A/N: Nothing is mine!

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So much more than he could ever give.

A life free of lies and a meaningful relationship.

He keeps his hands pinned down at his sides.

He waits for it to end

and for the aching in his guts to subside.

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" Ron! Ron stop!" Hermione laughed as Ron, pretending to be some wild animal, tackled her onto the couch and started to bury his head into her chest. Hermione let out a very high scream, followed by very high laughs.

Ron's head was halfway through the V-neck of her vest, when the door burst open; almost coming clean off it's hinges.

Severus Snape stood silhouetted in the pathway of the door, wand raised, clearly shocked at the scene that laid in front of him.

There was a moment of utter silence- Ron still lying stupidity on top of Hermione. She wished he would at least move his head away from her almost exposed self. Ron opened his mouth- ready to explain, when Snape came striding toward him, rather quickly, and grabbed him by the neck of his robes.

"Professor! I- I can explain-" he stuttered, watching Snape's hand tighten his wand.

" WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR DOING?" Snape bellowed, causing Hermione to shudder with fright. " GET OFF OF HER!"

He pushed him to the floor and Hermione suddenly gasped, finally realizing what it must have looked like to Snape when he entered: the screams, the position they were in... he must have thought it was rape.

" Let-go-of-me!" Ron choked, trying to free himself from Snape's clutches. "you've got the wrong idea! - tell him Hermione!"

But Snape didn't seem to be listening and Hermione was cowering in fright at the look Snape was giving him.

" -Hermione!"

"Professor! Sir! Let me explain!" Hermione suddenly yelled, getting off of the couch.

"Stay quiet Miss. Granger!" Snape hissed, tightening the hand around Ron's throat; his face was turning brick red.

"Sir please!" Hermione pleaded, grabbing his wand arm. " We were just messing around.. it got out of hand.. please Professor! I swear on it!"

There was another moment of silence- save Ron's grunts.

"Is this true boy?" asked Severus, eyes piercing into Ron's.

Ron- not being able to grab enough air to say 'yes' merely nodded. Snape released his neck, and Ron dropped a few inches. He drew a long breath of air, face starting return to its original color.

"50 points from Gryffindor," said Snape calmly, as though none of this had happened. Ron let out a sound of a dog that's tail had been stepped on and glared at Snape, who smiled.

"50 point each. Return to your separate dormitories at once. I will be contacting Professor McGonagall as soon as possible." He looked at Hermione, who blushed and hurriedly tried to fasten her robes. However, there was a button missing. Trust Ron to screw everything up.

Hermione's face turned an un-forgettable red, and she made for the door. But before she even reached the handle, Snape called her back. Ron didn't bother waiting. he bolted toward the door, his big floppy feet echoing as they hit the stone beneath him.

Hermione took a deep breath and turned around. She didn't approach him, deciding distance was a good factor now.

" Miss. Granger" Snape said, still calmly, taking a few steps toward her. He didn't seem to notice that she was trying to keep 'herself' out of his view. " I hope you realize that your actions tonight will be the very ones that took away your position as Head Girl-"

"What! But Professor-"

"Don't interrupt me Granger! Like I said, I hope you realize what you've done. I expected better from a student with your IQ, teenage cravings or not. Tonight you showed a complete act of being irresponsible and unintelligent. Something I wouldn't have expected from you, of all people. Which, Miss. Granger, is saying something."

Two fat tears rolled out of Hermiones' eyes, and hit the stone floor. More followed with every word she spoke.

"Professor- please.. please don't tell Professor McGonagall.. I s-swear it was n-not what it looked like at a-all... we w-weren't going to have s-... to go any further... I w-would n-never do anything to l-loose my position-" and the rest was a tangle of words as she sobbed uncontrollably.

Seconds later, she covered her face in her hands and bolted from the dungeon; crying harder than she ever had before.

Severus watched her with wide eyes and she ran from the room. He sighed, and stood for a moment. Trust him to make a teenage dramatic scene! He took in what just happened and swore. Then, very slowly, followed after her.