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A/N: Thanks for the reviews all! Okay there are a few things I would like to add, so that you have something to look forward to. Snape will be getting his memory back very soon but there are consequences about it. Now as you all know, there isn't any love scenes between Snape and Hermione so I will be adding it soon. It's Love, not sex... to me... he he!! Lucy will be coming in soon... Quite soon. Oh and... There will be a Sequel to this story too, and I am thinking about writing it down, but it also depends on this story too. So I hope you guys have a blast. Oh and sorry for the late delay, I had to edit a few stuffs... I want to make it readable to all. Aight! Thanks all!!

Chapter 9 : The Remembrance

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(Present day)

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A few weeks past by and Hermione had completed her research about the Dark Memory Curse. The only thing she has to do now is to find someone who is of pure blood, pure mind, pure heart and pure soul.

She was having her afternoon tea in the kitchen while reading more about the Dark Magic around The World when both Ron and Harry came into the kitchen, looking suspiciously happy. Hermione looked up from her book, staring at the both of them. They both stood with their arms behind their back, wiggling their eyebrows at her. She kept glaring. They keep wiggling their eyebrows, smirking now. She glared again. They wiggled again. Finally...

"Stop that, you guys remind me of perverts, eyeing their prey." She said, resuming her reading. Harry and Ron stopped whatever they were doing and stood beside her. Suddenly, they swoop down and gave her a kiss on both her cheeks, causing her to squeal in surprise. They pull back and smile at her.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HERMIONE!!!" they screamed and laughed out loud. Hermione was in shock. Was it her birthday already? How long has she been caught up in the reading?? She smiled at the boys. They never forget her birthday and she appreciates it. They were like her second family and it made her spirit lift a little. Then Sirius came in and told her that they were throwing a small birthday party for her in the library that evening and requested her to get ready. Hermione was then shoved out of the kitchen and up the stairs, into her room to get ready since the kitchen was needed to prepare for the feast.

Hermione sat on her bed, propped her elbows on her knees and set her jaw on both her hands. She looked around in her room. What can she do at the moment? She stood up, paced about and began humming to herself. It was a song she always hummed with Snape. It was their song. Hermione was a little surprised that Snape had the time to listen to muggle songs and it made her smile when he said it was because of her he made the effort of doing so. She smiled to herself, remembering about the olden days.

The door to her room opened up and closed. She turned to look at her guest and saw that it was Snape. He was wearing color again, this time it was a dark green turtleneck and dark blue trousers. He had his hands stuffed in his pockets and his hair was tied up they way she remembered it was during Valentines Day. He was barefoot again and Hermione shook her head while smiling.

"Hey..." she said.

"Hey..." Snape shifted from one foot to another.

"How are you?"

"Fine, never been better... well for the past few days, that is..." Snape smirked. Hermione gave a broad smile. Even though Snape has lost his memory, he still has his original quirks intact.

"That is good to hear...," there was a long pause, "so... what makes you come up here?" Hermione asked, sitting down on the edge of her bed. She motioned for Snape to sit down beside her and he did. They had maintained a space in between them so neither one was actually interfering in each others personal space. They both fidgeted on the bed.

"I - ... uh... I heard that... It's your ... Birthday today? I'm so... sorry... I've haven't got you anything..." Snape asked her, turning to look at her face while doing so. Hermione was looking straight ahead before nodding her head. She turned to look at Snape and smile.

"Yes it's my birthday... And not to worry. As long as you are here, am happy about it." Hermione said.

"How old are you now?"

"Me? Am twenty one right now." Snape frowned.

"Twenty one? B-..But your friends..." Hermione waited for Snape to finish whatever it was he wanted to ask," your friends are eighteen turning nineteen soon..." Hermione nodded, and Snape continued, "How could you be twenty one when they are only... two years younger?" Hermione saw Snape's confused face and couldn't help it but laughed out loud. She tried to stifle it back but Snape was looking at her, waiting for an answer.

"Never mind about it... You wouldn't understand anyways..." Hermione said, shaking her head. Snape took both her hands, looked into her eyes, and whispered.

"Make me..."

Hermione stared softly into Snapes eyes, slowly drowning in his black window to the soul. Hermione gasped when she felt her memories replay right in front of her eyes for a few seconds before she felt a pull. Snape fell back on the bed, shaking his head and groaning hard. Hermione clasped her hand on her mouth and lean forward towards Snape. Obviously Snape had cast Leglimency on her without even knowing it.

"Oh my, Sev! Severus, what's wrong!" Hermione tried to preen his hands away from his head.

"Oh... My head. I just... there was something like... like a picture... moving... in front of my... ow...eyes..." Snape said, trying to get up but met mid-way with Hermione's gaze. Snape leaned back on his elbows and raise his head upwards. He didn't know why, but he felt a pull towards the girl in front of him. He gazed at her lips before capturing it into his.

