I'm With You
By Serene Riddle
A/N: Another HG/SS story. Yet again, song belongs to Avril. Characters belong to JKR. The plot is mine. Please R & R. It may be a bit fast-paced.
'I'm standing on the bridge
I'm waiting in the dark
I thought that you'd be here by now
There's nothing but the rain
No footsteps on the ground
I'm listening, but there's no sound'
Hermione Granger stood on a bridge in wizarding London. She gazed at the water swirling below with blank eyes. A man came up to her and stood beside her, touching her hand gently. Hermione didn't bother to look up. She knew who it was. She had been waiting for him to show up.
'Isn't anyone trying to find me?
Won't someone come take me home?
It's a damn cold night
Trying to figure out this life
Won't you take me by the hand?
Take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are but I
I'm with you'
"Are you ready?" He questioned. "Are you sure you want to leave it all behind?"
Hermione gave the barest nod. "Yes. Take me away from here." Her voice was void of all emotion.
"Very well then." Severus Snape led the angered young witch away.
'I'm looking for a placeI'm searching for a face
Is anyone here?
I know
Cause nothing's going right
And everything's a mess
And no one likes to be alone'
Hermione lay on the bed, fast asleep. Severus sighed from his position on the couch. The once-bright know-it-all witch he had known had turned into an angry, lonely, bitter woman, now selling herself to survive. Severus felt pity for her-but worried for her as well. If Death Eaters got a hold of her, she'd be dead, even if she hadn't contacted or seen Harry Potter in several years.
'Though, I don't think she'd care.' Severus thought wryly.
'Isn't anyone trying to find me?
Won't someone come take me home?
It's a damn cold night
Trying to figure out this life
Won't you take me by the hand
Take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are but I
I'm with you.'
Months later, Severus watched with a sense of pride as Hermione sung on stage. She had found her release through writing lyrics and became rather famous for them. Severus and Hermione had married, partially to keep her safe, and had a daughter named Gabrielle. The bitter woman had been replaced yet again, by a calm, more mature woman in love.
'Why is everything so confusing
Maybe I'm just out of my mind
It's a damn cold night
Trying to figure out this life
Won't you take me by the hand
Take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are but I
I'm with you.'
END
