We had only been walking for a few minutes before Snape came to a hault, stopping me too. I chanced a look at his face and saw him looking around, surveying the area. He then drew out his wand from within his black as night robes and muttered a spell I didn't quite catch the name of. When nothing happened he placed his wand back in his robe and walked over to a nearby tree, I followed him.

"Sir, what kind of spell did you just cast?" My curiosity getting the better of me as per usual.

"It was a spell that will alert me if anyone or anything decides to rear its head even if we ourselves cannot see them" he replied whilst taking out a small parcel and opening it. Within the parcel there were various knives and small bags, im guessing to place the potion ingredients in.

"Oh, okay,. Is there anything you would like me to do?" I questioned as he stood up and placed the weed looking item in a bag.

"Not at the moment, Miss Ravens. However, I will require your assistance gathering the final ingredient." He replied not looking at me, just walking off in a different direction.

"So we only came out here to gather two ingredients?"

"Yes" he said simply, as I followed him.

As we continued to walk I realised that we were not going deeper within the forest, just in a different direction. Suddenly Snape stopped, pulled out his wand and grasped my hand pulling me behind a large tree.

"What's going on?" I asked him growing quite concerned.

"Someone's here" he said pushing me further into the tree whilst placing his forefinger to his lips telling me silently to be quiet. I didn't understand what he was talking about as I didn't hear a sound. Then I remembered the spell he cast earlier and thought 'crap'.

It wasn't long before I could hear footsteps coming towards us, growing louder by the second. The next thing I knew Professor Snape had left my side and grabbed the intruder pushing them against the other side of the tree. I turned around just as this happened and saw who it was.

"Harry, what the hell are you doing lurking in the forbidden forest?" I asked and Professor Snape lowered his wand from Harry's neck.

"Yes Mister, Potter what is the nature of your visit into the forest?" Snape questioned looking at Harry suspiciously.

"Harry, where are you, where did you go?" I heard the distinctive voice of Ron, just as he appeared out from behing a bunch of trees.

"Ron you're here too? What are you two doing you almost gave me a hreat attack. I thought some there was some vicious creature coming to kill me and Professor Snape." I yelled whilst trying to contain the urge to strangle both of them.

"Well...erm... we saw you and Snape go into the forsest aand we were wondering where you were going" Ron said with a weary smile.

"So you both decided to come into the forbidden forest, spy on us when you know that Miss Ravens has a detention and knowing that the forbidden forest is off limits to students unless accompanied by a Professor" Snape said all matter-of-factly.

"Yes, Sir" Harry said.

"20 points from each of you and a detention with Filtch on Friday." Snape said causing Harry's face to turn red with what I'm sure is anger.

"20 points each, thats completly unfair" Harry said standing his ground.

"It is completly fair Mister Potter" Snape almost growled.

"Guys, seriously just go back to the common room before you lose Gryffindor anymore points and I will talk to you both later about your lack of trust with me." I said not looking at either of them.

"Steph its not that we don't trust you its was just strange to see you and Professor Snape walk into the forest together." Harry said pleading his case.

"Just GO" I yelled. They both looked at eachother as Snape said "I believe you two should return to your common room before you lose your house anymore points." With that said they turned on their geels and left.

"Well Miss ravens if you would like to follow me we shall go and collect the final ingredient needed" Snape said walking off and with a sigh I followed him.

This walk was much longer than the one to get the first indregient. Much was going through my head, Harry and Ron spying on us, Mgonagal in her pink and yellow outfit came to mind again and I repressed the urge to laugh and the events that happened between Snape and I. I need to know whether he remembers or not and whether it was just a reaction caused by the hit to head.

While contemplating all of this we arrived at a large black and blue-ish oak like tree, sporting many deep red looking berried. The berries are most likely what we are hear for.

"This is what we are here for, Miss Ravens" Snape said confirming my guess.

"Okay, Sir, and what is it you need me for?" I asked.

"I am going to help you climb up the tree so you can pick exactly 15 of the red berries on the tree." He said looking at me directly for the first time that night. Ever since that night Professor Snape had tried to kiss me I had seen him differently. He wasn't male model handsome, but he was the kind of guy I usually go for, plust the dark and mysterious thing gives him an edge. Looking at him tonight reinforced those thoughts. Thenit hit me, he wanted me to climb the tree.

"Why do you need me to climb the tree, Sir? Why can't you just use magic to get the berries?" I asked 100% confused.

