Hi, my dear readers,

Well, first of all, I read your comments and in the future, I will see what to do with the couples,

If I decide that Severus will have more than one girlfriend, it won't be more than 2 or 3.

However, I'm not sure I'll do this, I'll see how the story develops and if it happens more naturally I might do it.

Good luck to everyone and Enjoy de chapter.

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Chapter 79: Hermione and Wednesday

-Greengrass Manor, 21 December

The conversation between the Greengrass and Severus and Hermione continued for a good while.

The five of them talked about the current situation in the wizarding world, the war, the Ministry of Magic, politics, their position as neutral families in the whole conflict, the mutual support that both Houses could provide to each other if they allied, Lord Greengrass also made it clear that if an alliance between the Prince/Greengrasses was to be made, both Houses should stick together to support the other families that were currently neutral in order to maintain a united front.

Severus took the opportunity to talk about the business they could do together, he focused a lot on this, and every now and then he would ask Hermione to intervene with various details of what he already had planned.

Yes, Hermione and her incredible memory were very useful when it came to giving very specific details about the whole thing.

Eventually, both sides came to an agreement quite easily, as it was beneficial for everyone to do this.

Thus the Prince/Greengrass alliance was formed.

Very pleased with the alliance, the Greengrass invited Severus and Hermione to stay tonight to celebrate with a big feast and get to know each other better.

Clearly, they both agreed to stay for dinner and continued to talk about all sorts of topics.

With the alliance already formed between the two families, Severus told Lord Greengrass about the situation of Wednesday Addams, his future apprentice, of course, Severus didn't mention that.

But they did discuss the possibility of her being allowed to take the exam on the 9th of January.

Severus may be Lord Prince now, but within the Ministry, he had no real influence, whereas Lord Greengrass had a lot.

And he proved it by telling him casually not to worry about it, that he would just have to talk to a few acquaintances within the Ministry and they would approve the request for Wednesday to take the exam on January 9th before the Hogwarts Express returned to Hogsmeade Station from King's Cross, London.

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During dinner, Severn mentioned to the Greengrass family their particular situation about the Malfoy's invitation to the Yule Ball.

And it was then that Lady Greengrass had the "wonderful" idea of Severus going along with her daughter, Olivia, as his partner.

Since all the Greengrass had been invited, there would be no problem for the two of them to enter Malfoy Manor together.

The moment his wife said this, Lord Greengrass was very enthusiastic about the idea and agreed completely, even adding that this way they could announce the Prince/Greengrass alliance in an excellent way, which would be a nice surprise for the Malfoy and the Black

Severus initially hesitated to do this, but after some discussion with Olivia and her parents, he ended up agreeing to Lady and Lord Greengrass's idea.

It wasn't that he and Olivia were going to get engaged or anything, they would just go as partners for the Yule Ball, which would showcase the relationship the two houses now had and make the announcement of their alliance more dramatic.

When Severus agreed to go with Olivia as his date, it only made Lord Greengrass even more pleased and happy with the whole situation, the man even made several comments that he could already imagine everyone's faces at the Yule Ball and that it would certainly give a good slap to the pride of Abraxas who tried to discredit the Prince's with his arrangements.

Lady Greengrass only laughed lightly at her husband's good humour and commented that it would be interesting to see how the Malfoy and Black would react to the fact that they were not the only ones who had planned something for this Yule Ball.

Severus and Hermione looked at each other for a few moments and couldn't help but think that they liked Olivia's parents' humor because they wanted to see Lord Black and Lord Malfoy's faces too.

And Hermione regretted not being able to be present at the Yule Ball, she had no hope that anyone who was going would invite her to go as their partner, in fact, she already had some plans of her own for when she went to Malfoy Manor, but knowing that only Severus was invited frustrated everything she had planned to do, it would be impossible for her to pass through the protections of Malfoy Manor...

'But perhaps Draco could go as a partner for some pureblood witch, and besides, he knew Malfoy Manor better than I did, after all, he had lived there most of his life' Hermione thought.

