Ok, so I know that I am a bit late with my Mini-Saga Monday entry, but I thought that I would change it up and respond to a few of your requests. Some of my lovely readers have requested the beginning of the love story of Hermione Granger, Harry Potter and Severus Snape. I am so very happy that you all were interested enough in this triad and my stories to request the start of their HEA. I love hearing from all of you and thank you so much for following and favoriting my stories. You are all the Best!

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The Family That He Needed – The Beginning

It was just the two of them, sitting beside black lake, leaning on each other and holding hands while trying to ignore the signs of devastation all around them. In a matter of hours their lives had been turned upside down, going from being Undesirable numbers one and two, to being heroes of the second wizarding war. Their losses were great and victory felt very hollow in the aftermath of all that they had endured.

"I knew that I would find the two of you together, my best friend and my so called girlfriend." said Ron coming up behind them.

"Of course we would be together Ronald, Harry is my best friend too." explained Hermione a bit tiredly.

"Well I thought that my best friend and my girlfriend would be with me in my time of need. You know since my brother just died." said Ron, his face turning red.

"Ron, we didn't want to intrude on your family's grief. We saw all of you gathering around your parents and George and we didn't want to get in the way." explained Harry

"Well you've been around my family for years Harry, we wouldn't have thought you were in the way, and I know that Ginny would want you with her. I can see Hermione maybe not feeling so comfortable, but I expected my best mate to be at my side and not at my girlfriend's side."

With the mention of their relationship status one more time, Hermione felt the need to clarify something, even though this might not be the most appropriate time.

"Wait a minute Ronald; I never agreed to be your girlfriend, during this whole running for our lives and the war that brought our school, our home to its knees. You never once asked me to be your girlfriend. I kissed you in response to your selflessness in regards to the elves plight, it never crossed my mind that it might be my last chance to, so maybe I should snog Ronald and become his girlfriend."

Seeing Ron turning more red by the minute, Harry tried to dispel the thundercloud that seemed to be appearing between his two friends.

"Ron, I am sorry that I wasn't there for your family. I know that they have been there for me over the last few years, but I know that they are grieving and mate so am I, Remus and Tonks are dead, Andy is barely holding on. I've lost Sirius and Hermione just found out that her parents moved shortly after arriving in Australia and now she has no-idea where to look for them. We are all grieving."

"That still doesn't give her the right to take all of your time away from us, away from Ginny. I know that she wants to see you. When she thought that you had died she was devastated. Are you hoping to take Ginny's place Hermione? Wanting to comfort The Man Who Lived Again, while his soul mate cries for her dead brother?"

"Oi, Ron I know that you are upset and grieving, but Hermione and I have never acted like that towards one another, I don't know how many ways I can say that we have never even kissed." replied Harry, becoming more and more aggravated with having to explain his friendship with Hermione to Ron. He knew that she was beautiful, had known it since fourth year, but he knew that Ron fancied her and just thought that he was too shy to act upon it and that they were too busy trying to survive their years of school.

"Well Hermione, you managed to kiss me, why haven't you ever kissed Harry? I've seen you checking him out since fourth year, why haven't you ever planted one on him? Or is he lying about what happened in the tent after I left. I bet that you kept each other really warm once I was gone." Ron replied with a sneer.

"Stop it Ronald, just because I felt like I was kissing a brother when I kissed you, doesn't mean that I have gone around snogging every bloke that I have seen since then. I haven't snogged Draco, Neville or Mr. Malfoy or Professor Snape. And I haven't snogged Harry! But you know what, just for being a huge prat about all of this; let me give you a show!

Looking at Harry and seeing the weariness in his beautiful green eyes, she whispered "I'm sorry." Then held his face in her hands and kissed his lips softly. Upon the touch of their lips against each other a warm wind rose up between them and a flow of magic against their hands highlighted the runes that shone in gold against their skin.