Severus and Hermione sat on the teachers only Hogwarts express. The train brought many of the teachers to the school. Severus could not apperate until his sentence was over.
She watched Severus, as he lightly dozed, on the seat across from her. He had wanted to finish some last minute work the night before and she had let him.
Hermione gazed out of the window at the familiar scenery. She smiled, though saddened that there would be many faces she wouldn't see there. Professor Flitwick, McGonagall, Vector, so many gone to early graves and so many others couldn't stay.
She tried not to think about it and turned her attention, again, back to Snape. He sat upright, though leaning slightly against the window. She looked at the almost severe arches of his eye brows and then his aquiline nose. She smiled when she saw his lips, full enough for them to be alluring, and so quick to frown.
Severus knew she watched him, he wasn't asleep. He was only doing what so many snakes did; play dead, or in his case asleep. Hermione was so engrossed in watching him that she nearly jumped out of her skin when he spoke, "I do not believe, Hermione, that I am part of the scenery."
"You're awake!?" She asked slightly chagrined that he had finally caught her watching him. "I thought..."
"I know when someone is watching me when I sleep," He opened his eyes and gave her a raised eyebrow. He now realized that it was she that had caused him to wake suddenly so many mornings back at her home. "It is very unsettling Miss Granger,"
"I thought we were past formalities, Professor?" She gave him a look which he could not read. "Unless you'd rather continue them?"
He gave her a half hearted scowl and closed his eyes again. She smiled again and turned her attention to the scenery outside of the train.
Severus knew that she was stealing occasional glances at her and tried not to smile. Curiosity always killed the Gryffindor, he thought to himself as he was gently lulled to sleep by the train.
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Severus woke some time later. He looked towards Hermione, she was asleep. He looked out the window and noticed that evening had arrived. "I might as well wake her." he muttered as he stood and stepped over to her.
*****
Hermione felt the cool hand on hers, she opened her eyes to see Severus looming over her. "We're almost there." He removed his hand and sat back down.
"Have I been asleep that long?" She asked stifling a yawn.
"I presume so." Severus replied watching the darkened sky outside the train.
They sat in silence for the final leg of the journey, neither saying anything to the other.
*******
Hermione stepped of the train and immediately saw Hagrid, "Hagrid!" She walked over to him and smiled.
"Mione, Dumbledore said ye was coming back this year to teach," He smiled warmly at her then turned his attention to the man standing slightly behind her, "Professor Snape, welcome back,"
Severus nodded, "Thank you," This slightly startled Hagrid but he hid it well.
"Well Dumbledore will be expecting you I suppose. So I won't keep ye any longer," Hagrid gave Hermione another smiled before She and Severus walked away, towards the horse less coaches that awaited the teachers..
*****
Severus I don't think I have ever heard you be so polite to Hagrid before." She said when they sat down.
"Why is that so hard to believe?" He raised and eyebrow to her, "Or has my greasy exterior made you believe that I cannot be polite... When I choose to be."
"I guess I am still not used to seeing you as a colleague instead of as my teacher."
"Or as a slave," He replied with such a coldness that it nearly chilled her.
"I only treated you that way because I couldn't let the Aurors or Lucius, for that matter, see that you had special privileges." Her temper was rising and she let the tone of her voice show it.
The coaches stopped in front of the castle and the professors left them. Hermione took a deep breath to calm herself. "Dumbledore will explain everything." She said when she spotted the nearly ancient wizard.
TBC
A/N: I know I kinda left you hanging but I want to have a really detailed next chapter and the only way to do that is to leave you hanging here. :P
Thanks for all of the reviews. I appreciate them
She watched Severus, as he lightly dozed, on the seat across from her. He had wanted to finish some last minute work the night before and she had let him.
Hermione gazed out of the window at the familiar scenery. She smiled, though saddened that there would be many faces she wouldn't see there. Professor Flitwick, McGonagall, Vector, so many gone to early graves and so many others couldn't stay.
She tried not to think about it and turned her attention, again, back to Snape. He sat upright, though leaning slightly against the window. She looked at the almost severe arches of his eye brows and then his aquiline nose. She smiled when she saw his lips, full enough for them to be alluring, and so quick to frown.
Severus knew she watched him, he wasn't asleep. He was only doing what so many snakes did; play dead, or in his case asleep. Hermione was so engrossed in watching him that she nearly jumped out of her skin when he spoke, "I do not believe, Hermione, that I am part of the scenery."
"You're awake!?" She asked slightly chagrined that he had finally caught her watching him. "I thought..."
"I know when someone is watching me when I sleep," He opened his eyes and gave her a raised eyebrow. He now realized that it was she that had caused him to wake suddenly so many mornings back at her home. "It is very unsettling Miss Granger,"
"I thought we were past formalities, Professor?" She gave him a look which he could not read. "Unless you'd rather continue them?"
He gave her a half hearted scowl and closed his eyes again. She smiled again and turned her attention to the scenery outside of the train.
Severus knew that she was stealing occasional glances at her and tried not to smile. Curiosity always killed the Gryffindor, he thought to himself as he was gently lulled to sleep by the train.
******
Severus woke some time later. He looked towards Hermione, she was asleep. He looked out the window and noticed that evening had arrived. "I might as well wake her." he muttered as he stood and stepped over to her.
*****
Hermione felt the cool hand on hers, she opened her eyes to see Severus looming over her. "We're almost there." He removed his hand and sat back down.
"Have I been asleep that long?" She asked stifling a yawn.
"I presume so." Severus replied watching the darkened sky outside the train.
They sat in silence for the final leg of the journey, neither saying anything to the other.
*******
Hermione stepped of the train and immediately saw Hagrid, "Hagrid!" She walked over to him and smiled.
"Mione, Dumbledore said ye was coming back this year to teach," He smiled warmly at her then turned his attention to the man standing slightly behind her, "Professor Snape, welcome back,"
Severus nodded, "Thank you," This slightly startled Hagrid but he hid it well.
"Well Dumbledore will be expecting you I suppose. So I won't keep ye any longer," Hagrid gave Hermione another smiled before She and Severus walked away, towards the horse less coaches that awaited the teachers..
*****
Severus I don't think I have ever heard you be so polite to Hagrid before." She said when they sat down.
"Why is that so hard to believe?" He raised and eyebrow to her, "Or has my greasy exterior made you believe that I cannot be polite... When I choose to be."
"I guess I am still not used to seeing you as a colleague instead of as my teacher."
"Or as a slave," He replied with such a coldness that it nearly chilled her.
"I only treated you that way because I couldn't let the Aurors or Lucius, for that matter, see that you had special privileges." Her temper was rising and she let the tone of her voice show it.
The coaches stopped in front of the castle and the professors left them. Hermione took a deep breath to calm herself. "Dumbledore will explain everything." She said when she spotted the nearly ancient wizard.
TBC
A/N: I know I kinda left you hanging but I want to have a really detailed next chapter and the only way to do that is to leave you hanging here. :P
Thanks for all of the reviews. I appreciate them