The Split by Bandgeek252
Chapter 3- Severus and Ginny (Not together)
The train was crowded with the scores of children ready, quivering with excitement over the holiday season. Even the frost in the air couldn't hold those children down. Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Mya were excited over their last Christmas Holiday trip from Hogwarts. This would be the last time these friends would look forward to a Christmas holiday leaving Hogwarts only to return two weeks later. This time next year they would be well on their way to brilliant careers preferably in their own flats. As well Hermione sat in their compartment looking out at the snow covered branches hoping that by next year this whole embarrassing mess with her botched potion would be forgotten.
She closed her eyes for a moment and slipped quietly into the land of dreams.
There she was standing on top of the Astronomy tower simply taking in the view. The glorious view! The sky line was painted pink, yellow, and orange as the sun was about to tip over the horizon and bath the castle in warm light. The wind was cool and nipped at her cheeks turning them a rosy red. She took a deep breath letting the chilled air seep into her lungs. It felt glorious. A moment of true peace.
Then a dark cloud loomed behind her covering the beautiful sunrise. She turned around to see herself in the arms of a dark cloud. She tried to call out to herself finding it odd that she was having an out of body experience. She didn't believe in that nonsense. As she was trying to gain her doppelganger's attention she felt a warm dark hand brush against her cheek. She was now in this dark man's strong embrace! Her mind was screaming at her to get away, but her body failed to move as she looked up at saw his dark black eyes drawing her near and she let the sunrise completely slip away.
"Hey there Hermione." Neville smiled bringing the bushy haired brunette's attention back inside. "It is Hermione, right?" he joked lightly as Hermione rolled her eyes and showed him her purple wrist band.
"Yes, it's me. Actually she is me too." she snapped pointed a glare at her counterpart.
"Yes," she said in a sing song voice, "But I'm more fun!" Mya was clearly having fun teasing her other self. Neville couldn't suppress a giggle to which was quieted quickly by the evil stare Hermione Purple Banded Granger was giving him.
"So Mya, what are your plans for the holiday?" Neville asked turning to the brighter Hermione.
"I'll be spending it with the Weasleys." She replied in a cheery voice. "I don't think Fussy Pants Me would let me out of her sight." She smiled at her counterpart.
"That is correct! You are too much trouble." Hermione sniffed trying to ignore how she was being poked fun at by herself.
"I'm just that brilliant." Mya smirked with a tease touching the corner of her lips. She knew exactly what buttons to push to irritate Hermione, because she was Hermione. And being the mischievous side of Hermione, couldn't resist an opportunity to pull a few fast ones on herself.
Hermione looked up at herself, eyes raging she called out to whatever deity might hear her plea and force Mya to go back in her, where she belonged. Since no deity was willing to listen to her plea she pulled out a book and try to ignore her more boisterous side.
"Anyway, I'm looking forward to this holiday break. It'll be nice not to have to study for once." Mya giggled in a very un-Hermione-ish way.
"Oh you'll be studying the same as me." Hermione scolded herself. This is beyond odd. I don't think anything in primary school or all my years at Hogwarts ever prepared me for this.
"But you're so much better at it then I am." she teased with a slight whine in her voice.
"Aren't you both of you smart?" Neville asked as Harry and Ron returned to the compartment arms loaded with candy.
"Oh Ron, Harry you're back!" Mya jumped up with excitement. "What did you bring me?" she smiled slyly at her boys.
"Uh, you want some chocolate Hermione?" Ron asked turning red.
"I'm Mya, remember?" she showed off her red wrist band and then smiled, "Now where's my chocolate?" she demanded.
"Oh no you don't! You are not going to rot my teeth out." Hermione scolded her.
"Why not? Live a little. Your or I should say our teeth are perfectly fine." Mya tried to calm Hermione down. "If you must know Mother, I was planning on brushing right after." To this Hermione breathed easier.
"I don't want my teeth rot once we're back together."
Mya snorted popping a chocolate frog in her mouth, "You should have one, they are really good!" Mya offered Hermione one. She ignored the offering much to Mya's sadness.
"I know," she whispered. "they are my favorite." she sighed feeling awfully childish for fighting with herself. I hope this mess will resolve itself and I don't have to go to Professor Snape for help. How embarrassing would that be? She thought to herself continuing her gaze upon the scenery passing her by.
HGSSHGSSHG
To say that Professor Severus Snape was in a foul mood would have been the understatement of the century. The students loitering in the halls seemed to sense his foreboding and vacated the area immediately.
