Propensity and the Chaotic Pendulum

"He's nothing but a coward, a simple coward through and through! He's locked up in his past, harboring ill will to anyone with half a brain because he envies them! He envies us all our freedoms. For he has none." Severus Snape finally snaps, seeking power in a sacred place--Hermione Granger. Somewhat romance, violence, some sexual situations. SS/HG, DM/HG noncon.

Snape and Hermione sit down to tea. Well, first one of them nearly dies.

Snape tells Hermione about the circumstances surrounding his attack, some Death Eater action and Angry!Snape.

"Snape could find nothing to say. Not only had he just bared the very depths of his soul to this woman, she had admitted to being, well--excited by the whole event. Snape understood her rage now; it was twofold. Not only had he taken her dignity, he’d made her enjoy it." Snape and Hermione remember the horrible incident that started the whole mess.

Hermione tries to retreat from the Wizarding world, but a friend in danger brings her back... just in time to be placed into some serious danger herself.