A/N: It was pointed out to me that Thanksgiving is a North American Holiday, so I had to go back and re-write some of what has previously been written to correct that mistake.
Hermione woke up with a sense of anticipation. She always loved being able to go home and spend time with her family in celebration. She was slightly nervous about taking Severus home to meet her parents. She could just imagine their reactions now.
"Hermione! How Wonderful! You brought someone home with you!" Her mother would say.
"Mum, this is Severus Snape, he's the potions professor at Hogwarts." Hermione would introduce him to her mom.
"Well Severus, it's nice to meet you. Wait a minute, Hermione you said Snape?" Her mom would look at her kind of funny, remembering all the times Hermione would have complained about how rotten the man was.
'Hell!' Hermione thought. 'How am I in this situation?' She thought back to the first day he had brought her the headache potion. It was a surprisingly nice gesture on his part. She would have never expected it from him. He always seemed cold and standoffish. It could have been because he was the Head of House for Slytherin and she was a Griffyndor. She never really saw his demeanor around other professors. She wasn't quite sure when her feelings for him had changed. It could have been during those evenings when they had played chess or maybe that first trip to London. Minerva obviously thought very highly of him. Hermione didn't think it had anything to do with his work with the Order. Maybe Hermione was due to pay Minerva another visit about the true Severus Snape and find out what he was like with other people.
She sighed and threw her covers back. Enough contemplating, it was time to get ready.
Severus on the other hand lay in his bed scowling. How exactly in the hell had he gotten himself into this mess? He couldn't believe that he was going to meet the former Miss Know It All's parents. When had he gotten so serious about Hermione? Maybe it was her first day back at Hogwarts to teach. She had looked so excited and alive to him. She had been like a little kid, reminiscing about her first time as a student and the sky in the Great Hall and.... He scowled even harder. It had taken him what seemed like forever to scrounge up an excuse to even approach her. The potion had seemed perfect, because he knew how he felt on Fridays after classes. He could just imagine what it had been like to be her facing a class full of students who thought they knew it all like she had thought. He had covertly watched her at dinner on Fridays and had observed her rubbing her forehead on more than one occasion. So the potion had seemed like the perfect answer. Why he had asked her to play chess, he was still questioning himself. Still, it took a lot for him to fall seriously for a woman, so regardless of the strangeness of the situation, he would take what he was given.
He threw his covers back and stalked into the bathroom to begin to get ready. She wanted to leave early, as it was her mother's birthday. Where was he going to get a present at this late date for the woman he had never met? He slammed the door to the bathroom.
An hour later, they met in the entranceway. She looked utterly beautiful in a skirt that stopped just above her knees and a deep purple sweater. He wore his normal attire of black. They made a striking couple with his dark looks and her fair looks.
"Shall we, Miss Granger?" Severus said to her, offering her his arm.
"Most certainly Professor Snape." She said with a wink and took his offered arm.
Little did they know that two pairs of eyes watched them as they left.
Minerva turned to Albus and said "I truly hope those two know what they are doing. I don't even think they know where their relationship is headed; yet Severus is already meeting her muggle family. Albus, I tell you, I'm concerned!"
Albus turned and looked at her. "Minerva, they are two grown adults. Let them follow their hearts. They will work it out for themselves eventually. We can't control their destinies."
Minerva just shook her head and walked away.
"Is there anything I should know before we get there Hermione?" Snape asked with just a hint of nervousness in his voice.
"Do you know the words to Happy Birthday?" Hermione smiled mischievously.
Severus turned to her, slightly puzzled. "Isn't it Happy Birthday?" he asked.
Hermione laughed. "I meant the song, silly. I would guess not, because in all the time that I have been here, I don't think I have ever heard anyone sing Happy Birthday."
Snape said, "Well, I guess you'd better give me a crash course."
She quickly filled him in on how the song went on their walk to the point where they could apparate to her parents. He just shook his head. Surely they didn't sing something that silly to adults?
Too soon for his tastes, they were just beyond the wards of Hogwarts. She took his hand in his and they apparated to just behind her parents house. She walked up to the door and threw it open. "Mum? Dad?"
Her mom came bustling out of the kitchen "Hermione, Dear! You're early!" She quickly enveloped her daughter in a hug.
Her dad came out of the living room and hugged her as well. Severus hung in the background, observing the exchange between Hermione and her parents. Her face had lit up at the site of her mother. It was obvious that the two women were very close.
"Mum, Dad. I'd like you to meet someone. This is Severus. He and I teach together at Hogwarts." Hermione said shyly.
Her dad immediately walked over and began to pump his hand. "It's so wonderful to meet you. Hermione very rarely brings home any friends. Well other than Ron and Harry of course. I'm John and this is my wife Darla."
Hermione's mom stepped forward and took Severus off guard by enveloping him in a hug as well. He tried not to flinch away, so he would not seem rude, but he gave Hermione a look of helplessness. She lifted her hand to her mouth so that she would not laugh at his predicament.
"Please, please come in, sit down. Can I offer you anything?" Hermione's dad asked after her mom had finished smothering him. Hermione went with her mom back into the kitchen and left Severus to impress her father.
