AN: This is my first Harry Potter story and it is dedicated to my mom and my step mom who both love a certain Professor. I hope you two will enjoy this story as much as I have actually enjoyed writing it. This is my first story posted on my own account but I do have another story posted on my mom's account. My step mom is in love with Severus and she has gotten my mom loving Severus and Hermione together. It is because of both of them that I decided to write this story. This story will not follow the books and is AU from both books and the movies.

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter but Severus is my step mom's second husband. Who knew that a woman could be engaged to one man and married to two other. It's a good thing my dad don't mind sharing my step mom with fictional men.

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Hermione was sitting up in the Astronomy Tower staring out at the night sky debating. She knew that she had to make a choice but she wasn't sure which choice she was going to make. Just as she was standing up from where she was sitting so she could leave, she heard two voices coming her way. She frowned a little because she recognized the male's voice but couldn't place it right then.

She sighed and walked back into the shadows hoping that whatever couple was coming in wouldn't see her. What she saw made her heart break because there standing in front of her was her so called boyfriend with his arm wrapped around another girl's waist. She couldn't move as she watched him lean in and kiss the girl. She couldn't believe what she was seeing.

Just as she was about to step out of the shadows she heard someone exclaim "Ron what do you think you are doing? How could you do that to Hermione?"

It took her a second to figure out who the voice belonged to and when she did realize who it was she smiled but the smile soon slipped off of her face when Ron said "What Hermione don't know won't hurt her. Hell she hasn't even figured out that I've been cheating on her for the last five months. Well actually longer than that because I slept with Lavender the night before the final battle. I love Hermione but I have needs and she won't see to them so I get what I need elsewhere. Besides Lavender is ten times more pretty than Hermione is or ever will be. I'll continue being Hermione's boyfriend and Lavender's lover."

Harry shook his head at Ron in disgust. "I can't believe you Ron. After everything Hermione has done for you this is how you repay her? I'm not keeping this from her Ron. Hell even Draco would treat 'Mione better than you are."

Ron snorted but from behind Harry a voice said "Potter is right Weasley. I would treat Granger better than you are or do. In fact I already do."

Ron's eyes widened in shock and he snarled "Malfoy quit hiding behind Harry in the dark and come say that to my face."

Draco sauntered into the Astronomy Tower and looked at Ron with hard eyes. "I said that Potter is right. I would treat Hermione better than you do or ever have. In fact I already do treat her better."

Ron pulled his wand out and pointed it at Draco. "You stay away from Hermione, Malfoy. She's mine and you can't have her."

Harry snorted at that and said in a hard voice "I don't think 'Mione is yours Ron. In fact I know that she isn't because Hermione isn't a possession to own. She is a living, breathing person who is going to be heartbroken once she finds out what you have done."

Ron pointed his wand at Harry and snarled "You won't tell 'Mione, Harry. Come on you are one of my best friends. Why would you tell 'Mione? It can be a secret that only you and I know."

Harry looked at Ron in disgust. "I was once of your best friends Ron but no more. I really could care less if I ever talk to you again. I will be telling Hermione what you have done behind her back because she deserves someone who actually cares about her. She deserves to be with someone who will not cheat on her or think badly on her. She saved your ass during the battle and this is how you treat her?"

Ron gently pushed Lavender away from him and smirked as he looked at Harry with cold eyes. He lifted his wand up higher than and smirked again as he started saying a spell that would fire a cutting hex at Harry.

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Hermione saw Ron point his wand at Harry's chest and saw the words forming on his lips and didn't stop to think about what was about to happen to her. She ran out from her place in the shadows and jumped in front of Harry just as the hex left Ron's wand. She screamed in pain as she felt the hex hit across her stomach. She heard someone else yelling just before her world went black.

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Draco's eyes widened in shock as he saw Hermione jump in front of Harry. His mouth dropped open in shock when he heard her scream. He heard Harry saying something but didn't really pay attention to what it was. He pulled his own wand out and cast his Patronus. "Go to Severus Snape and tell him that he is needed in the Astronomy Tower. Tell him that Hermione Granger has been hurt and to hurry up."

He watched as his Patronus darted away and then he turned back towards Ron who was trying to skulk away. He took five steps and then he was standing in front of Ron and Lavender with his wand pointed at Ron's chest. "Stay right where you are Weasley. If you take one more step I swear to Merlin I'll hex you into next week."

Lavender gasped and said "Come on Draco let us go. It was an accident. Won-Won didn't mean to hurt the know it all bitch."

Draco looked at Lavender and sneered "No he meant to hurt Potter instead. Neither of you are going anywhere until Snape gets here. Both of you disgust me even more than you have since the beginning."

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Snape was going through the fifth year papers and marking them when he heard a voice drone out "You are needed in the Astronomy tower. Hermione Granger has been hurt and you need to hurry."

He looked up as he recognized Draco's voice and then the Patronus. He put the papers he was marking on the coffee table and stood up and made his way out of his rooms at a hurried pace. He quickly swept through the halls and didn't even bother taking points off from people who were standing around kissing. As he got closer to the stairs that would lead up to the Astronomy Tower he wondered how Hermione Granger had been hurt and why Draco was the one to alert him.

As he walked up the stairs he heard someone talking but he couldn't hear what they were saying. His eyes widened in surprise when he reached the top of the stairs and saw that Draco was holding Ronald Weasley and Lavender Brown at wand point. His eyes scanned the tower and when he saw Granger on the floor with Potter kneeling next to her his eyes flew back to the two that Draco held at wand point. "What in the bloody hell happened here?"

Draco turned his head slightly so he could see Snape but he kept his wand at Ron's chest. "Weasley fired off a cutting hex at Potter and Hermione jumped in front of him and took the hit in her stomach. I haven't heard anything from her since she screamed out in pain."

Snape looked at Draco with shock in his eyes and then turned and faced Weasley. "Is that true Mr. Weasley?"

Ron shook his head. "I didn't do anything and Lavender will verify that."

Harry who was trying to hold pressure on Hermione's wound since he couldn't get it to heal looked up and shouted "You are a liar Ron Weasley. There are three of us here who can verify that you did try to hex me. Hell all Professor Snape has to do is test your wand and he can find out the truth."

Ron paled but said "I didn't throw a hex at Harry."

Draco shook his head and then said "Hermione needs help."

Snape walked over to where Harry was kneeling by Hermione trying to heal the wound. He scowled when he saw the big cut across her stomach. He tried to heal it himself and when he couldn't he cast his Patronus. "Go to Dumbledore and tell him he is going to be needed in the infirmary and have him alert Poppy that she will be having a patient shortly and have him alert McGonagall and tell her to get to the infirmary quickly."

He waited until his Patronus darted away and then stood back up. He cast a silent spell and then Hermione was levitation and then cast another silent spell for a stretched and placed Hermione on it. He looked at Harry and then Draco. "Potter you walk behind me and keep an eye on Miss Granger. Draco you make sure Miss Brown and Mr. Weasley come along with us to the infirmary."

Harry and Draco both nodded and then Snape walked out followed by Harry and then Draco who was still holding Ron and Lavender at wand point and making them walk.

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BN: *snorts* Is it wrong that I think my son writes better than me? LMAO! Anyways while I was editing this story I couldn't help but think that when he is older he is going to get his dream job... He really does have a way with words... So no nasty comments to him! Click the button and let him know what you guys think... Be nice though or him step mom and I will get on you... :D