Chapter 10
Serpentine Gestures
Disclaimer: The same as said in prior chapters
Summary: Relationships get torn apart and madness wreaks havoc on the worried party of people beside Hermione's side when Lucius Malfoy shows up at Hogwarts. Will this story end happily... or will she leave Severus to go after her first love?
Harry, Draco, Ron and Ginny walked into the room and where just about to announce their presence when Hermione shouted, "I slept with Malfoy in Diagon Alley! That's why I didn't tell you! I knew you would hate me!"
"I don't hate you! But what is going on?!" Severus replied in a strangled voice, torn between anger and confusion.
"I'm pregnant and Lucius is the father!" she replied loudly.
"Oi," Ron said, observing the row with glazed eyes. Severus and Hermione still didn't know that the others where there and the rest where too in shock to do anything. So they just kept watching.
"I. Already. Know. That." Severus looked in her eyes, trying to find something that would help him. His forced calmness was wearing away quickly.
"Damn it, don't you understand! We were lovers!"
Ron's breath hitched; Ginny made an odd cough; Draco just stared, in a complete confusion; and Harry watched with awe at Hermione's actions. Finally Ron snapped out of his phase and made a noise.
"Er..."
Severus looked up, still in shock and mouthed something silently. His lips were changing, making shapes like 'O' and 'A' and he shook his head.
"W-Weasley, I think you should maybe lea..."
"No! They can see me if they want to!" Hermione interrupted.
"Fine." Snape looked at Hermione again before leaving, robes whipping through the air as he stormed off. "Er..." Ron attempted and left his mouth open in shock. Ginny nudged him and he quickly closed it.
"H-Hermione?" he asked confused.
"Oh Ron!" Hermione exclaimed, getting out of bed and running up to hug her best friend. She started to cry on Ron's shoulder and he awkwardly patted her head.
Ron was in a daze. He stepped back and allowed Harry to take her in his arms for the moment. Ron sat down on a chair. Ginny looked at him sympathetically. She was one of the few that knew what he was going through. After Harry calmed her down, he and Draco ushered her back to her bed.
"Granger. I'm sorry about what happened," Draco said awkwardly. He knew about the affair she and his father had starting seven months ago, during the summer before sixth year.
"Shut up, Malfoy," she said, tears coming out of her eyes. "You bloody well knew what was going on, didn't you?"
"Yes," he whispered quietly and walked away, head hung low. Harry followed him while Ginny started to comfort her.
When they left the hospital wing, Harry tapped Draco on the shoulder and the other boy turned around, his eyes watery and his face withholding emotions.
"Draco. Why didn't you tell me?" he asked.
"I was afraid of what my father might say. I already turned down the initiation this summer and I was afraid." Draco looked at Harry sincerely. "I'm sorry."
Harry sighed and pulled Draco in for a hug, patting his back gently.
"I understand."
"DAMN IT!" Severus Snape hollered, kicking over the trunk that lay on his bedroom floor. "Damn. It!"
He sighed and sat down on his bed. He looked at the ceiling and tried to imagine what life would have been like if he and Hermione never got together that day. He tried to imagine what differences he would have had. But he couldn't. So he thought back to the day they did start this relationship, and tried to figure out why this all happened.
Four months ago
The dungeons were dark and the only source of light in the room was a lit cauldron, simmering a brew for the school nurse. Severus was about to lock the dungeon when he heard a noise.
Walking out of the classroom, he saw a girl sitting on the floor, he knees pulled up to the chest and her dark, curly hair covering her face. She was crying with a crumpled letter at her feet.
Whimpering noises escaped her mouth and every so often a word would be released. 'Why?' and 'No' would come out followed by a large sob. She must have sensed Snape standing there because she looked up, her soft brown eyes rimmed with tears.
"Ms. Granger?" he asked gently. She nodded her head and started sobbing once again. Severus felt awkward but knowing that standing there wouldn't help, he lowered himself to the ground and sat beside her. She turned and threw herself in his arms and stared again, only louder. He shuddered, not used to contact, and held her at the small of her back lightly.
They sat there silently for hours until Hermione stopped crying and looked up at her professor's eyes.
"I'm sorry Professor," she said, standing up and brushing off her skirt. She tried to act like everything was fine, but her face showed the pain.
"No need Ms. Granger." He looked at her. "Is everything okay?"
She nodded her head so he turned to leave when he felt an arm on his back. He turned and she was there. For a second he saw her face, shining with tears before she kissed him and the quickly ran away.
"That was it!" Severus said aloud. He never said what it was; but that was the same day that Lucius Malfoy broke up with her. The same day Hermione discovered she was pregnant.
