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"So, what is this 'delicate matter' you wished to discuss with me Filius?" Severus asked irritably. He was obviously trying to sound unworried, but his eyes betrayed his real anxiety, as they had never left the charms teacher since he had been in the room.
Hermione listened intently before carrying out her plan, as she wanted to see what Flitwick had to say, her heart pounding in her chest from her nerves.
"Well...there was a rumour going round the staff room...that you erm...well you erm" Flitwick stuttered
"Spit it out man! What is it!" Severus interrupted, impatiently
"Well, rumour has it that you happened to have...found a very effective cure for erm..piles" Flitwick managed at last
"Piles!" Severus said incredulously, but after hearing this he seemed to relax a little
Hermione felt a great rush of adrenaline, as relief swept over her. This led her to feel rather silly and gave her the push she needed. Smiling to herself, Hermione reached out and touched Severus's leg, he flinched and immediately pushed her hand away.
She put her lips between her teeth to suppress a giggle and reached out again, getting the same reaction as before.
"Yes, mine have been giving me gyp lately, it's a family curse!" Flitwick continued. "Poppy has all but given up on them, I've tried all sorts of spells, lotions and potions, but none of them have worked. I mentioned it in passing to Professor Vector and he recommended something you gave him a while ago...I forget the name" Flitwick paused as if thinking
Severus had started to tap irritably on the desk with his long fingers and even though she knew she was pushing her luck, Hermione dared to reach out again. She slid her hand all the way from his ankle to the top of his thigh, then attempted to slide her fingers up even further. Severus slapped her hand away, but Hermione was feeling really bold now and reached out again. He paused before pushing her hand away this time, to glare down at her, but she just smiled back at him sweetly, raising her eyebrows.
Hermione was really having trouble suppressing her giggles now, so she put one hand over her mouth for a while and took several deep breaths to get herself together again.
"Err, oh that name it won't..erm.. Oh, are you alright Severus? You seem a little jumpy. You don't have a bit of trouble down there too do you? Because if you do I.."
But he was interrupted by Severus speaking
"The potion you are referring to is called 'Anti-affundus tincture' and no I don't..(slap)..have a bit of trouble..(slap)..I just want to..(slap).. get on with my packing!" Severus said disjointedly between slapping Hermione's hand away. She was now targeting directly between his legs and much to Hermione's amusement, he seemed to be getting very irate about it.
"Oh, I'm sorry to keep you, I'll get out of your way then!" Flitwick said sounding a little affronted, "But if you would be so good as to get the potion for me, I would be very grateful.." he added politely
This time Hermione had to put both hands over her mouth. She had already done what she had wanted and had distracted Severus perfectly, if she hadn't, she was sure he would have noticed what she had been doing and that would have spoiled the surprise.
Severus couldn't get up quick enough to carry out Flitwick's request, but as he stepped forward, he suddenly flew through the air, landing hard face down on the stone floor.
"Are you alright Severus!" Flitwick exclaimed worriedly, immediately rushing to his side.
"Yes, I am quite alright, thankyou!" Severus snapped, sitting up and glaring at the now very red face peering out at him briefly from under the desk.
He looked down at the tangled shoelaces that had caused him to trip and righted them again using his wand. Then he got up off the floor using the desk for support.
Hermione heard him walking over to his cabinets and opening a door
"Here, I have some already made up into a vial, use it only once a day as it is very strong. I cannot guarantee that it will work on you though, as I made it especially for Professor Vector. If you give me more time I will make you your own personal mixture" Severus explained, "but at the moment, I really don't have the time"
"Of course..but thankyou very much anyway, if it only provides me with temporary relief, that will be something! But I'm sure it will work, I don't know of many better Potioners than you Severus!" he said appraisingly, then in more hushed tones he asked "Are you sure you're alright? I mean if you ever want to talk I'm always here to lend a friendly ear you know, I.."
