Foolish Wand Waving
by Barbi Bee
Chapter 6
JKR owns the characters, I'm only borrowing them.
to Shimmergloom - I not quite sure yet how it will turn out, however I am a SS/Hg shipper so it is a possibility.
To Angie-La68 - thanks coz for all your support and a Great Xmas
In the weeks following Halloween, Severus and Hermione found their relationship had changed. From the teacher/student one they had endured for six years,to the mentor/protogee they had developed, and finally to the friendship they now enjoyed. They didn't know if their relationship would grow anymore and frankly they didn't care because they were both content with what they had.
Hermione no longer haunted the library like one of the many ghosts which inhabited the school. Now if she had problems with her homework she asked Severus for help. Sometimes he directed to his personal library, sometimes he talked the problem through with her so that she had a better understanding of it and if it was something he couldn't help with he sent her to someone who could.
As for Severus, he was no longer the grouch the students and staff had known for so many years. Oh, he was still as strict as ever in the classroom but outside of it, he was a changed man. Students were no longer afraid of him, and potions class became a time to be enjoyed rather than endured.
Hermione still undertook her duties as Severus' assistant. Dealing with his mail, assisting with class plans and marking homework. Even to the extent of helping in his studio, sorting out the pieces he intended showing in his next exhibition.
It was the way their evenings ended that had changed the most, from Thankyou and goodnight to cups of hot chocolate drunk before a roaring fire. A kiss on the cheek or a hug as Hermione returned to her rooms was also the norm more often than not.
Even Quidditch matches were different. With Harry, Ron and Ginny all on the House team, Hermione usually sat in the staff box with Severus during the Gryffindor games. A Sickle or two often wagered on the outcome, not just between the two friends, but among the other teachers as well. When Gryffindor wasn't playing she still sat with her classmates in the Gryffindor stands, one of the few occasions she spent time with them now that they had matured and grown in different directions. Harry and Ron becoming more commited to their sports and Hermione to her studies.
With Winter came around, Severus and Hermione took time out from their myriad duties to act like kids. They built snowmen and women, threw snowballs around and went skating on the frozen lake. They lay in the snow and made snow angels and created some elaborate snow and ice sculptures. They went sledding on nearby snow covered hills and downed lots of pepper-up potion in an effort to avoid colds and sniffles. Times really were good for the pair if them.
by Barbi Bee
Chapter 6
JKR owns the characters, I'm only borrowing them.
to Shimmergloom - I not quite sure yet how it will turn out, however I am a SS/Hg shipper so it is a possibility.
To Angie-La68 - thanks coz for all your support and a Great Xmas
In the weeks following Halloween, Severus and Hermione found their relationship had changed. From the teacher/student one they had endured for six years,to the mentor/protogee they had developed, and finally to the friendship they now enjoyed. They didn't know if their relationship would grow anymore and frankly they didn't care because they were both content with what they had.
Hermione no longer haunted the library like one of the many ghosts which inhabited the school. Now if she had problems with her homework she asked Severus for help. Sometimes he directed to his personal library, sometimes he talked the problem through with her so that she had a better understanding of it and if it was something he couldn't help with he sent her to someone who could.
As for Severus, he was no longer the grouch the students and staff had known for so many years. Oh, he was still as strict as ever in the classroom but outside of it, he was a changed man. Students were no longer afraid of him, and potions class became a time to be enjoyed rather than endured.
Hermione still undertook her duties as Severus' assistant. Dealing with his mail, assisting with class plans and marking homework. Even to the extent of helping in his studio, sorting out the pieces he intended showing in his next exhibition.
It was the way their evenings ended that had changed the most, from Thankyou and goodnight to cups of hot chocolate drunk before a roaring fire. A kiss on the cheek or a hug as Hermione returned to her rooms was also the norm more often than not.
Even Quidditch matches were different. With Harry, Ron and Ginny all on the House team, Hermione usually sat in the staff box with Severus during the Gryffindor games. A Sickle or two often wagered on the outcome, not just between the two friends, but among the other teachers as well. When Gryffindor wasn't playing she still sat with her classmates in the Gryffindor stands, one of the few occasions she spent time with them now that they had matured and grown in different directions. Harry and Ron becoming more commited to their sports and Hermione to her studies.
With Winter came around, Severus and Hermione took time out from their myriad duties to act like kids. They built snowmen and women, threw snowballs around and went skating on the frozen lake. They lay in the snow and made snow angels and created some elaborate snow and ice sculptures. They went sledding on nearby snow covered hills and downed lots of pepper-up potion in an effort to avoid colds and sniffles. Times really were good for the pair if them.