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Marriage Vows

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story was inspired by the Marriage Law Challenge on WIKTT. All Harry Potter characters belong to JK
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Chapter Thirteen Showing Affection

The waking up next day was calmer. Severus woke to find himself spooning his wife with one arm
holding her to him. He held his
position and relished the comfort of his situation. After a few moments he tried to move around to check the time but
Hermione clung to him and woke herself up.
He squeezed her gently and whispered in her ear,

�Good morning Madam e.

She twisted in his arms to see him and they came face to
face.

�Very, very well,� she replied planting a soft kiss on his
cheek. �How are you?�

�More well rested than I have felt in years.�

�What time is it?�

�I don�t know. You
wouldn�t let go of me when I wanted to check,� he replied and kissed her mouth
before releasing her and rolling over to see the clock. He rolled back immediately and resumed the
embrace. �Nearly ten o�clock. I�ve had more sleep these last two nights
than I�d normally have in a week.�

�What do we have to odayoday,� she asked.

�We have to take tea at four with Minerva and Albus. They
are coming to call on us. I suspect
we�ll be considering how to deal with your unique status. You are the first married student Hogwarts
has ever had. At some point during the
day I will need to do some marking. I
refuse to face tomorrow�s classes without having looked at the work they�ve
submitted for this week. Perhaps while
I am doing that you might like to invite some of your friends round or visit in
Gryffindor Tower?�

�That would be nice.
I could go after lunch and meet you here for tea.�

clasclass=MsoNormal>�That would be acceptable.
Dobby brought most of your possessions over yesterday afternoon. You might want to find room in my dressing
room for your own clothes. We might
have to shelve some of your books in there too. I�ve got some of my overflow in there.yes"> I mean I am happy and you seemed to find pleasure��

�No, I did not expect this honour. You are giving me more than I have any right to expect.�

�You do yourself an injustice. Other people are in favour of this marriage. Don�t you trust their opinion? Do you think I�m such a child that I can�t
enjoy being in a man�s bed?�

�Don�t be angry with me Hermione, please. You are so young. I have a compulsion to protect you that is quite
overwhelming. If you had known me in
the old days you would understand why I am naturally wary and�.�

�No stop!� said Hermione firmly. �We are not going to go on with this. It is going to stop now!
I am your blood kin. I am your
wife. Yes it�s an odd situation but
only because of Ministry interference.
I would have spent a very long time looking for a man as clever and as
brave as you are. Debating whether or
not we should have married is beside the point now. If you are pleased I am showing affection then damn well show
some back. I know you can. You have in fact.

�Is this how you try to keep Potter and Weasley in order?�

�I suppose so, yes.
Are you making fun of me now?�

�Just curious. You
can be quite forceful. You don�t
usually show that side of yourself to me.
Very Gryffindor.�

�You were my teacher.
It wouldn�t have been proper.�

�Well Madam Snape you are entitled to do many things with me
now that would previously have been considered highly improper,� said Severus,
arching a brow. �I wonder what you will
think of next?�

�You�re flirting.�

�Merely demonstrating affection,� he smiled and bent his
head to kiss her.

They didn�t manage to get out of bed until lunch.

After lunch Hermione left Severus with seven heaps of
scrolls and caught up with Harry and Ron in the Gryffindor common room. Neville and Ginny were also there, sharing
an armchair.

�Hello Hermione,� said Neville jovially. We weren�t expecting to see you today. Isn�t this supposed to be your honeymoon?�

�Severus is reaping the rewards of setting all that written
work last week,� replied Hermione. �And
we�ve got to go to a meeting later this afternoon to work the ground rules for
a student in my position.�

�How do you mean?� asked Ron.

�Well I live with my husband don�t I? So is he allowed to take me of gof grounds
or does he need Professor McGonagall�s permin? Am I allowed in the Potions lab after curfew? Where am I going to eat? What am I going to be called? It�s a nightmare. We�ve already agreed I�m not going to go to Potions class
anymore��

�Oh no,� said Neville.
�I don�t think I can manage without you.�

�I�m sorry Neville but he can�t treat me like a child in
class and then curl up in bed with me later can he? It would really freak him out.�

�You mean you�re sleeping with him?� shot Ron.

�Of course I am. Ron
you were at the ceremony. It�s what
married people do!�

�But it�s Snape!�

�Yes but�you had to do that bit. You didn�t have to sleep with him.�

�Ron I already told you we would have a child.�

�Yes but I didn�t think you meant now!�

�Well not right now obviously. It would interfere with the NEWTs. Madam Pomfrey gave me the hundred day potion.�

�So why are you sleeping with him when you aren�t trying for
the heir?�

�Honestly Ron,� hissed Ginny, �To hear you talk you�d think
Mum and Dad only did it six times in order to have us.�

�That�s different.�

�How?�

�Mum and Dad married for love. They were crazy about each other. Can she really tell us that she loves Snape?�

�I don�t really know that it�s any one else�s business,�
answered Hermione. �He�s my husband
now. He�s probably going to be the only
husband I�ll ever have. We�ll be pretty
lonely if we�re not allowed to care for each other.�

�She does have a point Ron,� said Neville. �Arranged marriages can work out you
know. My Gran had one. Everyone used to.�

�I don�t know how you can bring yourself to� I don�t even
want to think about it.�

�I don�t see why you are thinking about it Ron. He had no way of knowing
what he was getting into. It was one
bad decision and he�s been making up for it since before we were born.�

