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Traitor
averygoodun307 Reviews | 7.44/10 (307 Ratings, 0 Likes, 156 Favorites )
The need to survive is ingrained within the human psyche, but where does self-preservation end and self-destruction begin? Hermione is captured by Death Eaters and is held hostage by Snape and Pettigrew, but she comes up with a plan to escape. Not a romance.
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Right. I would like to state, for the record, that I WILL finish "She Married Her Choice". I will. Assuming I am in control of my own destiny and accomplishments, that is. ;-)
Unfortunately, real life (mainly an attention craving three-year-old) and inspiration have been keeping me from creative endeavors for a while now. I do foresee a time when that shall pass, but until then, I ask for your patience.
Thank you!
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Damn you and your little bitty chapters!!! LOL! I'm really enjoying this and can't wait to find out where it goes.
Response from averygoodun (Author of Traitor)
Yeah, sorry about that. But thank you for reviewing!
Oh!! Oh!!! Yeaaaaahhh.... "Hhhmmm whose bed indeed." Great!!
Response from averygoodun (Author of Traitor)
Heh. Well...
Wormtail is so gross. You seem to have captured his...slimey-ness. Looking forward to seeing what happens next!
Response from averygoodun (Author of Traitor)
Thank you. Yes, he is supposed to be a disgusting character.
I hope Hermione isn't going to get herself into more trouble. Great update.
Response from averygoodun (Author of Traitor)
You cna be sure she will. Thanks!
Wonderful, yet again.My only complaint is that you don't update fast enough!!! :)
Response from averygoodun (Author of Traitor)
I read this review of yours immediately after uploading the next chapter. Is that fast enough? ;-)
Thank you!
I'm proud of Hermione in here. Her cunning is back, and hopefully, Wormtail will be too stupid to notice she's playing him. However, Snape seems to see through her game. Well, it's something he'd probably do himself, were he in her position, but what will he do about it? I'm glad you don't wait too much between updates. To do otherwise would be uncharitable for my poor nerves (too much of Pride and Prejudice lately.)
Response from averygoodun (Author of Traitor)
Yeah, she's starting to think again instead of resorting to simple reactions, although it'll be hard to escape that completely with Snape around.
I'm just too impatient to wait. I want everyone to know what I know, and see how they react. *evil grin*
More to the point, though, I want to see what everyone thinks.
I wonder what Snape would do to Wormtail if he got a little too fresh with Hermione? Would he see if she could extract herself? Looking forward for updates.
Response from averygoodun (Author of Traitor)
Well, I expect you'll find out, if Hermione can actually go forward with her plan, that is.
More soon.
My favorite line: “I'm guessing the Dark Lord didn't choose you as the Secret-Keeper.” Apparently Wormtail mistook her sarcasm for teasing. He will always give me the heebeegeebies for what he did in GoF. I think she is playing a dangerous game even if Snape thinks she is being clever.
Response from averygoodun (Author of Traitor)
Thank you! She's playing an incredibly dangerous game. I don't think she realizes just how dangerous it is at this point. I'm glad he gives you the creeps. He's supposed to.
*glares at the greasy git*Here's an idea: a sandwich, you big jerk...Personally I hope Herms pulls a "Survivor" move and has Rat Kabobs later. But that's just me. Actually, Snape probably hopes so too.
Response from averygoodun (Author of Traitor)
Heh. That would defeat the purpose.
Oh, I'm sure Snape hopes that she'll turn Wormtail into mincemeat. He was not pleased to get an extra 'guest' thanks to Wormtail's quick thinking. Not pleased at all.
Not to mention Wormtail was a Maurader. Bad blood, there.
i love the lil snape thoughts at the end. i think ive said this, but im saying it again. i love the quick updates too. <3
Response from averygoodun (Author of Traitor)
Thanks. They are, kinda, you know, necessary for the structure of the story. More updates soon!
Oh me next or even better me instead! How bout with very explict examples. ;-} I know I'm very naughty. Hopefully someone will give me a detention! By the way this story rocks!
Response from averygoodun (Author of Traitor)
LOL. I imagine that if she even hinted that she was eager for details on his sex life, he would be sure to clothe himself from head to toe in something so voluminous that she wouldn't even be able to tell where his real body was under all the fabric. Just to be perverse, you know. ;-)
Thanks!
I love the tension. I also like the contrast between Snape and Wormtail (he's so gross:) ) Update PLEASE!!!
Response from averygoodun (Author of Traitor)
Thank you! Yes, Wormtail is gross, but Snape is pretty darn horrid in an equal, albeit different, way.
Update will be along shortly. (day or two at most)
ooooooh, you mean, mean, meanie... *stomps foot and waggles accusing finger at the greasy git*If you'd bother to buy some decent ingredients, Mr. Potions Master Who Ought To Understand That Concept Totally, you might even end up enjoying life for a change.*sigh* How I love Prick!Snape. I just can't seem to write him--he always turns into Softie!Snape no matter what.Faithfully awaiting the next chapter.
Response from averygoodun (Author of Traitor)
Yes, he is a meanie. A horrible, down-right nasty, big bully is what he is.
Well, this Snape will have his, erm, softer moments, but he remains pretty much in Prick!Snape character for the duration. It difficult, though! It's so tempting to relax a character's traits until they aren't the same person anymore.
Thank you!!!
