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Disclaimer: Do I really need to say that I don't own them? I'm just playing with someone else's toys and do return them in the same shape I have found them (well that may not always be the case).
Severus was sitting at breakfast mid week when an owl that he recognized flew into the great hall, it was Potters owl. His stomach tightened with his first thought that Hermione had wrote him finally, though it hadn't been that long really. When the owl reached him he looked at the writing as he untied the folded paper from its leg, it was from Hermione. He absently set a piece of bacon on the table in front of the owl before standing to leave the great hall.
Once he was locked in his office he unfolded the letter, nervous as to what she had to say. Over the past several days he had flipped back and forth from she would write to he was a crazy old man that would never hear from her again. Now that he was sitting here with a letter from her he noticed his hands were shaking.
"Stop it." He commanded himself he laid the paper on his desk taking a deep breath before reading it.
Severus,
I agree to file the joint claim against Kaseload, we can meet to work toward that end if that is acceptable to you. I am usually home most evenings and this coming weekend, though I would like notice that you will be coming by to work on the complaint.
In regards to our personal matters, I cannot relive the events of our marriage every time we are together. The best I can offer is to exchange letters for now, it's just….. I can't do more.
Hermione
Severus reread the letter twice before it finally sank in that she had not shut him out, was she really going to let him into her life in some small way for now? Of course now the question was what did she want to write about regarding their marriage?
He was going to have to obtain an owl, they couldn't keep using the schools or Potters either. He would take care of that today. Right now he was itching to write back so he took a piece of parchment and a quill, that's when it dawned on him she had wrote on muggle notebook paper. He didn't understand until that moment that she really did leave the wizarding world, but what hit him was that he would do anything to bring her back into it. She was a gifted witch, always had been if anyone deserved to be in this world it was her.
He set to start his letter but then had no idea what to write, facts were fine when it came to Kaseload but what about them? He started hoping that he would figure it out as he went.
Hermione,
Your terms are fine, if you don't mind I could come by tomorrow evening to work on the complaint. I would like to have it filed before the first of September.
I would never ask you to relive the deplorable way I acted during our marriage, I think you are correct about writing to one another concerning those events is for the best at the moment. To what end would like this exercise to take?
Severus
Severus thought that maybe it sounded too impersonal but what else could he do? He needed a way in and this seemed to be the way back into her life.
He left going to Diagon Alley to purchase an owl, when he returned he took up his quill again adding to his letter to her.
PS I have obtained this owl for our letter writing as using the school owls for this is not right or is using Potters owl. Feel free to name her whatever you wish.
He had chosen a chestnut brown tawny owl for the pure fact that it's color reminded him of her hair, well when it was long. The very short hair she had now was just not right to him, she should always have long bushy hair, well at least long.
After he sent the owl on its way he sat at his desk his mind not on the study plans in front of him, he wondered if she would take offence if he brought take out tomorrow night then he remembered her words that she took a cooking class because he had told her numerous times her cooking left a lot to be desired. He wondered if she would ever cook for him, he knew that if he asked she would refuse to. He couldn't say that he blamed her either.
He stood going to his private rooms, maybe his mind would settle in a little while to finish his work.
~~^~~SSHG~~^~~
Hermione had just arrived home when an owl she didn't recognize was pecking at her kitchen window, she opened the window to see the writing on the note attached to its leg. She knew he would be quick with a reply.
She read three times to make sure she wasn't reading it wrong, he agreed to what she wanted. He asked what she wanted out of the letter writing and then the owl. Of course it crossed her mind yet again that he was playing a game with her. She sat picking up the pen and tearing the bottom of the parchment off before she wrote back.
Severus,
Tomorrow evening is fine to work on the complaint, I shall be home after five.
I honestly don't know what I want the end result to be right now, I just know there is a lot that I need to voice as I believe you do to. What do you see the end result being?
She looked over at the owl, he told her to give a name to owl. She giggled when she thought of all the muggle names she could call the owl and drive Severus crazy at the same time.
I will have to think on a name for the owl.
Hermione
Hermione rolled the parchment attaching it to the owl before sending her on her way.
She made her supper as she thought about how to deal with all her emotions that were still too close to the surface even for her own liking.
The next morning Hermione was cleaning when she heard the owl at the window she opened it letting the owl in thinking she really needed to think of a name for her. Taking the note she feed the owl a treat as she opened the letter.
Hermione,
I can be there at about five, please don't take offence as I don't know your schedule, I could pick something up for supper if you like.
I would like to say that I would like to go back to the start, but as that is not possible for I don't want to forget what my anger cost me. I would say a clean slate to maybe try to do everything properly this time. But as you said many things need to be voiced by both of us before we arrive at any end or beginning. I should have never let you leave that day, tell me everything you want to voice.
Severus
Hermione had no idea where to start, there were so many things some not being his fault. She took off the bottom of the letter writing,
Severus
Five is fine, though brining something might be for the best as I still do not feel comfortable cooking for you.
Hermione
She tied the note to the owl letting her out before standing, when a sharp pain ran across her lower abdomen she grabbed her stomach sitting back in the chair taking deep breaths until it passed. It was getting worse, she should go to the doctor but was scared of what could actually be wrong. When it passed she stood going back to her housework.
Author's Note: Comments really do make me smile and brighten my day.
Also I wanted to let you know that I have a couple of Severus/Hermione videos on youtube, the link is in my profile.