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Facing Consequences	By : mysticxox Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Snape/Hermione Views: 9912 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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"Hello everyone", Hermione tried to keep her tone pleasant and unaffected, which was a hard task while ignoring the stares of those students who had not yet heard of her and Severus' relationship…and of course, attempting to ignore the glares her two best friends were directing at her.

"Hermione!" Ginny leaned over to give her a hug and whispered, "You look so good together and that kiss.Wow!"

She gave Ginny a weak smile. She appreciated the support but her comments left her blushing. She didn't dare look at her fiancé for the smirk she knew he would be wearing at this moment.

Oh yes. He would be watching her every move.

"You look lovely Hermione. I see the Hoppilies have left you alone today", Luna's gentle voice chimed from next to her and Hermione gave her a baffled look.

"Ah…thank you Luna. The what?" she was sure she had never heard of such creatures in any of the books she had read…and she had read the entire Hogwarts library!

"The Hoppilies. Quite annoying creatures, aren't they?" Luna seemed unaffected by Ginny's ill-conceived attempt to turn her giggle into a cough. Hermione just smiled back and nodded. Luna was a great friend but sometimes she was impossible to understand.

However, at this moment, Hermione would spent an entire day looking for Hoppilies with her than face the two Aurors-in-training who were waiting for her to look at them.

Which she would not do. Not a chance.

She wouldn't even glance at them until after lunch!

"Did you get a haircut Harry?" Luna's question had her instinctively looking at Harry and he met her gaze steadily.

Drat! There goes that plan!

"What was that Hermione?" Harry's voice was low but she could hear the confusion behind it. Ron was still gaping at her, a disgusting sight since he still had food in his mouth.

"Ronald, please swallow your food. That is not attractive or polite", Hermione found her voice, "And what was what Harry?"

She knew she was trying to avoid the issue but there was no way she could. Not now that Severus had…that's why he had done it!

The puzzle clicked into place for her as she realised he had known how reluctant she would be to raise this topic so he had done it for her! She shot a glare at his table, another mistake because the look of pure desire in his eyes had heat rising to her cheeks again.

"What was that between you and Snape earlier?" Harry's voice brought her attention back to him. Next to him, Ginny rolled her eyes and mouthed at Hermione "Overprotective friends".

She had to smirk at that.

"Me and Severus", Hermione began but Ron's voice cut across, "You call him Severus now? We are talking about Snape, right? The teacher we all used to completely hate?"

Hermione shifted and kept her gaze firmly fixed on her plate when she said, "I never hated him. And he's a hero. He did so much for us during the War".

"Well…yeah Hermione but he's still Snape!" Ron continued, oblivious to the glare his sister was giving him. "I mean, he still lives in the dungeons and has greasy hair and…"

"His hair is not greasy!" Hermione tried not to fume but from the smirk Ginny was giving her, she obviously wasn't doing a very good job of controlling her anger. Ron was about to continue when Harry cut in, his voice sharp as he asked, "How do you know that Hermione? You sound pretty confident."

For a moment her small circle of friends were quiet in anticipation.

Hermione took a sip of her pumpkin juice, trying to work up the courage to say what half of the school already knew; Ginny was looking at Hermione with a supportive smile on her face and Harry's hand grasped tightly in hers (just in case he went a little…crazy?); Ron had stopped eating and was gaping at Hermione, trying to figure out what Harry had meant; Harry's green eyes were locked on Hermione's as he watched her nervous movements and waited; Luna…was being Luna-completely unaffected by the tense atmosphere.

Hermione finally took a breath and whispered, "I know because…" she paused, trying to phrase it correctly.

"Well I suppose she would know, wouldn't she?" Luna suddenly chimed in, causing everyone to gaze at her in surprise. "I mean", Luna continued, giving Hermione a small smile, "You've spent the most time with him this year and you're both obviously close so it's not that strange".

Harry was staring at Luna, trying to gauge if she was telling the truth. Ron seemed to accept the explanation and began to eat again as if nothing were amiss.

Ginny's eyes bore into Hermione, urging her to tell the truth but she steadfastly ignored her. Hermione was just about to breath a sigh of relief (perhaps she could tell Harry and Ron later-somewhere more private than the Great Hall) when Luna pounced again, innocently adding, "Oh and of course, you're engaged. That makes perfect sense!"

