She was back at school, and still he did not sit at the teachers table. Every meal she would look their and his vacant spot was etched into her heart. She missed him but the shirt that she had charmed to keep the scent stayed with her every night so she wouldn't feel so alone, so empty.
The weeks went by, her training harder. Defending herself from Moody, she dropped her guard a spell hitting her in the chest. Falling to the ground, her friends were there in an instant.
"Oh my god Hermione are you all right," Harry said helping her up.
"Yah I'm good," she said ignoring the pain in her chest," just a little slow today."
"That's enough for today Kitten," Moody said smirking.
"Hey guys I want to talk to her alone all right," Ginny said and the boys took that at once to get lost and did so quickly.
"Hermione it's been almost three weeks, stop mopping around, go out and date," Ginny said, and Hermione looked at her shocked.
"How dare you even say that, I love him we made a commitment I'll wait for as long as it takes, I can't believe you even suggest that," Hermione said turning from her friend and stalking into the school. Not stopping until she made it to her common room throwing things around.
No letters not word at all the other teachers weren't telling her anything.
Throwing a vase against the wall she screamed.
She was surrounded by her bestest of friends but she felt alone, incomplete when she could talk to anyone she chose not to, secluding herself.
IT was the middle of November; Christmas wasn't even a month away, and no sign.
Finally, a sob escaped her as she kneeled onto the carpet and started crying. Loud choking sobs.
Why doesn't he send a letter or tell someone to tell me how he is," She thought as the tears kept falling.
Grabbing the big box of Kleenex, she shoved herself on the couch, tears falling faster and harder than ever before.
"Albus we have to tell her something," McGonagall said as they looked at the girl with a spell making it look like you were watching TV.
"If she's strong she can stand another week," Dumbeldore said," he'll be back by then, we just have to support her right now and stay quiet."
"But look at her, she barely sleeps she's always working out and doing homework," McGonagall said, but was cut short.
"Dear please calm down our little Hermione has some things up her sleeves that I don't' even think she knows about," Dumbeldore said winking at her.
As Hermione opened her eyes, her whole body felt stiff. Looking around she was in her dormitory, and still in her clothes from yesterday.
It was going to be along day she knew it as she stepped from the shower. Trying to keep him out of her mind she got ready, and headed downstairs.
"Hey Hermione," Ginny said smiling at her," hey I'm really sorry about what I said all right its just that you looks so down and I know he'll come back you're here why wouldn't he."
"Its okay Gin, I've just been in a bad mood, I just miss him I guess," Hermione said biting into her toast.
Everything was a routine. Getting out of the bed going to classes doing homework-eating working out. There wasn't a point to her day, it always began tired and ended tired. Her days were pointless the only goal to reach the next day.
Still she thought in the back of her mind. How was it possible for her to fall in love with him in a couple of weeks? Maybe she should move on but she never did, she couldn't do that to him.
The first snowfall marked a lonely day. Sitting on her windowsill wearing the shirt that he had given to her. Watching the snow shower down, making everything beautiful and perfect.
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Harry, Ron and Ginny were sitting down talking, their friend cooped up in her room.
"Tell us Gin what's wrong," Ron asked.
"She's in love and he's gone and she's lonely," Ginny said," its not hard to guess who, guys come on, anyone could notice it."
"Snape," Harry said disgusted.
"Don't talk about it like that she loves him and it's killing her not knowing," Ginny said reprimanding him. Studying the two looking at each other deliberating, then nodding.
"If its what she wants but who says he's even going to come back," Ron said, he was still angry but remembering the look of Hermione the past month made him push it away.
"He'll be back," Ginny, said smiling, she knew it and if he wasn't she would go and drag him back herself.
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"Albus tell me," Snape murmured to him as they meet at the Leaky Cauldron both disguised, he had to know he had spent weeks surrounded by murderers the only thing getting him through the lonely days was thoughts of her.
"She's not doing well Severus my good man, she misses you but she's holding strong," Dumbeldore said.
"I'm almost done there is a meeting tonight about the final battle it seems it won't be till after NEWTS at the school but I must go tonight to make sure," Severus said, edgy looking around, "but can you at least tell her that I'm okay."
"You tell her when you come back, the password to her common room is numa, don't forget it," the man said winking as he got up and disappeared with a POP
Leaving Severus sitting there mulling over his whiskey, that bastard was thinking things up again.
Back at Voldermorts headquarters, he settled in with the other followers.
"The final battles drawing near, but we need the golden group weakened, we know what holds them together, we must use all out wills to rip them apart and attack them when there weak," Lucius said, earning lots of clapping from the others.
"It seems that that batty Moody has been training her, she's gotten good, determined, and after the display with Lucius she is talented," Lestrange said in a snide dirty tone.
Severus sneered he knew what the man would do if he got the girl alone with him, anger rose in him.
"The final battle will be on June 24 a Thursday, we will attack in the morning, be prepared, start recruiting more," Voldermort said everyone nodding.
"Lucius put a plan in effect to weaken the girl, visit her at school get her alone break her," the man said, Lucius nodded smiling, he would only be glad to do it he had wanted to for awhile and now was his chance.
"Sir I must go back to the school Dumbeldore is questioning why I need so much time off I would not want him to get suspicious," Severus said when he got alone with his master.
"Yes leave, and keep a close eye on things," Voldermort said, his voice like ice along your spine.
As he walked into the headmasters office, he told him everything.
"Go find her lad," Dumbeldore said smiling as he was shooed out of the office like a disobedient child.
It took him awhile to get here, but when standing in front of the portrait, he was scared to go in.
What if she had found another man to please her?
Someone younger, smarter, nicer, better than him?
"Just go in you fool?" the portrait said as the door swung open and sucking in his breath, he walked in.
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