This chapter makes me a bit nervous. Nobody hurt me... Oh, and for those of you who don't know... My beta, MysticSong1978, is bloody fantastic! Just thought I'd let all of you know. lol

Warning: This chapter contains sexual content. If this offends you, perhaps you should not read it... You have been warned. Now, that I've got that little warning out of the way... Enjoy!

A Night To Remember

Severus glanced apprehensively at the beautiful young witch at his side. Hermione looked a little nervous but fairly content allowing him to lead her to her private room. His hand rested softly on her lower back. "It's hard to believe that the term is over," she said suddenly, glancing at him.

"Indeed," Severus replied silkily. "Am I to assume that you are saddened that it's come to an end?"

"Not really," she replied thoughtfully. "I've enjoyed my time here, but I'm excited about moving on."

"You'll be remaining here to complete your apprenticeship," Severus said with a smirk. "You won't be moving on just yet."

"I meant moving on from my status as a student at Hogwarts," Hermione returned with a smile. The smile faded abruptly when she saw a familiar face in front of her. Draco Malfoy was standing in front of them, looking with slight surprise from Severus to Hermione. Severus discreetly removed his hand from Hermione's back.

"Hello Professor," Malfoy said before sneering at Hermione. "I was wondering if I could discuss the latest potions assignment with you in your office."

"Tomorrow perhaps," Severus said sleekly, a bit of a scowl marring his features. "The Headmaster requires me to escort Miss Granger back to her quarters each night. Then I shall be returning to my own quarters." He glared briefly at Hermione, as if he found her very presence to be offensive. Hermione ignored Severus and kept her icy gaze on Malfoy.

"Goodnight then, Professor," Malfoy said turning and going toward his own room.

When they were sure Malfoy was gone, Hermione and Severus continued down the hall. Severus glanced down at Hermione, slightly worried that perhaps she was offended by the manner in which he had glared at her. He knew he could not appear to be on friendly terms with her in front of Malfoy. To his relief, Hermione seemed to be unfazed by all of it. She smiled shyly at him and led him right to her room

Hermione walked through the door and stopped, watching nervously as Severus entered the room. He looked about at his surroundings for a moment, smirking at the obviously Gryffindor room. After a moment, he turned his attention back to Hermione. She was chewing her lower lip nervously and wringing her hands. Holding in an amused chuckle, Severus reached over and grasped her hands firmly in his. He pulled her toward himself and released her hands in order to place his on either side of her face. He brushed her lips with a gentle kiss. He pulled back for a moment to see her reaction. He smirked when Hermione pouted a little. "Don't tell me you're going to stop already," she said softly, her eyes twinkling playfully.

"Only if you ask me to," Severus replied as he leaned forward to trail kisses down her neck. "And even then you might have to beg." His comment caused Hermione to giggle softly and squirm under his gentle kisses on her neck. "Stop moving so much," he growled, holding her tightly against body.

Hermione laughed. "I'm trying," she protested. "You're making it a bit difficult."

"Allow me to help," Severus said silkily. He swiftly moved her backward onto her bed, and used his weight to pin her down. Hermione stopped laughing abruptly and looked up into the face of the potions professor. For a moment, he looked rather unsure of himself, but she smiled gently and lifted her head to kiss him once more. His expression relaxed slightly and ran his hands across her small waist and rounded hips, kissing her with growing passion.

Hermione brought her hands to his chest and caressed him through the fabric of his teaching robes. "I do believe these are in the way," she said coyly. With a sly smile, she began undoing the buttons to remove the offending garment. At the same time, Severus began lifting Hermione's shirt. Once she had finished with his buttons, he pulled the shirt over her head and tossed it over his shoulder onto the floor.

The couple kissed and caressed each other, enjoying the contact and relieved that they had progressed so far without interruption. As if they were suddenly afraid of some outside interference, their kisses became more heated. Severus pressed his lips against Hermione's while he slowly removed the rest of her clothing. Hermione blushed at being so exposed to her professor. Severus let his eyes wander over the young woman's body. "Perfect," he muttered burying his face against her hair. He groaned as her hands drifted down to his trousers. He held his breath as her delicate fingers undid the button and lowered the zipper. Severus assisted her in removing the pants and his boxers, which were dark green, much to Hermione's amusement.

Hermione's gaze strayed to the potions professor's erection. She flushed and quickly raised her eyes to look at his face. "You are innocent," he said quietly, slightly surprised. "I didn't realize..." he trailed off. He turned from her and started to move away.

She grasped his arms firmly. "Don't go," she entreated him. Her warm brown eyes sought his out. "Allow me to decide if I am ready for this," she said, gently sliding her hands up to his shoulders, enjoying the way he shivered slightly under her touch.

Severus lowered his face to hers again. He trailed his long fingers down her body slowly, pleased when Hermione blushed and shivered slightly. He brought his hand up to her full breasts, causing her let out a soft gasp. Severus gently kneaded her breasts as he placed tender kisses across her forehead and cheeks. Moving down, he trailed more kisses down her neck to her chest. Hermione moaned softly as he brushed his tongue against her nipple. Severus took the little bud into his mouth and smirked slightly as he felt Hermione running her hands through his hair and breathing deeply, obviously enjoying his attentions. His hands slid down her body to her warm center. She jumped slightly at the new sensation. "Relax," Severus whispered huskily. "I promise you'll enjoy this." He smiled when he felt her relax under his hands.