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-Prince Manor, Britain

-December 22, 1976

In the guest room of Prince Manor sat Severus and Hermione side by side conversing with Wednesday Addams standing in front of them who had arrived only moments ago.

"...well, when Severus introduced me to your father and grandmother I didn't know much about the Addams', but I was sure I remembered reading about them, so I did a little research," explained Hermione who had been chatting with Wednesday after Severus had introduced them just a few minutes ago.

"Just a little?" asked Severus amused.

"Okay, I admit I know all about your family now, of course: I have some additional books that mention various specific members of your family and what they did in wizarding or Muggle society," admitted Hermione a little embarrassed.

"Is my family that interesting to you?" asked Wednesday dryly but it was clear that she couldn't understand why anyone would make such an in-depth investigation into her family.

" I would say she simply has an obsession with finding out too much about anything that catches her interest or she just doesn't know," commented Severus further embarrassing Hermione who was now looking at him angrily for his unnecessary comment.

"So that was it..." said Wednesday lightly as Hermione tried to explain herself quickly by saying that in fact, the Addams' did have a very interesting history along with many other things that she used to justify herself.

'A girl who only remembered reading about my family now knew all about the Addams' in a matter of a few days!' Wednesday thought to herself not knowing what to think about this girl, she was either crazy or a brilliant mind, and she knew that between crazy and brilliant was only a step away, she kept thinking about this until Hermione's ramblings brought her out of her thoughts.

"So, have you read my writings?" asked Hermione, and before Wednesday could say anything she began to speak again, "I won't say they're perfect, but they cover everything you need to know about every subject at Hogwarts. Umm, is there anything specific you want to know, if you're good at memorising there's a quick list for each spell with a precise explanation of its use, wand movement needed, and different purposes..."

"Uh..." Wednesday, not knowing where to start, looked at Severus.

"You deal with this every day?" she asked him curiously.

"Yes, but she only talks non-stop when she first meets someone, then she calms down. She has her days though," nodded Severus a little amused at the whole situation.

" Although you surprised me, I expected a different reaction from you when you met her" he added, having met Wednesday he thought she would react very differently to Hermione's constant chattering.

"I've been through this before, I know someone who also has a bad habit of talking in a few minutes about more things than a human brain can process, although your cousin beats her by far," Wednesday explained, making Severus laugh lightly.

"But at least what your cousin talks about is more... informative," she added, remembering the amount of nonsense Enid told her when they talked.

After that Wednesday had to take a moment to order the conglomeration of sentences that the girl had quickly spat out and managed to answer each of Hermione's endless questions.

"You said you know all your first to fifth-year writing by heart?" asked Wednesday after a few moments of sorting through the pile of words Hermione had thrown at her.

"And the original textbooks, but my writings have my own experience and I think will be quicker to understand, of course, that doesn't mean I consider myself better than any of the original authors" Hermione nodded cheerfully and explained.

"As I said, even though Draco and I studied at home about all the subjects that are seen at Hogwarts were not exactly the same, we both found ourselves in a complex situation, so I was worried that I would have a lot to do to catch up for the exam. To think that I didn't even know what we were going to be taking for the exam!"

"Luckily Severus helped us by already knowing everything that they would be testing us on," she added, laughing slightly.

It was then that Wednesday understood why Severus introduced her to Hermione.

'She could be useful' thought Wednesday looking at Hermione in a completely different way now.

Wednesday began to be more active in her conversation with Hermione, asking intelligent and concise questions in order to receive quick and detailed answers, and the two of them talked a lot about the writing and the subjects Wednesday had to focus on in order to pass the exam and get into Hogwarts.

And as soon as Hermione saw that she was more interested in talking about her writing, she got even more excited, she was like a blur, flying across her seat to sit to Wednesday's left, and before she could react, Hermione practically grabbed different writings and opened them up explaining and commenting on various things.

Wednesday was surprised, but couldn't avoid paying attention to the enthusiastic girl, she might talk too much but if all her attention was focused on her she was able to keep up with her and learn a lot of things in a matter of minutes.

