I DO NOT OWN.
I will admit, to hug her was rather a stroke of impulse. However it was not a decision I regretted at all.
We sat together until the sunrise.
An activity that I had taken advantage of over the years, not really taking in the pure beauty of a sunrise. Well maybe it was because I had never shared it with anyone who understood.
Yes both of our circumstances were different, yet both our demons lead us to that edge, the same edge.
When the sun came up I then realised that it was indeed the start of a new day.
Usually I would see the morning and remind myself that I was stuck in the same damn cycle, never ending disperse...
Yet sitting with Hermione in that moment, it did feel like a NEW day. That for the first time in a long time, I felt a sense of hope blossom.
I knew it wouldn't be easy, I knew it would be tough, with good days and bad days. But for the first time in my life I felt like I had something to work towards.
It was when she spoke to me next, we knew that there was a possibility that we wouldn't be alone any more.
Her head was resting on my shoulders, she looked up at me and then said the words.
"Good morning Severus."
As she said that, in that very moment, I could swear that I saw the spark in her eyes flare up again.
"Yes, it certainly is."
End.
AN. Thank you for reading, hope you liked it.