:-: So I got mixed reviews about last chapter. I had people say that it was really OOC and others say that it went perfectly. I just hope that you all liked it and will keep reading. And I know that will be some grammatical errors. I do read what I write several times to make sure that it is what I want but sometimes the eye still misses little things. So if there are a few small errors don't worry about. You know what I'm trying to say! Thanks for all the constructive criticism. Enjoy:-:

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Hermione woke up the next morning and felt her stomach drop as the memories of what occurred yesterday came rushing back to her. She walked into the bathroom and took a long, hot shower. She got out and brushed her hair and teeth, put on a little bit of makeup, and pulled her hair half up. She wanted to look good when she turned Snape down.

But… does he even expect anything else from me? He hadn't talked to me at all afterwards. What if he just used me? It sounds like something he would do.

She didn't want to make a fool of herself by walking in there and saying 'This can't go on' when he didn't even expect or want it to. She would just go in there and feel out the grounds and then see what happened. Either way, it was not going to happen again. She was married and Hermione had grown up learning that you always worked things out with your spouse. Hermione didn't think that her marriage was past the point of salvation and she wanted to work at it. She didn't know about Snape's though.

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Snape woke up the next morning feeling rejuvenated. He knew that his marriage was over but he felt relieved. He was grateful for the times that him and Septima had shared and he had at one time loved her, he just didn't anymore.

But… I also don't want anything with Hermione. I have to make that clear today. I will thank her for clearing my mind and making me able to think clearly about my marriage but that it can't continue. She's too young for you anyway.

After he was done working with the dragon he would go home and move out. He would get a divorce and he would start his life a new.

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Hermione stood outside of Lab Two. For some reason she couldn't force herself to go in. She knew that he was in there, she could hear him moving around. She straightened her robes and took a deep breath. She was about to knock when the door flew open.

Hermione jumped and Snape almost ran into her.

"Bloody hell," he said as he stumbled backwards.

"Hi," she said softly.

"Hello," he said, not looking her in the eyes.

"Can we talk?" Hermione asked, very interested in her feet.

"Um…sure, come on in," he said, taking a few step backs so that she could enter the room. He motioned for her to have a seat on one of the stools and he sat on the other side of the island.

They both sat there for a minute in silence. Snape looked around the room nervously and Hermione was playing with the hem of her robes.

"So…uh," was all Snape could manage to get out.

"About yesterday," Hermione started.

"Yeah," Snape said.

"I think that we should just forget about it," they both said, simultaneously.

"You think so?" Snape asked.

"Well, yes! I'm married," she said, looking at him like he was stupid and this was the most obvious reasoning.

"Huh, I just thought that-," he started to say with a smirk on his face, but she cut him off.

"You thought what?" she asked snottily.

"Nothing," he replied, trying not to laugh. "You're right. It was a huge mistake and it will be better if we just forget about it. We wouldn't want our reputations ruined and it's better this way. We wouldn't have been able to continue a relationship anyways."

"Correct," Hermione said, confidently. "And I wouldn't have wanted to."

"So I will just finish what I have to do here and I will be out as soon as possible. I was just going to administer the non-realization potion now," he said, holding up a potion bottle.

"Good. I'll come with you," she said, rising from her stool.

"Joy," he said sarcastically.

"What? One day you can have passionate sex with me but the next you can't work with me?"

"I was just kidding, Doctor Weasley," he said, holding the door open for her.

"So what does this mean though?" she asked as they started to walk down the hallway.

"What do you mean?" he asked confused.

"Well, I mean, we have to be nice to each other now. We did do quite an intimate act and then we're going to go back to hating each other?"

"I never stopped hating you," he said, a smirk on his face. She slapped him. "Ow!"

"I can't believe that you would do something like that!"

"You really can't take a joke!" he exclaimed, rubbing his cheek. "We're friends, okay? Is that good enough for you? But I don't want to be close with you or anything. Just if we run into each other say hello or something."

"Fine, just as long as we don't have to go on lunch dates and stuff," Hermione said and they entered out onto the lawn.

"Sounds perfect," he said. They both laughed.

"Hermione?"

Hermione turned around to see Charlie standing a few feet behind her looking confused.

"What are you doing back?" she asked, not moving from Snape's side.

"I leave for a few days and suddenly arch-enemies are best friends?" Charlie asked.

Hermione just looked at him. Snape looked at Hermione. She looked mad. He turned around and walked toward the dragon pasture, leaving the two to battle it out.

"Can we talk, Hermione?" Charlie said, taking a few steps towards her.

"Now you want to talk? You didn't care to contact me at all while you were gone and now you want to talk?" She crossed her arms across her chest and stood rooted to the ground.

"Please, just come into our quarters with me? You won't regret it," he said, grabbing her by the elbow and leading her inside.

They entered into their living quarters and Charlie led Hermione to the couch. He sat down next to her and took her hands in his. He stared down into his lap for a moment as if he were trying to think of what he wanted to say. Hermione sat there waiting.

"I've been thinking about what you said," he offered, looking into her eyes. She waited for him to continue. "You're right. It seems as though our relationship has lost its heat, but that doesn't mean that I don't still love you. I realize that my work has become a large part of my life, too big a part. I want to spend more time with you and I want you to know that you're loved," he stopped letting that sink in. Hermione searched his eyes to see if he was telling the truth and his eyes were beaming at her.

"That's the best thing I've heard you say in a long time," she said, squeezing his hand.

"Well, wait because it gets better," he paused for dramatic effect. "I want to start a family with you."

Hermione's breath caught in her chest and her eyes started to fill with tears.

"Are you serious?" she asked, softly. "I mean, are you sure?"

