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The Gifts of Love
Chapter 2: Suspicions and Confessions
Severus and Malfoy sat in the Head Boy/Girl common room, they were going over his classes and making sure he was doing all right in each. This wasn't common for most students but Severus had taken it on himself to ensure the boy had a bright future. "You still wish to research potions correct?" Severus asked.
"Yes, sir," the boy answered.
Draco sat and watched and answered Snape's questions. But he could sense Hermione in her doorway watching them, he didn't mind he would tell her everything that went on with the meeting anyways and told her to watch.
"Has Miss Granger been teaching you Latin?" Snape asked with a bit of a different tone Draco picked up.
"Yes, sir."
Snape nodded and continued to look at a few parchments. "Very well."
Draco gave a nod to Hermione, he told her to come out at the end of the meeting. He watched as she came out and sat down in a chair closest to Snape.
"Hello Professor Snape," Hermione said.
Severus looked up from his parchment to Hermione, "Miss Granger." He forced himself to say only before going back to work. He wished he could talk to her more but he couldn't with having to keep up his 'role'. Severus stood up looked to Malfoy, "Keep it up, Malfoy."
Malfoy nodded, "I will."
Hermione watched as Snape left wishing she could say more to him. After he left she turned to Draco, "I see the meeting went well."
"Yes it did," Draco smirked.
"What?"
"Nothing," he acted innocent.
"Draco," her voice warned.
Draco just shrugged and went to his room. He noticed Snape was a bit different with her in the room, not that Draco would tell Hermione such a thing. He wanted to watch a bit more the interactions between them.
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September ended quickly enough for the young witches and wizards at Hogwarts.
Hermione had noticed more over time in the Great Hall and at D.A. meetings that Ginny had been glancing more at Remus and Hermione had the impression she might like the professor. Hermione asked Ginny to stay over for the night to have just the girls and she planned on confronting the her.
"Ginny do you like Professor Lupin?" Hermione sneaked the question in.
Ginny stopped what she was doing and blushed and looked at Hermione. "Yes," she admitted.
Hermione smiles, "He's a good man."
Ginny nods, "Yea but its not like he feels the same."
Hermione nods this time letting her smile fall, "I know what you mean."
Ginny looked at Hermione with suspicion, "How do you know?"
"Because I'm in the same position you are."
Ginny smirked, "Who do you like?"
Hermione frowned a bit. "Like doesn't even begin to cover it."
"All right. Since you know I'm in love with Professor Lupin. Tell me who you are in love with," Ginny declared.
"Professor Snape." Hermione admitted before looking away.
"Snape?" Ginny questioned but not with disgust.
"Yea," Hermione muttered.
"We're fools aren't we?" Ginny asked.
"Yep." Hermione declared. "We love men who will never know and both them are our professors."
Before the girls new it Draco came striding in smirking before plopping down on Hermione's bed. Hermione grabbed a pillow and belted him with it not even muttering a word knowing it would be useless to tell him to get lost. Ginny joined in with her own pillow.
"Stop!" Draco cried defeat laughing.
"Draco! How much did you hear?" Hermione demanded.
"Enough. So both of you have fallen for the younger male professors of the school," a smug Draco declared.
"You can't tell anyone!" Ginny stated.
"Of course not Gin. Hermione would hex me before I let her secret slip and I know you would do the same." Draco admitted.
Ginny gave a sigh of relief.
"You may as well stay Draco," Hermione said laying back against her pillow again.
"I would love to," Draco made himself comfortable.
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Quidditch season was to begin soon and most of the students were excited about it. Rivalry among the houses was back but only in good competition. With Draco being Captain and Seeker of his team and being friends with Harry Potter Seeker and Captain of Gryffindor team the animosity between the houses was less to a minor degree.
Students went to the pitch often to watch whatever house was practicing. Some houses were able to set up some mock games for practice and enjoyment. This was common among Slytherin and Gryffindor with both captains arranging it. The competition between the boys were fierce but all in good nature.
