1 Walking After You
Chapter 10
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Disclaimer: see chapter one.
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Who has me as on their favorites list? I am dying to know!!! Please tell me!!!
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All those who want LadyTiffany to stop learning html on her readers time say 'aye!'. ::LadyTiffany looks about the room:: ok, then, ok…back to normal ::grins:: By the way, I've made a change. Let's say that Hermione's room is next to Severus' room. They are adjoined by a bathroom.
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Hermione entered the den with Aurelia to see Fiona losing at wizards chess to Miles.
"Oh, hello, Hermione!" Fiona greeted with a friendly smile.
"Hello Fiona. Hello Miles."
"You will surely never guess who has come to visit!" Fiona squealed.
"You're probably right about that one," Hermione said as she lowered herself onto a winged chair near the fire place.
"Oh, bugger!" Fiona exclaimed. "I've just lost then, haven't I?"
"That you have!" Miles said with a very Snape-like smirk.
"Checkmate."
"Oh, poo!" Fiona glared at her chessmen. She stood up from her place and sad in a chair near Hermione. "Lady Meredith's come to visit Uncle Severus." Fiona told Hermione with a small laugh.
"Lady Meredith?" Hermione asked in a confused voice.
"You don't know {in dramatic voice} Lady Meredith Kathryn Smith?" Fiona asked incredulously. Miles and Aurelia who were talking amongst themselves looked up. All there were eager to fill Hermione in on the dreaded ex.
"I'll start at the beginning, shall I?" Fiona said, in more of a statement that a question.
"Umm…ok, I guess…" Hermione said uncertainly.
"Well, when Uncle Sev was about your age or something…it was arranged that he was to marry Lady Smith. She was rather excited about the whole prospect, he was not." Fiona began.
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"Yes, and when ever she meets someone for the first time, she says 'oh, hello! I'm Lady Meredith Kathryn smith. *Enchanted* to meet you." Miles said in a silly high pitched voice emphasizing the word 'enchanted.'
"And she always comes to visit when ever she knows he's in town…she's still sweet on him, but she says she would never marry a teacher." Aurelia said. She giggled in a very un-Aurelia like way. "She doesn't know that he's brought along a sweetheart, though."
"A sweetheart!" Hermione exclaimed. "Well, I hardly think Severus would approved of being called—"
"Oh, Sevvie!" Came a high pitched voice from the corridor. It was nearing the den. "I'm so glad you've invited me to stay for a few days."
"Meredith, I haven't; you in—" Severus said.
"I absolutely love Snape Manor, such an exquisite household." The shrill voice interrupted the low one.
"Yes, well, here we are." Snape entered the den with a gorgeous blonde woman at his side. She had placed her hand in the crook of his arm much to his discomfort, it seemed.
"Well, hello, children! Aurelia, Miles, Fiona." She smiled a sugary sweet smile. "Oh? An who is this?" She asked gesturing to Hermione. "Miles, a sweet heart? Or perhaps one of Fiona's school friends?"
Hermione walked over to Lady Meredith. "Hello, my name is Hermione Natalie Granger. Enchanted to meet you." She said, emphasizing the word enchanted in a sort of sneering way. Hermione could feel the grins of Severus' nieces and nephew behind her.
"And I," Said Meredith. "Am *Lady* Meredith Kathryn Smith. A pleasure I'm sure."
"Meredith," Severus said. "Hermione is a colleague of mine at the school."
"Oh? Another…teacher.." She said with a hint of disgust.
"Actually, I've just graduated last year." Hermione informed the tall blonde. "I'm merely his apprentice, but we work together quite *closely*."
Meredith narrowed her eyes at the young witch. "Yes, well, nice to meet you I suppose." She turned to Severus. "Well, Sevvie, you'll be a sweetie and show me to my room, won't you?"
"Of course, Meredith." Severus said with a sly grin. He turned to Hermione before he left. "Oh, Hermione, I'll be needing to see you in my room. Why don't you take a shortcut?" HE said gesturing to the fireplace.
"Of course, love." Hermione said. "Oh, and it was lovely to meet you Meredith."
"That's *Lady* Meredith, to you honey!"
The two exited the room.
"OH, I don't think she likes me at all!" Hermione said with a sneer rivaling that of a Snape's.
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Thanks! Sorry about the long wait. MAJOR writer's block. And I'm graduating soon!!! You'll be happy to know I have the plans for the next chapter all lined up!
