Chapter Fifteen

A/N Change is in order, it's quite clear I am not JK and never will be so I can't own Harry Potter and company can I? Now, from my friends urging I shall continue with this story. Reviews make me go faster….Enjoy!

Continued note: Recently I received my very first flame! Now, if you don't like it well don't read it. Quite an easy thing to do if you think about it . As well, I'd rather not eat shit and die. Thank you very much, now other flamers if you have something bad to say keep it to yourself.

A Change

"I strongly dislike those who are ignorant" Remarked the tall man to the petite nurse who was trying to push him out of Hermione's room. His scowl and remark finally broke her down and she rushed from the room. From across the room, Severus smiled across the room. Stefan always knew how to be an opinionated, stubborn individual. Slowly, Stefan slowly strode towards Hermione who was seated with a sleeping Zach upon her bosom.

"Hermione, do you remember me?" He asked patiently, eagerly awaiting an answer.

"You look familiar," she remarked, surveying the familiar obsidian eyes, dark, silky ebony hair which extended to his shoulders and a prominent nose. The smile he gave to her showed off a slight dimple in his cheek, on others it might have been a weakness but made him more dashing. "Do I know you?" Searching the depths of his eyes, the memories began to swirl through her mind and she passed once more back to the past.

Hermione jumped from her bed and quickly dressed, eager to do the one thing she loved above all else on her birthday. She was going to the library to read, the clock read four a.m. . Clearly no one would be up now. Slowly, she slipped down the halls and into the library. The lovely scent of leather binding and crisp pages greeted her nose, and Hermione slowly turned and grabbed a volume. Eager to head over to her favorite chair and have a good read.

Her chair, was already occupied. Upon her chair sat a woman in her twenties, a classic beauty with auburn locks that fell to her shoulders and dark chocolate eyes. Eyes that at the moment were transfixed on the text before her. She had a nice figure and was quite tall, or at least looked it as she was sitting down. After a moment, the woman looked up and smirked up at Hermione.

"What, do you like staring or for some reason do you believe the library belongs to you?" She quipped, an eyebrow arched in question.

"No…not…No," Hermione began to stutter, "That isn't it at all, I just wasn't suspecting you to be here or anyone in that matter. I haven't seen you around here before, who are you?"

"Ah, very brash," the woman replied, "The name is Ari and I was in need of a good book this morning. I just arrived to meet someone who works here, I believe he teaches here."

"Nice to meet you Ari," Hermione said cordially with a smile, "I may help you to find him, what is his name?"

"Severus Snape," Ari replied.

Hermione frowned and slowly stated, "I will bring you to his chambers," and with a beckoning hand brought Ari slowly down to the dungeons.

Ari smiled at her and began asking her, "Hermione, Do you work at Hogwarts as well?"

Hermione nodded, "Yes, I am the new Potions Mistress at Hogwarts. Here is the door." She beckoned towards Severus 's door and strode the other way with a frown upon her face.

Ari slowly cast off the wards from the door and once finished opened the door with a quick flip of her hand.

A dark figure stood at the edge of the room, glancing out the window. She walked straight towards the figure, 'Severus Snape?"

Severus quickly spun around, wand at the ready to fend off any attackers. Instead Ari smiled at him. "Who are you?" He questioned tightly, wanting to know if he was safe or not.

"Severus, is that any way to treat someone. My name is Ari. I am here to see you. My full name is Arianna Katarina Snape, does that explain enough?" She quirked, with a slight smirk.

TBC

Oh and a big thank you to SarahAmanda, you helped me greatly at a time when I was really down. As well, thanks to Summer Rayne!