A/N: Here's the last chapter. That's right the last one. But have no fear there will be a sequel. I already have the idea for it. Hope you enjoy.

Chapter 7: Tonight?

Hermione and Lily had found an empty class room and Hermione told Lily everything that had happened between her and Severus. Finally they went to get some lunch. After they had eaten, James came over and took Lily out for a walk, leaving Hermione all alone. She decided to take a walk around the castle.

"I can't believe in four days I'll be back with Harry, Ron and Ginny," she said aloud to herself. "What's going to happen to me and Severus?" She looked down at her ring and smiled. She had to admit that it would be weird seeing him as her professor again. But that didn't matter to her. Age didn't matter in love. She would love him no matter what. Just as she was thinking that she felt someone come up behind her and wrap their arms around her waist. Severus rested his head on her shoulder and she reached back and ran her hand through his hair.

"What are you doing all alone out here?" She turned around to face him.

"I was just thinking."

"Oh. I've been thinking too."

"About what?"

"About us. I mean won't it be weird for you to have a relationship with me when I'm your teacher again? I'll be old enough to be your father."

"I don't care about that." She took his hand and they just walked around the castle talking about everything that had happened since Hermione came here.

That night Severus kissed her good bye and went back to his own dorm. Hermione sat on the couch in the common room and sighed. She didn't want to go back to the future. She wanted to stay here with Severus. Yeah she missed Harry and Ron but she loved Severus. She didn't know why but she just had a feeling that things wouldn't be the same when she returned home. She fell asleep on the couch and woke the next morning with a blanket over her. She sat up and looked around. The fire had gone out and she pulled the blanket closer to her when she realized how cold it was. It had to be late because it was pitch black outside. She wrapped the blanket around her and headed up to her room. She climbed into her bed and looked out the window. She fell asleep quickly.

Hermione woke up in an enormous room. Wait this was her room. She looked around. It had been her room before she had gone back in time. It was the Head Girl's room. She had returned to the future. She quickly got up and dressed and bolted out of the room. She headed to the Gryffindor common room. She smiled when she saw Harry and Ron sitting on the couch by the fire playing chess. She ran over to Harry and almost knocked him over as she hugged him.

"Hermione, what's wrong? You're acting like you haven't seen us in ages," Ron said after she had tackled him too.

"I'm just so happy to see you guys."

"Ok Hermione. Why don't we leave you to uh…we gotta go." Hermione smiled. She knew they hated it when she got emotional. She then remembered Severus. She got up and ran out of the room. She was running down to the dungeons when she collided with something. She fell to the floor hard but smiled when she looked up.

"Severus!"

"I do believe that's Professor Snape to you Miss Granger. Five points from Gryffindor for addressing me inappropriately and five more for not watching where you were going." She couldn't believe what she was hearing.

"Five more points for staring." He smirked.

Hermione sat straight up and looked around the room. She sighed when she saw that she was still in Lily's room. She wiped her face and realized that she had been crying in her sleep. She got up and got dressed. She left the room and went to find Severus. She found him in the hallway by the Great Hall. She ran and hugged him. She didn't want to let him go.

"Hermione, I…need…air."

"What? Oh sorry." She let go.

"Hermione what's wrong?"

"I just had the worst dream ever. I went to back to the future. I saw you but you still hated me." She started sobbing into his chest.

"Hermione, that's not going to happen. It was just a dream." She stopped crying and looked up at him.

"Hermione, I could never hate you. I have no idea how I could have hated you before you came here. I promise you that I will never forget about you." She nodded and calmed down. Just then Professor Dumbledore called Hermione's name.

"Miss Granger!" She turned around and saw Dumbledore coming over to her.

"Yes Professor?"

"I need to speak with you. It is urgent." Hermione looked confused but followed him leaving Severus standing there. Dumbledore pulled her away from everyone.

"Miss Granger, it seems that I have miscalculated when you are to go home."

"What do you mean?"

"You must return tonight or else something terrible could happen."

"Tonight? But I was supposed to have three more days."

"I'm sorry Miss Granger, but it seems we have no choice. You must be in my office by exactly five o'clock tonight."

"Five? But that's so soon."

"I'm sorry." He smiled sympathetically and left. She watched him walk away and then collapsed onto the floor. Severus came looking for her and saw her sitting on the floor. He ran over to her.

"Hermione! What's wrong?" She stared at the floor in front of her.

"Hermione!" She looked up at him, her eyes red from crying. Her face was blank.

"What is it? What's wrong?"

"I'm leaving tonight," she whispered.

"What? No you have three more days." She shook her head.

"No, Dumbledore just told me. I have to leave tonight." Severus didn't know what to say. He helped her stand up and they walked back to her room. Lily was sitting on the couch. She got up and came over to them.

"Hermione, what's wrong?" Severus turned to Hermione.

"Does she know about…?" he asked nodding to Lily. Hermione nodded.

"Come on, I'll tell you upstairs," Severus told Lily. The three of them went up to Hermione and Lily's room.

"Ok now what's going on?" Lily asked.

"Hermione has to go home."

"Well I knew that."

"Tonight," Hermione said quietly.

"Tonight?" Hermione nodded. After about seven hours Hermione was standing outside the entrance to Dumbledore's office with Lily and Severus. Lily was trying not to cry.

"I'm going to miss you so much Lil." Hermione hugged Lily.

"I'm going to miss you too Hermione. Promise me you won't forget me."

"I could never forget you Lily. I hope I get to see you in the future." Lily didn't catch the seriousness in Hermione's voice when she had said this. Hermione, of course, was talking about Voldemort. Lily had started crying and so had Hermione. Lily left saying good bye one last time. She knew Severus and Hermione would want to be alone. When Lily had gone Hermione turned to Severus.

"I love you Severus," Hermione said starting to cry again. She threw her arms around his neck and sobbed into his shoulder.

"I love you too Hermione." He pulled her away and took her left hand. He kissed her ring.

"Remember this ring, Hermione. I will wait for you. I promise you."

"Miss Granger," Dumbledore said emerging from his office. "It is time." Hermione nodded and hugged Severus one last time. She followed Dumbledore into his office. She wiped the tears off of her face.

"Take this," Dumbledore said handing her, her time turner. "It is scheduled to take you back to the future in five minutes time. But there are some things you should know." He was very serious and the twinkle had gone from his eyes.

"Yes Professor?"

"When you return to the future, you won't remember any of what has happened since you came here."

"What?" Hermione thought her heart had stopped.

"I'm sorry Miss Granger, but it is for your own protection."

"But I don't want to forget this. Any of it!"

"Trust me, it is for the best. I bid you farewell and I hope all is well in the future." Before she could say anything she felt her stomach lurch and looked down at her spinning time turner. The last thing she heard were Severus' last words to her, 'I promise you'.

THE END

A/N: I know, I know, it was sad. But don't worry; I'll make it up to you in the sequel. I promise. Now go review and tell me how you liked the ending.