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Chapter eight
Hermione woke from her refreshing slumber in alarm, this was not her room, where was she but then it hit her like a ten ton of bricks, her farther, running to the Leaky Cauldron and then telling Snape, Snape of all people what had happened but wait his eyes and the secrets that they held she saw it all. She could trust him she had felt it or felt something, what it was she did not know but she believed in it immensely. She got out of bed and landed on unsteady feet and walked slowly to the window, dawn was fast approaching and Hermione believed that this was the best time to see any view from any window at Hogworts. She believed also that dawn was the best time to think, any time for Hermione was a good time to think but she very much admired the time when the sun had just risen. "Oh papa why? What did I do?" she asked and then began to cry sobs that racked her entire body viciously she slid down to a sitting position on the floor in the corner just as Dumbledore, McGonagall, Snape, Lupin, Black and Madame Pomfrey entered the room. "God gracious Albus do something" cried McGonagall "Miss Granger, Hermione please child come back onto the bed it's okay nobodies going to hurt you" tried Dumbledore with a soothing voice "Please go away leave me alone" replied Hermione quietly "please…" "Hermione, child, come along" tried Snape in a gentle command At that silky voice Hermione looked up into the black eyes of Severus Snape and again that something clicked into it's place and she reached out to grab his hand before he slipped away from her. "Professor…" "Yes Hermione I'm here…" he was just about to make contact when… "I don't believe it, now I've seen it all Snape with a compassionate side what a load of boll…" "Sirius, that was uncalled for." At this outburst Hermione shrank back into her corner with fright. "Great Black look what you've done" hissed Snape trying desperately not to shout in front of the girl. "Please all of you just stop shouting pleasepleaseplease…" "Child it's okay it's okay," replied Snape gently crouching down and taking the crying girl into his arms and hugging her softly. "Shh Shh." Snape could feel Hermione beginning to relax and her breathing to slow and when her body went limp in his he knew that she was fast asleep He gently lifted the sleeping figure into his arms and laid her on to the bed where Poppy immediately rushed to tend to her patient. "Thank you Severus, I think that we should leave Hermione to rest in Poppy's care, and Sirius I would like to see you in my office immediately if you please." "Yes headmaster" replied Sirius gloomily "Then please follow me." All the professors left but for some reason unknown to Snape, he felt compelled to stay, "Go ahead Severus I'm sure Poppy wont mind." And with that Snape pulled up a chair to settle down and watch the small form of Hermione Granger sleep. Hope you like luv holly