Severus woke several hours later, a feeling of contentment settled over him
looking at Hermione's sleeping form. She looked so innocent and fragile.
He brushed his hand over her cheek causing her to smile in her sleep.
Severus smiled as well. He was about to get up to get them some proper
attire when he noticed something that could have caused him great injury.
Severus and Hermione were still in his room, but no longer on the bed. Now
they were floating. Severus looked down again to make sure his eyes were
not deceiving him. He shot his head back up. Yes, they were most
assuredly floating. About four feet from the mattress he'd say. Severus
gently shook Hermione.
"Hermione." He whispered, trying desperately not to frighten her.
"Hmmm?" Was all that escaped her as she brushed her hand across his chest. Severus shivered under her touch, but he could not think of that right now.
"Hermione." He said a bit more urgently. She opened her eyes sleepily. When her eyes met his he smiled lopsidedly. "Would you mind putting us down?"
"What?" Hermione asked looking down. She gave a little shriek as they both fell down to the bed. Severus hit the bed first with Hermione not far behind. Not too much to his displeasure she landed on top of him.
"That was...interesting." Severus said tucking a few strands of her hair behind her ear. Hermione giggled as his other hand brushed against her thigh. She grabbed his wrist gently.
"Stop that." Hermione said in a stern voice. Severus started, he hadn't meant to offend her in anyway. Hermione suddenly smiled at the look of worry on his face. She bent down and kissed his jaw before whispering in his ear. "It tickles."
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Dumbledore was walking down the dungeon corridors to Severus' chambers. Harry had come to see him after calming Ron down. They were very worried about Hermione. They weren't sure what had happened. Harry and Ron both said she had been fine, smiling and joking around when she suddenly became terrified and clutched her head. She had started mumbling things under her breath pleading for someone to go away. Dumbledore sighed. He had hoped that Hermione's short death would have been enough to rid her of Voldemort, but it seemed he had other ways to keep a hold on her.
He reached the to Severus' rooms moments later. He was about to knock when he heard someone scream. A scream that sounded very much like it came from Hermione. Dumbledore stood there contemplating if he should go in or not. He finally made up his mind and entered the room quietly. Dumbledore had seen many things during his stay at Hogwarts, but this by far was a very unusual thing indeed.
Severus Snape laughing and smiling with a barely dressed Hermione Granger. Dumbledore questioned his choice of walking in the room unannounced when Hermione removed herself from Severus and went to leave to the joining room. She took a step back in surprise when she Dumbledore standing there. Dumbledore gave her a small smile as her cheeks redden. Severus sat up and looked passed her and meant Dumbledore's look. Unlike Hermione Severus paled instead of blushing.
"Sorry to interrupt, but I had some hysterical friends on my hands asking me to see if Ms. Granger was well." Dumbledore smiled again. "As far as I can tell she is in good hands." If it was possible Hermione blushed even more deeply. "I will just go set there fears aside." And with that Dumbledore turned and left the room, a small smile never leaving his lips. It's about time, He thought merrily, though Dumbledore was sure his presence had stopped whatever mood they had been in. At least they were finally taking a few steps forward,
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Hermione let out a sigh of relief as did Severus. She fond her way back to the bed and sat down beside, resting her head on his chest. Severus started to laugh. Hermione sat up and gave him a piercing gaze.
"What on earth is so funny?" She asked only slightly annoyed with him.
"Nothing." He gasped in between his laughter. "Nothing at all." Hermione looked at Severus as though he had gone mad. He sobered up after a few more minutes of laughing. Hermione had an expression of worry on her face, which Severus quickly removed with a tender kiss on her cheek. He tapped her on the back. "Let's get you in some clothes shall we?"
Hermione still stared at Severus for a long while before getting up and walking to the other door that had appeared in Severus' room. Since Hermione was too be staying at Hogwarts until almost the end of summer, Dumbledore had agreed to give her a room that was next to Severus'. Unfortunately, while Hermione was recovering in the hospital wing she had been greeted with many nightmares. So Severus had joined their rooms if ever she needed comfort from them. He changed and then sat down in one of the chairs in front of the fire and waited for her.
Hermione emerged from her room some time later in an unmistakable fae fashioned garment. It was a dark green dress that laced up the sides. The dress had two star shapes cut from the top exposing her creamy shoulders. The neck line plunged into a V cut showing only a little bit of her chest. Severus' eyes traveled down to her waist where a silver hip scarf was tied loosely. Severus smiled was the scarf seemed to reflect the same color in her hair. Hermione came to sit on the floor next to him and rested her head in his lap. Severus stroked her hair gently.
"I can still hear him." Hermione said sadly. Severus frowned at the thought of Hermione being so upset. As if cued by her words a voice whispered in the back of her mind.
Little Hermione. All alone in the world. Voldemort hissed. No mother, no father, and no family. Hermione jerked her head up, startling Severus.
What do you mean? Hermione asked in panic. She would have tried to ignore Voldemort, but he had hit a nerve. Voldemort laughed.
No elfling father, no fae mother, and no muggle parents. He taunted. Hermione felt her panic rising, along with her anger. Severus stared at her in wonder as she seemed so far away from his at the moment.
What did you do to them?! Hermione demanded. Again Voldemort laughed.
It's not what I've done, but what will I do. He said. Hermione felt the silent tears running down her face. Her parents, even though they were not her birth parents were in danger, but what would Voldemort do? Torture them? Kill them? Voldemort heard her fears loudly. Ahhhh, but why not both? Then there was silence.
