Chapter 14- Showing the world

Snape waited impatiently for her to enter through that door and give life to the party. Several people had left, although there was still a big crowd since Dumbledore had invited the whole school. He knew that she probably went by the dungeons, just to make sure that he had come. He watched the door intently, although he was not ready for the beauty that would walk through that door. Hermione was wearing a sleeveless gold gown that flowed to the floor and gave her the illusion of floating. She had pulled her hair up, letting a few stray curls fall down. She did her makeup with light colors and wore a pair of earrings that he knew Harry had given her as a gift. Mostly, he noticed that she wore the engagement ring that he had given her. Smiling, he let her make her rounds around the floor before people stopped paying attention to her and she could walk over to him. "You look amazing." He said, and then smirked. "Everyone else seemed to think so too."

"Oh don't mind them, they are just silly boys." She said.

"You wore the ring." He said, staring into her eyes.

"I see no point in hiding anymore." She said. "Although no one noticed it."

"You are such an amazing sight; no one could get past that to notice the small details." He said softly.

"You did." She said in her normal, know-it-all tone.

"I'm used to the amazing sight; you look amazing all the time." He said.

"Flattery will get you everywhere Severus." She said with a smile.

"Will it grant me a dance?" He asked as a slow song came on and the lights dimmed.

"Should we? I don't know how Dumbledore..." Hermione said.

Severus took her hand and led her to the dance floor. "I told him about the engagement. He said that you were an adult now, no one could stop us once they handed you that diploma. Not that he did before." He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her close to him.

She wrapped her arms around his neck and moved in time with his body. "Oh Severus, I am so happy."

"I'm glad love." He said, whispering in her ear. "Very glad."

"Tell me Severus, have you figured out why you love me?" She asked as they danced around the floor.

People began to stare at the two, but neither noticed. She leaned her head against his chest and closed her eyes. He closed his too, feeling the rhythm of the song in their bodies. "Because you are everything I ever dreamed up, all those years ago. You are smart, funny, carefree, loving, and beautiful." He said softly. "Did you ever realize why you loved me?"

"Beside you being amazing?" Hermione said with a soft laugh. "Because you are brilliant, kind beneath that mask you put up, and genuine. Because at the end of the day, you are the same snarky professor, just in love." She brought her head up and looked deep into his eyes. "I love you Severus Snape." She said.

"I love you too Hermione Granger." He said, and then he leaned down and kissed her softly on the lips. People whispered as they saw them kiss, wondering what was going on with the two.

As the song stopped, the couple walked off the dance floor and ignored the looks of confusion from the people around them. They retreated to a table in the corner to talk, and gradually people forgot about them. Hermione spent the rest of the night dancing with Ron, Ginny, and Harry and snuggling up with Snape in the corner. The night, in their eyes was perfect.

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Snape and Hermione made their way back to the dungeons that night after they had managed to sneak away from the party. Entering the doorway to his quarters, Snape instantly began to kiss Hermione passionately. He unzipped her dress fast, letting it pool on the ground around her feet. She unhooked his robes, letting her mouth kiss every inch of flesh that she exposed. She brought his shirt over his head, kissing and nibbling on his chest and stomach. She undid the button on his pants, unzipped them, and let them fall to the floor. They left their wands and their clothes in the living room and they removed their underwear in between steamy kisses. Falling onto the bed with Snape on top of her, she leaned in for another passionate kiss. She mewed as he dipped his head down and captured one nipple in his mouth and played with the other with his fingers. Just when she thought she was going to go insane, he switched nipples and continued. "Please... Severus." She begged, moaning in frustration. He let his mouth leave her nipple, tracing kisses along her stomach, working his way down to her sex. He nibbled and teased the flesh of her hips, then moved down to her sex. He licked her folds, taking in his first taste of her in such a long time, and heard her moan. "Please." She begged again. He fastened his pace, sucking and licking at her sex while she moan and writhed under him. He plunged two fingers deep inside her, thrusting furiously as he sucked on her clit. She screamed his name, her first orgasm coming over her body. He kept his fingers moving while she came, then withdrew and followed another path up her body with his mouth. Kissing her deeply, he positioned his cock above her sex. He thrust his entire length into her, hearing her gasps of pleasure. He began to move, slowly, taunting and teasing her. "Oh gods Severus..." She moaned.

"Tell me what you want Hermione." He growled in her ear.

"Fuck me... faster... harder... please." She whispered breathlessly.

He complied, thrusting harder, faster, and deeper into her sex. He moved his hand down to massage her nipples while his other hand moved to play with her clit. She was close, he could feel it. "Gods Hermione." He said in a low voice.

He moved faster, making her feel him with every nerve in her body. She was so close she almost didn't want it to end. He pulled all the way out, and then thrust back in, keeping his pace. "Oh gods... Severus... gods." She came, screaming his name. Her walls tightened around his cock and he came, shooting his cum inside her. When their orgasms ended, he rolled off her and lay breathlessly beside her. They laid there for several minutes in silence before she spoke. "I love you Severus." She said.

"I love you too." He said. Then he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close to him. "Tonight, you don't have to leave." He said, and then he kissed her lightly on the forehead. Hermione smiled and snuggled against him. Soon her breathing became shallow and he knew she was asleep. He looked down at the woman that lay in his arms. Gods she beautiful. And soon, she's going to be my wife.

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In Ginny's room, she and Harry stood kissing each other passionately. Ginny broke away. "You know that I was Hermione's friend, the one that was crying over her boyfriend."

"Yes." Harry said, looking deep into her eyes. "I'm not going to leave you Ginny, not forever. I just have to..."

"Shh." She said, placing a finger on his lips. "I understand what you have to do, but right now I don't want to think about that. I just want it to be the two of us, in love, with nothing standing in our way." She said, removing her finger and kissing him lightly. "Make love to me Harry."

Harry kissed her deeply as the two feel onto the bed. He broke away and looked deep into her eyes. "Are you sure?"

She nodded. "I love you Harry Potter." She said in a whisper.

"I love you too Ginny Weasley, and I will love you forever." He said, before kissing her again.

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