Hermione sat staring out of the carriage window. It had been 5 minutes since they had set off. Jazon had fallen asleep in her arms and the only sound made was the wheels turning and Jazon letting out a little sound here and there. She knew that they had 10 more minutes left before they reached the town. She knew that she had to warn him about what people would be saying as he would most likely say something back and she didn't need that right now.
"U mm..." She waited until he looked at her before speaking again. "When...when we get there people will be saying things." She wouldn't look him in the eye knowing there would be confusion in them.
"What do you mean people will be saying things?" He said with a strong voice.
"It's just they don't like the idea of me not being married but having a baby."
"Right. Well we'll see about that." She looked up at him shocked. Frowning she wondered what he meant by that. She watched as he took a ring off his finger. She had noticed he had two. One on each ring finger. "Here put this on."
"What no way. There is no way I'm wearing that just to stop the talking." Severus glared at her before pulling her hand into his without waking Jazon up. He put the ring on her finger before waving his wand over it. The ring resized it's self and when she tried to pull it off it wouldn't move. "What did you do?" She asked glaring at him.
"You will wear it until we get back to the school. I will not have people saying things about my son and him picking up on it." He didn't say any more and crossed his arms over his chest.
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Hermione got out and saw that Severus had put Jazon in the pushchair. She walked over to them and took up pushing it. Severus took up next to her and walked with her. It was a shock because she thought that he would walk behind her. She didn't dear say anything in case she upset him. Hermione walked on a bit more before she turned a corner into the main village and saw that most people were out. They looked at her as she passed and even whispered about her. What shocked her was that they seemed to be happier that she was with a man now and had a ring on.
She didn't say anything to any of them knowing that if she did hell would brake lose. She saw a shop that had baby things in the window. Hermione went towards it and saw that Severus was heading that way as well. He opened the door for her and with a small 'thank you' she went in.
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Some hours later and lots of clothes bags they set back off towards the carriage to go back to the school. Jazon had woken up and seemed to be having his own fun and laughing in his pushchair. Hermione asked Severus if he wouldn't mind just looking after him a minute while she got something. He frowned but said OK. He bent down and let his son take a hold of his finger. For someone so small he sure had a good grip.
When Hermione came back she was sure that he had a small smile on his face but didn't say anything. "What is it you went for?" He asked.
"Oh just a camera. I thought I'd take some pictures and send them to friends." She held it up and for the first time around him since she had left smiled. He loved that smile and wanted to see it on her more. Severus nodded and told her to take one now with him and Jazon. Hermione wasn't so sure but knew that he most likely wanted one for himself.
Taking the picture she waited until it came out and smiled when she saw Jazon laughing and waving Severus' hand up and down while he looked at Jazon with what could only be love in his eyes. She handed it to him and watched his reaction. He didn't do much but she saw the the corner of his mouth twitch.
They walked back to the carriage and went on their way back to the school. Hermione didn't say anything to him but could feel his eyes on her.
When they got back to the school she saw that Dumbeldore standing there with Harry and Ron. Getting out she was going to walk passed but they moved in front of her.
"Will you move." Hermione said with a glare.
"Ms Granger you'll not move from here until we have had our say." Dumbeldore said.
"You really think anything you have to say will make a difference?" Jazon was asleep so she kept her voice low.
"Now don't be like that. We just think that it's time to sort all this out." Hermione snorted before turning away from them. "If you don't like what we say after wards you may go and we'll not say another word about it."
"Fine." She nearly snapped at him.
"Lets go to my office, maybe Minerva can look after Jazon here."
"No. He stays with me and that's that. Do you really think I trust any of you lot with my son? If you do you must live in la la land." He sighed but didn't say anything but they all followed him up to his new office that was next to the headmasters office.
She sat down with Jazon still asleep in her arms. Snape sat next to her while the other's took seats around them.
"Now we want to say sorry and that we hope that you can look passed what was said to you. What we need from you is to come to the order and do some work-"
"No. I will not be your research person. I don't care how much you need it get someone else."
"Now, now we don't want anything to happen to your parents. Would we?" Hermione gave a laugh. He along with the other's frowned.
