A tale maturing with Severus and Hermione, as she saves him, and they learn to fall in love. Hey, I've updated! :)

Hermione's abuse of the time-turner during her Third Year means she's starting the summer before her 5th Year already free of the Trace. The Order doesn't know. What will Professor Snape do when he comes upon the young Gryffindor one night? Why is Hermione's magic so strange now that she's 17?

A time-turner. A smart woman. A Slytherin Family. A dangerous man that is neither in the light or dark; but in the shadows with his beloved. A story filled with love, passion, death, friendship, and darkness. Mature themes/Hr&SS 71k views 8/22/19 *Not Edited*

It was such a *teeny weeny*, little potion, a sprinkle of Latin and —at most— three turns of her wand. Nothing more. And with it she could know. Absolutely. SS/HG HEA...Always :)

Hermione wakes up next to her potions professor and can't remember anything that happened. Was it just a one night stand or is there more than meets the eye? HG/SS

Hermione has never shied away from a confrontation with Rita Skeeter, and she's about to find out why she should have. But perhaps through all of the lies and the lines, she can find something truer than she ever thought possible.

At the behest of Lord Voldemort, Severus Snape is forced to commit a deplorable act against one who should have been under his protection. Bound by Dark Magic, he and Hermione Granger must learn to trust one another and themselves as they work together to thwart the dark plots surrounding them.

Hermione's lost control of her magic because of Ron's abuse and flees to Hogwarts, while Severus is an empty shell after surviving the war which was supposed to claim his life. Warnings: OOC Ron, abuse, rape. Some of book 7 disregarded.

Severus Snape lies dying in the Shrieking Shack when he sees a vision of his mother.

Takes places during the summer after OoTP, the Golden Trio is forced to stay in hiding at Grimmauld Place. Hermione (who is of age!) begins gravitating towards Snape without knowing why, and he attempts keeping her at arms length, but will be able to remain doing so? AU

With the murder of her parents tearing her apart, Hermione's not sure she can handle much more. But when love drags her into an unwanted war, she realizes life is a game of chess with Severus and herself as the last pieces left on the board. SS/HG, Warnings: Graphic, Violence, Torture

There are so many types of love. He can recall feeling every one for her. Mildly dark.

SS/HG. marriage law fic. The life of Severus Snape and Hermione Granger following the implementation of a Marriage Law. Will they find love? Will they overcome their obstacles?

Memories maketh the man. But his memories reveal more to her than she could have imagined - his childhood, his life as a spy, his sacrifices, but most intriguingly, his mother - and her shocking true identity. This is a story about the choices we make, and how they make us. This is a story about how love can find us, if we let it. Canon compliant, rewritten October 2018. SS/HG

Severus is having a bad night. However, while patrolling the hallways, he stumbles across an interesting situation that leaves him bound to a chair as Hermione has her way with him, not realizing that it isn't Ron in the dark with her. Rated MA.

Hermione is out after curfew when she witnesses something that will change her relationship to her DADA professor forever.

The war was over and things were getting back to normal. Until one night of drinks and questionable judgement changed everything. Now as the trio repeats seventh year, extra complications bring them closer and also make them question who they are and what they really want out of life.-Disclaimer: I neither own nor make any money off this e HP verse belongs to JK Rowling.

"Why would I want your…fumblings?" There was a thread of steel in Granger's voice as she played along with Severus' game. "When I could have *his* expertise?" / SS/HG HEA...Always :)

What if Harry wasn't the one who spotted the doe that night in the forest of Dean?**A/U story that follows DH story line** Rated M for a reason!

Five years, it had been five years since the battle for Hogwarts. Five years for the students who suffered that day to move on with their lives. To love, to laugh, to marry. Five years since that fateful day that left the brightest witch of their age confined to a bed at St. Mungo's spell damage ward.

Hermione Granger is in desperate need of help and after one look at the witch she's grown into, Severus is eager to name his price. Fluffish Pwp? with a surprising amount of plot. Semi-OOC 3-5 chapter story.

After being hit with an unknown curse, Hermione's health and future are very much in question. Severus Snape steps up to care for her when no one else can (or will). Story takes place roughly 4 or 5 years after DH. Lots of characters, lots of love for Hermione, lots of friendship. Snape is a super good guy...albeit reluctantly. SS/HG *complete*

As others around her comb through the bodies and help the wounded, Hermione Granger thinks of only one Wizard. A Wizard who gave everything and died without anything to show for it, but the lives of those who survived because of him. Severus Snape...

