Sorry all, I know I haven't updated like forever but here it is, as promised, chapter 9.
J.K: Did you ever know that you're my hero *Naomi bursts into tears of worship!*
Hayley: Now you can't kill me!
Sarah (biggest fan: Tinkergilly): sorry about the wait
Toria: 1)you have me listening to Bonnie Tyler 2)Saw Wicksy loads on Friday, woo hoo! No Mr Leather like!
Dashing for the stairs, Snape made his way to Dumbledore's office, virtually taking that door off of its hinges in his anxiety to get through the door.
"Whats happened? Where's Hermione?" He demanded of Dumbledore.
"She is at the burrow with Ron, Severus, now calm down! Its just business, she will be back before long, I'm sure." Dumbledore said, almost aggravated that the minute she disappeared from Snape's sight, he went wild.
"What does he want with her?" Snape spat, "Why does he have to interfere with us?"
"Hermione is not a possession, Snape! You cannot control her or who she sees!" Dumbledore said, in clipped tones. Snape glowered at Dumbledore for a few short moments, before swinging round and storming out of the room, cursing the headmaster, Hermione and Ronald Weasley.
Hermione arrived at the burrow by floo powder, a wave of nostalgia crashing down on her, a sense of belonging caressing her that she hadn't felt for a good many years, and the friendly face of one of her best friends from her teenage years, Ron, waiting for her as she stepped out of the fireplace.
"Hello stranger" she whispered softly, leaning forward to hug him.
"Hermione, I've missed you so much! You look fabulous!" Ron was stunned as she smiled. This wasn't the prudent little auburn headed friend he had left behind, but a tall, beautiful, girl instead. No, not girl, Woman, a woman so catching in the light, it made him gasp. It was then Ron realised just how much he had missed Hermione, how wrong he was to shut out, but most of all, what his life might have been to have her in. 'No use wishing now though, mate, you blew it' Ron sighed.
"You don't look so bad yourself!" Hermione giggled, withdrawing from his embrace in order to look him up and down. "How have you been then?"
"Not bad. Look, Hermione, I've been wanting to tell...." Ron was cut off by his mother and sister rushing into the front room of their house.
"HERMIONE! YOU'RE HERE!" squealed Ginny, still relatively young looking but completely matured as well. Hermione flung herself at Ginny as Ginny did the same thing.
"Oh, I've missed you so much!" Cried Hermione, then stepping away to reveal Mrs Weasley, waiting for Hermione to notice her.
"Hermione, it's really been to long!" smiled Mrs Weasley, looking no doubt older, after all she had been through, with Harry, Percy disowning the family, her twin sons quitting school, and the war that had occurred.
"You're telling me!" Hermione didn't return the smile, but walked upto Mrs Weasley and stopped, before hugging her, the love and warmth she had received from this woman returning all at once.
"It's so good to see all of you!" Hermione wiped her tears from the happy reunion away and gave a weak smile, "my life hasn't been the same without you!" She broke down into tears again, and Mrs Weasley led Ginny out of the room so Hermione could talk to Ron properly. Ron at once felt grateful to his mother and sister for leaving.
"Don't cry, Hermione," He whispered, "We can't afford to get emotional right now. We have a job to do, for Harry."
"Yes, you're right, of course, I'm just being silly!" but all the same she wrapped herself in Ron's arms. Ron looked into her eyes as she smiled, and those words, from that muggle song, rushed through his head, 'Bright eyes, burning like fire, Bright eyes, how can you close and fade?' He shook the thoughts out of his head, knowing that it wouldn't do him any good to dwell on her, and that it was just reunion feelings, so he had to push them to the back of his mind, until they just disappeared. If they disappeared.
