As she hesitated she thought, Why must I always do everything with them? Aren't I allowed to have a life of my own? It wouldn't hurt to have dinner with him, after all his conversation will probably be more stimulating than endless arguments about quidditch and getting back at Draco Malfoy, for whatever he'd done or said lately.

"I'd love to" she smiled, realising that their relationship had entered a new stage, he must want more from her than just sex now. She knew she had for ages, but hadn't dared ask him for more in case he sent her away. Her tummy filled with butterflies and she couldn't stop smiling as they left the classroom.

They headed down to his office and Hermione waited as he unlocked the door, once open they walked in and the Professor closed it firmly behind them. Concentrating on a spot in front of his desk for a while he waved his wand and conjured up two comfortable looking chairs and a table. He strode over to the wall at the back of his desk and pulled on a cord that was hanging there, waited for a few moments, then went over to the door, when a discreet knock could be heard tapping on the other side. Severus only opened it enough to poke his head through and said something Hermione couldn't hear, shut the door again, walked forwards, then waved his wand over the table making several golden plates appear.

"Erm..I don't suppose you'd mind if I used your bathroom for a shower first do you? Only I feel a bit.." Hermione said, pulling a face and tugging at her blouse, indicating her rather sweaty appearance.

"Of course not, I will open the door for you" he waved his wand at the wall, were the hidden entrance was and the doorway magically appeared.

Hermione walked into the quiet bathroom, many thoughts running through her head. She switched on the shower and after making a glugging noise for a while, the water came gushing out. She stripped off and stepped in, enjoying the flow of the water down her naked body, soothing her and making her feel clean again.

She began soaping herself and suddenly the nervousness and excitement of where she was and who with, brought on a warm, buzzing feeling inside her lower belly, making her want to move her hands lower. Maybe it would relax her a little, she didn't know, but the thought of doing something that she would normally have done in the privacy of her own dorm room and even when she could be caught at any moment, was quite a turn on. She closed her eyes and reached down between her legs to gently stroke the sensitive bump, between the folds. The memories of what they had done together and how it made her feel, all helped her come surprisingly quickly, not much to write home about, but it nevertheless made her feel pleasantly tingly all over.

After her shower Hermione felt refreshed and came out of the bathroom wearing just a towel and a smile. She didn't want to get back into her school clothes and was just wondering what to do, when she spotted the Professors black robe on the bed. After tying up her hair, she slipped it on. It felt gorgeous, she surmised that it was pure silk and smoothed her hands over it, enjoying it's softness against her skin.

She walked back into the office, wincing a little as her feet touched the cold stone tiles. The bedroom floor was covered in rugs and was much warmer in comparison.

"Are you ready to eat now?" Severus said, standing up and looking her up and down, his eyes taking in her appearance. He'd been sitting at his desk, looking over some papers. Hermione was surprised he hadn't come to watch her, she almost expected it, but no he had allowed her that time on her own.

"I hope you don't mind me borrowing your robe, I didn't have anything else to change into," Hermione said nervously, hoping he wasn't going to tell her off for borrowing it without asking

Severus smirked and said, "No, I think it looks much better on you"

He turned then and walked back to the wall, where he had stood before, to summon the house elf and pulled the cord a second time.

Food magically appeared on the plates, with knives and forks, a bottle of wine and two glasses beside them. They both sat down.

"Wow, this looks really nice!" Hermione said approvingly, as she looked around at the food. It was a bit different to the normal fare they served down at the Great Hall; it looked like something they would serve in a posh restaurant.

He picked up the bottle and released the cork magically, then poured some wine into both glasses.

"Have you tried wine before?" he asked her, as she looked at the glass a little dubiously.

"Err, yes a little, but I've never really drunk much alchohol before, you can't get away with underage drinking in the wizarding world, like you can in the muggle one!" She joked, truthfully, lifting the glass up to her lips and taking a sip. It was quite strong tasting, but as soon as the liquid hit her stomach a warm, buzzing feeling spread around her body, up into her head and down her arms and legs. She liked this feeling and took another sip, a larger one this time.

"Don't drink too much on an empty stomach, you will get light headed" Severus warned, smiling "come on, eat," he ordered, indicating with his head.

The starter was a sweet goats cheese salad, then lemon chicken as a main course and for dessert – strawberries with a chocolate dipping sauce. They both tucked in; it was a nice change for Hermione to see a man eating his food slowly and actually chewing it, she was so used to Harry and Ron, who always bolted their food down as if it might disappear at any moment. She was also fascinated, she had never seen him eat before, as even though he often appeared in the Great Hall, he never ate in there. They said very little through the starter and main course, other than observations on how good the food was. Hermione was still a little nervous and the silence wasn't helping, she had conflicting thoughts; she felt like, that she shouldn't really be there but at the same time she didn't want to be anywhere else.