Hermione and Draco were kept busy, Draco even more with Quidditch but Hermione watched her friends at the pitch. But whenever she was at the pitch she usually had some type of book with her to read. While she enjoyed watching the game, she didn't really like watching it as much as the boys liked playing it. But going outside to read while the boys played was easy enough. Ginny would be with Hermione but last she was able to get on the team as a Chaser so she was with the boys practicing and playing.
The first match was between Ravenclaw and Slytherin. Much to Ravenclaws disappointment they lost the match by 180 points. It lasted half an hour but it was fun to watch for the spectators. The second match was between Gryffindor and Hufflepuff, to no one's surprise Gryffindor came out on top. It was common for Slytherin and Gryffindor to be among the top standings between the houses and it was to be the same this year.
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Halloween and the end of October came for the students of Hogwarts. Most were excited about the first weekend after Halloween, it was to be a Hogsmeade trip.
The first weekend in November the students that were going to Hogsmeade awoke, had breakfast and were out to the carriages by ten in the morning to go. Most of the 7th years were going. Harry, Ron, Luna, Hermione, Draco and Ginny were all in one carriage. Harry told his friends he had a date though so he would be leaving them alone. Ron and Luna said they were planning on some time alone also.
All were surprised to hear about Harry's date though, they didn't know he was interested in anyone. Harry said he was and informed his friends it was Padma Patil. He wanted to have lunch with her alone and his friends encouraged and wished him luck.
This left Ginny, Draco and Hermione alone to do as they pleased. Hermione was able to go to the Flourish and Blotts without complaint and Draco and Ginny, who also enjoyed books went with her. The three didn't want to stay that late knowing Harry and Ron would be staying with their girlfriends the three decided to go back to Hogwarts. On the ride back Ginny and Draco talked a bit about Quidditch while Hermione looked over her latest book purchase. They exited the carriage and were heading up to the castle to Hermione and Draco's common room. Half way through the castle to their destination, Hermione heard a voice whisper a curse and was unconscious before she fell to the castle floor.
Draco and Ginny were in shock at Hermione's sudden fall and rushed to her side. They tried to wake her up, Draco did a few Ennverates but nothing worked.
"Hospital Wing?" Ginny suggested.
Draco nodded and casted a mobilicorpus on Hermione and they rushed her to Madam Pomfrey.
"Madam Pomfrey!" Ginny called out while Draco set Hermione carefully onto a bed.
Pomfrey came out of her office and saw Hermione, "What happened?"
"We don't know. We were just walking and she collapsed," Draco explained. "I did a few ennverates but nothing worked."
Pomfrey waved her wand a few times and received a few odd results. She went to the floo and called for Dumbledore and McGonagall. Within minutes both professors showed up to see Hermione.
"What's happened?" Dumbledore asked.
"She came in unconscious. Mister Malfoy and Miss Weasley say she just collapsed. Nothing I do is waking her up, I ran a few tests but the results I have never seen before. All I know she is in a coma now," Pomfrey explained to the two.
McGonagall paled at the news and Dumbledore frowned. He went over to Draco and Ginny who were sitting by watching anxiously. They explained what happened in detail and what they did in Hogsmeade but nothing could attribute to Hermione's sudden coma.
Ginny and Draco waited for several hours, hoping Hermione would wake up. Pomfrey gave no indication when and if it was even possible. The Hogsmeade trip was still in effect so Harry and Ron had not learned of their friends current situation.
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Severus heard that Hermione was taken to the hospital wing. He had instructed that he was to be notified the minute she woke up.
He paced the floor in front of his fireplace as he waited for word. He desperately wanted to go and see how she was doing for himself but he knew that would look odd for the vile Potion's Professor to do.
About the same time she went into the coma his insides ripped apart making him double over in pain - it was worse then the Cruciatus curse. Severus was able to get himself a pain reliever potion and continue his work on a potion needed for the next Monday class when he heard of what happened to her. From that time on he waited by his fireplace for any notice.
He hated the way he was acting, a damn fool he thought to himself.
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To be continued...
