Bid for Love
Chapter 12
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AN - I own nothing! I’m
just borrowing from J.K. Rowling!
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Chapter 12
Almost
a week had passed and Severus was still at a loss of what to do. He tried to
approach Hermione several times, but was only ignored, or shoved away. Only
after their fight had ended is when he realized that he did have feelings for
her and maybe even loved her. It made
him feel like such a stupid fool.
During
meals at the Great Hall, he could feel the tension between them, but didn’t
want to risk cutting through it, possibly making her angrier. He didn’t want to
force her, since it seemed like she already had made her mind up that she
didn’t want anything to do with him. He wanted her, but he didn’t know how to
get her, since he was still struggling about how to get to her.
“Ah,
Severus,” Albus greeted him, watching the dark wizard
walk into the staff room and take his seat next to him. “Just the man I wanted
to talk to.”
“What
is it now old man?” Severus asked, not at all pleased to see him.
“I
never asked you how things went during your Valentine’s date with Hermione,”
it seems you aren’t on good terms,” he stated. It was obvious to him and
everyone that something was amiss between them. Hermione glared at him from
time to time, and rudely dismissed herself when he was around.
“Then
why ask when you already know,” Severus drawled in irritation.
“When
the both of you left that night, she seemed happy. But the day after, even up
to now, she seems hurt and angry. Our Hermione isn’t one to hide her feelings
beneath her sleeve. What did you do Severus?”
“You
know what, it’s entirely your bloody fault,” Severus snapped. “I told you I
wanted no part in the stupid auction, and things fell apart. What do you want
me to say? That I fell in love with her and I screwed things
up?!” When the words slipped out, Severus slumped back in his seat, and
crossed his arms on his chest, lowering his head. “I fucked things up so
quickly.”
“Oh
my Severus,” Albus said, understanding his dilemma.
Before he could say anything else, the rest of the staff members started to
trickle in, along with Hermione. He gave a small smile to her when their eyes
met. The topic of Severus and Hermione had to be set aside for the moment as
the staff meeting started.
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Trelawney
glanced curiously between Severus and Hermione as they sat across from each
other. She asked herself many times what had happened during their date because
she could see the tension between them more than anyone else since she was a
seer. During the meeting, Severus was looking at Hermione the whole time, while
she just kept her head down.
The blurred image of the woman that was destined to be
with Severus, popped in her head.style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'> All she saw was curly hair and glasses. When
she looked at Hermione, she noticed that Hermione was wearing glasses and had
curly hair. She gasped loudly realizing her mistake. It wasn’t her. Hermione
was the one that was meant to be with him.
“Is
something the matter Sybill?” Albus
asked, hearing her gasp.
“No-nothing,”
Trelawney stammered.
When
the meeting had ended, Hermione was the first to walk out of the room, along
with everyone else. Severus, Albus, and Trelawney
were the ones that were left behind.
“You idiot!”style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'> Trelawney said angrily at Severus when she
stood up from her chair, grabbing one very heavy and old book in her hands as
she went towards him, towering above him as he remained seated in his seat.
“What
did I do now?” Severus frowned.
“Do
you remember the vision I told you about?” Trelawney asked. “You are in love
with Hermione, don’t deny it. She loves you, and you broke her heart.”
“What
would you know about that?” Severus sneered. For a split second, he saw a very
angry Trelawney, until a book came straight at him, breaking his nose
painfully. “Argh!” he shouted in pain as he held his
bleeding and broken nose in both of his hands.
“Sybill!”
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exclaimed in surprise, taking the book form her and keeping his hold on the
witch just in case she was going to attack him again. In Hogwarts history,
never had a teacher attacked another teacher physically. He was surprised more
than he was angry.
“Fuck!
You broke my nose!” Severus muffled into his hands loudly as he looked up at
her. “You really are insane you goggle-eyed witch!”
“Do
you remember the vision I told you about?” Sybill
asked again. “It’s not a fake, but I’m not the woman destined for you.
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Hermione!
in shock when he understood what Trelawney meant. He looked up at Trelawney
dumbfounded, his hands slipping from his nose, not caring that some of the
blood trickled into his mouth. “Oh shit! I screwed things up.”
“And
now you have to fix them,” the witch told him.
“Right.style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Verdana;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'> You’re right,” Severus said as he stood up
from his chair.
“But
first, go to the infirmary and fix your nose,” Albus
stated, handing him a crisp white handkerchief.
“Help
me Albus,” Severus said, wincing in pain when he
placed the handkerchief under his nose.
“I
will,” Albus smiled with his eyes twinkling. “Now go
to Poppy.” When Severus walked out, he chuckled at Sybill.
“Sometimes you have to hit him to get some sense into him.”
“I
only realized my vision earlier Albus, I didn’t mean
to hit him,” Trelawney said.
“Quite
alright my dear,” he laughed as he offered her his arm. “At least now he knows.
And he will do everything he can to make things up to her. Ah… What love can do
to a man, and the things that it makes them do. Wonderful isn’t it?”
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AN – Ouch! That was
painful. Sev needed to be hit for him to get some
sense into him. LOL! Review!