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�He�s winning you over Hermione, I can see that. Is it the money? He can give you everything you want. Is that it?�

�Ron please just drop this will you? I don�t know what�s got into you. If you don�t stop this we�re going to fall
out.�

�If I�m not allowed to speak my mind then I�m going to
leave. Is any one else coming with me?�

There was a deathly silence and no one moved. Ron glared at the others and stormed
out. Hermione sat down in the chair he
had vacated. Ginny was the first to
speak,

�Hermione I am so sorry.
He�s been really odd since the binding ceremony.�

�I don�t get it. He
was fine before. He was the first one I
told about it. Would he rather I�drrierried Malfoy?�

�I think,� said Ginny hesitantly, �it didn�t really hit him
that the marriage was real until he saw you at the ceremony.�

�You did make a beautiful bride �Mione,� said Harry.

�It�s more than that,� said Neville. �You looked right together as though it was
natural for you to be together. Before
the ceremony it was just a strange idea and we couldn�t quite get our heads around
it. But when he stood waiting for you,
every inch the aristocrat, and then took you to the circle and your dome was
amazing. Everyone was whispering about
it. No one who saw that ceremony will
ever forget it.�

�Thanks Neville.
It�s nice of you to say that. I
know you don�t like Severus really so it means a lot.�

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�He�s not so bad. He
frightens me to death still but I�d trust him with my life if I had to.�

�How did he make you agree to give up Potions?� asked Harry.

�He offered to give me more advanced tuition going beyond
NEWT level in the evenings instead.�

�You�ll enjoy that won�t you?�

�It does sound interesting.
He�s keen for me carry on learning and to keep my friendships but it�s
not in his nature to seduce a pupil so he prefers to think of me as an
Apprentice like I was last year.�

�It makes sense I suppose.
I�m sure Ron will come around in time,� said Ginny.

�I hope so. I�ve
been worried about how all the other students will take it when I go back to
class.�

�At least you don�t have Malfoy to worry about. What did happen there?� asked Harry.

� I�m not sure. It
happened during the stag and hen parties.
Malfoy hit a Slytherin first year who is related to Severus.�

�The little blonde one?� asked Ginny.

�Yes.�

�Why�d he hit her?�

�I don�t think Severus would like me to talk about it. I only know about it because Melissa
mentioned it when I was there.�

� I understand,� said Ginny. �You have to be discreet when you socialise with Professors.�

�Yeah,� said Harry, �I get that. Does any one fancy a walk?�

�I do,� said Hermione.
�I can�t go too far though.�

�Do you need permission to go for a walk?� Harry enquired.

�Don�t be silly.
I�ve got low energy levels after the bonding. I was only able to stay awake for meals yesterday.yes"> I didn�t say anything about whatve dve done or anything like
that.�

�al>�That is a relief. I
am a very private man and I hope you will respect that.�

�I will. I was
defending you. Neville understood. He tried to convince Ron that arranged
marriages can work. He said we looked
right together. Ginny and Harry tried
to talk Ron round but he was awful.�

�I think Weasley may be jealous.�

�I don�t know. He
was fine before. He�s been chasing
Susan since he and I broke up. Ginny said it has been since the ceremony.�

�You look tired. Go
and have a nap. We might mention his
attitude to Minerva later if you wish.�

An hour later Albus and Minerva turned up for tea. The house-elves had provided sandwiches and
cakes as well as two different types of tea.
The elder pair were in a red and and cheerful mood. Hermione was comfortable in her duties as
hostess. When everyone was served
Minerva brought the conversation round to the business they needed to discuss
by asking whether or not they given any thought to changes required due to
Hermione�s new status.

Severus answered first.

�Hermione and I have agreed that I will teach her separately
in Potions. She is way beyond the other
Seventh years I f I feel she should work at Apprentice level on independent
work. It is not fair on either of us to
have a teacher/child relationship in school hours. In addition to that I would like to request that Hermione no
longer be obliged to wear a school uniform.�

�Have you any thoughts on that Hermione?� asked Albus.

�Perhaps I could wear plain black robes instead, that way I
wouldn�t stand out but I wouldn�t look childish.�

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�That�s a sensible solution. Are you happy with that Severus?� asked the Headmaster.

�Yes. I can scarcely
object to my wife wearing black during lessons given my own mode of dress. We can order more from Hogsmeade so she has
plenty.�

�Have you given any thought on what you are to be called
Hermione? Will you call yourself
Snape?� asked Minerva.

�I assumed so. What
do you think Severus?�

�I feel Madam Snape is appropriate. I know it�s old fashioned for a young woman
but it is how wives of the head of my line are usually addressed.�

�Well I don�t see any problem with that. None of the other women here use Mrs as a
title. Shall we agree on addressing
Hermione as Madam Snape in class?
ab
about the other children?�

�I don�t want Harry and Ron to have to call me Madam,� said
Hermione. �I would be uncomfortable
with that.�

�I see no problem in your close friends calling you
Hermione,� said Severus.yes"> I think he thought the ceremony was just for the Ministry�s
benefit and things wouldn�t change.�

�Well let�s give him a bit of time to see if he gets over
it. I was wondering if you needed more
space down here. There is free space
going that way if you want another room or two.�

�Thank-you Albus, we would be grateful for at least one
larger room if possible.�

�Let me finish the cake then and I�ll see to it.�

A/N

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