"As I said before, I am perfectly fine! And I have no wish for an ear; friendly or otherwise! Now if you please.." Severus snapped
Hermione heard shuffled footsteps, as if Flitwick was being bundled towards the door
She thought she was going to explode, it took all of her self control not to burst into hysterics. With her hand clamped over her mouth and her head bowed down low she waited for the inevitable tirade.
The door to the office creaked open
"Well, you know what I said still stands...if you ever need an ear.." Flitwick said as he was shoved out into the corridor
"Yes, yes..I will keep you in mind! Now good-day Filius!"
"Yes, good-day to you and thankyou, I'll.." but whatever he said was cut off by Severus shutting the door. Hermione listened as Severus uttered the incantation to lock the door tight shut, his wand making a slight tinkling noise as it worked.
Her heart began pounding in her chest again, why hadn't he said anything yet? This was very unnerving, what was he going to do? She knew one thing for sure; he wasn't going to let this go easily!
She heard his footsteps walking towards her and then come to a stop in front of the desk. She looked up, but before she could react, a hand reached down and gripped her firmly by the arm, yanking her to her feet.
He looked at her for a while pursing his lips and narrowing his eyes.
Hermione tried to give him her most innocent and apologetic look, trying to judge whether or not he was amused or angry, but she couldn't tell yet.
"So.. like playing tricks do you? Well that childish little prank could have got us caught!" he declared angrily. Hermione looked down ashamedly, she felt regretful now about what she had done; it had seemed a good idea at the time, just a bit of fun, but now it did seem really, rather childish and silly. She didn't usually do things like that; maybe Ron's bad influence had rubbed off on her at last!
"I think, that for acting so childishly, there is only one appropriate punishment!" he said sternly, but there was the hint of a smile playing briefly on the corners of his mouth
"What do you mean, 'punishment'?" Hermione said, looking at him incredulously. After all they had done together and now he was acting like he was still just her teacher!
But she merely got a 'humph!" and a wicked smirk in reply. Still keeping a tight hold of her arm, he dragged her towards his bedroom, walking straight in, as the doorway was already open.
"What are you going to do?" Hermione said anxiously, but he ignored her. "Look I'm sorry!" she said smiling, "it was only a joke! I couldn't resist it! I saw a chance to get you back for that time in potions class! Remember? When you had me scrubbing the floor for nothing?" she reminded him.
"That was a perfectly legitimate and legal punishment, I wanted to teach you to be more careful with dangerous potions in future!" he replied stiffly, still not letting go
"Oh yeah! And I suppose you didn't enjoy it either did you?" she retorted
"I must admit it was quite amusing to see you scrubbing away so fastidiously! You also had absolutely no idea that every-time your robe slipped I could see everything, that is before you covered your self up again!" he smirked
"You pervert! You shouldn't have been looking!" Hermione scolded, she still felt shocked to hear this even now, as she'd had no idea.
He smirked again before suddenly throwing her down on the bed, face first, with her legs dangling over the edge
"Severus! What are you doing!" she asked him, trying to turn over. But he ignored her and leaning forward, pushed down on her lower back with one hand to prevent her getting up. With his other hand, he tore down her jeans to her knees, which served to partly immobilise her legs.
Hermione realised then what his intentions probably were and struggled to get up, but he held firm, using his superior strength and greater weight to his full advantage. She tried not to feel too worried though; after all he wouldn't really hurt her would he? He was just trying to frighten her.
Then she felt the first smack
"OUCH! That really hurt!" she protested, shocked at how hard it had been
SMACK!
"OWW!" she exclaimed again, as she struggled ineffectively
"If you must act like a child then I will have to treat you like one! And I believe that strict discipline is the only way to make children to behave!" Severus said sternly, but with a hint of sarcasm
SMACK!
"OWW! That's it, now! It was only a joke, for God's sake! Stop it! You're really hurting me!" she begged, trying to push herself up on her hands, but he hadn't finished yet and still held firm
SMACK!
"Oooh!" she said through gritted teeth. "OKAY! THAT'S IT! I'm warning you you're going to regret this, I mean it Severus! Let me go!" Hermione said angrily, beating the bed with her fists. She wrenched herself round with all the strength she could muster and this time she managed to break free, but before she could pull up her jeans he suddenly leapt on her, pushing her back onto the bed again. He lay on top of her, smiling triumphantly.
