Ch. 11

Hermione and Severus Snape found themselves back in their rooms in the Riddle Manor; packing things into her trunk before the start of term, both of them were shock from the events from Diagon Alley earlier. Hermione asked her husband, "Is he really thinking about not having a war now, and not to end the lives of any more people?"

Severus sighed, "I really don't know Hermione. I mean this is the first time I have ever heard about him wanting peace or anything like that. If this is because he wants to keep your cousin safe than I am so very happy that he has married her, because I am getting tired of this spy business that I keep finding myself in."

Hermione smiled with a few tears upon her face. "I hate having Lyra married to your Dark Lord, but if it means that Harry doesn't have to fight him, then I am happy about that and you not having to get killed in all of this. You may have been a pain in the butt professor, but you are a good man, and I would hate having you killed in all of this chaos."

Severus gave her a smile, which she had never seen before and she smiled back at him. He came over to her and wrapped his arms around her and ended up cuddling with one another for a few minutes. Hermione knew that he really needed this; she could tell that he hardly ever had one and she was happy that she was the one who was giving it to him. She was telling him the truth that she did not want to see him killed; she would miss him too much if he had. She was starting to care for him, like a real wife would.

"There is something I must tell you Severus. He had asked me out of his men that I would be willing to marry and I said you. Please forgive me for asking you to marry me."

Severus showed her that he was shock in hearing this, but smiled. "I am happy to know this and thank you for telling me. I must ask, why have you told me last night?"

"I was afraid that you would have yelled at me, if I were to tell you."

He sighed, "Now I don't feel so bad about taking you into my bed anymore. It was hard for me thinking that you being my student and I forced you into my bed last night, without knowing that you were the one who wanted to be there in the first place."

Hermione started giggling, "I am sorry Severus. After seeing a snake man; it was the last thing on my mind to let you know, and for that I am sorry. If I had control over the Marriage Law contract choices; I might have picked you anyway, for I know you would of protected me from other Death Eaters better than any of the Weasleys and without leaving Hogwarts in doing so."

"You think you're very smart, don't you?"

Hermione was the one who smirked this time, "I don't just think so, I know that I am smart Mr. Snape and you better know it."

Severus laughed with his velvety rich baritone, which made Hermione believe it was music to her ears. She was enjoying his laughter. "Come wife, let us enjoy ourselves before start of term starts and I want to enjoy every bit of it while we can." He then picked her up into his arms and carried her into their bedroom.

xXx

For the last few days; both couples had spent time with themselves before the start of term, where they mainly stayed in their own rooms. Now it was the start of term and Tom could not take Lyra Granger-Riddle to the station or things could get really bad. So she ended up going with Severus Snape and Hermione Granger-Prince-Snape, who were happy to do so. They were sharing a compartment with one another; Lyra really did not want to be in a fix when people realize who her husband was, and she did not want to be alone with many other people that she did not know.

Severus looked across to Lyra and asked, "Are you all right my Lady; you look pale?"

"Just nervous, professor."

Severus sighed, "You can call me Severus, outside of the class room my Lady, after all you are married to Tom."

Lyra smiled, "Yeah, I am. Does it really make me your Lady? Why can't you just call me Lyra?"

"It does make you into a Lady, because you are married to the Dark Lord and all, but I can call you your given name if you would like?"

"I would and tell others that I would like to be called Lady Lyra and not the Dark Lady, I would let my husband hurt people for calling me that."

Severus Snape smirked, "There is one man I would like to see him try calling you that, so I can see him on the ground."

Both girls looked at him, "Who," as they asked as one.

"Lucius Malfoy or even some other men around the Death Eater circle."

Hermione giggled very so strongly, she would love to see him on the ground for even trying to call her cousin such things. She then told Lyra all things that she had known of Lucius Malfoy; from the time in second year that they ran into each other at the book store and how cold he acted, to running into him in fifth year at the Department of Mysteries at the Ministry of Magic, where he sent some Death Eaters after her and her friends and nearly got themselves killed.

Lyra squeaked, "What? I have heard you having adventures but you never once told me that you have nearly gotten yourself killed."

Severus sighed, "You don't know half of it then. In her first year; she was nearly bashed in by a troll. In second year; she was nearly turned into a cat and also a statue a month later. Third year; she was almost a werewolf's chow toy. Fourth year; that all Harry that year. Fifth year; the Department of Mysteries and being under Umbridge's torcher, along with other things with the evil woman. In sixth year; Death Eater's tried getting into the school but somehow Hermione managed to knock Draco before he somehow let them in. Between Draco and I; we were supposed to kill Albus Dumbledore last year but things changed and now I am married to her before seventh year started. Promise me wife, that you will not have your share of adventures, you can't afford it once you fall pregnant with our children."

Lyra smiled when she saw the shock look upon her face. Hermione stuttered, "B-but I have to help Harry in all of this, w-who else will help him? W-who else has the smarts?"

Severus smirked, "If Tom was telling the truth that he wants peace than there is no reason for the adventures anymore or a war to come."

Lyra smiled, "He has got you on that one cousin. If my husband wants to work things out now, there will be no reason for a war, maybe against his men that won't listen but other than that, no."

Hermione sighed, "Alright; you got me. I just find it hard that Riddle wants to work things out now, after so many years of war and so forth."

Severus kissed her forehead, "I know love; it's hard to believe, but I am hoping that it is true."

For the rest of the train ride; they passed the time by reading their own books and looking out of the window ever so often. Once they had gotten close to Hogwarts; Severus left to change into his school robes, while the girls stayed to change into their own robes. When they had gotten into the station; Severus led the girls into a coach and headed for the castle.