Authors note: To everyone who reads this chapter, thank you for your
patience...=) It's been weeks since I updated....lots of love from
Snowstar.
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When a Man Loves a Woman:
Chapter XII : "Don't Think Of Tomorrow"
Hermione was in a completely different world while Ginny, Minerva and Parvati dressed her for the wedding.
She was going to get married. She tried to get used to the thought, but it was nearly impossible. Severus was in her mind the entire time, maybe he was only going to live a few hours more. Now that she finally found someone to love so deeply he was standing at the door of Death.
Hermione shook her head. It was her wedding day, 'Cheer up!' her mind screamed though her heart was aching.
"There, dear, you're finished" Minerva smiled softly.
Hermione looked at herself in the mirror. She wore a white dress that reached to the floor and the skirt was longer at the back, creating a train. It had some pearl embroideries here and there. Her hair was pulled up and a simple white veil sat on her head. Along with this, she held a bouquet of roses, the black roses with the silver stems.
Something new was her dress, something old was her mother's veil and something borrowed were Ginny's earrings.
"And to fulfil it, something blue" Parvati said and gave her a light-blue garter. Hermione smirked and putted it on.
"Are you ready to go, Hermione?" Ginny asked.
Hermione looked at herself one more time, she took a deep breath and exhaled.
She smiled softly and turned towards the three women in front of her.
"Yes" she said and they made their way to Dumbledore's office.
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Severus was already in the office. He was wearing black robes as usual, but these had some silver patterns everywhere and at the left side of his chest there was a snake in sliver.
"Nervous, my boy?" Albus asked.
Severus turned around and looked at the old man.
Smiling he responded "I guess maybe a little, although this is the most horrible and most wonderful day of my life. What if I won't make it?"
Albus smiled. "You will make it. You love her and Miss Granger loves you so much, when you get married, you won't be nervous. Trust me, I know this. In fact it is the most wonderful moment in your entire life even, you being bound to the person that you hold closer to you heart than anything else. And you know that when she leaves, she will always return to you."
"Yes" Severus sighed "but what if I don't return to her? Will I ever come back to this castle tomorrow and live happy with her the rest of my life? Will I ever hear her laugh, see her smile? Will I ever be able to kiss her again?"
"You can't leave everything to fate, boy. She's got a lot to do and sometimes you must give her a hand."
"Well, I guess you are right, old man" Severus said and Albus embraced him.
There was a knock at the door, Albus went to open. It was Hermiones mother and some of the other teachers.
"Ah, Mrs Granger, how kind of you to come." Albus said and invited her in.
"According to your information, I take it my little girl is getting married?" she said.
"Correct, dear, and this is my Potions professor, Severus Snape, the groom."
Mrs Granger looked at the man in black, smiled softly and shook his hand.
"Pleasure to meet you" she said, Severus smiled back.
"Likewise, I'm sure." he said.
"Professor Dumbledore has explained everything to me and I'm very happy for you and Hermione."
"Thank you" he said.
There was another knock on the door and this time a little house elf opened.
"Take your positions" Albus said as he took his.
Ginny, Minerva and Parvati walked in and took their places, after them Hermione entered.
She smiled when she saw her mother and smiled even more when she saw Severus. Tears were starting to burn in her eyes, but she didn't care.
Severus caught his breath. A lovely nymph in white entered the office with black roses in her grasp. This lovely creature was going to become his for the rest of his life, he had wished that for a very long time and now that it was happening it was amazing.
Hermiones eyes closed to Severus's as she reached her spot.
"Severus Snape, do you take this woman, Hermione Granger, to your lawful wedded wife, to love, care for and honour till death do you part?"
"I do" he said and slid the ring he had given earlier that day onto her finger.
"Hermione Granger, do you take this man, Severus Snape, to your lawful wedded husband, to love, care for and honour till death do you part?"
"I do" Hermione said and slid a simple wedding band in white gold onto Severus's finger.
