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Chapter 15 Who Can It Be Now?

Who can it be knocking at my door?
Go 'way, don't come 'round here no more.
Can't you see that it's late at night?
I'm very tired, and I'm not feeling right.
All I wish is to be alone;
Stay away, don't you invade my home.
Best off if you hang outside,
Don't come in - I'll only run and hide.

Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?

Is it the man come to take me away?
Why do they follow me?
It's not the future that I can see,
It's just my fantasy

Oh...Who can it be now?
Oh...Who can it...Who can it...
Yeah yeah yeah

Men At Work "Who Can It Be Now?"

"Headmaster, my apologies, what can I do for you?" Snape stuttered at the sight of Dumbledore.

Alexis hearing who was at the door dived under the covers as if there was a magical portal back to her room at the bottom of the bed.

"Severus, my apologies for disturbing you but Remus is concerned about Alexis. It seems that she is not in her room and she was not at breakfast, you're the last person known to have seen her," Professor Dumbledore eyes were twinkling like a deranged fire fly.

"Ms. Draluck is not in her rooms?" Snape stalled.

"And she didn't come to the Great Hall for breakfast," Dumbledore continued still twinkling.

"If you give me a moment Headmaster, I will be happy to assist you in searching for Ms. Draluck," Snape tried desperately.

"Thank you Severus that would be greatly appreciated." To Snapes intense relief, Dumbledore turned to leave, "I'll meet you in the Great Hall in fifteen minutes?"

Snape nodded sharply in assent and tried to figure out if fifteen minutes was enough time to finish what he had started, get cleaned up and meet the Headmaster in the Great Hall. Damn! Even with magic it would be impossible.

After closing the door behind the Headmaster, Snape headed back to his bedroom. He stopped short when he noticed that Alexis was no longer in the bed. Then he noticed a shaking mass at the very bottom of his large bed.

Whipping the covers back, he found Alexis curled into a ball, with her fist stuffed in her mouth trying to muffle her laughter. Giving a snort of disgust, Snape told the hysterically laughing witch, "We have fifteen minutes to get cleaned up and then meet the headmaster in the Great Hall."

Alexis had uncurled and was now lying stretched out full length on the bed in all her naked splendor. The stifled giggles were doing distracting things to various parts of her anatomy.

"Nope," she giggled, "YOU have fifteen minutes to get cleaned up and meet the Headmaster; I have all day to stay hidden until someone finds me."

With a growl, Snape scooped the still laughing Alexis up and headed for the bathroom. "What are you doing?" Alexis queried as she wrapped her arms around Snape's neck and began to play with his hair.

"If I have to go you have to go."

With that he put Alexis into the shower stall, shrugged off his robe and joined her under the warm spray of water that had magically turned on as soon as someone entered the cubicle.

Snape soon decided that taking a shower with Alexis was not the best idea. He did not want to be late to meet with the headmaster. Kicking himself for being a fool, he quickly finished his ablutions and exited the shower after firmly removing Alexis's groping hands from his protesting body for what felt like the hundredth time.

He could hear Alexis in the shower singing, "I think of all the education that I missed.
But then my homework was never quite like this, Got it bad, got it bad, got it bad,
I'm hot for teacher. I got it bad, so bad, I'm hot for teacher." (Van Halen "Hot for Teacher")

Snape didn't recognize the song but he did appreciate the sentiment.

Heading over to the hearth he threw a pinch of green powder into the flames and called out for Slinky, the Slytherin House Elf. Slinky could be trusted to act with the utmost discretion. He was very proud to keep Slytherin House's secrets.

Slinky quickly appeared wearing his neat Hogwart's tea towel, "Professor Snape is needing Slinky, Sir?"

"Yes, Slinky. Do you know which room belongs to Ms. Draluck?" At Slinky's nod Snape continued, "I need you to go get Ms. Draluck some clean robes and casual clothes and bring them to me here." At the knowing look in Slinky's tennis ball sized eyes, Snape continued, "Ms. Draluck spilled a potion on the clothes she was wearing. Due to the nature of the potion she had to quickly get out of her clothes and clean the potion off or risk injuring herself."

"If that is Professor's story, then that is Slinky's story."

With a pop Slinky was gone and with another pop he was back with his arms full of clothes.

"Thank you Slinky," Snape was always polite to Slinky. You never knew when you might need a late night snack or total discretion.

With a knowing smile and another pop, Slinky was gone.

