A/N: *Sniffle. Sniffle.* This story is done. I'm happy to see it done, but I'm sad at the same time. Well... there will be more to come sooner or later. This is the REDONE Chapter as well.


Severus looked at the Dark Lord strangely. Why had he called for him when there was the war to fight? He thought and stood patiently listening to him rant about something that wasn't really making all too much sense at the moment. All he could say was, "You have preformed extraordinary magic with the wand in the last few hours, my lord." Unsure why Voldemort looked so unease. He knew that something was coming but he wasn't quiet sure what so when Voldemort looked up at him with a strange look in his eyes, Severus was even more confused.

"No. I am extraordinary," he insisted giving him a sharp look. "But the wand resists me." Voldemort whispered pacing the boat house floor while Severus did his best to keep his eye on him, and follow his every movement. For the first time in his life, his whole body was rigid and he felt that this was… going to be very bad… Very Very bad.

"There is no wand more powerful." He attempted to reassure him. He had to use the wand! He thought bitterly. If he didn't… No. He would.

"Tonight when the boy comes it will not fail you. I'm sure of it. It answers to you and you only." He reminded Voldemort however something told him that, Voldemort knew the wand wasn't his. Did he know whose wand it was? He thought in a slight panic.

"Does it?" Voldemort demanded angrily slowly getting closer to him.

"My Lord?" Severus answered playing along unsure of how he was suppose to answer his question.

"The wand. Does it truly answer to me?" He asked. Severus narrowed his eyes thinking of every curse that could delay Voldemort if this turned bad. "You're a clever man Severus, surely you must know where does it's true loyalty lie." Voldemort frowned. He knew what he was about to do, and he actually resented it. Why… Why did Severus have to interfere in his plans? If only he had let Draco do what needed to be done… This wouldn't be happening. He would be about to do this to the one person he saw in his life like a son figure.

"With you, of course, my Lord." Severus said softly attempting to calm the Dark Lord when Voldemort faced him, a bitter look on his face as he told him what he had feared.

"The Elder wand cannot serve me properly because I am not it's true master." He said softly to Severus, and could feel a strange sense of sadness overwhelming him. "The Elder wand belongs to who killed its' last owner. You killed Dumbledore, Severus. While you live, the Elder wand cannot truly be mine." Voldemort took a deep breath before he added one last thing.

"You've been a good and faithful servant Severus but only I can live forever."

"My Lord-" Severus began slightly relaxing now that he thought that he was the one that the wand belonged to when a pain hit him. He gasped eyes wide in pain when he looked at the Dark Lord and saw the pain in Voldemort's face. Or at least that was before he turned away and whispered to his snake to finish what he had done for him.

"Nagini Kill."

Hermione covered her mouth to keep her sobs from being heard as she heard the vicious attack from outside. Severus… She thought bitterly knowing that the one man she had truly loved in her life was dying inside the room next to her. She looked to Harry to see that he also looked like he was in pain to what he had just heard as well. The only one that didn't seem moved was Ron. He was just wondering when they were going to move and get the snake since she was the last horcrux. This bothered her. After everything Snape had done for them, he had the nerve to feel no remorse for him! She pulled away from Ron roughly as Harry moved inside the boat house after Voldemort apparated out.

She quickly followed to see him kneeling in front of Severus. She felt her eyes begin to water when Harry turned to her pulling her out of her sadness. "Give me a vile, anything!" He demanded and she frowned. What the hell did he want that for? She thought although she nodded looking in her purse knowing she would have one, however just as she began to pull out a vile she saw the purple bag. She handed over the vile to Harry and looked at the small bag in her bag. Was… Was this the person? She wondered looking at Severus and then to her bag willing it to give her an answer.

"Hermione… someone we care for deeply and that I owe so much is going to become hurt soon in your time. You'll know when you see it. So please… Please give this to him, as well as this." He said handing her a pale color bottle. "Then this one." He said handing her a red bottle. "Only half." He said nodding his head.

She looked to Severus and felt her chest tighten in pain. She loved Severus. No matter what Ron said or did for her, it no longer mattered. Saving Severus and admitting her feelings as she promised was all that mattered now.

She quickly moved to Severus pushing Harry away. Harry turned to his friend surprised but not nearly as surprised as the weak Severus as she pulled out the elixir and tipped it to his lips. "Open your mouth Severus!" She demanded a tear rolling down her cheek as she forced the liquid in his mouth. She wasn't going to let him die and if this was meant for someone else… Tough. She was going to save him.

