The Marriage

A/N Do not own anything. *sob*

Chapter 4: (Meeting the Future In-Laws)

Steve and Anita Granger were in the living room watching t.v. when the doorbell rang. Steve, grumbling about interruptions in his t.v. time, went to open the door.

He was surprised to see that Hermione and a taller man were outside at the door.

\"Hello, Hermione. How are you doing, dear?\" Steve asked her, moving aside so that Hermione and the man could get into the house.

\"Fine, Daddy. How\'s mom?\" Hermione asked. Looking into the living room, she saw her mother watching t.v. \"I see it\'s one of those reruns you and mom like to watch, isn\'t it?\"

\"Yes, it is. And might I ask who this man is?\" Steve asked, wondering who it was.

\"You may. I am Severus Snape. I am a professor at Hermione\'s school.\" Severus told him, taking the seat that the Grangers proffered to him. Hermione sat next to him on the loveseat/couch.

\"Really? What subject do you teach?\" Anita asked. Steve also wondered why he was here with his daughter.

\"I teach Potions.\" Severus explained.

\"He\'s one of the best Potion Masters in the world.\" Hermione piped in.

Severus gave her a growl, not liking that she was bragging about him to her parents.

\"Oh, that\'s nice.\" Anita said.

Steve decided to finally ask the question he was thinking. \"May I ask as to the meaning of this visit? I mean, I\'m wondering why a professor would allow a student to leave the grounds of the school just when the school year has barely started.\"

\"You have a point and we are here for a very real reason. Hermione have you told your parents about the Marriage Law, or any of the particulars?\" Severus asked Hermione.

\"Um.. Not really. Just bits and pieces. Mom, Dad, I\'m getting married.\"

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It took alot of explaining after Hermione just blurted out the news. Explaining about how the marriage law came into effect and why. But the one thing that needed the most explaining was when her father asked her who she\'s getting married to.

\"So, daughter. Who are you getting married to?\" Steve asked.

Looking between her mother and father, she looked to Severus. \"Mom, Dad, I\'m marrying Professor Snape. And before you get all angry at me, I\'ll like to remind you that the age difference is nothing in the wizarding world. The main reason that I\'m marrying Severus is that I have things in common with him. I\'m able to have my friendships, if I want them and he\'ll let me continue my education after school.\" Hermione tried to talk her parents into accepting the engagement.

\"Honey, we\'re alright with this if you are. Just as long as you know that we\'ll always love you and support you in everything you do.\" Anita told her. Turning to Severus, she said, \"I hope you are capable of taking care of my daughter. I don\'t want to turn around and find out that she\'s forbidden to see and talk to us just because you say she couldn\'t. I want to know any grandchildren you two will provide for us. With that said,\" she continued after Severus nodded in answer to the unspoken question, \"welcome to the family, Severus. When is the wedding?\"

Hermione breathed a sigh of relief after her mother had finished talking. Her mother made all the decisions in the house, so her father couldn\'t do anything but grumble if he objected after her mother gave the blessing to the union.

\"I was thinking perhaps sometime before Christmas,\" Severus was talking to her mother. \"Although, if Hermione has another idea, I\'d be happy for her input and the type of wedding.\"

Hermione thought it over. She\'d always dreamed of an autumn wedding, with the leaves falling and changing colors. \"I suggest that we have it in 3 weeks. Since the school is in the middle of autumn season, I want it outside, with the leaves falling and changing colors. I want a wand binding. So neither one of us can hex the other, because our wands won\'t let us. I read about it in a magazine somewhere.\"

\"The old-fashioned wand binding ceremony. I like the idea of that and the outside wedding for everyone who wanted to come. Not a big fiasco like my parents\' wedding but a more intimate one, with friends and family. No Daily Prophet photographers. I don\'t want any newspaper taking pictures while we take our vows.\" Severus decreed. \"So, do we have
an accord? The wedding being outside, wand binding ceremony and three weeks to prepare.\"

Hermione nodded as well as her parents. The date was set as well the ceremony. The next three weeks were going to
be the busiest three weeks of her life. Other than the N.E.W.Ts and OWLs that were in 5th year. She was so going to be blasting everybody who got in her way by the wedding date. Her nerves were going to be shot.

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The rest of the visit went smoothly. Severus and her father having a discussion about different entertainment and the difference between Chemistry and Potions. They found that, other than Hermione, they had alot in common. They liked the occasional drink and their music to the classical side.

Hermione was just glad that her parents liked Severus so much, or so it appeared, and that he liked them back.

They were all not wanting to leave when Severus stood up and announced, \"Hermione, we have to get back to the school. Give your goodbyes to your parents.\"

Hermione said goodbye to her mother while Severus shook hands with her father. Getting the hug from her dad she looked over at her mother. She was giving Severus a lecture and then a peck on the cheek.

Severus looked surprised and a little pleased as they went to the backyard of her house to apparate away to the grounds of Hogwarts.

\"I liked your parents Hermione. Especially your mother. She\'s just like Molly.\" With that said, Severus apparated them to the grounds of the school and escorted her to the Entrance Hall.

With a final nod and a peck on the cheek, Severus swooped to the Dungeons and Hermione went to her quarters.