Chapter 28
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Hermione woke the next morning hoping that the cocoon would be gone and Severus and her daughter would be lying next to her. However, as she turned to face them all she saw was a golden cocoon lying down next to her. A knock on the door told her that Minerva was here to check how things were doing. "Good morning Minerva, come on in."
Minerva entered with a breakfast tray following her. "The house elves came to bring you breakfast earlier dear, but they said that you were sleeping so I told them that I'll bring you some myself. Did you just wake up?"
"Uh huh." Hermione yawned out.
"You must be really tired dear, I guess with all that is going on we all are."
"Why what time is it."
"Nearly one o'clock." Minerva answered lowering the tray on Hermione's lap and watched her begin to eat.
"That late, why didn't anyone wake me?"
"I told the house elves not to, I figured that you'd be going mad with worry seeing Rose and Severus like this so I told them to let you sleep, to help pass time."
"I hope that they will come back soon."
"Oh they will."
"How do you know?"
"The last person to cast the cocooning charm wrote down the different stages of what occurs. When there is a bout of different colors that means a duel is going on-"
"That's what happened last night, so I was right to think that Severus was duelling Daren in Rose's mind."
"Yes, it would seem very likely that that occurred, although, I can tell you that the duel is over, and that Severus won or else there the cocoon will be black not gold."
"You really think so."
"Well Merlin says so in his book."
"Merlin? You mean that Merlin was the last wizard to perform such a spell?"
"Yes, there was no one powerful enough to do such a spell, well that's until Severus here decided to do it or else Merlin would be the last person to do such a spell."
"How was Severus able to it?"
"Why don't you ask him later when he wakes up, I'm sure he'll tell you since any witch would want to know exactly how much more powerful their children will be. Even if he wasn't who he was your children will be great- just look at Rose, she'll be a great witch you know."
"I know that Severus is a great wizard and all by why would he be more powerful then others."
"That's for him to tell you child. Hurry up dear and finish eating quickly so we can go for a walk by the lake, I dare say you need to get out of these rooms."
Hermione chuckled before finishing off her meal. Soon after she got dressed and headed outside with Minerva.
