Hopefully this will become more regular I think though this will be coming to close fairly soon maybe 5 chapters or less. SO if anyone wants to see something I'll try to work it in. Also I am working on another fic my first HG/SS I've been reading them for some time. I dissed them so much in the beginning and that's all I read. I hope you'll be looking out for it :D
Sunday morning and into the afternoon went without Ginny saying much to Harry. She needed a break from him because in the middle of the night she realized two things. 1. She knew Harry loved her and wanted her and 2. She was being a bitch. She usually wouldn't think that of herself but that's how she felt and she didn't want to admit it to him or here or now. Harry too was quiet thinking over the night before. Neither one noticed the glowing bodies of their best friends watching on as couple barely talked throughout the day s dinner came Hermione had had enough.
The girls were freshening up before dinner.
"Ginny what happened with you and Harry?" Hermione ask.
"I've been bloody awful towards him since last night. I don't know what to say. "
"How about I'm sorry." Hermione said.
"I feel like it should be so much more, maybe after dinner if you don't mind I'll go to his room and Ron can come here?" Ginny ask.
Hermione stretched the smile she had been wearing all day. "Of course." Hermione said.
The huge grin was noticed by Ginny and she started eye balling Hermione for the first time today. She was happy, really happy! Ginny noticed her pink cheeks and her carefree attitude as she brushed her hair.
"Merlin Hermione you slept with my brother !" Ginny shrilled.
Hermione snapped her head around so fast it made her dizzy her once pink cheeks were now bright red. Hermione didn't know what to say so she nodded her head.
"Ahhh, you really are going to be my sister in law! What was it like I mean don't give me details about my brother but was it like you imagined?" Ginny ask.
"Well I read a lot about it and honestly I thought it would be much worse."
"of course you read about it!" Ginny replied
The girls laughed as they walked down to the great hall.
The boys were seated waiting for the girls. Harry was unsure if Ginny was going to talk to him today or not. He had been dragging all day enough for Ron to notice . "Come on mate, chipper up Ginny can be mean one second and then be hugging and kissing you the next, girls and their emotions Ron grumbled as the girls came to sit. Ginny squished herself between Ron and Harry. Hermione sat across form Ron.
"Harry I'm sorry I love you and I know you feel the same." She said as she wrapped around him and put her head on his shoulder. At that moment Harry Potter was at peace He reached over and lightly kissed her on the lips as the food appeared in front of them.
"Looks like all is right with the world again." Salentria said as she looked down at the four. Severus looked up from his dinner to she Ginny and Harry wrapped up in each other and Hermione Ron staring at each other lovingly.
"So indeed it is, I hope those children didn't do anything foolish this weekend." Severus said with a hiss.
"They are of age Severus, they can do what they please, if it doesn't break the rules."
"I know they are of age, but the four have decided that I must be there adoptive uncle or something because they have been coming to me with their retched problems and I really don't want to know how it's going to affect me, I already had to give Potter the sex talk."
Severus must have been talking louder than he thought, because Minerva was eyeing him and he could see the gears working in her head.
"Severus Snape did I just here that you were talking to the children about sex!"
"Minerva they are of age, merlin Hermione Granger is almost 20, and the boys are 18 the youngest Weasley just turned 17 they are all of age."
"Well be that as it may, I would prefer that graduation doesn't come with a witch rounder than her robes can allow." Minerva said back.
Severus just nodded and continued eating his dinner. After ten minutes Minervera looked over at Severus again.
"I've been thinking Severus and you are right especially our returners, finishing up there last year are of age as well as several others who would be in there last year anyhow, I feel like it is best we discuss, well we should discuss that there are certain ways to avoid having babies, and safe methods of sexual contact." Minerva said calmly and clearly Severus saw several of the professors looking horrified begging not to be the one to have to teach it.
"We all know the safest way is potions and since, Severus you teach potions you should teach this as well. Along with other ways of avoiding your predicament."
Severus knew that Minerva didn't mean anything towards the couple by the words that came out of her mouth but he couldn't help see the sadness in Salentria's eyes. Severus grabbed her hand held it on his as they finished the meal. He also walked out with her towards his rooms.
Salentria had tears in her eyes by the time she got down to his rooms. She also knew that Minerva meant nothing by it, but her hormones told her a different story. Severus embraced her as she tried to get the tears to stop. She took a deep breath in and allowed Severus to walk her to his bed where they drifted off into a sleep.
Severus was the first to wake and quickly sent out two letters;
Hermione Granger,
I have had an unpleasant discussion with the Headmaster, she has informed me I must teach a new class for the "7th and 8th year students" on specialty potions along with a few other health related lessons. I require your assistance. Please meet me during your free time after your last class in my private rooms. I would also like for you to bring Ronald Weasley with you.