"The reason I need you to climb the tree is because we cannot use magic on these berries as they will die" he replied.

"Really?"

"Yes Miss Ravens, really."

I looked at the tree, trying to see how I am going to climb it. I could see a low hanging branch that could support me but I would need a boost to get up there. 'Wait why can't he climb it?'

"Um, Professor why do I have to climb the tree why can't you?" I asked looking at him with my hands on my hips.

"I need you to climb the tree as it would be much easier for the tree to support your weight than mine."

"Ohh...Okay, well how do you suppose I get to the berries?"

"I believe that you could grasp that branch and pull yourself up, so I will help you up." He said pulling up the sleves of his robe.

Then it dawned on me that Snape is going to have to touch me... ooh boy.

I walked over to him and looked up at him. He bent down on one knee and linked his hands together.

"Step one foot on my hands and I will stand and help push you up by grasping your...waist" he said not looking at my face.

"Okay" I said.

I stepped into his hands like he asked me to. I grabbed on to the tree for extra support and felt Professor Snape pushing me up, he then grasped my waist to help support me further. I could just reach the branch and managed to pull myself up.

"Are you okay?" he asked.

"Yeah i'm fine I just need to climb a little higher. How many Berries did you say you needed , Sir?" I asked, climbing a little further up the tree, just able to reach a branch full of berries.

"I need a total of 15." He said rustling around for something.

"Okay, I don't have anything to put them in, should I just throw them down to you?"

"Yes."

With that said I started picking and counting berries, throwing them down one at a time.

"That should be 15" I said looking down and seeing Snape put the berries into one of the bags that was in the parcel he bought with him.

"That is correct." He said after placing the bagged berries into the pracel. "Now, Miss Ravens be careful when coming down" he continued looking up at me.

"Right" now I was scared. Getting up wa spretty simple, however, getting down is a whole other story, I'm not the most co-ordinated person in the world. I fall over when walking for Merlin's sake.

I started climbing down the tree stepping in the places that I stood in to get up the tree. Then there was a snap.

I fell. I heard a faint Stephanie before hitting my head on the tree and everything went black.

I awoke suddenly to the feel of ice cold water being thrown in my face. I opened my eyes and saw Professor Snape kneeling over me I sat up slowly rubbing my head.

"What happened?" I asked.

"Well, when you were climbing down from the tree you stepped on the wrong branch, it snapped, you fell and hit your head, Are you okay?" he asked looking genuinly concerned.

"Im fine." I relpied taking in my surroundings. I was still in the forest by the tree.

"Does your head hurt in any place?" He asked placing his hand on my head gently looking for bumps I'm guessing.

"Strangely no not at all. Where did you get the water?" I asked looking around seeing no water.

"The black lake is not far from here, just around the corner, I got some fromt there." He replied silently telling me to follow his finger with my eyes testing my reactions.

"No wonder it was ice cold." I replied.

"You seem okay, do you feel sick?" "No" I replied.

I started to stand up and Snape quickly hurried to help me stand.

"You seem to be okay. I see no reason for you to go to the infirmary. You don't seem to have a concusion of any sorts and should be fine after something to eat and a nights sleep." he said to me.

"You're a doctor now." I joked. "How am I supposed to get something to eat, dinner is over?" I asked.

"We should head back to the castle now. We have everything we came here for and when we get back to the castle I will take you to the kitchens" he replied to me.

We started our walk back to the castle taking a much slower place than before, im guessing for my sake. We arrived at the kitchens quite quickly in the end. As I thought it was empty. Professor Snape led me over to a work bench that had stools around it and told me to sit. He then walked over to a different work bench and made me a sandwich.

"Eat this and you should feel better" he said handing me the plate.

"I feel fine. I don't need to eat anything" I said assuring him I was okay.

"You may say you're okay, but I don't need you fainting later" he said while handing me a glass of pumkin juice too.

Professor Snape then proceeded to sit in the stool opposite mine. I started to eat and drink all the time avoiding Snape's eyes.

'Come on Steph this is getting ridiculous, just ask him about him trying to kiss you.' My thoughts were telling me. Although the rational side of my brain screamed. 'I can't jst ask him'.

"Are you sure you're okay, you seem a little distant?" Snape questioned making me look up at him, I could visably see the concern plastered across his face.

I involuntarily sighed. "Im fine. How about you are you okay?" I asked.

"You are the one who fell out of the tree. Why would I be the one who's not okay?" he questioned, his face passive.

