Chapter 7

Hermione woke the next morning she planned on spending the day with her friends but did not want to leave Severus out so she spent the morning with him. They ate breakfast together in their private rooms. They discussed one of the new potion journal that came by owl post that morning for a couple of hours before she made her way to the Gryffindor common room to hang out with her friends who decide to visit Hagrid before lunch. After lunch they walked around the lake and sat under a tree talking like old times. She was so happy that Harry was talking to her again and everything was back to normal. He had promised to give Severus a chance and put the past behind him, he wouldn't forget but he would try to work past it. Hermione only hoped Severus could do the same.

Hermione and her friends hung out in the common room again for a while before dinner. Ginny and Hermione watching the boys play wizard chess. While they were eating dinner they decided they would do a little homework afterwards it was not due till the next week but Hermione got them to go ahead and start. Ginny had a project to do as well and she wouldn't mind Hermione's help.

When they got back to the common room it was over crowded. They found seats in a corner but found it was too loud to do anything. Some of the boys had obviously spent all there money in Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes and there were currently fireworks going off. They couldn't go to the library , Ms Pince closed it on Sundays.

"Why don't we go back to my place?" Hermione suggested. She received a horrified look from the two boys.

"I don't think Snape would like that very much," Ron said.

"Yea I don't really feel like being hexed into Merlin knows what," Harry said.

"He will be fine" she hoped " …he really is not as bad as you guys think…..just don't do anything to make him angry," Hermione closed her book and started to pack up her bag.

"What?…like breath," Harry said. The comment earned him a poke in the ribs from Ginny.

"Ok. We can try it." Ginny says.

"Give me fifteen minutes to … warn Severus."

As she walked down to the dungeon she tried to think of what to say to Severus. She decided it was best to ask his permission even though she already told them to come. When she walked into their sitting room he was in his chair in front of the fire reading a different journal from this morning. He was relaxed, in just black trousers and a white button up shirt with the sleeves rolled up to the elbow.

"I assumed you would be out the until curfew," he said not looking up from his journal.

"I wondered if we could study down here ?"

"What is wrong with your house common room?" he asked as he turned the page of his journal.

"Its too crowded and too loud…." she sat her bag down by the couch.

He did not say anything just looked at her. If looks could kill she defiantly would be a goner.

"I know you don't get along with Harry but I was hoping that would change now. I'm not asking you to give him a great big hug when he comes through the door just…..be civil….and maybe not call him Potter. At least try for me," She pleaded. "When we are in class you can go back to your normal wonderful bastard self that I like so much," she smiled.

"You like my normal bastard self?" he smirked.

"Yes for reasons unknown to me I do." She had learned not to take things so personally when he was a snarky bastard and now she found it…attractive.

Severus did not want them in his private chambers but he wanted Hermione to be happy…..there was that word again- happy….why did he worry about her happiness?… no one had ever worried about his.

"Fine…but you will owe me one…an enormous one," He agreed reluctantly.

"I will make it up to you I promise," she smiled happily and gave him a kiss as there was a knock on the door.

As soon as she let her friends come in Severus knew he was going to regret this.

The three walked in timidly and looked around in amazement, somehow it was not what they had picture.

"Have a seat on the couch….do you want anything to drink?" Hermione asked.

"No thank you," they all three said awkwardly as they took a seat on the couch.

When Hermione squeezed onto the couch, on the end by the bedroom door, she noticed Ginny was staring at Severus with a smile, probably thinking about the McGonagall event from the other morning.

"Good evening Professor Snape," Ginny smiled. She took notice of his lack of teaching robes.

"Good evening Miss Weasley." he looked up from his journal, caught a glimpse of Hermione as she pleaded with her big brown eyes. He sighed. "So Potter…." Hermione glared at him. "…Harry.." he corrected, "how are classes so far?"

"Fine. And yours Professor?" Harry said uncomfortably.

"Fine," another glare from Hermione. " I suppose you all can call me Severus… in private…..when we are not discussing class….and only on the weekend," he added.