Hermione closed her eyes as she felt the same sensation going through her body as their lips met. His thin lips felt like heaven and she gave a sigh as he deepened the kiss, his tongue on her lips, asking for acceptance. She did and shuddered as she felt his tongue flick up in her mouth. He pulled her on top of him as he lean back on the bed, one hand behind her neck, pulling her down while the other hand stayed on her hips. She moved a little and straddled his hips, a moan escaped her lips as he start shifting his hips to accommodate her. Snape started to jerk his hips slowly, causing friction between them. Their kiss deepened again, not hearing the running of footsteps towards the room and the door opened.

Ginny and Tonks were chatting with each other, laughing and pushing up the stairways. Molly had asked them to get Hermione down to the library, since the party was going to start soon. When they saw Hermione on top of Snape, snogging each others face out, they stopped in their tracks, wide mouthed at the scene before them. Tonks hair turned red and Ginny face was red in embarrassment. The two couple didn't notice them there and went on snogging. It was when Sirius came up to see what was taking the girls so long did they break away. He saw the two girls standing at the doorway so he stood behind them.

"Hey, girls... whats' taking you..." he saw Hermione and Snape snogging on the bed and turned abruptly," WOAH...WOAH!! Too much!!" Sirius exclaimed, closing his eyes. Hermione and Snape quickly separated and sat up on the bed, straightening their clothes and hair, looking at the two bewildered girls standing at the door. Both Hermione and Snape were flushed in the face, gasping for breaths and sitting at either end of the bed.

"Ye- Yes... Ginny? Tonks?? You... were looking for me?" Hermione asked, still flushing.

"Oh yea... Mum asked me to tell you that the party is starting soon..." Ginny said, nodding slightly.

"Well, I guess we better go now..." Tonks said, stumbling out after Ginny and down the stairs, bursting into laughter when they reached below. Sirius peeked into the room to see whether the coast was clear, and once it was he went in. He shook his head and glared at the both of them.

"You both are... the party has started. Come on now! Freshen up and let's go!" Sirius said, going out and down the stairs. Snape and Hermione got up, stealing glances at each other, smiling shyly at each other. Snape gestured Hermione to go first and he followed soon after.

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In the library, everybody was there, celebrating Hermione's birthday. She was touched by the fact that everybody was trying to make her feel normal again. She was hugged by all the women and shook hands with all the men. She got her presents too, varying from magical quills from Harry to rare books from Dumbledore. When it was much later in the night, Sirius took out a bottle of firewhisky and handed a cup around to everyone except to Ginny, who was given a cup of fruit juice.

That night, they were up till late. It was around twelve when half the members either went back home or slept at Grimmauld Place. It was only Sirius, Remus, Harry, Ron, Tonks, Emmaline, Severus and Hermione left.

Now both Harry and Ron couldn't handle their alcohol well, so it was no surprise when they started flirting with the girls. Making comments about them, brushing against them, the rest merely laugh or chuckle at their antic of slurring and stumbling around the library. Harry and Ron went to Hermione and sat beside her, giggling and pushing her around. Snape was half drunk and half sober, so what he saw actually kind of pricked something in him. It was when Harry started to pull Hermione's arm around him and Ron tried kissing her on her arms did Snape frowned in anger.

Snape felt anger boiling in him. He didn't know why, but what he saw was disturbing him a lot more than ever. He heard voices in his head. He shook his head to stop whatever war it was that was in his head, but it just got louder and louder.

"Mine..."

"Ah Yes... Harry Potter. Our new --- celebrity..."

"Mine!"

"I suggest, Headmaster, that Potter is not being entirely truthful."

"Mine!!"

"Potter, you can skin Malfoy's shrivel fig."

"Mine!!!"

"It's no one's fault but Potter's, Karkaroff."

"MINE!!"

Snape was literally shaking with anger, looking down on the floor, gripping his mug tightly in between his hands... as he heard the words, the voices, going through his head. Then finally, he saw images of a man in black robes. He was bald and nose less. The man was cackling with laughter, his wand in his hand, red lights bolting out of his wand. The scene changed and he saw a man with white, long hair. He looked proud and mighty, his lip curling at the side, with his cane in his hand. Then the scene changed again and he saw Harry Potter in front of him. The boy in class, around school. Then he saw another guy who looked exactly like Potter but a little older. The guy had an evil smirk on his face as he held up his wand. Snape felt all the rage burst through him as he shook in anger.

"POTTER!!!" He spat out loud. Everyone in the room snapped up in surprised and turned to him. He was having a death grip on his mug, eyes closed, head down... clearly shaking with anger as he grit his teeth. Hermione quickly stood up and knelt beside him. She pried a hand away from the cup to hers and grip on it.

Once he felt her touch, he slowly stopped shaking. He felt relax and calm. He saw images of her standing in front of him, smiling broadly at him. When Snape opened his eyes, he saw her kneeling beside him, worry written all over her face. He tilted his head to one side as he squinted his eyes at her.

"Severus? Are you okay?" Snape blinked a couple of times before swallowing large gulps.

"Miss... Granger? He...Hermione? Where am I??"

When Hermione heard Snape call her Miss Granger, she gasped in delight. Her eyes widened up as Snape looked around the room, clearly lost. Snape was trying to get the room to stop moving about but he found out that he just couldn't do so. At last, his eyes rolled back and he felt himself drowning in the blackness that surrounded him.

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