She remained there all day, all night, and the rest of the following day. Finally, in the late afternoon, he gradually awoke. Alarms went off, Healers bustled in to check that everything was fine and, satisfied that he had thoroughly healed, removed the monitoring equipment and went on their way. When they were finally alone, Severus’ eyes fell at last on Hermione, who, with the influx of medical personnel, had been hidden from his sight until then.