Chapter 9

The end of June was warm and quiet at Hogwarts. Severus Snape was in his laboratory restocking his storage room with ingredients, for the incoming year. When suddenly …

"What the hell! Severus Sebastian Snape!" The castle shook from the volume. The voice belonged to no other than Deputy Headmistress Minerva McGonagall. The dark haired man smirked evilly. 'Let the fun begin.'

No les than 3 minutes later the door to his office practically flew from its hinges with a loud bang, revealing a furious Transfiguration professor.

"Good morning. Is there anything I can do for you Minerva?" Severus Snape asked in his silkiest voice.

"Severus, it's seems there is a mistake in The Book of All Names."

"You mean the book that records all students that are currently attending here? A mistake? That would definitely be a first. Are you sure, Minerva?" The woman was glaring at the Potions Master.

He is going to enjoy this. Oh yes.

"Yes I am sure, Severus. It seems that one of our students got married and the Book updated the wrong surname."

"Oh really? Do I happen to know that student?"

"It's Miss Granger. It's seems…"

"Well she is obviously not a Miss any more." Severus sat comfortably behind his desk, and watched the pacing witch.

"There has to be a mistake. She has to be a Weasley not Snape." She laughed and looked at the sitting man. "Like she would marry you, Severus. What a laugh. Hermione Snape. There has to be a mistake no doubt. I have to send her letter. And I cannot send it like this." 'A laugh? Oh yes. And the joke is on you Minerva. Hmm. It's really pity I don't have a camera. Oh well…'

"And why is that?" Minerva looked at Severus like he was daft.

"What her husband will think? I don't think he will be pleased at such a mistake. Poor Percy."

"And what, pray tell me, does Mr. Weasley have to do with my wife Minerva?" His dark ayes seem to glow.

The Witch obviously wasn't listening and missed the my wife part. "You probably don't know but Miss Granger is of age and due to the Marriage Law married Percy Weasley."

"Oh really. Strange. I though the book updated her as Snape."

"Yes, I know. But I guess mistakes happen even in the book of all names."

'The woman is not only deaf but also daft. The book doesn't make mistakes. I guess its time for the knut to drop in the empty head of hers.' Severus Snape glanced at the ranting witch one more time.

"Minerva. Minerva… Minerva McGonagall! Stop the pacing this instant!"

The Gryffindor looked shocked to be interrupted so rudely during her rant.

"Severus, what…"

"Minerva, it's obvious to any fool that the book doesn't make mistakes." Severus was talking to her in his best teacher voice. Sarcastic and snarky.

"Yes but…"

"Have you spoken with Mr. Weasley after he sent his petition, Minerva?" he cocked one eyebrow at her.

"Well…"

"I take that as no. Let me tell you something. Miss Granger has indeed married me."

"No! She didn't! She couldn't! She wouldn't!" The Headmistress went snow white. He suppressed a snicker.

"But my dear Minerva, she would, she could, and she definitely did." The witch's face went from white to red, than from red to grey.

Thud.

"Couldn't she faint in her own office?" Severus for a min thought to leave her on the ground but decided to take her to the infirmary, he was going there anyway. Poppy was out of the headache relief potion.

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A few hours later he was sitting in the Headmasters office when Minerva flooed into the room. She was still wearing the hospital robe with a red bathrobe over it. She practically went strait for his throat.

'A Gryffindor on a war path. How lovely. But whom are you against? Me or Hermione?'

"Severus! I demand an explanation! This instant!" She looked ready to kill.

"Minerva, what is wrong? Severus was just telling me that you fainted in his office. I do hope it's nothing serious. Lemon drop?" Albus Dumbledore looked as merry as ever.

"Severus here married Miss Granger, Albus! That ungrateful little chit! After all we have done for her and Percy! She had no right to do it!"

"Minerva, I fail to see what business it is of yours, weather Hermione decided upon me or that little snot."

"Severus is it true?" The old wizard finally got over his shock.

"Yes headmaster, it is." The slytherin felt a sadistic pleasure at the shocked expressions they wore.

"Than this marriage is illegal. You are her professor."

"Oh there is nothing to worry about Albus. She is of age, in her last year and willing."

"Why that little…"

"MINERVA! You will not speak in this manner about my wife in my presence. Do I make myself clear?" Severus was pulling off a good image of an angry basilisk. A dangers hiss and a petrifying glare. Minerva sent him a glare in return but shut up and sat in one of the chairs.

"Severus, I don't remember receiving your petition for Miss Granger." The Headmaster disturbed the silence.

"Because I sent it to her personally."

"As a student she must receive official documents thru me or Minerva, in this case… "

"It doesn't matter, because she is of age. Hermione has made her choice."

"She had to choose Percy!"

"Minerva, she has a mind of her own. And she chose me." The potion master was getting tired of this conversation.

"What will Harry and Ron say? And Percy! I have to owl them." The witch was standing to leave.

"You will do no such thing."

The Headmaster looked confused. "And why is that Severus?"

"Because, you can't discus or spread to the people outside the faculty what you have read in the book of names, till the start of the term. The rules of the school forbade it." Now he looked smug.

"What? What do you mean?" Minerva was angry and red in the face again or still.

"This means that you will keep your big mouth shat, Minerva."

"Why you…"

"Don't bother Minerva. I have more important things to do than listen to your insults, if you'll excuse me headmaster." Without waiting for the answer he left with a swish of his robes.