A Hogwart's Tale: Honeymoon
Disclaimer: I do not own JK Rowling's Harry Potter.
A/N: SS/HG. This is a two-shot spin-off of A Hogwart's Tale: Romeo & Juliet.
Answers to questions/comments can be found at the end of this chapter!
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Day Four
Hermione woke to silence. Rolling onto her side, she reached for Severus only to find him gone. Sitting up slowly, she wiped the sleep from her eyes. Blinking, she looked around the room to find that it too was empty of her husband.
Wincing as her bare feet hit the cold floor, Hermione made her way out of their bedroom to search for Severus. She found him at the kitchen table hunched over a slew of papers.
"Severus?" Hermione asked tentatively. She knew better than to interrupt him if he was working.
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Severus had awoken before Hermione. Sneaking out of the room, he grabbed the papers he had stashed in his bags and headed to the kitchen table.
Within moments, the professor had the papers spread across the table. Leaning over them, he intently examined each one. Though he had the travel flyers memorized, he wanted to cross check them with the maps.
Remembering that Hermione had once mentioned her love of ice skating, he wanted to surprise her with a frozen pond and ice skates.
"Severus?" Hermione asked softly, making him start guiltily.
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Severus spun to face Hermione. "Mo-morning, love."
Hermione stared at her husband before walking towards the table. She watched as her tried to gather all the papers into a pile out of her sight.
"Good morning, dear." Hermione said as she stood on her tip toes to kiss him. As he responded to her lips, she reached around behind him… "Ha!" and grab the top paper.
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Distracted by his wife's luscious lips, Severus groaned as she grabbed the papers.
"Hermione!" he exclaimed as she released him and began sifting through them. Sighing in defeat, as she ignored him, he continued slyly, "I was trying to plot a path for us to hike today."
Hermione turned toward him and smiled. Severus knew that smile was dangerous. She was planning something.
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Hermione knew Severus was up to something, and she loved it. Anxious to begin the hike, Hermione set about making breakfast and getting ready for the day.
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Later that day, after a long hike into the snowy woods, Hermione gasped. Severus had guided them through the forest like an expert, pointing out the various plants and educating her on their magical uses.
But the sight now before was stunningly beautiful. An ice-covered pond sparkled in the afternoon light. Surrounded by snow dusted pine trees that were so densely packed together, Hermione felt as if she had wandered into a secret cave.
"Sev-" Hermione was cutting of by her husbands shushing motion. Following the direction of his gaze, she was stunned yet again.
Peeking out from the trees was a doe with her baby. The couple quietly watched as the doe pawed at the edge of the lake, uncovering both water and winter grass. Hermione leaned back and into her husband's warm embrace. The beauty lay in the simplicity of the moment.
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Once the deer had left, Severus surprised Hermione again. Whisking two pairs of ice skates from the depths of his robes, he watched as his wife's eyes lit up.
Brimming with tears of happiness Hermione giddily took the skates and quickly set to skating on the frozen pond.
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Day Five, Christmas Eve
Hermione awoke to an empty bed, again. This time though, she was not surprised. Wondering what Severus had planned for the day, Hermione quickly hustled herself out of the bedroom.
Before she could make it to the kitchen, she was stopped by boxes littering the living room. Glancing around she saw no sign of her husband. Yet, before she could continue her search for him, her curiosity got the better of her.
Opening the closest boxes, Hermione peered in and to her delight found Christmas ornaments. Quickly moving to the next box, she found garland and wreaths.
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Severus was carrying the last box down from the attic when he heard his wife moving around. Walking slowly and silently, he rounded the corned to the living room. Smiling, he watch as Hermione moved from box to box.
"Hermione." He spoke. Smirking slyly, he watched as she jumped in surprise.
Hand over her heart, she turned to him. "Severus! You surprised me." She frowned, though her eyes were still alight with merriment.
He set his box down and pulled her to him. Nuzzling into her messy hair, he whispered, "I love you."
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Hermione melted into her husbands embrace. She wished that they would never have to leave. The week so far had been full of surprises, and more were yet to come. She was seeing a new side of Severus, a happy side with nothing hidden. Yet, she knew that would change when they returned to Hogwart's.
Sniffling, Hermione responded, "I love you too"
Leaning back to look into her husbands eyes, she asked, "Where's the Christmas tree?"
Watching as his eyes twinkled, he said, "In the forest."
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Almost three hours later, the couple came trudging out of the forest with a pine tree pulled behind them. Both were exhausted, but both had enjoyed the holiday tradition.
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Since they were in Germany, Severus warmed up a bottled of Gluhwein. Serving them each a glass, they set about decorating the tree and cabin. Hermione never touched her glass.
At some point Severus ended up wrapped in garland. At another, Hermione found herself in a crushing embrace under a stick of mistle toe. All in all, they enjoyed their time decorating together.
Once finished, Hermione whipped up a quick dinner, of which they settled by the fireplace to eat and watch the Christmas lights sparkle.
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Day Six, Christmas Day
The Snape's woke early Christmas morning to find that they had fallen asleep cuddled together on the couch.
Rubbing the sleep from her eyes, Hermione blinked rapidly. She couldn't believe her eyes. "Severus?"
Still sleepy, he mumbled unintelligible words.
"Severus, did you do all this?" Hermione asked as she rose from the couch to inspect the Christmas tree.