Severus Snape
Harry Potter
I have come to realize that I have been helping you on far too many occasions to keep my persona up, to the glorious "Bat of the Dungeons, or Greasy Git," or whatever the new term they have for me around the building" So I am asking you to pay me back. Please meet in my private rooms after your last class. Please bring along Miss Ginny Weasley.
Severus Snape.
'If I must suffer they shall too.' Severus thought as he sent his owl with to letters
When Hermione and Harry got the letters they both had the same reaction dread. They knew that Severus was on their side, but these letter received were full of mystery. It couldn't be good. Hermione and Harry explained the letters to Ginny and Ron. The four of them went through the day nervous as can be. Ginny even gasped loudly in the middle of a test when a bug touched her arm resulting everyone starring. When they time came the foursome headed to the private rooms of Severus Snape and now Salentria Barry.
Severus heard a knock and grinned he knew that at least they may dread his lessons more than he. He grinned a pleasant grin while answering the door and that's when Harry, Ron Ginny and Hermione knew something was wrong. Grossly awfully wrong.
As Severus explained Menerva's "great idea" the girls began blushing and they boys were going pale. They knew Severus wanted or needed something. Hell he may even ask them to teach the class. This was horrible.
"Hermione, I suppose they have this class for muggles."Severus said
"Yes actually if I was a muggle I would have had this class in 2nd year and then again in 6th year."
Severus stared at her for a few moments, but you would have only been 13, if that the first time you were taught such manners!" Severus raised his voice.
Yes well I assume in the muggle world, they feel like if they teach it when we are younger and less and less likely to have already, well you know, then the more they can teach.
They all agreed and started talking about muggle and magical contraceptives. I t was way late, Salentria had went to bed hours ago but Harry, Hermione Ginny and Severus were planning out the 2 week class. On and Ginny even acted as worst case scenario students pretending to faint, asking ridiculous questions.
It was 4Am before they left. Severus told them it was there fault if they get caught. The four of them quickly took back and "lost" stair cases to get back to the tower unseen. The girls went to their room and boy did the same to get the little sleep they could.
Monday came to the four looking like zombies as they made their way to breakfast. They muddled through their classes until they all got to potions. Hermione was ready to fall asleep on the table. Ron was already asleep on the table and Ginny and Harry were poking at each other just to keep awake. Severus came in slamming the door loudly which made Hermione jump. Ron was still sound asleep until he kicked him. She blamed him for this whole mess and so help her if she had to go through the pain so would he.
Severus went to the front of the room choosing to ignore the sleepy Ron and not mentioning anything. "It has come to my attention that my 6th and 7th year potions needed a bit more teaching in a certain subject." I am well aware that this must be a bit strange and way too late but it seems that I have been ask to discuss proper ways of contraception." By the time he had said it a blush a first in a while from the professor come across his face. Most students gasped as soon as the words left his mouth.
Harry just looked down at the table and Hermione politely smiled as his eyes scanned through the room. The classrooms tension was growing a thick until Professor Snape spoke again. "For the next few days we will be brewing various forms of contraceptives."
The class went as normal there was no discussion of why this class was happening or where it was going. Severus knew that the discussion would come later. He was thankful everyone too nervous or too embarrassed to ask. As the class went on everyone brewed the potion correctly. It was quite a simple potion really any fourth year even if they barely passed 3rd year could make it. He for the first time in years didn't require any essays or work he was thankful for the class to be over.
Dinner time approached and Severus and Salentria sat down discussing the day. Salentria told him how all the students have been really nice especially since she had gained some weight and belly was more rounded. Severus honestly couldn't tell that she had gained anything. He told her about his 7th years and she was surprised by the maturity and slowly easing them into the next two weeks.
Hermione was busy with chars homework when Ron came in and Ginny left for the night she was glad that there was potions homework and she really wanted a break. Hermione never thought she would feel this way but she was done. She was ready to graduate, teach or work for the ministry. Even though she was strong in charms she thought about muggle studies and trying to bridge the gap between pure bloods, half bloods and d muggle borns. Ron was trying to be quiet as Hermione finished her homework and thought about her next stage of life. Ron could se she had stopped near the end of her paper but hadn't talked much.
"'Mione, what are you thinking about?" Ron ask as came behind her.
Hermione jumped shaking her head from her thoughts.
"Nothing just ready to be done I guess."
Ron knew he should be surprised but he wasn't. They have slowly changed adjusting to post war life. He knew they have all been thinking about the future and there plans are constantly changing. He pulled her up from her chair and led her to bed. The couple laid on the bed talking about classes and the end of term. They discussed Ginny and Harry, his family and her family it was late, actually really early before they rested.
For the second time Hermione and Ron woke really thought about just staying bed. Hermione knew she could get away with it. Just one day and that's what she did. She ignored the sounds of everyone moving around she wrapped her arms around Ron and told him they would be staying in the room. He smiled and quickly fell asleep once again.
