A/N: Yay I'm so glad you all liked the last chapter. Hopefully you like this chapter as well.

Chapter 6: Dirty Little Secrets

Hermione sat down at her desk and waited for the students to arrive. As the students filed in she went to the chalk board and wrote ingredients for a potion. She told the students what to do and left them to their work. About twenty minutes later she made her way around the room to check on their potions.

"By this time your potions should be a light blue color." Most of the students' potions were at least some shade of light blue but one student's was a deep violet. Oh boy, it seems I have another Neville on my hands.

"I'm sorry Professor. I don't know what I did wrong," said the student panicking. Hermione smiled.

"It's quite all right. No harm done. Just poor it into this flask and then clean out the cauldron please." She handed him a flask.

"Yes Professor." He tilted the cauldron and at once Hermione could sense something was wrong. His hands were too shaky and he spilled it. It splattered all over Hermione's robes and soaked through them, getting on her skin and clothes. He immediately stopped and tried to clean it up.

"Professor I'm so sorry." Hermione took a deep breath.

"It's all right," she said through gritted teeth. She took off her robes and they fell to the floor in a giant wet pile. She had completely forgotten that the shirt she was wearing underneath was a spaghetti strap. It too was soaked but she couldn't take that off. She didn't really need to as it clung to her body and left little to the imagination. Her skirt wasn't much better. It was a denim mini skirt that showed off her long tan legs. She looked at the boy and heard him speak even though his lips hadn't moved. My god she is so hot. I'd love to shove her against that wall and…

"Enough," Hermione said hurriedly. "Class dismissed." The boy looked at her as though he was confused but left anyways. She leaned up against the desk and sighed.

"What the hell just happened?" she said aloud even though she knew she was alone. She went through the secret door in her classroom to her room and jumped in the shower. When she was sure she had gotten the potion off of her she got dressed. She grabbed a pair of jeans and a t-shirt. She didn't want to clean her robes just yet so she could figure out exactly what potion had spilled all over her.

She left her room and went to find Severus. She was in the main hall when she walked by a group of 6th year Hufflepuff boys. She stopped to say hello to a painting of a family. She said hello to the man in the picture when she heard one of the boys speak.

She is so beautiful. Hermione smiled. Well compliments couldn't hurt could they?

Is it legal for a teacher to be that hot? She started to leave.

I wonder what she's like in bed. Ok that was going too far. She turned and walked over to them.

"Ok I don't know which one of you said it, but that is inappropriate. I am your teacher, and you will treat me with respect." They boys all looked confused but Hermione stormed off to find Severus. She got to his classroom but he was teaching. She slipped in the back and waited for him to see her. When he did she went up to the front of the class.

"Excuse me everyone but would you hate it if I stole your dear professor for a moment?" The class was silent. "I didn't think so." She turned to Severus. "Professor would you please come with me?"

Nice jeans Professor. Can I remove them for you? Hermione's head shot towards the class. Everyone was still silent. She walked out of the room followed by Severus. Once they were out of the room he pushed her up against the wall and kissed her neck. She moaned but pushed him off of her.

"What's wrong?"

"Well, something sort of happened during my class. This kid spilled some potion all over me and ever since things have been really, really weird. Oh my god…" It hit her. "I can read people's thoughts! You wouldn't believe the things the boys here are thinking about."

"And what might those things be?" He leaned down and kissed her lips.

"Seriously some kid in your class just asked if he could take my pants off."

"What? Which one?" Severus asked protectively.

"I don't know. Some other kid wanted to push me up against a wall and…well I didn't let him get that far." She was almost laughing.

"You're loving this aren't you?"

"Well it is an ego booster."

"We've been back together for only a day and already people are trying to take you away." He scowled.

"Oh relax, you're the only one I would ever do any of those things with."

"I know," he growled. "It's just I don't think I could bear to lose you again." She wrapped her arms around him in a hug.

"I couldn't bear it either. They'd have to kill me before you'd lose me."

"Well that's good to know. But I wouldn't let them kill you." Hermione smiled.

"I think you should get back to your class."

"What? Oh yeah. See you later." He gave her a kiss and went back to his class. As he walked to his desk he eyed every boy in the room, searching for who Hermione could have possibly heard. He looked around the class and scowled.

Hermione walked back to her room enjoying hearing students even some teachers, thoughts on the way. A 5th year Ravenclaw was worrying if that Gryffindor boy liked her or not. Professor Flitwick was thinking about an upcoming test he was giving. Hermione was enjoying her new power but stopped suddenly when she heard Severus's name. Hermione backed up to an empty classroom, except it wasn't empty. There was a girl sitting on a desk that Hermione recognized immediately. It was Christine Davis, the 5th year girl that was in Hermione's potions class.

Can I ever please him? He'll never like me the way I like him. He's my professor. I should not like him like this. Professor Snape what can I do to just get you to like me? Even just as a student?

