When Love Is Real

The horcrux that lived

"Hermione dear, are you OK?" Minerva sat down next to Hermione.

"Yes, I'm okay,"

"I worried about you when you said that you aren't feeling alright,"

"I'm okay professor, I just need some rest, " Minerva's eyes looked around and saw Hermione 's lunch.

"Two portions, dear? Do you eat two portions?"

"No, Kreacher brought it, "

"But, house elves never take something more, they will take it as much as their master's order,"

"I didn't order him to take two portion,"

"It's okay, you need more foods.. "

"Well, I'm gonna sleep," said Hermione, intending that Minerva could leave the chamber.

"This chamber smells like him," suddenly Minerva changed the topic.

"Who?"

"Professor Snape, bitterness... And potions,"

"Do you still remember his scent?"

"I do remember, oh, my poor boy," she said. Hermione said nothing.

"See you later," Minerva stood up and exited the room.

*****

"My poor boy, eh?" Severus Snape appeared.

"What do you mean, professor?" Hermione tried to control her breath. Snape surprised her.

"Seems she started to like me," the Potions master laid down in Hermione's bed. Hermione was shocked, the man looked so pale.

"Uhm, Professor, what do you wanna say? " she asked, standing hesitantly beside the bed. Severus rolled his eyes and looked at Hermione.

"Why are you standing there? You are not strong enough to stand, lay here, then I would explain you," he said , closed his eyes, he got a bad headache.

Hermione disbelieved. The man wanted her lay next to him. Without remembering who she was, Hermione laid next to him. She didn't see an evil smirk on Snape's face.

"Professor," she said tenderly, the potions master turned his head to her, so Hermione saw the scar on his neck. It was... Nagini's bite.

She touched it. She felt that Snape's skin so cold and even frozen.

"What did you do , Miss. Granger?" Suddenly, Snape's voice broke her daydream.

She lost her control, she realised the thing she wanted the most, now, he is here, lays next to her, in the same bed. She hugged the potions master into her arm.

"I miss you, please don't go away," she cried, buried her face in his frozen chest, she couldn't hear his beat, because his heart never beats anymore.

"Stop it, Miss. Granger! I need to tell something important, and I didn't need your concern!" He snapped, but he let her bury her face in his frozen chest.

*****

Severus. P. O. V.

" I miss you, please don't go away," she said, cried in my chest. What did she do? I didn't know what I feel. It feels like an usual feeling.