Hermione felt her heart skipping a beat, now feeling his heart beating too, faintly but still there. She looked at him while listening, their gazes meeting, clearly understanding what Snape was indicating. Their fingers brushed, softly intertwining together. "Unfortunately, what you both have here is a choice, a choice that is rarer than any magical creature you can think of. If you wish to separate you can, but it won't be pretty, nor easy and if you wish to stay together, well... " He trailed off.