"It was so chilly," she admits, practically blurted out, with a bit of a sheepish smile. "I mean, the fireplace is powerful for sure, but it...well, let's say that I am glad that Professors are allowed to do with decorating their sleeping arrangements as they will."
Everything that belonged to Severus Snape is gone - disposed of or in storage. Truth be told, despite the man playing a double spy for so long, despite Harry confirming that he was on the side of the Light in the end, there is no love lost between Hermione and the old Potions professor. The man was a bitter bully, whose prejudice towards muggleborns and students was not only prevalent but also motivated by pettiness. The idea that what, his whole reason to be the way he was had to do with romantic rejection? It made her blood boil.
But the school materials, they remain. Beyond the doors of her office, the Potions classroom remains the same. It is only that the office is brighter, the ceiling enchanted by Hermione to reflect the same sky as outside, the dark colours turned neutral and bright. Her actual bedroom - not that Malfoy cares about that - is more a reflection of who she is as a person than of her role in Hogwarts; books, controlled chaos, a fireplace that always is running whenever she steps inside.
It took her some work to get it there, but she's made the place hers. Much like she's made the role hers, longer than Malfoy has had a chance to do the same with his.
So there is no bitterness when she adds, "I do like the view though. The windows leading into the Lake, they're so fascinating. It makes me miss swimming."
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Everything that belonged to Severus Snape is gone - disposed of or in storage. Truth be told, despite the man playing a double spy for so long, despite Harry confirming that he was on the side of the Light in the end, there is no love lost between Hermione and the old Potions professor. The man was a bitter bully, whose prejudice towards muggleborns and students was not only prevalent but also motivated by pettiness. The idea that what, his whole reason to be the way he was had to do with romantic rejection? It made her blood boil.
But the school materials, they remain. Beyond the doors of her office, the Potions classroom remains the same. It is only that the office is brighter, the ceiling enchanted by Hermione to reflect the same sky as outside, the dark colours turned neutral and bright. Her actual bedroom - not that Malfoy cares about that - is more a reflection of who she is as a person than of her role in Hogwarts; books, controlled chaos, a fireplace that always is running whenever she steps inside.
It took her some work to get it there, but she's made the place hers. Much like she's made the role hers, longer than Malfoy has had a chance to do the same with his.
So there is no bitterness when she adds, "I do like the view though. The windows leading into the Lake, they're so fascinating. It makes me miss swimming."