Once Upon A Christmas

Hermione made herself a mug of mulled wine and settled comfortably in her favorite chair before the fireplace. She closed her eyes and soon drifted off in a state of sleepy haze, still wishing for a miracle to happen. She did not notice Professor Snape reappearing in his frame above the mantelpiece and watching over her sleeping form with a mixture of concern and hope.
Hermione awoke in the middle of the night, amidst a blizzard, in the suburbs of some working quarter of North England. Not knowing what to do first, she hurried to the only source of light she noticed, someone was trying to strike matches and kept failing.