Deadly_Potions
Plot Bunny
jdemille
This little bunny came to me while in that lovely state between sleep and wake
last night. Even though I am no writer ( Although I do enjoy reading a good
fanfiction), I could never do this bunny justice...so I pass it on to someone
who is interested...
It begins 11 years post graduation. The 'Marriage Law' has increased the
numbers of new students starting at Hogworts and Hermione is hired to teach
first year potions. She is alone in her potions lab either preparing a potion
for class or researching something of her own when either accidentally the
potion spills ( mixing with another compound ), or explodes, causing hazardous
fumes to fill the room. Her lungs fill, causing lung damage ( collapsed
lung..something like this) and she dies.
In the post death state, she comes across Ron ( who obviously has passed on,
either final battle, or auror work related), and he tells her that she needs
to go back. She is given a job to do and has six months to set her affairs in
order and complete her task. Her job - to help bring Severus Snape out of his
depression and help him to become the man he once was. He of course still has
to be 'snarky snape', but since the war concluded, he has retreated within
himself, and makes no effort to improve his life, yada yada yada.
Hermione returns to her current form and wakes, finding that she is in the
infirmary and Madam Pomfrey is standing over her. She is told that she wasn't
found for a period of time and that she has some scaring in her lungs, which
magic can't seem to fix, but they can only help with certain potions.
She sets to task.... makes friends with Snape ( with A LOT of effort on her
part) and tries her best to show him what life has to offer. Tries to set him
up with one of the newer teachers who is closer to her age...and whatever else
you can come up with

As the six month time period gets closer, Hermione becomes sicker and
sicker..finding it more difficult to breath and one day ends up again in the
infirmary ( perhaps passing out in the presence of Snape, who then takes her
there and sits by her bedside), knowing this is the end, he keeps her company,
just sitting with her.
She makes some comment that she is tired, and he tells her to rest and that he
will be here when she wakes up. She closes her eyes, he looks out the window,
only to hear her breath in several long deep 'normal' breaths, and then she it
stops. He looks at her for a few minutes, no emotion. Gets up from his
chair...walks to her bedside, leans over, kisses her forehead and says, ' I
love you Granger' and turns to leave. ( There is no indication that he has
these feelings before now, or at least there Hermione doesn't know this. She
may find herself having feelings, but tries her best to hold them back,
knowing that her death will happen.)
Now, my little mind has come up with 2 endings to this story...either one ( or
hell, even use one of your own), is useable.
#1 - Snape moves on, and it ends with him heading to ask the 'new' teacher out
for coffee, etc.
#2 - When Hermione dies, Ron is there to meet her, and they witness this
exchange. Ron can tell that she was falling in love with him, and sends her
back. As Snape is walking at the end of the bed, Hermione opens her eyes and,
well...' Happy Ever After', and Ron smiles down on them.