A/N: Warning: excessive use of the F-bomb, and one or two other cuss words... Please i beg of you read the A/N at the bottom there is a small bit of crucial information in there for all of you.

Chapter 9: A Morning of Interrogations

In the morning Hermione awoke to a vast amount of warmth next to her, it was Sunday and she was unsure of the time, then again she wasn't quite sure where she was either. She cleared her mind and suddenly the events of the day before came rushing forward, she registered the warmth next to her as the body of her Potions Master, and she sighed, the night blazing in her mind, it also explained why she was feeling sore. She turned to him only to find that he was staring at her, a lock of hair falling in his face to cover an eye. All Hermione could think was that he was utterly and devastatingly handsome, even when disheveled first thing in the morning. She giggled and pushed the hair out of his face before placing a chaste kiss on his lips, and scooting closer to his body for warmth.

Severus looked at the girl in his arms and in his bed, and knew that he'd made the right choice. He loved her there was no one else, for him it was just her and only her. She was magical, she was beautiful, she was smart, and she was all his. He held her close for a moment or two longer before an unspoken agreement between them made them get up and ready for the day. They helped each other locate their fallen clothes and got dressed, Severus led Hermione to the door before kissing her and telling her he'd see her in a few at breakfast. She had to go change and shower, as did he to get ready for the day ahead of them.

Severus walked back to his room, to look at the sheets, even on the pitch black you could see where the blood had stained the covers, he sighed and shrugged, he'd leave the house elves to fix it. He grabbed some clothes and headed to the bathroom for a hot shower, to clear his head. Hermione slipped quietly into her common room in the Gryffindor tower and even more stealthily into the dormitory. She grabbed a few items of clothing from her trunk before bolting into the bathroom before anyone had the chance to wake up and see her, to avoid the questions she knew were bound to come eventually.

Hermione headed down to breakfast as soon as she finished cleaning and brushing her teeth. Not many people were awake yet, but there were enough in the Great Hall to make noise. She glanced up at the Head Table and caught the Potions Masters eye. She smiled and headed to sit at the Gryffindor table, she made sure to put many seats between her and the students who were already dining in the hall as to not be bothered, while she piled her plate high with food. When she was about half way through with her breakfast two very angered looking boys burst into the Hall and made a beeline for her seat. She put down her fork and placed her hand to where she could easily reach her wand.

Ron and Harry looked as though they could kill at this moment and she wasn't going to take any chances, Severus knew that yet still he watched the pair like a hawk as they headed for Hermione.

"You we have to talk, NOW." Harry said to Hermione through gritted teeth, she slowly nodded her head and rose from her seat, following them out to the corridor. She cast a look a Severus to tell him to watch and help her if need be.

Snape followed the trio in the shadows until they reached the lake in the courtyard.

Harry was the first to speak, as they rounded on Hermione, "So do you want to explain what the Hell that was yesterday?"

Hermione stared at the looking bored. "I don't have to explain anything, I told you not to follow me I told you it was none of your business. You didn't listen. And as for why I hexed the hell out of you, well that's easy enough you were about to curse me and Severus and I was not about to let that happen, you guys fucked yourself over, you're never going to make me regret what I did you deserved it and you damned well know it too." She replied to him rather shortly. Harry just glared at her, Ron however was fuming.

"You mean to fucking tell us that we deserved what we got because we were just trying to look out for you, and you're canoodling with a fucking snake? You're rich Hermione you're bloody damned rich." The red headed weasel reprimanded her, she couldn't stop herself she raised her hand and smacked him across the face.

"You deserved what you got because you were going to curse me, you stupid worthless idiot. Looking out for me? Yeah fucking right, you just wanted a reason to hate him again." Hermione yelled back. "he's more than 50 times the person you are, either of you, do you know how many times he put himself in danger just to bloody rescue you and Harry's stupid asses, no you don't because you never thought to consider that he was anything but the git that you so wanted him to be, and yet you still wonder how and why he bears so much animosity for the two of you?" she growled that last statement.

Ron now looked at her grudgingly; it was apparently Harry's turn again. "You think I don't know this Hermione, I'm not stupid I know what he's done for me, for all of us, but do you really think that he's anything more than someone who saved me just because Dumbledore or my mother or whoever the fuck asked him to?"

Hermione rounded on him and gave him her full attention wand still at the ready, "Yes as a matter of fact I do, and I know Severus, Harry. And I believe I understand his motives quite a bit better than you think you do. If you have a problem with my relationship to our Professor than you can straight up just fuck off I do not need your damned permission to do anything that I want to do with my life." She practically screamed at him, "You didn't need to come back this year you never did, I didn't either but I wanted to, you just followed, I do not know or care about your reasons, all I know now is that I wish you never had. I don't need to take this from either of you, my life is my own, and my relationships are my own. You cannot simply follow me and expect me to do what you deem is right for me. I am my own person, you do not own me." She sighed heavily at this point, "If you take issue with my choices, then simply leave me alone. I can take care of myself I do not need you to do it for me, and if I quite recall, I saved you more than you ever saved me for as long as I've known you. This is the end, say what you wish about me I do not care, I love him and you will never change that. Good day."

Hermione stalked back towards the castle and came across Severus watching her from behind a tree; he stepped out and held out his arms for her. He looked to where Harry and Ron were standing, staring at the two of them as he held her in his arms. "Fifty points from Gryffindor Potter and Weasley, for the language and another hundred for attempting to curse a teacher as well as a fellow student." He shouted towards them. He shifted the woman in his arms and walked with her back to the castle. She had to be exhausted and Severus knew she probably wanted to cry so he took her back to his rooms and held her in his bed, and comforted her again. Those boys were thick, and he knew that. He just could not stand to see her like this, so he helped her through it, and he would make sure that he would help her through all the rest too as it came along.

A/N: Thank you all so much. To my wonderful anonymous reader who was and I quote "COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY APPALLED!" did you honestly think the story would just end there, I should hope that you didn't, they still have quite a bit to go together. There will be a time skip soon just a warning for all of you, the skip is imperative to my story and you shall see why. But until then, thank you for reviewing the last chapter now i want you to Click the pretty review button below yet again and tell me what you think!

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