As he approached the Headmaster's gaurdian statue he mumbled, "Lemon Drops." and entered. His trip had been tiring and all he was looking forward to was pouring himself a stiff drink and soaking in a hot bath for half the night before passing out, but no... Dumbledore had to be alerted right away. He had be informed the second Severus returned from one of his trips with the Dark Lord.
A swift knock on the door and a mumbled 'enter' and here he was sitting in front of Dumbledore ready to ramble off his report and go to bed. Thank Merlin it was the holidays!
"Good day Severus!" the gray bearded man cheered in his large chair. The dark haired man wanted to roll his eyes in annoyance.
"It'd be a better day if I wasn't here!" he replied crossly.
"Nonsense! Never wish away your life, Severus. We have had some excitement here today, but first let's get to your report." Dumbledore ushered him into a chair across from his own offering him a cup of strong tea.
"Don't you have anything stronger, Albus?" the annoyed man snapped.
"Not so early in the day, my boy." he cleared his throat. "Now what news?"
"Things have been quiet recently which is never a good thing. The calm before the storm if you will." To this Dumbledore nodded in agreement, but let Snape continue. "He has mentioned an interest in Potter's friends, but as to what specifically he is planning, I don't know." he bowed his head a bit. The damnable Dark Lord was always so secretive when it came to his next big plan which always gave Severus the biggest headache imaginable.
"The Weasleys are pretty well protected and Miss Granger's family is in the Muggle world which oddly enough provides them with some protection." Dumbledore pondered.
"Shouldn't the Grangers be given some protection?"
"Yes, I think we'll do that next. If Tom is smart he'll go after Miss Granger."
"Why do you say that?" Severus snapped thoroughly annoyed at the Know-it-all.
"Don't be so cranky, Severus. You must have noticed how intelligent she is and how much Harry depends upon her."
"I suppose." he gruffed.
"Watching her is going to be a bit more challenging this holiday, so we best come up with a good plan."
"Why challenging?" when Dumbledore failed to answer just sat there drinking his tea with an amused expression on his face, Severus' eye started to twitch. I know I'm not going to like whatever he's about to tell me!
"Well you see, Severus, we had a small mishap yesterday while you were away. It appears that Miss Granger was working on a potion and something went wrong." he paused to take a sip while Severus turned red with anger.
"WHAT THE BLOODY HELL WAS SHE DOING IN MY LAB?" he shouted.
"Extra credit project I believe."
"Without clearing it with me." Snape shook with rage. "Oh ho, that Granger girl is going to be in detention for years! I'll see her lose every single house point Gryffindor has collected this year." Things are looking up.
Ignoring his rage, Dumbledore continued, "Thankfully she wasn't hurt."
"I'm sensing a 'but' somewhere in there." he sneered.
"She has split herself into two aspects of her personality."
"WHAT?"
HGSSHGSSHG
Mya came back to the compartment and noticed Ginny was sitting alone. Puzzled she looked around and found no one. The aisle was completely quiet.
"Hello Mya? Or is it you Hermione?" Ginny said looking away from the window and away from her day dreaming.
"Oh it's Mya." she said cheerfully as she pointed to her colored bracelet. "You look a little pensive Ginny. Is there something you want to talk about?"
The red head looked up in confusion. "I didn't know you liked to have girly talks."
"That is Hermione, not me. I actually enjoy a girly conversation now and then. Too often it gets boring, but we are girls are we not? We need to giggle and gush, it's biologically proven."
Ginny snorted a laugh and then burst into a fit of giggles. "I have never heard it put that way before."
Mya flipped her curly hair over her shoulder, "Ginny, just try to remember that even if Hermione says she not interested, sometimes she just says that so she doesn't seem immature."
"Are you suggesting I force Hermione, er I mean you into girl talk?" Ginny grinned at the thought.
"That is exactly what I'm saying, but enough about me and my less fun counterpart. What did I interrupt?"
The red headed Gryffindor sighed. "I don't know. Harry and I have been trying to date and nothing seems to be working out right."
"Is there a right way to date someone?"
"No, yes, I don't know. When I was dating Corner or Dean it was alright, but with Harry I suppose I just expected you know... fireworks!" she groaned at her own confusion.
"Well keep in mind Harry's mind has been Voldemort focused for the past couple of years. He has been training harder than ever to beat him. Maybe after Voldemort is dead he will be able to focus on you?"
"I know, but then I worry..." she paused gnawing on her lower lip. "I worry that he'll change."