Hermione ran her finger along the lines of some official Hogwarts textbooks and at the same time picked up her writing, reciting all sorts of different factoids that were in the books and how she had decided to put them in her writing.

Wednesday had to particularly admire that Hermione didn't even look at the book or the writings after a couple of minutes to spew out the information, but instead, she listed facts and figures straight out of memory and kept her eyes on Wednesday.

' She really does know everything by heart' thought Wednesday as Hermione took a rare breath.

After a few moments, in which Wednesday took the opportunity to let her clear up some doubts she had about everything she had said, Hermione continued with her accelerated course on the different subjects of DADA, Charms, and Transfiguration.

As Hermione talked effusively about these subjects with Wednesday, Severus decided to remember to buy her something for Christmas this time, she had earned it.

'Maybe I'll take the opportunity to buy something for the others as well, a few gallons should be enough' Severus thought as he left the guest hall and left the two girls to continue their conversation.

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Chapter 80: Merry Christmas

-Prince Manor, December 23, 1976

It was almost Christmas, and despite all the current conflict in the wizarding world, the entire wizarding community was still filled with holiday spirit and excitement.

Of course, inside Prince Manor, this emotion and holiday spirit for Christmas did not seem to be present.

Hermione and Wednesday were still in their usual place doing what they used to do every day since they met: studying and talking about different subjects.

The two of them were sitting in the guest room, practically buried under the piles of Potions, Charms, and DADA notes for the Hogwarts entrance exam that Wednesday would have to take at the Ministry of Magic on the 9th of January.

Severus didn't think too much about the two of them and only glanced at them once or twice to see if they had eaten or slept, something they both tended to forget to do quite often because they were so immersed in their studies.

Severus could only let out an exasperated sigh when he saw how careless they both were of their bodies, he knew he would have to start by explaining in detail to Wednesday the importance of a strong and healthy body.

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-Pov Severus

-Prince Manor, December 24, 1976

Like every morning I woke up extremely early and got dressed in my training clothes, without adding any extra coat despite the cold weather.

Once I got downstairs I noticed that Wednesday and Hermione were not yet awake, but that was normal, they both used to stay up late at night, and only when their eyes closed on their own did they decide to go to sleep.

Sighing, I continued on my way and left Prince Manor to start trotting.

The cold winter air almost reached my bones, but that didn't stop me from continuing my trotting.

I concentrated on my breathing, exhaling visible mist as I slowly turned my slow trot into a faster one.

Once I returned to the Manor, I went to my private training room where I unsheathed my sword and practiced various sword moves, making perfect use of the Force and my body.

Then I meditated for a while and after that, I also practiced a little with my wand but not too much as I always focused on my sword, the Force, and meditation.

It was at this point that I remembered that I needed to buy a wand that I didn't have to be forcing the Force to be able to use properly.

When I finished training I headed to the bathroom on the lower floor of the Manor to take a shower.

As I came downstairs, I saw Hermione still in her white nightgowns, rubbing her face sleepily and crossing the hallway to the guest lounge.

She either heard me or saw me out of the corner of her eye because she turned to me, smiling.

"Morning, Severus. Out for a run?" she said, apparently not caring that she was wearing a nightgown that clearly showed off her body quite well, but considering she was still mostly asleep she probably didn't even bother to think about it, lately, she and Wednesday could only think about studying while consciously neglecting everything else.

" Morning, Hermione. And yes, as usual," I replied casually.

"I certainly can see that," she nodded as she swept her gaze over Severus' toned and sweaty body from his training.

"And what time did you two go to bed last night?" I asked watching as her gaze immediately shifted from my body with a slight red tinge on her face as she now stared into my eyes.

"This..., er..., I don't remember exactly but I assure you we slept for at least 5 hours."

"Right, well, I'm going to shower, let Wednesday know that breakfast will be served by Popper in minutes."

Hermione just nodded quickly as Severus continued on his way to the shower.

