Chapter 3: In which Hermione is shocked
Hermione who by then had reached new levels of Snarky-bitch, level cranky mood, stomped over to the wall. Snape thought she looked rather stunning with her eyes flashing (not that he would ever confess to thinking the prize know-it-all of the school was extremely attractive and possibly one of the only people he really considered one of his equals in the school.)
"Your heart's desire has been brought to you; one kiss is the first step in the path that will lead you to liberty"
Well crap, thought Hermione, it's not like he's going to ever want to kiss me.
Snape stood up all billowing coat, snarky smile and flashing black eyes.
"Well Miss Granger seeing that we have no other option and considering the fact you are of age are you sure this is what you want? I would have thought Mr Weasley was more to your liking" he said, needing to hear that what he had seen in her mind was real and not his wishful thinking.
"No Sir, It's not like I was ever really attracted to him and to say the truth in the past year I have come to the conclusion that he is the proof evolution can go in reverse "said Hermione nibbling at her bottom lip and thinking about how absolutely annoying Ron was after he had asked her 50 billion times in the last week if she wanted to go out with him ( the concept of the word "NO" seemed to be too superior for his pea sized brain). She glanced up at Snape (who by the way was positively oozing sexiness) thinking he would be at the other side of the room as far away from her as he could. She was absolutely mortified he had seen what she was thinking, and knowing that he knew she had a crush on him was not making things easier. In fact he would probably fail every single potion she did from that day on and take away every single point Gryffindor had managed to scrape that year (Unluckily they didn't have very many since some idiot turned Professor McGonagall's long dress into a tartan mini skirt resulting in a lot of point being taken away)
She was startled when she saw him just a few inches away and instinctively took a step back. One thing was imagining Mr. Oh- so –Gorgeous- but- still- a –snarky- git snogging her senseless but a very different thing was reality when she had him just in front of her. She trembled, half in excitement half in nerves.
"Well then I don't think it will be a problem" he said, eyes softening as he looked down at her.
At that precise instant Hermione's normally 24 hour working brain totally shut down and the only thing she could think was" OHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGOD" as her face turned nearly all the colours from under the sun. Snape smirked seeing her go green then white than a dusky rose colour and with smouldering eyes he raised his hand and caressed her cheek treating it like the most precious material in the world.
Then, slowly, ever so slowly they closed the inches that were separating them, their lips joining in an almost desperate kiss. Snape gently nibbled at her bottom lip demanding entrance to her mouth with his tongue. Hermione's arms came up and clasped themselves nearly by their own accord behind his neck pulling him closer as Snape with determined concentration deepened the kiss. Every time she though he was going to stop he just continued, leaving her trembling in his arms. She was glad he was holding her as her legs had turned to jelly. He moaned softly as they both came up for air, their eyes meeting in absolute wonder.
Bloody hell thought Hermione staring at him nearly hypnotized when he licked his lips. In her mind he was a Sex God but this, this, this was just amazing.
Snape in front of her was still reeling "Those sweet lips. My, oh my, I could kiss those lips all night long". He thought, accidentally quoting one of his favourite Muggle books.
They both sat down half in shock over what had just gone on between them.
Snape cleared his throat, "I think it would be a good time to start calling each other by our first names" he said, no longer using his big git persona. He stood up leaving a rather shocked Hermione on the floor and went to try the door again.
"It's not opening" he said, pushing it (even although he didn't do it with as much enthusiasm as I the beginning as he was starting to enjoy it).
"Well great, Captain Obvious" said Hermione who was still in a snit over the invasion of her mind.
"Are we going to talk about what you were doing in my mind? I don't think you would like it if I just decided to go and have a rummage through your personal thoughts. It was private and for the record I most definitely do not have a crush on you, it was just a moment of weakness" she said.
"First of all, Miss Granger, Hermione, I doubt very much you would be able to get into my mind, second of all you would probably be traumatized by what you saw in there and finally I never said I would not welcome… his voice trailed off as another message appeared on the stone wall that was opposite them.
This chapter is kind of short but the next one will probably be longer and there will be lemons :)
