Authors note: Thank you for all the wonderful reviews. And no, I haven't
had a lack of inspiration, it's just that when a cliff-hanger like this
happens I have to be extra careful so you all can be satisfied. Well, here
is chapter six..........enjoy.
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When a Man Loves a Woman:
Chapter VI : The Truth Comes Out
"Severus, let's talk about this over some tea" Albus said and went out with Severus to the living room.
When they shut the bedroom-door behind them, Hermione got up from the bed very quietly and opened the door a little, peeking out. She saw her Potions professor and her Headmaster sitting in a chair each, drinking tea.
"I know that you have been very concerned about her lately, you have been following her around over the entire school, spying on her."
Severus only nodded and kept his eyes on the steam that was soaring up from his tea.
"I take it, it was also you who saved her from falling during the quidditch-match last week?"
"Yes, and yes, it was also I who made Malfoy fall down from his broom."
Hermione's eyes widened, her bastard of a Potions teacher had saved her life and was in love with her.
"Please, Severus, will you let me know the entire story?" Albus said patiently and crossed his leg with the other, knowing this would take a long time.
Hermione's heart started to beat, now the truth was going to come out.
Severus sighed and pulled his fingers through his hair.
"It all began the day before she started her first year here, when we still had that damn mirror. You told me that you were going to put it away, and before you did, I looked into it"
He stopped.
"And?" Albus asked with a raised eyebrow.
"And her image appeared. Of course I didn't know who she was until the next day when she was sorted to Gryffindor, it was quite a shock for me."
Hermione felt how her throat tightened and how she started to tremble behind the door.
"I didn't know how she could be my hearts' greatest desire when all she did was annoy me."
"Go on, son" Albus said with the softness of a grandfather in his voice.
"I didn't feel anything for her until the day when her sixth year came. When she walked in to the Great Hall she was mesmerising, she was so beautiful, and I felt an ache in my heart that I have never felt before, an obsession to have this lovely creature to myself."
A smile started to brighten up Albus face.
"You know how possessive I am?" Severus asked.
Albus only nodded.
"Have you ever loved a woman so much that you would give her the moon if she asked you to? Have you ever loved a woman so much you can see your unborn children in her eyes?"
Hermione caught her breath at this point.
"I feel so much, she is not a girl anymore, she is a woman" he sighed and lowered his face "Oh, Albus she is so beautiful, not only on the outside, but on her inside as well She is so intelligent, she is everything I have ever wanted."
The smile on Albus face had been replaced by an express of shock. He had never known that his cold-hearted potions master was capable of using such wonderful words.
"And her scent, her hair, her eyes, her lips, her smile it is driving me mad, Albus"
Albus mouth had now started to open as much as Hermione's had.
"And then that Malfoy-brat came into the situation with his ridiculous puppy-love. I can't stand it, it's like looking at a snail, crawling on a rose. It destroys the entire beauty of her. I mean look at her, Albus, she is lying in that bed when she should be up and laugh in the light with her friends!"
"Severus, boy, calm down" Albus said and tried to place a hand on his shoulder, which he shrugged away from.
Severus flew up from the chair.
"How can I calm down, I love her!! She is the only one I have ever loved and I have to walk around pretending like nothing is going on while this incredible desire is tearing me apart!" he screamed in pure pain.
Hermione's eyes started to fill with tears.
Albus placed his arms around him and he calmed down a little.
"There, there, boy. Breathe, Severus, breathe."
"I have been sending her these roses about ten times a day" he said and sat down again "but she doesn't know that they're from me."
Hermione's hand flew up to her mouth to hold back her gasp, her eyes widened so much they might as well just pop out from their sockets. All those roses, all those wonderful roses, they were from him all the time.
"I know you have been sending her those, your signature on that note was a clever one to" Albus smiled.
"What?" Severus asked.
"Your D.P.M 'your dreaded potions master' very clever."
Hermione's tears ran down her cheeks as the truth stood naked before her. It was Snape, one of the men she hated more than anything. This stone hearted, over-grown bat had turned into pure Don Juan or Romeo. She closed the door behind her silently and went back to the bed. She dried her tears with the back of her hands and thought about the entire thing. She didn't love him, it was as simple as that, she didn't love. Now she was scared of him, that burning passion of his was frightening her as much as those black roses had.
What was she going to do?
She looked out through the enchanted window, the sky was blue.
"Help me" she said to the sky where she was sure that her father was looking down at her. He had died in an car-accident two years ago.
She fell asleep again, not hearing when Severus entered the room. He went over to her and gently stroke her hair, so tenderly.
"Soon, my love, soon you will know" he said.
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To really love a woman
To understand her, you got to know her deep inside
Hear every thought, see every dream
And give her wings when she wants to fly
And when you find yourself lying helpless in her arms
You know you really love a woman.
When you love a woman,
You tell her that she's really wanted
When you love a woman, you tell her that she's the one
Cause she needs somebody
To tell her that it's gonna last forever
So tell me have you ever really,
Really, really ever loved a woman?
To really love a woman
Let her hold you
Till you know how she needs to be touched
You've got to breathe her, really taste her
Till you can feel her in your blood
And when you can see your unborn children in her eyes
You know you really love a woman
When you love a woman,
You tell her that she's really wanted
When you love a woman, you tell her that she's the one
Cause she needs somebody
To tell her that you'll always be together
So tell me have you ever really,
Really, really ever loved a woman?
You got to give her some faith, hold her tight
A little tenderness, you got to treat her right
She will be there for you, taking good care of you
You really gotta love your woman
And when you find yourself lying helpless in her arms
You know you really love a woman.
