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Chapter 10 : The Good News

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Hermione knew she had to ask Dumbledore for help... for assistance. Maybe he can give you a head start on what you are looking for? Maybe he can give you hints? Hermione found a book of Dark Magic Arts and You in a corner of the bookshelf in Grimmauld Place. She didn't know why it would be so but she was thankful for whoever it was that had left it there. The author of the book was J.J Jamson, a wizard that had lived for more than a hundred years and there was a page based on the Dark Memory curse. She knew she just had to speak to the author. She needed to know more. She knew that Albus Dumbledore could help her with it.

Hermione grabbed the book, which was lying on the table by the chair and ran out of the library towards the kitchen... straight into Sirius Black. He was leaning on the wall in front of the door leading into the kitchen on one hand while the other was hooked on his hips. He had a smile on his face. Hermione skidded to a halt in front of him and glared at him.

"Where do you think you're going?"

"I need to see Professor Dumbledore, Sirius... Please, move away so I can speak to him."

"No way... Dumbledore said he is in a meeting with a friend of his at the moment, so no can do." Sirius said, leaning against the wall with his arms folded in front of him.

"Look, its something important and I really have to speak to him."

"He has something important to attend to at the moment too."

"Sirius, Please... I have to see him."

"Nope... no can do."

"Sirius..."

"No..."

"Sirius, Please!"

"Nope..."

"Sirius... I'm warning you..."

"Like I said... no..."

"Sirius, If you don't move out of my way I'll hex your bollocks off to Alaska!!" Sirius eyes went wide and gulped.

"Th-.. They don't function well in the cold..."

"Exactly... now... MOVE!!!"

"Bu...But seriously...Dumbledore told me... you know... "

Sirius hadn't finished what he was saying when the door behind him suddenly opened up and Dumbledore was seen behind it. Sirius moved aside as Dumbledore tapped on his shoulder.

"Miss Granger! Lovely to see you again. What can I help you out with?" Dumbledore said, with a twinkle in his eyes. Hermione had a feeling that he knew what she wanted to see him about but you know Dumbledore... he likes to beat around the bush.

"Yes Sir... there is something I need to discuss with you about." Hermione said, hugging onto the book. Dumbledore smiled wide and gestured her to follow him into the kitchen. Sirius stood by the wall, bowing to Hermione as she walked through the door, yelping as she suddenly jabbed her feet hard into his shin. She walked in the kitchen and took a seat as Dumbledore did.

"Now, if I may guess, this has something to do with Severus's recovery, am I right?" Dumbledore asked, leaning forward.

"Yes, Sir..."

"Well, then... go on." Hermione nodded and took a deep breath. She laid the book down in front of Dumbledore and pushed it to him. She didn't start until Dumbledore started to read the page she had opened up.

"The Dark Memory curse... or Atrum Memoria is a curse that only binds your memory of who you are so that your brain can't find that certain memory. It's like a Pensieve ... only that this curse removes your memory permanently and leaves you with the feeling of remorse and... Wanting to end the pain. The pain that sears through the head after a few days will leave parts of the memory to be seen... And after that it leaves a hollow feeling in you... making you feel that you're living in the world feels... unwanted... therefore the though of suicidal will appear a couple of times... before... the victim will seize to do such a thing..." Hermione said, breathing in and out slowly. Dumbledore, being the gentleman that he is, listened to everything that she has to say. Hermione glanced at Dumbledore, asking for permission to continue and went on when he gave a nodded approval.

"Now the only way to reverse the curse... is to chant a certain set of incantation and the victim of the spell shall be free. However, to cast the spell, the caster needs to be of Pure Blood, Pure Soul and Pure Heart which has its own consequences to be known of before doing it. Now, Sir... I need your help on just one thing... and I hope you can help me with it?" Hermione asked, fiddling her fingers. Dumbledore smiled at her.

"Sure, child... tell me and I'll do all I can."

"I need to speak to the author ... the writer... the one who wrote this book." Hermione said. Dumbledore frowned a little.

"Why?"

"Well... It seems that the author knows what I need to find... what I need to know..." Dumbledore smile a while and lace his fingers together, leaning forward.

