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Hermione went with her first reaction, she still had her hand on the knob so she pushed it closed then turned leaning against it trying to catch her breath. How did he still have that affect on her, she hadn't seen him in years and yet she still felt a deep pull to him.

Severus stood on the step, not really surprised by her action he had even expected it, what he did not count on was the hurt he felt at her actions. He wasn't leaving until he accomplished what he came to do, of course he knew that he was going to have to do something that for a very long time he thought was beneath him. But for her he would do whatever it took, knocking on the door again he said,

"Hermione, I just need to talk to you about something."

Hermione slid to the floor on the other side of the door in tears, why now?

"There's nothing we need to talk about, go away."

He could hear that she was crying. He said to the closed door.

"There is, it's about how my case was handled."

Hermione took a deep breath before saying,

"That was nine years ago, I'm sorry things didn't go your way. Now please leave."

Severus laid his hand on the door, then his forehead before saying quietly,

"Please Hermione let me in so we can talk."

"You don't understand, I can't."

He stepped back from the door, he remembered there was a door into the back garden. He walked around the house, finding the door he unlocked it letting himself in. He found Hermione, the sight nearly more than he could handle at the moment. She was sitting on the floor in front of the door, her knees drawn up to her chest her arms wrapped around them and her head laying on her knees. It was so reminiscent of the memory she left that he dropped to his knees in front of her, he wanted her to forgive him for everything he had done to her. If he thought it would get him anywhere he would beg her to forgive him.

He reached his hand out, hesitating before laying it on her head.

Hermione felt a hand on her head, jerking her head up seeing into the black eyes of Severus Snape. She jumped up saying,

"Get. Out."

"Hermione listen….."

"I'm not bound to you any longer, you made damn sure of that. I do not have to listen to you anymore."

"Please, listen to me. I have found out some new…"

"I. don't. care." She reached for the phone to call the police, but Severus flicked his wand at it killing the line.

"Damn it, you cannot just break into my house."

"Kaseload lied, to both of us." He hoped that the facts would calm her enough to listen to him.

Hermione stared at him for several long moments before saying,

"I really don't give a damn anymore, now would you get the hell out of my house."

Severus looked up at her as he was still on his knees in front of her, only one other time in his life did he ever knell before someone that he wanted something from that time was Lily's protection and still it wasn't enough.

"Hermione." He sighed, "I want to bring Kaseload before the board of representatives, I need you to tell your side of what happen."

"Severus, don't you understand? I cannot help you, I left that world the day I lost the last thing I cared about. I cannot and will not go back, all that has ever been there is heartache."

Severus knew she meant his treatment of her, how he wished he could take it all back and undo what he did to her. He finally said,

"I doesn't matter, I can file the grievance on my own but when I name you as someone that he lied to you will be required to appear before the board. I don't want to force you to do anything , but if you insist on not listening to me you'll leave me no choice."

"Like you've never done what you damn well pleased to begin with."

"What's that suppose to mean?" he asked.

"Nothing." She snapped at him.

"Tell me what you meant."

"I'm not bound to tell you anything, so just go with nothing. Anyway you never gave a damn and I'm not about to believe that you do now."

"What?"

"Oh this is all a game to you, it always was. It's the 'let see how much I can tear down the Gryffindor'. Well I'm not playing anymore, I don't care what you do or threaten me with."

"Hermione, I never meant to make you think that."

"Really? Could have fooled me with all the bitching you did about breathing to loud or walking to loud or…. Oh screw it, just my basic living gave you something to use against me."

"I was angry." He stated calmly and truthfully.

"Yeah right, you were having a tantrum for five years."

"I am not a child."

"No you're not, you are an adult who refused to deal with anything in an adult way."

"That may be true." He said, knowing it was but not wanting to admit it.

"Oh I bet that hurt, a Gryffindor was correct."

She was trying to goad him, he knew this. He would not raise to it, so he said.

"Let's sit down like adults and talk about what Mr. Kaseload did, if when I'm done telling you what I found out you still do not want to seek justice then I will not bring it up again."

"And what's in it for me?" she heard herself asking even before she had thought about it.

Severus thought about how Slytherin that sounded but he would do anything to help them move past this. He couldn't think of anything, nothing that would aid him in the long run so he finally asked,

"What do you want?"

"The last ten years back." She said quietly then louder she said,

"I have no idea, what are you willing to give?"

This was getting them nowhere. He finally had an idea, but it was long shot.

"When I am done telling you my story then I will sit and listen without a word at one thing you think I did wrong to you while we were married."

Hermione seemed to consider this before asking,

"Anything?"

"Yes, anything."

"And you won't interrupt, or try and justify your actions."

"No I will not."

Hermione sighed finally saying,

"You've got a deal." Hermione thought that maybe it would be therapeutic to get things she's kept to herself for years out there.

Author's Note: Comments really do make me smile and brighten my day.

Also I wanted to let you know that I have a couple of Severus/Hermione videos on youtube, the link is in my profile.