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Gifts for Variety Challenge Participants
Chapter 7 of 8
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Thanks go to ladyinthecloak for the look over!
Hermione looked to the doorway upon hearing someone enter. When she saw who’d walked in, she sighed dramatically and put her head in her hands, leaning back onto the table. “Come to gloat?”
The scraping of a chair against the stone floor was her answer.
They sat in silence for a long time before she lifted her head and wiped her tear-filled eyes. “Why are you still here?”
“I thought… I thought you might need someone to talk to.”
Snorting, Hermione said, “What do you care?”
“Who says I do?” He extended his hand and offered her a crisp handkerchief.
“Thanks,” she muttered grudgingly. After wiping her face and nose, she asked, “How long have you known about it? About Ron and Harry…?”
“Two weeks,” he replied.
“Why did you wait this long to say something? And why did you have to tell me in front of everyone?”
“I gave them my word I wouldn’t say anything for two weeks. Supposedly, they wanted to tell you themselves. Tonight… their time was up.” He shook his head and gazed in the direction of the door. “I had no idea you had guests in the very next room. For that, I do apologize.”
Hermione nodded. “Fair enough.”
“What will you do now?”
“What does it matter?”
Snape stood, his chair scraping against the floor once again. “I will leave you to your misery then.”
“Wait,” she said softly as he turned away. “I don’t want to be alone.”
“I don’t want to be a substitute.”
Her heart pounded in her ears. It was now or never. What if she never had the opportunity again? He’d been her colleague for several months now and had been witness to her failing relationship… and witness to Ron’s infidelity with her best friend.
“When you told me that all relationships end in flames and that mine would as well one day… That’s not why you’re here, is it? To remind me of that?”
He sighed. “I only said that to hurt you. At that time, I had no idea what Weasley and Potter were… up to. You were smug about your holiday and all your happy little plans. I apologize.”
“Thank you.”
“Good evening.”
“Please stay.”
“Stay?”
“With me. Tonight.”
“I told you, I’ll not be a substitute.”
“Maybe it can be more than that.”
“So soon?”
“Maybe we should say so long instead.”
“Indeed?”
“Severus, how long have you been wanting me?” She watched him tense and his eyes narrow. “Don’t you?”
“Yes.”
It was a single word, but the emotion behind it was staggering. This was what had been missing in her life. The ability of her lover to look at her or say a single word and then have her heart racing. He had been missing.
Hermione rose. “And I, you.”
AN: This still has been written for braye27. She left the best reviews for Potter Place authors during the Variety Challenge!
Thanks for all the brilliant feedback! The authors appreciate it very much. I hope you like it.
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great stuff! thanks
that was a wonderful story to go with her video! thanks
i haven't seen the video yet but i'm sure it goes perfectly. thanks
I loved the pov. It went with silverdoe's video so well.
Anonymous
Yay southern! I'm so glad we're friends. Especially, you know... cuz you're an admin and stuff...
Anonymous
Braye27 is the most awesome reviewer of all time. Great story or her. :)
Anonymous
The Cave artwork is an excellent match for the story, which lends itself to creepiness. And we all know sunny33 is evil, so the Barney graphic is fitting. :P
Anonymous
The crystal ball... she burns me!
Anonymous
Stupid Ron.
Anonymous
Cool graphics.
Anonymous
Great side story to the video.
Anonymous
Cool artwork by beaweasley2.
As the 'winner' of one of these beautiful prizes, I am thrilled to see a scene from my story come to life under beaweasley's talented pen. Thank you so much!
Diane (StormySkize)
Very lovely. And well deserved. After each of the few stories I've written were validated I was waiting for Braye27's reviews. That was the moment of my day.
And many thanks to you for all the hard work you do, the challenges you run that gives us all readers wonderful and quality reading material. And thousands of hours of pleasure. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
I'm almost sad that Marriage by numbers only got the third place. This is one of my favourite ever.
I like this POV, it's a nice change.
Congratulations to these authors! Every one of these stories was a joy to read.
Thank you to all who made this challenge such a success. Your hard work brought many lovely reading hours to us.
Beth
Congrats to all three authors. I love both of the stories and the artwork. Way to go!
Beth
I felt like I was a little girl sitting on the carpet playing with my toys and trying to be quiet so my grandmother and one of her friends wouldn't know I was listening. LOL! What a great story to go along with “How Ron Lost Hermione.”
Beth
The Consequences of Meddling With Time and Scorched are both marvelous stories. Congratulations to beaweasley2 and ladyinthecloak. Your well deserved banners are gorgeous.
Beth
Who knew? It seems that there are some lines that Rita will not cross. This wonderful story is the perfect complement to the video. I could place myself in the moment and see the faces of all those who gathered to pay their respects to all who gave their lives to defeat Voldemort.
Beth
The art work is beautiful, and the authors are very deserving. They willingly share hours and hours of their work with us, and for that I am grateful.
Beth
Congratulations to Shadow, Sunny33, and apisa_b for all their reviews. You ladies rock!
Thank you to SW and ladyinthecloak for their kind and generous comments about my reviews.
I am grateful for all the hours of great fanfic reading that the authors share with us. I love a good story, and I love to follow the clues. You do me a great favor because you keep me off the streets and out of trouble. 8^)
Beth
The sunset is absolutely amazing.