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Ch 12 Trouble
CH 12 TROUBLE
She owns it all
I own (my own house in twenty years if I keep up the repayments!)
Zephyr is the queen beta!
Thanks at the bottom
“Oh no, I see,
I spun a web, it’s tangled up with me,
And I lost my head,
The thought of all the stupid things I said”
-Trouble, Coldplay
Severus and Hermione floo’ed to the headmaster’s office, closely followed by Dumbledore and McGonagall. He sat down behind his desk looking very solemn, pointing to two empty chairs.
Neither of them sat, both trying to talk at the same time.
\"Sit Down and Shut Up, both of you!\" He said firmly, waiting, while they sat down in the comfy armchairs in front of his desk. One they were both seated he began to speak.
\"You are both remarkable human beings and I have the utmost respect for you, but I cannot even begin to comprehend what occurred in that office this evening that caused several Slytherin students to hear the commotion on the way to dinner, come running into the great hall shouting that the two of you were being murdered and causing complete panic and chaos.\"
Severus started to speak, \"Headmaster...\"
\"BE QUIET Severus.\"
You have both acted more irresponsibly than any students I have ever seen in my time here, and that is saying something.\"
Hermione stood up. \"I am not a student here anymore, to be scolded and given detention.\"
\"No,\" said Dumbledore quietly \"You are not. You are however an adult, a guest in this school and dare I say, partly responsible for the safety of the people in it. So you will sit down and listen to what I have to say.\"
She sat down, trying to process all the emotions going through her mind.
\"I will not… I repeat, not have this conversation with you both again. We went through all this when Hermione was a student here.\" He conjured a mirror in front of his desk, big enough that they could both see themselves. \"Look at what you have done to each other. Out of grief and misplaced anger.\"
Hermione looked at herself. Her plait had started to come loose and hair was hanging out of it at odd angles and falling around her face. He’d split her lip again, although she couldn’t be sure whether that was from the kiss or the fight, and she had a large cut across her left eyebrow.
Severus looked exactly how he felt. Like shit. He had a broken nose, which was causing his eyes to blacken and was covered in cuts, from where he fell through the storeroom door.
His eyes caught hers in the mirror and they just stared at each other, both trying to figure out how things had got this bad between them.
They had caused each other lots of cuts and bruises in her last year at school, during her training, but most of that had been the consequences of the nature of the training. This was spiteful and malicious. They had meant to hurt each other, and they knew it.
Albus looked to Minerva. \"Are the children alright?\"
\"Yes, they didn’t see anything. I sent them all back to the great hall for dinner.\"
\"Thank you, Love.\" He vanished the mirror and they both looked down. He looked over his glasses to Severus.
\"You taught her well.\"
Severus nodded in acknowledgement
\"Maybe too well,\" Albus continued. Severus and Hermione both looked up. \"Can you not see it? How alike you are? Now, as much as then. You were both very similar as students with your great talent and thirst for knowledge, you have both had sorrow and anger in your lives.\"
Hermione glanced across at Severus. She had never given any thought to his life and what he had been through, he continued to stare straight ahead.
\"You both fought back from your problems, mentally as well as physically. I always assumed that you would automatically see it in each other and at least become friends. But no, you two obviously don’t think that you have made enough enemies outside this castle that you have to make them inside as well.\" He paused, \"It stops now. You are both major players in this war and if we are to triumph over Voldemort you must work together. You are the strongest people working for our side\"
Hermione looked at him quizzically.
\"Yes, yes, Harry will be the one to face Voldemort in the end, that is already foretold, but the safety of this school and its occupants is just as important.\" He looked at Minerva and she gave him an encouraging smile. \"Hermione, do you remember the D.A?\"
\"Of course,\" she said, confused by the question. \"It was my idea.\"
\"Ah yes, I remember. You told Harry he knew more about defense than any other student.
Is that still true?\"
\"Well, no, but we are not students any more. I suppose as I out rank him now. I know more\" She shrugged.
\"And who taught you most of that defense Hermione?\"
\"He did.\" She said softly.
\"Severus?\"
\"Yes.\" She said.
\"What the hell is going on?\" Said Severus tiredly.
\"I want you to restart the D.A.\" He said. \"Together\"
Both their heads snapped up.
\"I had hoped that by working together for a couple of weeks beforehand, you would have sorted out your differences.\" He paused for a moment before continuing. \"It would be a gross understatement to say I was wrong. But there it is. The reason I want you working together. The usual Defense Against The Dark Arts classes are not what the students need right now. Those lessons will be cancelled for sixth and seventh years, instead they will be tutored by the two of you, in the style of the D.A.\" He saw the shocked looks on their faces. \"If we don’t do this, a lot of students will die. We won’t be able to protect them all.\"
Dumbledore stood up to his full height. \"Clean yourselves up before you leave, I suggest you get some kind of lesson plan together. Your first class is Monday afternoon, a double period, Gryffindor/Slytherin.\" And with that, he and Minerva left.
