Story: I Won't Dance
Subtitle: You Won't Make Me
By: Eiknlng
Rating: Ah, same as last chapter.
Disclaimer: In chapter one
Re-cap: Severus and Hermione went in for the operation. It all goes well in the end, and they
receive many flowers. Severus has promised that he would go to Disney World with Hermione
and that she could keep all the flowers, but for one thing, a pink swirly bra.

Chapter 4: Tell Him Right Now

I know something about love,
You've got to want it bad
If that guy's got into your blood
Go out and get him

The rest of the stay at the hospital had not been as fun as the first day, although many of
Snape's employee's showed up and Heath and Patty happened to come.

"Severus! How are you? How have you been? Does it hurt?"
"Geeze, Patty, you are starting to sound like Poppy."
"Well, anything for my favorite boss," she said giving him a kiss on the cheek. From the looks
of it, they were very close.
Heath came in at the right wrong moment. Right for Hermione, she really didn't want to see
and affair, and wrong for, well, himself.
"Patty!"
"Heath, you know Sev is my older brother, you know I have to make sure he is fine!"
"He is?" Even Hermione was amazed by this comment.
"Yes. Why do you think I got the job at Sevsnapo?"
"Wait! I have great news!" Heath was extremely excited, you could just tell.
"Well, do tell, Heath!"
"We have finally found a cure for it!"
"You what?"
"We found a cure. It was by accident, but still! The insanity finally has a cure from whatever
happened. Actually, I have three bottles of it with me."
"Wait." Hermione just couldn't though.
"You can cure Neville's parents! He can have his parents back !"
"But how will they react?"
"There is a slight reaction. But its acne. They will know they have been insane, but the person
will never remember. It really is miraculous."
"Well, can we use it now?" Hermione asked
"Maybe you should use it on the Longbottom's."
Severus agreed whole-heartedly, "Heath, go tell Lindsay. She'll take you to the Longbottom's,
and you can give it to them."
"Thank you, Severus. Oh! I completely forgot! Hermione," he said removing the flowers from
behind his back, "these are for you."
"Heath, why thank you! They are quite beautiful."
"They will never compare to your beauty."
"Really Heath, don't make the poor girl die of embarrassment," Patty said to help her
"Well, she is. Don't you agree, Severus?"
"Of course. She is more beautiful than any flower in this room, perhaps this world." Now,
Hermione was more shocked than embarrassed, but play the embarrassed card quite well.
"Dearie me, sorry Sev, I've gotta go. Tim and the kids are waiting for me. Well, you too have
fun and I'll see you back at work," Goodbyes were said to Patty, and then it was Heath's turn.
"Well, I best go do this before I break the bottles in excitement." Goodbyes were said to
Heath, and then, there was two.
As soon as Heath was out the door, Hermione started, "Did you really mean that, Severus,
really?"
"Of course, Hermione. I really mean that. Nothing in this living world can compare to your
beauty." But she knew what he meant by that. She didn't even come close in beauty to his
dead wife. She guessed they were truly in love, but she was long gone and he still had a life to
live.
She bucked up her courage and said a polite, "Thank you."
"I mean it, Hermione. You are more beautiful than anything I've ever seen."
"Even Moranda?"
"Even Moranda. I love her, I still care for her..."
"I think you should take this a little slower, Severus."
"I agree."

The rest of the day went slower than anyone could have ever thought for Severus. The next
day, a week after their surgery, they were allowed to go home. Severus had signed both of
the out and had led Hermione out of the building.

"Now, what are you going to do for me?" He said expecting a kiss or something along those
lines.
"Tonight, I'll give it to you tonight."
"Hermione!"
"I'll come to your dugeons tonight and I'll give it to you, but you have to be good all day."
"I promise. Are you well enough to apparate?"
" I don't believe so."
"Well then," he said sweeping her off her feet, "we'll just have to do it this way." He apparated
back to Hogwarts where she could finally do something for herself this week.
"I need to go see Dumbledore for a few minutes. I'll see you tonight at five."
"Mm. Five sounds good. I can't wait," He said kissing her for the first time.
"Sev, don't do this. I really do have some stuff to do."
"Awhh, but Hermi-"
"No whinning. But first I need to tell you something."
"What?"
"Have a good day, and thank you," she said giving him a peck on the cheek.