Once Upon a Potion's Class by Destiny M. Elkins

Chapter Eighteen - How Wonderfully Clich

Summary: Hermione loves fairy tales. Ron likes Hermione. So, he decides to give her a enchanted book of Muggle fairy tales from Flourish and Blott's. An incident in potion's class sends her and Professor Snape into the book where they will have to follow the stories to get out. Will they survive each other? [For the Themed: Emotions - Happy prompt on Mission:Insane via LJ.]

Title: Once Upon a Potion's Class
Chapter: 18 - How Wonderfully Clich
Author: MallowCakes
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Rating: R; HG/SS
Warnings: None so much.
Disclaimer: Not mine, otherwise I would be off being rich somewhere... and Snape would've lived... Ron would've died... you get the picture.
Distribution: By appointment only.
AN: Thank you to my beta reader, Lo. Without her I don't think I'd survive! ^_^ She's amazing.
AN2: Don't forget to check out the fan art posted by RandomMumble[dot]DeviantArt[dot]Com! It's amazing!
AN3: Yes, folks, this is the last chapter. I feel good about where I ended it, so I won't be adding another chapter or anything. As I said, I'll be continuing with I Spy or A Mask of Gold next and then I have quite a few other chaptered stories I'm going to be doing. Thank you everyone for your amazing reviews! I'm so thankful to all of you. :D

"Have I ever what?" Severus said, suddenly feeling as if he had tunnel vision and he was rushing through a black hole. He couldn't have heard her right. There was no way.

"I said have you ever thought of having children, Severus?" She looked in his eyes, on the verge of tears if he said one wrong thing.

He didn't know what to say. The moment was so fragile. Of course, he was going to mess it up. Of course! He was Severus Snape, after all.

"N-no." He said his eye wide. Holding his breath. Maybe if he held his breath, time would stop. All he'd have to do is reach his wand and he could stop time. He could hold on to this moment and not break it.

"No?" She whispered, the words drifting off her tongue like sprites in the forest.

The silence stretched on for what seemed like hours, when in reality it was only a few minutes.

"Well, I suppose I could take care of it..." Hermione finally said, she sounded defeated.

"Take care of it?" He replied.

"Get rid of it... you know."

"No, no, Hermione. I just said I hadn't thought about it. That doesn't mean I don't want children. It just means that I never thought I'd have them nor have a chance to have them."

"Oh." Her voice had gained a bit of life.

"You have to understand. This is a lot to take in at once. Just give me a minute."

She nodded solemnly and lay back on the bed again, giving him time to think.

Thinking back to the book, she smiled thinking of the old woman that had given her the advice in The Sword and the Stone. She said it would be alright if she wrote the letter. She wrote the letter... it should be alright. She just needed to trust her instincts and it would all turn out fine. He wasn't angry, after all. He was just a little shocked.

Deep in her own thoughts, she fell asleep in her bed, not knowing that Severus was watching her sleep for a few hours before crawling in bed beside her and holding her to him.

She woke in the morning to find him gone. A note and a dark green rose lay beside her it said"

Hermione,

I've thought about everything and I would be a fool to give you or this baby up. I love you, you see. It's very simple. I love you with all of my heart and I'm never letting you go again. Rules be damned, I can't help the way I feel. All I ask of you is to finish the rest of the year and perhaps we'll find a way to continue your education.

Also, I won't make love to you again until you are no longer my student. That's important to me. I think it's important for us. I will be back for lunch, my love. Please stay until then and I will bring you something, then you must go. I will see you soon. My books will keep you busy, I'm sure.

All my love,

Severus.

Hermione smiled as she read the letter over again and then hopped up to look at his huge collection of books. Everything was going to be okay. She had a great feeling about it.

Then, she heard a chuckle behind her as Severus stood in the doorway with lunch in his hand. He moved forward and simply said, "And I believe this is the part where they say... and they lived happily ever after?"