"Change will happen regardless, but you fear he'll change into something you aren't attracted to or interested in like that?"
"Exactly!" Ginny let out a huge sigh of relief having someone else understand her confused thoughts. "It's already changing, I can feel it."
"How do you know it's changing?" Mya ever curious asked.
"It's in his kiss." she sighed, "I can feel it when he kisses me."
"How?"
"When we first started going out, he was powerful, passionate, and overwhelming. It was incredible." Ginny's brown eyes sparkled at the memory.
"I wonder how that feels?" Mya pondered softly.
"Wait, what?" Ginny stared at her friend. "You've never been kissed like that?"
Mya shook her head, "No! When do I look like I have time for passionate snogging?"
"Well," Ginny sputtered, "I thought at the Yule Ball Krum and you might have..."
"Yes, well Viktor and I did snog, but it certainly wasn't fireworks." Mya sighed.
"What about Ron? I heard you kissed him yesterday."
"Gods no!" Mya cried. "Although... I wonder." she paused with a curious look in her brown eyes.
"You wonder, what?" Ginny asked.
"If kissing a boy is different than kissing a girl."
"What?" Ginny cried turning as red as her hair.
"Come on, haven't you ever wondered?" Mya rolled her eyes at her friend's embarrassment.
"No." Ginny hissed.
"You will never know if you've never tried." Mya winked at her. Ginny's face felt on fire and her heart was racing.
"You are definitely not Hermione Granger!"
"Yes I am, I'm just a side you rarely see." she smiled.
"Have you ever kissed a girl?" Ginny asked turning redder if that were possible.
"No actually I haven't, but then again look at my dorm-mates, I don't exactly have the best choices." she looked at her friend with a raised eyebrow. "I sadly wasn't able to dorm with you, Ginny."
"What?" Ginny sputtered feeling a shiver of anticipation creep up her spine. Her curiosity was growing.
"I'm just saying that you're far more interesting than the girls I room with."
Ginny breathed a sigh of relief, but when she looked up she saw Hermione er Mya was leaning almost on top of her. The sixth year Gryffindor didn't know what to say, but kept focusing on breathing. In and out, in and out... that's the plan Ginny!
Mya's eyes were lit with curiosity and attraction. She liked Ginny's spunky personality and cheerful disposition unless you double crossed her and then she was mean as a snake. She ran her fingers through a couple of stray strands of her flaming red hair. It was smooth and shiny. I'm so envious! Mya noticed Ginny's cheeks darkened to a deep red and it made her want to smile. I kind of like putting her on the ropes here!
She leaned forward, "Haven't you ever wondered?" she whispered as she took Ginny's lips to hers. The red head had no idea how to react. Ginny kept her lips tight, but didn't fight or pull away. Mya's tongue licked wanting to go further. Ginny gasped at the shock as Mya slid her tongue along Ginny's tongue.
Still holding onto that strand of hair, Mya pulled her gently toward her and into Mya's lap. Ginny turned to straddle the curly haired brunette's hips and began to run her hands through Mya's lush curls. Ginny couldn't describe what she felt. It was hot and intense.
Out of breath they pulled apart; both pinked cheeked girls just sat there trying to catch their breaths when they heard voice just outside the compartment. Ginny quickly jumped off Mya's lap and brushed out the wrinkles in her robes. Mya did the same, but at a much slower pace. Apparently she didn't care as much about getting caught. Ginny was pleasnatly surprised about Mya's attitude.
"Fireworks?" Mya asked just before the boys opened the door.
"Hot, yes. Intense, yes, but not quite the fireworks I was hoping for."
"That's alright Gin, you will find it. I know I hope I do." she gave the red head one last wink before she got up and pushed herself past Harry and Ron excusing herself to the loo. What she really wanted to do was find her other half. Where could she be?
Harry and Ron walked in to see Ginny's bright red face and guilty expression.
"What's up with you?" they asked. Ginny sighed and said, "Girl talk." that shut the boys up. After the age of 13 they knew what 'Girl Talk' meant... womenly things they did NOT want to know about.
Ginny ignored them and kept staring out the window, It's going to be a long holiday!
TBC
AN: I know it's been a while since I updated and I can blame my other story, family, laziness, or school but it more comes down to the fact that I was stuck on the story. I couldn't figure out where to go from here that would be enjoyable and entertaining for you and for me. So I hope I found that here and you enjoyed it! Thanks for reading and please review... This is supposed to be for fun so review!