Severus continued to read and the others got to work on their homework. Hermione could feel the tension in the air. She looked at the uncomfortable faces of everyone in the room, she just wanted everyone to get along. She knew it was awkward with Severus still being their teacher but they were acting crazy, they only had to be civil to each other. When her relationship had changed with the man she had had to have sex with him. She thought back to the night they consummated their marriage and her face flushed. When she came out of her thoughts Severus was looking at her with a questioned look.

After an hour or so Severus stood and walked past Hermione to the bedroom and closed the door behind him. When he came back out a few minutes later he was dressed in his teaching robes. The four on the couch were in a discussion, Hermione dropped a parchment and he instinctively bent over and picked it up. As he handed it to her their fingers touched and they smiled at each other, of coarse his was not as big as her smile, barely noticeable. "I'm going to do my rounds…." he shifted his attention to the other three, "do not let me catch you out past curfew," he drawled

"Of course, goodnight Prof….Severus," the name just tasted wrong on Harry's lips.

"Goodnight," the other two chimed in.

"Goodnight," Severus said as he started out the door. When he left, the tension seemed to go with him.

"That wasn't so bad," Hermione looked back to her friends.

"Oh, no …. slightly better than a root canal. At least we didn't get yelled at," Harry spoke.

"What's a root canal?" Ron was confused.

"It's a muggle thing." Hermione answered.

"Oh ok," Ron said " …anyway, he might not have yelled but I thought he was going to give us a real tongue lashing a couple of times. I think he actually bit his tongue," Ron added.

"I'm sure Hermione can attend to his sore tongue and if not I will be happy to help," Ginny grinned.

"Ginny!" The trio yelled together.

"What? …he is kind of cute now, when you get past the teacher thing, and he is not acting like a git," Ginny looked over at Harry who gave her an evil look.

"Ginny has a point," Hermione looked at the boys, "you need to stop thinking about him as a teacher , at least in situations like this," she looked back to Ginny, " but not as a shagable man, he is MY husband."

"A little possessive are we?" Ginny teased. The look on Hermione's face told her that was the wrong thing to say.

"No….I just….I don't ….," Hermione looked frustrated.

The boys took that as their que to call it a night. They packed their bags and stood to leave.

"We are going to head up…..let you two girls talk," Harry said, he wanted to get out of there as soon as possible.

"Don't stay out too much longer its almost curfew," Ron reminded his sister as the boys started to the door.

"I won't," she said as the boys left. Then turned her attention back to Hermione.

"So what's wrong?" Ginny asked as she scooted closer to Hermione on the couch.

"I think I'm falling in love with him." she confessed.

"And what is wrong with that? I mean if you have to be married to a man wouldn't it be nice to love him?"

"Yes… but I'm trapped in a marriage where my husband is never going to love me back."

"You don't know that…I've seen the way he acts with you,….and the way he looks at you when he thinks no one is looking, there is definitely something there. Tell him how you feel or if your not going to tell him you love him then show him."

They ended up losing track of time as they talked. Hermione was feeling better by the time Ginny left her chambers. It was after curfew and Severus wasn't back yet.

Ginny walked down the halls as quickly and quietly as possible but she still ended up running into Snape as she turned a corner.

"Sorry Professor," she said as she picked herself up off the floor.

"Why are you still out, did I not warn you about being out after curfew Miss Weasley. Just because you are my wife's friend does not mean you are above the rules,"

"Sorry Sir, Hermione was upset and needed some girl talk…guess we lost track of time," she saw his face turn softer and a look of concern in his eyes.

"Oh…she's okay Sir, just the girly stuff boys steer clear of," his face went back to his normal scrawl.

"Very well, you may escape detention but ten points from Gryffindor," he walked away without another word , robes billowing behind him.

'That's so sexy' Ginny thought as she watched him.

Ginny continued her walk with a smile on her face and a little pep in her step. Maybe no one else could see it, but Snape did care for his wife, it was all in his eyes. When she stepped into the common room the boys were waiting on her.

"Where have you been? You could have been caught by Snape," Ron said.

"I was still talking with Hermione and I WAS caught by Snape," she smiled as she sat down on the couch.

"Then why are you smiling?" the boys sat beside her.