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The Gifts of Love
Chapter 2: Suspicions and Confessions
Severus and Malfoy sat in the Head Boy/Girl common room, they were going over his classes and making sure he was doing all right in each. This wasn't common for most students but Severus had taken it on himself to ensure the boy had a bright future. "You still wish to research potions correct?" Severus asked.
"Yes, sir," the boy answered.
Draco sat and watched and answered Snape's questions. But he could sense Hermione in her doorway watching them, he didn't mind he would tell her everything that went on with the meeting anyways and told her to watch.
"Has Miss Granger been teaching you Latin?" Snape asked with a bit of a different tone Draco picked up.
"Yes, sir."
Snape nodded and continued to look at a few parchments. "Very well."
Draco gave a nod to Hermione, he told her to come out at the end of the meeting. He watched as she came out and sat down in a chair closest to Snape.
"Hello Professor Snape," Hermione said.
Severus looked up from his parchment to Hermione, "Miss Granger." He forced himself to say only before going back to work. He wished he could talk to her more but he couldn't with having to keep up his 'role'. Severus stood up looked to Malfoy, "Keep it up, Malfoy."
Malfoy nodded, "I will."
Hermione watched as Snape left wishing she could say more to him. After he left she turned to Draco, "I see the meeting went well."
"Yes it did," Draco smirked.
"What?"
"Nothing," he acted innocent.
"Draco," her voice warned.
Draco just shrugged and went to his room. He noticed Snape was a bit different with her in the room, not that Draco would tell Hermione such a thing. He wanted to watch a bit more the interactions between them.
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September ended quickly enough for the young witches and wizards at Hogwarts.
Hermione had noticed more over time in the Great Hall and at D.A. meetings that Ginny had been glancing more at Remus and Hermione had the impression she might like the professor. Hermione asked Ginny to stay over for the night to have just the girls and she planned on confronting the her.
"Ginny do you like Professor Lupin?" Hermione sneaked the question in.
Ginny stopped what she was doing and blushed and looked at Hermione. "Yes," she admitted.
Hermione smiles, "He's a good man."
Ginny nods, "Yea but its not like he feels the same."
Hermione nods this time letting her smile fall, "I know what you mean."
Ginny looked at Hermione with suspicion, "How do you know?"
"Because I'm in the same position you are."
Ginny smirked, "Who do you like?"
Hermione frowned a bit. "Like doesn't even begin to cover it."
"All right. Since you know I'm in love with Professor Lupin. Tell me who you are in love with," Ginny declared.
"Professor Snape." Hermione admitted before looking away.
"Snape?" Ginny questioned but not with disgust.
"Yea," Hermione muttered.
"We're fools aren't we?" Ginny asked.
"Yep." Hermione declared. "We love men who will never know and both them are our professors."
Before the girls new it Draco came striding in smirking before plopping down on Hermione's bed. Hermione grabbed a pillow and belted him with it not even muttering a word knowing it would be useless to tell him to get lost. Ginny joined in with her own pillow.
"Stop!" Draco cried defeat laughing.
"Draco! How much did you hear?" Hermione demanded.
"Enough. So both of you have fallen for the younger male professors of the school," a smug Draco declared.
"You can't tell anyone!" Ginny stated.
"Of course not Gin. Hermione would hex me before I let her secret slip and I know you would do the same." Draco admitted.
Ginny gave a sigh of relief.
"You may as well stay Draco," Hermione said laying back against her pillow again.
"I would love to," Draco made himself comfortable.
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Quidditch season was to begin soon and most of the students were excited about it. Rivalry among the houses was back but only in good competition. With Draco being Captain and Seeker of his team and being friends with Harry Potter Seeker and Captain of Gryffindor team the animosity between the houses was less to a minor degree.
Students went to the pitch often to watch whatever house was practicing. Some houses were able to set up some mock games for practice and enjoyment. This was common among Slytherin and Gryffindor with both captains arranging it. The competition between the boys were fierce but all in good nature.
