Chapter Seven: To Sneak
Severus Snape looked up from his desk at the clock.
He had been grading papers all day. Yes, it was Christmas, and yes the remaining two of the dream team, along with the younger sister, were the only students left in residence besides Mr. Malfoy. Then yes, four of the five were making the day seem like a funeral.
Draco, to put the records strait, had been absent the entire day as well.
Severus knew precisely why he remained away from the world that day. He rubbed his temples after setting down his quill. The memories wouldn't stop haunting him.
IT had been happening more and more as Christmas neared. He found himself often talking as though he were back at the time.
He shook his head at the nonsense.
However, just in case, he sealed himself off. After explaining his 'complication' to Albus, he was given complete retrieve form the world.
What he didn't tell Albus was, of course, why this was happening, and boy did he know why it was.
She was coming back that night, and his body and mind was preparing him for it, so he wouldn't mess up.
Time for him would soon be running in sync with his past.
Looking again at the clock, he realized that as it was near ten, then perhaps he had better get to where he needed to be.
Putting the papers away he stood up and walked out of the dungeons up to the library.
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Hermione was personally grateful that all of her notes and textbooks followed her through time. She grabbed her copy of The Invisible book of invisibility, and being as smart as she was, had it wrapped in a scarf so that she could see it.
And of course, once it was open, you could see it like a normal book. She opened it and flipped to her marked page about halfway through, she read a few paragraphs then closed it and wrapped it again.
Standing, she pointed her wand at her self 'Avis!' and instantly she was unseen.
Snape's Time turner was safely secured about her neck prior to the spell.
She ran down to the library. It was time to test and see if what her book said was true about getting back to her time. If it wasn't, she could just use the 'undo' spell she read about.
But personally, Hermione wasn't going to have her official trip back, be that official test of how to do it. She wanted to be sure it would work before then.
And what a better way, then getting her Christmas gifts from the future? Of course, she had to wait until past curfew, but still, she was dead set on getting them.
She opened the large wooden doors carefully and slipped into the middle of the room.
Ready or not, she twitched the dials on the time turner, and flipped.
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Severus had watched her vanish.
He saw her reappear before she had entered the library, and he followed her. He saw what she did, and used every ounce of will he had, to hold him back from running off and getting help.
She'd return, and when she did, she'd explain.
After all, she couldn't leave all of her books behind could she?"
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Harry and Ron were wandering the hall aimlessly. She still hadn't come back. She had missed Christmas.
But if what Snape said was true, she was still in the castle, just in a different time.
Ron was scrapping himself along the wall, eyes serious with worry.
Harry was glancing at the floor, walking very fast.
Both were knocked out of their thoughts when they bumped into Malfoy, who seemed to be going someplace rather quickly.
"Watch it potter!" he chastised. "Have either of you dim wits seen Snape? He isn't in his office,"
"No." they both shook their heads, almost as if they hadn't realized whom they were speaking.
Draco was used to it by now. He shook his head and said simply. "You both are becoming pathetic, what you can't seem to live with out Mud blood around? I would hate to see you during the summer months." he laughed.
Ron jumped and strangled him "You watch your tongue!"
Draco gagged trying to breathe.
"WHATS GOING ON!" a voice boomed.
Behind them was Snape, eyes cold.
Ron Dropped Malfoy onto the ground. Harry seemed to not realize what was happing about him.
"Mr. Potter, go on your way." Snape said in a pitying voice.
Almost in an obedient way, he started to walk again. Snape shook his head at how pathetic the boy had become, but instantly turned to the other two.
"Don't speak, Mr. Malfoy you will follow me. Mr. Weasley, go anywhere as long as it isn't your common room, or the library, tell Mr. Potter similar. I will see both of you in detention tomorrow. Mr. Malfoy, this way." and he walked on to the Library.
Draco looked at Ron "She'll come back." he said almost like it was obvious. "DO you think she'd appreciate you acting like you are?" he asked as he ran to catch up with his head of house.
