A/N Chapter Warnings: Thank you for all your positive feedback! i'm glad you all enjoyed the first chapter of this new story. Story is rated M for a reason, this chapter may contain: bad language, sex, violence, mentions of rape, and general adult themes.

Chapter 4: Potion Making, An Outing and a Chippy Dinner

Hermione woke to the smell of cooking and frowned. Then she realised that it wasn't the smell of cooking but the smell of Severus brewing. He had returned. She quietly got up, not wanting to wake the still sleeping Draco, and headed for Severus' study. She knocked lightly and entered the room. Severus was still looking down at his completed potion but she knew that he was aware she was there.

"Severus what happened?" She asked once she noticed his expression.

Severus sighed.

"He's dying Hermione" Severus said quietly.

"Who?" Hermione asked frightened.

"The headmaster, he's been cursed and will die from it eventually. Do not tell anyone, especially not Draco or Potter" Severus said.

Hermione nodded but was still in shock.

"These potions are for him?" She stated rhetorically.

Severus nodded.

"Let me help" she said and the two proceeded to make another batch of the potion that would be used to prolong the life of Albus Dumbledore.

Once completed, the pair tidied away and decided to head for the kitchen for something to eat. Draco was still fast asleep on the sofa and Severus told Hermione to leave him as he was. Draco had definitely lost sleep and weight this summer. The pair quietly prepared dinner and woke Draco when it was ready. The three sat in comfortable silence as they ate.

"Something's wrong" Draco suddenly stated.

He had been observing both Severus and Hermione throughout the duration of dinner and had come to the conclusion that something had happened whilst he had been asleep. He couldn't put his finger on it but something was definitely amiss. Had Severus and Hermione had an argument? Did they know something that he didn't? Had they been discussing him?

"Nothing is wrong Draco, just thinking about how different the school year will be this year" Hermione mused.

"What, because of the Dark Lord's plans? Or because Thicknesse is Minister and will be interfering in Hogwarts business?" Draco asked.

Hermione realised that Draco knew nothing about the changes in staffing for the year and so nodded in agreement. Draco still looked sceptical so Severus filled him in.

"Darling, you are a terrible liar. Draco, she means the changes to staffing this year. My old potions teacher, Horace Slughorn, will be returning to teach Potions. Lupin, the werewolf, is returning to teach Care of Magical Creatures and I will be teaching Defence" Severus informed him.

"No way! Well done Severus! It's about time you got the dream job you always wanted" Draco exclaimed, clapping Severus on the back whilst his face had adorned a massive, beaming smile.

Severus chuckled.

"Thank you Draco" Severus replied bashfully, not used to this type of congratulatory praise.

"You're welcome, you deserve to be doing something you enjoy" Draco said.

"Speaking of which..." Severus trailed off as he looked at Hermione.

Hermione smiled seductively at him and stood up from the table, having finished her meal, she crooked her finger at him in a 'come here' motion and she sauntered out the room.

"Doing something I enjoy" Severus murmured as he got up and followed her out the kitchen and towards their bedroom.

"That's something I really don't need to know about" Draco shouted after them.

"I will just do the dishes then. Don't worry about me, I'll be fine. Please Hermione, continue leading my godfather by the string that you have tied around his cock" Draco announced.

"Now there's a wild idea" he heard Hermione's mirthful reply in the distance.

Draco grimaced and tried to drown out the sounds of his godfather and close friend banging about in the upstairs bedroom.

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A while later, Severus came downstairs into the living room where Draco had been sat reading. The two sat quietly for a few minutes before Severus turned to Draco.

"I will be getting you to practise some of the potions that are on the syllabus this year. Your task will distract you and I don't want you falling behind in your grades" Severus informed his godson.

Draco nodded, accepting that this was a good idea. Draco was also thankful to have been taken from his personal hell of a home and for the first time in weeks, Draco felt relaxed.

"Will Hermione be joining us?" Draco asked.