He looked to her another tear going down his cheek and Harry quickly got another vile from Hermione's bag and caught it before Hermione poured the rest of the elixir into his slightly open mouth forcefully and before Severus could say no. Whatever this was suppose to do, she hoped it worked quickly. However it wasn't going to if he didn't swallow it down…. She thought watching the liquid pooled in his mouth. She wanted to screamed in frustration. She knew that the least he could do was swallow the damn liquid. He could still do it.

"Swallow! Please! You have to swallow it!" She told him angrily helping him by lifting his head slightly. She fed him the last bit of the elixir and was reward with a much faster intake. It was working!

"Where did you get those?" Ron asked surprised.

"Go." She said turning to Harry. "He's going to live. Go!" She yelled at the both not wanting to deal with them as she grabbed the pale bottle and fed it to him to him as well.

The first bottle was something that had only been made three times successfully in the wizarding world, and the last bottle of it was known to belong to Albus Dumbledore. The Elixir of Life. He didn't understand how Hermione had gotten it, but he suddenly wished Harry Potter hadn't taken his second tear.

The second bottle she fed him, made him want to spit it out, but he knew what it was going to do. It was going to heal the wound on his neck to chest and the others from the snake. He felt the change take over his body as Nagini's poison subsided substantially, and fought to keep down the second potion as his wounds healed up and he felt the bleeding slow. He felt his strength coming back to him, and when However lifted a red bottle up, he narrowed his eyes knowing all too well what that one was.

"I'm not taking that." He stated very annoyed, but Hermione wasn't about to have that.

"You will to, dammit!" She snapped and made him take half of the bottle.

Severus was going to hurt the young witch if she made him take anything else, however he quickly noticed the look in her eyes as she waited for something. A sign perhaps that let her know he was alright. He took the effort to reach out to her, Hermione quickly taking his hand.

"Yes. Yes… I've seen it Albus. There… There's going to be two boys born… One… no… both families are in danger… however one family will die… Die from the hands of that man…." whispered Trelawney desperately to someone and Hermione realized she was standing watching Severus eavesdrop on a conversation.

"Who are they… Who?" said a softer voice Hermione didn't recognize that wasn't Dumbledore.

"I don't know…" Trelawney whispered lowering her head. "I really don't know sir…" She whispered.

Severus gasped as he listened thinking back to what Hermione had told him about a family dying. He knew which family it was! He did! He just… No… The Dark Lord wasn't on the move yet… He thought and looked down when he was grabbed by the Bar Man and thrown out of the pub. Hermione was right! She heard before the memory changed.

"Why I call your name, you will come forward, I shall place the Sorting Hat on your head and you'll be sorted into your house." McGonagall spoke crisply and Hermione realized that she was witnessing things from Severus's point of view or at least hearing his thoughts.

"Hermione Granger." McGonagall said smiling at the girl as she walked up to the stool first. She told herself to relax and that this was all going to be fine. However Severus felt a knife go deep into his chest.

Was this her? Is this really her? He though watching her fidget under the sorting hat. She was so young… and he had a relationship with her older self?! No… no this couldn't be her... "It's been fourteen years since I have seen her… God's she's so young though! This can't be her." He refused to accept this as it was. There was no why she was her…

"Ronald Weasley!" McGonagall called.

Wait… Ronald Weasley…. Didn't Hermione tell him about- Severus began when his eyes met those of ones he knew all too well. Lily's eyes…

"Harry Potter."

It was… It was her!

By Merlin, Potter! Severus is crawling from under the Willow tree and sees Hermione and Ron with Harry. Oh is he going to give them all a good scowling! He thought when he heard a harsh growl behind him. Quickly he turns around and see the werewolf. Lupin…

He spreads himself out covering them all and thinks of Hermione. There was no way he was going to let her be one of them! There was no way. He looked to them all when Sirius in his dog form took Lupin away. Thank god… He thought frowning feeling Harry run away and then Hermione attempting to follow. He wrapped his arms around her and held her to him not letting her go.

Briefly he wondered if should be touching her like this… but then he decided that it was fine…. He wasn't having some ulterior motive… Or was he… She felt so nice in his arms. So calm and soft… God this was sick he thought shaking his head letting her go once she calmed down.

"Ron! You Spoil everything!" Hermione sobbed as Harry and Ron ran up the steps away from Hermione in her beautiful gown for the Yule ball. Severus heard her from the hallway outside and watched her toss her shoes off and fall onto a step crying.

