Karakuri

My entry for the 2010 SS/HG Exchange

Author/Artist: talesofsnape
Recipient: mrs_helensnape
Title: Karakuri
Rating: 15-18ish
Warnings: Adult themes and language. Selfish Ron.
Summary: When the last of the Lestranges dies in Azkaban, Hermione Granger and her colleagues in the Department of Mysteries have thirty-one days to assess and catalogue the entire contents of the family vault before it's passed on to Narcissa Malfoy. As if planning a wedding wasn't enough stress by itself. Artefact inspired by the work of Clive Barker. The word karakuri means a "mechanical device to tease, trick, or take a person by surprise". It implies hidden magic, or an element of mystery.
Original Prompt: While working as an Unspeakable in the Department of Mysteries, Hermione is cursed by one of the Death Eater objects she is studying. Will Snape be able to save her? Would he even want to?
Betae: geyer, bambu345 and alwaysjbj
Alpha readers: arynwy and savine_snape

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