Severus looked at Hermione, who had taken a seat on her couch, looking up at him expectantly, a light flush on her cheeks. She looked so becoming, sitting there with her sparkling eyes and know it all attidude.
"Hermione, I am grateful for your help with Samuel. I don't know where we would have been without your help." Severus said softly, taking a seat next to Hermione, not meeting her eyes, for fear he would crumble. The woman had no idea how firmly she held him into her grasp, and it was an unnerving thought for him.
"It was nothing, Severus. I would have done the same for any other person." Hermione said with a shake of her head, her brown hair flying as she moved. "I am just glad that I got to know you and Samuel better in the process."
"What would make you want to know me?" Severus replied with a slightly sharp edge to his voice as he brought his eyes up to meet Hermione's, to make sure she had meant every word she said in her next comment. The young woman smiled a soft smile, her eyes shining.
"Once one manages to get past the prickly surface, you're a wonderful man with wonderful ideals and a strong character to yourself. You're Severus Snape." Hermione said softly, her eyes still shining and not moving away from Severus's dark probing eyes.
"Drink?" Severus found himself asking, as Snippy appeared wtih a bottle of wine. "Snippy?" Severus asked carefully, puzzled at where the wine had come from, he never stored wine at all.
"Young Master Samuel said to bring you this when you are with Mistress Granger." Snippy said, shaking in his towel as he laid the bottle of wine into Severus's hands, and set out two wine glasses on a nearby coffee table. Severus's eyes narrowed, Samuel was going to have quite a lecture tomorrow morning. Not saying a word, Severus poured out the wine for Hermione and himself, as Snippy left the room in a hurry, not wanting to stay and annoy Master Severus further.
At their fourth cup of wine, Severus and Hermione were getting rather giddy. Severus was actually smiling, his cheeks slightly flushed with drink.
"Don't stop smiling, Severus... it becomes you." Hermione said suddenly, putting her hand up on his cheek with care. "You look... beautiful." Hermione whispered, a smile on her lips as Severus sat there, frozen.
"I, beautiful? Nay, not I." Severus said in a poetic tone, shaking his head vigorously.
"uh-uh, you are. You're a beautiful man." Hermione whispered, nodding slowly. Hermione then leaned into Severus, nuzzling his cheek. "You're so beautiful, I could snog you."
"Then why don't you?" Severus breathed, his eyes drooping to narrow slits. Hermione drew back, and stared, taking a final swig of wine, throwing her glass into the fireplace, a feral grin on her mouth. "Come here, Sev."
Five minutes later found the two coming for air a third time, fiercely nipping at each other. Severus's hands were wandering, and Hermione was enjoying it very much. A growl escaped Severus's throat as he turned to pin down Hermione to the couch, turning to accomodate himself and pin himself fully on top of Hermione, never once breaking a wild kiss. Hermione squeaked with surprise, but quickly took to the new situation with gusto.
"Mm... Sev....Bed." Hermione whispered, her lips right near Severus's ear. Severus moved himself up, leaning on his elbows, gazing down at Hermione, whose eyes were glazed and hair spread out on the arm of the couch.
"Bed?" Severus said dazedly, not wanting to move off of Hermione. Lightly pressing his lips to Hermione's collarbone, Severus let out a soft breath. "He can't hear us, you know." Hermione said with a sigh, running her fingers through Severus's long hair. Severus looked up at Hermione, contemplating the situation, and glancing at the clock up near the fireplace mantle.
"But quickly." Severus whispered, leaning up to take Hermione into his arms, whisking her off to the master bedroom, where the two quickly shied off their clothing, and leapt onto each other wildly, falling on top of the bed, and quickly diving under the covers, a sly smile on Severus's lips as he took Hermione into his arms, stroking her warm skin with care.
Samuel Snape groaned, he hated writing and reading with a passion, he had decided as he threw his books on the couch and flopping himself down on the couch. Noticing the two wine glasses and empty wine bottle, Samuel smiled to himself, knowing the two had taken his advice. Maybe the little potion he had found in his dad's stores helped things a little bit. Holly Granger had told him all about it, and he knew it was a good idea for his dad.
"Thank you, Finite Amoris Potion." Samuel signed with glee, chuckling as he laid down on the couch, stretching, and drifting off to sleep, with Snippy appearing to clean up the wine glasses and bottle, also to put away Samuel's books in his room.
