Cherry Blossom and a summer's eve
Chapter 9
Dumbledore sat in his office looking at all of Hogwarts on his merouders map, the school was empty except the many teachers preparing for the new term, they would arrive soon.
Hermione sat on the couch in the lounge, they had not talked about what they would say when they arrived back at Hogwarts. She was thinking about all that had happened that spring and how her feeling towards Severus had changed,
"Herm?" came Severus voice, she hadn't noticed she had spaced out,
"Yes." She whispered,
"Are you all set…"
"Yes…Severus…what are we going to say to Professor Dumbledore"
"Baby don't worry. I'm sure that we can over come it, I will stand by your side from now until the end of my days." He whispered wrapping his arms around her shoulders,
"Thank you…" she smiled standing up and walking to the fireplace "Come on I need to tell Harry…before any one else he'll be easy to convince…Ginny and the twins on the other hand…" she smiled as Severus gently kissed the young woman in front of him.
"Yes I'm sure he will." Severus sighed wrapping his arms around Hermione's waist,
"Severus, do you wish for me to join you when to speak to the headmaster?" Hermione whispered turning to face Severus tip-toeing to place a kiss on his lips,
"No I think I should do that alone, you have enough stress to deal with telling your…Fr…class…"
"My Friends…"she smiled, "they are lovely guys really Severus."
"They're idiots." Severus said,
"Not really they just stopped trying after first year when you where constantly insulting and putting them down." She sighed kissing him again,
"I was hard on them…I guess"
"Yes you were"
"Hay don't side with them you're meant to side with me." He whined
"Aww baby…I do side with you…unless you are wrong, and technically I was siding with you, because you where the one who said you where hard on them, but you forgot to mention you where hard on me." She whispered
"I am sorry my love"
"I know you are love!"
"Well I guess I was hard on every one really when I think about it."
"Yeah I guess you were but you did have a reason to you where a spy for the order."
"Come on my love let's go." He whispered taking Hermione's hand and walking to the fire and flooing into Hogwarts
"Sev?"
"Yes baby!"
"How are we going to tell Harry about it?"
"I don't know my angel."
They arrived in the headmasters office,
"Ah I was wondering when you where going to return our top student, Your friends are waiting for you Miss Granger"
"Yes professor! Thank you" and with that she left the room in search of her friends,
"She'll be a wonderful mother." Albus smiled…
"How…I don't even want to ask…" Severus sighed, "Have we any sign that bugs or moles have been left in the school?" Severus sighed
"No but we did a spell to destroy any and all bugs…Moles will be a lot more difficult to find." Albus sighed,
"Harry!" Hermione smiled running into her best friends embrace, "where is Ron?"
"Haven't a clue, he was acting real weird when I saw him on the train." Harry sighed
"Oh I wonder why" she whispered, "I need to talk to you alone any way lets go somewhere quiet!"
"Alright."
Hermione lead them to a desolated part of the castle to speak.
"This is really important, promise me that no matter what you won't hate me!" She finally said
"Hate you why would I hate you?"
"Just let me tell you and just promise me that you wont hate me."
"ok I promise that I wont hate you."
"Right this will be a shock its, that I'm…dating professor Snape."
"Professor…Snape?"
"Yes, professor Snape he isn't as bad as he makes himself to be he just wants to protected himself from Voldemort and any one else that may wish to cause harm to him once you get to know him he isn't so bad"
"But Professor Snape" Harry Repeated
"Harry pleas say some thing other than his name"
"what can I say?"
"Harry please I want you to be happy for me"
"Dose he love you?" Harry finally whispered,
"Yes I do!" came Severus' voice
"Professor."
"I'm glad you are looking out for your friend."
"Ok…where is…the professor Snape I met in first year." Harry blurted out.
"I'm still hear but I made Hermione a promise." Severus answered as Hermione moved closer to hug him.
"So did I but if you ever…ever hurt her I will make you regret it and it won't be fast I will make it slow.!"
"I guess you would, but I tell you I will not hurt Hermione. Not now not ever."
"Harry there is something else…"
"Umm is this worse than you dating the dreaded teacher of Hogwarts!"
"He is still in the room and I think that it is brilliant news…I'm pregnant!"
TBC