Black Orchid
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Harry Potter › Het - Male/Female › Snape/Hermione
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Adult ++
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6
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5,380
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Unraveling
Disclaimer: Not mine just playing with JK\'s toys
Chapter 4 Unraveling
Hermione looked up as Ginny came back through the fireplace to watch through the mirror. She ached for her friend, feeling the same pain of being away from the man she had loved for so long; but at the time there had been no choice. She brought her attention back to the task at hand. She had to clear her mind if she was going to get this potion right to save the man she still loved.
The cauldron on the table simmered happily, and she was ready to add the final ingredient: four petals from a black orchid, each stirred in separately, counter clockwise from the first one. With each petal, the potion changed colour from the original blue to a pale yellow, lime green to bright luminescent silver. All it needed, in her opinion, was time- something she hoped Severus would have enough of.
Hermione sighed, resigned to waiting and went to sit with Ginny. Nudging her closest friend in the world, she gave her a small smile. “How is he doing? Or more importantly how are you doing?” Ginny’s emotions ran on her face quickly before she assumed the professional look of a mediwitch.
“The patient presents with the symptoms of someone who has suffered under the Cruciatus Curse for more that an hour at a time. But we knew that. If the new potion works the way we think it will, he should be resolved within hours.” She paused considering Hermione’s other question. “As for myself… I think my heart is breaking all over again. I didn’t think that seeing Draco again would be so painful after all this time.”
Leaving Feast ~ Ginny’s graduation
The name rang out in the hall: Ginerva Molly Weasley, and it took Ginny all of her willpower for her not to squeal with delight in having graduated near the top of her class. In the audience she could see Harry, Ron and Hermione clapping enthusiastically as she collected her diploma with the congratulations from her professors. As things wound down and the dance started up for the night, she saw a whirl of black robes leaving the great hall and she gave a small grin. The signal had been given, and she was going to sneak out of the dance after a whisper to Hermione regarding her whereabouts. Hermione nodded and gave her friend an encouraging smile before Ginny ran out of the hall and down to Hagrid’s cottage, which had been empty since Hagrid had gone to get allegiance from the Giants in northern Scotland. As she opened the door, thick black leather gloves and a rich chuckle grabbed her from behind and pulled her in.
“What do you think you are doing little girl?”
Ginny pulled away without fear and a light laugh as she reached around and pulled off the hood to reveal her love, Draco Malfoy. The man in front of her quickly removed his death eater robes and threw them on a nearby chair before grabbing up his love in a deep kiss.
“I wish you could have made it and watched me graduate, you know that right?”
Draco sighed. This relationship between them caused both of them to miss out on some of the lighter, nicer things in life, like watching his girlfriend graduate from Hogwarts. This was war, and it wasn’t nice, so all they had were each other until it was over. Placing her forehead against his own, Draco held Ginny close, pushing all other thoughts out of his head and concentrated on the time they had together. Later, in the early hours of the morning, Ginny got up and left a note and a pendant for him on the pillow. She cried silently as she prepared to leave the love of her life.
\'I hope, my love, that I will see you again.\'
The melancholy in the room seemed to press heavily on Hermione as she ladled the completed potion into a vial to cool.
She crossed the room and hugged Ginny tightly.“It will be ok.” She whispered into the other girl’s hair.
“Maybe it’s time the whole truth came out.”
San Diego Airport 1999
Getting off the plane, Hermione and Ginny looked around the international terminal warily. They tried to move along inconspicuously, but in from the corner of her eye Ginny saw a familiar face, and not a welcome one. Nudging Hermione, Ginny got her friends attention. Upon seeing the man, she stiffened.
“That’s Terrance Nott! Has he seen us?”
Ducking her head, Ginny looked at him as they moved away. He was definitely following them; the question was how to get away from him. Both girls rushed through the terminal, finding a ladies room to hide in. Once inside, they immediately cast a few quick glamour charms on themselves in one of the stalls. Thankfully, the bathroom was very busy, and no one noticed that a brunette and a redhead went in and two blondes came out. Hermione had changed her brown hair to an ash blond and her eyes to blue, while Ginny was now a honey blond with green eyes.
“Pick a new name Ginny, and put it on your ticket and anything else that might ID you as Ginny Weasley. We are getting on the first plane that is boarding. We’ll magic ourselves onto the manifest if we have to, but the Death Eaters know we are in America, so we have to be elsewhere no matter what.”
Ginny nodded and transfigured her papers. Grinning, she looked at Hermione and said,
“Hi there, I’m Emily Mills. Can I be you new travel companion?”
Hermione gave a nervous smile back.
“I’m Sarah Kendall, nice to meet you. I believe we have a plane to catch.”
Hurrying out of the bathroom, they passed Nott, who was still looking for what they used to look like, and quickly boarded the nearest place, which happened to be going to Sydney, Australia.
From there they had made their way to Wizarding Brisbane and started over. It had been the plan that once they were settled, they would find a way to let those in England know that they were all right. But, as most plans go, a complication popped up, and they had remained hidden and silent.
Present
Hermione placed her finger on the side of the vial to make sure it was cool enough before standing up and giving Ginny a wry smile.
“Well, it’s time. I say we gas the room to knock Draco out, and then give Severus the potion. The gas won\'t affect the postion and Sevurus is already out so that won\'t be a problem. Also we should leave a copy of the notes too, so they can reproduce it. Should we let them know the pendants we left them are portkeys that will bring them to us?”
