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Love's Journeys COMPLETE	By : slygriff21 Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Snape/Hermione Views: 19944 -:- Recommendations : 2 -:- Currently Reading : 4
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Disclaimers: I by no means own the characters of Harry Potter. They belong to the ever talented J.K. Rowling. This story is strictly for entertainment purposes and not for profit.

Summary: The summer before Hermione’s 7th year she and her parents go to America for a vacation. While there she comes face to face with none other than Professor Severus Snape. Once she returns to Hogwarts She finds herself being completely infatuated with her potions professor. Will he notice her? To find out read on!

Love’s Journeys

Chapter 22- Friend’s Loyalty and the Hearing

Hermione was sitting in the sitting room working on her Transfiguration assignment while Sirius sat in a chair reading a book. Hermione was going to be released the next day to return to classes. After twenty minutes of staring at the same paragraph she slammed her book closed. Sirius jumped slightly and looked at Hermione.

“You all right hon?” Sirius asked as he moved beside her.

“Sirius, when will it end? When will Harry find the wand so we can destroy Malfoy and me and Severus can live out our lives in peace?” Hermione asked as she buried her face in her hands.

Sirius pulled her into his arms and stroked her back soothingly.

“I don’t know. I spoke to Harry just yesterday. He thinks he may have found something in the book. Everything will work out. Just be patient. If we lose our heads, that little creaton wins. We can’t let him.” Sirius said.

At that moment an owl flew in through the window and dropped a letter on the table in front of Hermione and Sirius. Hermione picked it up and saw it was from Arthur. Taking a deep breath she opened the letter.

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Snape,

The Ministry of Magic has agreed to give you the truth potion and tell us about the conditions of your relationship and marriage. The hearing is set for Friday morning at 9:00 a.m. The Governors as well as I and a reporter for the Daily Prophet will be there at Hogwarts to conduct the hearing. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to owl me.

Arthur Weasley

Minister of Magic

“At least the hearing is here and not at the Ministry.” Hermione said.

“Arthur is not going to give the governors a chance to send Severus away. Plus, Albus will be there. As well as the rest of us if you two need us.” Sirius said.

Severus walked in and plopped down in the arm chair in front of them pinching the bridge of his nose.

“Why did I start teaching in the first place?” he complained.

“Long day Sev?” Sirius asked trying not to laugh.

“Those dunderheads are going to be the death of me.” Severus said.

He looked over at Hermione and saw the letter.

“Is that from Arthur?” he asked.

Hermione nodded and headed the letter to him. Severus read the letter then sighed wearily.

“At least we are on our own turf for this. Are you ready for this Hermione?” Severus asked as he walked over and knelt before her.

“As ready as I’ll ever be.” Hermione replied.

“Are you done with classes for the day?” Sirius asked.

“Yeah. Thanks for staying with her Sirius. I owe you one.” Severus answered.

“You owe me nothing my friend. I’ll be heading back to my rooms. If either of you need anything, I’m here.” Sirius said.

He shook Severus’s hand and hugged Hermione then let himself out of their chambers. Severus took off his outer robes, leaving him black pants and a white long sleeve shirt. He sat beside his wife and pulled her onto his lap. Hermione snuggled into his embrace and rested her head on his broad shoulder.

“I love you Severus.” She whispered.

Severus’s heart swelled at her words.

“I love you too Hermione.” He whispered back.

That night the Snape’s made an appearance at dinner. Hermione headed for the Gryffindor table when Seamus stopped her.

“What do you think you’re doing?’ he asked her.

“Sitting down for dinner.” Hermione answered.

“Shouldn’t you be with your HUSBAND? Besides, you no longer belong with the Gryffindors. You married a SLYTHERIN! Not to mention a Death Eater! How could you Hermione!” Seamus yelled.

By now the entire hall was silent watching the exchange going on at the Gryffindor table. Hermione had had enough. She was tired of hiding the fact that she loved Severus, that she had married him and keeping all of her emotions bottled up.

“That’s right Seamus. I did marry Severus Snape. I LOVE him! That’s why I married him. If you don’t want me to be a part of Gryffindor then fine. You can just go to hell Seamus. The same thing goes for any other moron that feels the same as you. So much for Gryffindor loyalty I guess. Now, if you will excuse me. I believe I’ll eat dinner with my HUSBAND.” Hermione said menacingly and spun on her heel heading for the staff table.

