Hermione and Severus sat curled up in an arm chair in Severus' dormitory.
They stared into the fire lost in their own thoughts.
"What are you thinking about, love?" Severus asked Hermione.
She smiled and looked up at him. "You," she answered, "and how much I love being with you."
He smiled and kissed her gently. "I love you," he said softly.
"I love you too," she answered. They pulled each other closer and stared into the fire once more.
Before it got to late into the night Hermione had to leave. Severus opened his dormitory door and peeked out to make sure no one was around. Then Hermione stepped out into the hall, turned around and gave Severus a quick kiss goodbye. Neither of them noticed the shadowy figures move back behind a statue as Hermione passed them.
The next morning was a Saturday so Hermione slept in later and went to a late breakfast. She noticed that Severus wasn't there yet, but she didn't notice the sudden hush that went over the Great Hall when she entered. She sat down next to Harry (Ron wasn't there yet) and the people around her broke into hisses and whispers. Harry stared at her.
"What is it?" she asked him, helping herself to the scrambled eggs.
"People know. I don't know how, but they know," Harry whipered.
"Know what?" she asked offhandedly.
"About you and Snape!" he hissed.
Hermione dropped her fork with a loud clatter. The hushed room suddenly went totally silent. Hermione ignored their stares and continued to whisper to Harry.
"How do they know?!" she demanded in a quiet voice.
"Like I said, I don't know. I just heard some Slytherins telling some Ravenclaws," Harry responded back.
Hermione looked at the Slytherin table and saw Malfoy glaring at her. She continued to look around the room and saw almost everyone's eyes on her. She looked at her plate of food, not really hungry anymore.
"Does Ron know?" She asked Harry. Harry opened his mouth to answer, but he was cut off.
"Do I know what?" said a voice behind them.
Hermione's stomach filled with dread as she turned around to see Ron behind her looking tired.
"Um, well, you see-"
"Don't you know yet, Weasley?" sneered another voice, that Hermione recognized as Draco Malfoy's. Her face went white. Could it get any worse?
"Know what?" Ron asked looking coldly at Malfoy.
Malfoy smirked. "Trust a Mudblood to keep secrets from her best friends," he sneered.
"Hermione what is he talking about?" Ron asked worriedly. Hermione looked into her lap, close to tears. It was over. There was nothing she could do to stop Malfoy.
"Well you see, Weasley, she-"
"SOD OFF, Malfoy!" Harry said sharply jumping to his feet.
"Or what, Potter? You keeping a secret from your friend also? Some friends you have, Weasley," Malfoy smirked.
"What are you on about, Malfoy?" Ron asked in a suddenly shaky voice. He dreaded the answer.
Malfoy's grin broadened, "You sure you want to hear this?"
Ron looked hard at him.
"Well, you see this Mudblood here has-"
"Shut up, Malfoy," Harry hissed, "and get out of here."
Malfoy smirked, but then pushed passed Harry and Hermione. He was about to pass Ron when he stopped.
"She's been screwing the potions teacher," he hissed at Ron then continued walking.
Harry stood rooted in the spot not able to imagine what would happen next. Hermione was crying silently now, and couldn't say anything. Ron went red, then white, then a purplish color.
"I-i-is that true, Hermione?" he asked her. She stood up to try and say something, but failed to because of her tears, and looked at her shoes. It was lucky all the teachers had already left and only Filch (who never liked to interfere with the students) was the only adult there, because the next thing that happened was unexpected. Ron grabbed Hermione's shoulders. "Tell me it's not true!" he yelled while shaking her, "Tell me that that stupid slimy git is lying!"
Hermione continued crying to choked with tears to say anything. She wanted to scream that she hadn't been screwing Severus and explain to Ron that she loved Severus. But she couldn't.
***
Severus walked groggily towards the Great Hall. He can't believe that he had slept in so late. He yawned and didn't notice the strange look that a student that he passed gave him.
As he walked into the Hall he heard yelling and looked up to see a commotion at the Gryffindor table. He gave it no thought to it until he saw who it involved. Anger seared through him. What was Weasley doing to his Hermione?! Why in Merlin's name was she in tears???!!! Before he thought about what he was doing, he ran towards the one he loved who was at the moment being shaken by someone who was supposed to be her best friend.
