Summary: Hermione graduated from Hogwarts 2 years ago and is now twenty. War rages on and she builds barriers around her heart.
Genre: Angst/Romance Rating: Mature/Lemon Warnings: This is very OOC. If you want the characters just the way they are in the book, stop now and click on the back button. This is also AU. If you do not like it, do not read it! Now for those who want to, enjoy!
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I Don't Believe In Love
Chapter Thirteen: Holiday Cheer?
"Albus, something has to be done. Hermione has enough responsibilites as it is." Albus Dumbledore looked at his close friend.
"Minerva, we have no control over their lives. They have not broken any rules. Their work is as exemplary as ever. Furthermore, they are not showing any sign of inappropriateness towards the students or the staff. Why I believe that it is only the six of us, Severus, Harry, Ronald, and Hermione included that know of their relationship." He looked at Minerva over his half-moon spectacles.
The woman has now decided to sit in favor of the tiring act of pacing around the room. She huffed in frustration.
"What exactly is your reason to separate the two? To me, they seem to bring out the best out of each other. Best friend of sorts." Minerva had no answer to this. Why did she want to separate them?
"He will drag Hermione down with him. Once this comes out it will cause a scandal. A former student no less!" Minerva finally found a loophole.
"Minerva, are you aware that Hermione is a spy?" Albus was as serene as ever.
"Yes, I am aware." Minerva snapped.
"You should also be aware that they draw strength from each other." Dumbledore looked at Minerva sadly. She would not admit that she was just too protective of her cub.
Minerva harrumphed.
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There were almost no children around. The holidays were a blessing--well to Hermione and Severus anyway. There was little chance that they would be caught, especially since they were also using the disillusionment spell.
Today, Hermione decided to play in the snow (To get closer to her inner child). Hermione, after a few coaxing, pleading, and threatening, got Severus to join her outside.
Severus watched as she ran, rolled, and threw herself in the snow. "C'mon Sev, it's fun. Pleeeaaase." Hermione was making a snow angel.
"No." His response was snapped. "I have accepted to accompany you outside. I will not indulge in such...acts." Seeing Hermione so happy had inflamed a warmth deep inside him.
"Suit yourself." Hermione used wandless magic to make snowballs, and made them float around her. She made about thirty of them, before deciding to force Severus to join her.
She made the first snowball hit him. He turned, narrowed his eyes, and glared at her. That only earned him five consecutive snowballs more thrown to him, courtesy of Hermione.
Severus used his own wandless magic to create his own snowballs, and made them hit Hermione. Soon, a full wandless snowball fight was ensuing between the two teachers.
After that, they abandoned the snowballs, and Hermione decided to make snowmen. She again, used wandless magic to shape Albus Dumbledore's face by forming the snow in mid-air, then the body followed. The next was Minerva, beside Albus, Then Severus, then Flitwick. Snape soon after helped her do the snow sculptures, and two hours later, the whole Hogwarts staff was looking beyond, and seemed to have been turned into snow.
"I do believe we have made a masterpiece." Severus admitted.
"Accio camera." Hermione summoned the camera, and took a picture of the snow sculptures.
They soon, went to sit under the tree beside the lake. They renewed the disillusionment spell. Hermione sat between Severus' legs and rested her head on his chest. He wraped his arms around her, and soon they fell into a nap.
Minerva watched both of them in her animagus form. Perhaps, she was really should not interfere. After all, the war is all around. Who know who will die next? It's better to savor the time given to you while you still can. She looked a last time at the sleeping couple before discreetly turning back to human form, and went back inside.
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'Hermione is enjoying my discomfort far too much.' Severus thought. Sybill had been practically throwing herself at him, since lunch started. He also saw Auriga Sinistra who was yawning throughout lunch.
"Hermione, I would like you to help me research a theory in the library. Would you come with me?" Hermione was having fun and she wanted more. But she decided that she wasn't that cruel.
"Certainly, what is your theory?" They excused themselves from lunch, arguing all the way from the great hall about why a love potion would be considered as an imperio potion.
As they walked, they passed a very sleepy Sinistra.
"You have not been sleeping again?" Severus asked.
"No. I had to--" yawn "check the accuracy of the student's star charts.
And with that, she walked away.
"I remember since she was a student, she would often over-exert herself to finish something immediately." Severus commented. "I believe she was five years below me."
"Well, since we are on the topic of your school days, would you tell me of your adventures?" Hermione was simply bored.
"My years spent studying here were not what I would call fun." Severus kept a neutral face.
He did not seem to want to answer anymore, so Hermione changed the topic to the theory.
"I never really had that theory. I just wanted to escape Sybill's speech." Hermione chuckled.
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Hermione met Minerva on the way back to her rooms.
"Hermione, I would just like to tell you that wherever this relationship between you and Severus leads, be careful. You are a smart lady." Hermione smiled at her former teacher, now colleague.
"I will Minerva, I promise." Minerva smiled at her and watched her enter her office.
'Why does it feel so wrong?' Minerva asked herself. 'I am doing the right thing. Right? Right.'
(Smirks and Snarks come out. "I cannot believe tha we did ot have a part in ths chapter." Snarks complains. "Actually sssnar, we are already in the chapter now." "oh." They hastily exit.)
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