Chapter 5 Fireside Chats
"War does not determine who is right, war determines who is left." –Proverb
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Snape sat calmly in their common room as Draco and Hermione scrambled to get dressed. He had walked in just as Draco had collapsed on top of her covering her body from view.
Hermione entered the room blushing ardently with tousled clothes. She sat in a chair across from Snape by the fire unable to meet his eyes. Draco entered a moment later attempting to maintain the cool Malfoy exterior. He sat next to Hermione and stared at a spot on the wall behind Snape.
"Well, I suppose I should have knocked." Snape said calmly.
"Maybe, we should forget this happened." Hermione said still not making eye contact, "Why did you come here anyway?"
"Oh, yes, I thought you may want these." Snape pulled a small pile from his robes and handed them to her. It was a stack of pictures tied with a rubber band. Hermione looked at the pile then back at Snape. She put the pile on Draco's lap then threw her arms around Snape's neck.
"Thank you." She whispered as she felt tears coming. He had given her a link to her past. Martin was unable to find very many pictures of her mother or anyone in the family but here Snape had plenty; far more than Martin. Snape hugged her back and neither wanted to let go.
"Why don't you look at the pictures?" He suggested pushing her away. She nodded and sniffled before grabbing the pictures and settling in her chair. The first picture was her mother sitting against a tree in front of Martin's manor reading. She looked oblivious to everything around her; Hermione waited until she turned the page of her book before flipping to the next picture.
The next picture was her mother and Snape on their wedding day. They were both smiling and waving. Her mother had a Mona Lisa smile and a twinkle in her eye. The next picture was here mother in a field. Her head was down and her eyes were focused on something to the right of the view. The next picture was of Snape scowling at the camera while sitting at a desk. Most of the pictures were of her mother or her mother and Snape.
Her favorite was the first one. It looked so natural and her mother had a mysterious air to her. Hermione looked up to see Draco and Snape staring at her.
"Do you like them?" Snape asked with the ghost of a smile on his face.
"I love them. Thank you." She smiled brightly. "Well, I have homework to do."
"Of course, I'll leave you to it." Snape stood and gave a slight bow of his head before sweeping out of the room in a swirl of robes. Draco looked at her for a moment then left. She did her homework and lost track of time. When she looked up again, dinner was half over. She ran to the Great Hall and sat in her usual place. Draco wasn't there so she made pleasant conversation with Blaise Zabini (female in this story).
"Hi, er, Blaise right?" Hermione started smiling.
"Yeah, Hermione." Blaise smiled back, "Congrats on the pregnancy."
"Thanks, um, do you know where my husband is?"
"Was he upset the last time you saw him?"
"I don't think so but maybe."
"Then he's at his place." She answered looking down, "He wouldn't want me to tell you this."
"Go on."
"I-I followed him out of the common room one time after he and Pansy had a fight. He was so furious it was scary. He walked out onto the grounds and kept walking til he was far past the quidditch pitch. I think it was even past the Hogwarts barriers. He walked to this field then turned right. He didn't stop until he reached a small river where he sat under a tree. I stood there for a good half hour before I left then waited for him in the common room. He didn't come back for five hours." She explained whispering so no one else could here her. Hermione frowned.
"We have to be somewhere after dinner though and he had no reason to be upset." Blaise shrugged. Hermione finished her meal then went to the hospital wing. She opened the door to find Draco already waiting.
"Where were you?" She asked walking towards him.
"It's not important." He replied. His voice was monotone and his eyes seemed glazed over.
"Well, there you are." Madame Pomfrey came out of her office throwing her arms up. "Time to set the official date."
Madame Pomfrey bustled about checking things here or there. Hermione sat on a bed and Draco sat next to her. Finally, she stopped, "I'd say it's due in late May."
"Thank you." Hermione jumped off the table and changed into her regular clothes from a white hospital gown. She walked down the hall with Draco. He walked a bit away from her not talking. They entered their rooms and Draco sat on the bed.
"Where were you?" Hermione asked again.
"In the library, studying." She knew he was lying but decided not to call him on it.
"You can sleep in here with me tonight."
"The couch is fine." He said walking to the common room. Hermione sighed. New mission: find out what in bloody hell has crawled up her husbands arse.
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A/N: horsekrazy08: That's great. My new puppy is a boxer, her name is Ginger .
Sorry it's so short but I'm writing while my step dad's at work and I'm not supposed to be on the computer ever again. It might be a little bit before I post the next chapter.
