Chapter 22

A Year Ends and Something Else Begins Again



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Hermione Granger nearly ran the whole way down the path towards the Staff table inside of the Great Hall upon seeing him there, his eyes never leaving her own. Everyone was watching them. Curious if the newly returned Teacher and the ex-Potions master did in fact have something between them as the rumors of last year were still a buzz about the ancient School about the married young Professor Potter and the much too old Professor Snape.

How so much had changed in the last year for them. Hermione and Harry had remained together despite ending their marriage at Harry's insistence. Harry had said he wanted her to be known as Hermione Granger when he left their world one final time, not the famous Harry Potter's much too young widow.

He wanted her to be what he had loved the most about her in life. Herself and nothing less.

Upon Harry's death Hermione had officially resigned from Hogwarts as the DATA teacher, and began to ready herself for the upcoming arrival of her son, who would be looking at her as the only parental figure in it's life.

The very idea of parenthood had terrified her at first. Not only from what Severus had said all those months ago, but just knowing she would be responsible for this alone.

But all negative thoughts flew out the window upon the birth of her son, Alexander James Potter. Just holding him in her arms held comfort where she thought would be none.

It was as if Alex was letting her know they were going to be all right.

Again Hermione allowed those dark black eyes to wash over her, sending chills up and down her spine, as it did when they first began a relationship all most six years ago. The fiery passion between them was still there. Even a mere look from him was enough to satisfy her to her very depths of her core.

But not this time.

Months aching for his touch...being haunted by his very memory in her bed...all those nights in her youth they never dared lay waste too...

How she reviled to relive all of that with him again, and so much more.

She was ready now.

As somehow sensing this from her by her eyes, Severus gently took her hands in his, and slowly bent down on both knee's.

"Hermione Granger, will you do me the most immense honor of becoming my wife?"

Her answer was quickly lost in the thundering roar of cheers that birthed from the crowded Great Hall, as all four Houses and the entire Teaching staff, gave the couple a well deserved standing ovation of their approval for what ever the couple should decide in their life's together.

Dumbledore's eyes twinkled as he then could see through the crowded Hall of the passionate kiss that Professor Granger happily gave a pleasantly suprised Professor Snape, sealing their new engagement.









The End




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