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Strength in What Remains Behind	By : Sandiera Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Snape/Hermione Views: 13566 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, nor any of the characters from the books or movies. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

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I looked down at the sobbing young witch I held in my arms with some confusion. I didn't quite understand the situation she'd gotten herself into, but it was clearly tearing her apart. What woman - or man - in their right mind would pass up mutual love? If my Lily had felt the same way as I had, was there anything that could make me willingly walk away from that? Still, I didn't hold it against the girl, and realizing that was a surprise in and of itself. I knew the loneliness and despair she had imposed upon herself. There was no anger left in me for her. I softly stroked her hair and let her cry it all out, and then gently released her and allowed her to pull herself together, handing her a handkerchief to wipe the tears from her cheeks. Once she seemed a bit more composed, I asked, "Why?"
She refused to look at me as she drew in a shaky breath. "Because if I did it would ruin it all. Ron... he says he's in love with me. So you see, it would destroy them." She finally looked up at me, her eyes meeting mine. "They'd already had a rough patch, you know? After Harry became popular through Quidditch, Ron was so jealous... I knew what would happen. I couldn't be the thing that came between them. I love them both too much." With a self-deprecating laugh, she added, "And now I've lost them both. What a mess I made of it." She looked down at the floor, hugging herself.
I hesitated, then stepped close to her again, softly cupping her cheek. She looked back up at me, her eyes wide with surprise, and I saw that she had indeed begun crying again. I gently brushed a tear away with my thumb, and leaned ever closer to her. She was so beautiful in her pain. I wanted...
I realized with a start that our faces were quite close. Her eyes had half-closed, her lips were slightly parted. In anticipation, perhaps? I wanted very badly to find out. But that was something I couldn't allow myself. I let go of her and drew back a bit, to a more proper distance. Was that disappointment I saw flicker across her face? I refused to speculate. "Miss Granger." Here I hesitated again, trying to formulate the right words. "I... apologize for my outburst in the hallway. My anger was born of ignorance."
I had no need to wonder whether it was shock that crossed her features now. Then, a slight smile found its way to her lips. "Thank you, Professor Snape. For listening." Then just as abruptly as she had swept into the lab, she turned and walked out, closing the door behind her.
I stared at it for a few moments as I reflected on what had transpired. Why had I said what I had? If the student body at large found out... I briefly trembled in rage, then took a deep breath and released it, along with my anger. There was no sense getting worked up over something that hadn't yet happened. I turned back to the lab and sighed as I took in the papers and odds and ends from my desk that were now strewn across the floor. Not to mention the desk itself, which I hoped was no worse for wear. I was suddenly too weary to clean it up, or continue marking the papers, or indeed anything other then my bed. I left the lab and headed directly to my rooms, resolving to wake a bit earlier to sort the mess out before classes began.
It was later, when I began slipping into sleep, that her face came back to mind, as it looked when I had nearly kissed her. Those parted lips... would they taste as sweet as they looked? With that pleasant thought, I drifted to sleep.
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