Potions Master Hermione Granger is back on British soil after a year abroad. Missing the master she apprenticed with, but with no choice but to adhere to his strict rule of no correspondence after gaining her mastery, she hopes to see him sooner rather than later. Will she find her answers when he shows up in the Ministry's anniversary ball?

These are holiday-themed or season-inspired drabbles from the #snolidays2020 prompts on Tumblr revolving around a period of time when Severus Snape and Hermione Granger are colleagues at Hogwarts. The title is from the first line of the first one in this series.

On a silent evening, Severus Snape muses on the things he didn't use to have and how different the circumstances were now. (SSHG ficlet)

In the Final Battle before succumbing to his death, Voldemort unleashes a final weapon. Rating and warning for graphic depictions of violence and major character death. Written for the 2020 Harry Potter ABCs of Death: A Halloween Fest collection on AO3.

At home, Hermione realizes Severus is avoiding her. She endeavors to find out why. (SSHG)

Severus is avoiding her. Hermione endeavors to find out why.