Albus made a chair appear beside Severus and Hermione sat beside him. Severus took her left hand and removed the invisibility spell covering both their wedding rings. Severus looked down at her and smiled. He then pulled Hermione to him and kissed her in front of everyone in the Great Hall. They pulled away only when they heard more yelling from the Gryffindor table. They looked up and saw Harry, Ginny, Lavender and Ron standing off with Seamus, Dean, and a few other of their fellow Gryffindors.

“How DARE you treat Hermione that way! She’s been nothing but nice to you!” Lavender yelled.

“But she married SNAPE!” Dean cried.

“So what! Who was always there for you? When ever you needed help studying who helped you? HERMIONE!” Ron yelled.

“Now you’re defending her? Next thing you’ll be telling us that you four are friends with Snape.” One Gryffindor said.

“If you must know we ARE! Professor Snape is a nice man. He takes care of Hermione and he cares about his students.” Ginny stated.

Lavender, Ron and Harry all nodded.

“Fine. Then you can join your traitor friend and her death eater husband. We don’t need the likes of you in Gryffindor!” Seamus yelled.

“We will!” Ron said.

The four turned toward the staff table. Albus called up four more seats, two beside Hermione and two on the other side of Severus. All of a sudden Lavender turned around, stalked toward Seamus and stared him in the eye. One second they were standing face to face then in the next Seamus was on the floor holding his left eye.

“If I ever hear of you trash talking Hermione OR Professor Snape again I’ll do more than give you a black eye. Is that understood?” Lavender yelled.

The Gryffindors all nodded. She then stalked back up to Ron’s side and they headed for the staff table. At that point everyone began laughing at Seamus lying on the ground. Harry and Ginny sat beside Hermione, while Ron and Lavender sat beside Severus. Severus leaned toward Lavender.

“Thank you Miss Brown.” He said.

“Just call me Lavender Professor. Plus, I would like to say thank you as well. For watching after Hermione and all.” Lavender said smiling.

Severus nodded. Dinner continued without further incident. Before everyone left Albus asked Harry, Ron, Lavender and Ginny to meet him in his office. Once dinner was over Hermione and Severus returned to their chambers while her friends met with Albus.

“First off, let me say thank you for being there for Hermione and Severus through out this mess. Second, I don’t think it would be safe for the four of you to return to Gryffindor tower. I have already had your things moved to an old set of room. Ron and Harry will share a room as will Ginny and Lavender.” Albus said.

“You’re welcome Headmaster.” Ginny said.

“Now, will you four follow me.” Albus said as he rose to his feet.

The five of them headed down the main hall and turned left. There was a large portrait of a beautiful Princess on a black stallion.

“Hello Gwenivere. These are your new students. They will be using your rooms for the remainder of the year.” Albus said.

“Wonderful! I’ve missed having students in my rooms. Your password is Camelot.” Gwenivere said, smiling brightly at the four students.

The five entered the room. They were done up in Gryffindor colors and much larger than the tower. They even had there own little kitchen area where they could store sweets.

"Ginny, Lavender, your bedrooms are upstairs on the right. Harry, Ron, yours are upstairs and on the left. I’ll leave you get settled in. Have a good evening.” Albus said then left.

They quickly explored their rooms and then went to their rooms to look around. Down in the dungeons Severus, Remus, Sirius, Minerva and Hermione were talking about what happened at dinner.

“I can’t believe the nerve of that kid. How dare he treat Hermione like that!” Sirius exclaimed.

“I’ll be having a word with Mr. Finnegan in the morning.” Minerva said.

“At least you still have the loyalty of Harry, Ron, Ginny and Lavender.” Remus said.

“Yeah. It still hurts that the other Gryffindors hate me. Now, Harry, Ron, Ginny, and Lavender have to suffer with me.” Hermione said sadly.

“Sweetheart, they chose to stand beside you. That showed true Gryffindor loyalty and courage. They even chose to stand at my side as well as yours. I have never seen such loyalty as your friends and now my friends have showed tonight.” Severus said wrapping his arms around Hermione.

The week flew by soon it was Friday morning. Hermione and Severus went to breakfast and found Harry, Ron, Ginny, and Lavender already there.