"Well he didn't give me detention and he only took 10 points but the main reason I'm smiling is because he really does care for her. When I told him I was talking with Hermione because she was upset he was concerned….I mean he didn't say anything, but you could tell."

"Did he do something to her to upset her?," Ron asked Ginny.

"No she's fine, nothing like that I promise."

When Severus got back to his chambers, Hermione was already in the bed waiting for him. Reading a book, he assumed it was Hogwarts: A History.

"That wasn't so bad was it?" she asked as he got ready for bed.

"No I suppose it was bearable." he sat his wand down on the table by the bed. "What was that blush about earlier?"

"Oh…that. I was just think how uncomfortable we were changing from teacher/student relationship on our wedding night."

"Well that was a little bit different ."

"Yes it was, which is why I didn't understand how it was so hard for them today."

He sat in the bed with his back up against the headboard, taking his book from the table beside him.

She straddled him while he read. "I do believe I owe you one," she said as she took the book from him and sat it on the night stand.

"That you do." he said before her lips were over his. She kissed him hungrily for a while before moving on across his jaw line to nibble on his ear and down his neck. She started down his chest , taking time on his nipple. She stopped and took off her night shirt. He grabbed her breasts with both hands and squeezed before he brushed his thumbs over her nipples. She gasped and gave him another kiss.

She jumped off of him so she could take off her shorts and then helped him with his boxers. She sat on her knees between his legs and pushed his thighs apart. She had never gotten a really good like at him spread before her. She had no clue how he was able to fit inside her.

She looked at his cock slightly fearful, she had never done this before. She picked it up and held it in her hand, she must have stared at it a little too long.

"You don't have to do that," he said as he realized what she was going to do.

"I know, I want to…..I want to do something to make you happy….unless you are telling me you don't like that." she let his cock drop from her hand.

"No I do…I just tend to get a little out of control during fellatio."

"That's ok, that is kind of what I wanted." she smiled as she picked up his cock again and moved it slightly out of the way so she could reach his sack. She licked him, as she worked her way up to the head. She was rewarded with a moan from his lips as she tongued the slit at the top.

He sucked in a breath as she took him into her mouth. He used wand less magic to put her hair up in a tight bun so he could get a better view of his cock going into her warm mouth. Her tongue flicked over that special spot and caused him to groan. She continued for a while.

Hermione's core dripped on the bed as she looked up and watched him close his eyes and throw his head back. She smiled at the reaction she was getting from the big scary Potions Master. She went slow for while gradually picked up speed as she bobbed on his length trying to use her hands for what she could not fit into her mouth. She watched as his hand started toward her head. She was scared for a moment but trusted him not to hurt her. His lust filled eyes met hers right before he touched her head, it caused him to stop his motion.

"Go ahead," she told him, after pulling him out of her mouth.

"I don't want to hurt you or…."

"I trust you. If you get too rough I will be sure to let you know, after all I do have a very vital part of you in a mouth full of teeth," she smirked and then filled her mouth again.

"….okay." He groaned as he grabbed her hair gently in his hand and slowly pushed her down on his length, slowing her strokes from before. He went about half way down before tugging slightly on her hair to pull her back up. Each stroke he pushed her down farther until she couldn't take anymore of him. He started going faster, his hips joined in as he moaned. He went until he felt he was about to explode.

"Fuck!" he yelled as he pulled out of her before he came. He didn't want to come in her mouth, for one reason he was sure she was not ready for that, and another reason was he wanted to be inside of her when he came.

"Did I do something wrong?" she looked up at him. His hand was still on the back of her head.

"Merlin no, I didn't want to scare you by coming in your mouth. ... Are you sure you've never done that before?"

"Yes…" she giggled. "I found a very interesting book in the common room last year."

He pulled her up his body so she was straddling him again and kissed her, he could taste himself on her lips, and in her mouth. No one had ever done something for him just because he liked it.

"You and your books." He said as he rolled over on top of her and started kissing her body showing her his appreciation.

A/N : This didn't come out like I wanted but do they ever? I pretty much have the next one or two chapters done so depending on how well this chapter does you might get another chapter or two this weekend. Only 3 or 4 more chapters planned out to finish the story. Thank you for reading.