Ron looked at the blonde head for a second as if he was calculating something, they went back to walking. This time like he normally did.
"I was looking for you professor." Draco said when he caught up
"I know." he said in response. "About a letter form your father?" he looked at him with a smirk on his face; it seemed to be an almost silly Smirk, like something rather funny had passed between them.
"Yes." Draco looked up at him "Truth, sir, your scaring me."
Snape nodded. "As of late I scare myself."
Draco looked at him like he had gone nuts.
"But when December ends, I'll be normal again, this is the peak." he nodded at his statement.
They reached the Library doors.
"Wait here, and don't enter. You won't understand what's going on inside." He stated, and then walked in.
Draco however, liked knowing lots of secrets. After a few seconds, he snuck in after him to watch.
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Hermione appeared in the dark library rather suddenly. She fell on the ground, shook her head, and lit her wand "Lumos!"
"Hello Hermione." Severus stood up from his seat and walked over to her.
Hermione analyzed what she was seeing. He was older indeed. "What's the year?"
"It's only been twenty two days since you left." he laughed.
"Oh great! I've changed you!" she looked like she was about to cry.
Severus couldn't have this; he bent down and whipped away the tears that were threatening to fall. "No, you haven't Gwen." he said softly. "You never have changed me. Neither now nor then."
"Then, why?"
"Fickle thing, time is." he nodded. "Right now, I'm suffering, why? Only because now my past and now are one." he sat on the ground Indian style. "What you have done in the past, I thank you for Gwen. However I turn out like you know me. Trust me; I have waited twenty or so odd years to talk with you now. You see before you, the teacher, tutor and friend you know. Both from before now and after. You Gwen were supposed to go back when you did, how you did, and you were supposed to do what you did. After this, I'm not sure about your action, but just do what you believe you should do."
He took a breath. "Your time, your life span includes that time. Since it had already happened, it was to happen again. But after this is all over." he sighed. "Once you come back for good, life will move forward once again. This is a knot, and yes there are a few of them in time. Now, any questions?"
Tears fell down her cheeks. "Yes," she whispered. "Can you for a moment go back to what I knew you as?"
Snape nodded, completely understanding. He stood up and loomed over her. "Ms. Granger!" he sounded appalled. "Well, I would expect this from your uh, friends, but you, head girl! You should have your title revoked! It will be very soon if I have any say."
Hermione burst out laughing.
"What? I did it wrong didn't I?"
"Very, Severus!" she continued to laugh.
He went back to sitting and joined her.
Once they had finished their necessary laugh, Snape looked at her.
"I'm sorry. It's just that lately I found myself slipping through time. I remember all those wonderful Lessons, and well, I want to go back." he shook his head. "Would you believe it? I forgot how to be the big bat!" he started to laugh again.
Hermione joined him.
"Sev?" she asked.
"Hum?"
"hwo did you know I would be here?"
"Simple, I saw you leave all those years ago."
"oh." she burst out laughing. "were discussing twenty years as if it were a matter of moments!"
"For us, Gwen, at the moment, that time 'was' only a matter of moments ago." he stated simply.
"No, for me maybe, but not for you, you had to wait all this time to talk with me." She pointed out.
"true." he stood up. "Now we had better be getting you your gift, that's why you came."
"How?"
"You'll tell me when you get back." he answered.
She nodded open mouth.
"Mr. Malfoy!" he shouted. Out from a single bookcase a rather shocked blonde head boy emerged. Snape laughed at him "Would you believe that I knew you came in here twenty years ago Draco?"
He shook his head.
"Then ask your father who Gwen is." he stated. "But for now, we need your help with the gifts."
"What!" Hermione looked at him shocked. "We should be able to handle them." she stated.
"Normally yes, but not this year." He looked at her sadly. "You can't possibly fathom how much you were missed when you vanished." he looked over at Draco "Come on, move your feet, you aren't that shocked I'm sure."
All three walked out of the Library.
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AN:
I'll get you the second part ASAP, but I have to write my ODAF chapter first, so wait ok. I hope you love!
Review
Relena.
