A/N: Hello! So I shall resolve the evil cliff-hanger and I promise, not another one today! Must be a first ;)
Sweetest Thing
"Bella! It's Kedavra not Kevadra you stupid woman!" growled Dolohov, "you could at least get that right."
"Bugger," cursed Bellatrix, she scowled at Hermione and Dolohov,
"Come on Bella, that's enough, they don't need to die…yet, expect from the traitor of course," Voldemort chuckled maliciously, "so Harry?"
"Well if your Death Eaters can't even get the killing curse right, it looks like I'm in for an easy ride," Harry sneered,
"I do not appreciate cockiness young man; you ought to respect your elders,"
"Why would I want to respect you? You're a lying murderer." Harry yelled,
"Well I suppose there is that," the Death Eaters around them sniggered at their master's comment, more of the Death Eaters had recovered and they gathered around them in a tighter circle.
Snape pulled Hermione out of Bellatrix's reach and clasped her hand tightly in his. She turned and smiled at him, but slid her hand from his grasp, shaking her head kindly. "It's OK," she promised, "I'm not going to be stupid again," Severus nodded and let go of her hand.
Harry and Voldemort were facing each other, watching each other with grim determination, suddenly Hermione whispered behind them and Voldemort and the Death Eaters fell to the crowd once again, she had cleverly stunned only them. It had been a powerful spell; she could feel the force flowing down her wand.
"Wow Hermione! That was amazing!" Ron exclaimed, "You seriously kicked some ass."
"It was dirty though," noted Harry, "stunning them while their backs were turned."
"They should have been more observant," Snape smirked.
"Right then," said Harry, "are we just going to leave this lot here, get out and shut the door?"
"But all the other people, they're all…dead," they all looked back to the bottom of the stairs where the pile of bodies that had been obliterated by Voldemort lay, Hermione wondered how many were innocent Muggles, whose only crime was to exist while the Death Eaters roamed. Snape squeezed her shoulder.
"Do we want these people to have a proper burial? Look back down the tunnel, those hundreds didn't get one."
"It's what they deserve," whispered Hermione, "it's what they all deserve."
"OK," said Snape, "I could probably get them out of here."
"And then what?" asked Mrs Weasley,
"We could Vanish them," Snape pondered,
"What? But where would the bodies go?" Ron demanded,
"Has Professor McGonagall not told you what happens to Vanished objects?" Snape sneered, they all shook their heads. "When an object is Vanished all you are doing is splitting the bonds between the atoms, making it break up, it's not being 'vanished' it's just being taken apart into bits so small you can't see them, If you knocked a house down, you are just left with the bricks, the house has 'vanished'."
Four comprehending faces nodded, "let's do that then," said Harry, "It's a lot better than lying in a disused tube station."
"It'll take a while, with all these bodies, the Death Eaters might wake up. I want you to all get out now, take anyone who's alive and get out; I'll meet you outside - if I can." He kissed the top of Hermione's head, "whatever happens," he whispered, "don't wait for me if you're in danger, please, I'm the one who got you into this trouble in the first place."
They took their brooms and went up the steps, Mrs Weasley and the Dursleys breathed fresh air for the first time as they came out into the now cloudless night.
Inside Snape began the meticulous task of Vanishing the bodies, soon the platform began to feel less crowded, he cleared the bodies at the bottom of the stairs and the majority of the ones ion the tracks. He wandered around the outskirts of the platform to check he hadn't missed anything. At the opposite end of the platform he saw two bodies slumped against the wall, he paced towards them and looked at them closely. They were Vernon Dursley and Arthur Weasley.
"My god, Arthur!" Snape gasped,
"Sev…Severus," a voice croaked,
"You're alive! We thought you'd gone, and Dursley?"
Harry's Uncle Vernon twisted his end upwards at the sound of his name, he face a pale and his moustache tangled and grimy. Severus helped them up and led them to the stairs. He took one last look around and ascended the staircase. He reached the outside, closing his eyes and breathing in his first breath of clean air. In front of him Arthur and Vernon were being welcomed back by their families. Harry shut the door and Hermione sealed it with a powerful charm.
"Severus, are you OK?" she hugged him tightly, he still had his eyes closed and was breathing in his freedom heavily, she smiled at him and led him away with the others, he opened his eyes, looking at the trees and the stars, hearing the first few birds beginning to emerge. All the sweetest things in life were magnified. There was a faint orange line on the horizon; they knew they had to get back quickly. Harry stuck his wand arm out and the Knight Bus appeared.
"Welcome to the Knight Bus," yawned Stan Shunpike, "hey Ern, look at this, look at 'em all."
"Hogwarts please," muttered Harry, he thrust a few galleons into Stan's hand, "quickly."
"Alrigh', alrigh', we'll try won't we Ern?" Ernie nodded and immediately started engine up again, the group flew into the bus. The Dursleys looked absolutely petrified, their faces ashen as the bus lurched its way to Hogwarts.
Hermione and Snape sat together away from the others, embracing but silent. Half-way through the journey Snape looked down at her and gently touched her abdomen; she smiled at him and held his hand there.
A/N: Aaaah it's sweet isn't it? That was random, can't think of much else to say, oh well. Hope you thought it was OK.