"You're vile Severus Snape! Get off me!" Hermione snapped angrily, trying to push him off, but he grabbed her wrists then leant up slightly and locked his arms, so that he could keep hers pushed down firmly against the bed. Hermione was completely trapped underneath him now and couldn't move; so she decided to try a different approach
"My bottom really hurts now, you know!" she whimpered, pouting and wriggling a little.
He looked down at her, narrowing his eyes momentarily, then his mouth broke into a really wide smile, showing off his sharply pointed canine teeth.
"Good! That just means I get to kiss it better doesn't it?" he said in a playfully sarcastic tone
She gave him a look of defiance and turned away
"Oh come on my fiery little siren, you liked it really didn't you? Admit it! You enjoyed being treated like a bad girl for a change!"
Hermione tried to suppress a smile and did not do a very good job, but she still kept her head turned away.
Severus let go of one of her hands and began to trace his fore finger gently down the contours of her neck to her chest. This light, tender touch tickled and she shivered and flinched slightly, but still refused to look at him
"Come on..admit it..you liked it didn't you!" Severus whispered, breathing heavily in her ear, making her whole body tingle. He nibbled her lobe, then brushed her hair back and proceeded to kiss down her exposed neck. His kisses felt soft and his warm breaths made all the hairs stand up on the areas of skin that they touched. Hermione could hardly hold back her feelings any longer, this was incredible; how come she was so turned on? When he had done something so horrible! Oh my God! She hadn't known she was so kinky! She was extremely shocked at her own reaction; she really had changed recently!
"You are such a..bad..bad girl..Hermione Granger" Severus breathed, between kisses, looking up at her through his dark lashes and smiling.
Hearing him call her a bad girl like that was very exciting and in the very pit of her belly, a burning fire of passion began to grow. Now sure that she wasn't going anywhere, he let go of her other hand and kissed his way down to her chest. He lingered around the edge of her top, licking with light feathery movements, making her moan softly.
She was really turned on now and his every touch sent ripples of pleasure coursing through her, so she made no objection when he slowly pulled the straps of her top down her arms, letting it come to a rest around her waist. After doing the same with her bra, he moved up again to kiss her breasts. Hermione moaned loudly each time she felt his lips against her skin. He used his hands to cup the breast he was working on, squeezing gently and making circular movements with his thumb.
She felt the muscles in her tummy begin to clench involuntarily now, intensifying the pleasure even more. She now felt very relaxed, so she kept her eyes closed when she heard him lean up to take off his shirt, she also assisted him a little in pulling off her jeans and underwear. When he leant back down on her, she moaned loudly as she felt the warmth of his naked chest press down on her. She turned her head properly to face him at last and immediately felt his lips close over hers. This was the catalyst that made the raw animal passion explode within her. Suddenly, she grabbed him round the neck, pulling his head down hard against hers, panting heavily through her nose and brought her now bare legs up to either side of his hips. They kissed passionately for a while, Hermione her running her hands through Severus's gorgeously soft hair, while he massaged her breasts or stroked up and down her sides. He lifted his hips slightly to undo his own trousers, but did not take them off, then shuffled down so that his head was level with her belly. He kissed the sensitive skin around her belly button and then looked up slightly
"Could you please turn over?" he asked, "I still haven't kissed you better remember!"
"Oh, it's gone off now, you don't really have to kiss it better" Hermione said smiling down at him
"On the contrary I insist!" he said, grinning in a way that Hermione thought made him look ever so slightly sinister, but at the same time very sexy.
Hermione grinned back and did as he had asked.
He began by kissing down her back, then worked his way down to her bottom, caressing the cheeks gently with his hands. By now Hermione was in ecstasy and completely relaxed,but she did feela littleworried when she felt him lean over her and part her legs. He put his hand under her belly, pulled her up into position then tucked a pillow underneath her, but as shebegan to protest, Severus whispered in her ear reassuring her
"Shhh! Trust me! I won't hurt you, I promise!"