"It would be impossible to keep her away from a learning zone" Severus replied.

He had left his Hermione, thoroughly worn out and half-asleep in their bed upstairs. He couldn't wait to go back up to bed and snuggle with her. Severus would never tell anyone but he was secretly a cuddle man who loved a good snuggle. Severus chuckled slightly at the image, if anyone ever saw him like that; they would be looking out the window expecting to see flying pigs.

Severus looked back at Draco who was looking back at Severus with a slightly perturbed expression on his face.

"What?" Severus asked.

"It nauseates me that you are currently thinking about shagging my closest friend" Draco shivered.

Severus smirked. His thoughts turned to how he must look in the eyes of his godson. He had come downstairs in literally just a dressing robe with his lover's essence still drying on his cock. Just thinking about that was making him hard again.

"I'm going to bed now. The look on your face is disturbing me. Like a boy who has just got his first boner and quite honestly, I don't want to know" Draco said disgustedly.

"Goodnight Severus" Draco said as he made his way upstairs to the other bedroom.

Severus did his routine nightly checks such as making sure the door was locked and all the electric was off before returning to bed where he removed his robe and climbed into the bed and snuggled up to his Hermione.

"Goodnight love" he whispered in her ear and kissed her on the cheek.

"Goodnight Severus" she whispered back.

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BOOM!

"I told you that you were adding the hippogriff saliva too early" Hermione's voice echoed through the smoke as she tried not to choke on the smog.

"Well maybe if Severus had kept his hand from sliding into your shorts and resting his hand on - what I'm going to choose to believe was only - your arsecheek, then I wouldn't have accidentally dropped it into the potion out of sheer shock" Draco exclaimed.

Severus chuckled despite how his study looked at that particular moment. Hermione cringed, had this been any other student and in the classroom, they would be lucky to leave with their limbs still attached.

Once the smoke cleared Severus turned to both Hermione and Draco.

"Shall we try this again?" He asked, trying not to laugh at the fact that his two best students had just blown up an entire cauldron.

"Everyone keep their hands to themselves this time" Draco muttered.

Hermione giggled as Severus smirked.

The two students then focussed, and they began the brewing process again.

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A couple of hours later, they had finally completed the potion and Severus deemed it practically perfect and the three of them called it a day. There was only three days left before Hermione was expected at Grimmauld Place so that she could go with the others to Diagon Alley. Naturally, she had been paired with Severus and she had asked Severus if they should get Draco's things as well as he would not have another opportunity to go out and get anything. Severus and Draco agreed and Draco listed all of the things that he wanted and needed and handed Severus a small purse of money to cover the expenses.

Severus had initially declined because he felt that Draco was his son and Severus had more than enough sufficient funds to provide for him. But Draco refused; he argued that whilst he was still able to exploit his family's money, he was going to do it. Severus relented and accepted the purse of money and the list of items.

"Right you two, we all need something to eat; shall we have an early dinner?" Severus asked.

"Can we go down to the chippy and get something to eat from there?" Hermione asked.

Draco stared at her like she had just grown another head. Was he supposed to know what a chippy was?

"You mean, like, go to a muggle pub or something?" Draco asked hesitantly trying not to feel completely embarrassed by this lack of knowledge about the muggle world.

He had learned a lot over the last year or so about the muggle world, but he was still learning.

Hermione and Severus shared a look and tried not to laugh, they didn't want to make Draco feel stupid.

"The chippy, sounds like a good idea, I do enjoy indulging in fish and chips every now and then" Severus replied.

Draco finally understood.

"So this 'chippy' place, is where muggles go and get that traditional fish and chips dish from?" Draco asked.

Severus nodded and Draco smiled.

"Sounds fun" he said.

Hermione giggled.

"You'll love it, it's all greasy, salty, food that is totally not good for your digestive system or for your heart, but it's delicious anyway so no one really gives a crap" Hermione chuckled at Draco's slightly wary expression.

