A/N I have always thought that the death of Severus Snape was a great loss. I also thought that He should have a second chance at life and love. This Story contains adult language, Sexual situations, and discriptions of sex. It is rated M for that reason. If you are not of proper age to read things that are rated M, I suggest you not read this story.

If you are of proper age to enjoy adult material than please read on, and let me know what you think as the story progresses.

Chapter 1 To be alive

"So here I sit bleeding to death. The son of the only witch that I ever loved now knows the entire truth. Lilly, my love, I would join you in heaven but I am afraid that it is to the pits of hell that I will be sinking to. Funny you got to where you thought I should go to hell. Perhaps it won't be so bad to spend eternity with the devil as my master and consort. The darkness that envelopes my body is as deep as the color of my ebony eyes. The silence that surrounds me is the grave steadily approaching. To die is like numbness to the world around me. I welcome the angel of death," thought Severus Snape as he lost consciousness on the floor of the shrieking shack.

The first thing he became aware of in the pitch darkness that he believed to be death, was the soft sound of melodious humming. The humming seemed to be moving around him. Then he felt a warm rush which started from inside his mouth, and seemed to spread through his entire body, warming him instantly. He could taste the flavor of an unknown liquid in his mouth going down his throat, As the warming sensation increased.

Aside from the constant yet very soothing humming coming from the unknown source, he also became aware that his heart had begun to beat first slowly than at a normal pace. He slowly opened his eyes and was shocked to see that he was somewhere white soft and warm. He tried to move his hand to shield his eyes from the bright light, but was unable to move. He groaned with the effort of trying to move.

He blinked his eyes and was shocked to find that the humming had stopped and there was a shadowy something blocking the light. Then he heard a soft voice which seemed so familiar, yet so foreign to him. "Don't try to move just yet Severus. It will take time for the potions I gave you to heal you, said the soft voice. Severus felt the softness that he was laying in move slightly as if someone was sitting next to him.

"Can you see anything yet," asked the soft obviously female voice? "If you are unable to speak at this time, don't strain yourself. Just blink once for yes and twice for no. Do you understand,"she asked? Severus blinked once. "Good, can you see anything at all?" Severus blinked again . Severus felt a soft warm hand on his cheek. The blurred shadow moved a little closer to his face.

Ariana leaned closer to her patient to examine his eyes more closely. His eyes were dilated and looked bloodshot. "That Snake took a pretty good hunk out of you. Your very lucky that I got to you when I did. It will take some time for your motor skills to come back to you, but let me assure you that you are in good hands Mr. Snape. I was employed as head healer at St. Mungos since my graduation from Hogwarts."

"I gave you a nutrient potion, are you thirsty," she asked? Severus blinked once and licked his lips. He could feel her gentle hand slowly lift his head. Then he felt the cool glass being held to his lips. "Don't drink to fast, we don't need this to come back up on you, she said in a soothing voice. After she laid his head back onto what he now suspected was a pillow, Severus cleared his throght.

"Who are you," he whispered?

"My name is Ariana Isobel Dumbledore, I was in Slytherin house much to my mother and father's disappointment. I believe that you knew my father, Albus Dumbledore," she said with a soft smile on her lips.

"Yes," whispered Severus. '

"You may also know my mother Minerva McGonagall They never married but they somehow made a family for me. You rest for now Severus I have some potions that I need to finish brewing for you," said Ariana as she left him to sleep.

Severus drifted back into a deep sleep. When he awoke he found that his vision had returned to him. He looked around to survey his surroundings. He was lying in a very comfortable canopy bed with white satin sheets, and a soft velvet feather down quilt. Hanging from the top of the canopy was sheer white lace curtains that billowed in the morning breeze. Through the open window he could hear the sounds of horses and the same melodious humming that he imagined that he heard the night before.

He tried to move and found that although he could feel his surroundings in much more detail than he did the night before, he still could not move anything but his head. He felt like he quite literally had nothing on beneath the coolness of the satin sheets. He glanced over to see his fine black robes had been cleaned, and mended, and were sitting on a green trunk at the end of the bed. He saw that there was an open door which appeared to lead to a lavish and inviting looking loo. On seeing the open door to the loo, he couldn't help but think of how much he desired to use the loo, and possibly take a long luxurious bath.

