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A couple of days had pasted since Hermione asked to stay with Severus and things have been going pretty good around the castle even better then before actually. The two have been spending their days reading. A few of Severus' books were in different languages that Hermione didn't know, so Severus offered to teach her. They would go on walks outside around Severus' garden and to Severus' great and utter shock, she didn't shutter as he tried to hold her hand, she simply smiled and took a hold of his paw.

She confused him, he just choose to ignore most of his feelings and denied all of hers, it just didn't make sense for her to like him. Arguing to himself back and front a part of him wanted to believe it was possible for Hermione to like him, but a small voice in the back of his head saying 'everyone hates and they're not wrong to feel that way!' The voice repeatedly told him that he ugly and worthless and she will realize this some.

"I'm just a stupid piece of shit, how can I possibly believe she would want me?" Severus said to himself. "Even if I was human, I'm old enough to be her father, what kind of life can I give her twenty years from now? She would then have to look after a sick old man for the rest of her alive. I'm a real selfish bastard for wanting her, its not right to have her be content spending her young adult life taking care of a old man rather then be out and living her life to the fullest with someone much closer to her age. Someone who can offer her everything I can't, she deserve that and much more. If I had to choice between staying a monster forever or for her to be truly happy with someone who can offer her everything she deserve, than I choice to live alone and died alone."

"Beautiful day isn't Severus?" Hermione asked with smile, getting Severus' attention.

"Yes, lovely day," Severus said as Hermione smiled. Why does she look at me like that? Does she enjoying tormenting me? Just stop... please just stop... stop tormenting me? "Hermione?"

"Yes, Severus?" Hermione asked.

"Um... nothing... just forget it." Severus looked away.

"No, please tell me."

"When your birthday?" Severus asked.

"September 19th," Hermione smiled. "You?"

"January 9th," Severus said before pausing. "Is there someone you love?" Severus immediately regreted asking this, as so as he said it.

"Maybe..." Hermione said unsure of herself.

"Of course she has someone dear to her," Severus thought to himself. "You're idiot for thinking she doesn't have anyone ... Not that you would have any change, seeing as you are just a monster."

Unbeknownst to Severus and Hermione not far away by a nearby cliff someone was looking down at them with binoculars, "I found her, McLaggen." Cried Colin.

"Give me those!" McLaggen grabbed the binoculars from Colin.

"Down there, by the old castle," Colin pointed.

"God All Mighty... She's being held by a monster!" McLaggen said as smile formed on his lips.

"What are you so happy about?" Colin asked.

"I'll figured out how to win over Hermione."

"How?"

"Be slaying that monster and rescuing her, she be so relieved she will begging me to give her chance," Smile McLaggen.