"I was reffering back to the other day when we were dueling and you fell and hit your head" I replied, I couldn't muster up the courage to look at his face, what a sorry excuse for a 'courageous' gryffindor I was.

He seemed thrown off guard by the question. Though he regained his composure to say, "I'm fine, why wouldn't I be?" He asked me.

"Well, erm... you don't remember?" I asked, pushing my plate aside finally looking at him to see if his face would give me any clues as to what he was thinking. It didn't.

"Remember what?" he asked, his face still quite passive.

"Well after you fell you asked me to take you back to your classroom so you could fix the cut on your head. When we got there you were acting and looking at me strangely. You sort of...erm... pulled me closer to you and when I asked what you were doing you...said t-that I was tempting you. You leant in to kiss me and then Professor Dumbledore walked in." I replied not looking at him at all.

Professor Snape was quiet, very quiet. I chaned a look at his face, he was looking down at the counter top.

"Are you okay, Professor?" I asked, walking over to him to see if he was okay.

I stopped by his side, I placed my hand on his shoulder when he suddenly stood up grasped my hand and pushed me against the counter top.

"Professor Snape?"

He seemed almost in a trance. He was flush against my body his face on the left side of mine and his breathing was uncontrolled.

"I do remember that" he said in a smooth voice.

"You do?" I asked, listening to his breath become more ragged.

"Yes, that and this is a moment of weakness that is becoming much harder to resist" he said while dipping his head into my neck and running his lips up and down it. He placed a kiss on the junction between my neck and shoulders, his hands wrapped around my waist pulling me closer to him.

A quiet moan escaped my lips and that seemed to spur him on as an uncharactistic growl left his throat. He ran his hands slowly ran up and down my sides until they reached underneath my thighs and he lifted me up onto the counter top. I opened my legs slightly upon instinct and he moved in between them. My hand rested upon his broad shoulders and I pushed his robe off of his body. He let go of me for a minescule second to allow it to drop to the floor and his hands were back on my waist as quickly as possible. His lips that were still attached to my neck moved upwards towards my face. He looked at me and leant down for what i was expecting to be a kiss, though he moved to my ear.

"We shouldn't be doing this" he whispered, his hands still roaming around my back.

"Why not?" I asked moving my face forward kissing the side of his nech, eliciting a small moan from his throat.

"You're my student" he said as an excuse though his hands still moved to the hem of my shirt.

"My birthday passed, I'm of age" I replied mirroring his movements.

"Thats ture, though this is not allowed" he continued, pulling my shirt over my head, reavealing a pale blue bra.

"Then lets not tell anyone" I said pulling his shirt over his head, reveally his chest, though not overly muscled, it matched his broad shoulders and strong arms.

"We will be breaking the rules" he tried, though his hands continued their fobidden path up my back to unclasp my bra.

"Then lets break them. Thats what rules are for, to be broken" I finished, finally having enough. He unclasped my bra and I let it fall from my body. I lent in and kissed him. Though quite rough it emitted raw passion. I knew he felt the same. This time for talk and excuses was over.

I wrapped my legs around his back pulling his body as close to mine as it could. His hands worked their way from my back to my breast and he quicly cupped both of them in his hands. His calloused hands, rough from years of teaching and potion making felt amazing on my body. It was all made better when realising that fact that this wa sfobidden and the prospect of being caught at any moment fueled me.

Our kiss ended when the need for air became all to apparent. Though his lips attached themselves to my neck none to soon after. It was like he knew how my body worked. He seemed to know what places would make me moan. My hands continued their path down his chest to the top of his black teaching trousers. I hurried to get the button undone, though distracted when his mouth encased the nipple of my left breast and he began to such harshly, making me throw my head back.

His hands wandered down and his mouth went up, "So responsive, he growled next to my ear", his hand dissapearing into my skirt. "So wet" he said his breath harsh as his hands made contact with the front of my panties.

A moan escaped my lips and he pressed his fingers to my clit through the fabric on my underwear creating a delicious friction. My efforts redoubled trying to get him out of his trousers as quickly as I could. His fingers dissapeared into my underwear and two breached me. Moaning again I managed to undo his trousers, I pulled them and his boxers down with my feet, his fingers double their speed.

"So wet" he whispered again as he added another finger.

I stoped what I was doing and gave into the pleasure he was giving me. All coherent thoughts and words left me as I turned into a moaning mass infront of him. His mouth attaked my neck knowing just where to touch.

