A Snape and Hermione Drabble Chapbook

by Harmony Bites

A collection of my single, double and triple Snape/Hermione drabbles, almost all of which were first posted to the grangersnape100 LiveJournal Community from 2006 to 2009 and inspired by their prompts.

26. Heart of Oak

Written for Kribu on January 2, 2009 for the Bride of the Drabble Meme. She asked for Snape/Hermione and oak.

Heart of Oak

Snape found Hermione waiting right outside Olivander's, her face flushed and fists clenched.

"So what is it?"

"Oak, dragon heartstring."

"Hard. Stiff. Difficult to work with." She jabbed his chest with a finger. "Strong. Protective. Brave. It's not a crush. You don't see a crush clearly. You're one often in need of a slap upside the head when you get out of hand." She leaned closer until her mouth was almost touching his. "I know that. And yet..."

Closing his eyes didn't keep him from hearing the tap tap of her walking away. Or wishing he could change for her.