Thanks for the great reviews, keep 'em comin'.

And one minor side-note, I have not read half of the Snape stories on this website. If there is any resemblance to any story it was done without my knowledge. I did not mean to make it sound like another story, and since there are so many stories out there, it is very hard not to have some overlap. I apologize to the writer of the story that I seem to have resembled my story after, but it was NOT done intentionally. I hope you all can understand, thanks!

Disclaimer: You guys know I don't own any of these characters, although I wish I owned Snape. But that's a whole other kettle of fish…

On with the story!

          The next morning dawned cloudy, threatening rain. Selene turned away from her bedroom window and pulled the covers over her head. It can't be morning already, she thought as she attempted to fall back asleep. She had had a terrible nights sleep and was not looking forward to her day. Selene had just begun to doze off again, when she heard a loud tapping at her window. Throwing the covers off her face and turning toward the sound of the noise, she saw it was her owl, Artemis, clutching a white envelope in her beak. Selene got out of bed and grumbling to herself, walked over to the window and opened it. In flew Artemis, who landed on Selene's shoulder.

          "So what have you brought me today?", she asked her owl as she took the letter from his beak. Artemis hooted softly, and with a parting nip on her ear, flew back out the open window. Selene opened the letter, it was from her mother. Scanning the letter, she surmised her mother wanted to know how school was going and for Selene to write her as soon as she had the time. She sat at her desk and wrote a quick reply, stating she was fine and that her job was wonderful. Then she got dressed and, letter in hand, walked down the corridor to the Great Hall for breakfast.

          On her way, she encountered Draco Malfoy, who gave her an evil look. Geez, some people just can't take discipline, she thought shaking her head. Upon entering the Great Hall, she noticed that the ceiling was just like the sky outside, dull gray with scattered rain clouds. But the smell of delicious food caught her and she forgot all about the sky and concentrated on her growling stomach. She took her seat at the table and piled food on her plate. She had come to enjoy watching the students while she ate, much like bird watching, only it was student watching. Students talked with their mouths full, about the first day of school and which classes were "wicked" and which ones sucked. Before she knew it the bell was ringing, and that meant class time. She made her way to the broom closet to collect the supplies for her classes.

          She decided she would drop off her letter to her mother in the Owlery for Artemis to deliver. After that, she went to the Quidditch pitch to wait for her classes. Time flew by and soon she was engrossed in her 5th year class. Draco was significantly subdued, partly due to the fact that he had been punished severely and partly because he had fallen on his arse the day before. Everyone was trying there best, and Selene even noticed an improvement in Neville's flying. Soon it was lunchtime and a group of students were practically begging her to let them help her with the brooms, but Selene told them not to worry.

          By the afternoon the whole of Hogwarts was buzzing with excitement. Dumbledore had announced that the Dueling Club would be having their first meeting that night and anyone who wished to attend should sign the parchment hanging in the hallway. He also told them that Ms. Hawkins and Professor Snape would be heading the meeting. Little did they know that the demonstration by the two of them was of such great importance to each of them. As the day dragged on, Selene had 4 more classes of students and as the last class left the pitch, it was already dusk. She headed once again into the Great Hall and found Severus sitting at the table and next to him was an open chair. She sat down next to him and as she leaned to grab the bowl of mashed potatoes, Selene whispered to him, "So are you still up for tonight?. Severus turned to her and said, "Do you actually think that I would give up this opportunity?". "Good", she replied coolly, "because I can't wait."

          Dinner was soon over and Selene stayed behind to set up the Great Hall for the meeting. Using her wand, she moved tables and chairs, and stacked them on the sides of the room, leaving one table in the center for the duel. 8 o'clock arrived fast and the students began to stream into the room, loud and excited. And behind them was…dear Merlin, Severus! Oh my giddy aunt!!! He looks absolutely fuckable! Did I just say fuckable?! Well, look at him, for Merlin's sake!, Selene thought as she stared at him fixedly. He was not wearing his robes, rather a button-up black shirt that hugged his broad shoulders tucked into black slacks that conformed to his lean waist and legs. The pants were not tight by any stretch of the imagination, they merely showed off attributes that Selene had never seen, as his body was always hidden under his flowing robes.  His hotness level just grew 50 points, and my temperature just rose 10 degress. How am I going to win this duel if I am too busy staring at his…, she was ripped for her thoughts by Severus' voice.

"SILENCE!". With that, not another sound was heard. Breaking the stillness, Selene began. "Welcome everyone to the first meeting of the Dueling Club. Professor Snape and I shall begin with a demonstration for those of you who have never been at one. Professor," she said pointing to the opposite end of the table, "that will be your side. And this end, will be mine. Now I will go through the process once step by step, so everyone please pay attention. You meet your opponent at the center of the table, facing each other, wands in combat position. Then you bow and turn, walking 10 paces away from each other. Once you have walked 10 paces, you turn and face your opponent once again. And combat begins on the count of 3. Professor would you do the honors.", Selene stated as she waited for the match to begin. Ok focus. You can beat him, just do like you did before, she thought with a deep breath.

"One…two…three", Severus counted. Selene was first to strike. "Expelliarmus", she shouted. But Snape was prepared. He blocked her spell and countered with his own spell. However, Selene knew what he was doing and prepared a blocking spell of her own. And it seemed as if time stood still, for both of them raised their wands and spoke the spell at the same time, "Expelliarmus."  The orange light from her wand hit the blue light that issued from his wand somewhere in between them, creating a great explosion, that knocked both of them off their feet. The match was a draw. And the students erupted in tumultuous applause. Selene got up slowly, shaking her head of the stars she saw. She saw that Severus was already up, bent over; hand on his knee, holding his head. Selene fought the urge to run over and she if he was all right. Instead she walked over to him calmly and asked, "Severus, are you all right?". He looked at her and stated plainly, "You haven't lost your edge, I'll say that much.", and holding out his hand, smiled diminutively and said, "Good match." Taking his hand, she smiled, " I agree." And turning to the crowd of excited students, she announced, "Those who signed up to actually duel, please step forward and we will pair you off." The night wore on without any hindrance or complication. Severus stood off to the side as Selene helped a group of Gryffindors with their technique and he regarded her with a silent admiration. Selene is quite a strong woman. She did not show any fear and stood up to me when a lesser person would have cowered. Could she harbor some feeling for me? She is simply not afraid of you, Severus. You are reading into this far too much, he decided. But in the back of his mind, Severus knew that Selene did feel something for him, or at least he hoped she did.

Ooo, Severus is in love! (sing-song voice). But will he have the guts to tell her and will she like-wise?  Stay tuned to find out and please keep reviewing.