"Have you ever really loved a woman" - Bryan Adams
Authors note: Short, I know, but what are you waiting for? Review...........;)
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When a Man Loves a Woman:
Chapter VI : The Truth Comes Out
"Severus, let's talk about this over some tea" Albus said and went out with Severus to the living room.
When they shut the bedroom-door behind them, Hermione got up from the bed very quietly and opened the door a little, peeking out. She saw her Potions professor and her Headmaster sitting in a chair each, drinking tea.
"I know that you have been very concerned about her lately, you have been following her around over the entire school, spying on her."
Severus only nodded and kept his eyes on the steam that was soaring up from his tea.
"I take it, it was also you who saved her from falling during the quidditch-match last week?"
"Yes, and yes, it was also I who made Malfoy fall down from his broom."
Hermione's eyes widened, her bastard of a Potions teacher had saved her life and was in love with her.
"Please, Severus, will you let me know the entire story?" Albus said patiently and crossed his leg with the other, knowing this would take a long time.
Hermione's heart started to beat, now the truth was going to come out.
Severus sighed and pulled his fingers through his hair.
"It all began the day before she started her first year here, when we still had that damn mirror. You told me that you were going to put it away, and before you did, I looked into it"
He stopped.
"And?" Albus asked with a raised eyebrow.
"And her image appeared. Of course I didn't know who she was until the next day when she was sorted to Gryffindor, it was quite a shock for me."
Hermione felt how her throat tightened and how she started to tremble behind the door.
"I didn't know how she could be my hearts' greatest desire when all she did was annoy me."
"Go on, son" Albus said with the softness of a grandfather in his voice.
"I didn't feel anything for her until the day when her sixth year came. When she walked in to the Great Hall she was mesmerising, she was so beautiful, and I felt an ache in my heart that I have never felt before, an obsession to have this lovely creature to myself."
A smile started to brighten up Albus face.
"You know how possessive I am?" Severus asked.
Albus only nodded.
"Have you ever loved a woman so much that you would give her the moon if she asked you to? Have you ever loved a woman so much you can see your unborn children in her eyes?"
Hermione caught her breath at this point.
"I feel so much, she is not a girl anymore, she is a woman" he sighed and lowered his face "Oh, Albus she is so beautiful, not only on the outside, but on her inside as well She is so intelligent, she is everything I have ever wanted."
The smile on Albus face had been replaced by an express of shock. He had never known that his cold-hearted potions master was capable of using such wonderful words.
"And her scent, her hair, her eyes, her lips, her smile it is driving me mad, Albus"
Albus mouth had now started to open as much as Hermione's had.
"And then that Malfoy-brat came into the situation with his ridiculous puppy-love. I can't stand it, it's like looking at a snail, crawling on a rose. It destroys the entire beauty of her. I mean look at her, Albus, she is lying in that bed when she should be up and laugh in the light with her friends!"
"Severus, boy, calm down" Albus said and tried to place a hand on his shoulder, which he shrugged away from.
Severus flew up from the chair.
"How can I calm down, I love her!! She is the only one I have ever loved and I have to walk around pretending like nothing is going on while this incredible desire is tearing me apart!" he screamed in pure pain.
Hermione's eyes started to fill with tears.
Albus placed his arms around him and he calmed down a little.
"There, there, boy. Breathe, Severus, breathe."
"I have been sending her these roses about ten times a day" he said and sat down again "but she doesn't know that they're from me."
Hermione's hand flew up to her mouth to hold back her gasp, her eyes widened so much they might as well just pop out from their sockets. All those roses, all those wonderful roses, they were from him all the time.
"I know you have been sending her those, your signature on that note was a clever one to" Albus smiled.
"What?" Severus asked.
"Your D.P.M 'your dreaded potions master' very clever."
Hermione's tears ran down her cheeks as the truth stood naked before her. It was Snape, one of the men she hated more than anything. This stone hearted, over-grown bat had turned into pure Don Juan or Romeo. She closed the door behind her silently and went back to the bed. She dried her tears with the back of her hands and thought about the entire thing. She didn't love him, it was as simple as that, she didn't love. Now she was scared of him, that burning passion of his was frightening her as much as those black roses had.
What was she going to do?
She looked out through the enchanted window, the sky was blue.
"Help me" she said to the sky where she was sure that her father was looking down at her. He had died in an car-accident two years ago.
She fell asleep again, not hearing when Severus entered the room. He went over to her and gently stroke her hair, so tenderly.
"Soon, my love, soon you will know" he said.
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To really love a woman
To understand her, you got to know her deep inside
Hear every thought, see every dream
And give her wings when she wants to fly
And when you find yourself lying helpless in her arms
You know you really love a woman.
When you love a woman,
You tell her that she's really wanted
When you love a woman, you tell her that she's the one
Cause she needs somebody
To tell her that it's gonna last forever
So tell me have you ever really,
Really, really ever loved a woman?
To really love a woman
Let her hold you
Till you know how she needs to be touched
You've got to breathe her, really taste her
Till you can feel her in your blood
And when you can see your unborn children in her eyes
You know you really love a woman
When you love a woman,
You tell her that she's really wanted
When you love a woman, you tell her that she's the one
Cause she needs somebody
To tell her that you'll always be together
So tell me have you ever really,
Really, really ever loved a woman?
You got to give her some faith, hold her tight
A little tenderness, you got to treat her right
She will be there for you, taking good care of you
You really gotta love your woman
And when you find yourself lying helpless in her arms
You know you really love a woman.
"Have you ever really loved a woman" - Bryan Adams
Authors note: Short, I know, but what are you waiting for? Review...........;)