Severus Snape x Reader

The Predator

Warning: some mild language and references to sexual assault/rape. You have been warned.

~Professor Pendragon

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You waved the blonde man into your quarters, gesturing for him to sit on one of your sofas. Taking one of the coffees from his hands, you sat opposite of him with an arched eyebrow.

"What can I do for you, Lockhart?" You asked simply.

The man gazed at you through his blue eyes, a smirk upon his face and his hands placed delicately on his knees. An uneasy feeling washed over you. You felt as though you were a prey item and this man was a predator, just waiting for the right moment to pounce. You instantly regretted closing the doors to your chamber.

"I heard a rumour last night... that you were in the market for a, how should I say this... a playmate?" His smirk grew.

Disgusting.

"I beg your pardon?" You flatline.

He stood up from his chair and strutted towards you. The cockiness ever present on his face. The smell of bourbon wafted around you. Had he been drinking?

"Come now, f/n. Everyone knows that your single and looking for a good time. Why not have it with me? I could fulfill your.... deepest... darkest.. desires." He leaned in and whispered in your ear.

Before you had the chance to push him away, he latched onto your wrists. He began to run his tongue across your cheek. You fought for freedom, but was unsuccessful. Being a man, he was much stronger than you were.

"STOP!" You cried out, still trying to break free.

He began to push against you, trying to get as close as possible. His lips met your jawline and then your neck. You began to cry, this was not what you wanted!

"HELP!! Please!!" You cried out.

"There's no use in that, lovely. No one could possibly hear you. You're all mine." His alcohol breath seared into your nostrils.

In a last effort, you head-butted him.

He staggered backwards, grabbing his nose.

"You bitch! You'll pay for that." He growled.

Whilst he was occupied, you had managed to grab your wand.

"Flipendo!" You shouted, waving your wand in his direction.

A blast of energy surged through and out of your wand.

Knocked backwards, his head slammed into the wall. This gave you enough time to sprint out the door. You headed as fast you could to your classroom, hoping that he wouldn't try and start something in the midst of students.

As you reached the classroom, you slowed down. Determined to not frighten the students, you entered as calmly as possible.

"I apologize for being late, please gather around. We will be learning defensive spells today." You stated.

As class continued, your eyes never stopped glancing at the door. You thought that he would storm in at any moment. At one point, a loud noise from one of your students had startled you so bad, that you had drew your wand on them. You apologised profusely. This man had you on edge.

Finally, class was over. It was around 5 pm, just before the evening supper.

After the last student had filed out, you crept to the doorway. You looked around, making sure that he wasn't lurking in the shadows. Content that you were alone, you headed straight for Snape's classroom. You knew he would still be there, for he would be grading papers as usual.

Upon reaching his door, you looked in. Sure enough, he was sitting at his desk eyeballing papers with a scowl on his face. A small smile tugged at your lips, what a grump.

You walked in and went to him. Your eyes beginning to fill with tears.

"F/n, what's wrong?" He questioned, pushing his papers away and wiping tears from your eyes. A worried look was on his face.

"Where were you? Where have you been?" You almost shouted at him.

"Er... what do you mean? I've been in my quarters all morning?" He frowned.

"Where were you last night after Umbridge took me away??? I looked for you but couldn't find you?!" Your frustration and hurt spilled over.

"I had went to speak with Albus about the way Umbridge had treated you. I told him that she took you away for questioning." He apologised.

You sniffed, tears still streaming down your cheeks. You fell to your knees before him. He quickly scooped you up in an embrace and walked you to his private chambers. You had never been here before, you took the chance to look around.

His chambers were dark but tidy. Hints of green and silver accented the entire room. His bed was quite large with a simple black comfortor and a few pillows.

He sat you down on a sofa, sitting beside you. Draping an arm around you, he set your head on his shoulder. Tears continued to stream down your face. He gently caressed your head, still not sure what was wrong.

"Lockhart.... tried to.. *sniff* tried to... rape.. me..." you finally managed to squeeze out. You still couldn't believe what the blonde man had done. First Umbridge attacked you and now Lockhart? Could this day get any worse?

His caressing stopped. He looked down at you with anger in his onyx eyes.

"He did... what?" He growled.

You began to tell him what had happened. You had no idea what his plan was when you had let him into your chambers. The uneasy feeling began to wash over you again, you shivered at the thought of what could have happened if he had gotten any further.

"I'm going to kill him! If he ever lays another hand on you, I swear to Merlin, he's a dead man!!" His anger boiled over and his fists clenched tight.

He stood up quickly from the sofa. You looked up at him.

"I used the flipendo spell to get away. Last I saw, his head had smacked against my wall. I took off running, I don't know where he is now." You told Severus.

He turned back to you, his eyes that were once filled with anger were quickly replaced with sorrow.

"I'm so.. so sorry f/n. I should've been there, I should've never left you alone last night." He lamented.

"It's not your fault."

He came back to you and embraced you. You wrapped your arms around his slender figure. Your head rested on his chest. As you closed your eyes, you heard him speak again.

"I won't ever let anyone else hurt you. Not one person will ever hurt you again." He murmured in your ear.

Wiping the rest of your tears away, you both parted. As you looked at him, your heart swelled. You had never felt so safe with another person. You didn't want to leave his chambers, but you knew you had to eventually.

"I really need to speak with Dumbledore about everything. Surely he has answers for me." You said softly.

You tried to forget what had happened earlier this afternoon, but the evil smirk on Lockhart's face still haunted you.

Severus placed his hands on your arms gently and leaned down and kissed you on the lips.

"Of course, would you like me to come with you?" He asked.

"Please, if you don't mind. I don't want to be alone in the halls right now." You pleaded.

He smiled back at you.

As he gently escorted you out of his chambers, you both looked around to make sure the blonde predator was no where to be seen. Urgently, you headed towards Dumbledore's office.