Title: Home sweet home
Raiting: 16
Pairing: Severus Snape / Hermione Granger
Content: sequel to Castaway! - After have made it our castaways finally get back in their time, daily life is waiting for them, but they need to find out that Neville has decided to stay in the past, unexpected consequences.
Sweet Home Chapter 1: Homecoming
In the clearing at the foot of a medium sized hill was quiet. Only a weak December breeze that blew through the bare tree crowns of a group and drove the icy wind beneath their robes. "Are you sure we are right here?" Asked Minerva. had gnawing impatience mixed under her voice as she looked again at her clock.
Dumbledore's face twisted into a peaceful smile, and thus reinforced the lines around his eyes. "Patience my love, patience," he said soothingly, while one of his hands gently patted her shoulder. Minerva calmed down under his warm hand to her shoulder, finally lost the tension and lowered again. She breathed deeply a few times to soak in the hope a little of his peace until a loud bang a few meters away took her attention and she knew that the wait finally came to an end.
In the distance ahead of them figures had appeared out of nowhere. It was from this distance, hard to say whether these were their long lost friends, but who they should expect otherwise? She quickened her gait, to run it almost started, but something was not right. On her way she was the person already went through all twice in the head and one was missing. The horror of it was written in his face clouded and her joy of reunion, which was made in the last few hours, despite the biting impatience over her.
"Neville ..." was the only one she in a brittle Voice brought out before Severus raised a hand and thus silenced. "He's fine," he said reassuringly. His gaze slid to the bus, and he reached the group. "It was his desire to stay with his wife," Severus added, raising an eyebrow to show how absurd that thought was.
Minerva's gaze wandered back to the group until it finally got stuck on the two children. She had opened her mouth and her lips to a question already formed, but in the end her face relaxed again. For questions would enough time to stay. More important was that they all healthy and alive.
"We have time for explanations, time for the whole story," said Albus, as if he had read her mind straight. "First of all, we must return to London, there are a lot of people expect that your arrival."
Hermione could still feel the rest always look at her daughter and picked her own. Her eyes looked straight into the surprised face of her teacher and something in her made her feel to have to say something. "Prof. McGonagall ... " she began, but when she saw her teacher looked at her amused, she stopped suddenly.
"Why do they talk to me with my maiden name, Miss Granger?" She asked in amazement.
"your maiden name?", Listened to Severus. He and Hermione exchanged a quick glance, then his gaze was fixed on Minerva. "Severus," she said, and put her hands against her hips, "For Merlin, it is not the time for jokes."
Even if he had not previously been bent, was it's as if he had raised himself, for he grew to at least two inches before he contracted his eyebrows and angered a steep fold was formed. "Have you ever seen me joke?" He asked sharply, looking Minerva noticeably cringe before him.
"No," she admitted, "but you do not want me to say that you do not remember it. You were here, you were Albus witness. "
" You married? "Asked Severus. He gave no heed to his facial expressions and everything looked both Minerva and Dumbledore full Surprise, followed by six other pairs of eyes were astonished.
Dumbledore stepped forward, his face looked worried. "You have no idea." This was not a question, it was a statement. Severus shook his head gently. Dumbledore's brow was furrowed, his gaze was still worried.
"Is it possible that something has changed with Neville's decision to stay in the past," speculated Severus carefully. "Maybe so," agreed Dumbledore to him. "We'll see, maybe we are lucky and it remains at this one small change. "
" Yes, I hope you're right, "said Severus. One moment he was lost, but already in the next second was his face again this opaque mask. "As we come back?"
Dumbledore looked over his shoulder, his gaze was on the group of trees under which they had been waiting for. "We have prepared a Portkey," he said, pointing to an old boot under the trees, then turned around and went ahead. The last minutes she spent in silence and joined in a circle to get the port key. "Is everything all right?" Severus asked again when he saw Dumbledore's pensive face.
"I do not know," he answered him and knelt on Portkey. With a gesture he pointed to emulate him and a moment later all hands were on the old boots, they moved away the ground under their feet, until the world stopped around them turn and suddenly found again in a bright room.
They looked curiously around until someone coughed behind them. "How nice that they made it back without prejudice," said Fudge, and nodded to them kindly. "Certainly it was an amazing journey and once you have both improved, I would naturally like to hear all about it."
Only now Severus recognized that they were in the ministry and all the more astonished him had apparently had nevertheless changed more than he accepted - the fact that of all Fudge stood before him and wore the robes of the Minister for Magic. The room where they were, was not particularly large. He had large, bright window was equipped with luxurious furniture and reminded all in all a waiting room. "But all this time has" assured them Fudge again, "for the time you want to safely see your families again, after all they are waiting outside."
He pointed to a wide hinged doors r at the other end of the room, beaming the smile of a benefactor. Hermione stiffened instantly to find Severus. Certainly they looked forward to the reunion with her parents but was not an easy situation for almost a year later with a husband and emerge a child, she thought, and unconsciously pressed her daughter close to her chest.
you tried the uncertainty that they came over to shake, so she clutched closely to Severus arm as them went to the door and he put his hand on the handle. "Severus, there's ..." began Dumbledore, but Severus interrupted him with a shake of the head. "This time, Albus has," he said and opened the door.
They entered together a large, brightly lit hall, where a lot of people were gathered, including some reporters. There was food and drinks and it was not to be overlooked that they were all waiting for her, because now they stood in the hail of flash cameras, until finally fought a round, red-haired woman by the first row had and hurried to her. It was Molly Weasley, Hermione in the first arm lock and then to Harry and her children rushed, standing behind her.
had the meantime, where Molly had broken through the wall reporter, made a gap and the other families came forward, where Hermione are finally saw her parents. Her hands were sweaty with excitement and she felt more like Severus grip for her hand and he was without hesitation straight zuschob to their parents.
The glittering eyes of her suspicious mother when she had her arms around her sobbing daughter threw and quiet. "Mom, Dad," she began cautiously, "I would like to introduce you to someone. These are my husband and our daughter Eileen Severus. "
The last bit of excitement was already gone, instead beamed Hermione over her face and saw the delighted eyes of her parents on the bundle in her arms.
"Severus, could you me please explain what does this mean? "The short happy moment was broken by a terrified female voice and all eyes in this room now rested on the slender, dark-haired woman in front of them.
"What do they mean? You are already married and applied but with me, "she said, and worked. At the same moment it flashed back on all sides. Severus Hermione stared in horror, but he looked just as shocked as she is from
"Quiet!" Said Dumbledore, after which the whole room fell silent a moment, "I am sure that soon all learners more reindeer is, and now they can contact the families alone. "Then he bent down to whisper to him Fugue ear. Add acted thoughtfully, his gaze slid over the returnees. "My office", he murmured Dumbledore and walked before.
The dark-haired woman who pretended to be Mrs Snape, was still angry because Hermione and pierced with cold eyes. "Let us settle undisturbed," Dumbledore suggested "April, be reasonable", he said it directly. He went to the door, which already disappeared a moment before Fudge was, and Severus, Hermione and April followed him.
continued ...
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