"Do you really think I wouldn't have thought of that? And besides their dead. You missed an attack old man. Last year before I left. That's why no one could find out where I was as I was sorting everything out. Got anything else up that robe of yours and if you dear bring Jazon into it you won't see the down fall of anyone because the only think you would see would be the end of my wand."
He didn't look ready for this. "Are you saying that you don't think Harry will win?" Hermione laughed again.
"Well as it's between Potter and Voldemort it wouldn't be Potter. He has no stamina to speak of and his wand work no matter what you do is crap. The only way he'd win is if Voldemort just dropped dead and that's a long shot by far." Hermione looked down at Jazon when he started to move in her arms. Thankful he didn't wake up she looked back up to see Ron glaring at her with hate.
"I hope you drop dead yourself bitch." Hermione glared back before standing up and walking to the door. She stopped and looked at Snape before speaking.
"Thank you for taking me into town Sir. I'll give you your ring back next lesson." With that she walked out and for once felt a weight lift off her shoulder's.
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She sat with her friends at dinner but didn't say much. A high chair had been put next to her for Jazon. Sighing she looked down at her plate and began to wonder if she really could do this on her own. Sure she had all her friends helping but soon they would be going off to do their own thing.
The evening post came and she frowned when 3 owls dropped post in front of her. One was the Profit but what the other 2 were she didn't know. Reading the paper first she went as white as a sheet. Now she looked down at the other letter's and with shaky hands opened the fist one. Inside was a letter from the older Malfoy.
Dear Ms Granger
I am writing this to you as a way for you to marry me. As the law states you have to have a husband within 2 weeks. We all hope you chose the right one. You may write your answer back to me and have it sealed with a cross.
Yours
Lucius Malfoy.
Hermione didn't think she would be able to walk out of the hall without falling. Putting that one down she opened the next one to find that her heart had stopped.
Dear Mudblood
You will take Lucius up on the marriage or they wont find anything left of you. I look forward to seeing you soon Mudblood.
Voldemort.
She began to shake and Chloe took hold of her hand trying to speak to her. Frowning when she didn't answer she picked up the 2 letters and began to read. She gasped before pulling Hermione into her arms.
"Its going to be OK. Nothing will happen to you I promise." Her teachers were looking at her and she didn't know what to do. Looking at Jazon she sighed before saying she needed to be alone for a while. Chloe nodded and watched her go. Turning to Mac she told him what had gone off and he seemed shocked.
People all around them had heard and were looking ready to kill. Their house got up and started for the doors. When they had made it to the grounds they sat down by the lake and began to plan how to get Hermione out of this mess.
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Hermione sat on her bed in tears. How was she meant to do this? She knew that if she picked Malfoy he wouldn't let her see Jazon ever again. Picking up a picture she now had of Jazon and Severus. 'I think it's time to ask for help.' Getting up she picked Jazon up from his cot and went on her way to the dungeons.
As she got down there she nearly turned back around but saw that he was walking towards her. Sighing she got ready to ask for help.
"Ms Granger what can I do for you?" Taking a deep breath she handed him the letters in her hand. He looked them over and then looked back up at her. "Come with me." He turned around and walked towards his rooms.
Getting there she followed him into his room's off the classroom they had just walked through. He pointed to a chair and she sat down holding Jazon in her arms tightly but not to tight that it would hurt him. He sat down next to her and pulled her to his side.
"If your willing to try we could get married and give Jazon a really family. And as the law says that we have to have a baby with in the year then that child as well. Of course you could always try and find someone else."
"I...I guess we could...but what will Dumbeldore say? I'm sure he doesn't want me anywhere near any of the order."
"I don't care what he says. If this makes us at least try to make our children's life's better then I'll do anything." She looked him in the eyes and smile. Before she knew what she was doing she had leaned in and kissed him.
He was shocked but in turn kissed her back. He had been waiting for this for a while and couldn't believe that she had been the one to kiss him.
As they pulled away from each other Hermione blushed and looked down at Jazon who had woken up and was steering up at them with interest.
Severus smiled at them both before using his wand and summoning a house-elf. The elf bowed and asked what he needed. "I would like you to bring all of Ms Granger's things down here and our son's as well." He blinked out and went to do as he was told.
"Thank you Severus." He looked at her in wonder as that was the first time she had said his name since they had seen each other again. He would have to make her say it more often.
TBC...
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