A somewhat Nietzschean twist on Snape/Hermione. The Potions Master and his best student find themselves entering into a partnership that neither of them could have expected, courtesy of Lucius Malfoy. NOTE: chapter 3 updated again: Hermione's now 18.
Set in my "Pawn to Queen" universe--- why is Ginny the only one not surprised that Hermione trusts Snape? (I promise--- this is NOT Snape/Ginny! [For one thing, Hermione would kill me.... :> ])