Author's Note : Ah, yes, someone here asked me if Hermione's shoulders didn't look odd. Let's say Flitwick also put an illusion charm on the wings, so it looked like they were normal.

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Hermione waked up with a start. She looked around her in shock a wondered what had happened to her.

She turned her head, and saw a bed surrounded by white curtains.

No one was in the infirmary. Then she remembered.

Hermione topped gently out of her bed, and tiptoed to the curtains. She peeked carefully and saw Severus sleeping.

Severus was not especially ugly but in a beauty contest he wouldn't even have came to the preliminaries. His skin was too pale, his hair was oily, and he was too long and too skinny. But in Hermione's eyes, he was beautiful. Hs face was a mask of severity, anger and sorrow, even when he was sleeping.

Hermione leaned against the wall and started indiscreetly to watch him. Even in his sleep his was scowling and frowning his eyebrows.

He turned his head and opened his eyes. The first thing he saw was a pair of brown eyes, looking at him. He stared back and gave her a smile of his own.

Hermione smiled back to him. He stretched out his hand and Hermione stepped closer.

Their hands touched gently and Hermione entangled her fingers with his. They smiled to each other again. Hermione sat wordlessly next to him.

Severus saw his wand on the nightstand.

"- finite incantnium"

Soon, Severus eyesight was blocked from her face by her wings. They were in the Hogwarts infirmary, so he could admire her wings as much as he wanted.

They had changed again. The sharp knife-like feathers were still on the sides of the wings, but now, they were covered by beautiful feathers. The feathers were enormous, and were a magnificent white colour that rasped under the light and gave them a very light blue tone.

Suddenly Madame Pomfresh came storming in.

«- Ah! You are awake at least! Miss Granger what are you doing here? Go back to your own bed now!"

"- Madame Pomfresh, professor Snape here only helped me with my wings. And I found him yesterday, and I wanted to check if he was alright. "

"- Very well, since you are here, could you please help me Miss Granger?"