"Why don't you go look for the one who he was writing about?" Hermione went wide eyed.

"You mean... But... who? How?" Dumbledore gave a chuckle before leaning back to his seat. He was about to speak when suddenly Remus and Sirius burst into the room. They were surprised to see Dumbledore and Hermione still there.

"Oh, you are still here? I'm sorry... Come on Remus, we can find scones later..." Sirius said, going out of the room leaving Remus behind. Remus was about to go off when he turned back to Hermione.

"Oh, Hermione... I just wanted to tell you that Severus is up and he will be waiting for you in his room. I already gave him his potion so he won't need any after this." Remus said, smiling at her.

"Thank you Remus... I appreciate that." Sirius went back into the kitchen.

"You are still here? Come on, come on..." Sirius pulled Remus out of the kitchen. Once the door closed, Dumbledore gave a small laugh before shaking his head.

"And to think they were once rivals... Severus, Sirius and Remus...He said.

"Well, people do change. Some for the good, some for the worst." Hermione said, smiling faintly. Dumbledore nodded before getting up to make himself a cup of tea.

"Well, Miss Granger, have you read the whole book then?" He asked, with his back facing her. Hermione looked up to frown at him. What did he mean? Of course she did!

"Yes, of course sir, I did... Why do you ask?" Dumbledore turned to face her, with a cup in his hand.

"Just to let you know, you need to read everything. And I mean... everything. Back, front, credits, little notes, tips, all those small stuffs..." he raised his cup to his mouth, "... everything..." and gave a little sip before winking at her. Hermione pause to think for a while. Of course, she had left out some of the parts and went straight to the information given about the Dark Memory. Of course she will miss out certain parts. She stood up, grab her book and smile at the old man.

"Thank you sir, I will go have my twenty sixth read for the book." she said, winking back at him. Dumbledore chuckle and gave a small bow at her. She turned and grabbed the door handle. She paused for a while, raised a single eyebrow and yanked the door back hard, causing the two occupants behind it, none other than Sirius Black and Nymphadora Tonks, to fall in and down on the ground in front of Hermione. Dumbledore gave a hearty laugh.

"H-.. Hi... Hermione." Sirius said, getting up and brushing off imaginary dust from his clothes. Tonks got up and did the same before smiling wide at both the young girl and the older man.

"Wotcher 'Mione. Hullo Professor Dumbledore." Tonks said, waving at the both of them.

"What were you two doing? Eavesdropping??" Hermione asked, hooking both her hands on her hips.

"Eavesdropping?? Us??? No!! We would never do so!"

"And?? Do you both have any reason to be in front of this door, not eavesdropping on us??" Hermione asked. Both Sirius and Tonks started stammering.

"Oh!! Yes! I came here... Erm to... to tell you that Remus forgot to tell you that he already gave Severus his potion. He is waiting for you in his room." Sirius said, smiling.

"He already told me... Just now." Hermione said. Sirius' smile faltered a little.

"He did? No he didn't." Sirius shook his head. Remus popped his head into the kitchen.

"Yes I did..." And he popped out, leaving a confused Sirius.

"Oh... okay then." Sirius said... He gave her an innocent smile. "Sorry about that..." And he walked off. Tonks did a small bow before going off too. Hermione shook her head before going back to the library. She set herself on her desk and starts reading her book. Halfway through, she remembered that Snape was waiting for her in his room. She set her book aside and went upstairs. She knocked on the door and it opened up. Hermione felt a rush of Deja-Vu as she saw Snape standing there, with his hair tied to the back and a few strands hanging down the front, black turtleneck and trousers, a prominent scowl on his face, which lightened up as he saw Hermione at the front door.

"Hermione! Great you are here... I wanted to show you something!" He said, pulling her inside. Hermione was surprised but she just played along. Snape closed the door behind her and locked it. He turned to her and smiled.

"I want to show you something..." He said, going to his bedside table.

"Erm... okay then... What is it?" She asked.

Snape turn to her and she noticed him holding onto a stick. She gasped when she realize what it was.

