Title: the memories
Word Count: 393
Characters: Severus/ Hermione
Summery: Severus' memories.

Hermione was in the headmaster's office. She looked around and there stood Albus and Severus. Severus look defeated as he spoke.

"I will not survive the battle, I now this now. The dark lord has planned well, and if he should die, we shall die." Hermione was going to cry. He knew he was going to die. When did he learn this, how long has he known.

"There must be something we can…"

"No there is nothing to be done." Severus sighed. The next words he said were quiet and Hermione could only just hear them. "Albus, when I die, tell Hermione the truth, show her my peniseve." Albus' nodded

"Of course, of course."

Hermione's head spun as she left one memory and entered another

This time she was in the library. Watching herself.

"Miss Granger, what are you doing at this hour?" She watched herself jump. "Surely you should be in your quarters not sitting here like a wayward student."

"I have every right to be here as you well know professor." She had said. "I am not a child or your student anymore" and with that she watched herself pick up her book and leave. She remembered this night. She was upset and needed to clam down and when Severus had scolded her she almost lost it. However now she noticed other things.

When her memory self left, she saw his eyes follow her but the look was soft and almost sad. She was drawn closer as she heard him whisper to her retreating form.

"No your not Hermione."

Her memory self was in the teacher's lounge, writing and Severus was seated on the other end of the table. Hermione also remembered this incident. She was writing a letter to her parents and well…

"Miss Granger shouldn't you do your marking in your office like everyone else." Severus sneered.

"Professor Snape, its Professor Granger and I am not marking, so if you would mind your own business." She hadn't even looked up so she missed his smile. Hermione thought it was a brilliant smile.

A few moment later her memory self left. And she watched as Severus made his way over to the now empty chair and picked up a quill she left behind.

"It can never be," he told the quill then pocketed it.

She didn't need to see anymore

always

KarlaMaire