Disclaimer: I do not own the characters, nor do I wish to. I just want to
play with them for a while, that's all.
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Four
Sunday Evening-Hogwart's -4/6
Severus passed through the threshold of his classroom and swept up to his inner chambers, a look of conviction in his dark eyes. He had arrived back at Hogwart's later than he expected and was angry with himself for being weak. He had spent longer than he intended in the muggle world with Jessica. He hated being weak especially when he had a lot to do here.
He stormed to his office, determined to finally get some actual work done. His grading of tests papers, which had been sadly ignored over the weekend, still had to be completed, plus, he had his lessons plan to get through, plus a list of potions ingredients to write out. If he didn't work throughout the rest of the night, he will never be ready on time for first class tomorrow morning.
That was unacceptable. His work could not be neglected, that would be the mark of a very bad and inattentive teacher. What would Albus say if he had known about this particular dilemma he was having at this time in his life.
'He would probably hire another able-bodied professor and get rid of the one with the mid-life crisis.' He half muttered to himself.
The need for assisted energy to get through the upcoming long night, called out to him as he felt his eyes straining to stay open. He reached into his drawer for the always-handy vial of Pepper-Up potion, which always sat to the right of the hangover remedy potion. In one swallow he downed the amber solution and scowled at the bitter aftertaste. The bottle was then tossed to the side as he took in the piles of papers before him with a sigh.
He could still smell her, still feel her.
"No you don't, Old man... Get back to work."
He muttered aloud and shook his head as he found his thoughts going back to her. He just left her barely an hour ago and he already missed her. It was amazing how much one could feel for another in so short a time. A mere two weeks and he was already finding life miserable without her around. His journeys into the muggle world these last two weekends were putting him so far behind schedule he was wondering if he would ever catch up. Not to mention causing him to lose some much needed sleep. Not that sleep with her was un...
"Stop it!" He chided himself again. "Get some work done."
Perhaps an assistant could be of use. Many of the professors have personal student aides. Students that help prepare staff members on various tasks. Perhaps he could talk to Albus about acquiring one for the rest of the school year. Get them to help in doing some of the things that he didn't have the time to do recently. The mundane tasks. He nodded his head at that idea.
"I'll throw that out there at the next staff meeting. See if anyone makes any suggestions."
He picked up a red quill and stared down at the first paper on top of the pile.
"Weasley..."
Wonderful! The first question was all ready wrong. What is wrong with children these days? None can understand a simple, basic growth spell. Children nowadays can hardly decipher the difference between Marigold and Myrtle. The first brings on psychic visions and if brewed correctly can assist in defending against the dark arts and the latter is the basic ingredient of all sleeping droughts. He sighed loudly and slashed a bit red check across another wrong question. Horehound is NOT an ingredient for a growth spell. Don't these kids ever pay attention in class? He sighed and continued down the page making checks everywhere.
Finishing up that particular bad paper, he moved on to the next.
Several batches of papers later his head was beginning to ache and he inwardly, yet uncharacteristically, pitied the first child that asked a question of him during class. Knowing how miserable he was feeling now, he was going to be a right bastard. Without any proper sleep he was going to be worse that ever, with or without the help of the Pepper-Up potion. Was it worth it? The trips to Muggle London just to see her? His lips twitched into a rare smile.
"Most definitely."
Several hours later he sat silently, fruitlessly trying to work on next week's schedule, but was failing miserably in concentrating. He had tossed the unfinished tests aside and tried to do another chore, but as fate would have it. He still had problems. He had trouble keeping his mind solely on his work. For one reason or another, he found his thoughts traveling back to that one-roomed hovel of a flat and being in Jessica's arms. The happiness he felt every evening he was with her and the sorrow that rushed him whenever he had to go. Leaving her was one of the hardest things he ever had to do and he had done some hard things in his lifetime.
But this.. this was hard
Like earlier today for an example. She was lying there on her side, in that horrendous bed of hers and watched him while he dressed. Her eyes watching his every move as he moved about the room. All the time he was conscious of that thin sheet barely covering her tiny, naked body. That was hard, hard to leave her in that state without ravishing her once more before going. Or walking out of that apartment knowing that he wouldn't be able to come back until the next weekend. No talking, no lovemaking and absolutely no way of communicating with her during the weekdays between. Hogwart has no form of muggle communication devices between the muggle world and the wizarding world. They were completely shut off from one another.