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Concerned, Severus abruptly sat up. Stunned he stared at the tree. The tree, that was bare of gifts the previous night, was now full of presents.
He watched as his wife began sifting through them, "This is from Mr. and Mrs. Weasley… Harry…" On and on she went lifting present and naming off who they were from. Suddenly she grabbed a gift and brought it to him.
Taking the gift, Severus read its tag aloud, "To Severus From Albus." The pieces quickly fell together as he continued, "Albus must have brought them over during the night. Crazy old man."
Hermione giggled at him. Unable to be embarrassed or mad, Severus laughed lightly with her.
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After presents were opened, most of which were for Hermione, they headed to the kitchen for breakfast. Once their, they found yet another gift from Professor Snape.
Hermione gasped at the amount of food spread out. There was more than enough for the two of them. A roasted goose, brussel sprouts, roast potatoes, cranberry sauce, rich nutty stuffing, bacon wrapped sausages, hot gravy and Christmas pudding covered every surface in the kitchen, except the table. The table was laid out with silver ad china place settings for two.
Gazing at the yummy filled kitchen Hermione felt as if she would start drooling at any moment. Shifting her eyes to her husband, she found him staring at her. Smiling, the two converged upon the meal before them.
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Full of good food and cheer, the duo found themselves back on the couch and in front of the fireplace. The comfort soon became heated with lust and they found themselves satisfying another hunger in the light of the fire.
Once sated and wrapped in blankets, the lay in each other's arms.
"Hermione?" Severus whispered as his fingers lightly grazed the bare skin of her arm and shoulder.
"Hmm," was all he could hear as Hermione snuggled closer to him.
With a smirk, Severus continued, "Hermione, I haven't given you your present yet."
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"Present?" Hermione suddenly sat up, dropping the blankets around her waist. "We agreed no presents!"
Waiting for a response from Severus, she began to blush as she noticed his eyes exploring her naked body. Grasping at the blanket she stuttered, "Sev- severus!"
Smirking, her husband looked into her eyes and leaned forward for a kiss.
Left breathless, Hermione could only stare at him.
"Here," he stated as he pushed a small but heavy box into her hands.
Staring at the meticulously wrapped box, Hermione did not want to ruin the green and red paper tied with silver and gold string. Taking a deep breath, she tore into it.
"Oh! Severus!" She exclaimed as she pulled out the dark leather-bound tome. "A book!"
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Delighted at his wife's enjoyment, Severus elaborated upon the ancient tome. "This is a book my mother gave me. It is a family secret."
As Hermione opened the book, her jaw dropped in surprise. "It's a book on how to be an animagus."
"Yes, my love. And I want you to have it." Severus drew in a deep breath and continued. "There is a war going on, and I won't always be with you. I want to know that you have something up your sleeve. Something that no-one knows about, not even Potter or Weasley."
Hermione gaped at him. "B-but that would… I have to register."
Severus cut is wife off and flatly stated, "You can register after the war."
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Slowly, comprehending what her husband was telling her, she realized, "You want me to become and unregistered animagus… like you?"
Severus was staring so intently at her, she wanted to cower. Sighing, he answered her with a simple, "Yes."
Blinking, Hermione pondered on this. "Does Albus know?"
"No."
"Vold-"
"No."
"Anyone else?"
"No. Just you."
Hermione smiled at Severus. Dropping the book, she lunged at him. Embracing him, she whispered in his ear. "Thank you," for he had confided in her.
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Taken aback, Severus grasped his wife. Holding her close to him, he heard her whisper, "Thank you."
It felt as if something had loosened its hold upon his heart, as his love for his wife grew exponentially. "I love you, Hermione Snape."
"Mm, I love you, Severus."
Hermione clung to Severus as he continued, "Do you what to know what I become?"
She moved to look up at him, though she did not relinquish her hold on him. "YES!... Um, will you show me?" She finished shyly.
Chuckling Severus concentrated and transformed.
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Hermione gasped as she held a soft, black mongoose in her hands. She quickly forgot to tell him about their impending present.
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Day Seven
'Oh my. We've been here a week already?' Hermione thought as she began packing their belongings for their return to Hogwart's. Blushing, Hermione thought back over the last week. Though they seldom left the cabin, much less their bedroom, Hermione was quite pleased with her husband's surprise honeymoon.
Sighing, Hermione turned to her husband, "Severus, I wish this week would never end. No more Hogwart's. No more wizards trying to take over the world. Just you and me." 'And our baby. Oh, I really should tell him… soon.'
Severus looked up at his wife, stopping his folding. Walking towards her, he wrapped her in a loose bear hug. "Me too, but we both have responsibilities. And Hermione," Severus leaned back and lifted her chin so that their eyes met, "Remember, no matter what, I will always love you."
Wrapping her arms around Severus' neck, Hermione passionately kissed her husband.
Answers to questions/comments:
(1) This is a two-shot spin-off of A Hogwart's Tale: Romeo & Juliet.
(2) The first chapter of A Hogwart's Tale: Diaries has been posted!
(3) Not really happy with this story, but it is done and it served its purpose for A Hogwart's Tale: Diaries. I may go back at some point and re-write the first half though. Meh.
(4) And yes, I know that Snape is NOT an animagus in canon, but the book and conversation are necessary for A Hogwart's Tale: Diaries. Oh, and a mongoose symbolizes cleverness, resourcefulness, and playfulness; though I think Snape has too much of the first two and too little of the last.
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