6. Crucio
“I have, sir.” She told him silently and then she broke eye contact. She could feel him trying to enter her mind without it but it was much easier to resist this way. She was grinning inside. She was right, he may have killed the Headmaster but now she was certain it had been planned by Albus Dumbledore himself. Or at least the circumstances were already in place but he must have had Severus Snape go through with them to better position the spy for a crucial moment, presumably in the future. A Death Eater would have just ransacked her mind for what she knew about their quest. And then when she was utterly unprepared for it, he turned his wand on her and said maliciously, “Crucio!” She writhed but held onto that one truth, even as her hands, arms, and legs spasmed uncontrollably. She knew why he would do this to her, to protect her from worse from Bellatrix. They were both breathing heavily when he finally released the spell from her. It had seemed like hours, but was probably only a few minutes. Bellatrix spoke, “Exciting isn’t it, Severus? She looks like she enjoyed it too.” Hermione blushed. |