Suddenly she remembered something and giggled, then tried with difficulty to swallow her mouthful before she spoke, "You know, there was a time when a lot of people, including me, thought you were a vampire!" she giggled again, swallowing a bit more, "because we had never seen you eat anything!"

He nearly choked on his own mouthful of food and did his best not to spit it out, before swallowing.

"Why on earth would you think that! Do I look like one?" he asked, obviously bemused by this statement

"Err, frankly yes! Well at least if you come from a muggle background you do – what with the black cape, the pale skin and the dark hair! But since reading all about them in the library, I found out that vampires hardly look human at all and they're certainly not stylish, they're more like werewolves, but without so much hair!" she finished, still giggling and taking great gulps of wine to help swallow her mouthful properly.

As soon as her glass had emptied, Severus filled it up again and she had already had three before dessert.

Hermione couldn't wait to get started on the strawberries, one of her favourite fruits. She picked one up and dipped it in the chocolate sauce, but with the alcohol now affecting her co-ordination, she got the sauce all over her fingers as she did so. She licked it off each finger with relish, making satisfied noises, putting her head back and closing her eyes. Then she put the strawberry in her mouth, biting it in half, the sweetness of the fruit and the chocolate mixing together deliciously. She had a few more, before noticing that Severus was watching her intently, smiling and sipping lazily on his wine.

"Aren't you having any?" she asked, feeling a bit uncomfortable eating under such an intense gaze.

"No, go ahead and enjoy, I never eat dessert" he replied, taking another sip of wine

"Oh please try one, it really is delicious, I've never tasted chocolate like it, it's sort of bitter but sweet at the same time!" Standing up awkwardly, as the wine was now taking full effect and making her feel rather dizzy, she walked over to his side of the table. Once there, she bent over to pick up a strawberry, her head span at this movement and she urgently needed to sit down again, so she plonked herself onto his lap. As well as making her dizzy, the wine had served to switch off her usual inhibitions and the nerves she had previously felt had all gone.

Smiling, she dipped the strawberry it into the chocolate, putting it to his lips, raising her eyebrows expectantly. "Come on, open up! I won't give up until you try one!" She said in a mock bossy tone.

"Just one wouldn't hurt I suppose, if it makes you happy" he sighed, giving in and opening his mouth obediently. Hermione put the strawberry in and he took a bite, the runny sauce dribbling down, from his bottom lip onto his chin.

"Oohps!" she giggled, then as he went to wipe it off, she slapped his hand away hard and smiling naughtily, said "let me get it!"

Putting her face right up to his and closing her eyes, she trailed her tongue up his chin, licking off the warm, sweet sauce, then to his lips, which she also licked before kissing them softly and briefly. As she did this, she felt his body react, pushing up against her thigh. She pulled away slightly, but now he was looking at her in a way that said he was hungry for something other than food. He put one hand up to her neck, trailed his forefinger down in-between her breasts to the point where the robe started to cross over, then slid his hand inside, cupping her breast. He pulled the robe out of the way, then traced circles around her nipple slowly and softly with the very end of his finger, looking alternately from her face to what he was doing.

Hermione was too busy watching and enjoying the flutterings in the lower regions of her belly to notice him reaching out behind her back with his other hand to pick something up off the table. Suddenly she felt something warm running down her front. She looked down to see what it was and jumped in shock as she saw chocolate sauce dripping from the top of her chest, to her belly.

"Ohh! What are you doing!" Hermione squealed, going to stand up, but he held her firmly.

"Oohps!" he said in a mockery of her earlier exclamation, "My hand must have slipped! Don't worry I'll get it for you!" he grinned wickedly. Hermione felt him smoothing the silk robe off her shoulders, then begin licking her, from the neck down. She'd never dreamed of doing anything like this it was so ..naughty, but in a good way and also very messy! He licked along the outer edges of her breasts, flicking his tongue expertly, making her quiver and sigh heavily with delight. He stopped and looked up at her

"Mmm, not bad, but I think I prefer your skin on it's own, it tastes better than any dessert I've ever tasted." Severus said, breathily. He lifted his wand and uttered a spell, "scourgify!" The chocolate sauce immediately disappeared, leaving no trace on either the robe or her.

"Now, where were we?"

