A/N; I am having severe writers block with this story at the moment, hopefully it will pass, but if any of you have suggestions on what you want to happen, please, let me know :D
Making sure that she gave each step her full attention, Hermione some how made it back to the Gryffindor common room. She was sure that any moment she would fall over, the feeling still had not returned to her legs and walking on what felt like jelly, was no easy task.
She just hoped, against all hope that there wouldn't be anyone still awake. She was in no mood to answer questions on where she had just been.
She wasn't even sure she would have the answers to their questions, she wasn't even sure what was going on. Had she really just kissed Severus Snape Potions Master of Hogwarts?
"Hermione" a voice bounced through the hallway.
"Oh, Hi Ginny" She smiled nervously, "What are you doing in the halls at this time?"
"What am I doing?" the red head raided an eyebrow, "I was looking for you, where were you?"
Hermione blushed a shade of red deep enough to rival Ginny's hair, "I err, I was just walking around" she said innocently.
"Yeah right" Ginny smiled wickedly, "I have searched this castle top and bottom, and you were no where to be seen".
"Well you obviously didn't look hard enough" Hermione stubbornly stated.
"True" Ginny admitted with a smile, "I mean, I didn't look in the dungeons, but you wouldn't have been there would you" she teased.
Hermione's blush deepened.
"Ginny" she warned.
The youngest Weasley just gave a sinister smile.
"Hermione Granger" she said in a mock shock voice, "Fraternising with Professors, after hours, tsk, tsk"
"Ginny" Hermione began to plead, "Not here, not in the hallway, come to the common room and ill tell you ok? Just shut up" she begged.
"Sure" Ginny smiled.
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Severus was once again pacing his chambers, how could he have just kissed Hermione, yes it was Hermione now, after all that had happened he couldn't possibly just call her 'Miss Granger' again. It just seemed so wrong.
But the whole thing was wrong, why had he kissed her? Sure she had kissed back, but that was beside the point. And sure, technically she was no longer his student but she was still a student within the castle. The year hadn't even ended yet. Not that he would have done it anyway.
He let out a frustrated growl. Why had she even wanted to kiss him anyway? He was not what one would call an attractive man, not by any conventional sense anyway. He couldn't possibly believe that she had been attracted purely to his mind. That after all was his most compelling feature, and still, there were thousands of more attractive and brilliant wizards out there she could lay her affections upon. Why him?
He was a broken man, what could a beautiful young and incredibly intelligent witch want with him? It just didn't comprehend; it must have been a dare, some sick twisted joke. Maybe Hermione, no Miss Granger, was not usually like that, but it was the only rational explanation.
And after all he had done for her. After he had brutally threatened Malfoy with a slow and painful death if he did not apologise and show her a little respect. After he had spent every last minute agonising over how to make her see that he was much more than a snarky old Potions Master. After he had wished against all else that she, and she alone would be his apprentice just so he could have an excuse to be around her. After he had watched her for years, sickened with himself for willing her to grow up faster.
After all he had done she had just used him and toyed with his emotions just to fulfil some bet with her pathetic friends.
He let out a defeated sigh, how could he have let it come to this, he had well and truly fallen. And been broken yet again, last time it was Potter Senior's fault, this time Potter junior and his motley crew.
He banged a heavy fist on his desk, sending papers flying all over the place.
No, he would not let it get to him, not let her get to him. He had faced worse, god's he had faced Voldemort himself and survived. Hermione 'freaking' Granger would no longer disturb his every waking moment.
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"So?" Ginny impatiently gestured, "Do tell"
"I don't think you really want to know" Hermione said sceptically.
"Oh I do" she smiled, "Its professor Snape no?"
"You are too smart for your own good sometimes Ginevra Weasley" Hermione said in awe.
Ginny just smiled.
"Ok, I'll tell you, but only because I promised" Hermione sighed, "And don't make a big deal out of this, ok?"
"Um hum" Ginny agreed, raising one hand to her heart and the other in the air as a salute.
"And NO telling the boys, or anyone for that matter"
"Sure ok, just hurry up and tell me"
"Ok well, I don't know if you know but I, well I sort have been harbouring a crush on him for a while now"
"I knew it" Ginny suddenly screamed.
"Ginny sussh"
"Sorry I just knew you liked him"
"How?" Hermione eyed her friend warily.
"Well every time someone mentioned him you blushed for one, and well I don't know, he is about the only man here that could match you intellectually"
"Apart from Dumbledore" Hermione smiled.
"Yes well I would have been a little worried if you had started blushing at the mention of his name" Ginny teased.
"Yes, well" Hermione laughed.
"So what happened?" Ginny eagerly asked
"Well I was upset, after Harry and Ron; well you know you were there"
"Yeah, sorry about that"
"It's ok" Hermione smiled at her friend, "wel, I went down to see him, I couldn't think of anywhere else to go. I was all upset and he really cheered me up, he actually complimented me" she gasped.
"Really? Do you reckon he likes you too?"
"Well that just it, I don't know why but some thing told me to kiss him-"
"Hermione you didn't"
"And I just sort of lent forward, toward him-"
"No"
"And he kissed me"
"What!" Ginny eventually screamed.
"Sussh" Hermione pressed a finger to her lips, "You'll wake the whole castle"
"Sorry, but" she paused to take a breath, "He. Kissed. You?"
"Yes"
"My god" Ginny smiled that mischievous smile of hers, "so he does like you".
"Well I hope so after that" Hermione snarled.
"I never thought he had it in him" Ginny winked.
"Ginny, you can't mention a thing"
"I wont, I won't, don't get your knickers in a twist" she laughed "or has Snape already done that for you"
"Ginny" Hermione gasped shocked at her friends' sudden insinuation.
"Do you know what this means?" Ginny's smile suddenly got a whole lot bigger.
"What?" Hermione dared to ask.
"You are officially involved with a teacher" she smiled.
Hermione just huffed at her friends blatant childishness, "I'm going to bed" she declared.
"Sweet dreams" Ginny purred.
Hermione groaned and rolled her eyes, may be telling her wasn't such the great idea she had initially thought it to be.
A/N; like i said, any suggestions welcome ;P
Also i have found some really great HG/SS stories on some other sites so if any of you want the link to them, let me know ;P
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