The Love of One Woman

Chapter 7


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Hermione Potter took most of the early morning to pick herself up from her bed, and get ready for breakfast in the Great Hall. It was her first breakfast there in five years, and for the first time in Hermione Granger's life, she was running late in starting her day.

She hurried toward the Great Hall and then walked her way toward the Teacher's table. She frowned upon noticing that Severus was already gone.

Hermione sat beside a new teacher that she never expected to see in all her years at Hogwarts. Cho Chang-Weasley.

"Cho, I had no idea that you went into teaching," Hermione said softly, fighting the urge to mention Ron, and gloat that the better woman won Harry. Because Hermione didn't win anything. She won Harry because Cho had tossed him away, and lost a great friendship in Ron. Harry hated any attempt she made to have contact with Ron and Cho.

He had even forbid her in going to the wedding.

Hermione had missed Ron deeply over the years, and always hoped that he understood why she had stayed out of his life.

"I graduated two years ago, after the birth of my daughters, Mina and Molly." Cho beamed proudly, instantly pulling out magical photos from her pockets. Two beautiful baby twin daughters, which both had deep brown eyes, and bright red hair.

"Oh, they're so beautiful, Cho," Hermione gushed, tears stinging her eyes. How she longed to have children of her own too.

"These are my first two, Arthur and Ling," Cho stated, happily pulling out another set of photos. "They're named after our father's, of course."

Hermione gaped at another set of twin photos in awe. Images of twin baby boys were grinning at her, as they looked at the camera for mommy. Both boys had their mother's tone, but had their father's eyes, and the famous Weasley red hair like their sisters did.

"You have four children?" Hermione asked, expecting to see yet another set of twin photos handed to her at any moment. "In five years?"

"With number five on the way." Cho grinned, patting her belly gentally.

"wow." Hermione then whispered smally.

Hermione was trying to fight the jelous feelings in her stomach, but she couldn't help it. She wanted to hate Cho desperately right then for having all that she didn't.

A husband who obviously was passionately in love with her, and Cho had the big, happy family, that Hermione had always dreamed for.

Her eyes filling, Hermione could no longer hide her pain, and fled the Great Hall as fast as her legs would carry her.

At the enterance she smacked right into a hard warm body. The body quickly took her into it's embrace, and Hermione held onto it for dear life, sobbing her eyes out.

"There, there, my love." a most welcoming voice whispered into her hair. "I have you. And I'll never let you go."

Hermione then opened her eyes, and before she knew it, Severus' lips locked with hers, and she preyed that he would never let her go.


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