Never had Hermione ever been so aroused. He continued to pleasure her with what seemed to be the patience of a saint. He took his time and soon brought her to a point where she just couldn't stand it anymore. Severus finally positioned himself over her and hesitated, watching her face. She nodded slightly and gave him a radiant smile. Ever so slowly, he pushed himself into her, pausing as she grimaced in pain. Once he was inside of her, he waited while she adjusted to the new sensations.

Hermione panted and squeezed her eyes shut against the sharp burning pain that was shooting through her lower abdomen. "Are you ok?" Severus asked through his ragged breathing.

"I'm fine," she gasped. "Just... wait a moment." Severus simply leaned forward and kissed her temple. He waited while her breathing slowed and she relaxed. "My goodness, I wasn't expecting that," Hermione said a little breathlessly.

Severus kissed her softly and slowly began to move his hips against hers. Hermione grimaced slightly and bit her lip. Severus paused. "Do you wish for me to stop?" he asked her quietly.

"No!" Hermione said quickly. "No, I want this." She reassured him with a gentle kiss, causing him to smile slightly.

Severus moved slowly and gently, not wanting to cause her pain. His hands roamed across her breasts and down her hips, caressing and stroking. Gradually, the pain decreased. It still hurt, but Hermione was also feeling many wonderful sensations pulsating through her body. Hermione sighed causing Severus to smirk. "No objections?" he asked in a low, seductive tone.

"None," Hermione replied softly, arching her back and pressing herself closer to his chest. Finally, Hermione cried out in ecstasy at the same time that Severus shuddered at his release. Hermione let out a shaky breath. She looked at Severus, enjoying the way his brow was damp with perspiration. His ragged breathing made her smile.

With a little sigh of satisfaction, Severus rolled off of Hermione and rested next to her, allowing her to snuggle into his chest. For several long moments, he simply ran his fingers through her hair, feeling content to have her resting against him. He looked down at her face and smiled when he saw that she had drifted off to sleep. Severus allowed himself to relax and fell asleep with his beautiful young apprentice in his arms.

Severus woke up early the next morning. Hermione was still sleeping peacefully. Severus frowned thoughtfully. What had possessed him to allow things to go that far? A small reluctant smile played on his lips. That had definitely been a night to remember and he could not quite convince himself that he should regret it. She had, most certainly, been willing. Minerva and Albus would, no doubt, be thrilled.

Severus carefully leaned over and placed a gentle kiss on Herminoe's forehead before he slipped from the bed and dressed himself quickly. He cast one last glance at Hermione before he left the bedroom silently. He walked through the halls and toward his private rooms. He was stunned to see Albus and Minerva walking toward him. "What are you doing down here?" Severus demanded suspiciously.

"Uh," Minerva stammered. "Well... We were looking for you."

"What for?" Severus asked, folding his arms over his chest and arching an eyebrow.

Albus and Minerva glanced at each other guiltily. "We were just curious, about how things went with Miss Granger," Minerva said carefully. "We thought that perhaps you had been in your chambers, but obviously you spent the night away from your room." She grinned mischievously

"Now Minerva," Albus said chuckling. "We don't know that. Perhaps Severus was merely taking an early morning walk." They looked over at Severus to see him shift his weight from one foot to the other uncomfortably.

"No, I think we do know that," Minerva retorted with a smirk.

"I am afraid I do not know what you mean," Severus drawled stubbornly.

McGonagall rolled her eyes impatiently. "Honestly, Severus. I don't know who you think you're fooling," she said chuckling. Dumbledore grinned and folded his arms over his chest.

"Oh fine!" Severus snapped. "What do you want me to say?"

"You need not say anything Severus," Dumbledore chortled. "But, denial is simply ridiculous."

Severus growled and folded his arms. McGonagall clapped her hands together gleefully. "Where is Miss Granger this lovely morning?" she asked unable to stop her smile.

"Sleeping," Severus muttered uncomfortably.

"You didn't just leave did you?" McGonagall asked, concern creasing her brow.

"Well, yes," Severus replied rolling his eyes. "I didn't want to wake her. What did you expect me to do?"

McGonagall looked at Severus as if she thought he was quite mad. "You don't just leave!" she cried out incredulously.

"Why do you care so much?" Severus asked. "She is a student and my apprentice," Severus said quietly through gritted teeth.

"She's not your student!" McGonagall exclaimed. "Don't be daft. We've already clarified that. As for the apprenticeship, we know that you wouldn't allow a relationship with her to interfere with your work. You're both far too dedicated for that. We want you to be happy Severus. That's why we care so much."

"We only ask for you to use discretion," Dumbledore added kindly. "We wouldn't want the two of you to be a topic of discussion for the students." Severus sighed, but said nothing.

"It probably wasn't wise to just leave," McGonagall said thoughtfully. "Miss Granger may be upset about that. Be sure to talk to her. Just leaving her will make her feel like you used her."

Severus looked more pale than usual, but he nodded. "Perhaps after breakfast," he said gruffly. He rose from the chair, nodded to Dumbledore and McGonagall, and went into his private chambers.

"That man is just so determined not to seem as if he's gone soft," Minerva grumbled as she turned to go toward the Great Hall. Dumbledore chuckled and followed her.

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