Alright I reposted this chapter today because yesterday I found out that one of my high school friends got busted for drugs. I've been crying all night and now I'm just angry with him. I love him so much. Why did he have to do it? I mean if Mark Cousino says 'That's not cool man.' then that means its pretty damn bad! Fucking damn.. Damn it. I was the second person to find out dude and when I told Kate, I was trying to be calm and she started crying. I mean she's a year older than me like Mark and she started crying. We all love Andy so much... I just can't believe it. I asked him if anything was wrong and he just shook his head and smiled saying "Naw"
A/N: This is the most dramatic chapter. I almost cried reading about her and Blaise. Almost. LMAO... Hope ya enjoy this. and guess who got first chair? Me of course... Lol... Again.
A/N 2: I pushed someone down who I've wanted to beat up for two years now. Everyone hates her with good reason. She's like "I have defense. I know kick boxing" Then she was being a bitch. I just like freaking pushed her really very hard. I was about to go for the punching and giving her black eyes. I don't fight like a girl. When I beat someone up. They get black eyes and bruises. Seriously dude. Everyone freakin started pounding on her. I was like I'm not gettin Suspended. I just fuckin left...
Disclaimer: I don't own HP god dammit! Ugh quit being such a muffin!
To: Meghan Allen (That was nice punch you delivered to her.)
Chapter 7: Done With The Old Me
She felt her robes whirl with the wind as the look on Severus's face was frozen in her mind. She let a single tear slip down her cheek. His Mina was no more. She opened her eyes to see the Headmaster gazing at her intently.
"Professor." She said simply as she already headed to his office with her before he said anything at all.
Once settled in the comfort of his office, he let a smile escape his lips, "Miss Granger. I thought you resembled someone by that name. Now my suspicions are confirmed. I remember very well that day that you came to me." Dumbledore kept smiling at her, waiting for her to say something.
"As do I." She was stating the obvious and very well aware of it. She touched her belly and smiled. Her robes barely even fitted anymore. She wanted him to say something. She wanted more than anything for him to tell her that all her thoughts were wrong about Severus...
"You can't just put me back now. I've been gone for months. What about my friends here? I'll never see them again in the future because-" With a wave of his hand she stopped talking. She couldn't change the future... Again.
"Miss Granger, if you do not return, I am afraid that you will simply perish." He stated simply searching his desk for the incantation he had written out.
"Are you ready to approach your friends? Maybe seeing Remus would help. I shall summon them now." He stood up from behind his desk and approached the fireplace. He took a pinch of floo powder and threw it into the fireplace. It was quite a sight to see half a headmaster leaning into a fire. Would his beard get burned at all?
Within a few seconds a very ruffled Remus Lupin stepped out. Obviously he was still sleeping. The headmaster wrote a parchment out and threw it into the fire. Probably a Hogwarts summons for Harry and Ron.
"It can't be." Remus whispered more to himself than anyone as he slapped himself on the face. "Hermione. Mina?" He asked seeing which one she would respond to. Over the time Mina seemed to become her main name back at school.
"Both. Remus, you have no idea how good it is to see you. It's only been a few short months, but it seems forever." She said hugging him. He buried his head in her hair and started to actually cry.
"We thought someone had taken you. Sirius and I thought you had died. James and Lily thought you went back to Beauxbatons without telling us. We all adapted that idea. All this time, you just went back here. Right now. Wait. You saw me a few months ago?" Remus said not letting go of his embrace.
"I'm fine Remus. The ball was the last time I saw you. I was just on my way when he pulled me aside and took me." She spat resentfully at Dumbledore.
"I'm afraid that you cannot travel yet." Dumbledore mumbled. For the first time in his life he was very unsure of himself.
"Then let me go back to my friends." She stood up and started to walk out when Dumbledore gently placed his arm on her shoulder.
"I have a feeling that you may have had... Erm... Intercourse in the previous times." He was trying to be his usual self, but he was very uncomfortable talking to a seventeen year old near-woman about sex.
"And so what if I have?" She asked defiantly. This was none of his damn, bloody business.
"Did you use a contraception charm?" She thought back and smiled at the memory. Of course they did! Otherwise she would be.... Oh no.
"It's 100% safe. I couldn't have gotten bloody pregnant!" She yelled at him. He blushed and looked down.
"There are some instances in which fate decides to... Erm... Intervene and it cancels out everything you do." He blushed a deeper red and looked down.
