Between Two Worlds
Chapter 2
Minerva looked at Harry and Ron, feeling unsure of herself. She knew this moment would come eventually, but that didn't make her feel any better about the situation. Taking a step forward, she looked both boys in the eye. "Miss Granger is somewhere she belongs. Albus ordered for her to go where she currently is. I had to slip a potion into her mouth when she was sleeping, again because Dumbledore said to." She wasn't going to say who brewed the potion. Ron looked at her quizzically. "Professor McGonagall, how exactly did she get wherever she is? Surely, you know more than you're letting on." Minerva took a deep breath and frowned. She knew if they knew too much they could change the future, which would be awful. "Keep in mind, I'll only tell you as much as I'm allowed to. There are some things I can't say. Changing the future is just asking for trouble." The boys nodding, accepting whatever they were about to hear.
Taking yet another deep breath, Minerva decided to just spit it out. "Hermione's off finding out what her future will be like. She's learning things she needs to know. When the time comes she'll be able to decide if she wants to come back or if she wants to stay there. We won't know anything for a while though. All I can tell you is she's safe - she's away from all this." It was disappointing to Harry and Ron that McGonagall was so terribly vague, but at the same time they could understand why they did it. The two nodded, "We'll do our best." Harry wanted to make sure the world was safe for Hermione when she came back…if she came back. "Don't look so solemn you two. If she doesn't come back you'll see her again eventually."
Once again they nodded. "For Hermione," Harry said while turning away, ready to win the war.
Hermione decided to take the day out of work. She wanted to familiarize herself with her new family. It was now nighttime and she had enjoyed herself with her family. Mackenzie was so much like her mother, it was unbelievable. Her mine was blown when she saw how good of a father Severus was. He was so gentle and kind with the children. Throughout the whole day, he was affectionate. Hermione felt so strange kissing her former professor. It was even more awkward that he was dead in her time. While she was here she'd have to figure things out – it was all so confusing. Another she noticed about Severus was that he seemed very excited to have a third child. Unfortunately, she wasn't sure how she felt about him or her family. She felt horrible. How could a wife and mother not love her family? She had the body of her twenty-nine year old self, but the mind of her nineteen year old self.
After the children went to bed, she and Severus decided to go too. Being pregnant really was physically draining her. If this was what she really had to look forward to she wasn't sure she really wanted to be pregnant. Severus began to change his clothes and she immediately blushed. It was so strange to see him like that. His wardrobe had changed as well. Snape no longer had a wardrobe made primarily of black clothing. "I'll go change in the bathroom," Hermione said while grabbing her pajamas and exiting the bedroom. This was going to be her first night sleeping in his bed. It was actually theirbed, which made her feel even more strange about the whole thing. If she said that she was just going to sleep elsewhere, he'd know something was up and she couldn't let him find out.
Hermione walked back into the bedroom and saw Severus waiting for her. "Come on love," he said while patting the side of the bed. Sighing, she crossed the room and got into the bed next to her husband. As he had done many times before he gave her a sweet kiss. It felt so peculiar. When the lights were out and they were laying down, she decided to try to get dome information. Immediately, Severus turned and wrapped his arm around her. "I love you, Hermione, thank you for giving me the most beautiful children." She smiled, not really sure of what she was supposed to say. Hermione cleared her throat, "Severus, tell me all about how we got together and our lives. I've been wanting you to tell me about it so we can go down memory lane."
Severus smiled. "You haven't asked me this in ages. After I came back, you were furious with me for faking my death, but I couldn't understand why. You began working as my assistant and we ended up sleeping together – I was your first and only. Knowing that has always made me feel special. I fell in love with you and you obviously had the same feelings. When you were twenty we were married. Three years later, Mackenzie joined our family and two years after you gave birth to Carter." Hermione blushed at some parts and was confused with the rest. "How'd you fake your death?" Snape cleared his throat. "I always thought you paid attention in class, Hermione," he teased. "I can put a stopper in death, remember? I quickly ate the antidote for the snake venom and drank a potion which healed my wounds. It made me appear dead, but I really wasn't." A part of Hermione was furious, she wanted to yell at him for doing that, but instead she found herself kissing him. "Thank you," she whispered against his lips. Now that everything was clarified she felt better.
Now she needed to figure out if she could ever love him. It didn't seem likely, but if she did it once, she could do it again. Hermione wanted to go home, but knew she needed to do some things here before that was even an option. "I love you, Hermione Jean Snape," he whispered before the two drifted off to sleep.
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