"I have never been more certain," he said, before kissing her deeply. She wrapped her arms around his neck and never wanted to let go.

This was the Charlie she fell in love with and this was the Charlie that she wanted to the father of her children.

He pulled away from her and got off the couch. He took her hand and guided her to their bedroom.

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Snape had watched how Hermione and Charlie stood and talked for a moment before walking back into the building. As much as he tried to deny it, he couldn't make the smallest feeling of jealousy disappear as he watched Charlie take her hand and guide her inside. He ignored it and continued toward the dragon with the potion.

It was nothing.

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"Charlie, ever since Severus has gi-."

"Severus? When did you two go on first name basis?" Charlie asked, as he poured some spider legs into a cauldron. Hermione was sitting on the counter near by.

"Since you left for Cambodia, but that's not important. Ever since he gave that Ironbelly the potion she has been acting completely normal. I think that she may lay her eggs today,' Hermione told him excitedly.

"But I thought he said that she and the eggs will die either way? Can you pass me the newt eyes?"

Hermione pulled a jar off the shelf and handed it to him. "I don't think so. I think that she might pull through this. I think that we can control the situation. Severus is concocting a potion that will make forget that she even had eggs and then if we get them out of the pen quick enough, I don't think that she'll notice."

"Yes, but, love, it's kind of hard to not notice when someone it taking off with your young one. She'll kill whoever tries to take them."

"I just don't want anything to happen to her. She was the first dragon that I birthed and I've watched her grow these last three years. I want her to be okay," Hermione said, becoming depressed and playing with her fingers.

Charlie walked over to her and stood between her legs. He held her face in his hands.

"I know, love, but sometimes we have to let go," he said. Then he kissed her softly on the lips. This reminded Hermione very much of the day she had with Snape. The way Charlie stood in front of her and his kiss. She pulled away from him. "Is everything okay?"

"Yeah," she lied. "I'm fine. I'm just going to go check and see how she's doing," she said as she jumped off the counter.

"Okay, I'll be out in a little bit," Charlie said.

Hermione walked out of the lab and out into the lawn. She could hear the roar of the Common Welsh Green in the next pasture over. There were numerous employees walked around the grounds, doing numerous tasks.

She felt so extremely quilty. Everything had been going great. Charlie had been home for a week and they were trying to get pregnant and things were going as smoothly as possible with the dragon and then Snape had to pop into her head when she was kissing her husband.

Should I tell him? Should I possibly ruin everything that I hoped and wished for? Should I be honest with my husband?

She knew that the answers to all those questions were yes. But she didn't want to ruin her marriage as well. So the next question she asked herself was…

Can you live with this? Can you carry this your entire life and still be happy?

Hermione knew that she wouldn't be happy if she didn't carry it with her, so she knew that she had to.

Hermione saw that the Ironbelly was starting to stir in her pen. She opened her eyes and groggily tried to stand up. Hermione ran towards Lab Two. She didn't even bother to knock on the door.

"Severus, I think she's waking!"

Snape put down the parchment he was reading and grabbed an empty vial. He walked over to the cauldron and poured some of the potion into the vial. He then followed Hermione out of the lab.

"Charlie?" Hermione called as they quickly walked past Lab Three, Charlie's personal lab. "Come on!"

Hermione and Snape ran out to the pasture. Hermione was calling for certain employees to come and help. Snape climbed over the fence and pulled out his wand.

"On my count," he shouted. "One, two, three."

"Stupify!" Hermione, Snape and a few others shouted at the dragon. She fell to the ground but only for a moment. Snape ran forward to administer the potion. Charlie came running to the fence, standing next to Hermione. After giving the Ironbelly the potion, Snape ran back to the fence and jumped back over.

"Now, we can only wait for her to lay her eggs," Snape said.

"Why is she exhaling smoke? She shouldn't be," Charlie stated.

Hermione looked closely at her nostrils and she saw small puffs of black smoke coming out with each breath. The dragon's breathes became shallow and short.

"Charlie?" Hermione asked, fear in her voice and grabbing his hand.

Hermione watched as the dragon's chest moved up and down quickly.

"Snape, what did you give her?" Charlie asked.

"The Memory Loss potion. I didn't want to use the spell because it wouldn't have worked as well on such a big creature," Snape said, keeping his eyes on the dragon.

People started to gather around the enclosure. David came and tapped Hermione's shoulder.

"Dr. Weasley, what should we do?" David asked Hermione. She ignored him, not knowing the answer to that question. She soon realized that she wouldn't have to answer the question.

Hermione, Charlie, and Snape watched as the dragons breathes became few and far between and then stopped all together. A large puff of black smoke exited the dragon's mouth and nostrils. Hermione bowed her head. Charlie put a hand on her back and rubbed it.

"Sorry, love," he said.

"I guess my work here is done," Snape said, with no emotion in his voice. "I'll gather my things," he added, turning and walking to the lab.

Hermione turned and watched him walk away. Charlie wiped a tear from her eye.

"It's alright, love," he said, hugging her.

"I know," she said. "I'll be fine."

"Let's go to our quarters. I think we've had enough work for today," Charlie said, taking her hand.

Hermione allowed him to lead her away, but she didn't want to just leave the dragon's body there. She also knew that she shouldn't be this emotional about it, but it wasn't just any dragon. It was her first project and she had worked with her from birth. For a split moment she felt like Hagrid. She laughed at herself.

Hermione watched as Snape walked out of the laboratory and then apparated.

"He's leaving without saying goodbye?" Hermione asked, pointing to where Snape had been standing.

"Did you expect him to?" Charlie said, raising an eyebrow.

Something inside of Hermione was saying 'YES!' Another part was extremely disappointed that he had left so soon and without saying goodbye.

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