Oh well, he was a former death eater. There wasn't much that he couldn't handle.
Hermione woke up with a sense of anticipation. She always loved being able to go home and spend time with her family in celebration. She was slightly nervous about taking Severus home to meet her parents. She could just imagine their reactions now.
"Hermione! How Wonderful! You brought someone home with you!" Her mother would say.
"Mum, this is Severus Snape, he's the potions professor at Hogwarts." Hermione would introduce him to her mom.
"Well Severus, it's nice to meet you. Wait a minute, Hermione you said Snape?" Her mom would look at her kind of funny, remembering all the times Hermione would have complained about how rotten the man was.
'Hell!' Hermione thought. 'How am I in this situation?' She thought back to the first day he had brought her the headache potion. It was a surprisingly nice gesture on his part. She would have never expected it from him. He always seemed cold and standoffish. It could have been because he was the Head of House for Slytherin and she was a Griffyndor. She never really saw his demeanor around other professors. She wasn't quite sure when her feelings for him had changed. It could have been during those evenings when they had played chess or maybe that first trip to London. Minerva obviously thought very highly of him. Hermione didn't think it had anything to do with his work with the Order. Maybe Hermione was due to pay Minerva another visit about the true Severus Snape and find out what he was like with other people.
She sighed and threw her covers back. Enough contemplating, it was time to get ready.
Severus on the other hand lay in his bed scowling. How exactly in the hell had he gotten himself into this mess? He couldn't believe that he was going to meet the former Miss Know It All's parents. When had he gotten so serious about Hermione? Maybe it was her first day back at Hogwarts to teach. She had looked so excited and alive to him. She had been like a little kid, reminiscing about her first time as a student and the sky in the Great Hall and.... He scowled even harder. It had taken him what seemed like forever to scrounge up an excuse to even approach her. The potion had seemed perfect, because he knew how he felt on Fridays after classes. He could just imagine what it had been like to be her facing a class full of students who thought they knew it all like she had thought. He had covertly watched her at dinner on Fridays and had observed her rubbing her forehead on more than one occasion. So the potion had seemed like the perfect answer. Why he had asked her to play chess, he was still questioning himself. Still, it took a lot for him to fall seriously for a woman, so regardless of the strangeness of the situation, he would take what he was given.
He threw his covers back and stalked into the bathroom to begin to get ready. She wanted to leave early, as it was her mother's birthday. Where was he going to get a present at this late date for the woman he had never met? He slammed the door to the bathroom.
An hour later, they met in the entranceway. She looked utterly beautiful in a skirt that stopped just above her knees and a deep purple sweater. He wore his normal attire of black. They made a striking couple with his dark looks and her fair looks.
"Shall we, Miss Granger?" Severus said to her, offering her his arm.
"Most certainly Professor Snape." She said with a wink and took his offered arm.
Little did they know that two pairs of eyes watched them as they left.
Minerva turned to Albus and said "I truly hope those two know what they are doing. I don't even think they know where their relationship is headed; yet Severus is already meeting her muggle family. Albus, I tell you, I'm concerned!"
Albus turned and looked at her. "Minerva, they are two grown adults. Let them follow their hearts. They will work it out for themselves eventually. We can't control their destinies."
Minerva just shook her head and walked away.
"Is there anything I should know before we get there Hermione?" Snape asked with just a hint of nervousness in his voice.
"Do you know the words to Happy Birthday?" Hermione smiled mischievously.
Severus turned to her, slightly puzzled. "Isn't it Happy Birthday?" he asked.
Hermione laughed. "I meant the song, silly. I would guess not, because in all the time that I have been here, I don't think I have ever heard anyone sing Happy Birthday."
Snape said, "Well, I guess you'd better give me a crash course."
She quickly filled him in on how the song went on their walk to the point where they could apparate to her parents. He just shook his head. Surely they didn't sing something that silly to adults?
Too soon for his tastes, they were just beyond the wards of Hogwarts. She took his hand in his and they apparated to just behind her parents house. She walked up to the door and threw it open. "Mum? Dad?"
Her mom came bustling out of the kitchen "Hermione, Dear! You're early!" She quickly enveloped her daughter in a hug.
Her dad came out of the living room and hugged her as well. Severus hung in the background, observing the exchange between Hermione and her parents. Her face had lit up at the site of her mother. It was obvious that the two women were very close.
"Mum, Dad. I'd like you to meet someone. This is Severus. He and I teach together at Hogwarts." Hermione said shyly.
Her dad immediately walked over and began to pump his hand. "It's so wonderful to meet you. Hermione very rarely brings home any friends. Well other than Ron and Harry of course. I'm John and this is my wife Darla."
Hermione's mom stepped forward and took Severus off guard by enveloping him in a hug as well. He tried not to flinch away, so he would not seem rude, but he gave Hermione a look of helplessness. She lifted her hand to her mouth so that she would not laugh at his predicament.
"Please, please come in, sit down. Can I offer you anything?" Hermione's dad asked after her mom had finished smothering him. Hermione went with her mom back into the kitchen and left Severus to impress her father.
Oh well, he was a former death eater. There wasn't much that he couldn't handle.