Hermione smiled. Christine liked Severus. Hermione actually felt sorry for her, knowing that she could never be with him.

"Hey Christine, are you ok?" Christine almost fell off the desk when Hermione spoke.

"Professor Granger. I'm sorry, you just startled me." Christine wiped her eyes and Hermione could tell she had been crying.

"Don't be sorry. Are you all right?"

"Yes I'm fine."

"Are you sure? Do you wanna talk? Is it family, friends, school…boys?" Christine smiled. Hermione sat on the desk next to her.

"I guess you could say the last two. I guess you could say I like someone. Someone here at Hogwarts, but he'll never like me."

"Well I can honestly say that I had that exact same problem when I was in school. In fact I had that exact problem just recently."

"I don't think you had the exact same problem."

"You'd be surprised." Christine didn't catch on.

"Thanks Professor but I should be going. It was good to talk though."

"You're welcome. If you ever need to talk again, you know where to find me." Hermione smiled as she watched her leave. She got up and went to see Severus. By the time she got to his room the students were all leaving. Hermione tried to stay out of view so she wouldn't have to listen to the boys' thoughts about her, as it was getting kind of annoying. When they had all gone she went into Severus's classroom. He was sitting at his desk so she went and sat on his lap.

"You know I can't see my work when you do that," he said joking.

"Well would you like me to move?" She started to get up.

"No, don't you dare." He pulled her back down and she laughed.

"So you're not going to believe what I just found out."

"And what might that be?" Hermione brushed his hair out of his eyes.

"Well, it seems that you, Professor Snape, mean old greasy git, has a secret admirer." He didn't say anything. "And it's not me," she added.

"Well I'm sorry that comes as such a shock to you." He stuck his head up and pretended to be offended.

"Oh stop, it's just, remember the reaction we got when some people found out that I liked you?"

"I know, so who is my secret admirer?"

"Christine Davis." Hermione waited to see if she could hear his thoughts on this. She heard nothing. She stared at his head.

"You can't hear my thoughts."

"How do you know that's what I was…wait, why not?" Severus just smiled.

"Hermione I thought you would know that I am skilled in Occlumency." Hermione pouted.

"Well I just wanted…" Severus cut her off

"To know what I thought about Christine liking me?"

"Maybe."

"Hermione if you want to know, just ask."

"Fine, what do you think?"

"I don't care. I love you. You think I would just push you aside for someone younger? She's my student."

"I was your student."

"That was different. Trust me. I love you and only you." He kissed her forehead.

"I do trust you."

"Then stop worrying." She smiled.

The rest of the day she had to endure her students' thoughts about her. Some even made her laugh. Others made her want to vomit, but she had finally dismissed her last class of the day. She pulled out a piece of parchment to write a quick letter before dinner.

Dearest Ginny,

Where do I begin? To make a long story short, Severus and I are back together! It happened last night. I did what you suggested Gin, I talked to him. Well mostly I was expecting him to laugh at me but he just kissed me and then we...well I'm sure you don't want all the details. It seems that we both had the same feelings all along. He had been worrying that I didn't love him anymore. I'm so happy right now. Then there was this little incident this morning in my first class. Some boy spilt a potion all over me and now I can read people's minds. You would not believe what teenage boys are thinking about their teacher, me! I am appalled by some of them. But now I must go to dinner. I promise to answer any of your questions in my next letter. Good bye for now.

Love Always,

Hermione

She headed down to dinner and went to sit in her usual chair next to McGonagall.

"Hermione dear I was wondering if you would switch seats with Professor Flitwick for today. I have an urgent matter to discuss with him."

"Of course Minerva." Hermione turned and headed down to Flitwick's chair which was right next to Severus's. Hermione smiled. Severus turned to her.

"What are you doing over here?"

"Minerva asked me to sit here, so I happily obliged." Severus grinned and slipped his hand under the table onto her leg and slid it up her thigh.

"Be good Severus, there are students here. Not to mention, Albus." He groaned but she just laughed at him.

"You waited four years for me; I think you can at least wait until after dinner."

"Fine," he mumbled. Hermione ate her dinner and got up to leave. Instead of going to her rooms she went to Severus' to wait for him. He had been stopped by Dumbledore in the hallway. She sat on his couch and curled up against his enormous pillow.

Severus walked back to his rooms after talking to Dumbledore. It had been about some student who would not be in his class the next day. Like I care about that. Now he was grouchy. He just wanted to get back and see Hermione. When he got to his rooms he looked in his bedroom but didn't see her. Finally he went to the living room and saw her on the couch. He smiled when he noticed that she had fallen asleep. He picked her up and carried her to his bed. He pulled the blankets over her and kissed her forehead.

"Goodnight Hermione."

A/N: Well there it was, what did you think? Don't worry, the mind reading thing isn't permanent.