Hope you like it! Sorry it's been so long,
By the next morning however the smile had faded from her lips, which were dry and cracked, her head was pounding and her nose red and runny.
She tried to open her eyes but closed them again after blinking a few times, she then roled over on her bed pulling Snape's cloak more tightly around her shoulders.
A little while later she began to shiver and moved under the covers; suddenly frozen.
Hermione fell into an uneasy sleep, she tossed and turned then woke briefly to transfigure a box of tissues, but didn't stir when the house elf (which she paid personally) came to tidy nor did she budge when a large rugged owl dropped a letter on her pillow.
She did however awake lazily later in the day when a knock sounded at her door, she opened an eye briefly then turned away from the sound; hoping whoever it was would go away.
But when the knocked for the fourth time Hermione groaned and tumbled out of bed pulling the duvet with her, she grabbed her tissues as she stood up.
And so the sight that met Severus when the door opened was Hermione Granger as he'd never seen her before, her face was puffy eyes and nose red and she could hardly be bothered to remain upright, a task he conceded was made to look fairly precarious given her bedding.
Upon seeing Snape at her door she turned around leaving the door open; he presumed so he could enter and then she flopped unceremoniously onto her bed face first completely hidden.
"you're not well" he observed
a muffled grunt was his only reply,
He sat on the bed beside her and rearranging her cocoon her found her and smiled as he brushed his fingers over his cloak but said nothing.
He lay his cool hand upon her blazing forehead, and she sighed, closed her eyes and turned her head into the cool.he brought up his other hand to cradle her face and reveled in this chance to touch and scrutanise her face without her awareness.
When he did however he was alarmed by the paleness of her skin and the way she looked still as death.
Reluctantly he shifted his gaze as her chest rattled and she began to cough, sitting her forward the helped to rearrange her coverings pulling at the pillows he propped her up lovingly.
"Stay here I'm coming straight back" he said placing a whisper of a kiss on her forehead.
She sat up a little and frowned at the effort it took her,
" I just need rest, I'm fine" she mumbled eyes closed
"I'll get you something to work a little quicker than bed rest, hove you taken anything?"
"erm… two paracetomol earlier, what time is it can I have another?...Urgh my head"
she moved to look at he bedside clock but Snape gently lay her back down
"It's half twelve, and no you may not have any more, you silly muggle" he arched his eye brow smiling at her,
"Paracetomol? Honestly"
Hermione glared half heartedly up at him then smiled the the gentle expression she found on his face.
Their eyes held each others gaze shortly before a violent sneezing fit hit her and she made a grab for the tissues.
"I'll be back in a moment don't go anywhere"
"'sn't planning-Achoo!- to"
Ten minutes or so later on Severus was once again heading for Hermione's room this time with a vial of flu potion tucked in his robes, he hurried along unexpectedly eager to take away any discomfort she was feeling,
Although he knew her symptoms were common and far from serious he felt odd about seeing her as he had earlier for want of a better word he thought to himself that he was almost feeling protective over her.
He shook his head to clear his thoughts, the smiled at his own foolishness, he began to turn the door handle but stopped as he heard voices from inside
"…Ron you shouldn't have cough…they're lovely"
"well I just thought…you know since your ill, and well aren't flowers supposed to make you better or something?"
"yes I'm sure they will" Hermione laugh quickly turned into another coughing fit.
Stupid boy Snape thought disturbing her when what she needed was rest and the potion he was now unable to get to her, insufferable boy!.
His old frown fixed in place he turned and walked decidedly away from he door.
Ok I realize my attempt to lengthen the chapter was…shall we say unnoticeable?
Well thanks for reading all the same