Pairing: Hermione/Severus, Remus/Tonks
Warnings: child abuse, dub-con, graphic sex, graphic violence, non-con / rape
Chapters: 13 Table of Contents Series: None
Word count: 40056; Read Count: 2114; Completed: No
Part of the 'Thorns Amongst the Blooms' Series.
'Unforgivable' ended with Severus and Hermione coming to an agreement, but still basically strangers. 'Moments of Transition' guides us through their relationship as they become friends, and perhaps when tragedy strikes they discover that what they have is even more.
This story is part of the 'Thorns, Amongst the Blooms' Series.
Set after 'Moments of Transition' we begin this story with our main characters each more than a little bit in love with the other. However, both of them believe for various reasons that, while the other sees them as a friend, any attraction is unrequited. So what will happen when Viktor Krum gets an offer to play for a British club? Is Percy really in league with the Dark Lord? What happened on that night back in December, what does it mean for Severus and how will it affect the future of the Wizarding world?
Written before Deathly Hallows was published, 'Thorns Amongst the Blooms' is set more than four years after Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince with the conflict between the Order and the Death Eaters heading towards the closing stages.
For three years Hermione has been Severus's Secret-Keeper. Over that time they've come to share a close but secret relationship, but all that has gone before is cast into doubt when Hermione is placed under an Imperius Curse. Will Severus believe himself betrayed and turn to Voldemort for real, or will this be the turning point in the war that the Order have been waiting for?
I'm not exactly certain that it rates a graphic sex warning, more of an R than NC-17 but I thought it was better to play safe.
Part of the 'Thorns Amongst the Blooms' Series, this is the first of a series of prequels.
We get to see how Severus first got in touch with Hermione over a year after the events of 'The Half-Blood Prince', and how he convinced her to become his Secret-Keeper.