A Mythical Engagement.

Chapter 11.

Another three weeks had passed since they had discovered the truth and in truth they were both physically sick from the psychological pain.

Everyone around her commented on the roughness of the state she was in and yet there was nothing she could do about it. She had found herself unable to eat, drink or sleep and that contributed to her overall wellbeing. Hermione was simply exhausted and she looked it. She her self as well as those around her put it down to her continued work and aversion to working with Charlie.

It had emerged that neither of them were quitters and so they continued working together or more specifically they worked separately with sharing of notes through an intermediary where possible and minimal contact where it was not.

She did not withhold herself from her work or when they spoke she simply did not initiate any non-work related conversations; however she also made sure she did not respond to any invitations he extended to entice her into conversation

Her evasions were so good and thorough that everyone had slowly given up on fixing their relationship and focused solely on piecing together the broken pieces of two people they loved. Everyone except for Charlie that was , he neither could nor would give up on her and still tried to initiate conversations, touches and anything that would remind her of his presence.

Then one day it happened, they had done it, they had compiled Marie Leveaux's journals. They had found a potion that would kill Harry allowing him to kill Voldemort and then revive Harry. An antidote could be formulated to make sure Harry survived the encounter.

Unable to contain themselves they celebrated together and embraced, instantly seeing his chance he backed her up against the was in the living room and kissed her with all the pent up emotion he had. He did not expect her to reject his confession of still loving her or for her to turn to him and tell him that "Love is not enough."

They both decided she should be the one to present their findings to Snape as he may just curse him and also she would be able to help him in creating the potions whereas he would not be able to.

Surprisingly enough, she was met with first a smile and then his patented scowl as she ran to vomit once again.

It was Snape that challenged her behaviour where Charlie was concerned; he called her a number of names those that stuck with her included selfish, inconsiderate and childish. It was the concern in his voice that was her undoing. If the conversation had come from someone she respected less she may have been able to ignore it. She did not accuse him of interfering nor did she apologise for her behaviour it was not why he had told her what he had. However, she did start as he pushed a potion into her hands for her own use. He told her no-one else knew what he himself could see as they would not want to but made it a point to remark on the state of her intelligence if she herself did nothing but ignored the signs. She left as she had done numerous times as a child, with her tail between her legs and a question running through her mind.

A/N: I am looking for a beta: if anyone is interested please let me know through a review. It's my sisters email address and she never checks it so i need confirmation through a reveiw. Thanks Gem.