A/N: So, warning for a bit of lemons ahead. If you do not desire such scenes, or are not of age, then I encourage you to skip the scenes. Though not the whole chapter, because there will be much development in this chapter. Thank you to current, and new readers for keeping me going.

Chapter 13:

Hermione made her way to Severus's room in a hurry, she couldn't wait to talk any longer. She felt the anxiety rise in her body to the point where she felt like she was nearly choking on it. She took a deep breath before knocking on his door, hoping that he wouldn't take too long in answering it.

"What is it?" He grunted, seeming not to realize just who it was at the door. When he looked up and saw her face his eyes immediately grew apologetic. "Sorry, dear, I thought you were someone else." He smiled and motioned her to come in.

"Who else comes down to your room this late at night?" She inquired, showing a hint of jealousy.

"Well, generally McGonagall, anytime that I've not arrived for dinner, which happened to be tonight. Why? Was that jealousy that I detected?" He drawled, smirking a bit.

"Possibly, I need to talk to you about my recent meeting with Voldemort. Something came up and I'm afraid that I'm at a bit of a cross roads."

"What do you mean?" His tone more serious than it was a second before, as he approached her.

"Cayslie, Draco is going to notice that there's not actually a Cayslie attending Hogwarts. Voldemort wants me to watch Hermione and become friends with myself, there's no way that I can pull off being two separate people!"

"I see the predicament…" He sighed, and sat down beside her on the couch.

"There's only two options, and I have a feeling the one I like the least is going to be the one that we're going to have to take." She felt like crying, but she held back the tears.

"If you're thinking what I'm thinking then, I'm afraid, you're correct." He pulled her in closely, knowing that this wasn't going to be easy for her.

"We need to talk to Dumbledore. We're going to need a bit of help if we're going to pull this off.

"We can do that first thing in the morning, but for now I think you just need to relax. You can stay here again tonight if you'd like." She nodded her head in agreement and the two of them stayed on the couch for a little while longer before retiring to his bedroom.

They hadn't had sex in a few days, they were both too overwhelmed to really even think about it. Though tonight was a different story, they were both in need of release and to just feel that closeness with another.

Severus's lips captured hers with a fiery passion, they were far too eager to get to the bed… they nearly didn't make it. Severus maneuvered his hands up her body, caressing each part of her and lingering on her bosom. As he lay her on the bed her couldn't help but be taken aback with her beauty, this wasn't the first time they've engaged in such activities but it was the first time it really clicked in his mind just how truly lucky he was to have such a young women be interested in him.

Hermione groaned as he placed kisses all along her neck before finally capturing her mouth, he moved his hands down to her core and gently began to massage he clit before pushing two fingers into her, which led her to gasp. Feeling her warmth and wetness was nearly too much for Severus, as he moved his fingers inside her, gently moving back and forth along her sensitive spot that took no time to find.

Hermione almost couldn't take it anymore, she needed to feel him inside of her but she couldn't seem to voice it, all that managed to come out was a high pitched "Sev," before losing herself in the overwhelming sensation that was washing over her body. She could feel his hard shaft against her thigh as he moved his hands up each side of her body before entering her. Both of them let out a gasp before moving their hips at a quicker pace, he could feel her muscles beginning to tense up around him causing him to lose more control. Her body began to shake, as she reached her climax, as he felt her muscles contracting around his cock it wasn't long until he then emptied inside her.

They both lied on their backs, breathless and absolutely exhausted. It wasn't very long before they drifted off into a quiet slumber. It was definitely the best night sleep they'd each gotten in a really long time. When they awoke the next morning neither of them had any sort of desire to get out of bed at such an early hour, but they knew that they had to talk to Dumbledore about their plan.

"Are you ready to go, love?" Severus asked her, as she walked out of his bedroom rubbing her eyes and yawning. It was a miracle she was even able to get out of her pajamas. She'd been sleeping with Severus so often that she'd claimed her own space in his wardrobe.

"I suppose I'm as ready as I'll ever be." She wrapped her arms around him for a quick hug before they made their way out. "Do you think Dumbledore knows… I mean, about us?" She asked before they managed to get through the doorway.

"I'd assume so, that old man seems to know everything. That doesn't mean you should act any different though, just to be sure." He placed a kiss on her lips before they made their way to the Headmaster's Office.

"Lemon drop" Snape said, opening the door and allowing Hermione to walk in before him.

"Ah, I was wondering when the two of you would be paying me a visit." Dumbledore said, clearly indicating to them in his typical manner.

"That's not why we're here today, Hermione realized something that we, stupidly, failed to." Dumbledore motioned for the two of them to sit down, he didn't seem to be worried about whatever they were going to tell him… it was almost as if he knew already.

