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Chapter 5: Finally

"I don't really know what to say Hermione," Severus said. Hermione nodded and looked as though she might cry. She turned to leave but Severus grabbed her arm. When she turned around he was only inches away from her. She looked up into his eyes confused.

"Yes I do. But how do I tell you?"

"What are you talking about?" Hermione was very confused.

I'll tell her later. Whether she'll believe me or not is a different story, he thought.

"I love you Hermione," he said as he lowered his lips onto hers. Hermione felt like her legs might give out but Severus pulled her close to him. She leaned up into the kiss and allowed him access to her mouth. Their tongues massaged each other and Hermione had to hold onto his shoulders for support. He ran one of his hands through her hair and pulled her head closer to his. Finally he pulled away leaving Hermione out of breath. She opened her eyes after a few seconds. Severus smiled at what she looked like. Her hair was disheveled and her lips were semi swollen. Finally he spoke as she seemed unable to form words.

"You should probably get back to your room." She nodded, her mouth still open from the kiss.

"Would you like me to walk you there?" Finally she said something.

"Sure." He led her back through the dark corridors of the castle. When they reached her room she stated her password and walked into her room. She turned and held the door open.

"Would you…like a drink or something before you go?" She was still a little 'out of it'.

"No, but thank you." He smiled. She moved closer and kissed him lightly on the lips. After he left she shut the door and went and sat on the couch. All of a sudden Draco came and sat next to her.

"So did I just see what I thought I saw?" Hermione started blushing but smiled.

"Maybe."

"I think that was more than a maybe. And judging by how your lips are swollen and your hair is a mess, I'd say you've been snogging my god father." Draco smirked. Hermione looked around searching for something to say but came up short. Draco took advantage of her silence.

"That's what I thought. Good night gorgeous." She went to her room and layed down on her bed. She sighed and smiled. Everything seemed too good to be true. But then she realized the possible consequences of the night's events.

"What if someone finds out? He could get fired and I could get expelled. Damn it why didn't I think about that before confessing my love to him? Love? Do I love him?" She fell asleep thinking about what had happened and what could happen.

The next morning she woke up and smiled as she remembered what had happened the night before. She got up and got dressed. She went out to the mini kitchen and made herself a cup of coffee. She grabbed a book and sat on the couch to read. After she had read about ten pages she heard Draco's door open but she didn't look up. She heard him go over to the kitchen and pour a cup of coffee. He came and sat on the couch.

"Good morning Dra… Harry?" She said as she looked up.

"Morning Hermione."

"So I guess you stayed the night then?"

"What? Oh yeah." He took a sip of his coffee and noticed Hermione was looking suspicious. "But nothing happened," he added quickly.

"Ok."

"Hey where were you last night anyways?"

"I was…um…"

"She was assisting Professor Snape with one of his potions," Draco said as he emerged from his room.

"Oh ok," Harry said.

"Well boys I'll leave you two to…I'll just be going." She set down her book and left the room. Draco followed her out of the room.

"So Hermione, feel like telling me what happened last night?" She sighed.

"Well I suppose I do owe you for what you did in the library even though he did not feel me up! I went to his class and he invited me to his room so he could show me his book shelf."

"Book shelf? Is that what he calls it?"

"Draco! It wasn't like that. I got there and it was amazing."

"What was amazing?"

"His book shelf."

"Oh, gotcha." He winked.

"Draco! Do you want me to tell you or not?"

"Ok I'm sorry. I won't mention his 'book shelf' any more."

"Well I was looking at his books and when I turned around I accidentally hit him in the nose. I felt so bad. I made sure it was ok but we were really close. Like I was holding on to his face and everything. Then I decided to tell him how I felt."

"And…."

"And I told him. And he said he loved me and he….kissed me."

"What did I tell you? I knew he liked you."

"You were right. But I was thinking last night and what if someone finds out and gets us in trouble?"

"Hermione relax. Just follow your heart. Don't think about the consequences because honestly who's gonna find out?"

"Ron, McGonagall, Dumbledore!"

"Hermione breathe! Just don't think about that. Just be careful when you're with him and nothing will happen." She took a deep breath.

"Thanks. Harry's probably wondering what I did to you so you should get back in there."

"Ok. I'll see you later gorgeous." He went back into the room and Hermione turned around to find Severus coming down the hallway.

"Professor!" Wow it feels weird calling him professor after making out with him.

"Good morning Hermione." Did Draco just call her 'gorgeous'? Why is he calling my Hermione gorgeous? Well she is gorgeous but only I should be calling her that.

"What brings you up here?"

"Oh I just went for a walk and found myself up here. Would you care to join me?"

"Sure." She walked along side of him as they headed outside.

