Tropical Paradise
Chapter 1
by Aurora
Hermione began to laugh despite herself. The image of Severus Snape, angrily brushing sand from his robes, was too much for her.
"I fail to see the humor in this situation Miss Granger."
She tried to hold back the giggles.
"Sorry sir. I suppose the heat of the sun is just getting to me."
He glared at her.
"Damn those Weasleys!" he shouted to the air.
Hermione picked herself up off the beach and brushed herself off.
She began to remove her outer-robes and threw them onto the sand.
"What are you doing?"
"Im making the best of this situation sir. I'd rather not die of heatstroke."
She took note of the sweat beading on his forehead.
"I think you'd do well by doing the same."
He sighed heavily. He hated having to agree with her, but she was right. His heavy mass of robes would do nothing good for him here exept near kill him.
He tugged at the collar of his robes before throwing them in a pile on top of hers.
He then rolled up his long white sleeves and untucked his shirt.
Hermione smiled at the sight of him. She had never seen her pristine professor look so disheveld, and gasp human.
She then took the time to follow suit, fixing her sleeves and rolling up her pant legs.
"Well, what now?" she asked.
"Now we find out where we are and how we get out of here." he spoke somewhat harshly.
She nodded in agreement and followed him towards a grass hut in the distance.
Once there, a small note was seen attached to the door.
Snape sneered before thrusting it in her face.
Dearest Hermione,
Since you cant take the initiative to go on vacation, we brought you to the vacation. There is enough here for you to survive for the next three days. The port key on the table, that old looking sock,is charmed to activate early the fourth day. Relax and have fun!
Luv,
Harry and Ron
P.S. In case you're wondering, you're on a minor island off of the Carribean. You have it all to yourself. No one inhabits it. Have fun! :-)
Hermione chuckled in spite of herself.
"Well, that was nice of them I suppose." she uttered.
Snape simply glared at her.
"What? I didnt ask for this to happen. It was meant for me, not you."
"Well, now Im here for the next three days, stuck with the know-it-all because of her golden trio friends!"
"Look, Professor, if we ARE going to be stuck here on this beautiful island, I am NOT going to tolerate your moods. There is nothing we can do about this. We have nothing but each other for the next three days. Deal with it." she spoke roughly before walking off towards the shore.
"where are you going?"he called out after her.
"To swim, what else?"
He sighed before going into the hut.
He looked around at their supplies:
Towels
Sunscreen
Tan oil
Aloe Vera
Misc. Food Items
Bottled Water
One Bed
A Table
A Fridge
A Bathroom(that was a surprise)
Hula Skirts???(He silently wondered what use those could have.)
He sighed again. This was madness. He was on a forced vacation with a gryffindor girl on a beautiful island. When did he ask for this? Was this some form of torture designed to punish him for his past with voldemort? He had long thought the hug from Harry after the war was over and the bombardment of thankyou-owls he had received was punishment enough. Now this? He looked out the small window in the hut out at the ocean.
Well, it really wasnt THAT bad. Maybe he could at least try to enjoy it.
Maybe.
Just then he saw a very wet, scantily clad Hermione emerge from the water.
Whoever said Tankini's were better than Bikini's must have had Neville Longbottom make their pepper up potion. At that moment, a bikini had never looked so good.
Eww, Severus! She's a student! Your student!
Ah yes, but here she is just a woman. No one would know, a little voice spoke to him.
A suddenly hot potions master decided a dip in the ocean might not be bad after all.