Rememberance
Author Notes: This is in answer to a Challange set of WIKTT where I joined recently and I rather an amused by the idea and decided that I would give my hand at it. I have no beta so here is the story. My Grammer leaves alot to be desired but..that is as it is.

Please note that all the characters belong to J.K Rowlings and I only play with them like a good like girl I put them back at the end of the day.
Well here my next chapter, thank you all for the beautiful reviews, and the encouragement, (And the chocolate frogs help too ^_~) and yes Iam afraid Draco's a little daft the poor boy.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Heart Troubles ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

A mess, she was an absolute mess a week before Yule and here she was almost afraid of returning to Hogwarts, she almost pleaded off the trip there her nerves getting the better of her. As though senseing her concerns over the many miles between them, Severus had Owled her and asked if she still planned on visiting,if not he understood and would hold preciously to the memories.

That was what had gotten her in gear and she had prepared to go, picking up Crookshanks, who despite his old age was still quiet ginger and as affectionate as always. "Well come on Crooky.." she murmured and placed him, much to his chargin into a cat carrier. Snowdrop had alread gotten in her cage and was awaiting her door to be shut, Snowdrop had turned out to be an excellent companion for her always traveling mistress.

She rested her hand to the lightswitch in the rented place, and gave it a shrug, she wouldn't miss it there were no memories attached to the place and deftly flicked the lights out.

Her residence in London was now closed and she turned to get to the train station when she heard a choked voice call her. "Mione.." it was filled with apprehension and a touch of saddness.

"GINNY" squealed Hermione, as she would know the red haired girl anywhere,dressed in a red sweater with a G on it and a green pleat skirt.Her winter coat tight about her small frame.

She knew immediately something was wrong when her arms went around her "sisters"frame and the girl started sobbing, much like her response to Severus."Ohh...Shhhhh" she murmured and stroked silky red hair motherly. "Whats wrong Ginny.." she asked.

"Pavarti.." she said between sobs and then just buried her face in Hermione's coat. Leaveing a very stunned young woman holding her best friends sister close.

"Come with me, I will get you a ticket, forget everything...just for a bit." she murmured to the younger girl and barely made out the nodded consent.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On The Train~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Steady amber eyes peered out the window of the train, as Ginny lay sprawled across there seat, her red hair flamed out across Hermione's lap, it was an uneasy rest and now the former Head Girl knew why.

Rather then come home for Christmas like Oliver had planned to,he had written to Ginny and called it all off,seemed Pavarti an old friend of the girls had re-entered his life and he no longer wanted to see Ginny.

Pavarti had become a model and she sneered, if she would have seen herself she would have been surprised how much like her precious potion s teacher she was. Breasts did not make the woman, but in this case she had to wonder.

Worse yet, was Ginny was pregnant and hadn't told Molly, hadn't told Oliver. Hermione was the only one to know,it was a weight that she could bear, she bore worse things and this was just another one of them.

Hagrid had agreed with much happiness to meet her and bring her back to Hogwart's, he had missed the trio who visited him in there youth. As she looked again into the darkness she wondered, when did she consider herself old.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Hogwarts~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

As always for the Yule Season Hogwarts was done up beautifully, with the colorful sparkleing tensil, the bright lights and the glorious Christmas Tree's. Stepping through those double doors was just like coming home.

That same sense of belonging washed over her, and MCGongall had been the first to meet her, though she was a tad disappointed that it wasn't Severus who discovered her presence first.

"Oh, my girl your simply stunning, Severus had mentioned running into you over Spring Break, its good to see my favorite Head Girl return, and little Ginny Weasley too." she hugged both to her sentimentally."How is your project coming?"

"He told you too?" she demanded wide eyed.

"My dear girl, I assure you there is little Albus Dumbledore could keep from me." she said with a little wink that made Hermione feel there was more going on between those two then meets the eye.

"I have accomidations, do you think you could give Ginny a room?" she inquired softly,looking to the girl who was pale but there was a sheen of happiness to her eyes at being here as well.

"Of course I can give her a room, come along Miss.Weasley, well get you settled in. I will see you at dinner,Hermione?" she inquired and with a smile she nodded and watched as the motherly figure of the Transmutation teacher led Ginny off, soon the red haired girl would be able to get her problems off her chest,McGongall would be easier to deal with her then she herself was infinate more experience.

With a sigh and whistleing I'll Be Home For Christmas, she went off paying little attention to her surrounding, when suddenly she heard a chime, and snow fell lightly on her, she glanced up and paled. "Bloody Hell, how did she manage to get under the mistletoe?

It whole meaning in life was to hold a person in place until that person got kissed, then it would seek out someone else to torment.She held still and looked up at it.

"Ah, I see it has another victim." came a richly amused voice to her right, a voice that made her heart skip a beat before returning to its normal tempo. "I didn't know that you would follow through." the same amused tone as he moved, the sound of heavy material whispering along the stone floor.

"I bet this is funny isn't it."she growled as she glared at him from her spot under the offending plant.Her amber eyes were furious, she hated the thing since she had been caught under the thing with Harry, if a boy and girl were caught under it at the same time it wouldn't let them go until they did kiss.

"Relaxe Miss.Granger" he whispered and stepped up to her, he tilted her face up to his, slender fingers brushing along her high cheekbones,pushing hair back behind her ears, his finger brushing the tips of her ears as well, then he leaned to her lips and kissed her, gently, the warmth of his kiss leaveing her breathless.

Her arms went around his neck and she kissed him again,not aware she could in fact move now, she refused to relinquish the emotions that could make her feel whole, insteady of the emptiness since the War.

Giggles brought both back, Hermione took a step from Snape and he raised a brow to look at the two fifth year Ravenclaw girl's giggleing at the Professor of Potions kissing anyone.

"10 points from Ravenclaw and get to Lunch" he hissed at them and there faces blanked and they bowed there heads blushing and running off, though Hermione couldn't help smirking when she heard one of the girls whisper to the other.

"The Potions Teacher does have a heart, and who would have guessed."

Hermione stiffled a giggle only to be given a stern look. "Miss.Granger, if you find it so amuseing might I remind you that you were the one kissing the dread potions teacher under the mistletoe?" he inquired with a hint of a smirk in his voice.

"And you the dreaded Know It All of Gryffindor, my Professor." she said as well. Prehaps the winter season did agree with him. As he led her down to the dungeon's and to the accomidation's he had made for her.

"I will leave you to rest, I have exam's to grade before I can allow myself the pleasure of your company." he said giving her a slight bow before turning, and sweeping bat-like back down the hallway, she thought the season agreed with him , he good give a fig about Yule, it was the amber eyed woman who even now, even after running from him could bring out the best in him.