AHH, this is the last chapter I keep delaying putting it up because I know it is the end. I hope you all enjoyed this story. If you have, I would love a review. I am working on a new SG/HG that is nothing like this I am not sure where it is going or how long it will take I think I started writing this 4-5 years ago on and off with bouts of inspiration. This new story I am working on seems to be going a bit smoother and I am 25 pages in already. Hopefully, it will be out by the end of the year. If anyone has one-shot suggestions I am open, thank you so much for following this story.

Hermione looked down on her friend's hand; it had been a month to the day that Harry Potter asked Ginny to marry her, and Hermione was convinced her friend even smiled in her sleep. She had by now told her whole family. She even met them in Hogsmeade to show off her new ring and sit down to have a family meal. Her family was just as excited.

Hermione walked into Severus grading papers once again, and even though Hermione was basically teaching the classes, she didn't have final say in the grading and Minerva was still grading everything. She looked down at Severus making papers.

"How do you know?" I mean when do you decide to let something slide, or mark it wrong?" Hermione asked.

"I don't let anything "slide," Severus said.

"Oh of course you do, you don't mark every single mistake, trust me, I wrote Harry, Ron's and my papers on numerous occasions," Hermione stated.

"Well for your information, I look to make sure all the basics are in there, if they're not they do poorly if the basics are there and a little more they do well." I do not teach English class, and I don't care if phrased correctly, but for you with charms phrasing is everything. You must decide what is most important. You will get the hang of it." Severus stated.

Hermione agreed and continued to watch him grade. With three weeks left in the school year, she knew she had the whole summer ahead of her but she couldn't shake the panic of actually becoming a professor. As Severus marked the last paper, Hermione began kissing him pulling him to the bed. Trying to get her mind on him which always made her calm. Severus smiled, wishing this was a more common occurrence, but with the Potter boy staying right across the hall he couldn't think about doing it. Hermione must have felt the same way because he ached for her touch. He felt every single nerve ending explode as she touched him. He felt as he could never get enough of her, even if this happened every single day of his life. He couldn't let her go on without him exploding into his pants, and she wasn't even anywhere near close, he took control, and Hermione smiled, he pulled off her shirt, and she stared into his eyes, making it known he had her, anything he wanted was his.

Severus could never believe his luck in these situations, Hermione was always vocal of her wants and needs, showing him if need be. She was confident, which allowed him to be confident as well in the bedroom. Every so often she would show him something new, he never asked where she learned it. This time though she was letting him do what ever he wanted, and all he ever wanted was to touch her all over make her climax, until she screamed his name, and enter her until he was complete himself.

The last three weeks of school flew by, the 7th years were sitting in on the NEWTS, they were stressed, they were crying, and a few came to his and Hermione's door begging for help. Hermione was usually the one to let one of the students in and allowed them to use the kitchen table helping with what ever they needed. By the time Thursday was rolled around five students were at the door for Herbology. This was not Hermione's strong suite. She knew that Severus had a much better grasp at plants than she had. Even though she did very well potions and could brew and explain just about any potion taught and then some, she was no good at picking from four different leaves and saying which was which.

The students were more than surprised that Severus Snape was pulling them down to his class room with a study session showing how to tell subtle differences in plants. Severus was happy to report that all the students seemed to have a better grasp on things and hoped they all passed. When he came back to the room, Hermione was reading a charms book, and he rolled his eyes. Hermione didn't miss it.

"I know, the last day of class is tomorrow and here I am reading a Charms book. I have a lot of work to do, over the summer Severus. I just want to have enough time for us, time to visit with family, to help with Ginny's Wedding here in September. I want to be prepared; it got me this far, so I don't plan on changing any time soon." Hermione stated.

"I know I too was hoping for that; I have been doing this my whole life I haven't a need to prepare. You too will soon have a full summer vacation before you know it." Severus said, and put his arm around her.

"You know we might want to get out of the castle, out of Hogsmeade, hell out of Europe." How do you feel about Fiji?" Severus asked.

"Sounds wonderful!" Hermione stated.

"Fiji it is, you and me a trip to Fiji, no owls, no profit, no floo just you, me and Fiji," Severus exclaimed.

"Oh, can we go now?" Hermione asked.

