Unforced Error, Chapter 13
Pairing: Hermione Granger/Severus Snape
Hermione dreamt of swimming upwards from the bottom of a deep, dark pool, trying to reach the shimmering light at the surface. The higher she went, the brighter the light became, making her temples throb with the glare. The light became brighter and brighter, and the pain worsened, but she couldn’t quite get to the surface, no matter how hard she swam. Almost there, she thought, her lungs burning. Have to try harder. Have to get there.
Abruptly she thought, this makes no sense. And then of course, because it’s a dream, as the water dissipated around her into the odd yellow-glow of the sun shining through her closed eyelids. Just a dream. She squinted, letting the light reach her eyes gradually before opening them all the way. A familiar, grime-encrusted window took up most of her field of vision. She was back in the room, lying in her bed.
She carefully maneuvered herself into a seated position, pressing the heel of her hand to her forehead against the low throbbing there. Fear whispered deep in her mind. Something was wrong. Something was different, and wrong.
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