Chapter 10
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Disclaimer: see chapter one.
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Who has me as on their favorites list? I am dying to know!!! Please tell me!!!
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All those who want LadyTiffany to stop learning html on her readers time say 'aye!'. ::LadyTiffany looks about the room:: ok, then, ok…back to normal ::grins:: By the way, I've made a change. Let's say that Hermione's room is next to Severus' room. They are adjoined by a bathroom.
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Hermione entered the den with Aurelia to see Fiona losing at wizards chess to Miles.
"Oh, hello, Hermione!" Fiona greeted with a friendly smile.
"Hello Fiona. Hello Miles."
"You will surely never guess who has come to visit!" Fiona squealed.
"You're probably right about that one," Hermione said as she lowered herself onto a winged chair near the fire place.
"Oh, bugger!" Fiona exclaimed. "I've just lost then, haven't I?"
"That you have!" Miles said with a very Snape-like smirk.
"Checkmate."
"Oh, poo!" Fiona glared at her chessmen. She stood up from her place and sad in a chair near Hermione. "Lady Meredith's come to visit Uncle Severus." Fiona told Hermione with a small laugh.
"Lady Meredith?" Hermione asked in a confused voice.
"You don't know {in dramatic voice} Lady Meredith Kathryn Smith?" Fiona asked incredulously. Miles and Aurelia who were talking amongst themselves looked up. All there were eager to fill Hermione in on the dreaded ex.
"I'll start at the beginning, shall I?" Fiona said, in more of a statement that a question.
"Umm…ok, I guess…" Hermione said uncertainly.
"Well, when Uncle Sev was about your age or something…it was arranged that he was to marry Lady Smith. She was rather excited about the whole prospect, he was not." Fiona began.
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"Yes, and when ever she meets someone for the first time, she says 'oh, hello! I'm Lady Meredith Kathryn smith. *Enchanted* to meet you." Miles said in a silly high pitched voice emphasizing the word 'enchanted.'
"And she always comes to visit when ever she knows he's in town…she's still sweet on him, but she says she would never marry a teacher." Aurelia said. She giggled in a very un-Aurelia like way. "She doesn't know that he's brought along a sweetheart, though."
"A sweetheart!" Hermione exclaimed. "Well, I hardly think Severus would approved of being called—"
"Oh, Sevvie!" Came a high pitched voice from the corridor. It was nearing the den. "I'm so glad you've invited me to stay for a few days."
"Meredith, I haven't; you in—" Severus said.
"I absolutely love Snape Manor, such an exquisite household." The shrill voice interrupted the low one.
"Yes, well, here we are." Snape entered the den with a gorgeous blonde woman at his side. She had placed her hand in the crook of his arm much to his discomfort, it seemed.
"Well, hello, children! Aurelia, Miles, Fiona." She smiled a sugary sweet smile. "Oh? An who is this?" She asked gesturing to Hermione. "Miles, a sweet heart? Or perhaps one of Fiona's school friends?"
Hermione walked over to Lady Meredith. "Hello, my name is Hermione Natalie Granger. Enchanted to meet you." She said, emphasizing the word enchanted in a sort of sneering way. Hermione could feel the grins of Severus' nieces and nephew behind her.
"And I," Said Meredith. "Am *Lady* Meredith Kathryn Smith. A pleasure I'm sure."
"Meredith," Severus said. "Hermione is a colleague of mine at the school."
"Oh? Another…teacher.." She said with a hint of disgust.
"Actually, I've just graduated last year." Hermione informed the tall blonde. "I'm merely his apprentice, but we work together quite *closely*."
Meredith narrowed her eyes at the young witch. "Yes, well, nice to meet you I suppose." She turned to Severus. "Well, Sevvie, you'll be a sweetie and show me to my room, won't you?"
"Of course, Meredith." Severus said with a sly grin. He turned to Hermione before he left. "Oh, Hermione, I'll be needing to see you in my room. Why don't you take a shortcut?" HE said gesturing to the fireplace.
"Of course, love." Hermione said. "Oh, and it was lovely to meet you Meredith."
"That's *Lady* Meredith, to you honey!"
The two exited the room.
"OH, I don't think she likes me at all!" Hermione said with a sneer rivaling that of a Snape's.
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Thanks! Sorry about the long wait. MAJOR writer's block. And I'm graduating soon!!! You'll be happy to know I have the plans for the next chapter all lined up!