Samuel found himself chained again, back in the big house where he had been before he escaped to Hogsmeade. He could smell the dirt, and feel the dried blood on his chest and arms. He saw his real Father, the man with blank, empty eyes and no smile.
"Daddy?" Samuel asked, snuffling as he looked up at the shell-like man.
"You are an evil boy, Sirius Ravenwood."
"I'm not Sirius anymore, I'm Samuel Sebastian Snape! Samuel!" Samuel screamed, his voice hoarse and rough. The father leapt out, striking Samuel on his cheek wtih a loud crack. Whimpering, Samuel knew his cheekbone was broken again.
"You're NOT MY DADDY!" Samuel screamed, begging for Severus to come take him. He liked Severus, he was a nice man. "I WANT MY DADDY! DADDY!" Samuel screamed, throwing his head back and thumping his small fists on the dirt, kicking his small legs.
Samuel screamed, high and keening, as he sat up on the couch, hitting the couch with his fists. Slowly but surely, he began to wake up, a sheen of sweat on his face and chest, and he was out of breath. Panting, Samuel whined loudly as he stumbled to his daddy's room, he wanted his good daddy, the daddy who wouldn't hurt him.
"Daddah?" Samuel spoke out, his voice a cracking whine, sniffles punctuating the air as he stood in the doorway, peering into the darkness, clutching to the door frame. "Daddah?" Abadoning all thought of the darkness, Samuel bravely sprinted to the bed, pouncing on the figure sleeping on the bed.
SEVERUS was roughly wakened from his languid sleep by a heavy thump on his hip. Groaning, he grabbed at Hermione by his side.
"Not now.. I need sleep." Severus whispered, shaking the figure straddling him. Wait, that wrist was too small to be Hermione's... and Hermione didn't have such small legs... wait... Severus muttered a few curse words, as he reached for his wand. "Nox". Now he could see in the faint glow of the light that his son had been crying, perhaps a nightmare of sorts. Sniffling, the boy frowned down at him, and then his face changed to one of glee.
"YOU MARRIED HERMIONE! SHES MY MOMMY NOW!" Samuel signed in large signs out of glee, seeing Hermione curled up into Severus's side, her head resting on his shoulder. Severus moaned a moan of defeat, clenching his teeth.
"Samuel, what's the meaning of this?" Severus signed slowly, his hands and arms sore from the passionate lovemaking he had done with Hermione earlier. "What are you doing here?"
"I had bad dream. I want you to chase away my daddy." Samuel sniffled, tears threatening to fall down his cheeks yet again. Severus narrowed his eyes at the boy, there was a fresh bruise on his cheek, a ugly red mark. Severus sighed, and nodded as Hermione slowly woke up, distracted by the noise of Samuel's sniffling and whining.
"Severus?.... oh, Samuel." Hermione said, her eyes now wide. "What time is it? oh!" Hermione gasped, her eyes wide at the awareness of how time had sped by.
"Samuel had a bad dream, and he wants to sleep in this bed." Severus said with a frown. "I suppose companionship would be prudent for him."
"Yes, I do the same for Holly. Come on up, Samuel." Hermione said, her hands moving slowly as Samuel smiled, throwing back the sheets and burrowing down in between Severus and Hermione. "You stay with your daddy, and I need to go back to see Holly. I'm sure she has nightmares too."
"Then why can't we all share the bed?" Samuel asked, his hands moving slowly, as his eyes drooped lower in sleep. "I... " Samuel was asleep before he could complete the sentence, nestled in warmth and love for the first time in his short life.
"Well, I had better get going, Severus." Hermione said sadly, a smile on her lips. She hoped they would be the same tomorrow, but what they just did had changed everything, even more now that Samuel had seen them sharing a bed, thankfully, only in sleep.
"All right, Hermione." Severus whispered, as Samuel snuffled loudly, rolling over on his side, sprawling all over the bed. "I suppose Samuel wants to kick you out."
"And I am going." Hermione said with a smile as she got up and dressed herself. Stepping to the floo in the other room, Hermione shook her head with wonder and amazement at the events of the last few hours.
A/N: hope this chapter was ok, and thank you for all of your suggestions and sharp eyes. Yes, there will be MM/AD sometime soon, now that SS/HG is now established.. I think. Anyway, the Finite Amoris potion was just an potion which intensified your true feelings, not allowing anything to be hidden from your significant other.. something like that. Holly and Samuel had Snippy "take care" of the wine.