"This is my wand, right?" He asked her. She nodded and looks up to gaze into his eyes.

"Okay, now watch. I found out I could do it this morning, when I wanted a glass of water... I couldn't get up and I saw this on my table..." He said, sitting down on his bed, "... I was so frustrated that I tried pointing it to the water and willed it to jump to my hand..." He pointed the wand to the other end of the room, at a glass and his face was set in a serious mode. Hermione waited for a few seconds, waiting for something to happen. Suddenly, the glass of water shook and moved itself towards Snape and into his hands. Hermione gasped and squealed.

"Oh my god!! Severus that is good news!!" She said, clapping her hands together. Snape merely grinned at her and stood up.

"Does that mean I'm recovering??" He asked. She grinned at him and nodded. Then he did the most unexpected thing. He swooped down and planted a kiss on her lips. Hermione was too shocked to react that she stood there with her hands by her side, eyes wide opened. Snape pulled back with a wide grin on his face.

"I'm really hoping I can get my memory back. All these times... I feel lonely, hollow... empty. I feel... that my life is not important lately..." he said, frowning down on the floor. He looked up at her and smiles again, "...but thanks to you, I can get my memory back. I really want to and I know you are the one that can help me... Thank you...Love..." He said, before swooping down again to kiss her on the lips, this time with more feeling. Hermione held back her tears and kissed him back, her hand snaking up to behind his neck and the other pulling him closer. His right hand snaked behind her neck and the other on her waist, pulling her close. His tongue passed through her lips and battled with her own, a small moan escaping both their lips. Snapes' mouth left her and he attacked on her neck, kissing and sucking on the tender skin.

"Oh, Severus..." Hermione gasped, her eyes close as she revel in the sensation he was giving her. Snape couldn't help it and groaned along, jerking his hips into hers, their warmth shared as they tried to get closer to each other. Snape left her neck and kissed her on the lips again, full of emotion and love. Snape fiddled with the buttons on her blouse and she helped him to pop them off. Once she was done, Snape helped her remove her blouse and threw it to the other side of the room, his hands roaming over her body, sending shivers down her spine, making her mould her own body to his. Hermione growl in frustration as her body rubbed against his sweater, causing static reaction on her. Hermione grabbed the hem of his sweater and pull it upwards, pulling away from the kiss so that Snape could pull the sweater off him and once he did, they latch themselves back onto each others mouth. Snapes' cold hands explored her body, pulling on her strap, unhooking it from behind and slide it down her shoulders. He slides his hands back up to cup her breast, thumbing her nipples and making her moan in his mouth. Hermione then tug on Snapes trousers, hooking her thumb on the waistband before reaching the front to cup him back. Snape pull back from her to moan out loud, Hermione move down to kiss his neck, sucking on the tender spot beneath his ear, making him moan again. Severus let his arms fell to the side, letting Hermione repeat her ministration without restraint. He grabbed onto Hermione's shoulder and pushes her back onto the bed, climbing on top of her, kissing her full, bruised lips again. Hermione slip her thumb into her waistband and arched her body to pull her pants down, rubbing herself against Snapes crotch at the same time, and threw her pants to the other side of the room, leaving her only in her knickers. She then tugged on Snapes zipper, pulling it down from him and threw it to the pile.

They started rubbing their body against each other, moaning in their kiss. Snape pulled back from her, looking straight into her eyes with lust in them, and smile.

"I take it we had done this before?" He asked her. Hermione grinned back and nodded. Snape turned to glance at the door and back at her.

"Won't they hear us?"

"Oh, I got that covered..." Hermione sat up in her bed, took out her wand from her sleeve that was covered in the pile of clothes and cast the silencing charm and the lock charm. She turned to Snape and winked at him.

"Come here..." Snape called out to her. Hermione climb back onto the bed and started kissing again. That evening, both Hermione and Snape found comfort in each others embrace.

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A/N: MUAHAHAHAA!! Aren't I an innocent girl? hehee... anyways if there are any like spelling mistakes please do tell me.. i really need to know what my mistakes are.

OOO... This story ends in about two or three chapter later... so look forward to it eh! and..Reviews please! thanks!!!