Author: Snapecake
Title: Heaven out of hell
Summary: Hermione has passed her last potions exam at Hogwarts and is about to leave the school. Will Snape be able to prevent this and be honest with himself? HG/SS romance
Disclaimer: The whole Potter universe with all its inhabitants belong to the marvelous lady JK Rowling. (Though I would love to borrow Snape from her…*grin*…)
Rating: G
A/N: Sorry for those of you who were waiting for my "Dreadful diary" fic to continue, but with the beautiful weather over here, all I could think of was romance! So I'll work on the diary again, but first I had to spill this!! Hope you like it people, and please don't forget to tell me if you did like it….or didn't like it. All comments are welcome! Have a GREAT day anyway. *Runs of to pick flowers…*
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Part one of two.
One: Passing the test
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They both stared at the bubbling emerald fluid.
She heard him sigh, deep and long.
Slowly she turned her face towards his. Still glancing at her cauldron from the corner of her eyes.
"Professor, would you please tell me what you think of the potion? It is good, isn't it?" the young woman asked, her voice almost pleading.
The tall man she had addressed as professor scowled: "Tolerable, I suppose."
His deep dark eyes peered into hers, as if daring her to protest
But her face didn't show any signs of oncoming anger or frustration. Instead another emotion seemed to brighten up her face: hope.
"So?" she asked, her voice a bit shaky. Obviously nervous she wiped a strand of her long curly hair over her shoulder.
He raised his eyebrows: "What do you try to ask by letting out "so"? Miss Granger, if you are willing to pass this test, be as adequate as possible. No unfinished sentences."
She bowed her head, but not before he had seen a hind of fear flickering in her eyes. He smirked.
"Did I pass the test, professor Snape?" she almost whispered.
He glanced at the contents of the cauldron. He knew it was impossible to deny the quality of the potion. He would have to let her pass.
Slowly he nodded: "Yes, you did."
Once again their eyes met. His look of irritation met with pure happiness and before he could even think of something to make it disappear, she had embraced him.
For a second he stood as if rooted to the ground, surprised by the feeling of that slender body against his.
"Thank you so very much professor!" she muttered against his shoulder.
Then she drew back, still smiling: "Do you want me to clean up the table and dispose the potion?"
Swiftly he regained his wits: "No Miss Granger. I'll bottle it myself and bring it to the infirmary. There is always need for a good anti-blister potion there. You go and celebrate passing all your exams." To his last words he added a cold glare in her direction.
She grinned, having picked up the rare compliment he had given her. Giddy as a little girl she left the classroom.
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As she closed the door he let out another deep sigh. Slowly he seated himself behind her cauldron.
"Well, you've quite ruined it, haven't you?" the Bloody Baron chuckled as he came floating in.
Severus Snape shot him an angry look: "I haven't ruined nothing. What should I have ruined?"
The pale ghost smirked: "Ha, still in denial. How pathetic! Just like Sir Nicolas still hoping for a membership with those Headless Ghost Group."
Snape scowled: "Don't compare me with a ghost!"
But the Slytherin house ghost waved away the argument with a slight movement of his transparent arm: "She now has passed her finals and will be leaving Hogwarts probably forever after next weeks certificate awarding and the celebration ball."
The professor screwed his eyes but didn't respond.
"Oh, ofcourse I know what you are thinking. She is a student. You are a professor. Not once did you utter a kind word to her, if we rule out your pathetic attempt a few minutes ago. She is a young woman, quite beautiful I might add. And you, well, you could use a bath."
"I really hope this is some attempt to cheer me up with all this babbling. Really I am not used to this exposure of interest in somebody else' s life. Perhaps I should consider taking an other ghost for the job of house ghost." grumbled Snape.
The Bloody Baron didn't appear to be impressed with these words: "Well, I thought it to be very Slytherin if you would try to get her. 'To always get what you want'; isn't that one of the characteristics of a true Slytherin?"
Snape smirked: "Do you want me to give her a love potion?"
The pale figure in front of him shrugged: "Perhaps, perhaps not."
Snape shook his head: "This is ridicules. Get out before I sent word to replace you."
The Baron shrugged once more: "If you insist."
Slowly the ghost floated through the wall.
The potions professor lent back in his chair but shot up again immediately.
Suddenly the head of the Bloody Baron popped through the wall again.
"She will be leaving for Ireland to go to a wizard university, just thought you would like to know."
Severus Snape lent back in the chair once more, his elbow on the arm of the chair. Softly he placed his head in his hand.
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To be continued!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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