"Your vows has now been heard and seen by the ears and eyes of the Gods, you may now kiss the bride" Albus said, Hermione brought her arms up to Severus neck and Severus himself brought his down to Hermiones waist, their lips closed to each other in a kiss of pure love.
Their surroundings started to applause and congratulated them.
After about an hour, Hermione and Severus returned to their dungeons. Hermione was about to step in when Severus opened the door, but he stopped her.
"Wait a little" he said and swept her up into her arms.
"What are you doing?" Hermione giggled.
"Muggle tradition" he said and carried her all the way to the bedroom. It was about ten o'clock in the evening and the sky was dark.
Hermione stood in front of the mirror in the bathroom and started to take her hair down. She sighed, it was her wedding night, but maybe the last night she would ever share with her husband. A single tear fell down her cheek but she wiped it away.
"Hermione, darling?" Severus asked as he himself took his robes of until he was only wearing a white shirt and the black trousers. He was starting to undo the buttons in the shirt but stopped as he heard the bathroom door open.
He turned around and saw Hermione standing there in a light-blue, silk night-gown.
Severus reached for her and she stepped forward into his arms. Their lips met, he stroked her silk clad body. He broke the kiss as he felt the taste of tears.
He opened his eyes and looked into her soaked eyes.
"Hermione, love, why are you crying?" he asked, not letting go of her.
"I'm sorry, Severus, but I can't stop thinking about what the Malfoys and Voldemort are going to do with you."
Severus sighed and hugged her closer to him, burying his face in her hair.
When she didn't cry anymore he brought her face up and looked into her eyes.
"My darling wife, don't think about tomorrow. Think about us and tonight, tonight is for us and nothing will ruin it."
Hermione smiled through her tears and kissed him again.
"I know. I just love you so much" she said when they parted.
Severus kissed her forehead.
"I know, and you know that I love you more than anything?"
She nodded.
"Tonight is ours" he whispered.
And so it was.
As the moon-light gilded the dark chamber of the dungeons, they undressed each other and explored one another with joy and with need. There was no need or words, no need for thoughts or for questions.
There was only fire and passion and tenderness such as neither of them had ever known, and there was pleasure deeper and wilder than the ocean.
They made love on the soft bed, as the stars burned in the sky. Hermione found what it was like to touch and kiss that magnificent man that had mesmerised her so before, and Severus took his time discovering all the soft, sleek places of his wife's glorious body.
When he kissed her breast, and stroked her thighs, Hermione moaned with delight in a most satisfactory way. When she brushed her fingers and lips to his flesh he thought he would explode with madness.
Their kisses came from the heart, their lovemaking came from the soul and Hermione felt not a thing of fear as her husband touched her as no man had ever touched her before and grown inside her to make them one.
Locked together as one, they climbed hard and fast past desire, past heat and naked wanting to a joyous fulfilment that rocked through them liked thunder. When the thunder died down, they were left spent, breathless and shuddering.
Severus was speechless. How many times had he not dreamt about this moment, and now when it finally happened it had been even more than he had dared to dream about.
Hermione lay trembling in his strong arms, her heart beating like crazy but her body exhausted. She had loved every minute of it and stroked his chest for reassurance.
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I've dreamed of you
Always feeling you
Were there
And all my life
I have searched for you
Everywhere
I caught your smile
In the morning sun
I heard your whisper
On the breeze of night
I prayed one day
That your arms would hold me tight
And just when I
Thought love had passed me by
We met
That first look
In your eyes
I can't forget
You melted me
With your tender touch
I felt all fear and sorrow
Slip away
Now here we stand
Hand in hand
This blessed day
I promise you
As I give to you
My heart
That nothing in this world
Shall keep us apart
Come happily ever after be
The man I'll love
Until the very end
I've dreamed of you
My great love
And my best friend
For God must know
How I love you so
He's blessed us here today
As man and wife
Come dream with me
As I've dreamed of you
All my life
Come dream with me
As I've dreamed of you
All my life
Barbra Streisand – "I've dreamed of you"
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When a Man Loves a Woman:
Chapter XII : "Don't Think Of Tomorrow"
Hermione was in a completely different world while Ginny, Minerva and Parvati dressed her for the wedding.