"So I'm bloody pregnant? Let me at least go tell Severus!" She yelled at him. He was being so Dumbledore! Usually she had patience and understood this, but today it was just annoying her.
"Not quite. You need to go back to Severus and marry him. I'm not quite sure about this, but I got a message today that just popped up on my desk. I'm not quite sure of the reason. Be back here with him as soon as you get him. Before you go... Would you care for a lemon drop?" She screamed loudly as she retrieved Severus. The old man had better be right or else he was getting into heavy waters.
"That's what happened?" Remus asked her as he finally let go of her, "Why would you need to marry Severus? And... Are you pregnant now?" He asked her a look of concern in his eyes.
As if on cue a dark haired baby popped out of her robes and started to cry. She smiled down at the bundle in her arms. Remus' eyes got wide as he took the baby from her.
"His name?" Remus asked as he cradled the baby into a deep sleep.
"Damien." She answered thinking of how she had named him. Dark haired with incredible silver eyes that no one saw coming. Well, her mother's side of the family had blue and green eyes.
"So what happens now? I have my baby. I've graduated Hogwarts by owl. I've gotten married, but haven't spoken to him in about nine months. What happens now that my life is in shambles. What now old man?" She asked him as the baby started crying. Her face softened as she looked at him, but hardened with hate as she looked at the Headmaster of Hogwarts.
"You leave. Accio incantation." He pointedly ignored her hard gaze. She opened her mouth in disgust and surprise. That surely couldn't just be it. What if Severus, the father of her child, her husband, turned to the Deatheaters because of her?
"How old are you then Mina? About nineteen?" He asked her, still cradling the baby in his arms.
"Nineteen tomorrow-" That was all she had time to share before a handsome fellow around twenty opened the door with a redheaded man the same age stepping through.
"Hermione?" Ron grasped her and swung her around. Harry blinked several times before registering what was in front of him.
Harry and Ron. Her best friends. They were her age. She hadn't seen them in almost two years. That was more than enough to bring tears to their eyes.
Harry grabbed her around the waist and came in for a full on kiss on the lips causing Remus and Dumbledore to be uncomfortable, "What happened? I was so worried. You just disappeared one day. We missed our best year together. We missed everything. You even missed Auror training admission. Auror training starts next month. Oh Hermione. We were so depressed." Harry said hugging her tightly.
"Harry. Ron. You have no idea how much I've missed you. Every time I looked at James I missed you more and more. Every adventure with the Marauders caused me to lay in bed and think about you two."
"You saw my dad?" Harry let tears escape his eyes.
"What about my parents?" Ron asked anxiously.
"Sorry Ron. They were a year ahead so they had already graduated. And yes Harry, I spent some time with Lily and James." Hermione answered softly, not daring to look at the emotions on Hermione's face in fear of crying.
Contrary to her belief, Harry smiled and jumped about excitedly, "You can tell me all about them then I suppose. You can also tell me what happened while you were there. Everything Hermione! We have so much to catch up on. I'm happy your back for good. The Three Broomsticks?" Harry asked them happily.
"I'm in." Ron said putting a hand on Hermione's shoulder and smiling at her as if letting go meant he would lose her again.
"Mind if we bring along an extra two people?" Hermione asked smiling as they hadn't asked about baby Damien yet.
"Sure who?" Ron asked already half way out the portrait hole with Harry following closely behind.
"Remus because he will help me explain. And my son, Damien." She said getting fast asleep baby from Remus' grip.
"Your son?" Harry asked a little unsurely. He must have been mistaken. Of course she had no son. She was only eighteen. She would have still had to have been in school. That isn't Hermione.
Ron was having the same thoughts along the lines of Harry's, "Excuse me?" He asked.
"My son. See this dark haired boy right here. My baby. You're so cute, aren't you?" She answered simply then looking at her baby with a grin on her face, "I have a lot to explain. Remus are you coming? Let's go." She replied, and without waiting for an answer she left.
After explaining what happened, with a great deal of Remus' help of course, they still kept asking who the father of her baby was. Remus gave her a questioning look.
"Nope it's not him. No offense to him and all, but no." She knew he was thinking James because he probably saw them together at the ball.
"Didn't you leave with-" He started but she covered his mouth to stop him from saying any more. She couldn't say anything about Severus just yet. Ron and Harry would freak out. Mainly Ron though. He was always so protective of her.