“You ready?” Harry asked them.

“Yes. I hope this works.” Severus answered.

Lavender reached over and placed her hand on Severus’s hand.

“Everything will be fine professor. You’ll see. The ministry couldn’t take you away. You’re a great teacher, a bit harsh at times, but that’s just because you want us to learn. You and Hermione will be fine.” She said.

“Thanks Miss…I mean Lavender. That means everything to me and Hermione.” Severus said.

They ate their breakfast and ignored the death glares that the Gryffindors were sending them. Once done Hermione and Severus headed for Albus’s office. Lavender held back and walked over to them. She hugged Hermione then turned to Severus. She then threw her arms around his neck and kissed his cheek.

“Just tell the truth. It will all work out. You’ll see. I have to go to class, but if you need me or the others we’re here for you.” Lavender said then turned and ran off for class.

“I wasn’t expecting that.” Severus said, shock and surprise written on his face.

“Well, Gryffindors are loyal. Harry, Ron, Lavender and Ginny have proven that by being there for us. So have Sirius, Remus and Minerva.” Hermione said.

They walked to the Headmaster’s office. When they arrived Arthur, the governors as well a reporter were already there.

“Ah. Severus, Hermione. There you are.” Albus said.

“Let’s get this over with.” Hermione demanded.

“Very well, Severus, you will be questioned first then it will be Hermione. Alright.” Arthur instructed.

“Fine.” Severus said.

He and Hermione sat side-by-side. Arthur walked to Severus, placed three drops of the truth potion into Severus’s mouth then waited. After about a minute or two Severus’s eyes glazed over and his entire body relaxed and he slumped slightly in the chair.

“Are you comfortable?” Arthur asked.

“Yes.” Severus answered in an expressionless voice.

“What is your full name?”

“Severus Damien Snape.”

“Now, what are your feelings towards Hermione Granger?” Arthur asked.

“I love her with my heart and soul. I would give my life to protect her.” Severus answered.

“When did you fall in love with her?”

“It was over the summer. I was in New York getting some potion ingredients to make a cure for Remus Lupin. I bumped into her at a book store, then again two hours later on the street. She was being harassed by Draco Malfoy and I stepped in to help. I escorted her home and from that day on she was always on my mind. That’s when I began falling in love with her.” Severus replied.

“When did you ask her to marry you?”

“I didn’t.” Severus paused then continued. “She asked me to marry her. It was after her parent’s funeral in December. I said yes.”

“When were you two married?” Arthur said.

“We asked Albus to marry us as soon as possible. We couldn’t go another day without being married. We were married on New Year’s Eve.” Severus said.

“Why did you too want to be married right away? Why not wait till she was finished with school?” Arthur enquired.

“The reason is because we needed to be married. Draco was trying to kill her at every turn. If we were married she would be better protected. It was again Hermione who wanted to marry as soon as possible. I asked when she wanted to marry and she told me as soon as we could. So we went to Albus and he took care of everything else.” Severus said.

Hermione sat beside him holding his hand.

“The potion will wear off in a few minutes, but one last question. Did you bewitch or coheres Hermione into falling in love and or marrying you?”

“NO! I would never do that to a woman let alone one of my own students. I love her and she loves me.” Severus answered.

“Thank you.” Arthur said.

The group sat there for about ten minutes waiting for the potion to wear off. The reporter had enchanted her quill to write everything that was said. Finally Severus came around. Hermione handed him a glass of water and massaged his neck a little.

“How do you feel my boy?” Albus questioned.

“All right sir.” Severus answered.

“Okay, Hermione dear, it’s your turn. Are you ready?" Arthur said.

Hermione took a deep breath, “Yes sir. I’m ready.” She replied.

Arthur walked to her, placed three drops into her mouth and everyone waited. Like Severus her eyes became glassy and she slumped down in her seat.

“You all right my dear?” Arthur questioned.

“Yes.” Hermione answered in the same tone as Severus had.

“Please tell us your full name.”

“Hermione Elizabeth Granger Snape.”

“When did you fall in love with Severus Snape?”

“Well, after the war was over I noticed a slight change in him. I couldn’t put my finger on it though. Then we ran into each other in New York. He saved me from Malfoy. He was all I could think about. When I came back to school I noticed how handsome he was and that’s when I realized I was starting to fall in love with him.”