A/N Yea! Another chapter. I don't know why it is I seem to be able to write chapter upon chapter for fan fic, and can't get passed chapter five in my own novel. Oh well. Keep reviewing, I love them.
"Hermione." He whispered, trying desperately not to frighten her.
"Hmmm?" Was all that escaped her as she brushed her hand across his chest. Severus shivered under her touch, but he could not think of that right now.
"Hermione." He said a bit more urgently. She opened her eyes sleepily. When her eyes met his he smiled lopsidedly. "Would you mind putting us down?"
"What?" Hermione asked looking down. She gave a little shriek as they both fell down to the bed. Severus hit the bed first with Hermione not far behind. Not too much to his displeasure she landed on top of him.
"That was...interesting." Severus said tucking a few strands of her hair behind her ear. Hermione giggled as his other hand brushed against her thigh. She grabbed his wrist gently.
"Stop that." Hermione said in a stern voice. Severus started, he hadn't meant to offend her in anyway. Hermione suddenly smiled at the look of worry on his face. She bent down and kissed his jaw before whispering in his ear. "It tickles."
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Dumbledore was walking down the dungeon corridors to Severus' chambers. Harry had come to see him after calming Ron down. They were very worried about Hermione. They weren't sure what had happened. Harry and Ron both said she had been fine, smiling and joking around when she suddenly became terrified and clutched her head. She had started mumbling things under her breath pleading for someone to go away. Dumbledore sighed. He had hoped that Hermione's short death would have been enough to rid her of Voldemort, but it seemed he had other ways to keep a hold on her.
He reached the to Severus' rooms moments later. He was about to knock when he heard someone scream. A scream that sounded very much like it came from Hermione. Dumbledore stood there contemplating if he should go in or not. He finally made up his mind and entered the room quietly. Dumbledore had seen many things during his stay at Hogwarts, but this by far was a very unusual thing indeed.
Severus Snape laughing and smiling with a barely dressed Hermione Granger. Dumbledore questioned his choice of walking in the room unannounced when Hermione removed herself from Severus and went to leave to the joining room. She took a step back in surprise when she Dumbledore standing there. Dumbledore gave her a small smile as her cheeks redden. Severus sat up and looked passed her and meant Dumbledore's look. Unlike Hermione Severus paled instead of blushing.
"Sorry to interrupt, but I had some hysterical friends on my hands asking me to see if Ms. Granger was well." Dumbledore smiled again. "As far as I can tell she is in good hands." If it was possible Hermione blushed even more deeply. "I will just go set there fears aside." And with that Dumbledore turned and left the room, a small smile never leaving his lips. It's about time, He thought merrily, though Dumbledore was sure his presence had stopped whatever mood they had been in. At least they were finally taking a few steps forward,
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Hermione let out a sigh of relief as did Severus. She fond her way back to the bed and sat down beside, resting her head on his chest. Severus started to laugh. Hermione sat up and gave him a piercing gaze.
"What on earth is so funny?" She asked only slightly annoyed with him.
"Nothing." He gasped in between his laughter. "Nothing at all." Hermione looked at Severus as though he had gone mad. He sobered up after a few more minutes of laughing. Hermione had an expression of worry on her face, which Severus quickly removed with a tender kiss on her cheek. He tapped her on the back. "Let's get you in some clothes shall we?"
Hermione still stared at Severus for a long while before getting up and walking to the other door that had appeared in Severus' room. Since Hermione was too be staying at Hogwarts until almost the end of summer, Dumbledore had agreed to give her a room that was next to Severus'. Unfortunately, while Hermione was recovering in the hospital wing she had been greeted with many nightmares. So Severus had joined their rooms if ever she needed comfort from them. He changed and then sat down in one of the chairs in front of the fire and waited for her.
Hermione emerged from her room some time later in an unmistakable fae fashioned garment. It was a dark green dress that laced up the sides. The dress had two star shapes cut from the top exposing her creamy shoulders. The neck line plunged into a V cut showing only a little bit of her chest. Severus' eyes traveled down to her waist where a silver hip scarf was tied loosely. Severus smiled was the scarf seemed to reflect the same color in her hair. Hermione came to sit on the floor next to him and rested her head in his lap. Severus stroked her hair gently.
"I can still hear him." Hermione said sadly. Severus frowned at the thought of Hermione being so upset. As if cued by her words a voice whispered in the back of her mind.
Little Hermione. All alone in the world. Voldemort hissed. No mother, no father, and no family. Hermione jerked her head up, startling Severus.
What do you mean? Hermione asked in panic. She would have tried to ignore Voldemort, but he had hit a nerve. Voldemort laughed.
No elfling father, no fae mother, and no muggle parents. He taunted. Hermione felt her panic rising, along with her anger. Severus stared at her in wonder as she seemed so far away from his at the moment.
What did you do to them?! Hermione demanded. Again Voldemort laughed.
It's not what I've done, but what will I do. He said. Hermione felt the silent tears running down her face. Her parents, even though they were not her birth parents were in danger, but what would Voldemort do? Torture them? Kill them? Voldemort heard her fears loudly. Ahhhh, but why not both? Then there was silence.
A/N Yea! Another chapter. I don't know why it is I seem to be able to write chapter upon chapter for fan fic, and can't get passed chapter five in my own novel. Oh well. Keep reviewing, I love them.