I Will Remember You

Okay, I know it has been ages. And I am very sorry. As I have mentioned
I am a Junior in college (university) and I have been extremely busy.
My entire life came crashing down on me, and I just couldn't write.
Anyway, the semester is over in two weeks so I should be able to get
chapters up regularly now. For those of you who haven't figured it out
yet, I am American. I will do my best to keep the characters sounding
British, but don't go and flame me if I get a few things wrong. This
chapter will be fairly dark in nature, as Hermione is going to see what
happened to her parents. If death and destruction bothers you, turn
back now. You have been warned. Thoughts still denoted with ~ ~

Hermione woke up in her rooms and looked around. ~ Oh Gods! What time
is it? I still need to go to the Greenhouse! ~ Hermione looked out the
window of her private room and saw that it was full night, about two
or three in the morning she guessed. Just enough time to get there and
back before sunup. She just had to hope her luck would hold that a
certain sinister head of house wasn't lurking in the halls, as he
always seemed to be. She grabbed a small drawstring bag, a knife, and
her heavy cloak, as the air was strangely cool for the middle of summer.
She bound her ginger hair up under the hood so that she wouldn't be
easily recognized. It was time to go 'liberate' a few supplies from
Professor Sprout.

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In his chambers, Snape did not rest easily. His thoughts of the past
few weeks were a blur. So much pain, So much death. He had been on
another...assignment...the night of the attack on the Granger girl's
home. Thank the gods she wasn't there. Had she been lost the war
efforts, as well as the entire wizarding world have suffered. She was
the most brilliant mind to come through Hogwarts since...himself.
Voldemort knew this as well. He wanted the girl for himself. If she
would not be turned to the Dark, then he would kill her. Either way,
he came out on top.
Severus Snape awoke with a start. ~ Why in the name of the gods am I
thinking about her? She is just a girl after all! ~ Knowing he would
get no more sleep that night, he stalked his way to his bathroom to
take a shower before he was forced to greet another sickeningly
beautiful morning.

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Hermione slunk out of the castle as quickly and as quietly as she could.
She hated being so dishonest, especially to the teachers who had been
so kind to her these past few weeks. But she had to know. She still
felt as if it were her fault, and she needed to know how much they
suffered because of her. A quick Alohomora on the door of the herbal
greenhouse and she was in. ~ Okay, looks like everything I need is
here...except the lavender! Damn it! How could she not have any
lavender?!~ Hermione spied a note nearby, and though she knew she
shouldn't, she opened it. 'Professor Sprout, I needed the lavender for
a sleeping potion for Poppy. Best to get a head start on restocking her res.res. As it grows quickly, I am sure you will have no trouble
replacing it. SS' ~ Damn Him! One way or another that man is always a
thorn in my side! Looks like I'll be making another trip tonight.~
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Snape came into his private workroom to start the potions for Poppy.
~ Every year, those brats get worse! Poppy needs more and more potions
every year, yet the student body stays around the same sizey?!~y?!~
Snape looked at the work table to see all of the ingredients he had
laid out the night before. ~I could have sworn there was another bundle
of lavender! Damn! Sprout probably found a way in here and took it
back, just to spite me. Oh well, I really didn't need as much as I took
anyway. Now to a delightful day. Brewing potions, with no dunderhead
students to worry about. Crap! I forgot that I needed the Mugwort too.
Suppose I best go get it now.
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Hermione combined all of the misappropriated ingredients, including
the lavender that she had 'borrowed' from Snape, into her little
cauldron, and put her mothers pendent on. She waited for the potion to
cool. She drank down a large gobletful, as she wanted to make sure she
saw everything, and did not want to have to take more later. Within
moments her eyes glazed over as she began to see step by step what had
happened that fateful night. She saw the house as it had been, with
everything still in place. She could tell by the view point that she
was in her mother's favorite chair. It worked! Hermione didn't
realize, but just as her mother got up and walked towards the kitchen,
Hermione got up and began walking down the corridor. She could not see
where she was going, or who was coming. All she saw was her mother
making a cup of tea. Within a few moments, she could hear loud yelling,
male voices, including one very familiar drawl, outside of her home.
From there it was almost in slow motion. The sound of the door being
blown right off the frame, an Avada Kedavra from a man that sounded
very much like an older versof Gof Goyle, and then she saw him come
into the kitchen, a Death Eater, with a lock of long, platinum blond
hair sticking out from under the hood. A flash of green light, and an
Avada Kedavra were the last thing she remembered before everything went
black.
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Snape stalked down the hall in a foul mood, mad at himself for
forgetting the Mugwort. He and Sprout were not on the best of terms,
as she was just too bubbly for his liking. He turned the corner and
saw Her. ~ Oh great. I was hoping to put this off a little longer, but
as the girl is here now, I should probably apologize now. Plus this is
neutral ground and I will be able to make a quick exit. "Miss Granger,
I would like to speak with you a moment." ~Strange, she doesn't seem to
have heard me. Wait, her eyes, they are glazed...~ "Miss Granger...er
Hermione? I am sorry for how I behaved, and for your recent..." ~She
walked right past me! She didn't even acknowledge me! I know I was
harsh but really!~ "Now see here, Miss Granger, I..." Snape said as he
turned around, just in time to hear her let out a blood curdling scream
before she collapsed back into his arms.


I know I said I would have this up a long time ago, but I just didn't
have it in me. Now that we are getting to the good part, updates should
be more frequent. If you would like an email when I update, tell me so
in a review. Thanks for sticking with me. Hope you Enjoyed.