Chapter 3

Severus went to his old chambers in Hogwarts, since he was the Deputy Headmaster he had moved into nicer chambers, but he usually went home. He went to his old room and started blowing up old cans and bottles he could find, he knew Minerva couldn't have appointed a new potions master. He was right for one thing, Minerva had appointed a new Potions Mistress. Severus sat in a dark corner and started to blow things up, he was in a terrible mood. "Lets hope no one walks in." He smirked at the thought of causing bodily harm.

"Thank you for meeting me at this hour Hermione." Minerva said.

"No problem, thank you for hiring me as the new potions mistress." She smiled.

"Do I need to show you to your chambers? They are Severus's old ones."

Hermione had to stop from flinching, she didn't really want to stay there, without him but smiled, "no thank you, I will be able to find them for myself."

"Ok dear, goodnight."

"Goodnight Minerva." Hermione started toward the dungeons.

"I just had to pick Andrea, why the hell did I do that? There was Hermione returning all the feelings I had for her and I just threw her away!" he growled loudly and blew up the couch.

Hermione could hear something going on in her chambers and got her wand out, her thoughts about Severus had left her unprepared for an attack, then she heard it.

" I just had to pick Andrea, why the hell did I do that? There was Hermione returning all the feelings I had for her and I just threw her away." She heard a growl and an explosion. She knew that voice.

Hermione opened the door and walked in, "S-Severus."

Severus looked up and met her eyes; agony, sorrow, hurt, and feelings she didn't want to read because she couldn't get hurt again.

Severus looked up when he heard his name whispered by a beautiful voice. 'Its her, gods she's beautiful, why did I give her up, can she see how I feel for her.' He thought to himself.

"Hermione, what are you doing here." He said in a sad voice he couldn't even mask.

'Oh goodness, I love when he says my name.' She looked at him, "These are my new chambers, I am the potions mistress."

"Oh, congratulations." he looked away, "I will fix the place up and leave."

She shifted, "you don't have to leave."

He looked at her.

"What's wrong Severus?" She walked toward him.

He thought and decided he should tell her, she was the only one he could trust.

Hermione looked at him with sadness in her eyes. "I am so sorry Severus."

"Shit happens." he mumbled.

"It shouldn't though."

He looked at her.

"Is it true?" She said.

"What." He said, even though he knew perfectly well what she meant.

"What you said, before you blew up what I can assume was my couch." She met his eyes.

He knew she could see the truth sitting there, he couldn't keep his emotions hidden, they were there, raw, for her, "Yes, it is."

She smiled softly and took another step forward.

"We can't."

"Why not?" she looked hurt.

"We can't yet, I am going to end this fake marriage with that horrible woman, then we can be together." He smiled a bit and turned to leave.

She caught his arm, "Severus, I will help you fight for your children, I know you love them." with that she leaned in and their lips brushed.

He fixed her couch and left the room, and Hermione with only her thoughts and a lot of unpacking to do before classes started.

A/N: Hope you liked this chapter I liked the end the best, and if your real nice I'll get another out soon.

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