***
"TELL ME HERMOINE!!!!" Ron was hysterical now. Hermione was sobbing uncontrollably. Ron's grip on her shoulders had gotten worse and she felt them bruising and Ron's shaking was hurting her.
Harry was trying to talk to Ron, but Ron wasn't even acknowledging his existence. Then, from no where-
SMACK!
Hermione stumbled and fell to the ground as the shaking suddenly stopped. she looked up to see Severus standing threateningly over Ron.
"WHAT THE HELL WHERE YOU DOING, WEASLEY???!!!" he bellowed at Ron who was clutching his face looking dazed.
"S-Severus?" Hermione said weakly.
Severus kneeled next to her, "Hermione are you alright?" he said gently.
"Y-yes," she stumbled. She was still shaken up from crying and being shaken and she was gasping for air.
"Come on," Severus offered her his hand and she was about to take it before something white hot zoomed passed Severus' head.
They looked around to see Ron standing with his wand out. The side of his face was red and beginning to swell from where Severus had hit him and he was shaking with rage.
"You. Get. Away. From. Her. NOW!" He whispered at Severus threateningly.
"Ron-"
"Or what Weasley? You'll curse a teacher?"
Ron was still shaking with rage, but he lowered his wand. "Leave her alone," he said to Severus.
Severus glared, "No, Weasley, you leave her alone. Don't you ever lay a hand on her again. If you do, I will poison you and say you had a potion accident. I swear it."
Hermione began to cry again. Why did everything have to go wrong? Severus kneeled beside her again.
"Ssshhhh, love. Let's get out of here." He helped her up, put his arm around her, (of course ignoring all of the hundreds of stares aimed at them and whispers) and left the Great Hall.
If looks could kill, Severus would be dead by now. Ron glared at their backs and only stopped when he suddenly remembered something and rounded on Harry.
WHAP!
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I am sooooooo sorry about the long wait!! *bows down and begs for forgiveness* And then a cliff hanger! Please don't hate me! Next chapter out as soon as I can!
I know a lot of people had some questions but there was a certain one that stuck in my mind. There was a question that asked if Hermione and Ron where going out and why they hugged? Well, the answer is, no they are not dating and the reason they hugged was because they are close friends. That is all. Just friends.
"What are you thinking about, love?" Severus asked Hermione.
She smiled and looked up at him. "You," she answered, "and how much I love being with you."
He smiled and kissed her gently. "I love you," he said softly.
"I love you too," she answered. They pulled each other closer and stared into the fire once more.
Before it got to late into the night Hermione had to leave. Severus opened his dormitory door and peeked out to make sure no one was around. Then Hermione stepped out into the hall, turned around and gave Severus a quick kiss goodbye. Neither of them noticed the shadowy figures move back behind a statue as Hermione passed them.
The next morning was a Saturday so Hermione slept in later and went to a late breakfast. She noticed that Severus wasn't there yet, but she didn't notice the sudden hush that went over the Great Hall when she entered. She sat down next to Harry (Ron wasn't there yet) and the people around her broke into hisses and whispers. Harry stared at her.
"What is it?" she asked him, helping herself to the scrambled eggs.
"People know. I don't know how, but they know," Harry whipered.
"Know what?" she asked offhandedly.
"About you and Snape!" he hissed.
Hermione dropped her fork with a loud clatter. The hushed room suddenly went totally silent. Hermione ignored their stares and continued to whisper to Harry.
"How do they know?!" she demanded in a quiet voice.
"Like I said, I don't know. I just heard some Slytherins telling some Ravenclaws," Harry responded back.
Hermione looked at the Slytherin table and saw Malfoy glaring at her. She continued to look around the room and saw almost everyone's eyes on her. She looked at her plate of food, not really hungry anymore.
"Does Ron know?" She asked Harry. Harry opened his mouth to answer, but he was cut off.
"Do I know what?" said a voice behind them.
Hermione's stomach filled with dread as she turned around to see Ron behind her looking tired.
"Um, well, you see-"
"Don't you know yet, Weasley?" sneered another voice, that Hermione recognized as Draco Malfoy's. Her face went white. Could it get any worse?
"Know what?" Ron asked looking coldly at Malfoy.
Malfoy smirked. "Trust a Mudblood to keep secrets from her best friends," he sneered.