He had to leave her on Sundays, there was no other choice. He had to get back to Hogwart's, back to his job. Back to missing her every damned day until Friday managed to roll around again and he was free again to leave the school and rejoin her.
Severus sighed and dabbed at the parchment before him trying to concentrate, but her image was just to fresh in his mind. The nights spent in her arms, too finely ingrained in his memory.
He remembered leaving her earlier that day. He had swung his cloak over his shoulders and winced at the pain in his back. She had sat up and rose to her knees to clasp the cloak for him, letting the sheet fall to expose her body to him one last time. He had moaned and took her into his arms for a last deep kiss, not wanting to ever let her go.
"I'm sorry about the bed, Severus, I know it can kill the back."
He had laughed a little at that and pulled away.
"I would risk that miserable old thing every single night to be with you."
She smiled sadly and sat back, pulling the sheet back around her and watched silently as he stepped to the door.
"See you next Friday?"
He stopped and grinned back at her.
"I will be here."
With that he swept out of the apartment and headed back to The Leaky Cauldron then finally back to Hogwart's, via Floo powder, arriving back in his dungeon well before three o'clock.
Now he sat, quietly, trying to get work done but managing miserably, wondering what she was doing at this moment in time.
(Footnotes and acknowledgements and Author's notes )
Thank you's out to:
Fancy: I loved that particular line to. Thought it was something I would love to hear from him as well. I guess even right bastards could be romantic.
Melisa: I didn't want him to take advantage of her. I wanted to show a nice, gentle side of our Severus. Glad you are like this. I have more coming up.
JS Sumner: Thank you very much. I have had trouble in the past with intimacy scenes getting to raunchy, (ask some of my friends). I tried not to be to.uh.bad this time around. I'm glad you liked the story so far. Please keep reading. I have many more surprises coming.
mollcat: What can I say. I get strange urges to put Severus with odd types of people. And since I live in Las Vegas, I thought a lounge singer was appropriate. Thanks for reading and please continue to do so.
And finally:
Sandy: LOL I am so glad you like my name. I thought it was a bit creative as well. I'm so glad you got around to reading this even if it was 3:30 in the a.m. I figured you would like Jessica's name, but don't think that this is her in the future.LOL She is MUCH to young for our Severus. Thanks for taking time from your busy life to indulge in my fantasy.
Love you all
Red
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Four
Sunday Evening-Hogwart's -4/6
Severus passed through the threshold of his classroom and swept up to his inner chambers, a look of conviction in his dark eyes. He had arrived back at Hogwart's later than he expected and was angry with himself for being weak. He had spent longer than he intended in the muggle world with Jessica. He hated being weak especially when he had a lot to do here.
He stormed to his office, determined to finally get some actual work done. His grading of tests papers, which had been sadly ignored over the weekend, still had to be completed, plus, he had his lessons plan to get through, plus a list of potions ingredients to write out. If he didn't work throughout the rest of the night, he will never be ready on time for first class tomorrow morning.
That was unacceptable. His work could not be neglected, that would be the mark of a very bad and inattentive teacher. What would Albus say if he had known about this particular dilemma he was having at this time in his life.
'He would probably hire another able-bodied professor and get rid of the one with the mid-life crisis.' He half muttered to himself.
The need for assisted energy to get through the upcoming long night, called out to him as he felt his eyes straining to stay open. He reached into his drawer for the always-handy vial of Pepper-Up potion, which always sat to the right of the hangover remedy potion. In one swallow he downed the amber solution and scowled at the bitter aftertaste. The bottle was then tossed to the side as he took in the piles of papers before him with a sigh.
He could still smell her, still feel her.
"No you don't, Old man... Get back to work."
He muttered aloud and shook his head as he found his thoughts going back to her. He just left her barely an hour ago and he already missed her. It was amazing how much one could feel for another in so short a time. A mere two weeks and he was already finding life miserable without her around. His journeys into the muggle world these last two weekends were putting him so far behind schedule he was wondering if he would ever catch up. Not to mention causing him to lose some much needed sleep. Not that sleep with her was un...
"Stop it!" He chided himself again. "Get some work done."
Perhaps an assistant could be of use. Many of the professors have personal student aides. Students that help prepare staff members on various tasks. Perhaps he could talk to Albus about acquiring one for the rest of the school year. Get them to help in doing some of the things that he didn't have the time to do recently. The mundane tasks. He nodded his head at that idea.
"I'll throw that out there at the next staff meeting. See if anyone makes any suggestions."
