A/N:I still don't own Harry Potter

This is for the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Insane Prompt Challenge: 251: Dialogue "Oh that is so bullshit and you know it.

Summer Funfair

Southern Funfair

Karaoke Stage: "I'll Stand By You" by The Pretenders

Northern Funfair

Jolly Jukebox

"I Write Sins Not Tragedies" - Panic! At the Disco

Word count: 346

She traced her fingers over the scars, studying them.

"How did you get these?" she whispered.

"You don't want to know," he replied taking her hand in his.

"Maybe I do? Maybe I want to know everything about the half naked man in my bed?"

"You wouldn't feel that way if you really knew everything about me. I've done things, things I don't regret, Hermione. There is a darkness in my soul."

"I know. I'm not leaving, it doesn't matter what you've done. You're not that man anymore," she insisted. They'd both done thing during the war, things that shouldn't matter now. Things that weren't a choice then.

"So you say. I killed people." He seemed to expect her to pull away. She didn't.

"I gathered that much. On whose orders."

"Both, and on my own."

"Coldblooded or self defense?"

"Now we're playing twenty-questions?"

"I told you, I want to know," she shrugged moving her fingers over his chest again.

"Self defense, but it doesn't excuse..."

"Never said it did. Have you killed anyone I know?"

"Dumbledore."

"He ordered you. You didn't really have much of a choice," Hermione stated laying her head on his chest.

"There is always a choice."

"That's complete bullshit, and you know it. Follow the orders of a madman or die? Some choice." She watched him for a second. This being the first time she'd said anything against the former headmaster.

"He was," she added softly. "Used Harry until there was nothing left, let you become an enemy, nearly served Ginny a death sentence. I'm not delusional, Severus. Dumbledore was not a good man. Not sure if he ever had been." He stroked her hair gently.

"They always say to never meet your heroes. You'll always end up disappointed," he said dryly. She snorted.

"I just can't believe how easily he fooled me, fooled everyone"

"Don't dwell on it, it does no good, now let us forget about that man and focus on each other for a now," he stated rising her head to his lips. With a quick passionate kiss, the conversation ended... for the time being.