Story set before HBP. "you want me to smile Miss Granger...why?" "simply because i need it". PLEASE BE NICE...first one . I own nothing.

The war was over, and although many lives were lost, one of them was just taking a nap. Literally. However, the countless casualties suffered by the magical world seriously threatened it with extinction. But the Ministry of Magic will make sure that such a thing never happens. No matter what it takes. / AU. Snamione. Cover art by Usagistu.

Hermione Granger gets stuck in her Animagus form and is put in the care of the only one strong enough to control her - Severus Snape. The over-achieving know-it-all Gryffindor, is, in the eyes of Hogwarts student body, home taking care of her ill parents, while in reality she is now living life posing as Professor Snape's familiar. J.K. Rowling owns all the characters.

Lavender keeps seeing Hermione Granger with Professor Snape. And breaking her quills. (This story will be told in three parts.)

On hiatus. 1999 New Year's Eve finds both Severus and Hermione ringing in the new year on top of a tower at Hogwarts. With firewhiskey spiked punch on hand (for staff) is it that surprising that an unexpected kiss happens? For Severus and Hermione, yes. Yes it is. AU. SS/HG.

Hermione has been having these dreams for years about a certain Potions Master. She can't take it anymore when they're both at Grimmuald Place for the summer. *A back in the saddle story for me. Trying to see just how rusty I am.*

Nearly seven years have passed since the War was won. In that time, Hermione Granger managed to overcome grief and hardship in order to build a life in which she felt comfortable and relatively content. A snowy night in February, however, will show her that she ought never to have given up hope on having what she thought had been lost to her forever.

The Wizarding World is still reeling under the after-effects of the war. Severus Snape has chosen to return as Potions Master, but little did he know that this would mean taking Hermione Granger on as his apprentice. When an assailant with unknown identity or motive targets Hermione, however, Severus becomes much more involved than he ever imagined he would.

The Second Wizarding War is over and everyone is getting on with their lives. Severus Snape finds himself lacking a physical voice due to the damage to his throat, yet gains a surprising friendship in a young woman half his age but very much his equal in intellect. A tale of friendship, understanding and intimacy between two people.

Hermione is a witch with an itch. One only a certain Potions master can scratch. Unfortunately, the wizard doesn't know how to start. My gift to the Community for the SS/HG giftfest 2015.

Time is a terrible thing when it doesn't follow the rules; Severus Snape has learned this the hard way. His past is Hermione Granger's future. He has been waiting nearly twenty years for time to right itself, and as the Final Battle draws near, his time may be running out.

Another Marriage Law story. It's Severus/Hermione. Set during Hermione's seventh year. NOT compatible with any book after Goblet of Fire. Rated M because it will get steamy later on.

Complete. Starting with a letter found in his bedside table when he assumes the role of Headmaster in 1997, Severus Snape and Hermione Granger begin a strange correspondence. The new Headmaster is glad for the comfort of a confidant, but Hermione has just one problem: it's the end of 1998, and Professor Severus Snape has been dead for months. A story of time and second chances.

Complete! Concerned about Harry's nightmares, Hermione discovers a potion that allows one to enter another's dreams. Well, Harry isn't the only one having nightmares... Will she get in over her head? WARNING: This will be a graphic fic and will contain some not-exactly-consensual situations. Dubcon SSHG! (I decided not to include an epilogue. Explanation inside.)

"For that, Professor, I would owe you, considerably. And I know Slytherins don't like to leave debts hanging so I'd have to think of something of equal value to offer you. Although I don't know what I could do in return…" Severus Snape has some suggestions! A sweet post war SSHG tale of balls and bedrooms

In post-war England, the Ministry of Magic is closing Azkaban Prison, and prisoners are being released to family members. What will happen to Severus Snape, who has no family? Hermione Granger has a notion of what can be done.

Hermione is convinced by a friend to join a website geared towards witches and wizards with an inclination for unconventional socialising. Titillated like never before by mere conversation, she eventually meets this man who has captured her attention, only to have her life changed forever. Written for the lovely TeddyRadiator for the Winter 2013 SSHG Promptfest.

