A/N: Anyone who can guess who the dark-haired person is gets brownie points, by the way. And no, it wasn't Harry Potter; Nice try CeliaEquus

Thanks to Potioness, Amber-Jade James, and CeliaEquus for reviewing last chapter!

As Hermione, Alison, and Severus were leaving the restaurant, about to go their own ways, Alison let go of her mother's hand and went over to Severus.

"Yes, Alison?" He asked, eyebrows raised, smirk in place.

She motioned to him to bend down. He did so, and she whispered in his ear. "I think my mummy like-likes you." Followed by a giggle. His eyebrows disappeared.

She skipped back to her mother, whose eyebrows were also raised at exchange between her daughter and the potions master.

"What did she tell you?" Hermione asked, picking up Alison.

"She liked the food." He said simply at a warning look from the girl nestled in her mother's arms. Really, that girl was almost as scary as her mother sometimes, and she was only four. "Uhh… Ms. Granger, do you need any help finding anything? I know where to get anything here now."

Hermione didn't believe him, but let it slide. "Actually, yes. Do you know where that new quill shop is? Well, new to me, but you know…"

As Severus led the way, he shook himself mentally. Why had he asked if she needed help? 'Because you want to know if what Alison said was true.' said a snide voice in his head. Oh, how he hated that voice. But I'm always right. It replied.

Now that he thought about it, he could just use Legilimans. But something didn't seem right about entering Hermione's head. Oh sh*t, now you're calling her Hermione? Said another voice. We're in trouble.

Severus sighed and shook himself out of his mental battle, and stopped in front of the shop windows. "Here we are." He said.

Alison clung to her mom's neck, smiling. Her mummy definitely like-liked this man leading the way. Even if he did call her a bookworm. She was smiling and humming to herself. She only did that when she had had the one man over for dinner.

Hermione carried her daughter through the streets of Diagon Alley, following Severus. What had Alison said to him to make him blush again? She looked at his back, and saw the way his legs moved evenly, side to side. Stop looking at his legs, stop calling him Severus said a voice in her head that sounded a lot like Ron. Too late. Said another voice.

The apparently silent party came to a stop in front of the small shop.

"Thanks Severus." Said Hermione, giving him a one-armed hug.

Severus, taken aback, tried to return the hug as best he could and stepped back quickly.

"Er.. I'll see you around Ms. Granger."

"Please call me Hermione." She said, giving him a smile, and straightening her slipping daughter.

"Okay… Hermione." He said.

As the two walked away, both of them had the same thought.

What's happening to me?

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