Infatuation: Chapter One

Summary: (RL-HG-SS triangle) Hermione's been a bit of a bad Head Girl. She's fallen in love; the only problem is that she's promised herself to another. Now she's in love with two completely different men, and neither of them knows she's with them both. What will she do when one finds out about the other?

Disclaimer: Not mine, all J.K.'s. You know the drill.

Chapter One: There Were Three

"You wanted to see me, Professor?"

"Ah, yes, Hermione. Have a seat," he motioned to the seat in front of his desk.

Hermione sat down nervously, dropping her bag at her feet.

"Would you like a cup of tea?" he asked her. He sounded almost as nervous as she did.

"Yes, that would be nice," she said, her voice hardly louder than a whisper.

"You don't need to be nervous, Hermione," he told her, though his own nervousness didn't go away. He noticed hers didn't either.

He handed her a cup of tea, which shook slightly in her hands.

"Hermione, I think we need to talk." Hermione nodded, unable to speak at this point. "I... I'm... We... That shouldn't have happened. Are you aware of that?" he asked her.

"Yes, Professor," she squeaked.

"We... we can't do that again."

Hermione nodded.

"It's not that you are very... attractive, or intelligent, or... Hermione, are you alright?" he asked, slightly panicked.

Hermione's cup of tea had just smashed to the ground as she looked at the door.

"Hello there," a smooth voice said from the doorway.

"Ah, Severus, how are you?" Remus asked, stepping towards the other man.

Hermione blinked up from her seat, feeling like a small child.

"I'm fine, Remus," Snape said, not looking up from Hermione's eyes.

"I... I have to go," Hermione said hurriedly, picking up her bag and running from Remus' office.

It was Seventh year, and Remus had been appointed the D.A.D.A. professor again, considering the fact that Dumbledore had to half-beg him to do it, and there were no other applicants.

It was currently a week after Halloween, which would mean it was a week after the Halloween Ball, and a week after Professor

Snape had caught Remus and herself half-naked in his office.

She couldn't stand to make eye-contact with that man; he seemed to penetrate into her mind. And what scared her most about that fact was that she knew he could.

Hermione stopped outside the Gryffindor Common Room. She couldn't let Harry, Ron or Ginny see her so puffed out; they would ask questions. She caught her breath and exited the common room to find it empty.

Cursing herself, she rushed up to her Head Girl quarters, slamming the door shut and locking it.

She flopped down on her four-poster and closed her eyes tight.

She remembered back to before Snape had entered Remus' office. She tried to recapture the picture of Remus' face as he told her they couldn't ever do that again.

She sighed as she watched him run his hand through his hair and blink his sparkling eyes at her.

Sure, he was about twenty years older than her; she knew that. And he was her professor, she knew that too. But he was so perfect. So intelligent, and kind; so caring and considerate. And so brave, he was so much of a Gryffindor, it was beautiful.

Remus slumped at his desk, an eyebrow raised at Severus.

"So...?" Severus began, "What was she doing here?"

"I was telling her that we can't ever do something like that again, for your information," Remus said tiredly, the full moon was nearing, and as always, he wasn't quite himself.

"And how did she take it?"

"Quite well, until you turned up."

"I can't help if I have that affect on people," Severus told him, studying his nails, completely guilt-free.

"Actually, you only seem to make Hermione and Neville flee from the room," Remus informed him, walking to the window.

He rested his hands on the windowsill, closing his eyes and letting out a deep sigh. "I'm not sure I can help myself, though, Severus."

"What do you mean?" Severus asked, not looking up.

"Just look at her. She's so beautiful, and intelligent. She's so perfect, how can you control yourself?"

"Easy. I think of how bloody young she is. Think about what you're saying, Remus. She's only seventeen; she's too young for you."

"Love knows no age," Remus quoted, leaning his forehead on the glass.

"Well the law does, Remus. Think of what you're putting on the line."

"But, it's worth it, Severus," Remus told his friend, whipping around as he said so.

"Is it?" Severus queried, walking to the door. "Think about it."

And then he was gone.

Remus looked at where his friend had last been. Was he right? Was what they had so forbidden? He knew he shouldn't see her again, but that didn't mean he didn't want to. It didn't mean he couldn't.

Severus exited Remus' office, turned a corridor and headed up into the castle, instead of down to his dungeons. He continued until he stood outside the Gryffindor Common Room. He knew none of them would be there, except for one. As all students, but for the Head Boy and Girl were hearing an announcement in the Great Hall, and would be there for some time still. The Head's both knew, so their presence wasn't needed. Thus why he knew Hermione would be in her room.

Giving the password, and entering the common room, he made his way up the Girls' staircase; being a teacher, he was immune to the spell cast on it to stop boys from walking up it.

He stopped outside Hermione's door, giving a slight knock.

"Er- who is it?" Hermione voice came through the door.

"It's me," Severus told her, leaning against the door frame.

The sound of the lock unclicking sounded and Hermione's face appeared through the crack.

"Um... Hello," she whispered, biting her lip.

"May I come in?" Severus asked, giving her a smirk.

Hermione's eyes looked down the steps then back up at him. "Er... Only for a minute, okay?"

Severus nodded and waited for her to open the door fully. With that, he strode into the room, and capture Hermione in his arms, closing the door behind himself.

"Well, youngen, we have a few things to discuss, don't we?" he told her before capturing her lips with his own.

Well, well, well, I think I'll leave it there. Keep you guys guessing on what's happening? Don't stress, all will be revealed in the next chapter, or at least some of it.

Until then.