She looked at Ginny uncertainly. Ginny slowly nodded.
“We better. For everyone involved, it’s time to come clean.”
Chapter 4 Unraveling
Hermione looked up as Ginny came back through the fireplace to watch through the mirror. She ached for her friend, feeling the same pain of being away from the man she had loved for so long; but at the time there had been no choice. She brought her attention back to the task at hand. She had to clear her mind if she was going to get this potion right to save the man she still loved.
The cauldron on the table simmered happily, and she was ready to add the final ingredient: four petals from a black orchid, each stirred in separately, counter clockwise from the first one. With each petal, the potion changed colour from the original blue to a pale yellow, lime green to bright luminescent silver. All it needed, in her opinion, was time- something she hoped Severus would have enough of.
Hermione sighed, resigned to waiting and went to sit with Ginny. Nudging her closest friend in the world, she gave her a small smile. “How is he doing? Or more importantly how are you doing?” Ginny’s emotions ran on her face quickly before she assumed the professional look of a mediwitch.
“The patient presents with the symptoms of someone who has suffered under the Cruciatus Curse for more that an hour at a time. But we knew that. If the new potion works the way we think it will, he should be resolved within hours.” She paused considering Hermione’s other question. “As for myself… I think my heart is breaking all over again. I didn’t think that seeing Draco again would be so painful after all this time.”
Leaving Feast ~ Ginny’s graduation
The name rang out in the hall: Ginerva Molly Weasley, and it took Ginny all of her willpower for her not to squeal with delight in having graduated near the top of her class. In the audience she could see Harry, Ron and Hermione clapping enthusiastically as she collected her diploma with the congratulations from her professors. As things wound down and the dance started up for the night, she saw a whirl of black robes leaving the great hall and she gave a small grin. The signal had been given, and she was going to sneak out of the dance after a whisper to Hermione regarding her whereabouts. Hermione nodded and gave her friend an encouraging smile before Ginny ran out of the hall and down to Hagrid’s cottage, which had been empty since Hagrid had gone to get allegiance from the Giants in northern Scotland. As she opened the door, thick black leather gloves and a rich chuckle grabbed her from behind and pulled her in.
“What do you think you are doing little girl?”
Ginny pulled away without fear and a light laugh as she reached around and pulled off the hood to reveal her love, Draco Malfoy. The man in front of her quickly removed his death eater robes and threw them on a nearby chair before grabbing up his love in a deep kiss.
“I wish you could have made it and watched me graduate, you know that right?”
Draco sighed. This relationship between them caused both of them to miss out on some of the lighter, nicer things in life, like watching his girlfriend graduate from Hogwarts. This was war, and it wasn’t nice, so all they had were each other until it was over. Placing her forehead against his own, Draco held Ginny close, pushing all other thoughts out of his head and concentrated on the time they had together. Later, in the early hours of the morning, Ginny got up and left a note and a pendant for him on the pillow. She cried silently as she prepared to leave the love of her life.
\'I hope, my love, that I will see you again.\'
The melancholy in the room seemed to press heavily on Hermione as she ladled the completed potion into a vial to cool.
She crossed the room and hugged Ginny tightly.“It will be ok.” She whispered into the other girl’s hair.
“Maybe it’s time the whole truth came out.”
San Diego Airport 1999
Getting off the plane, Hermione and Ginny looked around the international terminal warily. They tried to move along inconspicuously, but in from the corner of her eye Ginny saw a familiar face, and not a welcome one. Nudging Hermione, Ginny got her friends attention. Upon seeing the man, she stiffened.
“That’s Terrance Nott! Has he seen us?”
Ducking her head, Ginny looked at him as they moved away. He was definitely following them; the question was how to get away from him. Both girls rushed through the terminal, finding a ladies room to hide in. Once inside, they immediately cast a few quick glamour charms on themselves in one of the stalls. Thankfully, the bathroom was very busy, and no one noticed that a brunette and a redhead went in and two blondes came out. Hermione had changed her brown hair to an ash blond and her eyes to blue, while Ginny was now a honey blond with green eyes.
“Pick a new name Ginny, and put it on your ticket and anything else that might ID you as Ginny Weasley. We are getting on the first plane that is boarding. We’ll magic ourselves onto the manifest if we have to, but the Death Eaters know we are in America, so we have to be elsewhere no matter what.”
Ginny nodded and transfigured her papers. Grinning, she looked at Hermione and said,
“Hi there, I’m Emily Mills. Can I be you new travel companion?”
Hermione gave a nervous smile back.
“I’m Sarah Kendall, nice to meet you. I believe we have a plane to catch.”
Hurrying out of the bathroom, they passed Nott, who was still looking for what they used to look like, and quickly boarded the nearest place, which happened to be going to Sydney, Australia.
From there they had made their way to Wizarding Brisbane and started over. It had been the plan that once they were settled, they would find a way to let those in England know that they were all right. But, as most plans go, a complication popped up, and they had remained hidden and silent.
Present
Hermione placed her finger on the side of the vial to make sure it was cool enough before standing up and giving Ginny a wry smile.
“Well, it’s time. I say we gas the room to knock Draco out, and then give Severus the potion. The gas won\'t affect the postion and Sevurus is already out so that won\'t be a problem. Also we should leave a copy of the notes too, so they can reproduce it. Should we let them know the pendants we left them are portkeys that will bring them to us?”
She looked at Ginny uncertainly. Ginny slowly nodded.
“We better. For everyone involved, it’s time to come clean.”