Severus and Hermione sat there in silence, both wondering what the other was going to do.
After battling internally for a few minutes, about just how bad things could get if they didn’t do what Dumbledore asked, Hermione decided to offer the olive branch. She thought that maybe there were worse people to have as an ally. She stood, walked over to where Severus was sitting and began casting healing charms on him.
He looked at her in surprise, not really understanding why she was doing it but knowing that, if they had to continue to work together, they had to make some kind of amends. He slowly stood and began casting many of the same charms on her.
A strange feeling came over him as they stood there. Enemies? Friends? Possibly lovers? Like it was suddenly the most natural thing in the world to be standing here, healing each other. He thought that maybe, they had never hated each other as much as they made out, and maybe it was just easier to act like they did.
When they both looked presentable, they walked to the door.
Severus put his arm out to stop her. She looked up at him expectantly.
He reached up with one hand and caressed her cheek, the look of shock on her face was evident, but then she put her hand over his, as they had done out on the grounds.
They stared at each other for a moment, a silent acknowledgement passing between them. It wasn’t quite an apology, but they both felt the emotions.
Severus quickly looked away, removed his hands and strode off.
Hermione tried to speak, to call him back, but the lump in her throat was too large and as she shut the door behind her, large tears of despair began to roll down her cheeks and she had no idea why.
Fly my pretties, fly....
Rilla ; Thank you. High praise form such a talented author as yourself
Zephyr ; Kisses. You know the lemons are on their way!!
Nesscafe ; It has indeed. They are a tough couple to break, but I will dammit!!
Shem ; No biting, play nicely, or I’ll take away your favourite toy. Polyjuice indeed! I think I’d be able to tell! and is that Vodka I smell on your breath? go to your room!! Glad you liked!!
PotionsMistress ; Thank you, Thank you. Gilderoy Lockhart fanclub? Surely you are evil!!
Slytheringriffindor ; Oh yes. I do like a bit of aggression. Thanks
Sophie : That’s what he did with them, and I do like to draw out the tension, in case you hadn’t noticed *grins*
Deb ; Thank you so much. She is a badass isn’t she?
Please, please read and review!!
Kisses
GrrArrg
She owns it all
I own (my own house in twenty years if I keep up the repayments!)
Zephyr is the queen beta!
Thanks at the bottom
“Oh no, I see,
I spun a web, it’s tangled up with me,
And I lost my head,
The thought of all the stupid things I said”
-Trouble, Coldplay
Severus and Hermione floo’ed to the headmaster’s office, closely followed by Dumbledore and McGonagall. He sat down behind his desk looking very solemn, pointing to two empty chairs.
Neither of them sat, both trying to talk at the same time.
\"Sit Down and Shut Up, both of you!\" He said firmly, waiting, while they sat down in the comfy armchairs in front of his desk. One they were both seated he began to speak.
\"You are both remarkable human beings and I have the utmost respect for you, but I cannot even begin to comprehend what occurred in that office this evening that caused several Slytherin students to hear the commotion on the way to dinner, come running into the great hall shouting that the two of you were being murdered and causing complete panic and chaos.\"
Severus started to speak, \"Headmaster...\"
\"BE QUIET Severus.\"
You have both acted more irresponsibly than any students I have ever seen in my time here, and that is saying something.\"
Hermione stood up. \"I am not a student here anymore, to be scolded and given detention.\"
\"No,\" said Dumbledore quietly \"You are not. You are however an adult, a guest in this school and dare I say, partly responsible for the safety of the people in it. So you will sit down and listen to what I have to say.\"
She sat down, trying to process all the emotions going through her mind.
\"I will not… I repeat, not have this conversation with you both again. We went through all this when Hermione was a student here.\" He conjured a mirror in front of his desk, big enough that they could both see themselves. \"Look at what you have done to each other. Out of grief and misplaced anger.\"
Hermione looked at herself. Her plait had started to come loose and hair was hanging out of it at odd angles and falling around her face. He’d split her lip again, although she couldn’t be sure whether that was from the kiss or the fight, and she had a large cut across her left eyebrow.
Severus looked exactly how he felt. Like shit. He had a broken nose, which was causing his eyes to blacken and was covered in cuts, from where he fell through the storeroom door.
His eyes caught hers in the mirror and they just stared at each other, both trying to figure out how things had got this bad between them.
They had caused each other lots of cuts and bruises in her last year at school, during her training, but most of that had been the consequences of the nature of the training. This was spiteful and malicious. They had meant to hurt each other, and they knew it.
