Hermione woke the next morning and wasn't surprised to see she had fallen
asleep on the couch in front of the fire. She was surprised to that Harry
had stayed the whole time with her and she had accidentally fallen asleep
with her head in his lap.
Yesterday had been terrible. After finding out that Severus was dying, she stayed the rest of the day in the common room staring at the fire. Harry had stayed most of the time until she had forced him to go to class. He had gone reluctantly and had checked in on her after every one.
At dinner time he had brought her something to eat (which she hardly touched) and then sat with her. He made sure no one disturbed her or asked questions, especially ones that involved Severus. He had the most trouble with Colin Creevy and ended up having to put him in a full body bind curse before he would leave them alone. Ron had avoided them.
So now Hermione rose from the couch, careful not to wake Harry as it was still very early and left the common room, heading towards the dungeons. When she got to Severus' dorms she hesitated. What if he wasn't awake yet? She couldn't stand another minute away from him so she knocked on the door.
She waited for about 2 minutes before it opened slightly. When Severus saw who it was, he opened the door fully and pulled her into an embrace. They stood in each other's arm for a few seconds then went inside.
"Severus, Dumbledore told me," Hermione said when they sat down.
Severus put his face in his hands, "I'm sorry Hermione. I'm sorry for putting you through this," he said mournfully.
"It's not your fault! You have no choice in this!" she said back to him.
Severus didn't answer; he just looked at the floor. It took a while for Hermione see the tears running down his cheeks.
"Severus," she said quietly. He looked up and she pulled him into her arms, "don't worry about me. Let's just think about both of us together. I love you."
Severus sighed and wrapped his arms around her. "I love you too," he said.
They sat on the couch in each other's arms not doing anything but thinking about each other. They didn't want to do anything else. Severus couldn't think of a better way to spend his last few days than with Hermione. Hermione only thought of him and wondered what the future would bring. How would she ever live without him? Neither realized the other's tears and only continued to think.
"Hermione?" Severus whispered finally, "would you like to go to breakfast?"
"As long as it's with you," she replied. They rose from where they were and walked hand in hand out the door. They didn't care who saw them now. They only cared about being near each other. The Great Hall wasn't even close to being full, so they sat down at the Gryffindor table to eat.
Hermione was surprised at how hungry she was. It took her a while to eat since she was holding Severus' hand with one of hers and using only her other hand to eat. She was just starting her second helping, when Harry sat next to her.
"Hello," he said.
"Hello," her and Severus both answered.
"I figured you'd go see him this morning," he told Hermione, "but I didn't really expect to see you at breakfast."
"I'm alright now. I have Severus with me," she whispered.
'For the moment,' Harry thought to himself looking mournfully at the couple. He didn't want to see Hermione's heart break. He looked away from them, his eyes stinging with tears.
"Harry?" Hermione asked him kindly, "what's wrong?"
He looked over at her, "Nothing. I'm fine."
She didn't look convinced, but she noticed he didn't want to talk about it, so she let it be. Harry watched as people entered and stare at Hermione and Severus. Harry tensed up when Malfoy entered, but when he looked over at Severus and Hermione, he saw Severus shoot Malfoy a death glare and put his arm around Hermione, pulling her closer to himself. Malfoy gave a glare (Harry noticed it was a weaker glare than usual) and sat down at his table. Ron entered shortly. He glanced over at them, and sat as far away as was possible.
Harry regretted loosing Ron as a friend. The same thing had happened in their fourth year, but for an entirely different reason. From jealousy. Now it was from anger. How could he have gotten in a fist fight with his best friend?
His thoughts were broken when Dumbledore stood up and cleared his throat. The Great Hall went silent.
"I see that the Great Hall is mostly full, so I will make this announcement. I am sorry to all who are not in here, but I trust you all to spread the message. I am glad to announce that this Thursday the school will be hosting an all school Valentine's Day dance. I am sorry for the inconvenience of the time as you have only three days to get prepared, but because of the time, we will have no classes on Wednesday or Friday so people can prepare for the dance on Wednesday and then recover from the dance on Friday. Thank you."
There were some applause, some groans, and some people scurrying around to find dates at once.
"Hermione," Severus whispered to her, "would you go with me?"
Hermione smiled and threw her arms around him, "I wouldn't think of going with anyone else," she answered.
He smiled and hugged her close to him. Harry watched this with a smile on his face. Dumbledore must have made a last minute decision for the dance just for Severus and Hermione. He looked up at the teacher's table and saw a knowing look in the headmaster's eyes. Yup, he must have.
While Hermione had her head on Severus' shoulder, she looked up and saw Ron glaring at them. This took her from her happy moment and she got tears in her eyes. Why did Ron have to be so hard?
"Severus? Can we go now?" she asked tearfully.
"What's the matter?" he asked her.
"Nothing. I'm just full," she said untruthfully.
Severus didn't say anything because he knew she would tell him later and they rose and left the Great Hall.
Ron glared at the entrance for a while and then he left also.
Harry had seen the look Ron was giving Hermione and he had also seen Hermione in tears. This infuriated him that Ron had made her cry just at her first real happiness, and Harry was going to make sure Ron didn't do that anymore. He got up from his seat and followed Ron.