Set post DH… Hermione Granger, top Hogwarts pupil, is caught in a deserted classroom unable to cast a basic spell. Her final year at Hogwarts is not turning out as she had planned... Luckily help comes from an unexpected source. COMPLETE

After her parent's deaths Hermione is bound and trapped in her Animagus form, first for her own safety, then to ensure the safety of others during the war. Who is she bound to? Severus Snape, of course..

Prequel to 'A Letter to Hermione'. How a chance meeting in Flourish and Blotts developed into something neither of them had ever believed they could find. EWE, lemons in later chapters.

Brewing potions helps Hermione focus and think. So, when Snape catches her and offers her a chance to brew in his private labs, she quickly agrees despite his cryptic demand that in exchange she will give him one hour of her time. After Dumbledore's death Hermione wants nothing to do with him, but what happens when Snape demands his hour during the Final Battle?

Hermione is forced to confront her issues regarding camping when her father requests a weekend away to celebrate his birthday. Luckily her husband Severus is there to assist. One Shot; SS/HG; AU; EWE?; Rated M

"You'll sort everything. Gods, Hermione, you fought five Death Eaters to a standstill *and* defended and saved Snape."/ "Professor Snape."/ Harry rolled his eyes. "Yes. That." He waved his hand at the bed. "So this? Piece of cake." /Marriage Law /ss/hg HEA...always *grin*

Hermione learns it is a certain dark-haired wizard's birthday, but when she gets herself into a bit of a predicament, some unexpected, but not unwelcome, results occur. Post-war Hogwarts. Slightly OOC/fluffy in later chapters.

HG/SS, AU: No one knew the true emotional toll on Hermione Granger after the Second Wizarding War – no one save Severus Snape - the one person who carried his own carefully hidden scars. This is a tale of sacrifice, innocence lost, pain remembered, respect gained, trust found, faith born of something greater than one can find alone, and ultimately a love that transcends age.

Due to his injuries, Severus is unable to resume his old life. He's determined to be lonely and miserable, but the yearly Order Christmas party becomes a bright spot, thanks to Hermione Granger. Complete.

Severus Snape and Hermione Granger are being kept in a cell by Lucius Malfoy. Why, and what for? You shall find out within.

He can't leave the room. Her room. And it's all the Order's fault. Confined to a small space with only the Mudblood for company, something's going to give. Maybe his sanity. Maybe not. "There," she spat. "Now your Blood's filthy too!" DM/HG. PostHBP.

Hermione and Snape are the unwitting victims of an impulsively cast spell. Now they are soul-bound and desperate to get out of it. But fate conspires to make sure their souls seek each other out on a nightly basis—will they find love? Or will they fight it, and each other, every step of the way? Rated M for suggestive themes; AU

After overhearing some of her students gossiping about her love life, Hermione decides it's time for a change. She has an offer for Severus Snape that she hopes he can't refuse. CURRENTLY ON HOLD.

Good has not triumphed over evil. After losing a very damaging battle, Hermione is gifted, by the Dark Lord, to none other than Severus Snape. What is the greasy bat of the dungeons to do with a bushy-haired know-it-all slave? SS/HG

Why exactly did Hermione Granger force Severus Snape into marriage?

Everybody knows that attack is the best form of defence. With the marriage law coming, Hermione Granger decides to strike first. Takes place during the 6th year, slightly AU.

Hermione's missing, but her disappearance has nothing to do with Death Eaters. When Aurors fail to find her, Severus is allowed to use any means necessary to retrieve her. He underestimates the warnings of the Spell he is about to use. Rape/non-con

The Ministry of Magic has passed a ridiculous marriage law, and nobody is cooperating... least of all Hermione Granger and Severus Snape. An anti-marriage law story set right after the war. MLC. CURRENTLY ON HOLD.

The sequel to The Mirror of Erised. Snape has a new student in his classroom, his daughter.

The new Magical Marriage and Procreation Act leaves Snape in a dilemma when the most unexpected of people petitions for him resulting in him asking Lucius Malfoy for help

When the Marriage Act is repealed, will it be marked by the end of a failed marriage or will it inspire the beginning of something better? This is a story about politics, portraits, priorities, and perseverance. Most importantly, this is a story about love. 3RD PLACE WINNER FALL-WINTER 2013 HP FANFIC FAN POLL AWARDS: SS/HG BEST ROMANCE.

