Hey y'all! Thanks for the praise and reviews! I loved hearing from you! This is my last official chapter but I'll write an epilogue, and a sequel if you guys want it ~cough~review~cough~. So enjoy the chapter, and pleeeeeze review, k? Thanx again.
~Manisha~
"I don't know." Hermione, who had been looking down, waiting for a outburst of temper, followed by a number of detentions and a lot of lost house points, looked up into his eyes.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, no, I am not offended by your question, but am answering it civilly after having considered my answer tenderly. Hermione, let me tell you a few things. This Christmas holidays were unforgettable. They changed my whole life, and my attitude. The change in my outward appearance is only a reflection of the changes that have gone on inside me. At the beginning of the holidays, I was still that insufferably git that all the students enjoy taunting behind his back. Then, Minerva and Albus taught me something that I will never forget; they taught me how to be happy. Do you know, I even skipped once this holidays!!! I have realized that being dark and mysterious is no longer necessary when there is nothing to be sad or angry about. With Voldemort gone, it is unnecessary, tiring, and even cruel to be evil. It is a sin to take away the happiness of the carefree spirits around you. My new appearance just helped me gain confidence. You saw me at the night club. I wasn't anything like I used to be. Just now, though, I was trying to prevent the impending teacher/student relationship by making you hate me. You see, I am in love with you, completely and utterly. Even now you are breaking my heart. My reputation is already gone- everyone thinks I am a 'hot softie' as I heard one seventh year girl say today. I might as well BE soft."
By this time, Hermione had moved up toward his desk, swaying her hips seductively. "But Severus, admitting your feelings is not soft- it is merely selfish. It assures you of the other's feelings toward you. And let me tell you, your feelings are most certainly returned." She placed her hand in his, and looked into his face, eyes twinkling with playfulness and mischief. "I personally am not fond of breaking too many rules, but I think I can make an exception about this. How about we try this forbidden relationship, and see if it works out? I'm sure Dumbledore would be quite alright with it; I am, after all, only 9 years your junior."
At her words, Severus choked. "You'd be willing to have a romantic relationship with- with me? The greasy git, most- hated- professor- ever, Potions Master?"
The answer was simple. "Absolutely." But it didn't end there. "I would have been willing to have a relationship with you even when you were a greasy git. But now, you most certainly are no longer such a bastard, and, in my eyes, are a million times as desirable." Over the table, their lips met with twice the passion that they had the previous night, now that they were both sure of their right to take possession of the other's mouth and heart.
Meanwhile, in the staff room...
Minerva and Albus were kissing passionately while the rest of the staff members looked on in disgust. "Really, you two," said Remus Lupin. "Get a room!"
Minerva looked at him reproachfully. "Oh, Lupin, you're just sad that you won't get a repeat of yesterday!" With that, she left the room gracefully on Dumbledore's arm. The rest of the staff looked at Remus, eyes full of vulgar curiosity.
"What happened yesterday, Lupin?"
"Yeah, why did she look so naughty?"
Lupin was enjoying the attention. "Well, we both had some free time, and , well, we were discussing our hobbies, and the word 'canoodling' came up, and, you know..."
"Wow!"
"Never knew Minerva was such a slut!"
The staff loved a bit of gossip. But, there was someone missing...
"Where's Severus?"
"I don't know, and I don't care. The women might think him handsome, but he's just a big overgrown bat!"
"Hey! He really is sexy! Where is he?"
"Maybe in his office."
"Why would he be there? He doesn't have any classes now!"
"He must have given some poor, unsuspecting child a detention!"
"Ugh, I just hope he hasn't gone back to being a fucking asshole like he used to be before his makeover."
"Yeah, well, maybe he's grading papers."
"Let's go and get him! I want to touch his hair to see if it's greasy!"
"YOU can do that, BY YOUSELF, Hooch. But it will be fun to interrupt him when he's working and see how he reacts."
"Let's go!" The entire Hogwarts staff moved en masse to the dungeons, the mob feeling growing every second.
"We can break down the door if he has it locked!"
"Yeah, and if he doesn't..."
"We can sneak up on him!"
"Cool!!" Sprout began to squeal with anticipation. They reached the dungeons, and quickly tried the door. To their joy, it was unlocked! They opened the door and rushed in, only to stop in amazement and horror.
