The Tigress Lily
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Harry Potter › Het - Male/Female › Snape/Hermione
Rating:
Adult ++
Chapters:
16
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5,287
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75
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Bound
OK, I added to this chaptert a t a ton but what I felt it needed. I know that some of you are frustrated with me, because you want longer chapters, but truthfully, I just can\'t write that way. Plus if you want long chapters the time between updates is going to be much longer. I prefer to post shorter chapters so I can get some feedback on the story. And make nessary changes.
Ok, first thank you to all who have reviewed!!!! So much love.
Second, I want this chapter to be longer but I am having a problem with my computer. The \"A\", \"T\" and space bar are only working about 25% of the time. I will try and get this fixed tommorow but can\'t write anymore tonite because it is to frustrating!!!
I\'m sure you all understand. Please read and review!!!
Severus lay quietly until he heard Hermione’s breathing become slow and steady. He could fell her body relax against his and took comfort in that. As Hermione fell deeper into sleep Severus felt exhaustion trying to overtake him as well. His mind was racing at what had just happened between Hermione and himself. He was unsure what to make of it. Hermione was a very different person than he had thought. He believed this not because of the hardships she had endured in her life but because of how she had dealt with them. He thought back to all the times he had seen her laughing and talking with her friends. Had all of that been an act? Was she covering up the true Hermione in favor of one she found to be more socially acceptable?
He ran his hand down her cheek, over the shoulder and down to her hip. His sensitive finger instantly recognized how thin she truly was. Her school robes did a good job of hiding her thinness from the world. He silently wondered if the robes hid bruises or cuts as well. Not all harm comes from physical abuse; Severus knew this better than anyone. He wondered if she had ever taken a knife to herself. If she had ever watched the knife slide across the pale, delicate skin of the inner wrist and leave a trail of red in its wake. Perhaps. After what he had just seen it wouldn’t surprise him.
Sleep was becoming ever more demanding now and Severus wondered if this had something to do with the bond he and Hermione now shared. She slept peacefully, so he should as well. It didn’t even seem worth pondering as he closed his sleep heavy eyes and let the darkness take him.
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Severus felt Hermione stir on his chest and opened his eyes. She was rubbing sleep and caked tears out of her eyes. Albus sat in a chair at the foot of the bed. His face was grim. Severus helped Hermione into a sitting position and then sat up himself.
“Well children, I have news.” His eyes did not twinkle. “I have been in touch with my contacts all over the world and have run some tests on the two of you myself. I believe that I know what we are dealing with. The consequences of this accident are far reaching and will affect the lives of both of you. Have either of you noticed any changes?”
Hermione looked at Severus with shy eyes and he felt his heart cry out. He would explain, he would save her the pain and humiliation of having to relive the previous night. “Yes Albus, last night I experienced some of Hermione’s memories. They flashed through my head as if they were my own. Then once she was asleep I felt as though I had taken a sleeping potion. It was as though because Hermione was sleeping, I need to as well.” Albus listened to all of this carefully and nodded his head. “You suspected something like that, didn’t you old man?”
“Yes Severus, I’m afraid I did. I believe that your auras have been bound. As you both know there are many forms of binding, voluntary and involuntary. When two people enter a marriage contract they voluntarily bind their auras. Some people call it a soul binding but that is not entirely correct. Miss Granger, can you tell me why?”
Severus smirked despite the circumstances, the Headmaster knew his students; and knew them well. He had asked Hermione to explain knowing that it would make her feel more at ease, more in control of the situation. Severus understood the importance of control, or at least the illusion of it.
He listened as she took a deep breath, she was still so closely pressed against him that he could feel the movement of her ribs against his own. “The soul is more of a Muggle concept. Wizards of course have souls as well, but the aura refers to something more. The word encompasses the magical ability of a wizard or witch as well. That is why wizards and witches become more powerful after they enter into a marriage contract; they encompass their own powers and assume some of the powers of their life mate as well. This is very important in the conception of children, because it allows the mother and father to pass on powerful magic. It also helps to explain Muggle born wizards…like my self. Muggles sometimes carry latent magical abilities and inadvertently bind their auras, when this happens a magical child is produced.”
“Correct as usual, Miss Granger.” Albus smiled but it failed to reach his eyes. “After running some tests on the two of you I have found that your auras have bound. This is quite different than voluntary binding. The bond between the two of you is weak, but is growing stronger at an astonishing rate. There is also a third element, aura if you will, present. I have never seen anything like it and believe that it has to do with the inadvertent blood magic that happened when your blood mingled and fell upon the tigress lily.”
Albus waited and watched as the news sunk in.Severus’ face held it normally blank expression and to Albus’ surprise the expression on Hermione’s face was exactly the same. The three of them sat in silence for a minute before the Headmaster began to speak again. “The physical bond the two of you share is helping the bonding of the aura to grow stronger. The sensations that the two of you are experiencing, the sharing of emotions, is directly connected to this bond. I believe that the physical bond will fade, although even I am not sure how long it will take. The emotional bond however is here to stay.”
Neither Severus nor Hermione looked surprised at this. He watched as Hermione’s brow furrowed and he recognized the expression, she wanted desperately to ask a question. “Hermione, what is it?”