I PROMISE I WILL UPDATE AS SOON AS I CAN!! :-) THANK YOU :-)
"Hermione, I am grateful for your help with Samuel. I don't know where we would have been without your help." Severus said softly, taking a seat next to Hermione, not meeting her eyes, for fear he would crumble. The woman had no idea how firmly she held him into her grasp, and it was an unnerving thought for him.
"It was nothing, Severus. I would have done the same for any other person." Hermione said with a shake of her head, her brown hair flying as she moved. "I am just glad that I got to know you and Samuel better in the process."
"What would make you want to know me?" Severus replied with a slightly sharp edge to his voice as he brought his eyes up to meet Hermione's, to make sure she had meant every word she said in her next comment. The young woman smiled a soft smile, her eyes shining.
"Once one manages to get past the prickly surface, you're a wonderful man with wonderful ideals and a strong character to yourself. You're Severus Snape." Hermione said softly, her eyes still shining and not moving away from Severus's dark probing eyes.
"Drink?" Severus found himself asking, as Snippy appeared wtih a bottle of wine. "Snippy?" Severus asked carefully, puzzled at where the wine had come from, he never stored wine at all.
"Young Master Samuel said to bring you this when you are with Mistress Granger." Snippy said, shaking in his towel as he laid the bottle of wine into Severus's hands, and set out two wine glasses on a nearby coffee table. Severus's eyes narrowed, Samuel was going to have quite a lecture tomorrow morning. Not saying a word, Severus poured out the wine for Hermione and himself, as Snippy left the room in a hurry, not wanting to stay and annoy Master Severus further.
At their fourth cup of wine, Severus and Hermione were getting rather giddy. Severus was actually smiling, his cheeks slightly flushed with drink.
"Don't stop smiling, Severus... it becomes you." Hermione said suddenly, putting her hand up on his cheek with care. "You look... beautiful." Hermione whispered, a smile on her lips as Severus sat there, frozen.
"I, beautiful? Nay, not I." Severus said in a poetic tone, shaking his head vigorously.
"uh-uh, you are. You're a beautiful man." Hermione whispered, nodding slowly. Hermione then leaned into Severus, nuzzling his cheek. "You're so beautiful, I could snog you."
"Then why don't you?" Severus breathed, his eyes drooping to narrow slits. Hermione drew back, and stared, taking a final swig of wine, throwing her glass into the fireplace, a feral grin on her mouth. "Come here, Sev."
Five minutes later found the two coming for air a third time, fiercely nipping at each other. Severus's hands were wandering, and Hermione was enjoying it very much. A growl escaped Severus's throat as he turned to pin down Hermione to the couch, turning to accomodate himself and pin himself fully on top of Hermione, never once breaking a wild kiss. Hermione squeaked with surprise, but quickly took to the new situation with gusto.
"Mm... Sev....Bed." Hermione whispered, her lips right near Severus's ear. Severus moved himself up, leaning on his elbows, gazing down at Hermione, whose eyes were glazed and hair spread out on the arm of the couch.
"Bed?" Severus said dazedly, not wanting to move off of Hermione. Lightly pressing his lips to Hermione's collarbone, Severus let out a soft breath. "He can't hear us, you know." Hermione said with a sigh, running her fingers through Severus's long hair. Severus looked up at Hermione, contemplating the situation, and glancing at the clock up near the fireplace mantle.
"But quickly." Severus whispered, leaning up to take Hermione into his arms, whisking her off to the master bedroom, where the two quickly shied off their clothing, and leapt onto each other wildly, falling on top of the bed, and quickly diving under the covers, a sly smile on Severus's lips as he took Hermione into his arms, stroking her warm skin with care.
Samuel Snape groaned, he hated writing and reading with a passion, he had decided as he threw his books on the couch and flopping himself down on the couch. Noticing the two wine glasses and empty wine bottle, Samuel smiled to himself, knowing the two had taken his advice. Maybe the little potion he had found in his dad's stores helped things a little bit. Holly Granger had told him all about it, and he knew it was a good idea for his dad.
"Thank you, Finite Amoris Potion." Samuel signed with glee, chuckling as he laid down on the couch, stretching, and drifting off to sleep, with Snippy appearing to clean up the wine glasses and bottle, also to put away Samuel's books in his room.
Samuel found himself chained again, back in the big house where he had been before he escaped to Hogsmeade. He could smell the dirt, and feel the dried blood on his chest and arms. He saw his real Father, the man with blank, empty eyes and no smile.