“Your bed will be in my room.” He still didn't say if it was an individual bed or his own. With that stunt about food, he's clearly pushing her to her breaking point. You're right, being a hostage sucks, especially when your "guardian" is so good at psychological torture. This story is like a horror movie: you know some very indelicate things will happen, yet you watch (or read in this case). Always so dreadful, and dreadfully well written.
Response from averygoodun (Author of Traitor)
No, he doesn't. And she can't ask.
Oh, he's making sure she's miserable. It is torture. Effective torture, at that.
Thank you!
poor hermione... well, at least she knows that they're keeping her alive, so she'll get food sometime.
Response from averygoodun (Author of Traitor)
Yes, but how malnourished will she be when they finally relent? It takes thirty days to starve to death, after all.
I really hate this. In a good way, I hasten to add. It makes me uncomfortable and worry about Hermione and nibble at my fingers with the sheer horror of what's happening to her.
And, mostly, people who touch on this theme don't manage that because they don't get across the horror/terror/pain of the victim.
So, yeah, hate it. ~wriggles uncomfortably~
Response from averygoodun (Author of Traitor)
*faints in shock over shiv reviewing my piece*
I'm glad, because that's the point. This is my response to a lot of those hostage pieces that romanticize the situation, downgrade the level of fear involved, and/or make Hermione so brilliant that she can figure out Snape's loyalties when Voldemort can't.
Not that I don't enjoy a bit of pure fantasy from time to time, mind. ;-)
So, glad you hate it, and thank you for telling me so.
Response from shiv5468 (Reviewer)
And I'm glad you're glad I hate it, because I did worry you might be offended.
But it's that uncomfortable for me to read...
Response from averygoodun (Author of Traitor)
Not offended: thrilled.
It was that uncomfortable for me to write... (see why I was whining about it?)
Snape is unfair: what is she supposed to think? It's good to know, though, tha the still has a modicum of honour with him. And I like how she adapts her phrasing not to ask direct questions.
Response from averygoodun (Author of Traitor)
Of course Snape is unfair! Thing is, he thought she'd come to a different conclusion, as he was her teacher and never was innapropriate with her then. Of course, power corrupts, and there aren't any mitigating forces at work at Spinners End.
She can't not be inquisitive. She just isn't capable. :-)
I really like this story and cant wait to read what happens next! Just wish the chapters werent so short! :(
Response from averygoodun (Author of Traitor)
Yeah, sorry the chapters are so short, but that's how it came out. It was either post it in three big parts (first part would have had to be divided in two, it is so big), or go with little, choppy chapters. From the tension point of view, I decided choppy would be better.
The story is complete, although not completely betaed, so the updates should continue at a frequent and regular pace. :-)
Why you... you were the one that told her she would have to pick whose bed to share! What do you expect her to thinK!Ooooooh, you bad old man.
Response from averygoodun (Author of Traitor)
Where's the rest? This resembles chinese water torture. Then again chinese water torture succeeds by regularity. So, short really frequent updates may be a winner. You left me suspicious that this story is harboring kinky!Snape. Of course, if he did it really well and titillated her natural curiousity, he might actually teach her to like it. (But why would he want to?) On the other hand, he may intend to teach her something else entirely. I'm unsure what he's about at this point, I've probably got it all wrong again. But a few more updates might correct my perceptions. (You caught that broad hint, right?)
Response from averygoodun (Author of Traitor)
Yes, it is rather torturous, isn't it? Hopefully I'll be able to keep the pace up (it's complete, but not completely betaed).
Heh. I really can't tell you what Snape is about. I really can't. But, hopefully, by the end, you'll have as good an idea as Hermione does.
i liked snape's lil line at the end...
just thot id share something chilling on that effect: i saw a guy with a shirt that said: "dead girls never say no". FREAKY!
Response from averygoodun (Author of Traitor)
Thanks.
That's... ick. I'm sure it was worn with a sense of humor, but... ew. Just ew.
Aaaaagh!!! What's with the short chapters???
I just get started and have to come to a screeching [literally] halt 2 minutes later.
This is a good story, but there's no flow, can't get your teeth into it. It starts and in a blink it's gone. It's not listed as a 'drabble', so what? I've read your stories before and the ones I read weren't short and choppy like this.
I don't know why other's are not commenting, but I'm left so flat by such short chapters, that I couldn't come up with much to say either.
Response from averygoodun (Author of Traitor)
The short chapters are how it needed to be written. It is completed, although not completely betaed, so if you want to read it all in one go (which I agree is better for the flow), then it should be completed in less than a month.
And it's not listed as a drabble because some of the chapters are not short.
Sorry you find it so distracting. Hope you'll read it when it's finished.
Whoa, what a terrible situation. Looking forward to seeing what happens next.
Response from averygoodun (Author of Traitor)
Yes, being a hostage often is a terrible situation. *shoves Severus back into his cupboard*
Next up: breakfast.
Snape has really presented Hermione with Hobson's choice regarding sleeping arrangements. I wonder if she'll really think on it all day (sounds like mental cruelty) or banish the thought and make a quick decision later. Ugh! The mere thought of Wormtail makes my skin crawl. But this Snape has no allure either.
Response from averygoodun (Author of Traitor)
Yeah. He's good at psychological torture, that man. And Hermione is in a bad position because he knows a bit about her. He knows what some of her weaknesses and insecurities are, having played on them for six years.
But enough said. Thanks for the review! :-)
This is a very intriquing story. It's cleverly written, and has just the right amount of tension to make me want to check often for updates. I am very curious to see where this goes. Nicely done!
Response from averygoodun (Author of Traitor)
Thank you! I hope you bear with me for the entire ride.