I am sorry that I have been quiet for a long time, I just haven't had any time to write. But I also suppose that it is good that I've been busy because I honstely have had no muse for this or really any of the stories that I'm working on lately. Hopfully my muse will keep with me so I can continue to update on a regular schedual. Well, I hope you like and as usual, please review.
"Honestly Harry, I think that we should just to Hogwarts, in the middle of the night, you have the map right? Of course mum will kill us if we go during the day, and talk to Mione. I know that she's not at some stupid safe house. What place is safer than Hogwarts?"
"Ron, mum will kill us regardless so what does it matter when we go?"
"Ginny's right Ron, maybe we should just let things go for now, I'm sure when things cool down that we will be able to see her. Maybe they know something we don't know."
"Harry they ALWAYS know something we don't that's why we always have to sneak around."
"Ron, the difference between all those times and now is we have Hermione."
"True."
"Well I don't know what we should do. Maybe if we should ask mum or mabye owl Dumbledore, maybe they'll say somthing without realizing it."
"No that won't work. Ron how many times has your mom or Dumbledore for that matter let anything slip?"
"Oh what about Remus? He always knows somthing and maybe he will tell us somthing."
"Guys as much as those are good idea I just don't think they will work."
"This sucks."
"I agree."
"Mom?"
"I'm right her honey."
"Where are we?"
"The infirmary, you fell asleep remember?"
"No you made me go to sleep, that I remember."
"How are you feeling dear?"
"I'm fine. How are you? Is your head ok?"
"Yes dear I'll be fine don't worry love. Now we need to discuss what's going to happen now that we can't go back home."
"We can't go home? But what about all of our stuff?"
"Those are material and can be replaced, you could never be replaced. Ever. Not even if I wanted to try and clone you, could you be replaced."
"Mom..."
"I'm serious honey you could never be replaced."
"Clone mom? Are you trying to make me feel better about this whole situation? I'm so freaked out and there is so much else now that I have to consider. Just so much new information."
"It will be fine, everything will be fine don't worry. Now, we need to talk about what's going to happen. Headmaster Dumbledore said that they have a safe house that we can live it or we can stay here if you like."
"What do you want to do mom? I mean I know this is more uncomfortable for you than it is me. I mean you are now thrust back into this world after you left and well... You know."
"Yes dear, well my needs and wants aren't as important as you. We can stay or we can find somewhere else to stay."
"I'd like to stay here. I feel safer, I know my surroundings and maybe I will get to use the library. But if you don't want to we can stay at a safe house. As long as you're here I'm ok. I'll be ok."
"Then we'll stay here. I'm not sure where the headmaster will have us stay but I'm sure it will be fine. Now, you rest here, I'm going to go find the headmaster and tell him of our decision."
"No. Don't go."
"Hermione, I'm not leaving you or Hogwarts, I'm just going to go find the headmaster don't worry it'll be fine."
"No. I'm going with you then."
"There is no need for that, stay here and rest, you're tired and need sleep."
"So do you and you're the one that needed medical help mom."
"Hermione..."
"Mom..."
"Don't give me that look young lady."
"Well you're not going by yourself."
"You are so stubborn. And you need to stay here and rest."
"I'm not stubborn, I just know what I want. And you need to stay here and rest."
"Hermione Jane stay here and lay down."
"..." Does she honestly think that I am going to stay here.
"Don't give me that look. Hermione I'm serious. You look like your father when you do that."
"MOM! Oh. My. Gods! Why did you say that?! That's. That's. That's just weird." I cannot believe she said that. I don't look anything like Professor Snape.
"I'm sorry honey but you do and that's somthing your going to have to get used to."
"What is Miss Granger going to have to get used to?
"Oh Headmaster Dumbledore. I was just saying that she's going to ahve to get used to me saying that sone of the expressions she does make her look just like her father."
"Well that's absolutely true. Miss Granger it isn't to bad to resemble your parents is it?"
"I didn't say it was bad. I said it was weird and well... It's weird." Weird is an understatement.
"Ahh Severus just in time we were just about to discuss what Miss Granger and her mother were going to do now that they are better and more rested."
"Yes that is good. And what is the decision?"
"Well um, mom and I decided that we wanted to stay here. It's safer."
"Excellent! Isn't that wonderful Severus? Now have you talked about how long you will be with us?"
"Well, no, I don't... Uh... I don't know. Mom?"
"We haven't discussed that. I'm sure we can find another place soon to say that's safe as soon as this dies down a little bit and we can get a finger on what the reason for the attack on our home."
"Yes well that's quite reasonable don't you think Severus?"
"..."
"OH MY GOD!"
"What Hermione, is somthing wrong?"
"Yes there's somthing wrong. ALL OF MY HOMEWORK! MY BOOKS! EVERYTHING! Mom... Oh my god."
"Hermione I'm sure that you can redo what you have done. Besides it'll be ok."
"NO mom it isn't ok! Professor Snape assigned this huge assignment and I had all my research done already and.. and... Humph."
"Miss Granger I'm sure that whatever you have done on my assignment you can get here at Hogwarts."
"No! I want my work. You. Or well, um someone has to go get it."
"Hermione nobody is going to get your work. It isn't-"
"MOM! NOTHING is more important that my education and I. WANT. MY. WORK." I think I'm freaking out.
"Hermione you can redo all of your work."
"No. That will set me two weeks behind."
"Miss Granger-"
"NO! I want MY work!"
"Dafne dear it's quite alright we actually have all of your things that we could recover, here at Hogwarts no need to about it."
"Oh ok. Well, I'd like to rest after this... excitment. Are there any rooms ready or shall we just stay here and wait until there are some avaliable?"
"Well the only rooms avaliable at the moment are the ones adjoining Severus' quarters."
"What?!" He did not just say that. I swear the headmaster is going daft I don't want to stay near him. That'll be so weird.
"Albus a word if you will..."
"Yes, yes later we shall speak, but for now we must get Dafne and Miss Granger settled."
"Are you sure that those rooms are ok? Professor Snape doesn't look to happy with the idea of my mom and I staying near him. Are you sure there are no more rooms avaliable?"
"Miss Granger it is fine with me if you stay near my quarters. I was only going to suggest that those rooms be cleaned before you settle in. They have not been used in some time."
"Oh... Well... Ok then." Awkward.
"They've been cleaned thank you Severus. Now my dears, I'm sure that Severus will be more than willing to show you to your rooms. And then dinner shall be served at 6:30 in the Great Hall. I'll see you then."
And now we're off to the dungeons. The walk of death. Great Hermione just great. I'm glad that your life has come down to this odd relationship, if I can even assume to call it that with my professor. This is just weird.
Well I hope you liked it. Please let me know what you thought and once again, I'm sorry about the wait you had to read this chapter. Your reviews, positive, negative, all are appreciated. Thank you.