A Dark Past Can't Hide Forever
Hermione spluttered a bit then grabbed her pillow to hide her sobs. She hadn't cried since before she got married. There had been so much to think about since then.
"Hermione?" Severus leaned over her, curious as to what had produced this sudden breakdown.
Hermione hiccupped but ignored Severus. But the force of her sobs increased so Severus wrapped an arm around her and let her cry.
After a little while she calmed down and tried to catch her breath.
"Hermione… what was that for?"
"I don't…want to talk about it."
"Does this have something to do with your parents?"
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Dun, dun, dun! I think Sev's gotten straight to the point, don't you? Ha ha.
Thanks for bearing with me guys - I'm sorry I'm so lax in updating this story.
And a shameless plug for my good friend Sylvia Snape's story "The Misadventures of Arranged Marriage" which goes along with my story from a few chapters ago. You can find it at fanfiction dot net /s/3402949/1/
It was certainly fun seeing many of you reviewing her story too!