"And you can totally eat the meal with your hands and no one judges you for it" Hermione added excitedly.

Severus and Draco both laughed at her enthusiasm.

"Alright, go and get your things for going out and we will take a walk into the town and get some takeaway food to bring home" Severus relented.

"Yes! Thank you Severus!" Hermione exclaimed as she raced upstairs to get her cardigan and small handbag.

Severus and Draco were waiting by the front door ready to go when Hermione came down the stairs.

"Let's go, I hope you don't mind but I need to pop into the chemist on the way and pick up some deodorants and other things" Hermione told them as they started walking into the town.

Upon reaching the town, Draco was taking in everything. The cars, the bicycles, the flashing blue sirens of the emergency vehicles, the mobile phones that looked like massive black bricks, the poor homeless soul, the litter, the polluted air of Manchester, the smells of the nearby factories, the gypsy woman trying to sell flowers and the general commotion that was everyday muggle life in England.

Hermione giggled at his expression and finally walked into one of the shops and Severus and Draco followed her inside.

Hermione picked up various items such as deodorants, tights, new razor blades, new toothbrush and toothpaste. Draco marvelled at the items in the shop, half of these things he had never even heard of before. He picked up a particular item and read the purple package feeling thoroughly confused.

"What's douching?" He asked very loudly, which caused the shop to go silent as everyone stared awkwardly at him.

When he noticed everyone's stares, he turned to Severus who had turned bright red in the cheeks and hastily grabbed the package that Draco was holding, and placed it messily back onto the shelf as if the item was burning a hole through his hands. Draco gulped, that wasn't good.

"Draco, I advise that you do not touch anything pink, purple, or flowery…trust me on this" Severus stated in a quiet voice.

Taking pity on him, Hermione leaned in and whispered the answer to Draco's question in his ear. He looked horrified at her response and backed up a few paces down the aisle. Hermione and Severus tried not to laugh at his expense.

"Can we go now?" Draco whispered urgently, he was thoroughly disturbed.

"I need one more think and then we are going, I promise" Hermione said as she headed for the feminine hygiene products.

She picked up the sanitary pads that she needed and headed towards the counter to pay for her items. Once purchased, Hermione took her bag of items and the three headed out of the shop and towards the chippy for food.

"Ummmmm...personal question..." Draco hesitated, he was curious about asking but was slightly embarrassed to do so.

Hermione and Severus stared at him and waited for him to ask.

"Ask away Draco, don't be shy" Hermione encouraged.

Draco took a deep breath before continuing.

"Why did you pick up pads and not tampons?" He asked quickly.

"Draco!" Severus exclaimed in disbelief at the extremely personal question his godson had just asked his lover.

Severus, being the gentleman he was, knew that one should never question a lady about such matters.

"It's alright Severus. I didn't even realise you knew what these were Draco, I don't really know much about how witches who come from wizarding families deal with their menstrual cycles but I've always preferred the muggle way" Hermione said before continuing.

"When I was 13 I tried using tampons and nearly died from an illness called Toxic Shock Syndrome, I was advised not to use tampons if I could help it" Hermione said.

"And Toxic Shock Syndrome is...?" Draco asked.

"The syndrome, or TSS, is where bacteria gets into the body and releases harmful toxins. It can happen to anybody at any point but the main cause of TSS in young women is from the use of tampons. It's an unlikely condition but it's a very serious one. You can also get it if you have burns, cuts or scars that become exposed to toxic bacteria as well" Hermione clarified.

"That's awful" Draco said.

"It is but, it is what it is. No one can predict it and it just happens but as long as it is treated as quickly as possible, then there is no need to worry" Hermione said.

"I never knew that" Severus said.

"What about the syndrome?" Hermione asked.

"No, about you, we never knew about any of this via your medical records at school" Severus stated.

