Disclaimer: I still don't own the characters, they're JKR's. I still don't own this song, which is aptly named 'Tall Dark Handsome Stranger.', again, another by 'Heart'. I am still convinced that Brigade was highly underated. Wait, this disclaimer is turning more into an Author's note than a disclaimer. Oh, and in the other chapter the thing about the light and the bra was from Men in Black 2. Hehe.


Tall Dark Handsome Stranger

Hermione blotted the excess from her lips with a fresh piece of material. A small buzz of excitement went through her, one which couldn't be dissuaded, even by the claustrophobic feeling her make up gave her. She had finally caught the eye of a Tall Dark Handsome Stranger. Well, not quite the stranger, but him being kind towards her certainly fell under the category of strange.

'I'm so tired of these men trying to impress me with nothing
The same old routine and the smooth fancy talking
Now I know and believe that I found it for real
'Cos you're good and you're kind and you care how I feel.'

'Hermione, you've finally cracked. Singing to yourself.' She shrugged. 'Why not?' She applied a layer of mascara to her eyelashes.

'I had a tall dark handsome stranger
I've had the devil in disguise
I've been attracted to the danger
But I was never satisfied
And I know what I like
And I like what I see in your eyes
You're so beautiful...'

Hermione danced as she sang, trying to find her tiny bag she insisted on taking on her date, even though she wouldn't be able to put anything in there. It pays to accessorize, she had been told.

'I've been pushed I've been pulled
I've been put out and trod on
Just by taking my chances I finally caught on
When I see in your eyes all the love shining through
I'm so glad I held out for somebody like you.'

With an eerie awareness, she opened the door to behold her Tall Dark Handsome Stranger.

'Heaven must have sent you I know
You're so good to me
I feel good with you
I'd be such a fool to let go
There's something about you
I can't live without you.'

'Good evening, Severus.' She smiled at him, accepting the hand he held out for her. She hoped that he wouldn't be a stranger by the end of the night.