Hermione and Draco were kept busy, Draco even more with Quidditch but Hermione watched her friends at the pitch. But whenever she was at the pitch she usually had some type of book with her to read. While she enjoyed watching the game, she didn't really like watching it as much as the boys liked playing it. But going outside to read while the boys played was easy enough. Ginny would be with Hermione but last she was able to get on the team as a Chaser so she was with the boys practicing and playing.
The first match was between Ravenclaw and Slytherin. Much to Ravenclaws disappointment they lost the match by 180 points. It lasted half an hour but it was fun to watch for the spectators. The second match was between Gryffindor and Hufflepuff, to no one's surprise Gryffindor came out on top. It was common for Slytherin and Gryffindor to be among the top standings between the houses and it was to be the same this year.
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Halloween and the end of October came for the students of Hogwarts. Most were excited about the first weekend after Halloween, it was to be a Hogsmeade trip.
The first weekend in November the students that were going to Hogsmeade awoke, had breakfast and were out to the carriages by ten in the morning to go. Most of the 7th years were going. Harry, Ron, Luna, Hermione, Draco and Ginny were all in one carriage. Harry told his friends he had a date though so he would be leaving them alone. Ron and Luna said they were planning on some time alone also.
All were surprised to hear about Harry's date though, they didn't know he was interested in anyone. Harry said he was and informed his friends it was Padma Patil. He wanted to have lunch with her alone and his friends encouraged and wished him luck.
This left Ginny, Draco and Hermione alone to do as they pleased. Hermione was able to go to the Flourish and Blotts without complaint and Draco and Ginny, who also enjoyed books went with her. The three didn't want to stay that late knowing Harry and Ron would be staying with their girlfriends the three decided to go back to Hogwarts. On the ride back Ginny and Draco talked a bit about Quidditch while Hermione looked over her latest book purchase. They exited the carriage and were heading up to the castle to Hermione and Draco's common room. Half way through the castle to their destination, Hermione heard a voice whisper a curse and was unconscious before she fell to the castle floor.
Draco and Ginny were in shock at Hermione's sudden fall and rushed to her side. They tried to wake her up, Draco did a few Ennverates but nothing worked.
"Hospital Wing?" Ginny suggested.
Draco nodded and casted a mobilicorpus on Hermione and they rushed her to Madam Pomfrey.
"Madam Pomfrey!" Ginny called out while Draco set Hermione carefully onto a bed.
Pomfrey came out of her office and saw Hermione, "What happened?"
"We don't know. We were just walking and she collapsed," Draco explained. "I did a few ennverates but nothing worked."
Pomfrey waved her wand a few times and received a few odd results. She went to the floo and called for Dumbledore and McGonagall. Within minutes both professors showed up to see Hermione.
"What's happened?" Dumbledore asked.
"She came in unconscious. Mister Malfoy and Miss Weasley say she just collapsed. Nothing I do is waking her up, I ran a few tests but the results I have never seen before. All I know she is in a coma now," Pomfrey explained to the two.
McGonagall paled at the news and Dumbledore frowned. He went over to Draco and Ginny who were sitting by watching anxiously. They explained what happened in detail and what they did in Hogsmeade but nothing could attribute to Hermione's sudden coma.
Ginny and Draco waited for several hours, hoping Hermione would wake up. Pomfrey gave no indication when and if it was even possible. The Hogsmeade trip was still in effect so Harry and Ron had not learned of their friends current situation.
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Severus heard that Hermione was taken to the hospital wing. He had instructed that he was to be notified the minute she woke up.
He paced the floor in front of his fireplace as he waited for word. He desperately wanted to go and see how she was doing for himself but he knew that would look odd for the vile Potion's Professor to do.
About the same time she went into the coma his insides ripped apart making him double over in pain - it was worse then the Cruciatus curse. Severus was able to get himself a pain reliever potion and continue his work on a potion needed for the next Monday class when he heard of what happened to her. From that time on he waited by his fireplace for any notice.
He hated the way he was acting, a damn fool he thought to himself.
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To be continued...