Never Had Forgotten

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Summary - Forever recognized as the greatest witch of all time, Hermione Granger made a large sacrifice. Then one day Snape relives his precious and painful memories he forgotten when his daughter Relina prepares to graduate Hogwarts and marry Albus Severus Potter.

Chapter 20 – Losing Fleur

Severus watched his little girl yawn.

"Time for you to go to bed, you have classes tomorrow and I will not have you bursting in the middle of my teaching ranting about how cruel I am for not making you go to bed early when you're late from your first class," Severus announced to Relina.

"No keep going," her hazel eyes saw the intense look he gave her before she surrendered, "fine I'll go but father you must continue on with your story after all my classes. So you best make some free time for me to come see you."

"Fine now go to bed or else I will change my mind about you marrying Potter's son."

"Okay!" standing up and dashing away as fast as she could before he changes his mind.

He gazes towards his daughter seeing her shut his door. It's been years since he recalled the memories of his past. These memories were painful. Painful because Hermione wasn't here to share it with him. If not for his daughter he would have committed suicide a long time ago. It was painful to lose Hermione. But it would be more dreadful living without ever loving her. He had loved Lily but loving Hermione was so much different.

Loving Hermione was eternal. Nothing could stop their love for each other. Age difference, difference in houses, background, lives, nothing could interfere with their undying feelings for one another. Seventeen years without her is also nothing compared to not ever falling in love with her. He could wait a thousand years but even that would not perish his feelings for her. This is what it meant to love Hermione Granger.

Loving Lily simply cannot be compared no matter what anyone says or does.

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His dark eyes scanned the perimeter. No sign of the Dark Lord. Was he in heaven he questioned himself. Sitting up on the bed his eyes caught sight of his angel. There beside him she sat with her messy hair all over her face while she slept head facing his lap.

"She's been here all week long," Luna said taking the lid off of the container that had his breakfast in it.

"What happened?" Severus asked registering the scene before him.

"A lot has happened sir, Hermione was the one who took care of you. By the way, somehow she gained her magic back," she said with a smile.

"How?" he asked dumbstruck.

"After Mrs. Weasley levitated you to your bed and treated your wounds Hermione disappeared for a few hours. She wouldn't explain what she was doing but next thing we know she was in the living room drawing all kinds of symbols. All she did was chant incantations for two whole hours and then she became rigid. At first we thought she was being possessed but in a matter of seconds all her magic was returning to her. None of us knew what spell she was chanting but knowing Hermione she wasted no time."

Severus tucked a strand of hair behind Hermione's ear as he let the new information sink in.

"She loves you more than you can imagine Professor. Take good care of her. She's a tough one however when it comes to the matters of love, she is very fragile. So please Professor, do not break her heart because she is more than you can possibly think," with that said Luna turned to leave however not before saying, "Thank you for bringing Draco back to me alive."

Hermione Granger truly amazed him. To be able to find a way to retrieve her powers in a short amount of time is incredible. What was even more amazing is the fact that he a lonely selfish bastard unworthy of such an incredible person such as Hermione was with him giving him her heart and soul. It's as if this is almost too good to be true. His tainted hands held hers. He did not deserve her. How could he after all he had said and done.

For the next few weeks the air grew bitter as the winter winds grew stronger. It wasn't long for Hogwarts to finally shut down. Death Eaters loomed the empty streets searching for the young and the innocent. Each day that passed there would be one child joining the Dark Lord in exchange for food and shelter. Fear was everywhere and there was no way to stop it. It was like a plague contagious and inevitable.

The Wizarding world is dying and the Order was running out of time. Along with fear came death. Last week was a poor orphan girl, which Hermione took in. The lack of supplies being the only reason for the young girl's death had caused a stir with Hermione's emotions. This loss cut open a wound that was healing within her heart. Once again her heart bled with sorrow.

Yesterday was Seamus Finnigan. She never truly befriended him but he was close enough for her to trust. Although she never really hung out with him it hurt to know that someone she knew will no longer see the future.

Today was Fleur Weasley. It was inevitable. She was fighting one on one with Bellatrix Lestrange in one of their missions and had been caught in the fire. The damn freak had set the whole building on fire and within it Fleur didn't make it out in time.

Shutting her eyes Hermione let the tears fall. If only she had defeated Lucius Malfoy and assisted Fleur then another life taken away could have been prevented. Severus rubbed her back telling her it wasn't her fault. Together they watched Bill break down. Molly holding the new added member to the Weasley family with tears trying to calm the tiny infant.

It pained Hermione so much to know that she was the reason why this baby no longer had a mother.

It was a two-man mission to trap Lucius and Bellatrix then destroy them but somehow the information of Fleur and Hermione ambushing them had leaked out into the hands of the Dark Lord. He got them and he got them good.

Her tear stained face puffed up as she stood clad in her war torn robe that hung off her shoulders like a rag.

"Bill… I ..III ..I'm really sorry..I tried to save her I really did," Hermione could no longer speak.

The only thing Bill could do was embrace Hermione taking in her burden and placing it on himself as well, "Hermione don't apologize…I'm sure you did your best. Even if I was there Fleur would have sacrificed herself and fought Bellatrix."

"It's not fair! I should have been there! I should have forced her to come back here and –

"And what?" Severus intervened, "And get yourself killed in that fire?! I mean no disrespect to you Bill but what about me? Would you just willingly throw your life away?"

"But –

"Hermione Severus is right. If you had thrown your life away then Fleur's hard work would all be in vain."

"Still…I'm so sorry. It's cause of me your son will grow with no mother-

"But he has a father," Bill said wiping his own tears away, "He may not have a mother but he has all of the other women in this family. Hermione do not blame yourself. I love my wife and losing her kills me but I know she will always be with us. So please stop blaming yourself."

Hermione did not say a word. She watched Bill approach his mother taking his son in his arms and clutching him for dear life. She turned to face Severus who only glanced at her before walking away.

*End of Chapter*

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