The couple wandered across the grounds and into the small town of Hogsmead.
"Do you want to go into the Three Broomsticks?" Severus asked Hermione.
"Sure," she answered.
They went into the Three Broomsticks and found a table near the back. Then Hermione sat down while Severus went to get some butter beers.
When he got back they began to talk small talk. Then that became even bigger talks. Hermione began to tell him about her life and about her hopes and dreams.
"So what do you really want to do when you get older?" Severus asked her.
Hermione blushed. "You'll think it's stupid," she said dryly.
"I could never think anything about you stupid," he answered smiling.
She smiled back. "Well it's mainly that no one would even think it of me, what with all me books and cleverness. Everyone is always expecting me to want to become a teacher or work with the Ministry. But what I really want to do is," she stopped and looked at the table. "I want to act," she said in a barely audible voice, "you know in movies or on stage."
"Really?" Severus said, impressed, "You're right. I wouldn't expect that."
"It's just; I think it would be neat to be someone else. Sometimes I get tired of being me."
"I know what you mean."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
Hermione grabbed his hand. "I love it that you can understand me. I could never be able to talk to Harry and Ron like this. They freak out at almost everything. They are like brothers to me, but you can't tell brothers every thing and they are to protective of me. I'm a big girl! I can take care of myself!" she said in a matter of fact way.
"I'm sure you can," he said chuckling and kissing her on the cheek.
Hermione giggled. "Are you teasing me, sir?"
"Of course not, madam. I am simply agreeing with you." He chuckled, "Are you ready to go?" he asked her.
"Yes. We going to go back to Hogwarts?"
"If you want to. Or would you like to wonder around the grounds for a while?"
"How about we walk around the lake?"
"That would be fine."
They rose fro their table and left the Three Broomsticks hand in hand going back to Hogwarts.
*** *Harry's POV*
Harry was frustrated. Why wasn't Hermione back from her detention yet? It was nearly 9:30 and he had seen no sign of her. He was also loosing terribly to a very smug looking Ron at a chess game.
"Check mate!" Ron cried in triumph.
Harry groaned. "I think I'll go to an open window and slam my head in it," he said jokingly.
Ron snickered. "Yeah, but don't forget about classes tomorrow. Just make sure you're still alive for them tomorrow."
"Harry laughed half heartedly. He really needed some air, so he went up to his dormitory and opened the window. He stuck his head out and breathed in the fresh air. Then he spotted what looked like two people walking by the lake. He looked harder and spotted bushy brown hair.
'Hermione!' he thought immediately. He dashed for his ominoculars and looked out with them. It was Hermione, but who was she with? He focused on his manly face and gasped.
"SNAPE???!!!!" he yelled in amazement then he looked at the door to make sure no one came in because of his tell. He then turned back to the couple walking around the lake. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. Hermione was walking around the lake holding hands with Severus Snape.
"How could she be doing that?" he muttered to himself, "I mean, Snape of all-" He was cut off when he saw them sit down and rap their arms around each other. 'I am not seeing this, I am not seeing this, I am not-' his thoughts were cut off again and he nearly choked when he saw their faces draw closer and kiss.
Harry dropped his ominoculars. That couldn't be right. It had to be some trick of the dim light out side or something. Shaking, he lifted the ominoculars again to his eyes and loked again. They were still kissing! He couldn't believe it.
"Come on, Herms, take a breath," he muttered irritably.
He lowered the ominoculars again and tried to sort out his thoughts. He would have to talk to her. He looked at them again. Now they were just lying on the grass talking and looking at the stars. He programmed his ominoculars to see what they were saying. He new it wasn't a good thing to eavesdrop, but he couldn't help it.
"I'm glad we did this, Severus," He figured Hermione said.
"Me to," he answered her back.
"Severus, can I tell you something?"
"Sure, Hermione. You can always tell me anything." Harry made a face of disgust.
"I-I think I love you." There was a pause before Snape answered.
"I think I love you too, Hermione," Harry looked away as they got closer for another kiss.
He had seen enough. He really had to talk to Hermione about this. He got up, closed the window, and went to the common room to wait for her to get there.
***
Hermione and Severus walked back up to the castle hand in hand, but they reluctantly let go when they reached the castle. Before they entered they did a quick kiss goodbye since they wouldn't be able to inside.
Severus walked Hermione to her tower again and they exchanged goodbyes and whispered 'I love you's.
When Hermione walked into the common room she was suddenly pulled into a corner before any one saw her.
"Wha- Harry! What do you want?" she hissed when she saw who it was. She got a bit nervous when she saw the anger in his face. Harry rarely got angry with her.
"I want to talk to you about your 'detention'," he said crossly.
"What about it?" she said trying to sound annoyed to cover her nerves.
"Why were you walking around the lake with Snape?!" he hissed.
"We were, uh, discussing, um, things, er, about school," she stuttered under Harry's steely glare.
"No you were not!"
"Yes we were! How would you know?!"
