Saving Granger

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A/N Thank you to all my lovely reviewers. Thank you for the offer to beta for me I will definitely need one . I will be wrapping this up soon. I’m not intending to make this an epic fic.

Chapter 5 Love Potion NO. 9

Hermione spent the next few days in a whirlwind of preparations for the wedding. As the time got closer Draco got more nervous and tried to oversee every detail. Hermione and Harry finally had to make him take a day to just relax. Ginny and Hermione made sure all the dresses were properly fitted and every bouquet perfect before being put in a stasis charm.

Snape was very busy himself. Harry really wasn’t doing much better than Draco, he just hid it better. Snape helped with the men’s dress robes and the planning of the bachelor party. He did find time to owl Hermione the following Friday and asked her to lunch.

Hermione was just sitting down to write a note to Severus when a raven tapped at the window. Letting him in she gave him an owl treat and he perched on her desk waiting for a reply. She recognized Severus’ scrawl immediately. Smiling like mad she opened the note and let out a whoop! Yes! He asked her out to lunch. She wrote a quick reply and sent the raven on his way.

Lunch was tomorrow and he said it was casual but dressy. Forgetting everything she had planned that day she floo called Ginny and Luna. The girls stepped through and immediately started to giggle and plan. Two hours later the pale pink sun dress and matching sandals were laid out. Hermione’s hair had been done seven different ways and her make up was perfection. Since she looked good they decided to go to the Diagon Alley for lunch, why waste all that makeup?

The three flooed into the Leaky Cauldron and tapped the magical wall. Hermione was, as always, reminded of her first time stepping through the wall and she smiled. As the three strolled down the street looking in shop windows they heard the familiar cracks of several people apparating near them. All three had their wands out and ready in a blink of an eye. They were shocked to see five robed death eaters in the street facing them. They heard a familiar voice say “I missed you in the final battle Granger, but at least I got that blood traitor Weasel”. Hermione placed the voice as Greg Goyle one of Draco’s old cronies. Before she could react the one on the far right got her with a slashing hex and blood flew from her wand arm. She felt her wand drop and felt another spell hit her before everything went black.

She woke up feeling as if a herd of hippogriffs had tap danced on her entire body. She could hear Harry and Draco talking to Ginny and Luna just out side the room. As she listened she realized she was in a room at St. Mungo’s and remembered how she had ended up there. Ginny was explaining that they had been attacked while shopping. She and Luna had managed to take out four of them but Goyle had gotten away. Draco swore and said “I thought he was long gone. He disappeared during the final battle and no one has heard from him.”

Hermione sat up a little in bed and decided it was a bad idea because not only did it hurt but it made her head swim. She groaned a laid back against the pillows. People chose that moment to walk into the room. Maybe walking was a bad name for it; they sounded more like a band of elephants on the rampage. She closed her eyes and blackness overtook her again.

Severus was in his lab brewing some potions for the infirmary when he heard Albus call from the floo, “Hurry my boy, Death Eaters have attacked in Diagon Alley. I know at least one order member has been injured but I don’t know who.”Snape grabbed several different potions in front of him and ran for the floo.

As he stepped into Diagon Alley from the pubic floo he saw a large crowd in front of the book store. He pushed his way through the crown to see four death eaters in full body binds on the cobblestones. As his head turned he saw Ginny and Luna kneeling over someone. His heart threatened to jump out of his chest, that looked like Hermione on the ground. He charged over and saw that the girls were trying everything to wake her up. He picked her up and apparated to St. Mungo’s without a word.

It was the hardest thing he had ever done to hand her over to the doctors but he managed it. He threw himself into a chair in the waiting room and pulled out his magic mirror. “Albus” he said with a catch in his throat.


After just a second the mirror showed his mentor’s concerned face “Go ahead my boy, I’m here.” Snape found it hard to breathe let alone speak. Seeing Severus’ abnormally pale face and some blood streaked across his cheek Albus said “Severus, you look terrible, tell me what’s happened”.

Taking a deep breath he said, “I got there and it was Hermione who was injured. She’s in with the healers now. I couldn’t tell what spell was used on her but no one can get her to come around. I’m in the waiting room at St. Mungo’s.” At that Ginny and Luna popped into the room. “I’m on my way Severus.” was all he heard as the mirror returned to normal.

Severus was only dimly aware of the crowd of people who filled the waiting room. He took in the details of the account of what happened. So, it was Goyle all those months ago who turned Hermione’s life upside down. That boy had a rude awakening coming to him. Snape would make sure he got what he deserved. A small moan broke through his thoughts and he realized it was Hermione. He shot from his chair and nearly knocked over Potter at the door to her room. As he approached her bed she closed her eyes and did not hear him call her name.


When Hermione can around again she was aware that the room was much more quite and darker than last time. She slowly opened her eyes and realized it didn’t hurt. Blinking she saw a hand reach out to hers. As her gaze followed the path of the arm up to a face she realized it was Severus who sat next to her. She couldn’t help but smile at the concerned look on his face. “Hi, what is a nice guy like you doing in a place like this?” she teased.

Severus saw her flinch and open her eyes. He wanted to shout for joy. The healers had said if she woke up soon she could go home tonight. When she smiled at him he thought the sun had suddenly decided to shine just for him. “Looking for a girl like you” he replied dryly. Gods how could she joke when all he wanted to do was hold her and never let go? “The healers say you can go home if you promise to take it easy for a few days.”

“That’s good because I have it on good authority that the food here is terrible.” Hermione couldn’t decide if he looked like he was relieved or needed to throw up. She really wanted to make him smile. She sat up realizing that this time it didn’t hurt at all and her arm just felt a little tight.

“Let me get a nurse to look you over so we can get you out of here and into your own bed.” Snape jumped to find someone. He would feel better when she was home in a safe place. Anyone could get to her here.

After the healers pronounced her fit to go home Snape apparated them to the study at Grimauld Pl. The boys had her room ready and hovered over her like a couple of old hens. Snape led her upstairs as if she were made of glass. He could tell it was beginning to annoy her. At the door to her room he let her go in alone so that she could change. He went to the kitchen to get her a cup of warm chocolate.

Bringing it back to her he found her tucked into her bed wearing flannel PJ’s with potion phials on them, the labels on all the phials read Love Potion NO. 9. He snorted to keep from laughing.

Hermione took the chocolate and sipped it making little appreciative noises. Her eyes twinkled when he read her PJ’s. She thought he might like them. “So we are still on for lunch tomorrow right?” she asked.

“Only if you feel up to it. I will be here in the morning to check on you either way.” wild centaurs couldn’t keep him away from her. Draco had offered him one of the spare bedrooms for tonight and he planned on taking him up on it. He stood said, “Goodnight, if you need anything just call out. I’ll be in the next room.” He leaned over and gave her a soft kiss on the cheek. She turned her head and kissed him before he pulled away. Snape felt electricity shot through his whole body.

Hermione felt his lips on her cheek and turned into his kiss. She suddenly felt warm all over. She put her hand on his cheek to keep him from pulling away. Without breaking the kiss she felt him sit on the edge of her bed and his arms came around her shoulders. When air became an issue they broke apart. “Lay next to me for a while please.” she asked.
Without a word Snape put his feet onto the bed a pulled her close to his side with his arms around her. He felt her head relax against his chest and it just felt so right. In no time she was asleep and so was he.