"Yes. It is him. We used a contraception charm too. Dumbledore said something about fate. I think I must have spit in his face how loudly I was yelling." She mused at the thought of Dumbledore wiping spit out of his beard.
"So how is everyone else? What ever happened to Draco Malfoy, or Seamus Finnigan, or Blaise?" She stumbled with that last one.
"Draco Malfoy actually surprised us. We work with him now. We couldn't believe it when he passed an Auror admission exam. Seamus Finnigan and Lavender Brown got married. They're expecting a child soon the last I heard. Most of the Gryffindors are very well. Neville also passed an Auror exam." Harry started.
"Blaise Zabini is... I'm not sure. He just became depressed when no one knew where you were. I mean, Snape saw you allegedly be transported somewhere. So everyone knew you traveled back in time, but we just couldn't get over it. We wanted you back. I think it hit Zabini really hard." Ron explained, not realizing that she was playing with her ring and looking down. She still had feelings for him. Your first love never goes away.
"We best be going. Hermione would you like to come to our flat tonight for dinner?" Harry asked rather suspiciously as he put down an address to floo to. She nodded.
"What are you doing-" Hermione saw Harry whisper something to Ron, and she also saw the evil look pass across his face. Harry and Ron took turns kissing her on the cheek before they rushed out rather quickly.
"They're up to something." Hermione stated rather bored as she cradled her baby in her arms.
"Of course they are. So Hermione, I spy a ring. So should I call you Mrs. Snape?" He asked her smirking. She shot him a dark look, "So when will you be talking to him?" Remus asked her seriously.
"Tomorrow," Hermione stated sourly, "I will talk to him. Will you please excuse me Remus? I must go talk to Dumbledore." She stated his name even more sourly.
"There is a teacher position open. Their quarters are quite nice..." She nodded and left.
Greetings were washed past her as people hugged her, and some people cried. Harry and Ron had gotten all of her friends, acquaintances, former professors, everyone there. This little party was spectacular.
She automatically saw a very distinct head of black hair. She rushed over to Blaise with Damien secured in her arms. She had to see him.
"Blaise." She whispered in his ear as he swung around from a conversation with Draco Malfoy. She saw all kinds of emotions pass over his face: lust, love, happiness, relief, and many more.
"Mia!" He rushed to meet her, and like earlier on in the day, she receive a kiss on the lips, "And who is this?" He asked taking the baby right from her. He didn't care that this was probably her child with another man. He didn't care that she had a wedding ring on. He didn't care that she just disappeared for about a year and a half. All he cared about that HIS Mia was back.
"My son, Damien." She whispered to him, his lips still on her mouth. Unlike Harry's lustful, friendly kiss, Blaise's was more passionate and loving.
"Hermione, love, Harry and Ron gave me the quick information on what happened, but what about this little cutey?" Blaise asked playing with Damien as the baby chuckled highly. Damien didn't adjust well to a lot of people, but Blaise was doing a wonderful job. He would make a great father some day. With her? She shook slightly at the thought.
She pulled him into Harry's supposed bedroom judging by that there were no Chudley Cannons posters on the wall. There were, however, several basketball and football teams on the walls.
"This is Severus's." She admitted to him. He blinked at her, "Yes. It means Snape." He sat down on the bed with his face blank. He might have fallen, but she couldn't blame him. If she thought she would have sex with her most hated teacher, she would have enrolled herself in St. Mungos.
"What? Hermione, love. You hate Snape. We all do. Except maybe Draco Malfoy. This can't be his actual child we're talking about. What the bloody hell happened?" He stood up, his whole body shaking. He couldn't believe her. She was lying. Then again, why would she? She had no reason to. He carefully left the poor baby on the bed as it seemed to listen to the conversation.
"Blaise. He was different back then. He was just there for me. Like you. It made me realize some things. We had sex once after a ball, and we used the spell. It's one hundred percent, Blaise. It's supposed to be. Dumbledore," She paused to spit his name with anger, "said it was fate. Bloody fucking fate." Rarely would she use American curse words, but sometimes you just had to find the right word.
"Did you love him at least?" He asked he as he swallowed, "What about me?" He asked in a hurt tone. He couldn't believe this.
"I-" She was cut off as the door opened. She let another tear drop down her cheek as she looked to see Harry standing there.
"Goodbye." Blaise whispered, and just as he disapperated, a wet blob fell down from where he was standing.