"That's because it happened during the summer holidays, luckily my next door neighbour was a nurse and he immediately recognised what was going on so I was treated quickly, and I consider myself extremely fortunate for it. People can die from it or get very ill because of it. They could also need to have an amputation done on their limbs or wherever the infected tissue is. It was very frightening" Hermione said.

Severus nodded in agreement and Draco was listening intently trying to take all of this new information in. He didn't know anything about muggle science but all the terminology that Hermione had been using in her explanation had his interest piqued. Maybe one day he would study muggle science.

"Oh, Severus! Old fashioned sweet shop!" Hermione suddenly exclaimed.

"Go on then Miss Sweet-Tooth. Draco, you have got to watch this" Severus said.

Draco watched in amused awe as Hermione raced into the shop at top speed and started picking up a wide selection of sugary snacks.

"Who knew" Draco murmured.

Severus nodded in agreement.

Severus and Draco both picked out some sweet treats for themselves. Draco stared openly at Hermione and her treats.

"What?" She asked, daring him to breathe a word about how much junk food she had just purchased.

"Nothing" Draco hastily replied as they finally arrived at the chippy.

Severus ordered the usual for himself and Hermione, and Draco chose something he knew he would probably like. They paid for their order, and promptly walked home so they could eat whilst the food was still hot.

As Severus and Hermione sat down at the kitchen table, Draco moved to grab three plates from the cupboard and some cutlery from the drawer. He turned around only to find that his godfather and Hermione had already started eating the food, with their hands, straight from the paper wrappings. Hermione stared at him and Severus told Draco to sit down.

Draco did as he was told and hesitantly unwrapped the paper packaging. The smell hit his nostrils and he let out an appreciative moan. He was trying to remember the table etiquette that had been forced upon him from the moment he was able to sit up by himself.

"So we just eat? Like savages?" Draco jested.

"Hands were made before cutlery Draco. Just pick up the food and eat. Here are some sauces: ketchup, brown sauce and mayonnaise. Pick your poison" Hermione said.

Draco immediately snatched his hand away from the ketchup he had been reaching for.

"You knowingly eat poisoned sauces!" Draco exclaimed in panic.

Hermione stared at him in wide eyed confusion but Severus chuckled at his godson's response.

"It's a muggle figure of speech Draco, it means choose what you want" Severus clarified.

Draco instantly relaxed and squeezed ketchup into one corner of his paper wrappings, copying what Severus and Hermione had done. After a moments pause, he picked up a chip and dipped it in the ketchup. The greasy feeling on his fingers disturbed him slightly but as soon as he had put the food in his mouth, chewed it and swallowed, he forgot about all etiquette and got stuck into his food. He moaned at the delicious, greasy taste and ate his takeaway dinner the standard muggle way.

"I take it you approve" Hermione giggled.

"Sooooo good" Draco hummed in appreciation.

"I'll say, judging by that foodgasm" Hermione said mirthfully.

Severus looked in wonder at his godson, this was only one time, out of very few, that Severus had ever seen Draco abandon his idealised upbringing and behave like a normal teenage boy. Severus was thoroughly enjoying watching his godson be happy.

After they had finished eating, Hermione and Severus started clearing the table whilst Draco sat there, hardly able to move from his massive meal. He let out a huge belch and looked horrified at his actions.

"Merlin! My apologies everyone" he said formally.

Severus looked amused and Hermione giggled.

"At least we know you enjoyed the food" Hermione said as she put Draco's empty wrappings into the bin. She then coaxed Draco into the living room so that he could sit somewhere more comfortable to allow his dinner to go down.

"Well I'm stuffed" Severus said as he collapsed into his chair.

Hermione groaned in agreement and sat beside Draco on the sofa. The three of them sat in comfortable silence until Draco and Hermione began discussing the upcoming school year.

"Severus, does this mean your office and living quarters are going to be different this year?" Hermione asked.

Severus nodded.

"My office will be attached to the defence classroom like the defence professors before me. However, I swear, if I go in there and the toad has left anything pink behind, I will be burning the room to the ground and writing her a letter of disgust" Severus stated.

