Only Love Can Hurt Like This HG/SS
My mind spat out this little thing, but I think it deserves to be published.
I declare that the whole world of Harry Potter is the sole property of J.K. Rowling and that this story was not written for profit.
Hermione Granger wasn't called a know it all for nothing. Everyone assumed it had to do with her constantly sitting over books. But the opposite was true. Hermione had an incredible talent for observation. So much so that she saw and heard even things she didn't want to. And lately she had been incredibly lucky when it came to her Head of House, Minerva McGonagall, and Headmaster Albus Dumbledore.
You might wonder what could be so interesting about that. But Hermione couldn't let it go. What she saw kept her from sleeping peacefully. Back in third year she had noticed that Minerva looked at Albus in a strange way. It wasn't that obvious, and it took Hermione several months to decipher it. Respect, loyalty, but love too. The kind of love that lasts for years. That was what she saw in her gaze. But when she wanted to find out something about the two of them, she ran into a problem. According to the books, they were both single and childless. Hermione had already learned that even books can be wrong, but that every single one of them would be wrong, surely not.
Hermione found it very romantic. Maybe Minerva loved Albus in secret, and that was why she had never married or had children. But what about Albus? She had never caught a single flicker in him, never once seen him look at Minerva in a similar way.
'If that were true...' she smiled. 'I'd be just like Minerva...' she sighed. Because she secretly loved Severus Snape. The dead Severus Snape. She knew she wouldn't have had the slightest chance anyway, that he would notice her or perhaps even love her. As a student she had prepared conscientiously for every one of his lessons and taken his criticism, even when it was enormously unpleasant and brought her to tears, but she had never been given the chance to be close to him. Just like Minerva... With another sigh she closed her book and got up. She took her school things and set off out of the library. After three steps she stopped, because she heard someone's footsteps and above all Minerva and Albus. She had no idea what they were saying, but she quickly hid behind the nearest suit of armour and hoped that this time she would catch them.
Albus was clearly in a hurry. She frowned when she noticed Minerva running after him like a little dog. But then Minerva stopped and straightened up. "Albus! I've had enough!" He stopped, and Hermione held her breath. "Enough of what, Minnie?" Minerva frowned. "We've been married for so long. I understand you didn't want to tell anyone, so that the children and I wouldn't be in danger, but for heaven's sake!" She almost stamped her foot. Albus smirked. "You're right." He stepped over to her and stroked her cheek, until one finger came to rest under her chin and lifted it. "Forgive me, Minnie. I'll make it right!" At his words Minerva's face lit up, and Hermione almost gasped. In that moment she looked like someone else entirely. Hermione watched Albus sweep Minerva into his arms and kiss her fiercely. Her eyes filled with tears. She slipped her hand into her pocket, pulled out something round and pressed it to her chest. She lowered her eyes and opened her palm, and a tear fell onto the magical Time Turner…
THE END
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Mimosa Confiante
By day, I work somewhere between marketing, copy and campaigns; by night, I usually end up somewhere between fanfiction, cosplay and yet another “what if” that refuses to leave me alone. I write mainly in the Harry Potter and Mo Dao Zu Shi fandoms, most often Snarry, Snamione, HarryLu and WangXian. My healthcare background means that anatomy, medicine and far too much research occasionally find their way into my stories. Cosplay is another way for me to play with the characters I love, whether I stay close to canon or turn them into my own fanfiction and AU versions. In Diary of a Slytherin Girl with ADHD, I write openly about life with a brain that usually has far too many tabs open at once.
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