A Rose in the Wind


Ch 9 Yuletide Joys


Sorry it took so long guys!!!!! Its my X-mas gift to all. Expect a couple more chapters soon! And Im slowly but surely working on my other stories as well. :-) I don't know if you have all been wondering why Aurelia chooses to call Snape Snape and not Severus when he calls her Aurelia, but believe me when she does it will have a definite impact.


****ALSO....To see the dress Im talking about in the story when you read.....goto http://a1008.g.akamaitech.net/7/1008/806/e3451e47d64cc6/images.theknot.com/stpucchi/9169l.jpg
Thats the exact dress Im talking about and all credit goes to St Pucchi...its absolutely gorgeous...and I know it's a wedding dress, but it doesn't look exactly like one...plus I don't care....its exactly what I had in mind....****



Aurelia checked herself in the mirror again. She smoothed the front of the dress Snape had given her before walking out of the door. They had decided to meet at the hall and she was a ball of nerves. She was running a little behind, but she thought it would make her grand entrance even more of a surprise.


Snape stood by the professor's table in the wonderful dress robes he had bought at the store in Hogmeade. He began to get very nervous. What had she thought about his letter? And what had she thought about the things he had told her? He told himself to calm down and sat next to Albus.


"Nervous Severus?"the older man nudged.


"Just a little Headmaster."


"Don't worry. She'll be here soon enough."


Snape nodded but looked up suddenly when he heard the students gasp and clap.


Aurelia had walked through the doors in her long silver dress with her hair atop her head in curls and ringlets, some falling down her back and around her face. Her face was adorned with silver and her body was covered in a iridescent glitter.


He rose quickly to his feet. She was absolutely breathtaking. He quickly strode over to her, moving through the students.



"You look lovely Professor Broomsworth."said Hermione Granger.


"Thank you Ms. Granger. So do you."


When she looked up again she saw the person she was eagerly waiting to see.


"Good evening Professor Snape."


"Good evening."he replied. He offered his arm and he took it, leading her to the professors table.


After sitting he leaned to her and whispered in her ear.


"You look absolutely beautiful. Almost a goddess...."


She giggled a little at his words.


"Why thank you. You look absolutely dashing yourself."she whispered back.


Soon the dance was underway and the students became wrapped up in the music and each other. Snape and Aurelia danced a few times, but were mainly content to watch and sit next to each other. But, as the last song approached, Aurelia set her plan in motion.


Just as the song began, she reached over and took his hand in hers and held it. She didn't meet his eyes or look at him. She kept her gaze on the dance floor. She would let him think what he wanted for a few moments. Then, without asking or saying a word, she pulled him up and out onto the floor with her.


As he closed his arms around her, she felt the familiar electric current flow through her that she had been feeling all night whenever he touched her. She laid her head on his shoulder and he placed his chin atop her head for a few moments before she moved to whisper in his ear.


"Thank you very much for the dress. Its beautiful."


"And it looks even more so with you in it."he replied.


She blushed a little and returned her head to his shoulder only to pick it back up again.


"Oh, about your present."she breathed into his ear.


"Yes?"he said timidly.


She moved his hands lower on her waist.


"I had already bought you a present that I thought you would have liked. Would you still like to have it?"


She looked at his face and saw the emotions play across it. Sadness, desire, rejection , hope. She knew he was trying to figure out what she meant by that sentence.


She then pressed his hands down to where he could feel the fabrics she wore underneath her dress.


"I mean the two gifts would go hand in hand."she whispered.


She felt his hands shudder a moment upon her hips. She watched him look around for a moment and was puzzled as to what he was doing. But suddenly his hands slid from her hips up her back and around under her arms to her front, barely missing her upper regions. She shivered at the gesture and bit her lip before looking into his eyes.


He then whispered to her.


"I believe I would be extatic to receive anything you give me."


She smiled seductively at him as the song ended.


"Well Professor Snape, it has been a pleasant evening. If you want to open your presents early, as I am assuming you do, I believe I shall be sitting in the Potions Classroom at a quarter past eleven this evening. "she turned to walk away, but looked back.


"Oh and Severus..."


His head shot up at the sound of his name from her lips.


"Try not to be late."she taunted before leaving the hall.



It was now Severus Snape's turn to be a ball of nerves. He tidied up his quarters as best he could and stoked the fire that he had started. He had set out wine and two glasses, not sure where the evening would go. And at 11:15 he strode out the secret passage into his classroom.


Aurelia was standing with her back to him, studying some potions ingredients that were on the shelves.


"Good evening again, Aurelia."


Startled, she turned and smiled.


"Good evening to you too."


She walked closer to him.


He motioned to the passage.


"Shall we?"


She nodded and he led her into his quarters.


He let go of her and disappeared into another room and she settled into one of his chairs by the fireplace as he opened the wine.


"Wine Aurelia?"


"Yes please."she replied.


He placed a glass in her hand and sat adjacent to her in the other chair.


The sipped in silence, casually sneaking glances at each other. When he glass was empty she gathered her courage and spoke.


"Did you mean it?"she asked.


"Did I mean what?"


"What you wrote...about wanting me."


He put his glass down and sat at her feet, taking her hands in his.


"Of course. You have been the most stubborn, intelligent, beautiful women I have ever met. You challenge me to be better. You challenge me to change. You accept me for who I am and for what I have been."


He stood then taking her with him.


"And since I never got to ask this when I was younger, im going to ask it now no matter how silly or corny it may sound."


She nodded as tears began to well in her eyes.


"Would you be my girlfriend Aurelia Broomsworth?"


She giggled as tears fell from her eyes.


"Yes I will Severus Snape."


They hugged each other.


When they had let go she whispered to him.


"Are you going to kiss me now Severus?"


He shivered again at his name.


"If you say my name like that again I will."


"Severus."she breathed as he kissed her finally. Her arms came up around her neck and her hands tangled in his hair. When they broke apart she bit her lip again as he ran his hands up and down her back.


"Can I open my presents now?"he inquired.


"I thought you would never ask."she replied as he took her in a hungry embrace.



Ok, so I didn't actually TELL you guys what happens after that, you can guess. BUT if you would like to know, I will write it in a one chapter thing.....just let me know if you wish to read it!