She was going to get married. She tried to get used to the thought, but it was nearly impossible. Severus was in her mind the entire time, maybe he was only going to live a few hours more. Now that she finally found someone to love so deeply he was standing at the door of Death.
Hermione shook her head. It was her wedding day, 'Cheer up!' her mind screamed though her heart was aching.
"There, dear, you're finished" Minerva smiled softly.
Hermione looked at herself in the mirror. She wore a white dress that reached to the floor and the skirt was longer at the back, creating a train. It had some pearl embroideries here and there. Her hair was pulled up and a simple white veil sat on her head. Along with this, she held a bouquet of roses, the black roses with the silver stems.
Something new was her dress, something old was her mother's veil and something borrowed were Ginny's earrings.
"And to fulfil it, something blue" Parvati said and gave her a light-blue garter. Hermione smirked and putted it on.
"Are you ready to go, Hermione?" Ginny asked.
Hermione looked at herself one more time, she took a deep breath and exhaled.
She smiled softly and turned towards the three women in front of her.
"Yes" she said and they made their way to Dumbledore's office.
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Severus was already in the office. He was wearing black robes as usual, but these had some silver patterns everywhere and at the left side of his chest there was a snake in sliver.
"Nervous, my boy?" Albus asked.
Severus turned around and looked at the old man.
Smiling he responded "I guess maybe a little, although this is the most horrible and most wonderful day of my life. What if I won't make it?"
Albus smiled. "You will make it. You love her and Miss Granger loves you so much, when you get married, you won't be nervous. Trust me, I know this. In fact it is the most wonderful moment in your entire life even, you being bound to the person that you hold closer to you heart than anything else. And you know that when she leaves, she will always return to you."
"Yes" Severus sighed "but what if I don't return to her? Will I ever come back to this castle tomorrow and live happy with her the rest of my life? Will I ever hear her laugh, see her smile? Will I ever be able to kiss her again?"
"You can't leave everything to fate, boy. She's got a lot to do and sometimes you must give her a hand."
"Well, I guess you are right, old man" Severus said and Albus embraced him.
There was a knock at the door, Albus went to open. It was Hermiones mother and some of the other teachers.
"Ah, Mrs Granger, how kind of you to come." Albus said and invited her in.
"According to your information, I take it my little girl is getting married?" she said.
"Correct, dear, and this is my Potions professor, Severus Snape, the groom."
Mrs Granger looked at the man in black, smiled softly and shook his hand.
"Pleasure to meet you" she said, Severus smiled back.
"Likewise, I'm sure." he said.
"Professor Dumbledore has explained everything to me and I'm very happy for you and Hermione."
"Thank you" he said.
There was another knock on the door and this time a little house elf opened.
"Take your positions" Albus said as he took his.
Ginny, Minerva and Parvati walked in and took their places, after them Hermione entered.
She smiled when she saw her mother and smiled even more when she saw Severus. Tears were starting to burn in her eyes, but she didn't care.
Severus caught his breath. A lovely nymph in white entered the office with black roses in her grasp. This lovely creature was going to become his for the rest of his life, he had wished that for a very long time and now that it was happening it was amazing.
Hermiones eyes closed to Severus's as she reached her spot.
"Severus Snape, do you take this woman, Hermione Granger, to your lawful wedded wife, to love, care for and honour till death do you part?"
"I do" he said and slid the ring he had given earlier that day onto her finger.
"Hermione Granger, do you take this man, Severus Snape, to your lawful wedded husband, to love, care for and honour till death do you part?"
"I do" Hermione said and slid a simple wedding band in white gold onto Severus's finger.
