Smiles That Shine Through Tears

Eight years after leaving Hogwarts and the final defeat of Voldemort, Hermione has found love and leads a peaceful life as an author. If only the forces of evil would take a rest! When trouble looms Hermione is once more assisting the Order, fatally disrupting the peaceful routine she and Jane have become used to. Jane’s POV, HG/OC/SS.

In which adults and children need comfort, a story is told, a baby born and Severus Snape turns up at a rather awkward moment.

Escape from the place she calls home and meeting the Order of the Phoenix at Headquarters. Jane finds her lover isn’t quite what she thought she was.

Getting to know the potions classroom and Severus Snape. New friends show Jane how much fun being eleven can be – when all is right with the world.

Why would Dumbledore want Snape to walk into a trap? The headmaster always did have ulterior motives: did he bewitch the cat?

Six years later, a journal entry gives a snapshot of how things turned out for Jane.