Hermione striped her clothes off and sank into the bath. She took a deep relaxing breath and settled against the back of the tub.

"Hmm, lavender, mint and," Hermione yelled for her old Potions Master, "Severus, please come here?"

Severus opened the door from his hiding spot in the hall way. He was hoping to hear her work out the scents in her bath water.

"Yes?" he drawled to her.

"Why does my bath smell like Amortentia?" Hermione asked a curious look on her face. She leaned over the side of the tub with her chin resting on her crossed arms.

"My question is why does your Amortentia potion smell like me?" Severus asked curiously.

" What?!" she exclaimed.

"Since when, Hermione?" Severus asked.

"I noticed it changed during my last year. Before it smelled like Ron. I don't know what caused it to change."

"Interesting. I wasn't around for your last year. One day we shall explore the year and see if we can find the cause; for now relax and then we can either retire for the night or read a bit more before bed."

"I shall see you in a bit Severus." Hermione said closing her eyes and relaxing back to the back of the tub.

While she relaxed she pondered the time that was her last year at Hogwarts. She was Head Girl so she spent a lot of her time tending to her duties and making sure everything was going smoothly for the Prefects.

Suddenly she wondered if the time she spent wishing that Severus was the Potions Master and wondering how he was might have triggered the change. She had spent a great deal of time thinking about the different aspects that Severus Snape had shown while he was her professor.

Hermione had grown a great affection for the man after learning all he had put at stake and still managed to be a, in her opinion, brilliant teacher. She held Severus in a high regard but was sure that it was love but she was just proved differently.

She remembered the day she discovered the change.

- Flashback-

"Today class we will be brewing Amortentia. It is one of the hardest potions to brew. I want to test your skills. Your NEWTs are coming up!" Professor Slughorn said as he entered the classroom.

Hermione went to the store room to gather her ingredients and brought back the armful to her cauldron.

"You have until the end of class to complete your assignment."

Hermione began brewing and was near completion when Slughorn came around to check on everybody's progress.

"Well Ms. Granger it seems a few more stirs and you will be done. Do tell me what you smell."

Hermione stirred her potion the last 5 times and looked at the spiral steam and mother of pearl sheen.

"Well Sir, I smell," Hermione paused, when she took a deeper breath she realized she didn't smell the same thing as in 6th year, "Lavender, mint, parchment and something earthy, maybe sandalwood."

"You seem confused Ms. Granger. Is there a problem?" Slughorn asked concerned.

"No problem. It just seems the scent has changed since the first time I encountered the potion. I no longer smell freshly mowed grass, spearmint toothpaste and new parchment."

"That is odd in deed, but having gone through a terrible experience with the War, I can not say I am surprised."

"So it can change Sir?"

"Of course my dear! As you age things change and experiences change who we are."

Hermione thought about his words as she bottled a bit of the potion for testing and gathered her belongings. As she walked out of the room Slughorn stopped her again.

"Don't be ashamed of the change my dear. It just means you have grown."

- End flashback -

Hermione finished her bath and wrapped herself and a nice fluffy green towel. She grabbed her wand from sink counter and used a drying spell on her hair. She padded out of the bathroom and down the hall to her room.

As she passed Severus's room, she felt her towel being pulled from her body.

"What are you a randy teenager Severus Snape?" Hermione growled at him.

"Only for you." He said staring into her honey colored eyes. "Sleep with me, Hermione."

"Is that not what we have done several times already?" she asked curiously.

"I mean sleep in bed with me. As to the other times I consider that fucking you and hard I might add." he said. "Never heard a complaint out of that pretty mouth of yours." he added with a smirk.

Hermione's face contorted into a shocked expression at the last remark. She huffed and grabbed for her towel.

"I think I am going to keep this. I rather enjoy the view." Severus said putting the towel behind him and out of Hermione's reach.

Hermione put her hand on her hips and sighed deeply.

"You are worse than a randy teenager!" she exclaimed and walked the rest of the way to her room.

"Does that make your answer a no then?" he asked solemnly.

"I never said that, now did I?" Hermione said with a smirk of her own. "I need to find my pajamas."

Hermione entered her room and started looking for some suitable pajamas. Not knowing exactly what she was looking for she settled for a satin nightgown that ended mid-thigh and was a deep emerald color.

She walked back to Severus's room and found him laying on his bed in a pair of silk pajama pants. She loved the silver dragons imprinted on the black silk of the pants.

"May I join you?" she asked with a smile on her face.

Severus nodded his head in approval. He rolled over and placed a chaste kiss on her lips.

"I love the pajamas." he said and pulled her body to his.