Becoming Familiar with a Man of Misery

Chapter 26 ~ The Fight

Hermione covered her mouth with her hand as the two wizards clashed together. She thought with all the warm-ups, they would simply throw blows and kicks at each other, but it seemed they were anxious to get their hands on each other. Severus had his palm under Marcus’ chin, attempting to push the wizard back. Marcus had a grip on his arm to hold back the force the dark wizard was applying as he struggled to get a hold on him and throw him.

Then they both grappled, straining against each other’s bodies, until Marcus worked his leg between Severus’ and with a yank, threw him off balance and followed the wizard down. He managed to elbow Severus in the face, breaking the wizard’s nose just as he said he would.

Severus gave him a powerful kidney punch and rolled the wizard off him, leaping to his feet and using his shirt to wipe at the blood pouring out of his ruined nose. Marcus charged him low while he was doing this, and Severus quickly stepped to the side and brought up his pointy knee, catching the wizard in the face, blood exploding from his nose as well.

Marcus staggered back and used his shirt to wipe at his swollen, bleeding nose. Both men were panting. Severus approached Marcus and put up his hands. The violet-eyed wizard took a defensive stance, and they went toe to toe, throwing punches and kicks. Severus caught Marcus with a right cross, knocking the wizard to the side then caught him with a left uppercut that almost lifted the wizard off his feet. Marcus retalitated with a kick to Severus’ stomach that nearly knocked the wind out of him.

Marcus charged him, catching the Potions Master around the middle and taking him down, scrambling to get on top of him as Severus used his legs to keep him from getting the leverage he needed, punching him repeatedly in the side left. Marcus let out a groan as the Potions Master cracked a rib, and hissed with pain. His knuckle was shoved back.

Marcus scrambled off of him, holding his side. He drew in a breath, as Severus stood, panting, waiting for Marcus to make another rush at him, which the wizard did. Severus was ready for him and stepped aside, catching the wizard in a chokehold. Marcus pulled at the wizard’s arm and literally lifted the Potions Master off the ground as he attempted to break free. Then he took to punching him in the side.

But Severus took the pounding, tightening his hold around the wizard’s throat, slowly cutting off his air. Desperately Marcus dropped dead weight to pull the dark wizard to the ground. Severus fell back with him, but didn’t let go and continued to choke the wizard until his violet eyes turned black and bloodshot and his face turned purple.

Hermione wanted to scream at Severus to let Marcus go, that he was killing him, but she held her tongue. Hagrid trundled up just as Marcus’ eyes began to roll up in his head..

“Let ’em go, Severus,” the half-giant said, “yer chokin ’em ta death.”

With a final yank, Severus let go of the wizard. Marcus rolled over on his back and went limp, gasping as the Potions Master stood up and wiped at his nose again. His whole face was bruised.

“You want to continue, Mr. Delaluci?” he asked the fallen wizard.

Marcus, still gasping, waved his hand limply at the wizard standing over him.

“No, I’m good. I broke that schnoze of yours. That’s all I wanted anyway,” he panted. His color was slowly coming back.

“Very well, Mr. Delaluci. I too am satisfied,” Severus replied. “Consider our altercation ended.”

Marcus nodded and winced as he sat up, clutching at his side.

Hagrid lifted the wizard to his feet, looked in his face for a bit, examined his head then ran his hand over his side.

“Yer got a cracked rib, ripped ear, bruising round yer throat and a broke nose, Marcus. Better go see Poppy,” Hagrid said. Marcus nodded.

Then the giant examined Severus.

“Broke nose, split lip, swollen eye, some bruising on yer side and a broke knuckle. Probably did that on Marcus’ ribs. Infirmary,” Hagrid said. Severus nodded

Hagrid gave both wizards back their wands and suggested they disillusion themselve before they entered the castle. They each thanked Hagrid, shook hands and started back toward the castle.

Hermione trailed behind them. It hadn’t been a long fight, but both wizards appeared satisfied, and looked horrible. Poppy would give them hell and a hearty lecture when they came to her to be patched up. She abhorred physical violence.

Hermione watched as both wizards shimmered and disappeared on the steps of the castle, then the doors opened and closed behind them.

She removed her own disillusionment, waited for a bit until she was relatively sure they were on the shifting staircases, then entered the castle. She looked up and saw them both riding toward the upper floors and shook her head, then headed down the dungeon corridor to her rooms.

Poppy did indeed read both wizards the riot act as she fixed their broken noses and mended their cuts and bruises. Marcus was detained overnight because of his cracked rib. Poppy painfully popped Severus’ knuckle back in place and apply a salve to his facial bruising that cleared it up almost completely. He would be back to normal by morning.

“Honestly, brawling like children,” Poppy scolded the two wizards as they sat on opposite cots. They said nothing. “Haven’t you two ever heard of ‘talking things out’ like adults?”

Marcus’ and Severus’ eyes met.

“Sometimes ‘talk’ is not enough, Poppy,” Severus said.

Poppy scowled at him.

“You’re finished, Severus. Get going,” she snapped at him, her hands on her hips.

Severus slid off the cot, gave Poppy a little bow and left the infirmary. His side still hurt him a bit. Poppy in her anger didn’t give him a very big dose of pain potion. She probably wanted him to hurt a bit to teach him a lesson. No matter. He had some pain potion in his stores.

Now with the business of Mr. Delaluci behind him, he could concentrate on more pleasurable pursuits. One Hermione Granger.

Severus felt himself hardening at just her name. Yes, he was very ready for her.

He only hoped she was ready for him.

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A/N: Short chapter. The fight is over, the lemons are on the way. Yum. Please review

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Becoming Familiar with a Man of Misery
by Ruth Solomon

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