Chapter 3

Harry was curious as to how Aspen made Snape laugh while he was cold to everyone else that crossed his path. He had been watching his Marauder's Map in his dormitory and noticed Snape and Aspen leave the former's office together. He wore his Invisibility cloak to follow, out of curiosity. As he was walking down a staircase, he heard voices. Ahead of him saw Natalie and Snape, hand-in-hand, laughing as though one of them had just told a rather witty joke. About five minutes had passed when they came to a halt on the fourth floor outside a portrait of a wizard who appeared to be sleeping. Harry stopped to watch.

He could not believe what he witnessed. Snape wrapped his free hand around Natalie's neck to pull her close to him.

"I missed you," he whispered ever so seductively into her ear. He lightly kissed her cheek, then her lips. Snape bit her lower lip gently and slid his tounge ever so gracefully into her mouth. Leaving his left hand still on her neck, he moved his right hand down to find a rather nice ass. He grasped it, though not too roughly. All the while Natalie moved her hands slowly down his back to his ass and pulled him closer to her. She could feel him against her. It was something she missed very much. She gently grabbed him, which, of course, slightly surpirsed him. He broke the kiss that seem to last forever.

Harry's jaw dropped; he couldn't believe it.

When Snape lifted his head he tilted her chin as well. Natalie looked at him and smiled. "You know," she whispered, "owing to the fact that we are both authority figures in this school, it's quite unprofessional to stand in the corridor snogging." She winked then kissed him lightly. "Well, I'd better be getting to bed. I shall see you at breakfast."

"You shall," replied Snape. He started to walk away slowly. Natalie retreated into her chamber not far from the portrait by which they stopped.

Snape was walking a bit faster, now that Natalie was no longer visible, with an uncharacteristic bounce in his step and a smile on his face.

Harry hurried back to the Gryffindor common room, removed the cloak as he gave the Fat Lady the password, and clambered through the hole up to his dormitory.


"Certainly took you long enough," said Hermione in an agitated voice at breakfast.

"I was tired Hermione," Harry replied. "Listen, I saw Snape last night...with that new professor."

"Snape?" Ron and Hermione asked in unison. "How did you --" started Hermione.

"Nevermind." He didn't really want to tell them just yet how he happened to see them. "They were walking, holding hands, and" he added with a whisper, "they kissed!"

"Did she smack him?" Ron was quite curious.

"No, she actually seemed to like it."

"Whoa! That lady's mental!" Ron exclaimed.

"Ron, she is not mental," Hermione said disapprovingly.

"Kissing Snape? Oh, no...she's a definite nutter."

"What've we got today?" Harry asked, changing the subject rather abruptly while Hermione eyed him suspiciously.

"Uh…Oh yeah, Charms and Herbology this morning," said Ron.

After breakfast they made their way to their first class. They took seats at the front of the room where Aspen was standing. "Hello class. Professor Flitwick would like me to introduce what we will be attempting today. But, first I'd like to make sure everyone is here." As she took attendance she noted that Malfoy wasn't in class. "As you are fifth years, you will begin vanishing objects. To get a bit of practice you will only be vanishing simple items first. Today your object will be a feather. Allow me to demonstrate."

Later that evening, Ron asked, "So how about Aspen, eh? Quite a teacher if I say so myself. Are you sure you saw her and Snape last night? He doesn't seem like her type."

"Yeah, I'm sure," Harry said, "I know it sounds weird, but that's what I saw."