Draco laughed and Hermione shivered.

"Although darling, maybe if I did write a letter, I would ask you to hand deliver it for me" Severus smirked.

Draco looked confused.

"Why Hermione?" He asked.

"Oh, did she not tell you? The stickler for the rules here handed Umbridge over to the Centaurs in the forbidden forest. They carried her off and did goodness knows what to her. She turned up at St Mungo's a few weeks later, dazed and confused, completely out of her tree" Severus said.

Draco looked at Hermione in surprise. He had heard about Umbridge and the Centaurs but he didn't realise Hermione was the mastermind behind it all.

"You're evil" Draco jested.

"I didn't mean for that to happen. I just wanted to lure her away from the others and to distract her from using the Cruciatus Curse on Harry" she said quietly.

"She was really going to cast an unforgivable on Potter?" Severus mused.

He had heard that part of the story, but didn't wholly believe it at the time. The story had come from Potter after all and he didn't quite trust that information. He thought it was a bit overdramatised.

"Yeah she was" Draco agreed.

After a moment Hermione decided to change the tone of the morbid conversation.

"So where will you be residing?" Hermione asked.

"My rooms for this year will be just along the corridor from the defence classroom, but I will have access to my office in the dungeons via my new rooms, as I am still head of Slytherin. Also, Slughorn has requested some luxurious rooms which he wants for this year, so I will still have access to my normal rooms in the dungeons as well. The living quarters by the defence classroom will be convenient though, so I probably won't be using my living quarters in the dungeons very often. I will let you know which portrait the entrance to my rooms in the defence corridor are behind though, just in case you ever need me and cannot reach me in my office" Severus told her.

"Bullshit, you're only going to tell her so she knows where to go for a shag" Draco chuckled.

"I don't need to know where his rooms are for that reason Draco. Besides, I find it much more thrilling to be bent over a desk in the classroom" she smirked.

Draco actually looked a little green.

"We will be sure to christen your desk in particular Draco" Severus said, playing along but also a little turned on at the thought of taking Hermione over a desk.

"I will just make sure I sit in different seats every lesson then" Draco said.

"And disobey my assigned seating plan?" Severus asked in mock shock horror.

"You've got a seating plan? For the sixth year class?" Draco asked.

"As long as I have Potter, Weasley, Longbottom, yourself, Hermione, Crabbe, and Goyle in the same class, I will always have a seating plan to separate you all from each other" Severus said.

"Fair enough" Draco shrugged his shoulders.

"Wanna watch a film?" Hermione asked, changing the topic.

"Which one?" Severus asked.

Hermione grinned at him and Severus looked at her wide eyed.

"No, absolutely not, we are not watching that AGAIN! Can you not pick something else...please?" Severus begged.

Hermione shook her head and groaned. Draco looked confused.

"What is it?" He asked.

"She wants to watch Pretty Woman, for the billionth time" Severus informed him.

"Sounds a bit girly, what's it about?" Draco asked.

"It's about this young prostitute who..." she was cut off by Draco holding up his hand to silence her.

"Say no more...I'm sold" Draco giggled.

Knowing he wasn't going to win, Severus stood up and started to play the film.

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When the film finished, Draco looked amazed. Hermione had been right, it was a fantastic film.

"The film was only made a few years ago, it was one of the only films mum and dad had in the house and I used to watch it all the time" Hermione said nostalgically.

"Yes because a film about a prostitute is completely appropriate for an eleven year old to be watching" Severus chuckled.

Hermione flushed red.

"I didn't really understand what it was about at the time. I just loved the actress and that beautiful red dress" Hermione said bashfully.

"Right, time for one more film and then I think we will call it a night. I'm picking the film this time though" Severus said.

Hermione pouted and Draco chuckled at the sight of the two of them.

"What are we watching then Severus?" Draco asked.

"Back to the Future" Severus replied with a grin.

Hermione smirked, she loved that film too.