Chapter Five
Chapter 5 of 16
lady_rhianDisclaimer: I always neglect this. The gist is, the characters aren’t mine. JKR just lets me take them out and play with them for fun … (I’d love to hear what she has to say about Hermione/Severus shippers!)
A/N: This is meant to be an in-between chapter. There will be a longer chapter to follow!
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BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP Slam.
Hermione groggily shoved her alarm clock off the side of her bedstand, where it smashed to the floor with a loud thud. That’s it, she thought, lifting herself out of bed. She rubbed her eyes; she’d slept with her contacts in – again. She put the tip of her finger on the right contact, then the left, rubbing them, swishing them in her eyes’ moisture, trying to lessen the stickiness. Satisfied, she turned. The sun was peeking through the windows. She’d slept too late. Damn it.
She shrugged the white sheets and quilt off her body and put her feet to the warm floor. At least the sun had warmed up the house already.
She grabbed her white silken robe from the chair and wrapped it around her body. As she made her way down the open white hallway to the kitchen, she fluffed her frizzed curls. She looked at the clock above the refrigerator, just to make sure she’d seen right.
“Shit!” she exclaimed as she turned and bolted down the hallway to the master bedroom, peeling off her robe as she pushed open the door to the private bathroom. She turned the showerhead on and jumped in, nearly slipping on the bath mat as she eagerly reached for the shampoo and conditioner. Damn the fact that her curly hair required daily bathing! It was uncontrollable otherwise.
Five minutes later she was out of the shower, allowing the water to run slickly down her body as she smoothed gel into her curls, scrunching them so that they’d have some remnant of life in them. She brushed her teeth hurriedly, and then grabbed the towel to wipe off the perspiration left on her body from the steam. Walking into the open aired bedroom, she grabbed for the change of clothes she’d picked out for herself before Minerva had stopped by.
Minerva. How she so dearly loved that woman. She was like an aunt to her, both a friend and protector at the same time. When Minerva had offered her the house to escape the rampant publicity, she’d jumped at the chance. After all, she’d secretly longed for it. Ever since the Order had celebrated Voldemort’s downfall on the sunburn-inducing deck, she’d wanted to live in the beautiful coastal home.
And now she was. She would have smiled but for the urgency with which she was putting on her airy red sundress. Pulling her hair into a quick bun, leaving a few tendrils of curl dangling around her face, she rubbed moisturiser into her cheeks and dabbed a coat of mascara on each eye.
“That will have to do, Hermione.” She spoke to herself in the tall bedroom mirror, as she reached for the white heeled sandals and quickly Disapparated.
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Latest 25 Reviews for Dark Roast
109 Reviews | 7.51/10 Average
Loved it. Thank you!
Perfection. :)
Awwwww ... it is about damn time! Thank goodness she spoke up because God knows he was never going to.
Oh, good plan, Tonks. The girls can get naked, and when the guys find them, they can say that sitting around in their underwear is a common activity for them and clearly Hermione bought the new lingerie as not to be outdone by Tonks on their next girls night. Yes, ladies, go with that story, LOL.
Oh, sparks are going to fly. Good ones, bad ones, or otherwise is anyone's guess.
Well, there had to be a misunderstanding, didn't there? Why does he have to be so damn careful where his emotions are concerned? He could at least ask her about it before jumping to conclusions. Of course, I don't think men understand that women don't wear the stuff just for their sake. Or that Ginny is a bad (good?) influence on his woman. Sigh ...
Oh, yes, sexy lingerie will make her feel much better about herself. No one else need see it. Of course, she and I would both love it if someone would. Let's hope that is coming soon. Having said that, I always love a long buildup to a relationship. It makes it all the more worth it in the end. And Ginny and her wild,vibrating lingerie ... Harry has his hands full, LOL. Not that I suspect he is complaining. ;)
I love your interactions between Severus and Minvera, too. Is there anyone you don't write well? I especially enjoyed how he rebuffed her idea of him as romantic, and then we end the chapter with him head over heels. I can't wait to move on!