Hermione slipped her hands around Severus's neck and he slipped his around her waist. They kissed passionately, their chocolatey tongues sliding against each other. She felt his manhood pressing more urgently against her now and began to feel the same way herself.

Hermione felt herself being lifted up and carried and Severus stopped kissing her for a moment as he walked through the doorway into his bedroom. Placing her down on the bed he slowly undid the knotted tie from round her waist, pulling the robe away to the sides, leaving her naked. Hermione's head felt pleasantly woozy as she lay there, watching her lover take off his clothes, until he was naked too. He climbed on top of her and lifted her legs up, bending them until they almost touched her shoulders. This position, allowed him deeper penetration and Hermione winced slightly as she felt him slide inside of her, all the way this time. He began slowly, bending over to kiss her now and then, but as soon as Hermione began to moan softly, he picked up the pace.

With the heavy breathing and already being a bit tipsy, Hermione's head really started to spin. He could have done anything to her right now and she would neither have cared, or been able to do anything about it. All the strength had gone out of her and was replaced instead by a pleasant buzzing sensation, flowing up and down her body, from her head to her feet. Completely relaxed, she enjoyed the sensation of his skin against hers and the wonderful touch of his long fingers, reaching down to stimulate her further. She climaxed easily, causing the muscles inside her lower belly to clench around him tightly, her hips bucking up to meet his and guttural sounds to utter forth from her throat. He carried on for a few seconds after, then stopped, sighing loudly as if in relief, when he had his own orgasm. He climbed off her, kneeling up at first then allowing her legs to gradually slide back down to their natural positions. He waved his wand over her as he always did, uttering a birth control spell, before getting off the bed.

She moaned softly and turned onto her side, hugging the pillow into her head, smiling in enraptured bliss. She heard him get up, but then was aware of nothing else as she fell into a deep sleep.

Hermione sat up, with a start. The first thing she felt was panic, where was she? It was pitch black, but when her eyes got used to the dark, the light from a single candle flickering in the office helped her to see a little. She remembered where she was and started to panic even more. She knew she shouldn't be there at this time and wondered why Severus had let her sleep so long. The second thing she felt, was a severe pain in her head, like someone taking a sledge hammer to it, she grabbed the sides of her head and moaned softly, rubbing her face and eyes. The third thing she felt was sick, very urgently sick. She got up out of bed quickly, holding her hand to her mouth, swiping the stone on the wall that opened the bathroom, with her hand. She got in there just in time and threw up down the toilet. When she finished, she hadn't thought you could feel this bad without dying. Why anyone wanted to do this all the time was beyond her, she didn't intend to get drunk ever again! She got up, her whole body shaking and her head still wobbling feeling as if it could fall off at any too sharp, a movement, then walked over to the sink. She ordered the candle to light, but only enough to let her see, as it burned her eyes strangely when she got it any brighter and looked at her reflection in the mirror. She grimaced, thinking that she looked pretty awful.

"Never again!" Hermione said to herself as she splashed cold water over face. She took a cup from the shelf, filled it with water and took a long drink, this refreshed her mouth, making her feel better, but there was still the matter of her headache and sore stomach. Pulling the robe around her that she was still wearing, she walked into Severus's office hoping to find the ingredients to make a potion, that would cure her hangover.

"Luminate!" She ordered the candles and as they lit up she walked over to the potion cabinets.

"Hmm, now what was that one I did for Harry and Ron that time?" she questioned herself out-loud, squinting in the bright light. Around Christmas time, Harry and Ron had drunk some firewhisky that someone had smuggled in and discovered why it had that particular name, as it burned all the way down, up to the head then down again and out the other end! She had brewed up a potion, which had cured all the symptoms very effectively. She had been inclined to leave them to suffer, but had given in after their incessant moaning.

"Feverfew, fennel, peppermint, expurgo, anti-eructo and acerbitas medeor" Hermione said out-loud to herself, as she collected all the ingredients she needed. Piling all the bottles and jars on the desk, she walked back over to the shelves and was just about to pick up a cauldron to brew it in, when she heard a strange voice behind her.

Stopping dead in her tracks, all the blood from Hermione's head sank to her feet then back up again and a surge of fear began to burn in her belly. She breathed in sharply, not daring to look around to see who was speaking.

"Severus! Did you forget about our meeting tonight!" The voice snapped in irritation.

Hermione dared to turn around then, slowly and without looking up at first.

"Wait, you are not Severus!" the voice said in surprise. Hermione dared to look up and her eyes widened in shock as she saw who the voice belonged to.