"War does not determine who is right, war determines who is left." –Proverb
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Snape sat calmly in their common room as Draco and Hermione scrambled to get dressed. He had walked in just as Draco had collapsed on top of her covering her body from view.
Hermione entered the room blushing ardently with tousled clothes. She sat in a chair across from Snape by the fire unable to meet his eyes. Draco entered a moment later attempting to maintain the cool Malfoy exterior. He sat next to Hermione and stared at a spot on the wall behind Snape.
"Well, I suppose I should have knocked." Snape said calmly.
"Maybe, we should forget this happened." Hermione said still not making eye contact, "Why did you come here anyway?"
"Oh, yes, I thought you may want these." Snape pulled a small pile from his robes and handed them to her. It was a stack of pictures tied with a rubber band. Hermione looked at the pile then back at Snape. She put the pile on Draco's lap then threw her arms around Snape's neck.
"Thank you." She whispered as she felt tears coming. He had given her a link to her past. Martin was unable to find very many pictures of her mother or anyone in the family but here Snape had plenty; far more than Martin. Snape hugged her back and neither wanted to let go.
"Why don't you look at the pictures?" He suggested pushing her away. She nodded and sniffled before grabbing the pictures and settling in her chair. The first picture was her mother sitting against a tree in front of Martin's manor reading. She looked oblivious to everything around her; Hermione waited until she turned the page of her book before flipping to the next picture.
The next picture was her mother and Snape on their wedding day. They were both smiling and waving. Her mother had a Mona Lisa smile and a twinkle in her eye. The next picture was here mother in a field. Her head was down and her eyes were focused on something to the right of the view. The next picture was of Snape scowling at the camera while sitting at a desk. Most of the pictures were of her mother or her mother and Snape.
Her favorite was the first one. It looked so natural and her mother had a mysterious air to her. Hermione looked up to see Draco and Snape staring at her.
"Do you like them?" Snape asked with the ghost of a smile on his face.
"I love them. Thank you." She smiled brightly. "Well, I have homework to do."
"Of course, I'll leave you to it." Snape stood and gave a slight bow of his head before sweeping out of the room in a swirl of robes. Draco looked at her for a moment then left. She did her homework and lost track of time. When she looked up again, dinner was half over. She ran to the Great Hall and sat in her usual place. Draco wasn't there so she made pleasant conversation with Blaise Zabini (female in this story).
"Hi, er, Blaise right?" Hermione started smiling.
"Yeah, Hermione." Blaise smiled back, "Congrats on the pregnancy."
"Thanks, um, do you know where my husband is?"
"Was he upset the last time you saw him?"
"I don't think so but maybe."
"Then he's at his place." She answered looking down, "He wouldn't want me to tell you this."
"Go on."
"I-I followed him out of the common room one time after he and Pansy had a fight. He was so furious it was scary. He walked out onto the grounds and kept walking til he was far past the quidditch pitch. I think it was even past the Hogwarts barriers. He walked to this field then turned right. He didn't stop until he reached a small river where he sat under a tree. I stood there for a good half hour before I left then waited for him in the common room. He didn't come back for five hours." She explained whispering so no one else could here her. Hermione frowned.
"We have to be somewhere after dinner though and he had no reason to be upset." Blaise shrugged. Hermione finished her meal then went to the hospital wing. She opened the door to find Draco already waiting.
"Where were you?" She asked walking towards him.
"It's not important." He replied. His voice was monotone and his eyes seemed glazed over.
"Well, there you are." Madame Pomfrey came out of her office throwing her arms up. "Time to set the official date."
Madame Pomfrey bustled about checking things here or there. Hermione sat on a bed and Draco sat next to her. Finally, she stopped, "I'd say it's due in late May."
"Thank you." Hermione jumped off the table and changed into her regular clothes from a white hospital gown. She walked down the hall with Draco. He walked a bit away from her not talking. They entered their rooms and Draco sat on the bed.
"Where were you?" Hermione asked again.
"In the library, studying." She knew he was lying but decided not to call him on it.
"You can sleep in here with me tonight."
"The couch is fine." He said walking to the common room. Hermione sighed. New mission: find out what in bloody hell has crawled up her husbands arse.
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A/N: horsekrazy08: That's great. My new puppy is a boxer, her name is Ginger .
Sorry it's so short but I'm writing while my step dad's at work and I'm not supposed to be on the computer ever again. It might be a little bit before I post the next chapter.