Satisfied with her explanation, Luna glanced over at Ron who had promptly begun to choke on his food and asked him, "What is that you're eating? I think I'd like to have some".

Everyone else stared at Hermione and she finally gave in. She may as well tell them…well confirm Luna's words, sooner rather than later.

"Yes. I'm engaged to Severus. He asked me yesterday", she held out her hand to show them her ring, which Ginny immediately gushed over. Hermione hadn't given her the opportunity to get a proper look at the ring this morning in class and she hadn't returned to the dormitory last night so this was the first time she had gotten a proper look.

Harry and Ron were staring at her, both of them gaping in shock. "Please talk to me", she pleaded and gave a sigh of frustration when they remained frozen.

"Okay. I know this is a shock to you but Severus is…he's great. I love him. I really do!" her declaration was followed by a sharp intake of breath from Ron.

"Please talk to me. Harry?" she gazed at him, entreating him to understand.

Harry finally closed his mouth but his next words were, "I…uh…Voldemort".

Hermione was beyond perplexed. "Um…I'm sorry.Didn't quite catch that", she said and seeing the fear in Harry's eyes, asked, "Are you okay, Harry?"

"I think what he's trying to say is that he would be more comfortable fighting Voldemort than discussing your engagement. Is that right Harry?" Luna was being incredibly perceptive today.

Harry had the good manner to look contrite as he muttered, "Sorry Hermione.But…you know…Voldemort was…I had years to prepare to fight him. You and Snape…I didn't really know about until now. It's just a lot to take in".

Hermione nodded. That was understandable…and probably the best reaction she was going to get! She faced Ron, bracing herself for the worst.

His ears had turned red as her and Harry were talking, which meant he was either embarrassed or angry enough to explode. Her vote was the latter.

"Ron?" May as well get it over with!

He took one glance at her ring finger and got up from the table. Hermione watched him stomp out of the Great Hall and sighed.

He had been her friend for years and she hoped he would get over this. The best she could hope for was that he would give her an opportunity to explain. She swiped at her face in an attempt to stop the tears that she knew were there, from falling.

Ginny gave her a sympathetic look and murmured, "He'll come around Hermione. He always does". Harry gave her a small smile and a nod, returning to his food with relief now that the topic was no longer being discussed.

Hermione excused herself and left her friends to their lunch, hoping to get some peace and quiet in the library. It would be the last chance she got before she graduated.

However, when she felt herself being pulled into a corridor and strong arms wrap around her, she relaxed against the one person she trusted completely.

"I missed you at lunch. Weasley's reaction wasn't as spectacular as I hoped it would be. No tantrums", she let Severus' deep voice caress her as he trailed kisses down her neck.

She reached back and threaded her hand through his soft, silky hair…no.Not greasy at all!

"About lunch", she began, struggling to concentrate as he nuzzled the side of her neck, his hand resting lightly against her navel, making her core throb with need.

"I didn't appreciate your sudden urge to kiss me in front of the entire school", her voice was breathy now, her eyes half-closed as his hands found their way under her shirt and his thumb drew circles across the skin of her stomach.

"Oh…I'm sure you didn't mind too much, pet. You gave into me far too easily and you didn't seem very steady on your feet afterwards", his voice was low, husky and she closed her eyes as she felt her panties get soaked with arousal.

"Oh really", she began, turning to face him and all traces of humour vanished as she saw the desire sparkling in his eyes. Would she ever get enough of him?

"That's because your kiss was…breathtaking", she murmured, her hand gently caressing his cheek as he leaned into her touch with a soft sigh.

"Breathtaking? Really?" his hands left her to undo her robes and she could only nod.

"Any plans for the afternoon Miss Granger?" he purred as his arms pulled her closer and his hand began to gently knead her breast causing her to moan.

"Nothing that can't be changed", she managed to gasp out as his lips crashed down on hers, his touch intoxicating her senses.

The library could wait!

She couldn't completely contain her smile of satisfaction as she let her mischievous fiancé change her plans…yet again!

Severus just can't help it can he? ;D

More on Ron's reaction in the next chapter. Prepare for some drama =)

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