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After a rather long bath, I walked up the stairs to the hallway that led to my room and in the hallway, I saw Wednesday who was coming out of her room with a dead look on her face, and just like Hermione, she too was still in her nightgowns only hers were black.

She looked really comical with such a serious expression along with the clear drowsiness on her pale face.

But it was understandable that she looked like that, it couldn't be easy to study alongside someone like Hermione, she probably even dreamed with the lessons they were both having.

But despite her less-than-attractive expressions, Wednesday had a very well-developed body, what she lacked in height she had in everything else.

Now..., why am I thinking about all this?

Maybe it was just because I spent that night with Amelia and didn't do anything again for a while..., my thoughts about women's looks were increasing, nothing uncontrollable, in fact, it was easy to clear my mind if I wanted to, but it was something to keep in mind.

I shook my head, realizing that it would be better to avoid meditating excessively when I had so many thoughts like this, but I guess being a teenager it's inevitable, I can only bury them, and when I have the opportunity release this energy produced by the excess of hormones at this age.

For now, I would leave this issue aside, thinking about this wasn't going to get me anywhere.

"Severus" nodded Wednesday without much emotion when she saw me in the hallway.

"Wednesday, I see you had a rough night."

" As usual, but we made a better progress than I expected."

Then she looked me straight up and down, I was currently standing alone with a single towel covering my waist and legs, it was a coincidence that before I went in to change in my room she came out of hers.

"So..., that's what you mean by a healthy and strong body..., You really expect me to look like a mix of a health nut and a fitness buff?"

Severus laughed lightly at her comment, he hadn't expected her to actually say that, so he was surprised, but even he had to admit that the comparison was hilarious.

"The training that you do will depend on the style you are going to use, I am someone who uses brute force so I am good with my current physique, on the other hand, I don't think you are going to do the same kind of training as me so no, I don't expect you to look like this" he replied thinking that Wednesday is probably more suited for a style like Ashoka's or some other Jedi, but definitely not his.

"Umm, right, that clears up one of my doubts. Now I'm going to shower and you should go change, well, that is if you want to of course, it is your house after all" Wednesday said casually as she walked past him and descended the stairs to go to the bathroom.

" Don't forget to go to breakfast," Severus just shook his head in amusement and decided to remind her about breakfast.

"Yes, I know, Hermione has told me every time she could while you were gone," she said reluctantly as she walked slowly down the stairs in her nightgown.

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-Prince Manor, December 25, 1976

Severus had gone into Wednesday's room today to bring them a meal since she and Hermione had been working late again, they had been doing this for four days in a row now and he wouldn't let them both go back to eating the usual fast food rubbish they made from the Manor kitchen.

The only time he saw the two of them eat well was at breakfast because that was when he was usually present, but after that, they were a mess.

He understood Wednesday's need to spend so many hours studying and memorizing everything that he almost overlooked meals and bedtimes, but Hermione, why the hell was that woman imitating Wednesday, it wasn't like she was the one taking the exam on January 9th.

They had even decided to move from the guest lounge to Wednesday's room to save time, it was already a bit excessive.

And today was Christmas, and they hadn't even opened their presents yet.

Severus sighed and entered the room, instantly he saw the two girls sitting surrounded by books and Hermione's writings, both of them were going through different books, writings, and summaries.

Neither of them paid any attention to his sudden intrusion into the room.

He noticed that Hermione was gesticulating excitedly, no doubt explaining something in great detail while Wednesday was just taking notes and occasionally asking a quick question or two.

Hermione continued mumbling, while Wednesday listened attentively.

But after a while, Severus forced the two of them to take a few minutes to eat.

'Why I feel that even Ahsoka was much easier to deal with' Severus thought with a sigh.

"By the way, Merry Christmas, you two," Severus said and with a wave of his wand he made the Christmas tree appear in the room along with all the presents.

"Huh? Oh, thanks, and to you too Severus, Merry Christmas" Hermione replied with a smile while Wednesday just nodded without showing much emotion at all.

Wednesday only looked at him thoughtfully before shaking her head.

"Merry Christmas, I guess."