She hugged Harry tightly, afraid to let go. He held her with pity written across his face. She kept her arms on his waist for at least ten minutes before letting go. He put a reassuring kiss on her forehead. Even if they were never meant to be lovers, Harry would always be her best friend. He would always be closer to her than anyone else in the world.
"Let's go out there Mione." Harry whispered as he picked up the abandoned baby who seemed to know exactly what was going on.
"Harry, I don't want to." She whined.
"It'll get better Hermione. I promise or you'll have my head." Harry teased her. He felt that he needed to lighten the mood a bit, "Hogwarts needs to keep the tradition of a headless ghost after all." He teased a bit more.
"Of course. Can I have that in writing please?" He conjured up a piece of parchment and started writing with an imaginary quill, "Harry. Thanks for being here. Besides, it's too hard to break in a new best friend. Between you and Ron I'm good." She started laughing as they walked out the door laughing.
"I am not a dog. Maybe an animal. A farm animal perhaps?" Harry put a hand on his chin to mock think about it. She laughed at him slightly as they met with all of the other guests, including Slytherins.
A/N: I'm still debating whether it will be a happy ending. It has a while to go, but I think I'll let it have that sorta happy sorta not ending.
JOHN MAYER LYRICS
"New Deep"
I'm so alive
I'm so enlightened
I can barely survive
A night in my mind
I've got a plan
I'm gonna find out just how boring I am
And have a good time
Cause ever since I tried
Trying not to find
Every little meaning in my life
It's been fine
I've been cool
With my new golden rule
Numb is the new deep
Done with the old me
And talk is the same cheap it's been
Is there a God?
Why is he waiting?
Don't you think of it odd
When he knows my address?
And look at the stars
Don't they remind you of just how feeble we are?
Well it used to, I guess
Cause ever since I tried
Trying not to find
Every little meaning in my life
It's been fine
I've been cool
With my new golden rule
Numb is the new deep
Done with the old me
And talk is the same cheap
It's been
I'm a new man
I wear a new cologne and
You wouldn't know me if your eyes were closed
I know what you'll say
'This won't last longer than the rest of the day'
But you're wrong this time
You're wrong
Numb is the new deep
Done with the old me
I'm over the analyzing
Tonight
Stop trying to figure it out
(you try to figure, you try to figure it out)
It will only bring you down
You know, I used to be the back
porch poet with my book of rhymes
Always open knowing all the time I'm problably
Never gonna find the perfect rhyme
For 'heavier things'
A/N: This is the most dramatic chapter. I almost cried reading about her and Blaise. Almost. LMAO... Hope ya enjoy this. and guess who got first chair? Me of course... Lol... Again.
A/N 2: I pushed someone down who I've wanted to beat up for two years now. Everyone hates her with good reason. She's like "I have defense. I know kick boxing" Then she was being a bitch. I just like freaking pushed her really very hard. I was about to go for the punching and giving her black eyes. I don't fight like a girl. When I beat someone up. They get black eyes and bruises. Seriously dude. Everyone freakin started pounding on her. I was like I'm not gettin Suspended. I just fuckin left...
Disclaimer: I don't own HP god dammit! Ugh quit being such a muffin!
To: Meghan Allen (That was nice punch you delivered to her.)
Chapter 7: Done With The Old Me
She felt her robes whirl with the wind as the look on Severus's face was frozen in her mind. She let a single tear slip down her cheek. His Mina was no more. She opened her eyes to see the Headmaster gazing at her intently.
"Professor." She said simply as she already headed to his office with her before he said anything at all.
Once settled in the comfort of his office, he let a smile escape his lips, "Miss Granger. I thought you resembled someone by that name. Now my suspicions are confirmed. I remember very well that day that you came to me." Dumbledore kept smiling at her, waiting for her to say something.
"As do I." She was stating the obvious and very well aware of it. She touched her belly and smiled. Her robes barely even fitted anymore. She wanted him to say something. She wanted more than anything for him to tell her that all her thoughts were wrong about Severus...
"You can't just put me back now. I've been gone for months. What about my friends here? I'll never see them again in the future because-" With a wave of his hand she stopped talking. She couldn't change the future... Again.
"Miss Granger, if you do not return, I am afraid that you will simply perish." He stated simply searching his desk for the incantation he had written out.