He picked up a red quill and stared down at the first paper on top of the pile.
"Weasley..."
Wonderful! The first question was all ready wrong. What is wrong with children these days? None can understand a simple, basic growth spell. Children nowadays can hardly decipher the difference between Marigold and Myrtle. The first brings on psychic visions and if brewed correctly can assist in defending against the dark arts and the latter is the basic ingredient of all sleeping droughts. He sighed loudly and slashed a bit red check across another wrong question. Horehound is NOT an ingredient for a growth spell. Don't these kids ever pay attention in class? He sighed and continued down the page making checks everywhere.
Finishing up that particular bad paper, he moved on to the next.
Several batches of papers later his head was beginning to ache and he inwardly, yet uncharacteristically, pitied the first child that asked a question of him during class. Knowing how miserable he was feeling now, he was going to be a right bastard. Without any proper sleep he was going to be worse that ever, with or without the help of the Pepper-Up potion. Was it worth it? The trips to Muggle London just to see her? His lips twitched into a rare smile.
"Most definitely."
Several hours later he sat silently, fruitlessly trying to work on next week's schedule, but was failing miserably in concentrating. He had tossed the unfinished tests aside and tried to do another chore, but as fate would have it. He still had problems. He had trouble keeping his mind solely on his work. For one reason or another, he found his thoughts traveling back to that one-roomed hovel of a flat and being in Jessica's arms. The happiness he felt every evening he was with her and the sorrow that rushed him whenever he had to go. Leaving her was one of the hardest things he ever had to do and he had done some hard things in his lifetime.
But this.. this was hard
Like earlier today for an example. She was lying there on her side, in that horrendous bed of hers and watched him while he dressed. Her eyes watching his every move as he moved about the room. All the time he was conscious of that thin sheet barely covering her tiny, naked body. That was hard, hard to leave her in that state without ravishing her once more before going. Or walking out of that apartment knowing that he wouldn't be able to come back until the next weekend. No talking, no lovemaking and absolutely no way of communicating with her during the weekdays between. Hogwart has no form of muggle communication devices between the muggle world and the wizarding world. They were completely shut off from one another.
He had to leave her on Sundays, there was no other choice. He had to get back to Hogwart's, back to his job. Back to missing her every damned day until Friday managed to roll around again and he was free again to leave the school and rejoin her.
Severus sighed and dabbed at the parchment before him trying to concentrate, but her image was just to fresh in his mind. The nights spent in her arms, too finely ingrained in his memory.
He remembered leaving her earlier that day. He had swung his cloak over his shoulders and winced at the pain in his back. She had sat up and rose to her knees to clasp the cloak for him, letting the sheet fall to expose her body to him one last time. He had moaned and took her into his arms for a last deep kiss, not wanting to ever let her go.
"I'm sorry about the bed, Severus, I know it can kill the back."
He had laughed a little at that and pulled away.
"I would risk that miserable old thing every single night to be with you."
She smiled sadly and sat back, pulling the sheet back around her and watched silently as he stepped to the door.
"See you next Friday?"
He stopped and grinned back at her.
"I will be here."
With that he swept out of the apartment and headed back to The Leaky Cauldron then finally back to Hogwart's, via Floo powder, arriving back in his dungeon well before three o'clock.
Now he sat, quietly, trying to get work done but managing miserably, wondering what she was doing at this moment in time.
(Footnotes and acknowledgements and Author's notes )
Thank you's out to:
Fancy: I loved that particular line to. Thought it was something I would love to hear from him as well. I guess even right bastards could be romantic.
Melisa: I didn't want him to take advantage of her. I wanted to show a nice, gentle side of our Severus. Glad you are like this. I have more coming up.
JS Sumner: Thank you very much. I have had trouble in the past with intimacy scenes getting to raunchy, (ask some of my friends). I tried not to be to.uh.bad this time around. I'm glad you liked the story so far. Please keep reading. I have many more surprises coming.
mollcat: What can I say. I get strange urges to put Severus with odd types of people. And since I live in Las Vegas, I thought a lounge singer was appropriate. Thanks for reading and please continue to do so.
And finally:
Sandy: LOL I am so glad you like my name. I thought it was a bit creative as well. I'm so glad you got around to reading this even if it was 3:30 in the a.m. I figured you would like Jessica's name, but don't think that this is her in the future.LOL She is MUCH to young for our Severus. Thanks for taking time from your busy life to indulge in my fantasy.
Love you all
Red