As they set out to breakfast Hermione studied the man walking next to
her. There was no doubt that he appealed to her. She continued to walk,
thinking about the small changes that had happened to transform Professor
Severus Snape, into the Severus Snape that now walked beside her. His hair
had obviously lost what had made it appear greasy. His robes still billowed
out behind him, but not as much anymore. She had to admit she did like to
be around him. She had to choke back a laugh as she thought of Harry and
Ron's reactions if they knew what she was thinking.
They walked into the great hall together, each thinking their own thoughts. Hermione half-mindedly started walking over to the very empty Gryffindor table until Severus pulled her back and they continued up to the almost full staff table. Severus, not thinking, put his arm around Hermione's waste. Hermione, startled, did nothing to remove it.
While they ate, Severus' thoughts turned to Hermione. He had only realized a moment after he did it, that he had put his arm around her. Thank God Minerva wasn't at breakfast that morning. He had thought. He cast a sidelong glance at Hermione; she was eating eggs, her hair forming a curtain around her face as she moved to get the tea.
Hermione looked over her right arm as she reached for the tea and found Severus staring at her. He looked as wrapped up in his thoughts as she had been earlier. He suddenly jerked back to life as if snapping out of a long deep trance. She could almost swear he blushed. She shook the thought out of her head, why would he blush? She continued eating then left with Severus.
He again wrapped his arm around her waste; he knew this time, so did she.
"I suppose I'm ready now." She muttered to herself.
"What?" Severus' sharp ears had obviously picked up the sound of her voice.
"Nothing." She said a bit to quickly.
"Tell the truth. I do have a bit of Veritaserum on me. Would you prefer that?" He said.
"No. I just thought aloud, I guess." She said.
"Well then, what were you thinking?" He asked.
"That is for me to know and you to find out." She said.
"Well, lets find out, shall we?" He said.
"Of course." She said. A small glint of mischief coming into her large brown eyes.
"Were you thinking about . . . someone?" He asked.
"Yes." She said after a small pause.
"Me?" He said. He was getting a little excited now.
"Yes." She said again, after a longer pause this time.
"Are you ready then?" He said. He was completely at her mercy.
"Does this really need a word for an answer?" She asked, and kissed him on the lips lightly.
"No." He answered, a large grin plastered on his face.
He kissed her again, and they had to make it down to the dungeons quickly before anybody caught them, namely, Minerva McGonagall.
After they closed the door safely behind them, Severus asked, "Did we leave off somewhere?" Before leaving Hermione breathless with passion.
"Severus?" Hermione said during a short oxygen break, "I think your problem is back."
"Shall we fix it?" He said, somewhat hopeful.
"I don't think I'm ready enough for that Sev." She said.
"Damn." He muttered before taking possession of her lips again. (A/N: I just received a review that asked for some toning down of the "gutter" things. I'll try, but there are no real guarantees. Thanks Sis. I'll try to follow your advice. ::goes off muttering "not to much gutter, not to much gutter:: ; ) ~~*~~
They stopped their escapade of kissing when Nemesis and Cavan joined forces for a short time to attack them from the ground and air.
"Oh god." Hermione said suddenly.
"What is it love?" Asked Severus, eager to help.
"I just thought of what Harry and Ron are gonna say." She moaned.
"Don't think about it." He advised.
"Thanks a lot." She said dryly.
"Your welcome." He replied.
"You know, I have some trouble believing that I'm in love with an overlarge cynical bastard of a bat, who happens to be two things. One, Slytherin, two, my old potions professor." She said.
"Thanks." He said, about as dryly as Hermione was earlier.
"Your welcome." She said, and pecked him on the cheek.
~~*~~
Hermione and Severus knew perfectly well that they would have to tell Minerva, Harry, Ron, Albus, and the rest of the staff. Severus had a very strange feeling that Albus already knew, but Hermione insisted that they tell him.
Now though, they had Hermione's family to meet. They had told the staff and her Gran that he was there "for Hermione's protection", like she needed it. They sent Nemesis off with the letter saying that they would be there around one that afternoon.
As Hermione packed, she realized something. Her Grandmother didn't know about Cavan. She told Severus and he said that they would bring him anyway.
They set out for Hogsmeade at about twelve forty-five. (Because you can't apparate to or from Hogwarts.) And apparated at about twelve fifty. When they had both reappeared on Hermione's Grandmother's deck, the door flew open and a few of Hermione's cousins, and Severus recognized one as one of the girls he had made apologize to Hermione, ran out the door and hugged her. Hermione's Gran came out the door and ushered them inside. She closed the door with a sharp snap that made Severus jump. Then, both Hermione and Severus noticed, they had forgot to bring Muggle clothes and were decked up in wizarding robes.
Oh fuck. Severus thought.
"You don't happen to have any . . . normal clothes do you?" Hermione's Gran asked.
"No. I guess it just slipped our minds." Hermione said quickly.
"We'll have to take a trip to the mall." She said. The girls cheered expect the somewhat wizened old Muggle in front of him.
He leaned over to Hermione, "What's a mall?" He asked.
"Think, a large Muggle department store full of Muggle clothes." He groaned.