"Are you ready to approach your friends? Maybe seeing Remus would help. I shall summon them now." He stood up from behind his desk and approached the fireplace. He took a pinch of floo powder and threw it into the fireplace. It was quite a sight to see half a headmaster leaning into a fire. Would his beard get burned at all?
Within a few seconds a very ruffled Remus Lupin stepped out. Obviously he was still sleeping. The headmaster wrote a parchment out and threw it into the fire. Probably a Hogwarts summons for Harry and Ron.
"It can't be." Remus whispered more to himself than anyone as he slapped himself on the face. "Hermione. Mina?" He asked seeing which one she would respond to. Over the time Mina seemed to become her main name back at school.
"Both. Remus, you have no idea how good it is to see you. It's only been a few short months, but it seems forever." She said hugging him. He buried his head in her hair and started to actually cry.
"We thought someone had taken you. Sirius and I thought you had died. James and Lily thought you went back to Beauxbatons without telling us. We all adapted that idea. All this time, you just went back here. Right now. Wait. You saw me a few months ago?" Remus said not letting go of his embrace.
"I'm fine Remus. The ball was the last time I saw you. I was just on my way when he pulled me aside and took me." She spat resentfully at Dumbledore.
"I'm afraid that you cannot travel yet." Dumbledore mumbled. For the first time in his life he was very unsure of himself.
"Then let me go back to my friends." She stood up and started to walk out when Dumbledore gently placed his arm on her shoulder.
"I have a feeling that you may have had... Erm... Intercourse in the previous times." He was trying to be his usual self, but he was very uncomfortable talking to a seventeen year old near-woman about sex.
"And so what if I have?" She asked defiantly. This was none of his damn, bloody business.
"Did you use a contraception charm?" She thought back and smiled at the memory. Of course they did! Otherwise she would be.... Oh no.
"It's 100% safe. I couldn't have gotten bloody pregnant!" She yelled at him. He blushed and looked down.
"There are some instances in which fate decides to... Erm... Intervene and it cancels out everything you do." He blushed a deeper red and looked down.
"So I'm bloody pregnant? Let me at least go tell Severus!" She yelled at him. He was being so Dumbledore! Usually she had patience and understood this, but today it was just annoying her.
"Not quite. You need to go back to Severus and marry him. I'm not quite sure about this, but I got a message today that just popped up on my desk. I'm not quite sure of the reason. Be back here with him as soon as you get him. Before you go... Would you care for a lemon drop?" She screamed loudly as she retrieved Severus. The old man had better be right or else he was getting into heavy waters.
"That's what happened?" Remus asked her as he finally let go of her, "Why would you need to marry Severus? And... Are you pregnant now?" He asked her a look of concern in his eyes.
As if on cue a dark haired baby popped out of her robes and started to cry. She smiled down at the bundle in her arms. Remus' eyes got wide as he took the baby from her.
"His name?" Remus asked as he cradled the baby into a deep sleep.
"Damien." She answered thinking of how she had named him. Dark haired with incredible silver eyes that no one saw coming. Well, her mother's side of the family had blue and green eyes.
"So what happens now? I have my baby. I've graduated Hogwarts by owl. I've gotten married, but haven't spoken to him in about nine months. What happens now that my life is in shambles. What now old man?" She asked him as the baby started crying. Her face softened as she looked at him, but hardened with hate as she looked at the Headmaster of Hogwarts.
"You leave. Accio incantation." He pointedly ignored her hard gaze. She opened her mouth in disgust and surprise. That surely couldn't just be it. What if Severus, the father of her child, her husband, turned to the Deatheaters because of her?
"How old are you then Mina? About nineteen?" He asked her, still cradling the baby in his arms.
"Nineteen tomorrow-" That was all she had time to share before a handsome fellow around twenty opened the door with a redheaded man the same age stepping through.
"Hermione?" Ron grasped her and swung her around. Harry blinked several times before registering what was in front of him.
Harry and Ron. Her best friends. They were her age. She hadn't seen them in almost two years. That was more than enough to bring tears to their eyes.
Harry grabbed her around the waist and came in for a full on kiss on the lips causing Remus and Dumbledore to be uncomfortable, "What happened? I was so worried. You just disappeared one day. We missed our best year together. We missed everything. You even missed Auror training admission. Auror training starts next month. Oh Hermione. We were so depressed." Harry said hugging her tightly.
"Harry. Ron. You have no idea how much I've missed you. Every time I looked at James I missed you more and more. Every adventure with the Marauders caused me to lay in bed and think about you two."