Serpentine Gestures
Disclaimer: The same as said in prior chapters
Summary: Relationships get torn apart and madness wreaks havoc on the worried party of people beside Hermione's side when Lucius Malfoy shows up at Hogwarts. Will this story end happily... or will she leave Severus to go after her first love?
Harry, Draco, Ron and Ginny walked into the room and where just about to announce their presence when Hermione shouted, "I slept with Malfoy in Diagon Alley! That's why I didn't tell you! I knew you would hate me!"
"I don't hate you! But what is going on?!" Severus replied in a strangled voice, torn between anger and confusion.
"I'm pregnant and Lucius is the father!" she replied loudly.
"Oi," Ron said, observing the row with glazed eyes. Severus and Hermione still didn't know that the others where there and the rest where too in shock to do anything. So they just kept watching.
"I. Already. Know. That." Severus looked in her eyes, trying to find something that would help him. His forced calmness was wearing away quickly.
"Damn it, don't you understand! We were lovers!"
Ron's breath hitched; Ginny made an odd cough; Draco just stared, in a complete confusion; and Harry watched with awe at Hermione's actions. Finally Ron snapped out of his phase and made a noise.
"Er..."
Severus looked up, still in shock and mouthed something silently. His lips were changing, making shapes like 'O' and 'A' and he shook his head.
"W-Weasley, I think you should maybe lea..."
"No! They can see me if they want to!" Hermione interrupted.
"Fine." Snape looked at Hermione again before leaving, robes whipping through the air as he stormed off. "Er..." Ron attempted and left his mouth open in shock. Ginny nudged him and he quickly closed it.
"H-Hermione?" he asked confused.
"Oh Ron!" Hermione exclaimed, getting out of bed and running up to hug her best friend. She started to cry on Ron's shoulder and he awkwardly patted her head.
Ron was in a daze. He stepped back and allowed Harry to take her in his arms for the moment. Ron sat down on a chair. Ginny looked at him sympathetically. She was one of the few that knew what he was going through. After Harry calmed her down, he and Draco ushered her back to her bed.
"Granger. I'm sorry about what happened," Draco said awkwardly. He knew about the affair she and his father had starting seven months ago, during the summer before sixth year.
"Shut up, Malfoy," she said, tears coming out of her eyes. "You bloody well knew what was going on, didn't you?"
"Yes," he whispered quietly and walked away, head hung low. Harry followed him while Ginny started to comfort her.
When they left the hospital wing, Harry tapped Draco on the shoulder and the other boy turned around, his eyes watery and his face withholding emotions.
"Draco. Why didn't you tell me?" he asked.
"I was afraid of what my father might say. I already turned down the initiation this summer and I was afraid." Draco looked at Harry sincerely. "I'm sorry."
Harry sighed and pulled Draco in for a hug, patting his back gently.
"I understand."
"DAMN IT!" Severus Snape hollered, kicking over the trunk that lay on his bedroom floor. "Damn. It!"
He sighed and sat down on his bed. He looked at the ceiling and tried to imagine what life would have been like if he and Hermione never got together that day. He tried to imagine what differences he would have had. But he couldn't. So he thought back to the day they did start this relationship, and tried to figure out why this all happened.
Four months ago
The dungeons were dark and the only source of light in the room was a lit cauldron, simmering a brew for the school nurse. Severus was about to lock the dungeon when he heard a noise.
Walking out of the classroom, he saw a girl sitting on the floor, he knees pulled up to the chest and her dark, curly hair covering her face. She was crying with a crumpled letter at her feet.
Whimpering noises escaped her mouth and every so often a word would be released. 'Why?' and 'No' would come out followed by a large sob. She must have sensed Snape standing there because she looked up, her soft brown eyes rimmed with tears.
"Ms. Granger?" he asked gently. She nodded her head and started sobbing once again. Severus felt awkward but knowing that standing there wouldn't help, he lowered himself to the ground and sat beside her. She turned and threw herself in his arms and stared again, only louder. He shuddered, not used to contact, and held her at the small of her back lightly.
They sat there silently for hours until Hermione stopped crying and looked up at her professor's eyes.
"I'm sorry Professor," she said, standing up and brushing off her skirt. She tried to act like everything was fine, but her face showed the pain.
"No need Ms. Granger." He looked at her. "Is everything okay?"
She nodded her head so he turned to leave when he felt an arm on his back. He turned and she was there. For a second he saw her face, shining with tears before she kissed him and the quickly ran away.
"That was it!" Severus said aloud. He never said what it was; but that was the same day that Lucius Malfoy broke up with her. The same day Hermione discovered she was pregnant.