Hermione is divorced, broke, and keeping a secret from the world. A Help Wanted ad seems like it could be the solution to all her problems. Can she finally put her past behind her and have a chance at a real future?

Hermione has decided that she is ready for a real relationship with the man who has been her dom at the anonymous sex club Snared Senses. The fact that she doesn't even know his name doesn't matter to her. Will she change her mind when she finds out who he really is? Quills and Parchment 'Scandal' OS competition Best Smut Winner.

Hermione returns to Hogwarts to take her NEWTS & ingratiate herself into Severus Snape's life- whether he likes it or not. When things start to get steamy, he pulls away, but Hermione is determined that they could make it work. Thinking she will lose interest, he suggests a compromise... He's about to learn that Hermione won't let him go that easily. Rating up for language & smut.

After surviving the war, Severus Snape is lauded as a hero- and once more alienates the Hogwarts staff. He won't change, but his new student teacher, Hermione, likes it that way. AND, the sequel: Severus has finally gotten everything he ever wanted. What will he do when his happiness is threatened? Edited and reformatted 2017