𝗔 𝗚𝗜𝗥𝗟 𝗡𝗔𝗠𝗘 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗠𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗥 [𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄] ✔️

SIX

Dungeons. Snape leaned on his chair. Smiling. Thinking about that night, about the dance he and Hermione share together.

A memory he won't forget, even after his dying.. he will die as the happiest man in the wizardry world.

He still could smell her scent around him. Jasmine. A perfect scent to a perfect girl. He didn't hear someone knocking at the door, not even he realized someone had already entered his office.

Dumbledore stood watching Snape. He too realized Snape was smiling. He never saw Snape smile for the first time he sat his foot to Hogwarts in his first years.

Never.

Not until this.. he witnessed something incredibly that he wanted to ask why. "Severus..?"

Snape jolted from his dream. Dumbledore saw he was shaken, stuttering.. as their eyes met.

"Headmaster".

"Are you smiling? I can see that. Who made you smile care to share". Dumbledore wink. "Miss Granger I believe.."

Dumbledore shaking his head. "That girl always makes someone smile, even you, my boy. Well, they say she's annoying, but brilliant among the others. I do believe you refer to Miss Granger as insufferable ''know it all last year".

Snape gulped. "She knows it all who saves Mr. Potter and Mr. Weasley's life. She will risk anything for her best friend".

"That's.. I don't like to hear, Headmaster. Forgive me if I am rude.. she is not supposed to be, how many times I warned her, still.. she didn't listen. Yes, I agree with you headmaster.. she is brilliant and she will risk her life for something valuable".

Snape eyes on Dumbledore. "The value of friendship".

"That you never had..." Dumbledore circled around Snape's office. "I'm here to talk about the seconds tasks that will be in for the champions. I believe there's a value that will be missing until the champion finds out what it is".

"Which means...?

"Yes, Severus". Both men stare. "Everything 's fine".

Bridge outside the Hogwarts. Hermione and Harry walk. "Harry, you told me you'd figured the egg out weeks ago. The task is two days from now".

"Really? I had no idea". People are looking their way. Harry lowered his voice. "I suppose Viktor's already figured it out".

"I wouldn't know, we didn't actually talk about the tournament. Actually we didn't really talk at all, Viktor's more of a physical being. I just mean he's not particularly... Mostly he watches me study. It's a bit annoying actually".

Hermione glances at Harry, studying him, as if debating some troubling notion. "You are trying to figure this egg out aren't you?"

"What's that supposed to mean?" Harry looks at Hermione.

"I mean these tasks are supposed to test you, in the most brutal way they're almost cruel. And um, I'm scared for you. You got by the dragon mostly on the nerve, I'm not sure it's going to be enough this time".

There is an awkward silence. Hermione leads her own way towards the lake. As she arrived there, she saw Snape from far away staring at the water. Hand inside of his pocket, he's like been dreaming in his daylight.

She can see the giant squid waving its tentacles below the water. Snape doesn't seem bothered by that giant squid.

Gently she approached Snape. "Professor?"

"Yes.. Miss Granger". said Snape without turning to her. "What is it?"

"What are you doing?"

"What do you think I've been doing?"