Chapter Eight: The morning after

Snape shook Andrea awake the next morning. He was half-dressed and running around the room gathering up the rest of his clothes. Andrea looked at him curiously.

"Breakfast started five minutes ago," he explained.

Damn.

"I'll get dressed and say I slept in late, and you can go change and say you were working or something…no one will know." Andrea said

"That's just it! Why can't they know?" Snape sighed.

"I thought you didn't want them to know." Andrea muttered.

"I thought you didn't want them to know" Snape said.

"So, we both want them to know, then?" Andrea grinned.

"I'll be back in 10 minutes".

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Snape changed quickly and headed back to Andrea's room. They walked in to the great Hall together holding hands. The chattering died and everyone stared at them in disbelief. All except for Dumbledore and Carmen, of course.

"About time" Carmen muttered when they sat down.

"sorry, we were busy."

"I'll bet you were!" Carmen grinned.

"car!" Andrea laughed, blushing.

"Yes, Dre?" she said sweetly.

"Never mind."

"Have you noticed that for some odd reason everyone is staring at us?" Snape said loudly. Everyone in the Great Hall turned and broke into whispers.

"Yes, I'd noticed", Andrea grinned.

"Unfortunately, something tore me away from grading my papers lat night. I better go finish them before my first class." Snape said.

"tore you away?" Andrea said in a hurt voice.

"Yes, I didn't quite mind though…" He kissed her on the forehead and left.

"I think I'll go, too" Andrea told Carmen, "Everyone's staring again."

Andrea got up and left the Great Hall. She didn't go to he rooms, but continued to the dungeons. Snape was busy grading papers, and didn't notice her until she wrapped her arms around his neck from behind. Then he noticed, and he jumped.

"could you please never do that again?" he muttered and she kissed him on the cheek.

"Okies." she winked.

"what?"

"o-----k---" She said like she was explaining to a toddler. "Want some help?"

"I don't know if---"

"Severus, I go top marks in potions and my professor was worse than you…if that's possible" She took a handful of papers and started grading them.

Women! He shook his head.