A Higher Power
Chapter 4 of 10
tobeactingSnape acts Snape-ish and Hermione talks to a higher power.
Reviewed"Spend time with me? She doesn't care to spend time with me and I don't care to with her. Why should I be forced to share my working space with someone barely old enough to be a professor just so she can indulge her irksome curiosity? She needs to be told no. She is an adult now. Therefore, she doesn't need to be coddled like some child and have other people bow down to serve her needs. It is not my responsibility nor my duty."
"Okay, if you are done with your maniacal rant, you should go apologize to her."
...
By now Severus's hair was more white than black. He was tired of trying to make Lupin come around to his point of view. "No" was all he said as he walked away and left Lupin shaking his head in the white. He wasn't the one whose voice echoed off all of the walls so loudly, inviting all the staff into an unneeded argument. Why should he apologize? Even if he wanted to apologize, he would have to seek her out. Hermione had been nowhere to be seen since. Severus Snape refused to sink to that.
...
Hermione, meanwhile, had taken some aspirin and decided to ask a higher, more experienced power.
Ginny,
I need some help. I did exactly what we talked about and incurred the wrath of the Dreaded Potions Master. I thought I had asked a simple favor, but apparently it was ridiculous. I started yelling at him in the middle of the entrance hall! He called me immature. I can't believe I called him an insufferable bastard. I felt like I was twelve. Should I apologize? I'm rambling. We had been something almost like equals. I just don't know.
Your lost friend,
Hermione
...
Hermione bravely emerged from her self-imposed exile to trek to the owlery. As she turned the corner, "Hermione! I was just coming to see you."
"Remus, I'm sorry I was just headed to send this letter. Would you mind if we talked later?"
"How about at dinner tonight in the Great Hall?"
"I was actually planning on just ordering something in."
"That's ridiculous. I will even escort you from your quarters. See you then."
"Manipulative werewolf," Hermione grumbled under her breath. She knew exactly what he wanted to talk to her about and that she had no say about dinner.
Story Actions
To follow, favorite, like, and more either log in or create an account.
Leave a Review
Log in to leave a review.
Latest 25 Reviews for Black Against White
116 Reviews | 7.01/10 Average
Lovely story - I like the moving back and forth between Hermione and Snape.
YES! YES! YES! at last, my God he's hard work, but so worth it.
Well don't just sit there in a stupor girl, don't let him just kiss and run, get after him and snog him into submission ,
Someone needs to lock these two in a room , and let them fight untill they come to their senses, and admit they love eachother.
Hermione, take the compliment as an apologie, it may be as good as you get.
Severus quite the marksman, he never misses ,he always shoots himself in the foot.
Poor Severus, in the hands of yet another well meaning Griffindor.
To right Remus, it was a very low blow. 
Somehow I don't think Hermione's hair is the problem, something else has gotten under Severus' skin.
Ignoring Severus sounds like a good idea, but it's easyer said than done.
Hermione is no better than Severus.
Yes! Courage and persistence pays off in the end.
this was truly deelightful. of course they would both be utterly obtuse.
They were a bit slow, but they figured it out. :)
Well, they got there in the end. It's amazing what silly little arguments can reveal.
Thanks for sharing!
Well, I think that should make things obvious to her now. Wow on the kiss, it says way more than words.
Oh jealousy and self-denial!
Oh silly, oblivious woman! I love that Ginny knows and knows Hermione should, but doesn't. The not so subtle hint still went partially over her head, as her subconscious is trying to reveal it to her. Well done!
Wow, Severus participated and let Hermione know her intelligence wasn't a motivator for his denial.
Ah, to the crux of the matter. At least he's admitting to himself that he likes her.
He he he, "manipulative" Remus sounds quite fun. He see's what Severus and Hermione don't see, doesn't he? (Gah, that sounded quite convoluted, didn't it?)
Ahahah. The letter to Ginny is so realistic! Love plans between girlfriends. I can see myself in that situation ^^
Intriguing start to your story. (Off to read more.)
This is a very nice ending. I'm glad you found it in you to finish this little tale.
Cute, thank you!