Severus Snape looked up from his desk at the clock.
He had been grading papers all day. Yes, it was Christmas, and yes the remaining two of the dream team, along with the younger sister, were the only students left in residence besides Mr. Malfoy. Then yes, four of the five were making the day seem like a funeral.
Draco, to put the records strait, had been absent the entire day as well.
Severus knew precisely why he remained away from the world that day. He rubbed his temples after setting down his quill. The memories wouldn't stop haunting him.
IT had been happening more and more as Christmas neared. He found himself often talking as though he were back at the time.
He shook his head at the nonsense.
However, just in case, he sealed himself off. After explaining his 'complication' to Albus, he was given complete retrieve form the world.
What he didn't tell Albus was, of course, why this was happening, and boy did he know why it was.
She was coming back that night, and his body and mind was preparing him for it, so he wouldn't mess up.
Time for him would soon be running in sync with his past.
Looking again at the clock, he realized that as it was near ten, then perhaps he had better get to where he needed to be.
Putting the papers away he stood up and walked out of the dungeons up to the library.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Hermione was personally grateful that all of her notes and textbooks followed her through time. She grabbed her copy of The Invisible book of invisibility, and being as smart as she was, had it wrapped in a scarf so that she could see it.
And of course, once it was open, you could see it like a normal book. She opened it and flipped to her marked page about halfway through, she read a few paragraphs then closed it and wrapped it again.
Standing, she pointed her wand at her self 'Avis!' and instantly she was unseen.
Snape's Time turner was safely secured about her neck prior to the spell.
She ran down to the library. It was time to test and see if what her book said was true about getting back to her time. If it wasn't, she could just use the 'undo' spell she read about.
But personally, Hermione wasn't going to have her official trip back, be that official test of how to do it. She wanted to be sure it would work before then.
And what a better way, then getting her Christmas gifts from the future? Of course, she had to wait until past curfew, but still, she was dead set on getting them.
She opened the large wooden doors carefully and slipped into the middle of the room.
Ready or not, she twitched the dials on the time turner, and flipped.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Severus had watched her vanish.
He saw her reappear before she had entered the library, and he followed her. He saw what she did, and used every ounce of will he had, to hold him back from running off and getting help.
She'd return, and when she did, she'd explain.
After all, she couldn't leave all of her books behind could she?"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Harry and Ron were wandering the hall aimlessly. She still hadn't come back. She had missed Christmas.
But if what Snape said was true, she was still in the castle, just in a different time.
Ron was scrapping himself along the wall, eyes serious with worry.
Harry was glancing at the floor, walking very fast.
Both were knocked out of their thoughts when they bumped into Malfoy, who seemed to be going someplace rather quickly.
"Watch it potter!" he chastised. "Have either of you dim wits seen Snape? He isn't in his office,"
"No." they both shook their heads, almost as if they hadn't realized whom they were speaking.
Draco was used to it by now. He shook his head and said simply. "You both are becoming pathetic, what you can't seem to live with out Mud blood around? I would hate to see you during the summer months." he laughed.
Ron jumped and strangled him "You watch your tongue!"
Draco gagged trying to breathe.
"WHATS GOING ON!" a voice boomed.
Behind them was Snape, eyes cold.
Ron Dropped Malfoy onto the ground. Harry seemed to not realize what was happing about him.
"Mr. Potter, go on your way." Snape said in a pitying voice.
Almost in an obedient way, he started to walk again. Snape shook his head at how pathetic the boy had become, but instantly turned to the other two.
"Don't speak, Mr. Malfoy you will follow me. Mr. Weasley, go anywhere as long as it isn't your common room, or the library, tell Mr. Potter similar. I will see both of you in detention tomorrow. Mr. Malfoy, this way." and he walked on to the Library.
Draco looked at Ron "She'll come back." he said almost like it was obvious. "DO you think she'd appreciate you acting like you are?" he asked as he ran to catch up with his head of house.
Ron looked at the blonde head for a second as if he was calculating something, they went back to walking. This time like he normally did.