Snape paced up and down his bedroom, at eleven o clock, wondering why Hermione hadn't returned at this time, late at night. 'Why does she want to see Ron? What does he have to do with anything, anyway? He's interfering! If it wasn't for him, she would be here, making love to me!' Snape thought bitterly. He wasn't aware he was being watched by a portrait, he was far too angry for that. He had never wanted to fall in love, nor had he expected it, but it had, and now he couldn't help but be possessive. He knew something was astray, because Hermione wouldn't just pop off in the middle of a school day to see an old friend she had had nothing to do with for a few years. Dumbledore didn't even trust him enough to tell him what it was. Crazy old fool, thinking Snape was stupid. He'd find out, one way or the other.
Armando retreated to his main home, sick of spying and passed on to Dumbledore what Snape had been like. Dumbledore leaned back in his chair and sighed.
"I think I may have made a big mistake in getting Severus and Hermione together, for it seems it may have been just lust, and something is happening at the burrow which may just prove this" Dumbledore told Armando.
"Well, that'll teach you to spy!" said Armando grumpily, sticking his two fingers up when Dumbledore was facing the other way.
"Tell me you are kidding!" Ron said, completely shell shocked as Hermione broke the news of her relationship with Snape to him, "You cannot be serious, going out with that old git!"
"I am serious, Ron, and he isn't a git!" Hermione snapped. She knew it wouldn't be long before their ever continuing arguing began. It had taken a record length of an hour before they were at it again, but Hermione was glad they were because it covered that funny feeling in her stomach that she couldn't explain.
"Hermione, you hated him when we were in school!" Ron looked at her incredulously, wondering what had happened to her to make her go so crazy as to fall in love with Severus Snape.
"Ron, things change. People change. Feelings change. I should go, I'll be back tomorrow in any case" She rose and walked towards the fire place.
"Hermione, wait! There's something I've been wanting to tell you for the longest time." Ron stopped her.
"What now, Ron?" Hermione asked him, becoming quite flustered.
"This," he said, before he kissed her and threw the floo powder in the fire and shouted "Hogwarts" on Hermione's behalf, quick enough so she couldn't say anything in response.
*Read and Review as ever please! Stay tuned for chapter 5 of It couldn't happen in the real world coming soon!*
J.K: Did you ever know that you're my hero *Naomi bursts into tears of worship!*
Hayley: Now you can't kill me!
Sarah (biggest fan: Tinkergilly): sorry about the wait
Toria: 1)you have me listening to Bonnie Tyler 2)Saw Wicksy loads on Friday, woo hoo! No Mr Leather like!
Dashing for the stairs, Snape made his way to Dumbledore's office, virtually taking that door off of its hinges in his anxiety to get through the door.
"Whats happened? Where's Hermione?" He demanded of Dumbledore.
"She is at the burrow with Ron, Severus, now calm down! Its just business, she will be back before long, I'm sure." Dumbledore said, almost aggravated that the minute she disappeared from Snape's sight, he went wild.
"What does he want with her?" Snape spat, "Why does he have to interfere with us?"
"Hermione is not a possession, Snape! You cannot control her or who she sees!" Dumbledore said, in clipped tones. Snape glowered at Dumbledore for a few short moments, before swinging round and storming out of the room, cursing the headmaster, Hermione and Ronald Weasley.
Hermione arrived at the burrow by floo powder, a wave of nostalgia crashing down on her, a sense of belonging caressing her that she hadn't felt for a good many years, and the friendly face of one of her best friends from her teenage years, Ron, waiting for her as she stepped out of the fireplace.
"Hello stranger" she whispered softly, leaning forward to hug him.
"Hermione, I've missed you so much! You look fabulous!" Ron was stunned as she smiled. This wasn't the prudent little auburn headed friend he had left behind, but a tall, beautiful, girl instead. No, not girl, Woman, a woman so catching in the light, it made him gasp. It was then Ron realised just how much he had missed Hermione, how wrong he was to shut out, but most of all, what his life might have been to have her in. 'No use wishing now though, mate, you blew it' Ron sighed.
"You don't look so bad yourself!" Hermione giggled, withdrawing from his embrace in order to look him up and down. "How have you been then?"
