Title:
The Last Five Years
Author:
ThePhantomsRedRose
Disclaimer:
I do not own Harry Potter or the title of this lovely fanfiction. I
also don't own a few lines of the story. They belong to Jason
Robert Brown, the writer of the Musical The Last Five Years.
Summary:
A love story between Hermione and Severus. Severus tells the story
from the beginning while Hermione tells the story from the
end.
Authors Note: This
will be confusing at first because of the format. This chapter is the
end of Severus and Hermione's relationship. The next chapter will
be the beginning and the chapters will alternate like that until we
get to the middle.
It was a rainy day in England. Hermione walked home cold drops of rain landing on her face. She smelled the perfume of the lilac bushes of the street. The pavement to her flat was bright from the rain. She approached the white door of the dull blue building and pulled out her key. She turned the cold tarnished doorknob, and opened the door. She expected Severus to be there, they had been together for five years, married four of them.
They had overcome the obstacles of war and death but things would always get better. Currently they had been going over a rough patch in their relationship. Severus would always be at work. He was now the principal of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. All charges to his murder of Dumbledore had been suspended when Dumbledore's portrait woke. He was asked to head the Order and the School because of Dumbledore's trust in him. They had won the war but it had taken a great deal out of his and Hermione's relationship.
However it had been the reason they were able to have a relationship. Dumbledore had asked Snape to kill him and it was up to Hermione to prove it to the high wizard courts as Severus's lawyer. She had won the trial, and later his love. She savored his love after Harry and Ron had been lost in the final battle. To be the only surviving member of the trio had taken so much out of her that tears would swell at even the slightest notion of her friends. She could no longer talk to Ginny, as she was only a shadow of the strong woman she once was.
Ginny had been with child when Harry was killed. However, as impact of the grief of the war she had lost the child that would have been known as Jamie Potter. All of the Weasly family had been killed during the final war. Both Ginny and Hermione had lost their families. Hermione's muggle parents death had been one of the triggers of the war. They had been in vacation in the Swiss Alps when the Deatheaters attacked. This caused Severus to want to retaliate. He himself had almost been lost in the battle due to his turncoat status.
The only person Hermione had in this world besides her loving husband was Rachel Plass. They had met through work when they were both getting their internships done. Rachel was always able to provide a shoulder for Hermione to cry on, and she was thankful for that. In fact that was who she had been with shortly before Hermione came home.
Hermione proceeded to the kitchen to drop off a pile of bills on the table. She saw freshly cut lilacs in a vase and next to it, was a note. She picked up the note and went to the windowsill to read it. Watching the raindrops make their way down the glass before reading.
Dearest Hermione,
As much as I always loved you, I could never rescue you, not that you ever needed me to. Over the past few months we have grown apart, please forgive me if this breaks your heart. I could never be your night in shining armor. I am only doing this because I want you to be happy, and I know you are not. I am always with my work and I don't have the time for you that I should. I wish you good luck with your career and your life from this day forward
Love,
Severus.
Hermione did not believe this cold note. Her face began to match the windowpane, streaked with water. The note left no place for contact. She paced the apartment and cried. How could her husband, the man that she loved do this to her?
She went to the floo and contacted her friend Rachel. "Rachel, Hi, could you come over please. Yes, it's urgent," Hermione pleaded. Within a few moments a short brunette woman appeared from the fireplace, brushing herself off. She had a very petit figure, and everything about her was cute. Her eyes were a golden hazel framed by square black glasses. Her expression was anticipatory, waiting for Hermione to say what was troubling her.
"Severus and I are over, he is gone. He just decided to move on, leaving me hurting," She said as she collapsed into Rachel's arms. "I guess he has new dreams that don't include me. I know from our previous conversations that he thinks all the problems are mine, but what about the secrets he hides. He acts like it's so simple, to go and find something better. To run away and work with his potions all day! He is so stubborn! He always decides that he has the right to decide. Maybe there is a lesson to learn but I'm left here hurting. What makes him think that we could not work. I mean we made it this far, didn't we? I don't know where I am supposed to turn! Oh it hurts so much… but I can't say I didn't see it coming! Oh Severus bring back the lies! Severus, I don't want to be alone!" Hermione cried upon Rachel's shoulder for the rest of the night.
Oh Hermione I never did understand how you were able to deal with Severus. I can't believe he did this to you! Rachel thought as she brushed Hermione's hair away from her face. She watched Her best friend having trouble breathing in her Sleep. Oh how it pained her to see Hermione so fragile. This was the woman who normally had the hide of a dragon when it came to her emotions. Severus of course had stripped away all of those layers and left a very raw being in front of her.