"Professor" I moaned, to which he growled. He continued to pleasure me with his fingers though faster now.

"Come for me" I heard his say and I did. A gruttle moan left my lips and he kissed me, softer than before.

He removed his fingers and continued to kiss my neck until I rode out my orgasm. I lifed my head and kissed him again.

"Wow" was allI could say, to which he chuckled. He bunched up my skirt around my waist as I kissed his chest. He quickly slipped off my panties, finally feeling the urgency of his arousal. I chanced a look down at what was soon to be inside of me. He was quite well-endowed, though not a virgin I was nervous.

I reached down wrapped my hand around his cock. A moan fell from his lips. 'I love that sound' I thought to myself with a smile. I continued to pump him for a few second until he grasped my wrist and placed it on his shoulder along with my other one.

"Don't you want me to touch you?" I asked.

"After watching you just then, I don't need you to" he whispered. A smile came across my face. "Ready" he whispred. As soon as I nodded he entered me in one smooth movement. A moan escaped my lips and I grabbed ahold of his hair. He started moving slowly and I worked through the slight pain.

"So tight" he whispered followed by "so hot". My moans became more apparents and his thrusts became much harder. His hand left my back to fondle my breast and pinch my nipple.

"So good" I said, kissing his neck.

Our moans were joined and his thrusts became mor erratic. He pulled as close to him as he could. I could feel the sweat clinging to my body and I knew I was close as was he.

"Almost there" he whispered and with one more sharp thrust I came. I threw my head back clinging to him with all my might. I felt myself contracting around him and a gruttle moan left his lips and with a few more thrusts he was coming inside of me.

It didn't take long to come down from our high, still clutching to eachother enjoying the closeness. He started to move and a low moan left my lips as I felt him slide out of me. He whispered a cleaning charm and one to dress us both.

My breathing began to slow and I chanced a look at him. He was still leaning over me, he lent in to kiss me. It was slow and passionate, different to the other kisses we shared tonight.

He pulled away and looked at me. He opened him mouth to say something but before he got the chance we heard footsteps coming towards us. He helped me down from the counter and we both sat in the same places as before.

The door opened revealing the face of Professor Dumbledore. 'Why is it that when something happens between Snape and I he shows up?' I thought to myself.

"Oh hello Severus, Stephanie. What are you both doing here?" He questioned looking at both of us, that strange twinkle in his eyes appearing. I didn't trust my voice to answer him.

"Miss Ravens was serving her detention with me tonight and I decided we would collect a few things I needed for a potion. Miss Ravens climbed up a tree to collect something I need, then she fell. I decided to bring her here for something to eat and drink to make her feel better." he said standing up.

"Oh my dear, how are you feeling now?" he asked concern lacing his voice.

"I'm feeling much better Professor. Professor Snape has been taking care of me" I replied finally trusting my voice enough to talk without giving anything away, I hope.

"Ah, well at least you are feeling well again. Though it is after curfew. Severus would you mind walking Stephanie back to her common room just to make sure she gets there safely?" he asked looking at Snape.

"Indeed, Professor" he replied looking at me and motioning me to follow him.

"Good night Professor" I said to Professor Dumbledore and he returned it with a smile. That damn twinkle in his eye returing.

Snape and I walked in silence during the journey from the kitchens to the common room. I was trying to decided upon what to say but I couldn't. Although I do not know whether I am in love with Snape I do know that I feel something towards him and I don't want this to end.

We finally reached the common room and Snape broke the awkward silence.

"Come to my office tomorrow after classes. We have a few things we must discuss" he said before nodding his head and turning away. I watched him walk away hoping that he didn't want this to end like I did.

I walked into the common room to find Harry and Ron emersed in a game of wizard's chess and Hermione reading some book by the fire. Harry was the first to notice me.

"Hey Steph, look Ron and I are sorry about spying on you earlier. Honestly, we do trust you, we only followed you beacuse we didn't want Snape to do anything to you." He said his eyes showing me he was telling the truth.

"I know. I'm sorry for yelling at you two earlier. Look I'm tired, I'm going to bed" I said walking up the stairs to my room, Hermione following after me.

We were the only ones in the room.

"So how did it go. Did he remember what he did the other night?" she asked sitting on my bed with me.

I proceeded to tell her the whole story though not in too much detail and she said "So what do you think he is going to say tomorrow?" she asked.

"I don't know." I replied wondering the same thing myself.