Albus looked to Minerva. \"Are the children alright?\"
\"Yes, they didn’t see anything. I sent them all back to the great hall for dinner.\"
\"Thank you, Love.\" He vanished the mirror and they both looked down. He looked over his glasses to Severus.
\"You taught her well.\"
Severus nodded in acknowledgement
\"Maybe too well,\" Albus continued. Severus and Hermione both looked up. \"Can you not see it? How alike you are? Now, as much as then. You were both very similar as students with your great talent and thirst for knowledge, you have both had sorrow and anger in your lives.\"
Hermione glanced across at Severus. She had never given any thought to his life and what he had been through, he continued to stare straight ahead.
\"You both fought back from your problems, mentally as well as physically. I always assumed that you would automatically see it in each other and at least become friends. But no, you two obviously don’t think that you have made enough enemies outside this castle that you have to make them inside as well.\" He paused, \"It stops now. You are both major players in this war and if we are to triumph over Voldemort you must work together. You are the strongest people working for our side\"
Hermione looked at him quizzically.
\"Yes, yes, Harry will be the one to face Voldemort in the end, that is already foretold, but the safety of this school and its occupants is just as important.\" He looked at Minerva and she gave him an encouraging smile. \"Hermione, do you remember the D.A?\"
\"Of course,\" she said, confused by the question. \"It was my idea.\"
\"Ah yes, I remember. You told Harry he knew more about defense than any other student.
Is that still true?\"
\"Well, no, but we are not students any more. I suppose as I out rank him now. I know more\" She shrugged.
\"And who taught you most of that defense Hermione?\"
\"He did.\" She said softly.
\"Severus?\"
\"Yes.\" She said.
\"What the hell is going on?\" Said Severus tiredly.
\"I want you to restart the D.A.\" He said. \"Together\"
Both their heads snapped up.
\"I had hoped that by working together for a couple of weeks beforehand, you would have sorted out your differences.\" He paused for a moment before continuing. \"It would be a gross understatement to say I was wrong. But there it is. The reason I want you working together. The usual Defense Against The Dark Arts classes are not what the students need right now. Those lessons will be cancelled for sixth and seventh years, instead they will be tutored by the two of you, in the style of the D.A.\" He saw the shocked looks on their faces. \"If we don’t do this, a lot of students will die. We won’t be able to protect them all.\"
Dumbledore stood up to his full height. \"Clean yourselves up before you leave, I suggest you get some kind of lesson plan together. Your first class is Monday afternoon, a double period, Gryffindor/Slytherin.\" And with that, he and Minerva left.
Severus and Hermione sat there in silence, both wondering what the other was going to do.
After battling internally for a few minutes, about just how bad things could get if they didn’t do what Dumbledore asked, Hermione decided to offer the olive branch. She thought that maybe there were worse people to have as an ally. She stood, walked over to where Severus was sitting and began casting healing charms on him.
He looked at her in surprise, not really understanding why she was doing it but knowing that, if they had to continue to work together, they had to make some kind of amends. He slowly stood and began casting many of the same charms on her.
A strange feeling came over him as they stood there. Enemies? Friends? Possibly lovers? Like it was suddenly the most natural thing in the world to be standing here, healing each other. He thought that maybe, they had never hated each other as much as they made out, and maybe it was just easier to act like they did.
When they both looked presentable, they walked to the door.
Severus put his arm out to stop her. She looked up at him expectantly.
He reached up with one hand and caressed her cheek, the look of shock on her face was evident, but then she put her hand over his, as they had done out on the grounds.
They stared at each other for a moment, a silent acknowledgement passing between them. It wasn’t quite an apology, but they both felt the emotions.
Severus quickly looked away, removed his hands and strode off.
Hermione tried to speak, to call him back, but the lump in her throat was too large and as she shut the door behind her, large tears of despair began to roll down her cheeks and she had no idea why.
Fly my pretties, fly....
Rilla ; Thank you. High praise form such a talented author as yourself
Zephyr ; Kisses. You know the lemons are on their way!!
Nesscafe ; It has indeed. They are a tough couple to break, but I will dammit!!
Shem ; No biting, play nicely, or I’ll take away your favourite toy. Polyjuice indeed! I think I’d be able to tell! and is that Vodka I smell on your breath? go to your room!! Glad you liked!!
PotionsMistress ; Thank you, Thank you. Gilderoy Lockhart fanclub? Surely you are evil!!
Slytheringriffindor ; Oh yes. I do like a bit of aggression. Thanks
Sophie : That’s what he did with them, and I do like to draw out the tension, in case you hadn’t noticed *grins*
Deb ; Thank you so much. She is a badass isn’t she?
Please, please read and review!!
Kisses
GrrArrg