“Headmaster, you mentioned a third element in the bond. Do you know what the consequences of the third element will be?”
Dumbledore was surprised as always at her incredible cleverness. “Truthfully Hermione, I’m not sure what the effects of the third element will be.”
Ok, first thank you to all who have reviewed!!!! So much love.
Second, I want this chapter to be longer but I am having a problem with my computer. The \"A\", \"T\" and space bar are only working about 25% of the time. I will try and get this fixed tommorow but can\'t write anymore tonite because it is to frustrating!!!
I\'m sure you all understand. Please read and review!!!
Severus lay quietly until he heard Hermione’s breathing become slow and steady. He could fell her body relax against his and took comfort in that. As Hermione fell deeper into sleep Severus felt exhaustion trying to overtake him as well. His mind was racing at what had just happened between Hermione and himself. He was unsure what to make of it. Hermione was a very different person than he had thought. He believed this not because of the hardships she had endured in her life but because of how she had dealt with them. He thought back to all the times he had seen her laughing and talking with her friends. Had all of that been an act? Was she covering up the true Hermione in favor of one she found to be more socially acceptable?
He ran his hand down her cheek, over the shoulder and down to her hip. His sensitive finger instantly recognized how thin she truly was. Her school robes did a good job of hiding her thinness from the world. He silently wondered if the robes hid bruises or cuts as well. Not all harm comes from physical abuse; Severus knew this better than anyone. He wondered if she had ever taken a knife to herself. If she had ever watched the knife slide across the pale, delicate skin of the inner wrist and leave a trail of red in its wake. Perhaps. After what he had just seen it wouldn’t surprise him.
Sleep was becoming ever more demanding now and Severus wondered if this had something to do with the bond he and Hermione now shared. She slept peacefully, so he should as well. It didn’t even seem worth pondering as he closed his sleep heavy eyes and let the darkness take him.
****************
Severus felt Hermione stir on his chest and opened his eyes. She was rubbing sleep and caked tears out of her eyes. Albus sat in a chair at the foot of the bed. His face was grim. Severus helped Hermione into a sitting position and then sat up himself.
“Well children, I have news.” His eyes did not twinkle. “I have been in touch with my contacts all over the world and have run some tests on the two of you myself. I believe that I know what we are dealing with. The consequences of this accident are far reaching and will affect the lives of both of you. Have either of you noticed any changes?”
Hermione looked at Severus with shy eyes and he felt his heart cry out. He would explain, he would save her the pain and humiliation of having to relive the previous night. “Yes Albus, last night I experienced some of Hermione’s memories. They flashed through my head as if they were my own. Then once she was asleep I felt as though I had taken a sleeping potion. It was as though because Hermione was sleeping, I need to as well.” Albus listened to all of this carefully and nodded his head. “You suspected something like that, didn’t you old man?”
“Yes Severus, I’m afraid I did. I believe that your auras have been bound. As you both know there are many forms of binding, voluntary and involuntary. When two people enter a marriage contract they voluntarily bind their auras. Some people call it a soul binding but that is not entirely correct. Miss Granger, can you tell me why?”
Severus smirked despite the circumstances, the Headmaster knew his students; and knew them well. He had asked Hermione to explain knowing that it would make her feel more at ease, more in control of the situation. Severus understood the importance of control, or at least the illusion of it.
He listened as she took a deep breath, she was still so closely pressed against him that he could feel the movement of her ribs against his own. “The soul is more of a Muggle concept. Wizards of course have souls as well, but the aura refers to something more. The word encompasses the magical ability of a wizard or witch as well. That is why wizards and witches become more powerful after they enter into a marriage contract; they encompass their own powers and assume some of the powers of their life mate as well. This is very important in the conception of children, because it allows the mother and father to pass on powerful magic. It also helps to explain Muggle born wizards…like my self. Muggles sometimes carry latent magical abilities and inadvertently bind their auras, when this happens a magical child is produced.”
“Correct as usual, Miss Granger.” Albus smiled but it failed to reach his eyes. “After running some tests on the two of you I have found that your auras have bound. This is quite different than voluntary binding. The bond between the two of you is weak, but is growing stronger at an astonishing rate. There is also a third element, aura if you will, present. I have never seen anything like it and believe that it has to do with the inadvertent blood magic that happened when your blood mingled and fell upon the tigress lily.”
Albus waited and watched as the news sunk in.Severus’ face held it normally blank expression and to Albus’ surprise the expression on Hermione’s face was exactly the same. The three of them sat in silence for a minute before the Headmaster began to speak again. “The physical bond the two of you share is helping the bonding of the aura to grow stronger. The sensations that the two of you are experiencing, the sharing of emotions, is directly connected to this bond. I believe that the physical bond will fade, although even I am not sure how long it will take. The emotional bond however is here to stay.”
Neither Severus nor Hermione looked surprised at this. He watched as Hermione’s brow furrowed and he recognized the expression, she wanted desperately to ask a question. “Hermione, what is it?”
“Headmaster, you mentioned a third element in the bond. Do you know what the consequences of the third element will be?”
Dumbledore was surprised as always at her incredible cleverness. “Truthfully Hermione, I’m not sure what the effects of the third element will be.”