"So what are your plans for today?" he asked as they walked around the lake. Well I thought I'd spend it with you, she thought. God I wish he would kiss me again.

"I'm not sure. I just thought I'd enjoy the weekend. This week has been very long."

"Sounds fun."

"Yeah, so what about you?"

"I'll probably end up grading papers."

"That doesn't sound like much fun. But maybe the way things are going, you'll have something else to do." She smirked. He had stopped after he heard what she said. She couldn't have been hinting anything, could she? She kept walking like she didn't even notice he had stopped.

"And what's that supposed to mean?" he called after her. She turned around and smiled.

"What do you want it to mean?" He didn't say anything about this and became very serious.

"Are you getting cold? Let's go back inside." Hermione was confused. Had she done something wrong? Maybe he wanted to forget about the kiss.

"Ok." They walked back inside and he took her to his rooms.

"Hermione maybe you should have a seat. I have something I need to tell you." Oh no, he regrets it. Ok don't cry Hermione, just be calm. She sat down on the couch and looked up at him as he was standing over her.

"What's wrong?"

"Well you know how I said I love you?"

Don't cry, don't cry, she thought. "Yeah," she said quietly.

"Well I thought you should know how I started loving you. This is really hard to say. Ok, twenty years ago, when I was seventeen, I met a girl. I fell in love with her but she had to leave me, so I gave her a promise ring."

"What does this have to do with me?" She wasn't trying to sound rude; it just came out that way.

"Well that girl was you." Hermione was confused.

"How is that possible?"

"Well you accidentally fell back in time twenty years. Dumbledore didn't know how to send you back so you just went to school with us. We dated but then Dumbledore had to send you back here."

"Oh my god. That's what happened in the dreams I've been having. You're the boy in my dreams." Hermione blushed remembering some of her more graphic dreams.

"So all that was real?" He nodded. She looked down at the ring on her right hand.

"Then this is the ring?" He nodded again.

"I can't believe I spent my whole life not knowing about any of it." She looked up at him with tears in her eyes.

"And you waited twenty years for me?" He nodded yet again. She stood up and stepped closer to him. She cupped his face and pressed her lips against his. He pulled her closer to him and deepened the kiss. She pushed him on the couch and sat on top of him with one leg on each side. She pushed her body against him and kissed him again. He slid his hands down her waist and scooted her closer. She could feel his hardness growing in his pants against her leg.

Am I going to fast? Am I ready for this? Well from my dreams, it seems we've already done it. Still, I don't know if I can do this yet. I hope he doesn't get mad at me. She pulled away with her arms still around his neck.

"I'm sorry. I'm not ready for…"

"Sex?" he cut her off. She nodded. It sounded so weird having her professor talk about sex.

"Don't worry Hermione. I won't pressure you into anything you're not ready for." She smiled but was silent. He could sense the awkwardness.

"It's weird for you isn't it?"

"What?"

"This. You and me." She brought her arms down and shrugged.

"Kind of. But don't worry, I'm not reconsidering anything. It's just all happening so soon. I mean you're my professor. Not that it's a bad thing though," she added quickly.

"I completely understand. We can take things slow so you can get used to it." He started to lift her off of him.

"We don't need to go that slow," she said grinning. She leaned down and kissed him again. After a few seconds he stopped.

"Ok I know I said we wouldn't do anything you're not ready for, and I haven't changed my mind; it's just that my body disagrees with me." She got the hint and got off of him.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to."

"Its ok, I just need a quick shower. I won't be long. Make yourself at home." He stood up and walked to the bathroom. Hermione tried not to laugh at how uncomfortable he looked when he walked.

After sitting by herself for a moment she decided she would go back to her room for a minute. She didn't want to leave without telling him so she walked over to the bathroom. She knocked but there was no answer. She opened the door slightly and peeked her head in. Her eyes went wide and her jaw dropped as she saw him standing in the shower. His shower door was completely see-through. Luckily he wasn't facing her. She just stood there staring at him.

"Umm I just wanted to let you know that I'm going to be in my room. I want to go get something." He turned around and stuck his head out of the door. Her eyes weren't on his face though. He was standing facing her now and it appeared that he was unaware of just how see-through the door was because he just stood there. She covered her eyes and turned around.

"Ok," he said.

"So if I'm not back when you get out, that's where I am. Sorry for interrupting your shower."

"It's ok." She left the room with her eyes still covered. When she was in the hallway she smiled.

Well that was interesting, she thought. She walked back to her room thinking about what had happened that morning. When she got back to her room Draco wasn't in the common room. She figured he was somewhere with Harry doing God knows what. She went into her room and sat on the bed. She was thinking about what she had seen in the bathroom. Part of her had wanted to be in that shower with him. That time will come soon, Hermione. When you're ready, she thought.