I'm happy. I got lots of good reviews about the last ending. I think you'll like this one too.

I'm doing two scenes from their seventh year in this chapter. One is Christmas, and the other is graduation.

This starts from halfway through the Sixth Chapter of BIWEB. Enjoy:

"Dumbledore found a way to send me home," said Hermione, wiping the tears from her cheeks and sitting up.

"Fine, then. Pack your bags, I'll see you around!" Severus put his face in his hands.

"It's complicated, alright?" Hermione was yelling.

"How? Why is it complicated? I just confessed my love for you, and you want to go back to Ron and Harry!"

"It's complicated because," Hermione's voice quieted, "because I love you, too."

"What?"

"I love you, too!" Hermione put her face in her hands. "God help me, I shouldn't love you, I can't love you, but I do. And if I stay here any longer, then I won't be able to go home."

"Then don't. Hermione, don't leave me. Stay here with me." Severus was on one knee beside her bed. Hermione smiled sadly as tears began to fall again.

"I can't. I have a life, I have parents, friends, waiting for me to come home." She shook her head. "Severus, I need to tell you something. I lied."

"About what?" Severus's eyes were filled with concern.

"I'm not a Slytherin."

Severus's brows furrowed. "What?" he looked confused.

"I'm not Slytherin, I'm not even pureblood. I'm a muggle-born Gryffindor." She watched as emotions flashed over Severus's face. "I'm sorry. I... I guess I got tired of being put down all the time because my parents aren't wizards." She threw herself back onto the bed and sobbed once again.

Severus got up and sat down on the bed beside her. "Hermione, If you think so little of me that you believe I would care about something like that, then you don't know me."

"Yes, I do," she said, sitting up. "If I had said that I was in Gryffindor, would you still have gone out with me?"

"Ye-"Severus stopped. "No. No, I wouldn't have. You're right." he looked into her eyes for a long moment, then leaned forward and brushed his lips against hers in a very brief kiss. Then he turned to leave.

Hermione looked up at him, and a look of realization came over her face. "Severus," she said. The head boy turned to look at her. "I'm going to stay with you."
Christmas:

"Severus, wake up! I want you to open my present!" Hermione knocked on his door.

"Christ, woman, it's only six! I don't know about you, but I'm running on holiday time. Wake me in a few hours."

"I'll holiday time your ass if you don't let me in! I never lock my door."

"Yeah, well that's a lack of judgement on your part, isn't it?"

"I swear, if you don't get up, I'm going to go give your present to Black! Maybe even Potter." Hermione heard footsteps, and smiled. She knew that would get him. He opened the door, and Hermione blushed. He was walking around in just his boxers. His six-pack was very well toned from playing quidditch. Hermione forced her eyes to look at his face. His not-too-happy face.

"Fine, I will open your present." Hermione smiled, and his face softened. He sighed. "Come in." Hermione walked into his room.

She jumped onto the bed and sat cross-legged, holding his present out to him. It was a small rectangle wrapped in green Christmas paper. He took it from her, and sat next to her. He reached under his pillow and pulled out a slightly smaller package, handing it to her.

"You go first," said Hermione. Severus shrugged, and unwrapped her present. It was a picture of them. The picture was a wizarding one that was taken the day after Halloween in Hogsmeade. They were sitting against a tree on the ground beside the Shrieking Shack. Hermione was sitting in Severus's lap, with her cheek against his chest. He had his arm around her waist. Anyone who saw them would have known they were in love.

Severus smiled, and looked up at Hermione. "I absolutely love it. I'm going to put it here," he said, putting it on his bedside table, "so that it's the first thing I see in the morning. Open yours."

Hermione carefully unwrapped her present as the last shred of paper fell away, she smiled. It was a glass pendant in the shape of a teardrop on a chain. Suspended inside the pendant was a stone, which was a color that was everything and at the same time, nothing. It shone, but not with light. It was without a doubt the most beautiful thing Hermione had ever laid eyes on.

"Do you like it?" asked Severus. Hermione nodded, and put her arms around him.

"I love it. Would you?" she held the necklace out, which he took and put around her neck. The chain was just long enough to let it hang just above her breastbone. "Thank you," she said, giving him a kiss.

"But we're missing the mistletoe," said Severus. Hermione smiled, and reached into the pocket on her jeans.

"I've got us covered," she said, pulling out a small mistletoe arrangement. Severus smiled, and kissed her.
Skipping to graduation day:

"And now," said Dumbledore, "I give your attention to This year's head boy, Severus Snape." He backed down from the podium as the room applauded. Severus stepped up, and cleared his throat.

"Over the past seven years, we have matured. We have grown, not only as individuals, but also as one. On our first day at Hogwarts, we were all scared, whether we showed it or not. When we were split into the four houses, we supposed that was whom we were going to live with, be friends with, perhaps even lovers. I believe that this was an incorrect assumption on our parts. Because, no matter who you are, where you come from, or what you grow to do, I believe that we are connected. We are connected because we shared these halls for seven years. We are connected because in every house, you could find different versions of the same people. We are connected, because, we went to Hogwarts. And as the founders of this school were great, so are we." Severus smiled. "And now we take our next steps into the world together, as the one family we have become."

As he stepped down, there was enormous applause from the audience. Dumbledore got back up and congratulated them one last time, and then the ceremony was over.

Outside, Hermione rushed up to Severus. "Oh, that was fantastic," she said. "I almost cried!" Severus smiled.

"You know, Hermione, now that we've graduated, there's nothing standing in our way anymore. We could..." he gulped, "get married...and have a family." Hermione gasped, and blinked back tears.

"Severus, I would love to marry y-"

"Excuse me, but Professor Dumbledore wants to see you two in his office right now." McGonagall was suddenly at their side. Hermione sighed, but nodded. She and Severus made their way up to his office.
"Professor, this isn't fair!" yelled Hermione. "I stayed to be with Severus! And now you're telling me I have to go?" she let out a frustrated scream and plopped back into her chair, tears streaming down her face.

"Miss Granger, I told you that you could not interfere with your past the day you came to me with that decision. And I remind you, that you know too much about future events." He sighed, the twinkle gone from his eyes. "I am truly sorry."

Severus seemed to be in shock. "When...when does she have to leave?" he asked.

"By the end of the week."
Next time:

"Hermione," said Dumbledore, with that knowing smile. "Go see him."

Hermione smiled, and blushed. "It's been so long...Do you think he'll still want me?"

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