Severus Snape finally had the simple life he always wanted, until a mysterious new posion emerges. What will he do when it becomes his job to find a cure and is forced to accept the help of Hermione Granger? Will he ever get his simple life? SSXHG

Hermione overhears something she shouldn't concerning Professor Snape and decides that maybe the House-elves aren't the only ones in need of protection.

Severus stumbles upon a distraught Hermione and a bottle of Firewhiskey. Will the night's events change their lives forever?

It's funny how easy it can be to change the future. As long as you follow the rules, well the not being seen one anyway. It's as simple as a dozen turns and a note. At least that's what it took for Hermione Granger to change the future and save a life.

Four years after the war, Severus is still Potions Master and Hermione is back at Hogwarts to teach, and Severus has made it clear he still dislikes her. Forced to work with each other for the good of the Wizarding world, a shaky friendship evolves. Friendship, romance, angst, drama, and M rating for later chapters!

When Draco Malfoy has a change of heart, he must be hidden for his safety. Dumbledore relies on Hermione's proven discretion and her innate goodness to help the Order with their newest member. Will these two combatants have a happy Christmas? 6th Year; AU; OOC

Severus is remanded into Hermione's custody because she is his next of kin. This news startles both of them. Complete.

They can only come together for this one night, and words are inadequate.

Five years after the war, Hermione Granger runs into Severus Snape and they begin to establish a cautious friendship. AU in that epilogue is ignored. Ron died, Severus survived. T for occasional language and some sexual situations.

Hermione & Severus gravitate towards each other during Hermione's 7th year. Hogwarts, Post-war, Rated M. Multi-Chapter story with lots of sexual tension.'Without thinking she caught his hand in her own before it could fall back to his side, "I trust you".

Hermione/Snape will sparks fly or just angry words, how can Hermione learn to live with someone who tells her he CAN never love her? Marriage law fic that skips the wedding bit! Give it a go you might be happy you did :

Snape and Hermione are captured. Observe their relationship in 30 days as they are locked together in a dungeon.

Post-Hogwarts, Hermione is the Potions Apprentice, and Severus is still Headmaster. If they don't hex each other first maybe they'll find comfort in one another.

Ten years after the war, Hermione goes in search of love and ends up changing the world. Repost of original story. Edited and finally complete. HG/SS, slightly OOC.

Hermione has changed since the war, deciding to have some fun she comes up with a list of ways to annoy Severus Snape, what will happen when she puts her plan into action? Read and find out, eventual HG/SS pairing and a little bit of Drarry too. review!

HG/SS AU. Take one brilliant magical geneticist. Add a snarky potion master who has recently been declared the sexiest wizard alive… bring to a hard boil and stir in trouble…. Rated M because we all know where this is heading...

What happens when it's over and the last words spoken to you, you know to be a lie. Can you find common ground again, or is there too much pain in the history to allow for it. Rated "M" for later chapters, some OOC happens in later chapters. The beta'ed version is now being posted with the title Far Away

AU, from Order of the Phoenix onwards. Hermione only wanted to learn Healing; she discovers that Professor Snape is a human being after all, and his actions dramatically shape the course of the war as events unfold. Complete.

When Hermione is captured by Snatchers during her adventure with Harry and Ron, she is brought directly to the Dark Lord. When Snape intervines and ultimately saves her, the Dark Lord casts a curse on her as a gift to Snape. Every muscle in Hermione's body begins to ache painfully. Snape is the only one who can cure her... By turning her pain, into pleasure. PostHBP, EWE!

When you are a double spy with two masters, no one is a friend. But the war ended last May, and Severus is now his own man. An owl brings a letter of change, but is it a good change? Canon Compliant, disregards Epilogue. Eventual SS/HG romance.

Never in a million years had Hermione expected her life to turn out this way. In the time it takes to read three words, Hermione's life is given a whole new set of rules. Good job she's a quick learner. HG/SS, marriage law fic, rated M for later chapters

A detention gone wrong. Snape unknowingly drags Hermione into a situation she has little hope in surviving, and must deal with his guilt about the torment of such a promising mind.

Because we all love a jealous Snape.

The war has been over for five years, and everyone's lives seem to be shaping up according to plan. Unfortunately for Severus, he's been named the centuries most sought after bachelor and recent events have made him even more desirable.

