Cherry Blossom and a summer's eve
Chapter 7
The two walked out of the fireplace, in Diagon Ally, and walked up to the food market, they weaved in and out of the crowds, Severus keeping an eye out for trouble…
"Severus…" Hermione called as he walked he hadn't heard her, "Severus?" he turned,
"What is it?" he asked wanting to hurry along,
"I've twisted my ankle, can't we slow down pleas…" She pleaded,
"I'm sorry Hun, of course we can, lets get something to eat so you can rest your ankle!"
"Thanks Sev."
"Anything for you baby!" the two headed to the ice cream parlour, "You call this food?" he raised an eyebrow
"Yes and you have to have some or I'm not budging from this seat" she poked her tongue at him!
"Fine, fine, I'll order what would you like?" HE smiled
"Are you paying?" she smiled back,
"Depends how much what you want is?" she asked
"Umm le'me see 2sickles." Hermione smiled,
"Ok what's it called?"
"Spaghetti Ice, with extra strawberries" she smiled, blowing him a kiss.
Severus returned and placed a ticket on the table,
"They'll be out in a minute." He smiled, taking the seat opposite Hermione, "How's your ankle?"
"Fine, still a little sore" she answered looking around, "I thought it would be a little less busy considering the circumstances…"
"I agree but some people want to show that they will not change because of him." Severus.
"Yes I guess you are right, well lets not dwell on those sorts of thoughts not when we could have such a good day together without all this going on!"
"Yes I quite agree…" Severus lent forward to kiss the young woman in front of him,
Neither of them knew that a pair of eyes watched them through half moon spectacles.
'This is working out better than I could have planed' he smiled, "and I didn't even need a lust or love potion." And with a pop he disappeared…he arrived in his office,
"Professor?" came McGonagal's voice, "Why did you wish to see me"
"For the same reason I paid a visit to Severus." He smiled
"You really need to explain yourself!" McGonagal said confused "there is a traitor within the Order,"
"Albus, do you know who it is?"
"I can't tell you not yet, not here." We have to wait and see what he dose and if it is indeed the person I believe it is." Albus said weakly,
"I understand…I shall leave you with your thoughts, I'll be in my chamber if you need me." McGonagal said leaving the room.
Hermione looked through the racks of capes, cloaks and gowns. She picked out a crimson red cloak, that made her look like little red riding hood,
"It suites you" Severus smiled,
"Thank you," she smiled looking at the prise, "but I can't afford it." She sighed taking it off and placing it back on the shelf,
"'Ermione? What are you doing hear you're supposed to be at Hogwarts…" It was Ron.
"Ron…I'm shopping, and Hogwarts isn't safe at the moment death-eaters found me there but Professor Snape saved me, what are you doing hear." Hermione smiled hugging her friend,
"I had a meeting" and with that he left, Hermione looked on rather confused.
"That was weird?" Hermione said turning to se Severus pass her a bag, "What is this?"
"Yours" he smiled, "did you tell Ron where we are staying?"
"No, we're in a public place any one could hear…but he know Hogwarts is not safe." She sighed. "Severus, what is it…is there something the matter?"
"I'll explain when we get back." Come lets get the food we originally when to get.
"Wait you never answered my question…"
"What question would that be?"
"What is in this bag?" She said looking at the bag in her hand.
"I did answer you…I said it is yours." He smiled leaving the shop,
"Severus…" she sighed and gave up the fight following him out of the shop.
Later that day once they got back to the little get way house Snape sat Hermione down on the sofa and then knelt down in front of her. Taking her dolly-shoes off, and began to massage her feet,
"Mmm." She smiled leaning against the back of the chair…"Severus?"
"Yes love?" she smiled looking up,
"What did you and Dumbledore talk about this morning?" she asked.
"Baby this might come as a shock to you…"
"Sev? What is it? Pleas, Sev, you can tell me…"
"There is a spy in the Order, and…"
"It's Ron isn't it?" She said before he could finish,
"Albus believes so." He whispered,
"But why would he do this, to me…to…to Harry?" a tear fell down her cheek.
"Come hear my darling." He sat beside her on the sofa and took her into his arms, "You mustn't say any thing to Harry, Albus is not 100, so he is watching the Weasleys. Just encase." She pulled Hermione closer to him.
"I just can't believe that he would do this to us but I won't tell Harry. But he'll freak when he finds out I knew, and if it is not Ron but another Weasley, Ron will freak because I thought it was him." She whispered,
"I'll defend you!"
"Thank you that means so much to me." She smiled, nuzzling into his neck, leaving kisses along his collarbone, "I love you Sev"
"I love you to my darling." He whispered, lifting her and carrying her into his bedroom laying her onto the bed. "You need to sleep now baby. I'll look after you"
She closed her eyes and listened to his voice,
"Severus pleas talk, I just want to hear you talk." She whispered,
"What do you want me to talk about my darling?" he smiled lying beside her,
"Any thing I just want to listen to you, like I do in class or when you mumble in your sleep." She smiled opining her eyes to meet his dark ones.
"I don't mumble in my sleep." He said, poking Hermione in the side causing her to squirm,
"You do too…" she smiled turning to face him, gently pushing a strand of hair away from his eyes.
"Do I really well I'm sure that if I do its about something intelligent or its about you and then its something that you should not know." She giggled at what he said,
"I bet it is…" she gently kissed him,
"Now sleep…so I can call you my sleeping beauty." He smiled getting of the bed
"Well I guess as long as in the morning if you are up before me you have to wake me up like sleeping beauty." She smiled sitting up and pulling off her t-shirt and jeans, then pulling the blanket around herself,
"Oh I intend to my darling, good night, I'll be in soon." He smiled closing the door.
Severus sat on the couch and put his head in his hands,
'I wish I could tell her the whole truth. I need a very strong drink' He sighed and walked to the fireplace.