"You saw my dad?" Harry let tears escape his eyes.
"What about my parents?" Ron asked anxiously.
"Sorry Ron. They were a year ahead so they had already graduated. And yes Harry, I spent some time with Lily and James." Hermione answered softly, not daring to look at the emotions on Hermione's face in fear of crying.
Contrary to her belief, Harry smiled and jumped about excitedly, "You can tell me all about them then I suppose. You can also tell me what happened while you were there. Everything Hermione! We have so much to catch up on. I'm happy your back for good. The Three Broomsticks?" Harry asked them happily.
"I'm in." Ron said putting a hand on Hermione's shoulder and smiling at her as if letting go meant he would lose her again.
"Mind if we bring along an extra two people?" Hermione asked smiling as they hadn't asked about baby Damien yet.
"Sure who?" Ron asked already half way out the portrait hole with Harry following closely behind.
"Remus because he will help me explain. And my son, Damien." She said getting fast asleep baby from Remus' grip.
"Your son?" Harry asked a little unsurely. He must have been mistaken. Of course she had no son. She was only eighteen. She would have still had to have been in school. That isn't Hermione.
Ron was having the same thoughts along the lines of Harry's, "Excuse me?" He asked.
"My son. See this dark haired boy right here. My baby. You're so cute, aren't you?" She answered simply then looking at her baby with a grin on her face, "I have a lot to explain. Remus are you coming? Let's go." She replied, and without waiting for an answer she left.
After explaining what happened, with a great deal of Remus' help of course, they still kept asking who the father of her baby was. Remus gave her a questioning look.
"Nope it's not him. No offense to him and all, but no." She knew he was thinking James because he probably saw them together at the ball.
"Didn't you leave with-" He started but she covered his mouth to stop him from saying any more. She couldn't say anything about Severus just yet. Ron and Harry would freak out. Mainly Ron though. He was always so protective of her.
"Yes. It is him. We used a contraception charm too. Dumbledore said something about fate. I think I must have spit in his face how loudly I was yelling." She mused at the thought of Dumbledore wiping spit out of his beard.
"So how is everyone else? What ever happened to Draco Malfoy, or Seamus Finnigan, or Blaise?" She stumbled with that last one.
"Draco Malfoy actually surprised us. We work with him now. We couldn't believe it when he passed an Auror admission exam. Seamus Finnigan and Lavender Brown got married. They're expecting a child soon the last I heard. Most of the Gryffindors are very well. Neville also passed an Auror exam." Harry started.
"Blaise Zabini is... I'm not sure. He just became depressed when no one knew where you were. I mean, Snape saw you allegedly be transported somewhere. So everyone knew you traveled back in time, but we just couldn't get over it. We wanted you back. I think it hit Zabini really hard." Ron explained, not realizing that she was playing with her ring and looking down. She still had feelings for him. Your first love never goes away.
"We best be going. Hermione would you like to come to our flat tonight for dinner?" Harry asked rather suspiciously as he put down an address to floo to. She nodded.
"What are you doing-" Hermione saw Harry whisper something to Ron, and she also saw the evil look pass across his face. Harry and Ron took turns kissing her on the cheek before they rushed out rather quickly.
"They're up to something." Hermione stated rather bored as she cradled her baby in her arms.
"Of course they are. So Hermione, I spy a ring. So should I call you Mrs. Snape?" He asked her smirking. She shot him a dark look, "So when will you be talking to him?" Remus asked her seriously.
"Tomorrow," Hermione stated sourly, "I will talk to him. Will you please excuse me Remus? I must go talk to Dumbledore." She stated his name even more sourly.
"There is a teacher position open. Their quarters are quite nice..." She nodded and left.
Greetings were washed past her as people hugged her, and some people cried. Harry and Ron had gotten all of her friends, acquaintances, former professors, everyone there. This little party was spectacular.
She automatically saw a very distinct head of black hair. She rushed over to Blaise with Damien secured in her arms. She had to see him.
"Blaise." She whispered in his ear as he swung around from a conversation with Draco Malfoy. She saw all kinds of emotions pass over his face: lust, love, happiness, relief, and many more.
"Mia!" He rushed to meet her, and like earlier on in the day, she receive a kiss on the lips, "And who is this?" He asked taking the baby right from her. He didn't care that this was probably her child with another man. He didn't care that she had a wedding ring on. He didn't care that she just disappeared for about a year and a half. All he cared about that HIS Mia was back.