"Not bad. Look, Hermione, I've been wanting to tell...." Ron was cut off by his mother and sister rushing into the front room of their house.
"HERMIONE! YOU'RE HERE!" squealed Ginny, still relatively young looking but completely matured as well. Hermione flung herself at Ginny as Ginny did the same thing.
"Oh, I've missed you so much!" Cried Hermione, then stepping away to reveal Mrs Weasley, waiting for Hermione to notice her.
"Hermione, it's really been to long!" smiled Mrs Weasley, looking no doubt older, after all she had been through, with Harry, Percy disowning the family, her twin sons quitting school, and the war that had occurred.
"You're telling me!" Hermione didn't return the smile, but walked upto Mrs Weasley and stopped, before hugging her, the love and warmth she had received from this woman returning all at once.
"It's so good to see all of you!" Hermione wiped her tears from the happy reunion away and gave a weak smile, "my life hasn't been the same without you!" She broke down into tears again, and Mrs Weasley led Ginny out of the room so Hermione could talk to Ron properly. Ron at once felt grateful to his mother and sister for leaving.
"Don't cry, Hermione," He whispered, "We can't afford to get emotional right now. We have a job to do, for Harry."
"Yes, you're right, of course, I'm just being silly!" but all the same she wrapped herself in Ron's arms. Ron looked into her eyes as she smiled, and those words, from that muggle song, rushed through his head, 'Bright eyes, burning like fire, Bright eyes, how can you close and fade?' He shook the thoughts out of his head, knowing that it wouldn't do him any good to dwell on her, and that it was just reunion feelings, so he had to push them to the back of his mind, until they just disappeared. If they disappeared.
Snape paced up and down his bedroom, at eleven o clock, wondering why Hermione hadn't returned at this time, late at night. 'Why does she want to see Ron? What does he have to do with anything, anyway? He's interfering! If it wasn't for him, she would be here, making love to me!' Snape thought bitterly. He wasn't aware he was being watched by a portrait, he was far too angry for that. He had never wanted to fall in love, nor had he expected it, but it had, and now he couldn't help but be possessive. He knew something was astray, because Hermione wouldn't just pop off in the middle of a school day to see an old friend she had had nothing to do with for a few years. Dumbledore didn't even trust him enough to tell him what it was. Crazy old fool, thinking Snape was stupid. He'd find out, one way or the other.
Armando retreated to his main home, sick of spying and passed on to Dumbledore what Snape had been like. Dumbledore leaned back in his chair and sighed.
"I think I may have made a big mistake in getting Severus and Hermione together, for it seems it may have been just lust, and something is happening at the burrow which may just prove this" Dumbledore told Armando.
"Well, that'll teach you to spy!" said Armando grumpily, sticking his two fingers up when Dumbledore was facing the other way.
"Tell me you are kidding!" Ron said, completely shell shocked as Hermione broke the news of her relationship with Snape to him, "You cannot be serious, going out with that old git!"
"I am serious, Ron, and he isn't a git!" Hermione snapped. She knew it wouldn't be long before their ever continuing arguing began. It had taken a record length of an hour before they were at it again, but Hermione was glad they were because it covered that funny feeling in her stomach that she couldn't explain.
"Hermione, you hated him when we were in school!" Ron looked at her incredulously, wondering what had happened to her to make her go so crazy as to fall in love with Severus Snape.
"Ron, things change. People change. Feelings change. I should go, I'll be back tomorrow in any case" She rose and walked towards the fire place.
"Hermione, wait! There's something I've been wanting to tell you for the longest time." Ron stopped her.
"What now, Ron?" Hermione asked him, becoming quite flustered.
"This," he said, before he kissed her and threw the floo powder in the fire and shouted "Hogwarts" on Hermione's behalf, quick enough so she couldn't say anything in response.
*Read and Review as ever please! Stay tuned for chapter 5 of It couldn't happen in the real world coming soon!*