He had thought she was so happy, getting the attention she deserved, no matter how jealous it made him… He still liked seeing her smiling and happy and yet… Ron… He ruined her happiness for that night. Which made him in turn very angry. Poor Hermione… He thought and looked down to his feet. If only he could do something.

Hermione… Severus thought watching her from outside. Don't cry over this… Don't cry over any of this.. I'll be here… waiting. Just… notice that I'm waiting for you.

He willed her to listen to him, but he doubt she did.

Hermione gasped as she came back to the really time and saw how close Severus was to her. He had been watching her all this time? Waiting for her? Somehow that made her feel better. He had never forgotten about her after she left him all those years ago. Severus didn't let her ask him anything. He was done waiting for her to catch up to reality or see his point of view. He had a quicker method that would surly get her attention. That involved placing his hands where they shouldn't be.

On her lower back, and on her cheek pulling her to his chest and gave her a long awaited kiss. This meeting had been put on hold long enough. He longed to do this to her so many times but each time he reminded himself that she wasn't going to remember anything. She might have had small feeling for him when she was younger, but they grew stronger and he had to wait. So now… This awaited moment needed to finally happen for them, he decided.

Hermione held her breath, while her eyes drifted close. Severus was kissing her. She thought dreamily as her hands moved to his chest making sure that she wasn't dreaming. The blood soaked shirt and his hard chest behind it confirmed reality and allowed her to fall against him pulling him to her. An awaited moment finally allowed to surge forward and continue where it had been put on hold so long ago for Severus and not so long ago for Hermione.

Deep inside she knew Dumbledore was proud of her, but sadly there was a war going on. She had to get back and help as well so reluctantly she turned away only to be kissed lovingly from her temple down to her neck. "Severus…"

"No… Stay with me Hermione. Please." Severus whispered.

"I can't." She whispered pulling away. "Harry need's me… You need to rest. Your energy isn't fully resorted…"She reminded him. "Go home… I'll come to you…" She promised stroking his cheek. "Go home and stay there. I'll come to you as soon as I make sure that the Dark Lord has fallen." She whispered holding him once last time before she allowed him to leave and hurry to find Harry herself.

She knew he wasn't happy with her now. She had just put everything back on hold. But at least it wasn't for a long time… Severus thought. She would be back soon. Right?

Just as expected the Dark Lord… Fell. He was truly gone forever! Peace had finally came to the Wizarding World with the threat of evil now gone and those of the trade were being punished wanted to stay and help with the clean up at the Castle she knew that there was someone waiting for her, so she quietly snuck away to apparate to Spinner's End.

"Hermione!"

She flinched turning to see Ron running after her. "Ron I have to go somewhere." She told him attempting to continue her get away when he grabbed her hand stopping her.

"Where? You should stay with us and celebrate…. After all… We won the war… now… Now was can be-" Ron was beginning to start something between her and him that wasn't really there. She had to stop this. She had to be a friend and tell Ron how it really was so that he could move on and live his life the way he should.

"Ron. No. We aren't going to be together…" She whispered pulling away. "I'm in love with someone else… and in fact he needs me right now." She whispered a deep frown coming to her face as she saw the sadness seep onto his face. He wasn't expecting her rejection. But she had to be honest with him. She would always love him as a friend, but… nothing more.

Ron froze. "Victor?" He asked feeling a boiling anger rise up from deep with in somewhere.

"No..." Hermione whispered looking down this was going to be awkward she thought bitterly as Ron began to rant.

"What the hell Hermione! I told you how I felt about you! I even kissed you! Why didn't you tell me sooner!" He demanded stepping in front of her. "How could you just... string me along!"

"There was a war going on! If I didn't you would have been a mess! But I'm sorry. I can't be with you, Ron! I don't love you more then a friend status!" She told him sighing. "Please move!" She snapped angrily.

"No. I want to know who the bloody sucker is!" He snapped grabbing her shoulders. "Come on! Let's have it." he demanded looking angrily at her.

Hermione knew he was angry with her, and was going to be angry at her for a while, but she just knew he would find the right girl to be with. It just wasn't going to be her. "No. You're being to... to angry... I have to go..." She said turning to leave the way she came in.

"W-who is he…" He said stopping and looking at her. "Tell me I won't get mad." He said looking down to his feet. He had to change his attitude... He told himself. "I… I just wonder if I know him so I could congratulate him." He muttered glancing at her before looking back down to his feet. Why couldn't he just be happy for her, he wondered. However when he heard who it was- he stopped. Eyes widening, and his voice shot up an octave.