"Your vows has now been heard and seen by the ears and eyes of the Gods, you may now kiss the bride" Albus said, Hermione brought her arms up to Severus neck and Severus himself brought his down to Hermiones waist, their lips closed to each other in a kiss of pure love.
Their surroundings started to applause and congratulated them.
After about an hour, Hermione and Severus returned to their dungeons. Hermione was about to step in when Severus opened the door, but he stopped her.
"Wait a little" he said and swept her up into her arms.
"What are you doing?" Hermione giggled.
"Muggle tradition" he said and carried her all the way to the bedroom. It was about ten o'clock in the evening and the sky was dark.
Hermione stood in front of the mirror in the bathroom and started to take her hair down. She sighed, it was her wedding night, but maybe the last night she would ever share with her husband. A single tear fell down her cheek but she wiped it away.
"Hermione, darling?" Severus asked as he himself took his robes of until he was only wearing a white shirt and the black trousers. He was starting to undo the buttons in the shirt but stopped as he heard the bathroom door open.
He turned around and saw Hermione standing there in a light-blue, silk night-gown.
Severus reached for her and she stepped forward into his arms. Their lips met, he stroked her silk clad body. He broke the kiss as he felt the taste of tears.
He opened his eyes and looked into her soaked eyes.
"Hermione, love, why are you crying?" he asked, not letting go of her.
"I'm sorry, Severus, but I can't stop thinking about what the Malfoys and Voldemort are going to do with you."
Severus sighed and hugged her closer to him, burying his face in her hair.
When she didn't cry anymore he brought her face up and looked into her eyes.
"My darling wife, don't think about tomorrow. Think about us and tonight, tonight is for us and nothing will ruin it."
Hermione smiled through her tears and kissed him again.
"I know. I just love you so much" she said when they parted.
Severus kissed her forehead.
"I know, and you know that I love you more than anything?"
She nodded.
"Tonight is ours" he whispered.
And so it was.
As the moon-light gilded the dark chamber of the dungeons, they undressed each other and explored one another with joy and with need. There was no need or words, no need for thoughts or for questions.
There was only fire and passion and tenderness such as neither of them had ever known, and there was pleasure deeper and wilder than the ocean.
They made love on the soft bed, as the stars burned in the sky. Hermione found what it was like to touch and kiss that magnificent man that had mesmerised her so before, and Severus took his time discovering all the soft, sleek places of his wife's glorious body.
When he kissed her breast, and stroked her thighs, Hermione moaned with delight in a most satisfactory way. When she brushed her fingers and lips to his flesh he thought he would explode with madness.
Their kisses came from the heart, their lovemaking came from the soul and Hermione felt not a thing of fear as her husband touched her as no man had ever touched her before and grown inside her to make them one.
Locked together as one, they climbed hard and fast past desire, past heat and naked wanting to a joyous fulfilment that rocked through them liked thunder. When the thunder died down, they were left spent, breathless and shuddering.
Severus was speechless. How many times had he not dreamt about this moment, and now when it finally happened it had been even more than he had dared to dream about.
Hermione lay trembling in his strong arms, her heart beating like crazy but her body exhausted. She had loved every minute of it and stroked his chest for reassurance.
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I've dreamed of you
Always feeling you
Were there
And all my life
I have searched for you
Everywhere
I caught your smile
In the morning sun
I heard your whisper
On the breeze of night
I prayed one day
That your arms would hold me tight
And just when I
Thought love had passed me by
We met
That first look
In your eyes
I can't forget
You melted me
With your tender touch
I felt all fear and sorrow
Slip away
Now here we stand
Hand in hand
This blessed day
I promise you
As I give to you
My heart
That nothing in this world
Shall keep us apart
Come happily ever after be
The man I'll love
Until the very end
I've dreamed of you
My great love
And my best friend
For God must know
How I love you so
He's blessed us here today
As man and wife
Come dream with me
As I've dreamed of you
All my life
Come dream with me
As I've dreamed of you
All my life
Barbra Streisand – "I've dreamed of you"