"After the staff meeting tonight, I am all yours. "Severus stated.

Hermione squealed, she had to pack, she reached in the back of her closet finding the dress from Australia, deciding to wear it tonight. She put on some sandals. She grabbed some flirty short pieces she wanted to walk around all day in making sure Severus knew she wanted him. She had worked herself up so much so; she suddenly felt tired. She had nowhere to be until the final dinner/graduation. She wouldn't miss it for the world. She got into the bed and took a nap.

Hermione had woken up on the beach, she could hear the ocean but couldn't see the waves. She saw Severus he stared right through her as if she couldn't be seen. As she came closer to him their eyes locked together. They held each other as the ocean waves crashed along the shore, as other people came through trying to tear them apart. Every time someone got close there magic pushed them away. When the last of the hoards of people disappeared, he kissed her quick picked her up and took her to a hut, the two lay in bed together for what felt like forever.

Hermione woke up from the odd dream thinking back to the time when all she did was dream of him, of being with him before she knew him before she knew of the possibilities. She couldn't believe that Severus Snape was hers. She couldn't believe that Harry and Ginny were to be married and she couldn't think she was the next Charms teacher for Hogwarts. It's crazy how eight months changed everything.

Epilogue.

It's been ten years since that trip to Fiji, five years since they wed, and two years since they had a beautiful little girl Riley Eileen Snape. She new the universe had something in store when all the dates seem to collide together. Hermione sat cuddled up to Severus as Riley toddled around the chambers of Hogwarts, the guest's rooms converted into Riley's room. Both muggle and magical toys littered the floor. 7th-year girls watched Riley when they had time off from classes and both Severus and Hermione were teaching. It was wonderful to have such support.

Riley would be going to school with Harry and Ginny's youngest. Lilly who was born just a few days after Riley. Ginny and Hermione were pregnant together. Harry and Severus at one time begged for solitude, so the two women stayed together, in bed watching movies and eating ice cream in Grimmauld Place while Harry and Severus did who knows what. Minerva taught classes Hermione's final month of pregnancy. Ginny was on extended leave from quidditch once again and she said that she was going to be a full-time mom. Ginny said this was her last kid, but she had said that two times prior, with an 8, 6 and now 2 year old to keep up with Ginny had her hands full if they had any of Harry Potter's blood in them.

Hermione was unsure how Ginny kept up with 3; she felt as through it was hard enough with one. When word got out that Hermione and Severus were officially together, it was the day they came back from Fiji, and Rita Seeker had snapped a photo of the two of them tanned, smiling ear to ear, headed to Severus's home. There could be no denial, and even though most students knew at Hogwarts, the news didn't spread main stream until the next day. Of course, there were threats and howlers and even an investigation opened, to make sure "there was no inappropriate under age relationship." Harry had helped the best he could and got them out of most of the proceedings. Kingsley also knew the truth of the matter and only for formalities did an open and close investigation sighting that they got together after she sat in on her NEWTS.

The proposal came at the end of the following school year that summer when she and Severus were staying with her parents during summer break. The ring had been his grandmothers, passed down to him long ago. It had been a beautiful old fancy cut diamond. It made it look bigger than what it was. Hermione felt odd wearing it for a long time.

The home in Cokesworth was no more, too much of Severus's past remained there, and they bought a home in muggle London near her parents. The summers were filled with Weasley and Potters and her parents especially after Riley was born.

The wedding was small, just like most of Hermione and Snape's occasions. A few pictures leaked to the Profit. The had the wedding at Hogwarts on the lake, Her parents were unable to see the school itself but were able to see the lake everything was set up a perfect mix of muggle and magical marriage. When a baby didn't come soon the Profit had written horrible headlines, the truth was neither Hermione or Snape wanted to jump right into parenthood. They had enough kids to take care of already. When Hermione became pregnant, it was much surprise to both of them. She announced her pregnancy to Harry and Ginny first even before her parents and that's when Ginny informed both Hermione and Harry she was pregnant too.

Hermione looked at Severus and around their chambers looking back on the past ten years of her life. At 29 she was pretty happy with her life. She watched as Riley played with a stuffed unicorn that her parents gave Riley, not knowing they were real. Hermione closed her eyes, leaned back into Severus. She was sure that life couldn't be more complete.

THE END.