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They were breathless and sweating, bodies tangled up in one another. They both knew this had been a long time coming, and neither regretted what they had done. The couple lay in a haze pleasure filled state.

It was amazing how much their lives had changed in a matter of months since 'The Incident' but perhaps more amazing was how much each other them had changed, not only towards one another, but as people as a whole.

Severus turned to the beautiful and very naked Hermione, tucked her hair behind her ear and kissed her softly on the lips.

"Please don't say you regret that Hermione, I know I certainly did not. To be honest with you, I had wanted to do this a long time before Mya and Russie came on the scene. I also don't want this to be the only time we're together like this..." Hermione went to speak but was stopped when Severus held up his hand, "...as I was saying, I don't want this to be the only time we're together like this, but I want more than this too. I want it all. I want you to my other half, my lover, my potential candidate for a marriage one day. I've...I've been falling in love with you so rapidly, I can't say when I began having feeling for you that were more than lust, but I know that now, I love you with all my heart."

Hermione was speechless, she had been wanting to say something eerily similar to him but he'd beaten her to the chance.

Everything was so surreal to her, a few hours ago she'd been arguing with Severus about Mya and Russie and then bam. She was being snogged senseless, stripped and then given a jolly good rodgering by none other than Severus Snape.

She was so glad, she'd been wanting to jump his bones for a good few years now. Now she finally had the man she'd been falling in love with and she couldn't be more pleased.

"Severus, I love you. I've been falling in love with you since I started working here. I fancied you since I was 17, I couldn't be more happy than I am right this very moment. I finally have the man I've wanted and been in love with for four years and you've got no chance of me ever letting you go willingly. I'm so grateful for what's happened over the past few months. Who knew one little potions mishap could cause things to turn out the way they have. You still drive me mad but I can't help but say, that's part of the reason I'm so in love with you We should both be forever grateful to our younger selves for this. Without them, it could have taken us years to finally admit our feelings." She kissed him lightly on the nose and snuggled into the crook in his shoulder, nuzzling her nose into his neck and inhaling his gorgeous scent.

"I am so pleased things have turned out like this Hermione. I feel like I'm having the best dream and I don't ever want to wake up." He kissed the top of her bushy head. "Only thing is, Mya and Russie...what are we going to do about them? I know Albus is working on the charm needed to send them back, you know they don't belong in our time darling. As much as I hate to say it, they need to go back."

Hermione sat up on her elbow and looked into the eyes of her new lover, "Um...can't we just keep them and raise them as our own like we have been these past few months? I think I'd miss them terribly if we had to make them disappear again." The thought made her increasingly sad.

"I know love but you know they shouldn't be here at all. I'm thankful that they were because they've made this," his hands gestured to the two of them in bed "…possible. Let's just hope we can spend Christmas together. We can give little Russie the type of Christmas I always dreamed of but never had."

Hermione tightened her grip around Severus and kissed his neck gently. "You're going to have the life you wanted now Severus, I'll make sure of it. I'll make sure of it with everything I am."

Severus smiled and hugged her tightly back, "I know you will and I'll spend the rest of my life showing you how much I appreciate you and love you."

The couple soon drifted into a peaceful sleep with thoughts of Russie and Mya at the back of their mind for the time being.

They agreed before settling for the night that they would not get bogged down by sad thoughts of the children's return. They would simply take each day as it came and enjoy the time they had together with the children.

Minerva and Albus lay cuddled into each other on the sofa fast asleep. The television was displaying credits of the movie showing the end of the dvd. Russie and Mya were nowhere in sight.

It seemed the twosome just could not keep out of mischief as their path directed them down to the dungeons.

Mya was balancing shakily on Russie's shoulders as she tried to reach the top shelf of Uncle Severus's stores.

"Rus-Russie..I can't…reach!"

Russie rolled his eyes, looking much like his older self, "Merlin woman, stretch!"

"Shut it snake boy, what do you think I'm doing? Being short on purpose?" She was irritated now.

Smirking Russie replied, "Probably, anything to make a situation difficult. Bloody Gryffindors."

Taking a deep breath to try and calm her annoyance at Russie's remark, Mya stretched on last time before her dainty hand landed on the desired vial.

"Got it!" She smiled, triumphant.

Russie lowered her down and took a look at the bottle with a smirk.

"Breakfast is going to be interesting tomorrow Mya." He giggled.

"Yes I dare say it will be Russie. Bacon and Veritaserum…mmm delicious!"

The pair giggled like a couple of hyenas.

Hogwarts was quite boring for two little children. If the castle wouldn't entertain them, they'd have to entertain themselves.

a/n: until Tuesday friends! Please review.