Revised version of Unfair Love. Hermione finds that even though he puts up a strong front deep down he is amazing. SS/HG Read, Review and Enjoy

Textbook, the newest social network that's sweeping both the wizarding and muggle world has found it's way into Snape's home thanks to Lucius Malfoy in the hopes that he will finally leave his home and find a girl to bed, but will love ensue?

Hermione quite literally crashes her way back through time by roughly twenty years. There is no going back; the only way is to go forward. And when one unwittingly interferes with time, what one expects may not be what time finds...

Severus enters a battle of wits with his newly appointed Transfiguration Mistress, Hermione Granger. Sexual tension and romance follow. Some fluff and slightly ooc.

Marriage Law Fic. My first attempt and Severus/Hermione. I'm really excited about it! Voldemort pushes through a marriage law to force Hermione to marry a Deatheater. Can Snape save her, and the cause, by being that Deatheater?

After the war, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is in a financial bind. Special Ministry worker Hermione Granger is on site with a team of helpers, full of fundraising ideas, and it seems that Headmaster Snape objects to her very presence there

Bellatrix gets in one last curse before her defeat which causes Hermione to fall into a deep sleep... She'll only awaken to one man's kiss. And boy, will she awaken. eventual SSHG pairing

Severus has spent three years making Hermione's life as difficult as possible, in hopes that she'll resign her post and leave Hogwarts. When she does, however, he discovers that it's not in his best interest if she leaves, after all. Drama/romance/humor

Hermione desperately wants to think of anything other than the recent war. And Severus would thoroughly enjoy being the focus of her thoughts. At first, though, neither is aware of their own desire for the other. Plot and Smut! Title changed 1/2/12

Caught up in the turmoil of the War, Hermione and Snape begin a physical relationship which becomes threatened when Hermione places herself in a compromising situation by becoming an Auror. Suddenly Snape can no longer protect her. Marriage Law.

Snape deserves a better death than given to him in DH. Hermione thinks he deserves a better life too and helps him find it. Unexpected friendships, romance and redemption for all. Ch 5 edited and reposted. Rated M for adult language and sexual content

As Snape's apprentice, Hermione has fallen for Severus...he just doesn't know it yet. Lucius Malfoy takes up the Transfiguration position with the intentions of seeking revenge on Hermione and Severus. Will Hermione's dreams be destroyed by Lucius?

In her last year at Hogwarts, Hermione and her Potions professor find themselves forced into a situation that neither of them wanted...but that will ultimately change not only the course of the war but their feelings for each other.

Snape survives Naginis bite, but is thrown into Azkaban before his innocence can be proven. When he finally is released, bitter and with few supporters, will he find some direction in his life, or is he doomed to a solitary existence.

After the Hen Party Severus Snape realizes that he wants Hermione Granger now Potter and makes plans to get her to himself and plans to have her for his alone. HG/HP and ultimately HG/SS rated M.

A year after the war,Hermione goes to finish her last year at Hogwarts.A series of threatening letters let her know the worst isn't over and someone will stop at nothing to kill nnon up to Ootp,AU after.SS/HG, DM/HP

Hermione has been waking in the night from some interesting dreams. Ginny tells her to get closer to her beau and she has an apprenticeship on the line SS/HG

Hermione and Snape want each other. But will he admit it, or will Hermione have to go to extraordinary lengths to seduce Snape?

Many Death Eaters escaped during the Final Battle. Hermione is assigned, as are others, to research their targets, so she can help them be captured. What happens when she chooses Lucius Malfoy to research and find? Or when he's caught? Series of one-shots. Will add more when more ideas hit for it, but the story isn't done yet. Rated MA.

Being forced to go on a mission with Hermione Granger to find a cure for a sickness, Severus Snape finds out something quite unexpected about his future. Adventure and Time Turner story. HG/SS

Hermione robbed Severus of his death, and he refuses to take the easy way out, and must live with the life he now has. How will Hermione right the wrong of wanting her potions professor to live.

Their love broken because of a mistake. Eight years later, Severus and Hermione are forced to work together. What will happen? What has changed? Amongst everything that is broken, will anything ever become whole again? SSHG

Hermione decides to take revenge on Snape for all the horrible things he's ever done to her and her friends by pranking and annoying him at every opportunity. Rated for language and future smut.

