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"Granger…" Snape tried to get in a word edgewise with her lips on his. Her anger was palpable, but he could taste a hunger underlying it as well - that was interesting. Damn, the girl knew how to kiss too. Was it his fault if he accidentally left his mouth open after saying her name, allowing her access? "What tare y -" His words were muffled by the kiss, which he stilled himself not to respond to. He found himself wanting to, which did nothing for his temper or his nerves, but damn the girl was good! He winced, his leg bumping the desk as he was backed up further by the insufferable Gryffindor. She finally broke off, but he was too busy breathing and keeping his face strait to notice.

"THAT you can take off points for." She said defiantly. "After you let go of my wrist." She glanced pointedly at her hand, still caught in his, as if that had been the sole reason for the kiss.

"I am not so easily bribed Granger." He snorted, but gave her arm its freedom with a forceful jerk. "You just earned yourself a further week of detention, and an additional twen…"

She kissed him again, which shut him up.

"Try that again," He warned with as many daggers in his eyes as he could muster, "And I will not be liable for the consequences."

"Yes, I know you know every hex in existence." She drawled, moving to sit down in the chair by the desk, cocking her head up at him. "Will you tell me what is going on now?"

"Besides that you have lost your MIND?" He asked, white knuckles clutching the desk. How dare a student slap him! Well, kiss him for that matter but she had bloody slapped him, twice! The vixen! "And that obviously you and your friends are up to more than studying all the time?"

"Just what do you mean by that?" Hermione hissed. While she had no idea what had made her kiss Snape, she had to admit the affect was worth it. For him to raise his voice land lose his composure meant he wasn't angry, he was off-balance. And he couldn't really do anything, could he? He had kissed her as Richard, and he doubted he wanted Dumbledore to find that out.

Snape turned his dark eyes on her, daring her to look away. "You obviously learned how to do that thing with your tongue somewhere." He informed her, however the intimidation factor apparently sent her into another fit of laughter. [Had he just lost a staring contest?].

"What thing with my tongue professor?" She asked innocently.

"That thing!" Snape huffed. "Which one was it? Weasely I suppose, tall men tend to have a natural talent, although I would think the thought sickening, myself…"

"You're tall, professor." Hermne said bluntly, rewarded with a flash of anger in his eyes, and something else? Perhaps she was pressing her luck, baiting him like this was cruel. "But no, I never kissed Ron, or Harry Sir." She muttered lowly. "Not even Krum Sir." She watched his eyes really go wide this time. Who knew such tactics would work? She could not resist, no matter how many points he took, his face was worth every one. "And I really don't know what you mean by the tongue thing Sir, I have never done that before…"

"THIS tongue thing." Snape grabbed her face gruffly, forcing his mouth onto hers, sucking roughly and then more gently, tracing the contours of her mouth. She stood shock still, letting him explore, not sure how to respond. She had written the rules for this contest of wills, and damn if she was going to lose. She tried not to lose her composure, as part of her was horrified, part scared to death, and a third part wanting badly to kiss him back for an unexplained reason. His tongue was good, he was good, she noted, every bit as skilled as she would have expected him to be, and he was sending tingles down to her toes. Not that she had much to compare him too…

He broke away, looking down with firey black eyes, expecting to see her breathless and melting at his patented touch. Ok, well maybe not patented, but he knew he was good…oh hell, who was he fooling? Granger had good reason to hate his guts.

"You missed a spot, professor." Was her only response.

After that, neither was really liable for the consequences….