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AN: Warning. Some sexual references. I rated the whole story R for later chapters. This is more a strong PG-13.

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Chapter 9 Girl's Night Out

Friday finally came around
This girl's ready to paint the town
Tonight ain't nothin' gonna slow me down

I did my time workin' all week
Tonight's all mine, tomorrow I'll sleep
I wanna hear a band with a country sound

Well, I've been couped up all week long
I've been workin' my fingers to the bone

The Judds "Girl's Night Out"

Madame Hooch and Professor McGonagall, who insisted Alexis start calling them by their first names, Minerva and Rolanda, convinced her to join them for their traditional back to school shopping spree. They left the castle at 8:00 a.m. and didn't get back until 11:00 p.m. that night. Their purchases would be delivered the next day.

It seemed the traditional shopping trip was followed by a traditional pub crawl. Minerva and Rolanda could pack it away. That was something J.K. Rowling had left out of her books. Alexis learned that night, the hard way, that in this much smaller body, she didn't have her old tolerance for alcohol.

Alexis had a vague recollection of arriving back at the castle. Snape was crossing the entrance hall on his way to the dungeons when the two tipsy witches staggered into the castle supporting the younger, much drunker, third witch.

"Severus," hic, "would you be so kind," hic, "as to escort Alexis," hic, "to her room?" Minerva was very much on her drunken dignity, "I don't believe that Rowanda, Romada, Romander… her," pointing at Madame Hooch, "or I will be able to help her up the stairs."

Taking his assent for granted, the ladies transferred their burden to the bemused Potions master.

He was watching the two of them head up the stairs using a hand over hand method on the banister to pull themselves up when he heard, "I don't see it," from Rolanda.

"Neither do I. But to each their own," Minerva responded.

"Maybe we should take her to get eyes examined. Something must be wrong with her eyes if she thinks Snape is dead sexy," Rolanda was shaking her head. This seemed to be a mistake as she stopped and sat on the steps for a moment before resuming her climb.

"She was probably just drunk when she said it," Minerva explained. "I know we were drunk when we heard it. Thank Merlin."

They made it to the second floor and disappeared from sight. Snape could hear them still talking but could no longer make out the words.

"I wasn't drunk when I said it," Alexis assured Snape. "I'm drunk now. But I wasn't drunk when I said you are dead sexy." She was patting his chest lightly as though to reassure him of her sincerity.

"Yes I'm drunk now. D-U-R-N-K. Durnk!" Alexis found this vastly amusing and started laughing. She suddenly stopped laughing with a deep sigh and leaned on Snape resting her head on his shoulder, "I'm so sleepy. (yawning) Hmm, you smell good."

Snape looked at her closely and found that she had fallen asleep on her feet. Shaking his head he scooped her up and headed up to her room. Snape had made it all the way to the fourth floor when Alexis started awake. She put her arms around his neck and snuggled her face against him. Snape could feel her warm breath against his neck. He almost tripped when the warmth of her breath became the warmth of her lips trailing kisses up his neck. He felt his body tightening and his clothes becoming extremely restricting. He had to stop walking all together when she reached his earlobe and began gently sucking on it. Taking a deep breath he started walking again trying to ignore the heat that was spreading and the hands caressing his neck and tangling in his hair. They were almost to her room.

When he got to the portrait he stopped so that she could give the password. Turning his head to look at her he also moved his ear lobe out of her reach. That was a big mistake, she might not be able to get to his ear lobe, but now his lips were within her reach. She took full advantage and captured his mouth in a long slow kiss.

Snape noticed that he was seeing stars. Breath you fool. Coming up for air he found the portrait had swung open. Entering the room he noticed that someone had already turned down the bed and laid out a white silk nightgown. Walking over to the bed he set Alexis on her feet. Swaying slightly she reached for him to pull him to her.

Snape gently disengaged himself from her arms and stepped back, "You need to get ready for bed."

"That is what I am trying to do but you keep moving away," was the petulant reply.

Snape closed his eyes and stifled a groan, "You need to put your nightgown on and go to sleep."

Sensing her move to the bed he thought he had finally gotten through to her. He opened his eyes and his feeling of relief went up in flames of desire. Alexis had taken him at his word and had stripped down to her panties and was pulling the silk nightgown over her head. The gown had gotten twisted and caught on her head leaving her exposed to him. He couldn't move. Her body was perfection. Well rounded breasts, slightly too large for her slender torso swayed gently as she battled the gown. Dusky rose nipples seem to beg his touch. Unable to stop himself, his eyes continued down to her stomach and waist. Her navel was a dip he longed to lick and taste. Her femininity was hidden from him by two scraps of dark green lace threaded with silver ribbons that tied on each side. If possible he was even more aroused to see her in his house colors, knowing that just two quick tugs would reveal her most intimate secrets to him. Her legs were long, slim and well muscled from climbing the Hogwarts stairs.

He might have stood there all night just enjoying the view but her frustrated cry brought his attention back to the present.

"I could use a little help here."

Closing his eyes, taking a deep breath he seized his self-restraint and control in an iron grip and stepped up to help her untangle the gown. Once he had fixed the twist, it slithered down covering Alexis completely.

Alexis turned and climbed into the bed, Snape had to close his eyes again at the view of her delectable rear. "Aren't you going to tuck me in and kiss me good night?"

"No," Snape gritted out through clenched teeth. Turning and walking over to the mantle he picked up the potion bottle he had given to her before breakfast that morning and headed back to the bed. Being long familiar with Minerva and Rolanda's back to school traditions, he had thought it wise to provide her with a hangover prevention potion. Seeing the state she was in now, he wondered if it was going to be strong enough. It would at least take the edge off for her, she might wake up with a headache but that should be all.

"Drink this," handing her the bottle.

"No thank you. I believe I've had enough to drink tonight," Alexis gave a jaw-popping yawn.

Snape considered for a moment just leaving. The suffering she would experience tomorrow would be revenge for the suffering he was experiencing now. Looking at her smiling up at him, he decided since she probably wouldn't remember much about tonight he could use that to torment her tomorrow instead of letting her suffer with a hangover.

"You need to drink this," Snape again offered the potion.

"Say 'please.'"

"Please drink the bloody potion," Snape snarled.

Alexis smiled, took the bottle and downed it in one gulp.

Snape watched as the potion knocked her out. The secret to the potion was putting the person to sleep and then speeding the body's processing of the alcohol. When they woke up all the unpleasant side effects of over indulging were behind them.

Snape pulled the covers up to her chin. He ran a long finger down her cheek to her mouth and watched as she smiled in her sleep.

Turning he waved to extinguish the lights and left to make the trip back to his rooms and yet another cold shower.