"Daddy?" Samuel asked, snuffling as he looked up at the shell-like man.
"You are an evil boy, Sirius Ravenwood."
"I'm not Sirius anymore, I'm Samuel Sebastian Snape! Samuel!" Samuel screamed, his voice hoarse and rough. The father leapt out, striking Samuel on his cheek wtih a loud crack. Whimpering, Samuel knew his cheekbone was broken again.
"You're NOT MY DADDY!" Samuel screamed, begging for Severus to come take him. He liked Severus, he was a nice man. "I WANT MY DADDY! DADDY!" Samuel screamed, throwing his head back and thumping his small fists on the dirt, kicking his small legs.
Samuel screamed, high and keening, as he sat up on the couch, hitting the couch with his fists. Slowly but surely, he began to wake up, a sheen of sweat on his face and chest, and he was out of breath. Panting, Samuel whined loudly as he stumbled to his daddy's room, he wanted his good daddy, the daddy who wouldn't hurt him.
"Daddah?" Samuel spoke out, his voice a cracking whine, sniffles punctuating the air as he stood in the doorway, peering into the darkness, clutching to the door frame. "Daddah?" Abadoning all thought of the darkness, Samuel bravely sprinted to the bed, pouncing on the figure sleeping on the bed.
SEVERUS was roughly wakened from his languid sleep by a heavy thump on his hip. Groaning, he grabbed at Hermione by his side.
"Not now.. I need sleep." Severus whispered, shaking the figure straddling him. Wait, that wrist was too small to be Hermione's... and Hermione didn't have such small legs... wait... Severus muttered a few curse words, as he reached for his wand. "Nox". Now he could see in the faint glow of the light that his son had been crying, perhaps a nightmare of sorts. Sniffling, the boy frowned down at him, and then his face changed to one of glee.
"YOU MARRIED HERMIONE! SHES MY MOMMY NOW!" Samuel signed in large signs out of glee, seeing Hermione curled up into Severus's side, her head resting on his shoulder. Severus moaned a moan of defeat, clenching his teeth.
"Samuel, what's the meaning of this?" Severus signed slowly, his hands and arms sore from the passionate lovemaking he had done with Hermione earlier. "What are you doing here?"
"I had bad dream. I want you to chase away my daddy." Samuel sniffled, tears threatening to fall down his cheeks yet again. Severus narrowed his eyes at the boy, there was a fresh bruise on his cheek, a ugly red mark. Severus sighed, and nodded as Hermione slowly woke up, distracted by the noise of Samuel's sniffling and whining.
"Severus?.... oh, Samuel." Hermione said, her eyes now wide. "What time is it? oh!" Hermione gasped, her eyes wide at the awareness of how time had sped by.
"Samuel had a bad dream, and he wants to sleep in this bed." Severus said with a frown. "I suppose companionship would be prudent for him."
"Yes, I do the same for Holly. Come on up, Samuel." Hermione said, her hands moving slowly as Samuel smiled, throwing back the sheets and burrowing down in between Severus and Hermione. "You stay with your daddy, and I need to go back to see Holly. I'm sure she has nightmares too."
"Then why can't we all share the bed?" Samuel asked, his hands moving slowly, as his eyes drooped lower in sleep. "I... " Samuel was asleep before he could complete the sentence, nestled in warmth and love for the first time in his short life.
"Well, I had better get going, Severus." Hermione said sadly, a smile on her lips. She hoped they would be the same tomorrow, but what they just did had changed everything, even more now that Samuel had seen them sharing a bed, thankfully, only in sleep.
"All right, Hermione." Severus whispered, as Samuel snuffled loudly, rolling over on his side, sprawling all over the bed. "I suppose Samuel wants to kick you out."
"And I am going." Hermione said with a smile as she got up and dressed herself. Stepping to the floo in the other room, Hermione shook her head with wonder and amazement at the events of the last few hours.
A/N: hope this chapter was ok, and thank you for all of your suggestions and sharp eyes. Yes, there will be MM/AD sometime soon, now that SS/HG is now established.. I think. Anyway, the Finite Amoris potion was just an potion which intensified your true feelings, not allowing anything to be hidden from your significant other.. something like that. Holly and Samuel had Snippy "take care" of the wine.
I PROMISE I WILL UPDATE AS SOON AS I CAN!! :-) THANK YOU :-)