I think it's pretty sad we're at the end and have only had a tiny scene of interaction between the 2 so-called main characters and the second to last chapter toward the epilogue is spent with them getting drunk about it. That is about the most stupid misunderstanding to come between a couple that has been separated for over a year!
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Dark Roast)
Thank you for reading and reviewing.
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Dark Roast)
Thank you for reading and reviewing.
I can't believe I overlooked your "ending" until now. I really loved this story. The ending was perfect!
Write On!
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Dark Roast)
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Dark Roast)
Thank you, dear! I'm so glad you enjoyed the ending to DR - that makes me very happy. :-)
I love this end, it really is perfect!
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Dark Roast)
Thank you so much, m'dear. Your reviews never fail to bring a smile to my face - I love, love, love that you always take the time to tack on a little something after reading a chapter. And I'm very glad you enjoyed it. :)
I liked this a lot! I am really glad that you decided to tack this on to the end. I really think that it ties things up nicely. Well conceived and well written. Good job!
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Dark Roast)
Thank you so much, darling! As you're someone who's been with the story since its conception and initial "publication" *grin* at ff.net, I am very grateful for your opinion. I am so pleased you liked it.
*applause*!! Frickin' applause!!!! He's so snarky in his self-examination! ;o)
However.... don't you think you should actually write the wedding now??? Y'know... to even things out?? *poke,poke*
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Dark Roast)
Oh, thank you, sweetheart! You really are a love. *bows to applause* *glomps you madly*Umm... I actually suggested a Wedding challenge to Drox for the gs100... because I think that might kick me in the butt... but what are all my reviewers going to think, if I'm over here constantly adding "ending scenes"?
Response from HogwartsHoney (Reviewer)
but what are all my reviewers going to think, if I'm over here constantly adding "ending scenes"?
Uh, they'll probably go "YAY! More to read!" :)
Hi! I really enjoyed this story. Every time you mentioned the wonderful dark roast I laughed out loud! Great tension between Snape and Hermione, and I like your evolutionary version of all the HP cast a few years in the future.
Can't wait to read more of your stories, and I look forward to the Epilogue!
Best,
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Dark Roast)
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Dark Roast)
Thank you so much! I'm so pleased you enjoy the story - such a compliment. Best wishes. :)
Wow, I loved it and hope that you write the epilogue soon!! :)
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Dark Roast)
Thank you!
I thought there would be considerably more work before the epilogue, like them researching her potion for Cruciatus, and his work on kycanthropy. Ah well, I guess you cant have everything!
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Dark Roast)
Now I knew that he was going to have Severus as a friend. Sounds like there may be trouble for Hermione coming up. Great story so far!
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Dark Roast)
Thank you! Yes, it's rather obvious who Archie's contact is, but no matter. It's fun anyway! :) Glad you're enjoying it.
Well that certainly gave Hermione something to think about.
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Dark Roast)
Most definitely! :)
Nice chapter.
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Dark Roast)
Thank you. :) It's one of my favorites.
Dang that was short. Where's she going?
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Dark Roast)
Yes, it's an interlude chapter.BTW, thank you so much for all of your reviews. They are very appreciated, and it's fun to see how people react to the story as they read through it.
Poor Severus.
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Dark Roast)
Yes, he's made his own bed, hasn't he? But we still feel sorry for him. :)
That story was amazingg.AHHH you need to write more on it, it was so good. =]
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Dark Roast)
I'm so pleased that you liked it. :) DR definitely has a special place in my heart. I am currently (slowly!) working on another SS/HG story for an Exchange on LiveJournal, so you can expect to see that up sometime at the end of December. In the meantime, I have quite a few drabble series' and one-shots posted here on TPP and Sycophant Hex, mostly written for the grangersnape100 LJ community. Happy reading, and best wishes!
And the plot thickens, so nicely.
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Dark Roast)
Thank you, dear. :)