Hey, here I am again! So this is where I decided to deflect from my original writings for this story...and I just got this great idea to take a bunch of my story plots and glue them all together!!!

I don't own the characters.

Not much romance in this chapter...

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The first time Severus saw her picture, it was in the back of a potions journal, where she wrote a lengthy article about her new idea to re-grow limbs using stem cell research potions in conjunction with charms. The photo was in black and white, so he didn't do much more than glance at it before losing himself in the workings of the mind that was Hermione.

The second time, the article was in the front of the potions journal, and her picture had an entire page to itself. He drank in the changes she had gone through since five years ago, when she had pressed her body up against him...her hips had filled out as only time could do to a woman, her hair had grown long, but now hung in loose ringlets, yet still thick and lush. Her breasts were...dare he say – perky, and the make up she wore accentuated her beauty, yet did not hide her natural glow.

The wizarding world loved her, and loved her ideas more it seemed. Within months of the second article being published, it was announced in the Dailey Prophet that the Ministry of Magic would be giving her a grant to set up an experiment lab to continue on with her findings, and find a way to give those who had lost limbs in the fight against Voldemort a chance to start fresh with their life.

Six months after this happened, it was announced that she would be putting on a demonstration over in The London University of Higher Magic lecture hall. I immediately acquired a seat, and got permission from Albus to miss four days of classes to go. Needless to say, he was thrilled.

I got to the lecture hall early, to get a good seat, but still sat where I knew she would not notice me. I wanted to observe her in all her glory, not with her thinking she had to impress her former potions master or feel skittish in front of the greasy git of the dungeons.

The hall quickly filled up with people, and soon the lights dimmed except for what was lighting up the platform. Hermione came out then, dressed in grey formal potions robes, along with three younger assistants. They wore white robes, and stood off to the side, awaiting instructions. The audience clapped softly, which put a smile on her face.

"Good evening ladies and gentlemen. I'm thrilled that you could all be here to observe what I have accomplished so far. What was not told to you was that I have now come up with a finished product." She said, and the room immediately burst out into quiet murmurs. While the audience indulged themselves, Hermione took the time to pull one of her assistants out of the line and sit him down in a chair. He then pulled up his pant leg, revealing a simple wooden peg fastened at the knee. The whispering immediately stopped.

"As you can see here, Jonathan has no left leg. It was from the war, during a raid in Diagon Alley. I will now "grow" him a leg... Stephanie, please bring me the finished potion please." She said, and a girl immediately stepped aside and wheeled in a hot potion on stasis in a clear glass cauldron.

"This cauldron is of my own design, and meets cauldron regulations, in case you were worried. Immediately after taking off the stasis charm, the potion will begin to coagulate into a thick cream. As this happens, I will only have twenty three minutes in order to pull and morph all needed instruments of a leg into the shape of a leg. In order to do this, I have to know exactly what makes up a leg, just like you would need to do if you were transfiguring something as simple as cup. The muscles, the tendons, the ligaments, and bone...all needed to be learned and understood in order for me to accomplish this. One day I hope this will not be necessary, but for now, it is the best I could do."

"I have already given Jonathan a numbing potion for what I am about to do. In order to re-grow the leg, I must expose life flesh, so if this severing charm bothers you, I invite you to leave the room, or look away." I looked on in shock as she cast a sterilizing charm around the area, then cast the severing charm. Just about everyone winced in pain.

As she did this, her assistant Stephanie and the other male took the stasis charm off the potion and took the clumping potion into their hands by the hand full, and began piling it on the elevated leg. It stayed on, almost like wax, and was easy to add onto. They waited, as Hermione used her wand to morph the potion as it took on the characteristics of the parts of a leg from the inside out, ending in the skin, and then piled on more to get the process to continue. The process was fast paced, and I had to remember to breath as she continued on, finally finished putting it on, only to continue with the shape of the leg, the shape of each and every single toe to the dimensions of the one he still possessed.

Less than thirty minutes later, the process was finished, and Hermione sat back in her chair in exhaustion. The entire room applauded as everything was cleaned up, and only Hermione and Jonathan remained on stage, both standing proudly.

"Thank you, thank you! If you have any questions, I will be happy to answer them by owl post, and Jonathan will be happy to answer any you have in the lounge across the hall."

And with a curtsy, she was gone.

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After her surgery- for that's the only thing it could be called, I went back to my hotel room in order to get a quick nap in. Although it was only four in the afternoon, I was exhausted after watching such concentration. Two hours later, I took a shower and dressed in some casual clothing before getting in the elevator to get to the ground floor.

When the elevator door opened unexpectedly at the second floor, I looked up to see one Hermione Granger staring back at me in shock.

"Professor Snape!" She said stunned. I smirked, and made room for her silently. She got in slowly, almost cautiously, and then smiled at me sheepishly, letting out a puff of air. It was completely different from the sure woman I had seen a few hours before.

"Miss Granger. You look surprised to see me. Is it so shocking that I would want to witness the biggest thing in medicine since 'eneverate'?" I asked, and she blushed beautifully.

"I never imagined... thank you for coming Professor. It's an honor to know that you take notice in my work." She said, practically glowing. I inclined my head in acknowledgement, and we stepped out simultaneously.

"Well it was nice seeing you professor." She said, but did not move from where she stood.

I took a leap of faith.

"Miss Granger, do you like Sushi?" I asked.

She nodded, and we walked out together.

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