A/N: Thank you Wyrm, for liking the way I portrayed Ron. I really can't
stand him. I dunno why, he just bugs me. Anyway, I'll leave you to my
story.
They carried on in that fashion for the next few days. They even made it somewhat public knowledge to the rest of the staff. Reactions in order:
Dumbledore: I knew it had to happen someday.
Remus and Sirius: SEVERUS, WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER?
Minerva: Hermione, are you sure about this dear, and Severus! I'll be having a word with you!
Harry: Ron isn't going to like this Hermione, he really isn't going to like this. Snape, please take care of her.
Hermione had only found out that morning that Harry had accepted the Divination Job, as he was a "True Seer".
Later on during breakfast Minerva dragged Severus into a side room.
"Severus, I know you wouldn't hurt Hermione, but I need to be sure that she won't hurt you in any way. The last thing we need is an overly emotional Potions Master. She's a very powerful witch our Hermione. Most of the time she doesn't realize she hurts people until long after. But she is in my protection, and I don't really approve of her . . . and you . . . And, well, you know what I mean. You're nine years her senior. I, just, don't want to see either of you hurt."
"Minerva, I'm touched." He said, placing a hand over his heart.
She grimaced. "I knew that would be completely wasted on you." She began to leave.
"No. I get your point." He said quietly.
"Really?"
"Really. Now lets go eat. I'm starved."
Meanwhile, in the Great Hall:
"Look Harry, I know Ron won't like it, but I don't care. Its not like he likes me anymore." Hermione said, spreading marmalade on her toast.
"Actually, he does." Harry said quietly enough that only Hermione could hear him.
"HE DOES??" Hermione yelled just as Ron entered the Hall.
"Who does what?" Ron asked, getting himself some tea.
"Umm, Lockhart!" Harry said, racking his brains.
"Yeah! Harry just told me the ministry got his memory back, but he's being, err . . ." Hermione paused.
"Investigated! Yeah, cause you know how he tried to put memory charms on us second year? Well, they found out he hadn't done any of the things in his books and he's being investigated." Harry said.
"Right." Ron sounded doubtful, but couldn't elaborate on it as Severus and Minerva came back in the hall. Ron glared at Snape, and Severus glared back.
"Not again!" Hermione muttered under her breath.
"What?" Ron asked her skeptically.
"Nothing." Hermione said a bit to quickly.
"Are you hiding something from us Herm?" Ron asked, still skeptical.
"No. Not really." Hermione said.
"Not really?" Ron repeated.
"Well, sort of." Hermione admitted.
"What?" Ron pushed.
"Um, Severus, a little help please?" Hermione pleaded.
"Hermione and I are together." Snape said bluntly.
Everybody winced. They all had gotten over the initial shock (except for Ron), but hearing it straight out like that was an unexpected shock.
"What?" Ron yelled.
"Severus and I are together." Hermione said quietly.
"Hermione, I, I, you can't expect me to be civil to that bat, can you?" Ron hissed.
"You'd better be." Hermione said, warning evident in her voice.
"But--!" Hermione interrupted him.
"Ron, I love him. I know you hate him, but you'll have to get over it. I know you still have a thing for me" Here, half of the table snorted, they knew it was more than a "thing", "but you'll have to get over it because I can never love you that way. I love both you and Harry but - not like that."
"Thanks Hermione." Harry muttered.
Ron scowled.
All in all, a pleasant breakfast.
AUTHORS NOTE
Don't complain because it's short. I'm trying. I'm getting it where I want it to go, FINALLY! I probably won't be able to update for quite some time because the semester just ended, so I'm swamped. I'm writing when I can, and I apologize if it seems like I'm getting off-track during the story. I'll get up as much as possible as fast as possible.
Anndi Malfoy
They carried on in that fashion for the next few days. They even made it somewhat public knowledge to the rest of the staff. Reactions in order:
Dumbledore: I knew it had to happen someday.
Remus and Sirius: SEVERUS, WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER?
Minerva: Hermione, are you sure about this dear, and Severus! I'll be having a word with you!
Harry: Ron isn't going to like this Hermione, he really isn't going to like this. Snape, please take care of her.
Hermione had only found out that morning that Harry had accepted the Divination Job, as he was a "True Seer".
Later on during breakfast Minerva dragged Severus into a side room.
"Severus, I know you wouldn't hurt Hermione, but I need to be sure that she won't hurt you in any way. The last thing we need is an overly emotional Potions Master. She's a very powerful witch our Hermione. Most of the time she doesn't realize she hurts people until long after. But she is in my protection, and I don't really approve of her . . . and you . . . And, well, you know what I mean. You're nine years her senior. I, just, don't want to see either of you hurt."
"Minerva, I'm touched." He said, placing a hand over his heart.
She grimaced. "I knew that would be completely wasted on you." She began to leave.
"No. I get your point." He said quietly.
"Really?"
"Really. Now lets go eat. I'm starved."
Meanwhile, in the Great Hall:
"Look Harry, I know Ron won't like it, but I don't care. Its not like he likes me anymore." Hermione said, spreading marmalade on her toast.
"Actually, he does." Harry said quietly enough that only Hermione could hear him.
"HE DOES??" Hermione yelled just as Ron entered the Hall.
"Who does what?" Ron asked, getting himself some tea.
"Umm, Lockhart!" Harry said, racking his brains.
"Yeah! Harry just told me the ministry got his memory back, but he's being, err . . ." Hermione paused.
"Investigated! Yeah, cause you know how he tried to put memory charms on us second year? Well, they found out he hadn't done any of the things in his books and he's being investigated." Harry said.
"Right." Ron sounded doubtful, but couldn't elaborate on it as Severus and Minerva came back in the hall. Ron glared at Snape, and Severus glared back.
"Not again!" Hermione muttered under her breath.
"What?" Ron asked her skeptically.
"Nothing." Hermione said a bit to quickly.
"Are you hiding something from us Herm?" Ron asked, still skeptical.
"No. Not really." Hermione said.
"Not really?" Ron repeated.
"Well, sort of." Hermione admitted.
"What?" Ron pushed.
"Um, Severus, a little help please?" Hermione pleaded.
"Hermione and I are together." Snape said bluntly.
Everybody winced. They all had gotten over the initial shock (except for Ron), but hearing it straight out like that was an unexpected shock.
"What?" Ron yelled.
"Severus and I are together." Hermione said quietly.
"Hermione, I, I, you can't expect me to be civil to that bat, can you?" Ron hissed.
"You'd better be." Hermione said, warning evident in her voice.
"But--!" Hermione interrupted him.
"Ron, I love him. I know you hate him, but you'll have to get over it. I know you still have a thing for me" Here, half of the table snorted, they knew it was more than a "thing", "but you'll have to get over it because I can never love you that way. I love both you and Harry but - not like that."
"Thanks Hermione." Harry muttered.
Ron scowled.
All in all, a pleasant breakfast.
AUTHORS NOTE
Don't complain because it's short. I'm trying. I'm getting it where I want it to go, FINALLY! I probably won't be able to update for quite some time because the semester just ended, so I'm swamped. I'm writing when I can, and I apologize if it seems like I'm getting off-track during the story. I'll get up as much as possible as fast as possible.
Anndi Malfoy