Snape carried the clothes into his bedroom and started laying them out on the bed. Slinky had been efficient as usual and everything that Alexis would need was there, including a lacy silver demi-bra with green threads running through the lace and a matching pair of panties.

Snape wondered if all Alexis's underwear was in Slytherin's colors, he hoped to have a chance to find out.

Slinky had included black denim jeans, a green cashmere jumper (Snape frowned at the deep V-neck), black boots, black socks and black everyday robes.

Leaving the clothes on the bed Snape went back into the bathroom to hurry Alexis up and walked in on her getting out of the shower.

"Can you hand me a towel please?"

Snape wordlessly handed her a large, fluffy towel from the stack on the shelf and stood back to enjoy the view.

Alexis looked up from toweling her hair and noticed that Snape was still standing in the bathroom, "If you keep staring I am going to start charging."

"Accio wallet," Snape responded, "How much?" as the wallet slapped into his open hand.

"Not money, silly," Alexis smirked.

"What then?" Snape said prolonging the conversation, the Headmaster could wait an extra minute or two or three.

"I'll just have to think of something you can do for me."

"Hmm?" Snape mumbled following Alexis out of the bathroom. "I had Slinky bring you some clean clothes."

"See, you have already pre-paid for a moment ago," Alexis said slipping into her panties and bra. She settled on the bed and picked up her socks to put them on.

As she was slipping them on she started laughing.

Distracted, Snape asked, "What is so amusing about a pair of socks?"

"For one thing these are not my socks, for another, look at what they have on them," Alexis tossed one of the socks to Snape.

Snape looked closely at the design on the sock and then tossing it back to Alexis, "I do not find anything amusing about your socks."

"I'm sure you don't. I'm Slytherin from the skin out," Alexis continued to pull on the black socks with embroidered green and silver serpents.

"Oh by the way, there is one thing I want to make very clear," Alexis stated as she continued to get dressed.

"What might that be?"

"I don't share and I don't play well with others, I am possessive and jealous, so while you and I are together, you will not be together with anyone else."

"You're referring to an exclusive relationship, I will not socialize with anyone else and you will not socialize with anyone else," Snape was trying not to show his elation at what she was saying, Alexis was going to be all his. The wolf would just have to find someone else to sniff around.

"Exactly. Any other questions?" Alexis had finished dressing and picked up her robes.

Snape walked over to her and helped her into the robes. "Yes, one other question, are we keeping this relationship secret?"

"Why would you want to keep it secret? Are you ashamed of me or something? Well let me tell you something…"

Snape stopped the rant in a time honored method he kissed her silly.

"Umph" kissing him back, "If you think that you can" kissing again "distract me with kisses" longer kiss "you're absolutely right."

Reluctantly breaking away, "We are going to be late if we do not leave now," Snape urged Alexis out the door.

"You may have distracted me for the moment, but I want the whole world to know that we are together. That way all of those witchy women, like those last night you know which ones I mean, know that you're no longer available. Don't look at me all innocent.

If they weren't smart enough to catch you before I got here, it is just too late now.

They missed their chance; you're officially off the market as of last night.

I better not hear any arguments from you either, we agreed to an exclusive relationship and that means that everyone has to know about the relationship or how else will they know to leave you alone…"

Snape was barely able to watch where he was going, he was so caught up in Alexis's tirade. He was shocked that anyone could feel that way about him.

He was the greasy git, the most feared and hated professor at Hogwarts.

This beautiful woman was acting as if women were lining the halls to throw themselves at him. Careful consideration led him to the conclusion that this was not a bad thing. After all who was he to remove her rose colored glasses? If she believed that other women found him that desirable obviously she found him that desirable.

"Now are we clear? We are not hiding our relationship. Although I don't believe we should take out an ad in The Daily Prophet. But there is absolutely no reason for us not to be open, yet discreet. We don't have to have Dumbledore make an announcement to the whole school, but there is no reason for us to act as if we have anything to hide."

Snape had tuned back into what Alexis was saying, "I believe I can agree to that," smirking.

"Good."

Snape held open the door to The Great Hall allowing Alexis to go in first.

"Ahhh, Severus, I see you have found her," Dumbledore smiled gently and allowed his eyes to twinkle knowingly.

"Yes Headmaster, perhaps now we can reassure Lupin and then Alexis and I can be on our way?"

Minerva McGonagall bustled up to the trio, "Alexis, there you are, did you forget you agreed to help me chaperone the Hogsmeade trip today?"