His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of soft humming at the closed door which he assumed led into the rest of the house that he was in. The door opened slowly , and a witch with long black hair and from what he could see of her from behind, a very attractive figure, stepped through the door carrying a large silver tray.

"Are you feeling better today Severus," asked the attractive witch as she turned to face her patient. His jaw dropped in utter and complete shock as he realized exactly who she was.

"Ariana, is that you," he asked in astonishment?

"Ah, so you remember me, I hoped you would," she said sweetly.

"I thought I was dreaming last night when I heard your voice and your name," he admitted with a frown on his face.

"You look uncomfortable, Severus do you need the loo," she asked as she placed the tray down on the table beside the bed?

"If I can't move or walk how in the hell am I supposed to use the loo? I don't like the idea of preforming my private business in front of a lady," he grumbled. Ariana chuckled softly under her breath.

"I can understand a mans need for privacy, but frankly until you are able to move your arms and hands to wipe your own ass, you're stuck with me as your attendant. However if you would prefer, I could easily get my house elves to attend to your more private needs," she said with a look on her face that told him that she wasn't bluffing. Severus' eyes widened in shock and disgust.

"On second thought I'd rather have an incredibly attractive witch see my private parts, rather than a house elf," said Severus as he looked around wearily for the threatened house elf attendant.

"You're not as stubborn as you used to be," she said with a satisfied smile on her face. Severus smiled sheepishly at Ariana as she approached the middle of the room. "I happen to be extremely gifted in charms, you have my word that I will not let you down," she said as she withdrew her wand. She than pointed her wand at Severus and used the Wingardiumleviosa charm. Severus blushed as his naked body was lifted out of the bed and moved into the loo.

Severus sighed deeply as he felt his backside land gently on the seat of the toilet. "Let me know when you're done," came Ariana's voice from the other room. As he sat on the toilet he watched in amazement as the water in the tub began to fill on its own. "You wanted a nice hot bath didn't you," came the voice of the witch in the other room?

"Umm, how did you know," asked Severus wondering if she could read minds?

"To answer your question, yes, I can read minds. I am also very skilled in legumency and oclumency . There is not much that you can hide from me. Since you are already naked perhaps you would like to bathe first, then eat your breakfast. If your shy I can close my eyes when I levitate you into the bath tub.," she offered from the other side of the closed door.

"No, actually I think I can handle it if you have your eyes opened," said Severus in a flirtatious tone.

Ariana entered the loo and knelt down to check the temperature of the bath water. Severus couldn't help admiring her slender figure. Her long black hair had been braided and rolled up into a tight bun at the back of her elegant neck. Her dark burgundy robes were tight fitting at the bodice, and flowed out into a floor length skirt. She had rolled her sleeves up past her elbows, and he couldn't help but notice how slender her wrists were as she poured various potions into the steaming hot bath water.

While he was busy ogling his nurse and savior. He felt a bit of toilet paper cleaning him. He turned to see who or what was doing the cleaning and found nothing. She turned and smiled over her shoulder at him. "Are you ready for your bath Severus," she asked with a smile on her face? Before he could answer he was being magically lifted from the toilet and slowly lowered into the hot tub of water. He noticed that she didn't have her wand out.

"I see you are also gifted in the use of wandless magic," he said appreciatively.

"The water is not too hot for you, is it," she asked with concern?

"No Ariana, actually it feels wonderfully soothing." he said with a grateful smile on his lips.

"Good I didn't want to make you believe that you were in a boiling caldron," she said as she turned off the water.

"Why are you blushing Ariana," asked Severus as he peered into her mind? He could feel compassion, caring, love, and extreme sexual desire coming from her as he gazed into her emerald green eyes.

Her thoughts flashed before his eyes. She clearly admired his body, and was astonished at the size of his manhood. He smiled slightly as he saw the sensual nature of her thoughts and deepest desires. "So you think I'm an acceptable specimen of a man," he said smiling as she tenderly rubbed a soapy sponge over his naked shoulders.

"Severus what I think about you is not to be discussed at this time," she scolded for a second reminding him very much of her stern mother.