A QUICK AUTHORS NOTE:
Now, I know perfectly well that this is a short chapter. I won't write more for it, you'll have to wait. Sorry. I will be gone for a week and will have little access to the Internet. I have a pretty good idea of where I want this to go and you'll have to bear with me in a few slow or short chapters. The story will inevitably be long and that should make up for the length of the chapters here and ahead. I've got it all planned so it will come later. Just not now. Currently it is 11:00 and I must sleep. Soooo . . . I bid you all a very fond farewell ::puts on the one ring and disappears:: Good bye. ;)
They walked into the great hall together, each thinking their own thoughts. Hermione half-mindedly started walking over to the very empty Gryffindor table until Severus pulled her back and they continued up to the almost full staff table. Severus, not thinking, put his arm around Hermione's waste. Hermione, startled, did nothing to remove it.
While they ate, Severus' thoughts turned to Hermione. He had only realized a moment after he did it, that he had put his arm around her. Thank God Minerva wasn't at breakfast that morning. He had thought. He cast a sidelong glance at Hermione; she was eating eggs, her hair forming a curtain around her face as she moved to get the tea.
Hermione looked over her right arm as she reached for the tea and found Severus staring at her. He looked as wrapped up in his thoughts as she had been earlier. He suddenly jerked back to life as if snapping out of a long deep trance. She could almost swear he blushed. She shook the thought out of her head, why would he blush? She continued eating then left with Severus.
He again wrapped his arm around her waste; he knew this time, so did she.
"I suppose I'm ready now." She muttered to herself.
"What?" Severus' sharp ears had obviously picked up the sound of her voice.
"Nothing." She said a bit to quickly.
"Tell the truth. I do have a bit of Veritaserum on me. Would you prefer that?" He said.
"No. I just thought aloud, I guess." She said.
"Well then, what were you thinking?" He asked.
"That is for me to know and you to find out." She said.
"Well, lets find out, shall we?" He said.
"Of course." She said. A small glint of mischief coming into her large brown eyes.
"Were you thinking about . . . someone?" He asked.
"Yes." She said after a small pause.
"Me?" He said. He was getting a little excited now.
"Yes." She said again, after a longer pause this time.
"Are you ready then?" He said. He was completely at her mercy.
"Does this really need a word for an answer?" She asked, and kissed him on the lips lightly.
"No." He answered, a large grin plastered on his face.
He kissed her again, and they had to make it down to the dungeons quickly before anybody caught them, namely, Minerva McGonagall.
After they closed the door safely behind them, Severus asked, "Did we leave off somewhere?" Before leaving Hermione breathless with passion.
"Severus?" Hermione said during a short oxygen break, "I think your problem is back."
"Shall we fix it?" He said, somewhat hopeful.
"I don't think I'm ready enough for that Sev." She said.
"Damn." He muttered before taking possession of her lips again. (A/N: I just received a review that asked for some toning down of the "gutter" things. I'll try, but there are no real guarantees. Thanks Sis. I'll try to follow your advice. ::goes off muttering "not to much gutter, not to much gutter:: ; ) ~~*~~
They stopped their escapade of kissing when Nemesis and Cavan joined forces for a short time to attack them from the ground and air.
"Oh god." Hermione said suddenly.
"What is it love?" Asked Severus, eager to help.
"I just thought of what Harry and Ron are gonna say." She moaned.
"Don't think about it." He advised.
"Thanks a lot." She said dryly.
"Your welcome." He replied.
"You know, I have some trouble believing that I'm in love with an overlarge cynical bastard of a bat, who happens to be two things. One, Slytherin, two, my old potions professor." She said.
"Thanks." He said, about as dryly as Hermione was earlier.
"Your welcome." She said, and pecked him on the cheek.
~~*~~
Hermione and Severus knew perfectly well that they would have to tell Minerva, Harry, Ron, Albus, and the rest of the staff. Severus had a very strange feeling that Albus already knew, but Hermione insisted that they tell him.
Now though, they had Hermione's family to meet. They had told the staff and her Gran that he was there "for Hermione's protection", like she needed it. They sent Nemesis off with the letter saying that they would be there around one that afternoon.
As Hermione packed, she realized something. Her Grandmother didn't know about Cavan. She told Severus and he said that they would bring him anyway.
They set out for Hogsmeade at about twelve forty-five. (Because you can't apparate to or from Hogwarts.) And apparated at about twelve fifty. When they had both reappeared on Hermione's Grandmother's deck, the door flew open and a few of Hermione's cousins, and Severus recognized one as one of the girls he had made apologize to Hermione, ran out the door and hugged her. Hermione's Gran came out the door and ushered them inside. She closed the door with a sharp snap that made Severus jump. Then, both Hermione and Severus noticed, they had forgot to bring Muggle clothes and were decked up in wizarding robes.
Oh fuck. Severus thought.
"You don't happen to have any . . . normal clothes do you?" Hermione's Gran asked.
"No. I guess it just slipped our minds." Hermione said quickly.
"We'll have to take a trip to the mall." She said. The girls cheered expect the somewhat wizened old Muggle in front of him.
He leaned over to Hermione, "What's a mall?" He asked.
"Think, a large Muggle department store full of Muggle clothes." He groaned.
A QUICK AUTHORS NOTE:
Now, I know perfectly well that this is a short chapter. I won't write more for it, you'll have to wait. Sorry. I will be gone for a week and will have little access to the Internet. I have a pretty good idea of where I want this to go and you'll have to bear with me in a few slow or short chapters. The story will inevitably be long and that should make up for the length of the chapters here and ahead. I've got it all planned so it will come later. Just not now. Currently it is 11:00 and I must sleep. Soooo . . . I bid you all a very fond farewell ::puts on the one ring and disappears:: Good bye. ;)