Here it is! The long awaited final chapter of Wicked Intentions! Hope you all enjoy!

Chapter 25

Happily Ever After

Hermione's eyes fluttered open as she took in her surroundings. She was laying in a clean nightgown in a bed in the hospital wing. She had been here often enough with the boys when they were students to know exactly where she was.

As she attempted to lift her body up onto her shoulders she winced in pain. Her entire body ached but mostly her stomach and leg. Lucius had really done some work on her, but she was lucky to be alive.

'No Awakening Potion necessary this time,' she thought to herself.

But she could definitely use a couple of pain potions to soothe her newly mended body. So she began to search around for Severus. She was surprised he wasn't flittering around her bedside as soon as she woke. How very unlike him!

She didn't have to look very far to find him. For there, sleeping peacefully in the chair next to the side of her bed was Severus Snape.

Hermione took in the sight of the peaceful look on his face as he slept before reaching out slowly for his hand. The pain in her leg was getting worse and she wanted to get it managed before it got out of control.

As her fingertips grazed the back of his hand, Severus immediately jumped to attention.

"What's wrong? Are you alright?" Severus whispered to her as he assessed her body for new injuries. Surely they had gotten them all fixed last night.

"Shhhhh, Severus. I'm fine. Just in a little pain," Hermione hushed him as he grasped his hand fully in hers.

He calmed down from his panic after knowing she was fine before he gave her a small kiss on the back of the hand then on the lips.

"I'll go get you a pain potion, love," he whispered before leaving her side to get the potion.

He was back within a minute, gently putting his arm around her back to help her sit up.

Hermione grimaced in pain as he helped her into a sitting position.

Severus furrowed his brow in concern as he took in her painful expression, "I'm sorry, love. You have to sit up to take the potion."

Hermione nodded her head in understanding before grasping the small potion bottle from his hand and downing it in one gulp.

"That's good. You'll feel better in no time," Severus whispered as he helped her to lie back down.

After he made sure she would be comfortable he sat on the side of her bed with her hand in his. One or two moments of silence went by before Hermione whispered softly.

"What are they going to do with Lucius?" Hermione asked quietly.

Severus sighed, "We can discuss this later. Focus on healing right now. That's all that's important."

But Hermione wouldn't let the conversation die that easily, "I can handle it. Whatever you're going to tell me, I can handle it."

Severus rubbed his hand down his face in exasperation before saying, "Well I see that you're feeling well enough to fight me on this."

"Please, Severus," she whispered in return.

He cleared his throat before starting, "They expedited his hearing and sentencing into last night."

"What? How is that possible? Usually that takes months!" Hermione said in shock.

"Indeed, you're right. Typically these cases can take up to six months to be processed, not only sixteen hours," he rubbed his thumb over the back of her hand to calm her before continuing, "But thanks to his past transgressions and the Golden Boy's help they were able to put Lucius away last night."

A tear of joy came to Hermione's eye as she processed the news.

Seeing how happy she was Severus leaned down and placed a kiss on her lips before whispering against them, "It's over, love. We never have to worry about that psychopath again."

"We can start our lives together," she whispered back before placing a not-so-chaste kiss against his lips.

He pulled back before things got too heated; fearing that she physically wasn't ready due to her recent trauma.

"I only wish they would've given him the kiss," Severus said angrily.

"It doesn't matter. Both the kiss and Azkaban are terrible sentences. He deserved nothing less," Hermione said.

"You're right. He can't hurt us any more, Hermione. That's all that matters," Severus said in agreement.

With this he decided to widen the bed and lay down next to his beloved.

As he took her into his arms, she nuzzled into his chest. He placed a kiss to the crown of her head and whispered, "As soon as you get out of here, what do you think about officially becoming Mrs. Snape?"

Hermione turned her head up to look him in the eyes to see if he was serious. When she saw that he was she placed a passionate kiss on his lips.

Severus broke the kiss before whispering, "I'll take that as a yes then?"

"Of course you silly man!" she smiled back as she lovingly slapped him in the chest and bent her head up for one more kiss.

"Then I am the luckiest man in the world," he whispered back before accepting her kiss.

The End

A/N: That's all folks! I hope you've had just as much fun reading this story as I've had writing it. It's been a long journey and I appreciate everyone for sticking around through the very end.

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