Snape, and Hermione Granger, the school's Head Girl, were kissing passionately on the stone floor of the classroom. The teachers cringed involuntarily- they had never imagined that their prank would lead them to witness this disturbing scene. The two looked up from their, ahem, activities, to see the entire staff of Hogwarts looking down on them. They quickly wiped their mouths and stood. Hermione was the first to make any move. "Well, hello. Fancy seeing all of you here! Well, I have a lot of homework to do, so I'll see you later!" She grabbed her bag and tried to duck past the teachers, who were petrified, but at the doorway, she encountered Minerva and Albus.
"Not so fast, young lady. Where might you be going?"
"Somewhere other than here, Professor."
At this, the teachers turned to Albus and Minerva, and frantically began to report their findings to the headmaster and mistress. "We just came in...they were SNOGGING, sir...there must be something in the rules about this!"
Albus held up his hand. "Hush, children! I think it's best if I deal with this situation alone." The teachers streamed out the door, but Minerva lingered uneasily. "You too, my dear." She swept away down the corridor, looking extremely miffed. "Well, what's going on here?"
Snape began. "I went to a night club yesterday night, to see where my looks could take me with women. I met this beautiful woman who said her name was Hermia, and I danced with her, kissed her, and fell in love with her."
Here, Hermione took over. "I went to a night club too. I met a handsome man, who called himself Steve. I fell in love with him, too..."
"And these two turned out to be you two, except with false names, am I right?" Albus seemed to have figured out the situation, and now his eye had a twinkle that was brighter than usual. "I suppose I should punish the two of you for breaking rules, but Hermione is a consenting adult, so the relationship is completely lawful. Well, I'll have to ask you to keep this relationship a secret. Well then, I feel like a most unwelcome intruder. Carry on." With that, he turned and left.
Hermione and Severus were startled beyond measure. He broke the silence. "Well, in that case..." Suddenly, an unfamiliar mischievous look came into his eyes. "You heard what the man said. Let us carry on." And the two resumed their previous enjoyments.
FINIS
So, what do you think? I'm going to write an epilogue tomorrow, but if you want a sequel, there is a nice little button which says 'Submit Review' on it, and if you press it, you might find that this story continues to become funnier, and more wonderful than anything you could have dreamed of. So what do you say? Pleeeeeeeeeeeze review!
~Manisha~
"I don't know." Hermione, who had been looking down, waiting for a outburst of temper, followed by a number of detentions and a lot of lost house points, looked up into his eyes.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, no, I am not offended by your question, but am answering it civilly after having considered my answer tenderly. Hermione, let me tell you a few things. This Christmas holidays were unforgettable. They changed my whole life, and my attitude. The change in my outward appearance is only a reflection of the changes that have gone on inside me. At the beginning of the holidays, I was still that insufferably git that all the students enjoy taunting behind his back. Then, Minerva and Albus taught me something that I will never forget; they taught me how to be happy. Do you know, I even skipped once this holidays!!! I have realized that being dark and mysterious is no longer necessary when there is nothing to be sad or angry about. With Voldemort gone, it is unnecessary, tiring, and even cruel to be evil. It is a sin to take away the happiness of the carefree spirits around you. My new appearance just helped me gain confidence. You saw me at the night club. I wasn't anything like I used to be. Just now, though, I was trying to prevent the impending teacher/student relationship by making you hate me. You see, I am in love with you, completely and utterly. Even now you are breaking my heart. My reputation is already gone- everyone thinks I am a 'hot softie' as I heard one seventh year girl say today. I might as well BE soft."
By this time, Hermione had moved up toward his desk, swaying her hips seductively. "But Severus, admitting your feelings is not soft- it is merely selfish. It assures you of the other's feelings toward you. And let me tell you, your feelings are most certainly returned." She placed her hand in his, and looked into his face, eyes twinkling with playfulness and mischief. "I personally am not fond of breaking too many rules, but I think I can make an exception about this. How about we try this forbidden relationship, and see if it works out? I'm sure Dumbledore would be quite alright with it; I am, after all, only 9 years your junior."
At her words, Severus choked. "You'd be willing to have a romantic relationship with- with me? The greasy git, most- hated- professor- ever, Potions Master?"
