The Weasleys headed back one by one. No one seemed too excited to go back, but eventually, the only ones left in the woods were Hermione, Harry, and Ron.
"Nice night," Harry remarked absentmindedly.
"Hermione," Ron said in a hurried tone."Why?"
"Why what?" Hermione asked innocently, looking over at her friends who were staring at her intently.
"Why Snape?" Harry answered for him.
The disgust in Harry's voice made Severus furious. How dare he?
"I love him," Hermione whispered softly. She looked away from her old friends towards where Severus stood watching. For a moment Severus thought she could see him, but then she looked away.