He had never quite been honest with himself, now he finds that everything he thought he wanted was a lie. Soon he will discover everything he never knew he needed and having it might just be impossible. Unless Miss Hermione Granger has anything to say about it. Companion piece to Heart's Delight. Rating for language and themes of suicide.
Severus Snape is forced to show how he feels about his fellow Professor; one Miss Hermione Granger. How will she respond? A/U, a little OOC and Snape lives because I want him to.
Many women give their lives to so that their children may live. What if there were something else involved that made Harry's survival exceptional? A story and a tribute to the one that always helped Harry from the shadows.