The answer was simple. "Absolutely." But it didn't end there. "I would have been willing to have a relationship with you even when you were a greasy git. But now, you most certainly are no longer such a bastard, and, in my eyes, are a million times as desirable." Over the table, their lips met with twice the passion that they had the previous night, now that they were both sure of their right to take possession of the other's mouth and heart.
Meanwhile, in the staff room...
Minerva and Albus were kissing passionately while the rest of the staff members looked on in disgust. "Really, you two," said Remus Lupin. "Get a room!"
Minerva looked at him reproachfully. "Oh, Lupin, you're just sad that you won't get a repeat of yesterday!" With that, she left the room gracefully on Dumbledore's arm. The rest of the staff looked at Remus, eyes full of vulgar curiosity.
"What happened yesterday, Lupin?"
"Yeah, why did she look so naughty?"
Lupin was enjoying the attention. "Well, we both had some free time, and , well, we were discussing our hobbies, and the word 'canoodling' came up, and, you know..."
"Wow!"
"Never knew Minerva was such a slut!"
The staff loved a bit of gossip. But, there was someone missing...
"Where's Severus?"
"I don't know, and I don't care. The women might think him handsome, but he's just a big overgrown bat!"
"Hey! He really is sexy! Where is he?"
"Maybe in his office."
"Why would he be there? He doesn't have any classes now!"
"He must have given some poor, unsuspecting child a detention!"
"Ugh, I just hope he hasn't gone back to being a fucking asshole like he used to be before his makeover."
"Yeah, well, maybe he's grading papers."
"Let's go and get him! I want to touch his hair to see if it's greasy!"
"YOU can do that, BY YOUSELF, Hooch. But it will be fun to interrupt him when he's working and see how he reacts."
"Let's go!" The entire Hogwarts staff moved en masse to the dungeons, the mob feeling growing every second.
"We can break down the door if he has it locked!"
"Yeah, and if he doesn't..."
"We can sneak up on him!"
"Cool!!" Sprout began to squeal with anticipation. They reached the dungeons, and quickly tried the door. To their joy, it was unlocked! They opened the door and rushed in, only to stop in amazement and horror.
Snape, and Hermione Granger, the school's Head Girl, were kissing passionately on the stone floor of the classroom. The teachers cringed involuntarily- they had never imagined that their prank would lead them to witness this disturbing scene. The two looked up from their, ahem, activities, to see the entire staff of Hogwarts looking down on them. They quickly wiped their mouths and stood. Hermione was the first to make any move. "Well, hello. Fancy seeing all of you here! Well, I have a lot of homework to do, so I'll see you later!" She grabbed her bag and tried to duck past the teachers, who were petrified, but at the doorway, she encountered Minerva and Albus.
"Not so fast, young lady. Where might you be going?"
"Somewhere other than here, Professor."
At this, the teachers turned to Albus and Minerva, and frantically began to report their findings to the headmaster and mistress. "We just came in...they were SNOGGING, sir...there must be something in the rules about this!"
Albus held up his hand. "Hush, children! I think it's best if I deal with this situation alone." The teachers streamed out the door, but Minerva lingered uneasily. "You too, my dear." She swept away down the corridor, looking extremely miffed. "Well, what's going on here?"
Snape began. "I went to a night club yesterday night, to see where my looks could take me with women. I met this beautiful woman who said her name was Hermia, and I danced with her, kissed her, and fell in love with her."
Here, Hermione took over. "I went to a night club too. I met a handsome man, who called himself Steve. I fell in love with him, too..."
"And these two turned out to be you two, except with false names, am I right?" Albus seemed to have figured out the situation, and now his eye had a twinkle that was brighter than usual. "I suppose I should punish the two of you for breaking rules, but Hermione is a consenting adult, so the relationship is completely lawful. Well, I'll have to ask you to keep this relationship a secret. Well then, I feel like a most unwelcome intruder. Carry on." With that, he turned and left.
Hermione and Severus were startled beyond measure. He broke the silence. "Well, in that case..." Suddenly, an unfamiliar mischievous look came into his eyes. "You heard what the man said. Let us carry on." And the two resumed their previous enjoyments.
FINIS
So, what do you think? I'm going to write an epilogue tomorrow, but if you want a sequel, there is a nice little button which says 'Submit Review' on it, and if you press it, you might find that this story continues to become funnier, and more wonderful than anything you could have dreamed of. So what do you say? Pleeeeeeeeeeeze review!