that challenge at all. Comments are more than welcome!

"Like hell you don't!" Lupin said in outrage. "This man--" he gestured angrily to Severus. "--is a murderer! He's dangerous! He just admitted to raping you! Explain or I'll let them in."

It was an obvious threat. "I said: kill him. I don't care! And he didn't rape me even if he's a murderer... He's not a rapist." She was grinding her teeth, not sure why she was still defending him.

Lupin sighed angrily. "What is your problem?"

Hermione stared at Lupin in silence defiance.

"Her problem is me," Severus said from behind her. She didn't turn around.

Title: Runaways (Part 17)
Words: 100
Challenge:
Rating: PG
Characers/Pairings: Snape/Hermione
Warnings: leaving
Author's Notes: It seems ironic to me that even though this series was inspired by the "runaway" challenge, this set of drabbles in the series does not answer that challenge at all. Comments are more than welcome!

"What the hell is going on? Should I offer you up to the crowd--" Lupin pointed behind himself. "--or should I save your hind and let the wizard's courts kill you later."

Severus shrugged, "Either way I die."

"LEAVE!" Hermione suddenly screamed, turning towards him. "Leave. You'll be killed. You might as well be committing suicide if you stay. Leave!"

His eyes contacted with hers, holding her captive as he said, "Not without you."

"Oh god," she muttered, looking at him. "Go."

Severus grabbed her arm, pulling to him. Lupin yelled his incantation, but they were already gone.

Title: Runaways (Part 18)
Words: 100
Challenge:
Rating: PG
Characers/Pairings: Snape/Hermione
Warnings: leaving, caught!
Author's Notes: It seems ironic to me that even though this series was inspired by the "runaway" challenge, this set of drabbles in the series does not answer that challenge at all. Comments are more than welcome! more on this part later. I have reasons for each of their actions some of which is already explained -- others as which aren't.

"Hermione!" The name echoed loudly.

"Damn it!" Lupin muttered, turning toward the group slowly. "They're gone."

The force field vanished.

"What the hell are you playing at?" George accused angrily.

"Excuse me?" Lupin asked suspiciously.

"You let him go!"

"You can't Apparate in this house!"

"Then where'd they go?"

"I don’t know. But I sure as hell wasn't trying to help him."

"You were helping him stay alive," Ron excused with bitter resentment.

"No! I was helping you all not go to Azkaban for murder!" Lupin defended himself.

The room fell silent.

"Where did they go?" Ginny whispered their thoughts.