Snape had been gone for almost a week before he came back to class. He acted normal in all his classes except for Hermione's. He was always avoiding her and Neville in class and never even bothered to take points off of them. Everyone, even Neville and Hermione thought this a bit odd. Hermione decided she would talk to Snape about it all and try and get the truth out of him. If it were possible.
After classes that Friday Hermione went down to the dungeons to talk to Snape. She found him in his class room working on a potion. She knocked on the door.
"Come in" He half growled, half yelled. She opened the door and walked in. Snape looked up at her and nearly screamed. Hermione just blinked at him wondering why he was so jumpy.
"Um Professor, sir. I was wondering if I could ask you a few questions?" Snape nodded slightly really not wanting to let her but not really wanting to deny her either. Hermione smiled. "Well, you see I was wondering why you gave Neville all the credit for waking me up. He told me about what all you did. And I think its unfair that you gave all the credit to him for it."
Snape just stared at her in shock, unable to get his brain to work. The light seemed to be teasing him. Hermione looked like an angel to him. The dim light filtering through the windows seemed to make her glow and light up the room. Hermione cleared her throat already blushing crimson from being stared at by Snape. Snape came back to his senses and answered in a low voice.
"Well, I think he deserved it all. He is rarely given any credit for anything by me and well he made the potion that cured you. So I deserve none of the credit. If that is all you have to ask you may go. I need to finish this potion." Hermione stared at him for a long moment before she spoke.
"Don't think I'm going to let you off so easily. Someone kissed me while I was asleep and I would like to know who did it." Snape stared at her in horror. He had kissed he right before she had woke.
"How would I know who kissed you?" Hermione could have laughed. Stepping closer she breathed in smelling coffee in the air around him.
"Well, because you drink coffee and my lips tasted of coffee when I woke up. And I would like to know if you kissed me." Snape could only stare at her. "Well, Professor?" Snape nodded.
"I did kiss you, but only to get the potion into you." Hermione didn't believe him.
"You could have had Madam Pomfrey use magic. I think you did it because you wanted to." Snape shook his head.
"Why would I want to kiss you Miss. Granger? You are a student, and teachers don't go chasing after students. I admit you are a very attractive young woman, but that would give me no reason to kiss you. And I didn't want to wait for Madam Pomfrey to use magic. It would have taken more time."
Hermione had an idea to find out if Snape wanted to kiss her. "All right Professor, I'm sorry. It just seems odd that any teacher would kiss a student to get a potion into them is all." Snape nodded turning slightly to the side to check on his potion.
"Yes, well if you will excuse me. I am going to finish this potion." He turned fully around going back to work on the potion. Hermione peered around him recognizing what kind of potion it was.
"Nervous, Professor?" Snape looked over his shoulder at her.
"No, why?" Hermione smiled.
"The potion is a nerve potion, isn't it? Used to calm a person down and or make it to where they aren't nervous. Why would you need it?" Snape looked at the caldron.
"You are right. But my business is my own." Hermione nodded.
"Well, I'll be going then." Turning around she walked towards the door. On the way there she spilled a jar of chemicals and slipped in it on purpose. Snape instantly caught her and held her close to him. So close that their faces were almost touching since he was bent over.
His breath smelled of coffee and Hermione really had the urge to kiss him. Just to taste the coffee and make sure it had been him. Leaning up she pressed her lips to his in a gentle kiss. Snape pulled away the moment her lips touched his.
"Miss. Granger? What in the name of Merlin are you trying to do?" Hermione chuckled.
"Sorry Professor. It's just that coffee from your lips taste so good and I had to make sure it was you. I'll go now." Chuckling to herself she left Snape staring at the closed door.
Snape turned around to find his potion ruined because it had been over to flame to long. With a sigh he cleaned up the mess and went to his office sitting down in his chair. Memories of Hermione filled his mind and he slowly drifted off into sleep.
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Hermione had skipped all the way back to the Gryffindor common room. Upon entering she smiled since no one was around to notice her odd behavior. Going up to her shared room she smiled wider. The other girls were already asleep. Moving around quietly she changed into her pajamas. Crawling into bed Hermione smiled as thoughts of Snape ran through her head. Getting comfortable she closed her eyes and went to sleep to dream of him and his coffee.
