Author's Note: First let me thank everyone who had reviewed, alerted, or put this story on their favorites it means a lot to me.
I'm not overjoyed by these chapters on the hearing either, but they've been tweaked to death so I'm just going to have to not be jumping for joy about them.
Enjoy!
Disclaimer: Do I really need to say that I don't own them? I'm just playing with someone else's toys and do return them in the same shape I have found them (well that may not always be the case).
They had come back to his rooms, when she said get rid of the memories she meant it. She wanted them totally destroyed. She had him tear out the pages out of her journal and burn them, then when he went to put his memory in a small bottle she stopped him saying,
"No, destroy it. I want no chance of either of us remembering this." He did as she said, then she took his wand removing her own and destroying it also.
That was four nights ago, now it was the day of the hearing.
"How is this?" she asked ask she came out of her room in only what could be described as a business dress, he pointed to a dress robe hanging on the bathroom door saying,
"Minerva dropped it off for you."
"It will have to be resized."
"Put it on and I'll take care of it."
As they walked toward the front gates Severus said,
"You know this is going to drag up some really bad memories."
"Yes, and I am sure afterwards we are going to have to remind one another that it wasn't true. That we have worked out most of our problems."
They walked to the hearing room hand in hand, when Hermione caught Draco and Harry look at one another she whispered,
"I knew it, I'm going to kill him… both of them."
"What?" Severus asked.
"We were set up."
Severus looked at Potter then Draco, he could read Draco and there was defiantly something.
"The restaurant?"
"Yes." She hissed at him
When they reached the others waiting she said to Harry and Draco,
"I will deal with both of you later." Then she smiled when she saw Harry pale a little.
"It was his idea." Draco said.
"Oh don't worry Draco, I will deal with you too. Remember third year."
She smiled at both of them as they walked into the hearing room.
The hearing seemed to drag on for hours, Kaseload seemed to have questions for everyone. Most were misleading, but everyone answered truthfully. Finally it was their turn, Hermione was first. She took the veritaserum then took her place in the middle of the room.
"Please state your name."
"Muggle or Wizarding?"
"Wizarding dear." The older lady beside the head questioner asked.
"Hermione Jean Granger."
"Please tell us when you first met Mr. Kaseload."
"About a month after the battle of Hogwarts."
"Where was it you met him?"
"At St. Mungo's"
"What was he doing there, to your knowledge." The man added when Kaseload started to object.
"He was there to meet with the defendant he was assigned by the office of defenders."
"Who was that dear?"
"Severus Snape."
"How did you come about to meet him?"
"I was visiting Professor Snape at the same time."
Severus listened intently, he had not asked her about this and he was very interested.
"Was he not in a coma for six months?"
"I believe so." Hermione answered.
"Then why visit someone who would not be able to visit with you?"
"I am muggle born, it's believed that coma patients are still able to hear and feel in that state. No one else seemed to care that he was alone so I would go and visit with him."
"You mean in the muggle world?"
"Yes."
"When did Mr. Kaseload approach you about bonding yourself to Severus Snape?"
"About seven months after I met him, no it was eight months."
"Did you ask to visit with Professor Snape before you filed the papers?"
"Yes."
"And what were you told?"
"That he refused my visit."
"Did this sound reasonable to you?"
"Yes, for the most part."
"What happen when you were refused a visit?"
"I informed Mr. Kaseload that I would not file the papers unless Severus agreed."
"When were you informed that the papers could be filed?"
"About three days later."
"Did you find this request strange?"
"That Severus agreed so quickly, yes. But Mr. Kaseload assured me that it was fine to file them."
"Did you request a visit at this time?"
"Yes."
"What were you told?"
"That it was denied by Severus."
"When did you discover Mr. Kaseloads alleged deceit?"
"About five months ago when Severus told me that he had discovered the stories didn't match up."
"What do you believe would have happen if not for Mr. Kaseloads alleged deceit?"
"I would have visited with Severus trying to convince him that this course of action was a good option."
"How was your marriage with Professor Snape?"
Hermione didn't want to answer the question, but knew she would have to anwer.
"It was not the best time of my life."
"Where there any ramifications due to Mr. Kaseloads alleged deceit?"
"Yes."
"Please elobrate."
"I bore the brunt of Professor Snape's anger over being what he believed to be herded into marriage with me."
"Very well, we have no other questions. Mr. Kaseload?"
"Miss Granger, when we met did I not ask you what you would do to ensure that Mr. Snape would not spend time in Azakban."
"Yes you did."
"What was your answer?"
"Anything."
"So by your own admission you would lie or cheat to gain Mr. Snape's freedom."
"No."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes I am sure."
She watched as Mr. Kaseload sighed looking as if she had just told him a lie, then the thought came across her mind. He's an actor, he knew he lied and was trying to find any way to shift the blame even giving these grand gestures in the hearing.
"Head questioner, I believe she is overcoming the effects of the serum."
"That is not possible, please continue." A woman in the back said.
"Then I have nothing else as she is lying and you are letting her get away with it."
It was Draco who asked the questions for their side,
"Miss. Granger, did you believe that Severus had agreed to the bonding when you filed the papers?"
"Yes."
"What led you to believe this?"
"Mr. Kaseload told me."
"Did you have any reason to believe he was being less than honest with you?"
"No."
"That is all." Draco said taking his seat.
"You may return to the gallery Miss. Granger."
Hermione walked back over to her seat next to Severus who took her hand squeezing it before his name was called.
He took the serum then took the middle seat.
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.