"My son, Damien." She whispered to him, his lips still on her mouth. Unlike Harry's lustful, friendly kiss, Blaise's was more passionate and loving.
"Hermione, love, Harry and Ron gave me the quick information on what happened, but what about this little cutey?" Blaise asked playing with Damien as the baby chuckled highly. Damien didn't adjust well to a lot of people, but Blaise was doing a wonderful job. He would make a great father some day. With her? She shook slightly at the thought.
She pulled him into Harry's supposed bedroom judging by that there were no Chudley Cannons posters on the wall. There were, however, several basketball and football teams on the walls.
"This is Severus's." She admitted to him. He blinked at her, "Yes. It means Snape." He sat down on the bed with his face blank. He might have fallen, but she couldn't blame him. If she thought she would have sex with her most hated teacher, she would have enrolled herself in St. Mungos.
"What? Hermione, love. You hate Snape. We all do. Except maybe Draco Malfoy. This can't be his actual child we're talking about. What the bloody hell happened?" He stood up, his whole body shaking. He couldn't believe her. She was lying. Then again, why would she? She had no reason to. He carefully left the poor baby on the bed as it seemed to listen to the conversation.
"Blaise. He was different back then. He was just there for me. Like you. It made me realize some things. We had sex once after a ball, and we used the spell. It's one hundred percent, Blaise. It's supposed to be. Dumbledore," She paused to spit his name with anger, "said it was fate. Bloody fucking fate." Rarely would she use American curse words, but sometimes you just had to find the right word.
"Did you love him at least?" He asked he as he swallowed, "What about me?" He asked in a hurt tone. He couldn't believe this.
"I-" She was cut off as the door opened. She let another tear drop down her cheek as she looked to see Harry standing there.
"Goodbye." Blaise whispered, and just as he disapperated, a wet blob fell down from where he was standing.
She hugged Harry tightly, afraid to let go. He held her with pity written across his face. She kept her arms on his waist for at least ten minutes before letting go. He put a reassuring kiss on her forehead. Even if they were never meant to be lovers, Harry would always be her best friend. He would always be closer to her than anyone else in the world.
"Let's go out there Mione." Harry whispered as he picked up the abandoned baby who seemed to know exactly what was going on.
"Harry, I don't want to." She whined.
"It'll get better Hermione. I promise or you'll have my head." Harry teased her. He felt that he needed to lighten the mood a bit, "Hogwarts needs to keep the tradition of a headless ghost after all." He teased a bit more.
"Of course. Can I have that in writing please?" He conjured up a piece of parchment and started writing with an imaginary quill, "Harry. Thanks for being here. Besides, it's too hard to break in a new best friend. Between you and Ron I'm good." She started laughing as they walked out the door laughing.
"I am not a dog. Maybe an animal. A farm animal perhaps?" Harry put a hand on his chin to mock think about it. She laughed at him slightly as they met with all of the other guests, including Slytherins.
A/N: I'm still debating whether it will be a happy ending. It has a while to go, but I think I'll let it have that sorta happy sorta not ending.
JOHN MAYER LYRICS
"New Deep"
I'm so alive
I'm so enlightened
I can barely survive
A night in my mind
I've got a plan
I'm gonna find out just how boring I am
And have a good time
Cause ever since I tried
Trying not to find
Every little meaning in my life
It's been fine
I've been cool
With my new golden rule
Numb is the new deep
Done with the old me
And talk is the same cheap it's been
Is there a God?
Why is he waiting?
Don't you think of it odd
When he knows my address?
And look at the stars
Don't they remind you of just how feeble we are?
Well it used to, I guess
Cause ever since I tried
Trying not to find
Every little meaning in my life
It's been fine
I've been cool
With my new golden rule
Numb is the new deep
Done with the old me
And talk is the same cheap
It's been
I'm a new man
I wear a new cologne and
You wouldn't know me if your eyes were closed
I know what you'll say
'This won't last longer than the rest of the day'
But you're wrong this time
You're wrong
Numb is the new deep
Done with the old me
I'm over the analyzing
Tonight
Stop trying to figure it out
(you try to figure, you try to figure it out)
It will only bring you down
You know, I used to be the back
porch poet with my book of rhymes
Always open knowing all the time I'm problably
Never gonna find the perfect rhyme
For 'heavier things'