“Now, why did you ask him to marry you?” Arthur questioned.

“Well, we had returned from my parent’s funeral. I had also found out I was a month pregnant. The baby was Severus’s. I was so happy and so was he. We were in the sitting room and I just asked him to marry me. I wanted very much to be his wife. I love him so much and I couldn’t think of spending my life without him.” Hermione answered.

“You said you were pregnant? What happened?” one of the governors asked.

“I…I was coming back from seeing Remus and Sirius when Draco showed up. I was standing at the stairs leading to the potions classroom. Draco somehow found out and then he pushed me. I fell down the stairs. When I woke up in the hospital wing, Severus told me the fall caused me to lose the baby.” Hermione answered.

Tears had started to flow down her cheeks as well as Severus’s as she spoke. Severus reached up and gently wiped them away and kissed her cheek.

“Was that when you and Severus married?” Arthur continued.

“No. On Christmas Day me and him were talking. I thought he would leave me. He said he couldn’t leave the future Mrs. Snape. He said he had planned on asking me to marry him on Christmas Day. I thought he had said yes only because I was pregnant, but that wasn’t true. The next day we went to Professor Dumbledore and told him we wanted to be married as soon as possible. That neither one of us could go any longer without being husband and wife.” Hermione replied.

“Do you love Severus?” Arthur asked.

“Oh yes. I love him with everything in my being. He is the greatest husband. He has been by my side through the hard times and the good this year.” Hermione responded.

“This is the last question, the potion is wearing off. Were you bewitched or pressured by Severus in anyway to fall in love or marry him?”

“No, never. Everything happened on its own. We didn’t feel we rushed anything.”

“Thank you Hermione.” Arthur said.

They waited and Hermione came around. She took a long drink form the glass that Severus handed to her.

“Well, Governors, you have heard both sides of the story. Let us talk and then deliver a verdict.” Arthur said. They rose and entered a side room.

“How do you feel love?” Severus asked gently.

“Tired, but all right. I want this to be over with. I want us to be able to live our lives in peace.” Hermione said as she leaned against Severus for support.

Severus wrapped his arms around her. The reporter watched the whole scene. She could tell by the interaction between them that their feelings were in fact true. They belonged together. After and hour the Governors and Arthur returned.

“The verdict is not guilty. The governors have decided that you two are deeply in love. Your names will be cleared of these accusations. Also, as an apology from the Ministry this weekend you will be allowed to leave and have a belated honeymoon. You are free to leave whenever you are ready.” Arthur announced.

“Thank you Minister.” Severus said.

“Minister, the other governors and I must return to work.” A governor said.

Arthur nodded and they filed out of the room. The reporter then rose to her feet and turned to the happy couple.

“This story will be in tomorrow’s edition. I wish the two of you the best of luck in the future. And Congratulations.” She said then left.

“So, Severus, Hermione, I am sending the two of you to an isolated island. There is a little cottage there that myself and Molly used when we went on vacation. There is only one way on and off. Not even the Wand of Slytherin could get through. Of course we will be monitoring just to make sure no one else but you two are the only ones there.” Arthur said.

“Thank you Arthur. Give us about twenty minutes to get ready.” Hermione said.

Arthur nodded and Severus and Hermione left to prepare for their trip. After twenty minutes they were back in Albus’s office.

“Are you two ready?” Arthur asked.

“Yes.” Severus and Hermione said.

“Good. Take this and say ‘Paradise’ to get there. You need to be back before dinner on Sunday night. To get back just say ‘There’s No Place Like Hogwarts.’ That will bring you back to Albus’s office.” Arthur said as he handed them a beautiful seashell.

Severus and Hermione took hold of the shell. Together they said “Paradise.” In a pop they were gone.

“I’m glad that’s over. Now their only worry is Draco Malfoy. Hopefully this will change things for the better for them.” Albus said.

“Me too. The governors saw the way they acted around each other. They believed that their feelings were genuine. There was no reason to separate them or annul the marriage. Well, I must go. When they return let me know how they liked the beach.” Arthur said as he turned and left the office.

Albus sat down, sighed in relief and smiled.

“Enjoy your peace children. Everything will be fine.” Albus said as he began to stroke his bird Fawkes.

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