War is hell, as is the aftermath. Having lost everyone she most loves, Hermione Granger is only a shell of the woman she had been. Devastated by loss and guilt, Hermione draws the attention of Severus Snape with a random utterance.

Hermione Granger and Professor Snape come to the realization that they are attracted to one another. Will a little help from Ginny Weasley push them over the edge? JK Rowling owns it all. I just play with them once in awhile! 1st Fic! Please Review!

After a detention with Professor Snape leaves her with questions, Hermione goes on a search to discover what drives her mysterious Potions Master. A search that leads her into a world of mastery and submission, and opens a Pandora's box between the two.

Severus and Hermione's secret relationship is jeopardized when Snape gets married and his new wife decides to teach at Hogwarts. What Hermione doesn't know is that it isn't Severus who was married at all.

On Hermione's 17th Birthday, she discovers that she is soul bonded to her Potions Professor, Severus Snape. Now they both must come to terms with being bonded together and learn to love.

"After Darkness, Light." A chance meeting ten years after the war may not be just a coincidence, and may prove to have very far-reaching consequences. A story of many things, but primarily of healing. SS/HG; rated M for later chapters. Complete.

All I ask from you to give me in return is a chance to gain a part of your heart that I can call with out a doubt, my own forever. I re-did some parts of it and have updated. Enjoy my dears.

A witch struggles to conform in a society that restricts her. A wizard thinks he has nothing to offer anyone but his duty and, ultimately, his life. An SS/HG Regency Tale. As AU as you get. M for later chapters.

To keep Hermione alive after being captured, Snape convinces Voldemort she has been spying for him under the pretext that Severus had seduced her. When the most unexpected person has such an impact, sparks fly and fires rage. SSHG

A SS/HG fic. AU. Hermione goes back to Hogwarts to teach Muggle Studies. Snape is shocked to see the annoying brat with a child of her own, but no husband? Snape tries to figure out who the father is, romance ensues. Please read and review! Sequel's up!

After a night she can't remember, Hermione finds out she's going to have a permanent reminder. Unplanned pregnancy, SS/HG

Accidents happen, but when this accident happens Hermione finds herself in a whole different decade at Hogwarts with people that are long dead in her time. Trying her best to find her way back before there are too many changes. SS/HG time travel story. Rated MA.

It's Hermione's 21 birthday and needless to say is drunk and decides to confess, via a letter, her deepest secret... what she didn't expect were his replies... Chunks of DH thrown into the trash bin. Lemons. Mature Content.

No Harry. No Ron. No hope. A broken Hermione goes through the motions of living until the one comes who can truly make her feel alive again. Canon through pg309 of DH. AU, Multiple Character Death, SS/HG. Rated M for reasons.

Clever Miss Hermione Granger believes that by marrying Azkaban prisoner 11652 she can effectively skirt the new Ministry Marriage Law requirements. A story about morality, mortality, and pickled walnuts.

After years of believing that he was dead, Severus Snape is seen by none other than Hermione Granger. They easily become friends, and maybe even more. How many chances can one man truly get? SSHG R&R pls.

25 year old Hermione Granger wins a free makeover. She is also working on a way to stop the Phantom Summons left over after Voldemort's death. Professor Snape is her lab niffler but willing to do more experimentation outside the Mark. AU, M/F, Lemons

MLC-Seventh Year student Hermione Granger decides to marry the one eligible wizard who did not ask for her-the horrid but powerful Severus Snape. Angst, humor and lemons. Award Winner COMPLETE

He had watched as the thin wood snapped across her knee with a violence he had not known she possessed. He had been her teacher for seven years and had never seen this girl give up at anything. Voldemort wins, Hermione leaves, Severus waits.

Severus Snape is not ready to be a father, and when a onenight stand with 20 year old Hermione Granger results in pregnancy, he refuses to take care of or acknowledge the child. Eleven years later Mathias Granger enters Slytherin house. The fun starts.

At Hermione's last Christmas at Hogwarts, Severus decides to seduce her after an act of kindness on her part to him...(HGSS) (Complete)

Hermione gets lost in the past and falls in love with Severus... Cliche, true... but still fun (Complete)

{COMPLETED} When Hermione kissed the teacher, she left him breathless. Shameless - Im sorry. I couldn't help myself.