"SNAPE?!"

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Hermione stumbled coming out of her apparate looking around for any sign that someone had seen her, before she quickly ran to Severus's house which wasn't too far from where she was now. At last, she thought smoothing her hair out, and smelling her breath. She needed a shower… and a toothbrush. She thought when the door opened and Severus smiled staring down at her.

"I think you look fine." He told her. He was wearing casual clothes… It was hard to see him comfortable in a plain tshirt and a pair of pants. But… She liked it and before she could tell him so he grabbed her, pulling her inside the house. From that point forward no more words were spoken, emotions were high and both understood that, forgiving one another for what was about to happen between the two of them. Severus's eyes looked down to Hermione's while he stroked her cheek gently with his left hand, he had only imagined being able to be with her after all this time, but this was right. He had his time to grieve and mourn Lily, and now… Hermione could have all of his attention. She deserved that much.

Severus's hands moved down to her waist and savored the feeling as they ran down the supple curves, resting on her hips as he held her against the front door when both met each other in a hungry kiss that demanded for more. Hermione gasped feeling Severus's hands tighten on her hips pulling her to him, and answered his call with her teeth gently pulling on his lower lip meeting his lustful look with one of her own while running her hands up his chest to pull him close to her. She inhales the strong scent of books, parchment paper and fresh brewed tea and groaned moving her right hand to trail through his hair when his hands moved to her bottom pulling her flush against his body. His want was a great as hers.

"Severus," she whined impatiently only to be silenced by Severus's mouth as he moved his finger to her jeans and shirt making them slip off her body with little effort.

"We have plenty of time, Miss Granger…" He whispered, rocking his knee between her legs causing them to part easily. "Firstly… I'm going to show you just how much… I love you…." He looked at her grabbing her chin. "So no more games. No more running away… You're mine. You have been mine since your birth." He reminded her. It was her own fault. But she didn't mind. To hear him say that was almost like a girl hearing a man tell them that they mean the world to him, and that he loves her with no limits. She was weak, all her will slipping away as his mouth moved along what bare skin was reveal while still being dressed half in front of him.

His hands, mouth, tongue and teeth made sure to cover every inch of her body, torturing her slowly but steadily. His hands especially liked to grab and play with her breast and her bottom, while his mouth played with the tips of her nipples or kissed her lower torso. He was wonderful with his tongue between her legs, and even though she was embarrassed to have him do such a naughty thing... He didn't seem to care two licks. He held her hips and controlled her bucking as he looked up at her. He loved the way her lips pouted as she moaned his name. Something that he wasn't ever going to get enough of. Now was the time to test just how loud she would call for him...

He slipped his hands from her waist to cupped her bottom and he kissed the insides of her thighs. She thought she would die if he didn't stop exploring her body and make love to her soon. However as his kisses continued, she realized that this was how he made love. This was his way…. It was unique, just like the man behind it all. But how did he get his own... style? Had he been with others? She thought when he bit her behind the knee she arched off of the floor, before looking straight a him.

"Stop thinking Hermione." He snapped at her grabbing her by the throat as he moved so his form was stretched out over hers. "I've been with others... but not since you showed up in my life Minx. So don't think I'm going to let you get away so easily this time. I'll destroy all the time turners in the world if I have to."

He unzipped his pants and smiled down at her as he pulled snugly against him. A giggle rang his ears, the joyful sound a solid act that told him she was fine with this. That she was ready for him and then she said it. "I love you, Severus."

He felt shivers run along his body before he felt Hermione claw at his back, arching up to him and crying out loudly. There… on the floor of the house on Spinner's end did Severus Snape make love to the one woman in his life that made him question everything he had ever done. Sure Lily Evans had done that to him, but not to the extent that Hermione Granger had. There was just no comparison.

What happened next was special and well... Loud. So loud that the neighbors heard and did write letters to Mr. Snape of Spinner's End to simply tone it down. After that, all was pretty well however the neighbors around them would tell anyone who asked that one moment they were looking at Mr. Snape's yard and how god awful it looked when suddenly trees, flowers, and grass appeared. in the blink of an eye they would swear to it. But for the most part the were happy that Severus was a more... social person due to the woman he met, and later married.

That's all that mattered. That they lived happily (aside from a few normal disagreements, misunderstandings, pouts, silent treatments, spell casting anger, and unexpected calamities) ever after.