The way he said these words had the effect of sending a shiver all down her body, making goosebumps appear on every inch of skin. She panted with nervous anticipation as she allowed him to enter her from behind; he was as gentle as always and after a bit of adjustment, slid inside of her. This angle made the whole experience very different, she felt more vulnerable, but because she trusted him so much, it was a real turn on. He moaned in her ear between kisses as he moved in and out with slow rhythmical movements and reaching round he used his fingers to stimulate her expertly at the front. Hermione gripped the bedcovers as she felt her self orgasm, it was very strong and she called out as loud as she dared. A few seconds later she heard Severus do the same and with a loud sigh, he collapsed down on the bed next to her. She turned round to look at him smiling and he smiled back. They lay there for a while in silence, just getting their breath back and enjoying the afterglow.
"You really hurt me you know! Smacking me like that!" Hermione eventually announced sulkily, "No one has ever, ever smacked my bottom before! My parents didn't believe in that sort of thing!" she added
"Well now you know what you've been missing then, don't you! After all you did deserve it!" Severus said smirking
This incensed Hermione and she punched him in the shoulder in retaliation. I was expecting a playful slap not a full blown spanking!" she wailed
"I had to punish you for the humiliation you caused me in there! You don't know what an old gossip Flitwick is! He'll go and tell everyone I've got a 'problem' and I'll get looks. People will then presume there is something wrong with me and I'll get Poppy next, banging down my door asking me if I want her to check me over!" he retorted irritably. "And that fall really hurt my knees you know!" he added, pointing down then rubbing them a little
Hermione laughed, putting her hand to her mouth, she remembered the time in the hospital, when Madame Pomfrey was trying to help him and he did nothing but complain.
"It's not funny, that woman can be quite a harridan! When she thinks you are hiding an illness from her she can be quite impossible to get rid of!"
Hermione collapsed into giggles
"I'm sorry about your knees! I never thought, are you alright?" she managed
"Yes, nothing that can't soon be healed with a very effective potion I have" he answered
"You know, I think Madame Pomfrey fancies you!" Hermione joked, thinking she would get a disdainful reply
"Huh, yes, that woman! She really drives me mad, she's always trying to mother me!"
Hermione giggled "really?"
"Yes, she's been flirting with me ever since she learned I was part of the Order, she thinks I'm some kind of hero or some such! As if I'd be interested in her! She's old enough to be my mother!" he snorted
"Huh! What double standards you have! Look at me and you!"
"Well, that's different! You being a young woman and me being a..a mature male"
"A very sexy mature male! Hermione sighed, pulling up closer.
She heard him snort softly through his nose as his arm wrapped tighter around her shoulders.
Then he leant up
"Well I will have to ask you to go now, as I really do have to finish my packing and I don't think I will get very far with your obvious...distractions!" he said fastening his trousers.
"Yes I might as well start mine I suppose" she added gloomily
They dressed in silence and they lingered by the door and kissed.
"Severus, You're not going to disappear are you?" Hermione asked fearfully
He looked down before answering
"No, I'll be around, do not worry"
She smiled and then bit her lip; she was going to ask an awkward question, that he hadalways seemed to manage to avoid, but now she really needed to know
"Sevrus...do you love me?"
He looked at her for a few moments, but before he could answer some students came walking noisily down the corridor. Hermione looked away for a second, then back to him.
"Well?" she asked again
By now the students where really close and his face looked anxious, so after a brief smile and wave, Severus shut the door hastily, leaving her standing alone in the corridor.
Hermione was mad now; he'd done it again hadn't he? She went to knock the door again, but the students had reached it themselves and gave her a funny look as they knocked. There was nothing she could do now but walk away, so she went sadly back to her dorm. She was going to get an answer out of him even if she had to tie him up, to make sure he didn't get away, she was going to make him tell her, if it was the last thing she did! He definitely wasn't going to get anymore 'benefits' until he did anyway!