Half an hour later they lay on the couch together. Freddie knew they had to go back to school but she was loathe to move from where she lay on Snape's chest. They were still naked but he had grabbed his cloak from the floor and pulled it over them. Her muscles were still trembling from the force of her orgasm as she buried her face in his chest.
"I am sorry I made you swallow your leaf," Snape said, lazily trailing his fingers along the small of her back, making her shiver.
"There were bound to be a few hitches in the process. Even McGonagall didn't get it right the first month. And this was a pretty good hitch," she said with a smirk.
"You have to start all over again next month?"
"Yeah, but it's only been a week. I'd be much angrier at you if it was the third or fourth week of the process."
"Oh are you angry at me?" he teased, dragging his nails lightly against her skin.
"Mmm...no," she admitted. "In fact right now I feel as if I might never be angry again."
He chuckled softly. He rolled onto his back, pulling her on top of him as he did. She slipped one leg between his thighs and felt his cock stir slightly against her knee. He'd already cum twice, however, so he didn't get hard again. He put his arms around her and held her tightly. He kissed the top of her head then lay his head back against the armrest with a contented sigh.
"I wish we didn't have to go back," she murmured after a minute.
"I know," he said and sighed again, this time less content.
"Maybe I should drop out, then we could be together every night," she said without thinking.
She felt him tense beneath her.
"That is not a good idea," he said slowly.
"I was joking," she said hastily. "I need to graduate so I can get a job at St Mungo's."
"And you cannot compete in the Potions Championship if you drop out."
"Right," she said but really she found herself wondering, again, if he would still want to be with her once she graduated. She sighed and nuzzled against his chest, trying to put the thought out of her mind.
They lay together a few minutes longer in silence, just enjoying being together, then Snape kissed her forehead again.
"We have to go," he said, sitting up. "We still have potions to finish."
Freddie groaned but slid out of his lap, pulling the cloak around herself.
"It's cold in here," she said.
"It will be less cold when you get dressed," he said as he pulled his pants on.
"Can you hand me my wand?" she asked.
"I could," he said lightly.
"Will you hand me my wand, Severus? Please?"
"Yes, Winifred," he said with a slight smirk. He got her wand from the armchair and tossed it to her. He pulled his shirt on and began to button it up. Meanwhile Freddie gave a wave of her wand and magicked her clothes back on. She picked the bag up off the chair and slipped it over her head. She peeked in at Ziggy who was still sleeping soundly.
"Ready to go?" Snape asked as he fastened his cloak.
"No," she sighed. "But I know we have to."
"Mm." He kissed her forehead then got a handful of floo powder from above the fireplace. "We will be together again soon."
"Promise?"
"I promise," he said with a small smile. He tossed the powder into the fire and stepped into the green flames. "My office, Hogwarts."
Freddie looked around the sitting room once more then got her own floo powder and repeated his actions.
"Snape's office, Hogwarts," she said and felt herself being whisked away.
Author's Note: Sorry for the short chapter and for the lack of a steamy sex scene. I'm finding it especially difficult to write that sort of thing right now. Sorry I didn't earn my M rating here.
~RedPandaPrincess