"Hermione what is he talking about?" Ron asked worriedly. Hermione looked into her lap, close to tears. It was over. There was nothing she could do to stop Malfoy.
"Well you see, Weasley, she-"
"SOD OFF, Malfoy!" Harry said sharply jumping to his feet.
"Or what, Potter? You keeping a secret from your friend also? Some friends you have, Weasley," Malfoy smirked.
"What are you on about, Malfoy?" Ron asked in a suddenly shaky voice. He dreaded the answer.
Malfoy's grin broadened, "You sure you want to hear this?"
Ron looked hard at him.
"Well, you see this Mudblood here has-"
"Shut up, Malfoy," Harry hissed, "and get out of here."
Malfoy smirked, but then pushed passed Harry and Hermione. He was about to pass Ron when he stopped.
"She's been screwing the potions teacher," he hissed at Ron then continued walking.
Harry stood rooted in the spot not able to imagine what would happen next. Hermione was crying silently now, and couldn't say anything. Ron went red, then white, then a purplish color.
"I-i-is that true, Hermione?" he asked her. She stood up to try and say something, but failed to because of her tears, and looked at her shoes. It was lucky all the teachers had already left and only Filch (who never liked to interfere with the students) was the only adult there, because the next thing that happened was unexpected. Ron grabbed Hermione's shoulders. "Tell me it's not true!" he yelled while shaking her, "Tell me that that stupid slimy git is lying!"
Hermione continued crying to choked with tears to say anything. She wanted to scream that she hadn't been screwing Severus and explain to Ron that she loved Severus. But she couldn't.
***
Severus walked groggily towards the Great Hall. He can't believe that he had slept in so late. He yawned and didn't notice the strange look that a student that he passed gave him.
As he walked into the Hall he heard yelling and looked up to see a commotion at the Gryffindor table. He gave it no thought to it until he saw who it involved. Anger seared through him. What was Weasley doing to his Hermione?! Why in Merlin's name was she in tears???!!! Before he thought about what he was doing, he ran towards the one he loved who was at the moment being shaken by someone who was supposed to be her best friend.
***
"TELL ME HERMOINE!!!!" Ron was hysterical now. Hermione was sobbing uncontrollably. Ron's grip on her shoulders had gotten worse and she felt them bruising and Ron's shaking was hurting her.
Harry was trying to talk to Ron, but Ron wasn't even acknowledging his existence. Then, from no where-
SMACK!
Hermione stumbled and fell to the ground as the shaking suddenly stopped. she looked up to see Severus standing threateningly over Ron.
"WHAT THE HELL WHERE YOU DOING, WEASLEY???!!!" he bellowed at Ron who was clutching his face looking dazed.
"S-Severus?" Hermione said weakly.
Severus kneeled next to her, "Hermione are you alright?" he said gently.
"Y-yes," she stumbled. She was still shaken up from crying and being shaken and she was gasping for air.
"Come on," Severus offered her his hand and she was about to take it before something white hot zoomed passed Severus' head.
They looked around to see Ron standing with his wand out. The side of his face was red and beginning to swell from where Severus had hit him and he was shaking with rage.
"You. Get. Away. From. Her. NOW!" He whispered at Severus threateningly.
"Ron-"
"Or what Weasley? You'll curse a teacher?"
Ron was still shaking with rage, but he lowered his wand. "Leave her alone," he said to Severus.
Severus glared, "No, Weasley, you leave her alone. Don't you ever lay a hand on her again. If you do, I will poison you and say you had a potion accident. I swear it."
Hermione began to cry again. Why did everything have to go wrong? Severus kneeled beside her again.
"Ssshhhh, love. Let's get out of here." He helped her up, put his arm around her, (of course ignoring all of the hundreds of stares aimed at them and whispers) and left the Great Hall.
If looks could kill, Severus would be dead by now. Ron glared at their backs and only stopped when he suddenly remembered something and rounded on Harry.
WHAP!
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I am sooooooo sorry about the long wait!! *bows down and begs for forgiveness* And then a cliff hanger! Please don't hate me! Next chapter out as soon as I can!
I know a lot of people had some questions but there was a certain one that stuck in my mind. There was a question that asked if Hermione and Ron where going out and why they hugged? Well, the answer is, no they are not dating and the reason they hugged was because they are close friends. That is all. Just friends.