After classes that Friday Hermione went down to the dungeons to talk to Snape. She found him in his class room working on a potion. She knocked on the door.
"Come in" He half growled, half yelled. She opened the door and walked in. Snape looked up at her and nearly screamed. Hermione just blinked at him wondering why he was so jumpy.
"Um Professor, sir. I was wondering if I could ask you a few questions?" Snape nodded slightly really not wanting to let her but not really wanting to deny her either. Hermione smiled. "Well, you see I was wondering why you gave Neville all the credit for waking me up. He told me about what all you did. And I think its unfair that you gave all the credit to him for it."
Snape just stared at her in shock, unable to get his brain to work. The light seemed to be teasing him. Hermione looked like an angel to him. The dim light filtering through the windows seemed to make her glow and light up the room. Hermione cleared her throat already blushing crimson from being stared at by Snape. Snape came back to his senses and answered in a low voice.
"Well, I think he deserved it all. He is rarely given any credit for anything by me and well he made the potion that cured you. So I deserve none of the credit. If that is all you have to ask you may go. I need to finish this potion." Hermione stared at him for a long moment before she spoke.
"Don't think I'm going to let you off so easily. Someone kissed me while I was asleep and I would like to know who did it." Snape stared at her in horror. He had kissed he right before she had woke.
"How would I know who kissed you?" Hermione could have laughed. Stepping closer she breathed in smelling coffee in the air around him.
"Well, because you drink coffee and my lips tasted of coffee when I woke up. And I would like to know if you kissed me." Snape could only stare at her. "Well, Professor?" Snape nodded.
"I did kiss you, but only to get the potion into you." Hermione didn't believe him.
"You could have had Madam Pomfrey use magic. I think you did it because you wanted to." Snape shook his head.
"Why would I want to kiss you Miss. Granger? You are a student, and teachers don't go chasing after students. I admit you are a very attractive young woman, but that would give me no reason to kiss you. And I didn't want to wait for Madam Pomfrey to use magic. It would have taken more time."
Hermione had an idea to find out if Snape wanted to kiss her. "All right Professor, I'm sorry. It just seems odd that any teacher would kiss a student to get a potion into them is all." Snape nodded turning slightly to the side to check on his potion.
"Yes, well if you will excuse me. I am going to finish this potion." He turned fully around going back to work on the potion. Hermione peered around him recognizing what kind of potion it was.
"Nervous, Professor?" Snape looked over his shoulder at her.
"No, why?" Hermione smiled.
"The potion is a nerve potion, isn't it? Used to calm a person down and or make it to where they aren't nervous. Why would you need it?" Snape looked at the caldron.
"You are right. But my business is my own." Hermione nodded.
"Well, I'll be going then." Turning around she walked towards the door. On the way there she spilled a jar of chemicals and slipped in it on purpose. Snape instantly caught her and held her close to him. So close that their faces were almost touching since he was bent over.
His breath smelled of coffee and Hermione really had the urge to kiss him. Just to taste the coffee and make sure it had been him. Leaning up she pressed her lips to his in a gentle kiss. Snape pulled away the moment her lips touched his.
"Miss. Granger? What in the name of Merlin are you trying to do?" Hermione chuckled.
"Sorry Professor. It's just that coffee from your lips taste so good and I had to make sure it was you. I'll go now." Chuckling to herself she left Snape staring at the closed door.
Snape turned around to find his potion ruined because it had been over to flame to long. With a sigh he cleaned up the mess and went to his office sitting down in his chair. Memories of Hermione filled his mind and he slowly drifted off into sleep.
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Hermione had skipped all the way back to the Gryffindor common room. Upon entering she smiled since no one was around to notice her odd behavior. Going up to her shared room she smiled wider. The other girls were already asleep. Moving around quietly she changed into her pajamas. Crawling into bed Hermione smiled as thoughts of Snape ran through her head. Getting comfortable she closed her eyes and went to sleep to dream of him and his coffee.
