Summary: It's five years post OOTP. Hermione is a teacher at Hogwarts, and is suffering in a loveless marriage to Harry Potter. Will she find the love she needs with the often quiet, and mysterious, Potions Master?
Notes: Pairings of HP/HG, HG/SS, HG/RW. Mostly HG/SS. Inspired by the film, Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves, and Sense and Sensibility, a film based on the amazing work of writer Jane Austen. Both films stared the amazing actor, Alan Rickman, as well. This is also inspired by all the great and wonderful Harry Potter fan fiction that I've happily enjoyed reading here.
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The Love of One Woman
Chapter One
Remember Me
Five years since they all graduated. Hermione was smiling at her desk in the home she shared with her husband, Harry Potter, as she was studying the pages of their old photo album of their last year at Hogwarts.
The first image was of herself, Ron, and Harry. They all had their arms wrapped around eachother, and were grinning away. Harry's image stopped and waved at her every few seconds. Hermione wiped a tear from her eye as Ron did nothing but smile at her. It had been so long since she seen him last. The last time had been his wedding day. Ron had been about to marry Harry's old girlfriend, Cho Chang. Hermione had happily wished the couple well. Harry had shook his hand and not looked at Cho Chang even once.
To this very day, Hermione still believed that Harry never forgave Ron
and Cho for falling in love, and getting married.
The deepest part of her heart told her that it was nothing. That Harry
married her out of love, and not because she had been his second choice
for a wife.
But her mind always told her what her heart didn't want to hear.
Harry still loved Cho. Six years after their break up, and Harry was still in love with her. Harry had taken her as his wife, and he still loved her.
Sometimes Hermione hated him for it. So much that her heart screamed for her to just run away and find a man that was truly worthy of her, body and soul. But she still remained with him. Mrs. Harry Potter, at your service.
Hermione was finished with the photo album before she knew it, as she finally reached the last page. There was a lone image staring at her. It was a photo taken by her Head of House just after she had passed her Potion OWLS exam. Professor Snape, had stood beside her with his usual dark scowl on his likely once handsome face, as herself beamed into the camera holding up her perfect test score.
Hermione laughed out loud at the photo. Thinking back on Snape, he hadn't been half as bad they used to make him out to be.
Well, maybe a little.
She was curious what the look on his face was going to be when the old Professor heard who was going to be taking his place as Potions Master, as he finally had gotten the DADA teaching job for himself.
Snape's role in the war she have been enough to convince Dumbledore years ago that he was more than the right choice as the DADA Professor.
Hermione smiled and put the Album away in a draw by her feet at the Desk.
She got up and left the den.
It was nearly time to get ready for Hogwarts.
They were all expecting her, after all.
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Note: This is my first real attempt at a full fan fiction Harry Potter
story. My grammar isn't the greatest, and my writing could likely use alot
of work, but I'm not that bad of a story teller if you hold on, bare with
me as I learn, and give me a chance. ;)