Severus smiled as she ran the soapy sponge over his back and chest. "Why can't we discuss your feelings Ariana? If the truth should be told, I have always admired you," he admitted.

"Severus I'll admit, I have always liked you. Even when we attended Hogwarts, I thought you were an amazing wizard," she said blushing.

"Fuck the wizard! How do you feel about me as a man," he demanded gazing into her eyes?

"Please Severus, don't make this hard on me, unless you'd rather be bathed by house elves," she said in a cold tone. Severus's wicked smile grew bigger as he felt her sponge slowly moving closer to his erection. He whispered into her ear softly.

"You are very lucky that I have no power over my body, Ariana. If I did, rest assured that you would most certainly be in this tub with me," he said silkily ensuring that every word tickled her ear as he spoke. Ariana's hand stopped when she realized exactly how aroused Severus truly was.

She got up abruptly, and left him sitting alone in the tub. A few minutes later a male house elf came into the room. "What did you do to the mistress," asked the furious looking elf.

"I did nothing, in case you haven't noticed I can't move," spat Severus in rage.

"You lie," screamed the house elf furiously. "The mistress would never shy away from treating a paitent. I know you did something to her. I warn you wizard, if you harm my mistress, you will regret it," said the angry elf.

"I'm already regretting it, and I've done nothing," argued Severus defiantly. The house elf moved the soapy sponge over Severus so fast magically that Severus found himself covered from head to toe in soap bubbles. Then the tub drained and he screamed as freezing cold water was dumped over his head to rinse the soap off of him. "Damn you, you mother fucker,"he screamed. "What the hell is wrong with you," raged Severus as he shook with all over with the chill of the cold water?

"The mistress said that you need to cool down," said the elf with a wicked grin on his little face. Severus found himself levitated out of the tub once again and attacked by a black wizard sleeping gown. "You should be ashamed of yourself. Unfortunately for you, mistress has ordered me to attend to your needs for the rest of the day," said the elf proudly.

The house elf levitated Severus back into the bed and fed him his breakfast of scrambled eggs, bacon, and French toast. Then he made sure that Severus swallowed each of the mornings potions. After the irate house elf had left the room, Severus stared out the open window and smiled as he thought of all the naughty things that he would love to do with Ariana once he had regained his motor skills.

She was a beautiful witch and she had saved his life. "I am alive because of her in more ways than one. Perhaps she will give into her emotions and feelings for me once I can actually move my hands and arms. Pity she didn't continue bathing me. I would have loved that immensely. House elves are such a turn off," he said to himself as he glanced out of the open window.

Ariana was furious with her unprofessional reaction to Severus Snape. In all her years practicing medicine as a healer she had never been turned on by a male patient. She wanted him and had no idea how she was going to handle her feelings for the wizard who was sleeping in the only bed that she owned. She arranged the necessary potions that Severus would need to take for the rest of the day and the next morning, so the house elf would know what to give him. Then she remained outside with her herd of winged unicorns that she was working on bringing back from extinction. As night fell over the lush green fields of her Scottish home, Ariana transfigured herself a bed out of a bale of straw in the feed room of the stables where her animals were housed.

Her female house elf Helga came into the stables to check on her mistress and give a report on the wizard laying in the master bedroom. "Mistress, are you not coming in for dinner," asked Helga with drooped ears?

"No, Helga," Ariana answered without looking up from what she was doing!"

"Mr. Snape was wondering where you are going to sleep since Benjamin told him that the house only has the one bedroom," said Helga in a soft voice not wishing to anger her mistress.

"You may tell Mr. Snape that I have a place to sleep, if that is truly what he is worried about. Helga please bring my dinner here to the stables. I need some time to think about things on my own," she ordered as she gazed out of the open door into the stable yard to see the sun setting.

The house elf bowed to her mistress and left the stables. Later after Ariana had eaten her dinner she settled into the transfigured bed for what she hoped was a restful sleep. What she got was another story all together.

A/N So ends chapter 1 please review and let me know what you thought. If you liked the first chapter and are hungry for more of the sultery Slytherin known as Severus Snape and his favorite healer stay tuned for chapter 2 The enchanted wheelchair.