"I was looking for you professor." Draco said when he caught up
"I know." he said in response. "About a letter form your father?" he looked at him with a smirk on his face; it seemed to be an almost silly Smirk, like something rather funny had passed between them.
"Yes." Draco looked up at him "Truth, sir, your scaring me."
Snape nodded. "As of late I scare myself."
Draco looked at him like he had gone nuts.
"But when December ends, I'll be normal again, this is the peak." he nodded at his statement.
They reached the Library doors.
"Wait here, and don't enter. You won't understand what's going on inside." He stated, and then walked in.
Draco however, liked knowing lots of secrets. After a few seconds, he snuck in after him to watch.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Hermione appeared in the dark library rather suddenly. She fell on the ground, shook her head, and lit her wand "Lumos!"
"Hello Hermione." Severus stood up from his seat and walked over to her.
Hermione analyzed what she was seeing. He was older indeed. "What's the year?"
"It's only been twenty two days since you left." he laughed.
"Oh great! I've changed you!" she looked like she was about to cry.
Severus couldn't have this; he bent down and whipped away the tears that were threatening to fall. "No, you haven't Gwen." he said softly. "You never have changed me. Neither now nor then."
"Then, why?"
"Fickle thing, time is." he nodded. "Right now, I'm suffering, why? Only because now my past and now are one." he sat on the ground Indian style. "What you have done in the past, I thank you for Gwen. However I turn out like you know me. Trust me; I have waited twenty or so odd years to talk with you now. You see before you, the teacher, tutor and friend you know. Both from before now and after. You Gwen were supposed to go back when you did, how you did, and you were supposed to do what you did. After this, I'm not sure about your action, but just do what you believe you should do."
He took a breath. "Your time, your life span includes that time. Since it had already happened, it was to happen again. But after this is all over." he sighed. "Once you come back for good, life will move forward once again. This is a knot, and yes there are a few of them in time. Now, any questions?"
Tears fell down her cheeks. "Yes," she whispered. "Can you for a moment go back to what I knew you as?"
Snape nodded, completely understanding. He stood up and loomed over her. "Ms. Granger!" he sounded appalled. "Well, I would expect this from your uh, friends, but you, head girl! You should have your title revoked! It will be very soon if I have any say."
Hermione burst out laughing.
"What? I did it wrong didn't I?"
"Very, Severus!" she continued to laugh.
He went back to sitting and joined her.
Once they had finished their necessary laugh, Snape looked at her.
"I'm sorry. It's just that lately I found myself slipping through time. I remember all those wonderful Lessons, and well, I want to go back." he shook his head. "Would you believe it? I forgot how to be the big bat!" he started to laugh again.
Hermione joined him.
"Sev?" she asked.
"Hum?"
"hwo did you know I would be here?"
"Simple, I saw you leave all those years ago."
"oh." she burst out laughing. "were discussing twenty years as if it were a matter of moments!"
"For us, Gwen, at the moment, that time 'was' only a matter of moments ago." he stated simply.
"No, for me maybe, but not for you, you had to wait all this time to talk with me." She pointed out.
"true." he stood up. "Now we had better be getting you your gift, that's why you came."
"How?"
"You'll tell me when you get back." he answered.
She nodded open mouth.
"Mr. Malfoy!" he shouted. Out from a single bookcase a rather shocked blonde head boy emerged. Snape laughed at him "Would you believe that I knew you came in here twenty years ago Draco?"
He shook his head.
"Then ask your father who Gwen is." he stated. "But for now, we need your help with the gifts."
"What!" Hermione looked at him shocked. "We should be able to handle them." she stated.
"Normally yes, but not this year." He looked at her sadly. "You can't possibly fathom how much you were missed when you vanished." he looked over at Draco "Come on, move your feet, you aren't that shocked I'm sure."
All three walked out of the Library.
*~*~*~*~*~*~~*~**~~
AN:
I'll get you the second part ASAP, but I have to write my ODAF chapter first, so wait ok. I hope you love!
Review
Relena.