A/N: Warning there are going to be a lot of cliff-hangers coming this way…..have to keep you on the edge of your seats…….thanks for the reviews and without further ado here is Chap 28.
Hermione and Snape told Nimbly to leave them the dishes that evening. Snape had been entertaining her with stories about why he was at Hogwarts. Now they both stood at the kitchen sink, Hermione washing the dishes and Snape drying.
"Hermione can I ask you something?" Severus said quietly.
"Yeah?" she answered focusing on the plate she was scrubbing.
"In your third year, you and Harry helped Sirius Black didn't you?" he asked his voice slightly bitter. Hermione stopped what she was doing, but did not look at him. Her mind raced for an answer.
'What if I tell him the truth there is nothing he can do about it now,' she thought.
Eventually she answered him.
"Yes, but if you want to know how, you will have to ask Dumbledore,"
"I knew it, Potter, he always gets in the way," Snape groaned without thinking.
Hermione gave him a sharp look.
"Why don't you give Harry a break, I am sick of you being mean, even to me and everyone else, would it kill you to have the pleasant attitude as you have had over the last few day with me?" Hermione snapped. She dried her hands and left the room.
'Actually I think it would,' Severus said to himself. He was just bitter and he knew it. Being a deatheater had hardened him tremendously. He finished the rest of the dishes and went to find Hermione. She was sitting on the floor by the fire, stroking Crookshanks.
Snape sat down next to her and put his arm around her. She looked at him, her eyes filled with tears. Then what they both had been fighting happened.
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"I am pleased Lucius, very pleased," said Voldemort. He finally would get the girl back.
"Master, what must I do to the traitor?" asked Lucius hoping for permission to kill Severus Snape.
"Leave him for now, I have a feeling he will come in hand later," Voldemort said darkly.
"Yes Master, tonight we gain the power!" Said Lucius as he bowed and left to take revenge.
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Harry said goodbye to Ron and Mr and Mrs Weasley and stepped into the fireplace. Mrs Weasley handed him the some floo powder and Harry took a handful.
"Hermione Granger's house," he said clearly and closed his eyes.
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It was Fawkes, Dumbledore's phoenix that woke Professor McGonagall up.
She in turned shrieked when she awoke to the colourful bird perched at the end of her bed.
"Fawkes what is it?" she asked confused, before realising the bird could not answer.
She pulled on her night robe and raced to catch up to the bird as it headed towards Dumbledore's office. Minevera could not help but feel alarmed. As she climbed the stairwell to the office she thought of the well fair of the students.
On entering the Headmasters office she realised that was not what she should have been thinking. Albus lay on the floor, groaning trying to reach the broken remnants of his wand, not far from his out stretched fingers.
"Oh Albus, I knew you hadn't recovered," she cried as she raced to his side.
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Hermione moaned softly as Severus touched her left breast. Her sweater now lay discard next to them. Her jeans were unzipped showing her underpants that were blue and lacy.
Severus own shirt was open ,exposing muscles that Hermione had no idea existed. His kiss was hard and passionate and Hermione fought for breath yet did not pull away. The moment was intense, the fire crackling loudly slightly above the noise of moans and moving bodies. Severus slipped his hand into the back of Hermione's jeans, slipping them down her smooth legs. At the same time he pulled her in closer to him. She flinched a little as he ran his fingers across her scarred body.
"Are you sure?" he asked softly when he managed to break the kiss.
Hermione nodded staring in the dark eyes of this mystery man who had become so part of her life.
Severus slipped of his shirt and took her into his arms. He lifted her onto his lap, her legs wrapped around his back and her arms around his neck. The fire scorched he back slightly as he started to loosen her bra, his mouth already searching for her tender nipple. Suddenly he pulled her back almost throwing her across the floor. Smoke filled the room, as Harry entered the fireplace. The fire went out and only the light of the moon caught the flash of anger in Harry Potters eyes.
"Oh no," Hermione said softly as Harry took reached into his pocket. For a moment she thought Harry would do something terrible. Instead he took out a small handful of floo powder and disappeared.
Severus lay still for a moment not sure of what to make of the situation. He could hear Hermione trying to coax back her tears unsuccessfully as he inched towards her. He swept her into his arms and carried her upstairs continuing to kiss her all over.
Not even Harry Potter was not go to interfere in this moment for him.
Upstairs in the guest room, he put her down onto the bed. Hermione looked at him her eyes smouldering with passion, as she reached out and grabbed him savagely.
Once she had him on his back, she climbed onto of him, unbuttoning his pants. Severus watched her closely, as she started to kiss him all over eventually between his legs. Her warm mouth circled him, her lips slightly tensed. He groaned, his body heat rising, he could barely handle it. He pulled her up to him and forced her onto her back. Severus had to laugh at the little wicked smile on her face. Her eyes consenting as he parted her legs, his fingers finding wetness. He slowly entered her, and then thrust, slowing down and then fast. Hermione cried out, but it not in passion but in fear as her body went cold and ridged.