A/N: I know that this story may seem a little off in character for Hermione, but love makes people do some crazy things. Keep that in mind for the WHOLE STORY. I hope you enjoy reading this chapter. Please Review!

Chapter 4: Severus Snape's Return

Hermione moved around the kitchen slowly as she did every morning since her husband left, more than a year ago. When she had first read the letter he had left for her, she had believed he would return. Over time, she had stopped believing what he had promised. She lost her energy and was slipping even deeper into her depression than she had when she had gotten her abortion. She only ate when she had visitors, once a day. If her parents or friends felt like dealing with her depression and the sadness in her eyes that had once held so much light and laughter.

Hermione had not gone to Harry's and Ginny's wedding. She had been invited as Maid of Honor, but she had turned it down. She knew that if she had gone, she would see Severus standing there, waiting for her, and he really wouldn't have been there.

This morning, she was cleaning to take her mind off the fact that it was her two year anniversary with Severus. He hadn't been there for their first and Hermione had cried alone the whole day, refusing to let anyone enter her bedroom while she waited for her husband, finally giving up after two days.

Hermione had stopped waiting that day. Now she was trying to rid his memory from his mind.

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Severus Snape stepped on the doorstep of Spinner's End and opened the front door. Upon entering, he noticed that it was cleaner than Hermione usually kept it. She must have been cleaning, he thought to himself. Heading into the kitchen, he found his wife's body on the floor, convulsing from a seizure. He dropped his bag and went to her side, stopping it with his wand.

After placing her now sleeping body in their bed, he went to get his bag when he noticed Ginny and Harry standing in the doorframe of his families home.

"She's sleeping at the moment. Come back some other time," he stated.

Ginny walked in the house and slapped him, making his head turn to the side. "Do you have any idea what you did to her when you left? Let me show you."

Before Severus could use Occlumency, visions of his wife during his absence entered his mind. The main thing he remembered was his wife in their home, refusing to leave their room until he came home. While he was in Tahiti on a cruise ship, his wife was depressed and stubborn, still waiting for him. Ginny and Harry left an hour later after telling him all they had witnessed during his absence.

Severus headed back to Hermione and waited until she woke up. He had made his decision.

A/N: Sorry it's so short.