CLIFF HANGER!!!! OH NO!!! Hee hee! Sorry, the next chapter will be out soooooon!
Yesterday had been terrible. After finding out that Severus was dying, she stayed the rest of the day in the common room staring at the fire. Harry had stayed most of the time until she had forced him to go to class. He had gone reluctantly and had checked in on her after every one.
At dinner time he had brought her something to eat (which she hardly touched) and then sat with her. He made sure no one disturbed her or asked questions, especially ones that involved Severus. He had the most trouble with Colin Creevy and ended up having to put him in a full body bind curse before he would leave them alone. Ron had avoided them.
So now Hermione rose from the couch, careful not to wake Harry as it was still very early and left the common room, heading towards the dungeons. When she got to Severus' dorms she hesitated. What if he wasn't awake yet? She couldn't stand another minute away from him so she knocked on the door.
She waited for about 2 minutes before it opened slightly. When Severus saw who it was, he opened the door fully and pulled her into an embrace. They stood in each other's arm for a few seconds then went inside.
"Severus, Dumbledore told me," Hermione said when they sat down.
Severus put his face in his hands, "I'm sorry Hermione. I'm sorry for putting you through this," he said mournfully.
"It's not your fault! You have no choice in this!" she said back to him.
Severus didn't answer; he just looked at the floor. It took a while for Hermione see the tears running down his cheeks.
"Severus," she said quietly. He looked up and she pulled him into her arms, "don't worry about me. Let's just think about both of us together. I love you."
Severus sighed and wrapped his arms around her. "I love you too," he said.
They sat on the couch in each other's arms not doing anything but thinking about each other. They didn't want to do anything else. Severus couldn't think of a better way to spend his last few days than with Hermione. Hermione only thought of him and wondered what the future would bring. How would she ever live without him? Neither realized the other's tears and only continued to think.
"Hermione?" Severus whispered finally, "would you like to go to breakfast?"
"As long as it's with you," she replied. They rose from where they were and walked hand in hand out the door. They didn't care who saw them now. They only cared about being near each other. The Great Hall wasn't even close to being full, so they sat down at the Gryffindor table to eat.
Hermione was surprised at how hungry she was. It took her a while to eat since she was holding Severus' hand with one of hers and using only her other hand to eat. She was just starting her second helping, when Harry sat next to her.
"Hello," he said.
"Hello," her and Severus both answered.
"I figured you'd go see him this morning," he told Hermione, "but I didn't really expect to see you at breakfast."
"I'm alright now. I have Severus with me," she whispered.
'For the moment,' Harry thought to himself looking mournfully at the couple. He didn't want to see Hermione's heart break. He looked away from them, his eyes stinging with tears.
"Harry?" Hermione asked him kindly, "what's wrong?"
He looked over at her, "Nothing. I'm fine."
She didn't look convinced, but she noticed he didn't want to talk about it, so she let it be. Harry watched as people entered and stare at Hermione and Severus. Harry tensed up when Malfoy entered, but when he looked over at Severus and Hermione, he saw Severus shoot Malfoy a death glare and put his arm around Hermione, pulling her closer to himself. Malfoy gave a glare (Harry noticed it was a weaker glare than usual) and sat down at his table. Ron entered shortly. He glanced over at them, and sat as far away as was possible.
Harry regretted loosing Ron as a friend. The same thing had happened in their fourth year, but for an entirely different reason. From jealousy. Now it was from anger. How could he have gotten in a fist fight with his best friend?
His thoughts were broken when Dumbledore stood up and cleared his throat. The Great Hall went silent.
"I see that the Great Hall is mostly full, so I will make this announcement. I am sorry to all who are not in here, but I trust you all to spread the message. I am glad to announce that this Thursday the school will be hosting an all school Valentine's Day dance. I am sorry for the inconvenience of the time as you have only three days to get prepared, but because of the time, we will have no classes on Wednesday or Friday so people can prepare for the dance on Wednesday and then recover from the dance on Friday. Thank you."
There were some applause, some groans, and some people scurrying around to find dates at once.
"Hermione," Severus whispered to her, "would you go with me?"
Hermione smiled and threw her arms around him, "I wouldn't think of going with anyone else," she answered.
He smiled and hugged her close to him. Harry watched this with a smile on his face. Dumbledore must have made a last minute decision for the dance just for Severus and Hermione. He looked up at the teacher's table and saw a knowing look in the headmaster's eyes. Yup, he must have.
While Hermione had her head on Severus' shoulder, she looked up and saw Ron glaring at them. This took her from her happy moment and she got tears in her eyes. Why did Ron have to be so hard?
"Severus? Can we go now?" she asked tearfully.
"What's the matter?" he asked her.
"Nothing. I'm just full," she said untruthfully.
Severus didn't say anything because he knew she would tell him later and they rose and left the Great Hall.
Ron glared at the entrance for a while and then he left also.
Harry had seen the look Ron was giving Hermione and he had also seen Hermione in tears. This infuriated him that Ron had made her cry just at her first real happiness, and Harry was going to make sure Ron didn't do that anymore. He got up from his seat and followed Ron.
CLIFF HANGER!!!! OH NO!!! Hee hee! Sorry, the next chapter will be out soooooon!