Hermione's hands shook as she pulled the letter from the envelope. She slowly unfolded the crisp cream-colored parchment and began to read the letter.
Miss Hermione Granger,
We are pleased to inform you that you have passed both portions of the Auror entrance exam. You have the most perfect score anyone has seen in a while. We would like to have a formal meeting with you to discuss the possibility of you becoming an Auror, we have had several new openings and would like to fill them with someone as skilled as you.
Sincerely Gabriel Pembry Head of Auror training Ministry of Magic
Hermione set the letter on the desk and sat down. She was in shock. She hadn't expected to pass the test again and with a perfect score no less.
She saw movement out of the corner of her eye and saw Severus stretching very catlike and very quietly. "Mione?" he looked at her, "Are you all right?" She didn't know how to respond. She watched as he walked over to her and picked up the letter. "May I?" she nodded.
Severus scanned the contents of the letter and then raised an eyebrow. He reread the letter a second and then a third time to make sure he had read it correctly. "Mione, I am proud of you..." he smiled almost sadly. "What are you going to do?"
"I don't know," She managed to say, "I should discuss this with them, You know, it would be a great opportunity for me..."
"I know it would, but Aurors do live half as long as normal witches or wizards..." Severus shut his eyes and swallowed hard, he could still remember the Aurors that had fallen when they had attacked Voldemort's lair. "Mione, no matter what you decide I will stand by your decision, I know better then to argue with you any ways,"
Hermione smiled and stood. She gently kissed Severus and wrapped her arms around him, "I think I need a good cuddle," she said as she nuzzled his neck.
"I would be happy to oblige," Severus said smiling.
TBC
A/N: short chapter I know, but I have had a really bad few weeks been a death in the family. next chapter will have a large dose of vitamin C.
Miss Hermione Granger,
We are pleased to inform you that you have passed both portions of the Auror entrance exam. You have the most perfect score anyone has seen in a while. We would like to have a formal meeting with you to discuss the possibility of you becoming an Auror, we have had several new openings and would like to fill them with someone as skilled as you.
Sincerely Gabriel Pembry Head of Auror training Ministry of Magic
Hermione set the letter on the desk and sat down. She was in shock. She hadn't expected to pass the test again and with a perfect score no less.
She saw movement out of the corner of her eye and saw Severus stretching very catlike and very quietly. "Mione?" he looked at her, "Are you all right?" She didn't know how to respond. She watched as he walked over to her and picked up the letter. "May I?" she nodded.
Severus scanned the contents of the letter and then raised an eyebrow. He reread the letter a second and then a third time to make sure he had read it correctly. "Mione, I am proud of you..." he smiled almost sadly. "What are you going to do?"
"I don't know," She managed to say, "I should discuss this with them, You know, it would be a great opportunity for me..."
"I know it would, but Aurors do live half as long as normal witches or wizards..." Severus shut his eyes and swallowed hard, he could still remember the Aurors that had fallen when they had attacked Voldemort's lair. "Mione, no matter what you decide I will stand by your decision, I know better then to argue with you any ways,"
Hermione smiled and stood. She gently kissed Severus and wrapped her arms around him, "I think I need a good cuddle," she said as she nuzzled his neck.
"I would be happy to oblige," Severus said smiling.
TBC
A/N: short chapter I know, but I have had a really bad few weeks been a death in the family. next chapter will have a large dose of vitamin C.