Chapter 10: Breaking the Ice
Snape walked into his favourite secluded corner of the library only to find it occupied, by a girl, presumably a 7th year. "Stupid girl, couldn't she find somewhere else to sob?" he muttered, annoyed at having his space invaded. As he turned to leave, he heard the girl murmur "Oh Ron…"
Snape stopped. Ron? Wasn't he that boy who was with Lily now? He felt a sudden surge of rage when he thought of someone else with HIS Lily. Then the rage subsided, and he felt a strange feeling of compassion towards the girl. He turned back and went over to kneel next to her.
"What is it?" he asked, as gently as he could. The girl looked up in surprise, tears running down her face. She gave a small jump as she realised who it was.
"N-nothing" she sobbed, turning away from him.
"I heard you say 'Ron'. He's not very nice is he?"
"He may say the same of you," Replied Hermione with a smile "but no, he's not as nice as I thought he was."
"What do you mean?" asked Snape confused
"Before we came here, he was my boyfriend. Now I come here, and I find him with some other girl" sobbing Hermione, breaking into tears again
"Well then he wasn't a very good boyfriend in the first place, was he? I know how you feel, I also feel betrayed by his actions"
"What do you mean? How were you betrayed?" asked Hermione curiously.
"I have…feelings…for Lily. I was the victim of a cruel prank by the Marauders, making me believe that she returned those feelings. Ron supposedly 'saved' her from this prank, sabotaging any chances either Potter of I ever had with her. I think that the prank was devised by him for this purpose" said Snape darkly
"However," Snape continued, "Why would he do this when he has you all along?"
"Well, I don't know, and I doubt that I'll ever find out from him. I'll just have to continue my life and forget about Ron. I'm sorry about you and Lily." She checked her watch and noticed it was almost dinnertime. "I'm sorry, I must go. Perhaps I'll see you in classes after I'm sorted."