"We've got to figure out how we're going to make me, Hermione, disappear while still managing to slip Cayslie in here as if she'd been attending Hogwarts the whole time." Hermione said in one breath, she knew that it was going to be manageable, but she also knew that it was going to be really difficult for her to say goodbye to Ron and Harry, no matter how long it was going to be for.

"I have, in fact, already come across that minor hardship and begun preparing for when the two of you would arrive. I know this isn't going to be easy on you, Miss Granger, but it's for the best."

"I know, Sir, I fully intend to follow through with this commitment, I just am a bit wary about how to go about it. Won't it be obvious when I disappear and then a new girl suddenly shows up? Isn't that going to raise suspicion?"

"Perhaps, but if we're sneaky about it then no one will question too much."

"And what am I to say to Voldemort?" Hermione felt her nerves getting rattled more and more as this conversation went on.

"The same thing we're going to tell everyone else." Dumbledore's tactics we're beginning to irritate both Hermione and Severus, but they both restrained themselves as much as they were able.

"Which is?" Snape drawled out, rather impatiently.

"Which is, That Hermione has been pulled out of Hogwarts temporarily due to an emergency at home in the muggle world."

"Do you really think they're going to believe something so simple? I mean, Voldemort is smarter than that."

"Well, I trust Hermione enough to make it believable. All we're going to do is have Cayslie slip into classes in an inconspicuous manner, keep her in the back, and if people ask her questions then all she has to do is tell them she's been there the whole time. They're just going to assume that they hadn't noticed her, it is a rather large school, we could even go so far as to tell them that she'd moved up a grade due to her intelligence level." Dumbledore went on, but Hermione wasn't listening. All she could think about was the fact that she was going to have to lie more than she'd ever had to before. What was she going to tell Ron and Harry? How was she going to pull off being a completely different person? This wasn't what she'd signed up for, but she was just going to have to deal with it if she wanted to be any help at all.

"Are you listening, dear?" Severus asked, slipping up his word choice, hoping that Dumbledore hadn't heard.

"What? Sorry, I was just lost in my head for a moment. What did you say?"

"I said you're not going to be able to tell Harry or Weasley about why you're leaving, it's critical that they actually believe you're Cayslie. Also, you're going to have to be in the Slytherin house." Dumbledore spoke a bit slower this time, and a bit softer.

"How am I supposed to manage that? What about my sleeping situation? How am I supposed to just pop into one of the girl's room and make them believe that I've been there the whole time? I can do everything else, but I'm pretty sure that's an impossible task."

"Well, I wasn't going to ask you to stay with the rest of the Slytherin girls, I thought that since you've been staying with Severus lately, you could just stay in his quarters." Hermione blushed profusely, hoping that she wasn't going to get scolded for their recent activity.

"Uh," was all that either of them managed to spit out of their mouths.

"No need to worry, I have no intention of coming between whatever is going on between the two of you. I just want to warn you to be careful, these are dangerous times, and if one of them were to figure out about your shenanigans then they may try to use it against you."

"Voldemort seems to know already," Hermione blurted out, frazzled by the fact that Dumbledore was so nonchalant about the whole thing.

"Well, you're going to have to find away to steer him in the other direction, pretend like you're nothing more than peers. The less he has, the better."

"Excuse me, sir, but why are you so calm about Severus and I?" She couldn't help but ask, she wanted to know.

"Well, this is the first time that I've seen Severus anywhere close to happy in a very long time, and I trust that you're not going to hurt him. He cares very much for you, and I can see that you care very much for him. Who would I be to come between two people in love?" Severus looked down, avoiding the gaze of Hermione. They had an unspoken agreement to not talk about their feelings, but they also had an unspoken understanding about the fact that they each loved the other. "Now, Hermione, I need you to go to your room and pack up all your things. Bring them here and I'll have Severus bring them down to his quarters. Tell Harry and Ron what you need to, and then go straight to Severus. I expect to see Cayslie at the Slytherin table for dinner." Hermione nodded, and looked at Severus, who was still looking away. "You two may go."

The two of them stood up simultaneously and walked out of the Headmaster's office, neither of them speaking a word. Hermione couldn't help but wonder what was on Severus's mind. Had he not wanted her to stay with him? Did he, in fact, not love her like she'd thought he had? She was beginning to worry about him more than having to lie to Ron and Harry.

A/N: So, I'm decently happy with this chapter. I'm going to do my best to get the next one up as soon as I'm able. It's going to be more of an emotional chapter, Hermione and Severus are going to have a bit of a talk, and don't forget her goodbye to Harry and Ron. Please Read and Review, it really helps me. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Don't be afraid to write a little something in that Review box.