"I saw you kiss him!!!!"
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"Do you want to go into the Three Broomsticks?" Severus asked Hermione.
"Sure," she answered.
They went into the Three Broomsticks and found a table near the back. Then Hermione sat down while Severus went to get some butter beers.
When he got back they began to talk small talk. Then that became even bigger talks. Hermione began to tell him about her life and about her hopes and dreams.
"So what do you really want to do when you get older?" Severus asked her.
Hermione blushed. "You'll think it's stupid," she said dryly.
"I could never think anything about you stupid," he answered smiling.
She smiled back. "Well it's mainly that no one would even think it of me, what with all me books and cleverness. Everyone is always expecting me to want to become a teacher or work with the Ministry. But what I really want to do is," she stopped and looked at the table. "I want to act," she said in a barely audible voice, "you know in movies or on stage."
"Really?" Severus said, impressed, "You're right. I wouldn't expect that."
"It's just; I think it would be neat to be someone else. Sometimes I get tired of being me."
"I know what you mean."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
Hermione grabbed his hand. "I love it that you can understand me. I could never be able to talk to Harry and Ron like this. They freak out at almost everything. They are like brothers to me, but you can't tell brothers every thing and they are to protective of me. I'm a big girl! I can take care of myself!" she said in a matter of fact way.
"I'm sure you can," he said chuckling and kissing her on the cheek.
Hermione giggled. "Are you teasing me, sir?"
"Of course not, madam. I am simply agreeing with you." He chuckled, "Are you ready to go?" he asked her.
"Yes. We going to go back to Hogwarts?"
"If you want to. Or would you like to wonder around the grounds for a while?"
"How about we walk around the lake?"
"That would be fine."
They rose fro their table and left the Three Broomsticks hand in hand going back to Hogwarts.
*** *Harry's POV*
Harry was frustrated. Why wasn't Hermione back from her detention yet? It was nearly 9:30 and he had seen no sign of her. He was also loosing terribly to a very smug looking Ron at a chess game.
"Check mate!" Ron cried in triumph.
Harry groaned. "I think I'll go to an open window and slam my head in it," he said jokingly.
Ron snickered. "Yeah, but don't forget about classes tomorrow. Just make sure you're still alive for them tomorrow."
"Harry laughed half heartedly. He really needed some air, so he went up to his dormitory and opened the window. He stuck his head out and breathed in the fresh air. Then he spotted what looked like two people walking by the lake. He looked harder and spotted bushy brown hair.
'Hermione!' he thought immediately. He dashed for his ominoculars and looked out with them. It was Hermione, but who was she with? He focused on his manly face and gasped.
"SNAPE???!!!!" he yelled in amazement then he looked at the door to make sure no one came in because of his tell. He then turned back to the couple walking around the lake. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. Hermione was walking around the lake holding hands with Severus Snape.
"How could she be doing that?" he muttered to himself, "I mean, Snape of all-" He was cut off when he saw them sit down and rap their arms around each other. 'I am not seeing this, I am not seeing this, I am not-' his thoughts were cut off again and he nearly choked when he saw their faces draw closer and kiss.
Harry dropped his ominoculars. That couldn't be right. It had to be some trick of the dim light out side or something. Shaking, he lifted the ominoculars again to his eyes and loked again. They were still kissing! He couldn't believe it.
"Come on, Herms, take a breath," he muttered irritably.
He lowered the ominoculars again and tried to sort out his thoughts. He would have to talk to her. He looked at them again. Now they were just lying on the grass talking and looking at the stars. He programmed his ominoculars to see what they were saying. He new it wasn't a good thing to eavesdrop, but he couldn't help it.
"I'm glad we did this, Severus," He figured Hermione said.
"Me to," he answered her back.
"Severus, can I tell you something?"
"Sure, Hermione. You can always tell me anything." Harry made a face of disgust.
"I-I think I love you." There was a pause before Snape answered.
"I think I love you too, Hermione," Harry looked away as they got closer for another kiss.
He had seen enough. He really had to talk to Hermione about this. He got up, closed the window, and went to the common room to wait for her to get there.
***
Hermione and Severus walked back up to the castle hand in hand, but they reluctantly let go when they reached the castle. Before they entered they did a quick kiss goodbye since they wouldn't be able to inside.
Severus walked Hermione to her tower again and they exchanged goodbyes and whispered 'I love you's.
When Hermione walked into the common room she was suddenly pulled into a corner before any one saw her.
"Wha- Harry! What do you want?" she hissed when she saw who it was. She got a bit nervous when she saw the anger in his face. Harry rarely got angry with her.
"I want to talk to you about your 'detention'," he said crossly.
"What about it?" she said trying to sound annoyed to cover her nerves.
"Why were you walking around the lake with Snape?!" he hissed.
"We were, uh, discussing, um, things, er, about school," she stuttered under Harry's steely glare.
"No you were not!"
"Yes we were! How would you know?!"
"I saw you kiss him!!!!"
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