hphalloween_mod (hphalloween_mod) wrote in hp_halloween, @ 2016-10-31 14:51:00 |
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Entry tags: | !2016, #het, *mywitch, ^severus/hermione, rating: pg |
Halloween Treat for Starduchess
Gift for: starduchess
From: mywitch
Title: Twenty Years
Pairing: Hermione Granger/Severus Snape
Rating: PG
Warnings: mild Weasley bashing
Summary: How much would you pay to get exactly what you want?
Notes: Huge thank yous to my betas, Mysteriosa and teddy_radiator.
starduchess, I hope you will enjoy.
Darkest Charms by Skallig Skelligraat.
Hermione rubbed the spine, lost in thought.
The spell would cost twenty years of her life. A bargain for finding her One True Love! Dying at 150, knowing genuine passion and connection, far outstripped plodding to 170 yoked to… Ronald.
Jaw set, she cast. The spell pulsed through her in a swirl of sparks, and she knew it had worked. Tonight. Her true love would be there, at the Ministry’s Halloween Masquerade.
Delighted, Hermione donned her costume and stood in front of her mirror.
Fuck.
Staring back, in adorable fairy wings, was her 50-year-old self.
“You might want to take a minute and paint over those cracks,” said the mirror.
“Oh, do shut up.”
***
Hermione scanned the room, crows’ feet hidden behind her mask. In the corner, a lanky Vampire stared at her, throwing back firewhiskey sours. At exactly midnight, he stalked over, took her elbow and propelled her into the courtyard outside.
The wizard loomed tall and dark between the pale statues, black eyes sparking.
A raised wand and the masks disappeared.
“Granger,” breathed Severus Snape.
Him! ...Here! ...Alive!
Hers!
“Absolutely worth it,” she sighed, as he pulled her close and kissed her.