Forbidden, Forever: part 8
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Fudge spoke to the group around the bed in a clipped and detatched way. Severus had stood
when he came in and was looking murderous.
"Arthur Weasley came to see me yesterday. He wants something done about this," he paused
and looked at Ginny, she glared icily back, "Immeadiatly."
"What do you mean, Fudge?" Severus growled dangerously. Ginny put a pacifying a hand on
his arm but he stepped forward. "What would he like done?"
Fudge ignored him and continued speaking to Ginny.
"You have two choices. Give the child up for adoption, leave Snape, and pretend that nothing
happened, and your family will accept you with open arms. If you decide to keep the child
however, and if you continue to see Snape, the door will not be open to you again."
Severus stepped forward again, but Ginny got out of the bed and stood up.
"How can I forget this has happened?! If it wasn't for you and my parents I'd be happier than I
ever have been now! I've got a beautiful daughter, supportive friends" well, she thought it won't
hurt to slightly bend the truth, "and a loving fiance!"
Fudge looked aghast at Severus.
"That's right," said Severus, menacingly, "I asked Ginny to marry me, and she said yes. Any
objections? It's just that some people manage to have feelings that you aren't capable of.
LOVE!"
Fudge was speechless, and Dumbledore took the opportunity to step in.
"I think maybe you should leave now Minister."
"Don't worry, I'm going. I just thought you'd like to know though, Snape. You have been struck
off the board of teachers. Please be ready to leave by seven o'clock tonight." With that, he
swept out of the door.
Severus sank down into the chair, stunned. Ginny hugged him.
"Oh, Severus. What are you going to do now? You lived for that job!"
"It doesn't really make any difference." He said blankly. "I was planning to resign anyway. I
just don't know how I can support you two." He nodded towards the baby.
"Oh, don't worry about that." Said Dumbledore, "You are to stay as my guests until you have
worked out your plans. Now, do you think you are well enough to go back into the castle?"
"Ye..." Ginny started to answer when the door crashed open. It was Harry.
"SNAPE! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO HER!" He stormed across the room and grabbed
Snape by the robes at his throat. Ginny suddenly remembered that Harry had been on a trip
with the Aurors and would not have heard about this until he got back.
"Harry! No!"
Harry pulled out his wand.
"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't kill you now!" He whispered to Severus.
"Go on then, Potter. Kill me. Make Ginny unhappy. She loves me you know, the same as I love
her."
This made Harry release his grip slightly and Severus shook free. Harry walked towards Ginny.
"This is our daughter," She said. "She's called Cera." Snape came over and put his arm round
Ginny.
"she's beautiful. I'm sorry. I just over re-acted. Hermione tried to stop me from coming. I have to
go now." He said all this very bitterly and than swept out, as had Fudge.
Ginny was stunned then let out a sob.
"I thought he'd understand!" She wept as Severus held her.
"It'll be alright," he whispered. Yes, he thought, but you don't know that do you?
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Fudge spoke to the group around the bed in a clipped and detatched way. Severus had stood
when he came in and was looking murderous.
"Arthur Weasley came to see me yesterday. He wants something done about this," he paused
and looked at Ginny, she glared icily back, "Immeadiatly."
"What do you mean, Fudge?" Severus growled dangerously. Ginny put a pacifying a hand on
his arm but he stepped forward. "What would he like done?"
Fudge ignored him and continued speaking to Ginny.
"You have two choices. Give the child up for adoption, leave Snape, and pretend that nothing
happened, and your family will accept you with open arms. If you decide to keep the child
however, and if you continue to see Snape, the door will not be open to you again."
Severus stepped forward again, but Ginny got out of the bed and stood up.
"How can I forget this has happened?! If it wasn't for you and my parents I'd be happier than I
ever have been now! I've got a beautiful daughter, supportive friends" well, she thought it won't
hurt to slightly bend the truth, "and a loving fiance!"
Fudge looked aghast at Severus.
"That's right," said Severus, menacingly, "I asked Ginny to marry me, and she said yes. Any
objections? It's just that some people manage to have feelings that you aren't capable of.
LOVE!"
Fudge was speechless, and Dumbledore took the opportunity to step in.
"I think maybe you should leave now Minister."
"Don't worry, I'm going. I just thought you'd like to know though, Snape. You have been struck
off the board of teachers. Please be ready to leave by seven o'clock tonight." With that, he
swept out of the door.
Severus sank down into the chair, stunned. Ginny hugged him.
"Oh, Severus. What are you going to do now? You lived for that job!"
"It doesn't really make any difference." He said blankly. "I was planning to resign anyway. I
just don't know how I can support you two." He nodded towards the baby.
"Oh, don't worry about that." Said Dumbledore, "You are to stay as my guests until you have
worked out your plans. Now, do you think you are well enough to go back into the castle?"
"Ye..." Ginny started to answer when the door crashed open. It was Harry.
"SNAPE! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO HER!" He stormed across the room and grabbed
Snape by the robes at his throat. Ginny suddenly remembered that Harry had been on a trip
with the Aurors and would not have heard about this until he got back.
"Harry! No!"
Harry pulled out his wand.
"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't kill you now!" He whispered to Severus.
"Go on then, Potter. Kill me. Make Ginny unhappy. She loves me you know, the same as I love
her."
This made Harry release his grip slightly and Severus shook free. Harry walked towards Ginny.
"This is our daughter," She said. "She's called Cera." Snape came over and put his arm round
Ginny.
"she's beautiful. I'm sorry. I just over re-acted. Hermione tried to stop me from coming. I have to
go now." He said all this very bitterly and than swept out, as had Fudge.
Ginny was stunned then let out a sob.
"I thought he'd understand!" She wept as Severus held her.
"It'll be alright," he whispered. Yes, he thought, but you don't know that do you?