Poor guy.  I  bet his first class of the next day was awful. Wonder how many points he removed from Neville for breathing?

That was a close call.  It was a lucky thing that the bracelet Morgana was wearing fell from her arm, or else she may have succumbed to Lucius' seduction of her.Poor Snape, had to watch the whole thing, and other than protecting his student, he got nothing for his effort but an unsatisfied erection.For herself, Morgana got to kiss her Head of House, to feel his arousal, and then left alone in the corridor.And all our dear Lucius got was a busted plan, no nookie, and no memory of the foreplay he'd shared with Morgana.  I'd say that was just about right.Good chapter, girls!  Beth

I guess Dumbledore's Army coins also use the same kind of "tracer charm", but of course Snape wouldn't know about those. Nice chapter. You depict Snape's mood extremely well. I'll wait for the next update. I can imagine there will be some ACTION in it.

While I love this story, I have the feeling that things are going to get worse for the girls.  As for poor Snape... We already know what canon has planned for him, I hope you'll be a little kinder. 

Lucius Malfoy is evil incarnate, second only to Voldemort himself.  I'm afraid that Severus and Dumbledore have their work cut out for them, but Severus has the more difficult job.  How on earth can he protect Harry, spy for the Order, and now protect Morgana from Lucius?I hope that Dumbledore's fears do not come to pass, that this added responsibility for Morgana will not "push the man to the breaking point."  But both Dumbledore and Severus realize that there is no one else that could do it.  What a mess.Somehow Lucius is still able to get inside Morgana's mind and direct her thoughts.  But if the ring is truly merely a trinket, then perhaps there was a "drug" of some kind in the Tiffin.  Then again, Charis still has doubts that the ring is just a trinket.You ladies have created a very interesting plot with very interesting characters, and I take my hat off to you.  I'm enjoying this immensely!Beth

is Lucius purely evil or just barking mad?  :)

Morgana is getting herself into a potentially dangerous situation.  How is Severus going to help her and not get himself into trouble>Great chapter, ladies!Beth

Poor Charis, Snape will never let her live that down. Does Lucius know of the girls' relationship? Might he use Charis to force Morgana?

I can hardly imagine Snape longing for a bath, but I guess that makes him a little bit less disgusting. Poor girls. They were looking for power and now they couldn't be more vulnerable. Well written.

Aha, so it WAS the chocolates!

So, does evil reincarnation render one sterile, or a eunuch? Ok no more speculating on Voldemort's sex life...ew...

Interesting plan Lucius has here. Does the Dark Lord know of them yet? I don't think that he appreciates surprises, so this might come back to bite Malfoy in the arse...which I certainly would look forward to seeing lol.

Aha, so it WAS the chocolates!

So, does evil reincarnation render one sterile, or a eunuch? Ok no more speculating on Voldemort's sex life...ew...

Interesting plan Lucius has here. Does the Dark Lord know of them yet? I don't think that he appreciates surprises, so this might come back to bite Malfoy in the arse...which I certainly would look forward to seeing lol.

Nice. So, Lucius is up to a little bit more than I expected. The play between Severus and Charis is quite wonderful. Sigh. It's interesting to see Narcissa's "unaware" state of the whole thing. I wonder if she knows her husband's plans... Intriguingly wicked chapter! 

The ring came with a case, didn't it? Nobody checked the case. Is that it?

whoa...if it wasn't the ring, then how?

Maybe there was something in the chocolates in the last chapter...what a sad backstory for Morgana, poor thing. I understand her need for power now a little better, but what, ultimately, does she want from Lucius?

"A feeling that told her that by the end of this afternoon, her life would look completely different." <---understatement of the year. Batshit crazy, indeed.

I can NOT believe you went there! not a fan of perv!snape, even in the name of power games, and even though she is of age. I can't say I wasn't warned before reading, though, and I will continue to read because I need to see how and if this gets resolved.

My, Morgana is brave! I agree with Snape though, it is sad that one so young is so jaded concerning love. I wonder why, and what (if) Lucius Malfoy had to do with it.

"They might even have thought that their scheming had gone unnoticed. But Severus Snape never missed a thing."<---who did they think they were fooling lol? Interesting start, I look forward to what follows.

Very nicely written!! Your Snape is very much in character, and the whole Death Eaters scene quite credible. I'd just wonder: Where is Narcissa when all this is going on at her place?

So how much will Snape reveal to Dumbledore? I can't imagine that Dumbledore will be happy.

Sneaky Lucius needs a good smack! :)

Oh, I like this, terrible as the events were.  Very intriguing.  Poor Morgana.  I think it sucks either way, to be Muggleborn or pure-blood.  Oh my.  I hope Lucius gets what's coming to him.  Lovely work!

I have to be honest and explain that I actually found this chapter rather hard to read: I suffered from severe post-natal psychosis after my eldest son was born (nearly 22 years ago now) - the symptoms of which were almost identical to those you describe Morgana as having, i.e. voices in the head, mind possession etc.  So much so in fact that, at the time, a rather fanatical and zealous group of so-called 'Christians' were convinced that I was possessed by the devil and consequently 'exorcised' me - an experience that greatly traumatised me and still haunts and gives me nightmares to this day.  (I hope you don't mind me explaining/sharing this here :-) )My point being (and reason for explaining all this) is that it proves your skills as writers to be able to describe Morgana's experience in such detail and depth.  The quality of your writing is amazing.  In my case, I really could have done with the dear Professor being around as my Knight in Shining Armour; I suddenly see him becoming the 'hero' of the piece again (or maybe that's just wishful thinking on my behalf!)Either way, this is turning into a very powerful, deep and intiguing story.  Keep up the good work - well done! :-)

Great story. Both of these girls need to stay away from Snape, but that would mess up the story.