She woke in the morning from the smell of coffee coming from the kitchen. Still unsteady she made her way to the bathroom, showered and dressed in the robes she found on the chair next to her bed. She carefully climbed down the stairs and walked into the kitchen.
'Good morning Severus, again, thank you so...'
'Sit down. I'll get you some coffee.'
'Coffee would be nice, but then I really should get out of your hair.'
'Nonsense', he said, placing a mug of coffee prepared exactly the way she liked it in front of her. 'You can stay. I promised Minerva I would look after you, or return you to the hospital wing. You choose.'
'I wouldn't want to get in the way of your weekend plans.'
'You aren't. And you should eat something.' He gestured at the breakfast products on the table. 'I was going to go to the market this weekend, read a book or two and maybe brew a little; work on an article I'm writing for Potions Monthly. Nothing I can't do with you in the house.'
'You are writing a new article for Potions Monthly?! Your last one was so good! What is this one about? Can I see your research?'
'Your questions remind me of somebody that I used to know some ten years ago.'
She blushed.
'I will tell you what it is about and you can see my research, but...'
'But no incessant questions. I know. I will try to control myself. This is exiting!'
And he proceeded to tell her all about his recent discoveries in the potions lab. She did ask questions, but she also made some rather interesting suggestions and he found he really enjoyed sharing his ideas with her.
A couple of hours later Severus noticed Hermione starting to get pale and that her hands were shaking. 'Bedtime for you, I'd say.'
She looked a bit embarrassed. 'I think you are right.'
'You will go to sleep and I will go to the market. Is there anything you need?'
'A toothbrush would be nice, but really Severus, I...'
'Bed', he said in his teacher's voice. And although she hadn't been his student for many years, she couldn't help but follow his orders.