A recount...a dream?

Hermione placed her pile of Christmas presents in her trunk, except for two..

Her chain

And her recently acquired stone object... containing a slivery shimmering object floating in the cylindrical base.

She leaned forward, and found herself back...


The 23rd of December

"Mya?"

The curly whirlwind turned, to find the silken black form of the man she secretly adored in her doorway.

Snape? What brings you to my room at the witching hour?

The pale man stoped, glancing at his timepiece

"I see, I did not realist it was so late...but I must say, you did not correctly name the time"

The ladys breath hitched in her mouth, as the mass of black silk and cotton closed her door, then came and sat on her bed. She noticed that he was not in his usual attire of frock coat and layered robes, instead an ebony gown of soft cotton, and silken pyjamas, which covered him while not hiding the figure she had only dreamed of.

"What's this? Have I finally found a subject that stumps you?"

After shaking the thought of her fellow teachers body out of the mind, she returned his piecing stare.

"Of course not, I'm just trying to figure out what game you're playing."

He let a ghost of the smile visit his features

"Well, I thought it was only fair to come and bewitch my favourite witch... which would make this the bewitching hour."

The potions master snaked his hand through the front section of her hair, slightly pulling on the curls he wanted so much to claim as his own.

"Sev..I don't understand.."

He moved closer to her, pulling her up into a sitting position, while taking her shaking hands in his. He spoke, gently, like she had never heard before.

"Hermione... You are... special...A rare find that I have never seen in all my travels, and believe me, in my double life there has been may a trip around the world. You are the thing I've been searching for all my life..."

I need to say this, if Christmas isn't the time for love I don't know what is... Albus, give me strength...

"You are my Goddess, the ying to my yang, and nothing, no love potion, no Ashwinder test, can prove my love for you false."

Snape grinned at his twisted haired beauty, reaching over and pulling her to him, into the kiss he had been planning for weeks. Hermione hesitated as he lightly placed his calloused, yet ever so gentle, hands on her hips. She wrapped her arms around his neck and sat up straighter, trying to deepen the kiss. She began to lose all feeling, as she finally took both of them up for air.

"Sev..."

She licked her lips unconsciously, feeling sick to her stomach for what he might say in return of her response, but at the same time her heart sang for all the feelings she realised were being reciprocated.

The potions genius looked around as she tried to sort out her feelings for him right there and then. She felt she knew her feelings for him did truly exist, and Snape did have feelings for her. But should she act on her inner most feelings...?

I can't let him throw away his life for me... If Minerva found two of her staff in a relationship, especially at this time of year, it would probably cost the senior member in this equation his position, especially since me, the object of his affections...

I'm a past student for crying out loud, and now his fellow teacher... To let this happen, to act on feelings I have no proof of, would be foolish.

She stood, taking Snape with her, and began leading him to the door

"Professor... I'm sorry... but I... I don't feel..."

The amazed wizard froze, in a stance that the young witch couldn't move him from.

"Mya, what do you mean... I am certain you feel the same..."

She turned, and looked into the oynx pools, knowing what she had to do.

"Severus, I'm sorry... " She tried not to look at him as she prepared her hand to perform the memory charm.

"NO YOU DON'T!"

The black locked male grabbed his queen, throwing her onto the mattress behind her, and added his presence above her, pinning her hands behind her head.

"Why don't you want this? Why don't you want me?"

He forced his face into hers, claiming her lips, finding her returning the passion he was displaying across her neck and chest.

Just then, as the sexual tension content of the quarters began to rise, the boy-who-saved-them-all flung open the access to her room.

"Mione, I found your diary in the lounge an… BLOODY HELL"

Both professors said their statement en même temps.

"GET OUT POTTER"

The now white-faced saviour ran from her abode, trying to gulp the air much needed into his lungs

Snape moved himself to the end of the bed, noting her presence leaving the mattress and stand in front of his hung forehead

"Just do it Mya"

She looked into his eyes and said the words she new would solve their problems

"Twenty momento Obliviate"

She chocked back on her throat, as she watched the man she secretly cherished slumped onto the floor. Dropping her wand she ran to his side as he regained his senses.

"Miss …Granger?"

"It's alright Snape, I'm here."

Using that name hurts so much, but I've got to be careful now iknow how he really feels

"Why am I in your quarters?"

"You said you were looking for Remus, and apologised for coming to the wrong room. As you turned to leave you whacked your head into the door frame…and that's how we got on the floor."

Snape stood, nodding his thanks to the young teacher on the floor, and returned to his room……..

……

….

Not noticing Hermione whipping the tears from her eyes .


CHRISTMAS NIGHT -11PM – HERMIONE"S ROOM

Hermione shook her head, as she recovered from being flung out of her pensive.

"Sev… I only hope that wish I made today helps."

She quickly scoped the memory back into the jar, and packed the equipment away.

"At least it might not happen till after school is over."


INTERNATIONAL WORD : en même temps together French

AN: yes, yes I know, confusing. I needed to make sense of Harry viewing then in a "tangle" back in a previous chapter.

I actually wrote the next chapter before I wrote this, it needed a link, so technically this is Chapter 6A

Enjoy all…………. I do apologise for this taking so long, however I have finished my prac, and now have more time for stories.

Speaking of stories:

DIZI'S COF DRABBLES these are my COF drabbles for the weekly competition, if you don't know what COF is, have a look in my C2 community.

JUST MAYBE songfic – I based it on all the musical songs ive heard NOT HP

BEHIND HER HAZEL EYES songfic…. Guess who the male is HP

BIG NEWS!

ASHWINDER EGGS IS GOING ON LJ!

I am putting up Ashwinder Eggs on lj, its own journal, with pics I find that relate to the story! http // www. ahswindereggs . livejournal . com

Also will be putting up any one shots I do on the site too!

And icons... who doesn't like icons?