Happy Holidays! I hope you like the last chapter!

Severus woke up sitting strait up in his bed. He pushed his hair back and sighed. What time was it? What day was it? He shook the cobwebs out of his head. It was Christmas Day, the dreams he had last night was so real. He headed down stairs, he needed a pot of tea. He stopped at the top of the stairs, it was a glittered Christmas tree. It wasn't dreams he had last night, he knew what he had to do. He was dressed as the sun was coming up that morning. Instead of his heavy black teaching robes he opted for dark blue shirt and black slacks. His robes were also grey, he looked into the mirror. "I look like an old fool." He sighed as he apparated out of his room.

"Mr. Snape, we weren't expecting you today? How have you been?" The young women looked at him. She jumped up when he walked in and started following him. "She will be so happy to see you today. We were hoping you would come."

Severus turned to the young women who was following him, his instinct was to yell at her. He sighed as his face softened, he even smiled at her. "Ms. Polly, I want you to thank you for looking at my mother." He pulled out a small box out of his robe. "Merry Christmas."

The healer in front of him started crying. "Mr. Snape you didn't have to. She is looking out the window, she has been asking about you today." He nodded and made his way over to his mother.

"Mom, its Severus." He sat down next to her. She was looking at the window as he waited for her to look at him. After a few more minutes. "Mom." He touched her arm

Her head looked over at him, she had gotten his eyes. "Sev?" She almost whispered.

"Yes mom." He smiled at her

"How have you been, how has school been?"

"Good, I still teach at times. I mostly run that potion business I told you about the last time." She smiled at him.

"I wish you would get along with those boys. I don't like that Lucius boy. He is going to get you into trouble." His mom was wringing her hands.

"I will try mom." He sighed. "I got you this mom." He handed her a wrapped gift.

She giggled as she opened it. "Oh Severus, I always wanted these." She held the silver brush and mirror closer to her the same way a child would.

"I know you asked dad for these for years." He watched as she was rocking them in her arms.

"You can't afford them." She looked upset. "How?"

"Mom, I make good money now." He put his hand on hers.

"Severus my son has a potion business." He could tell by her eyes she was gone again.

"I heard that, Mrs. Snape." Severus tried to fight back his tears. "Did he give you those?" He pointed to the brush and mirror.

"Yes, he is such a good boy." She looked out the window again. He sat by her for an hour as they just looked out the window.

"Mom, I need to go but I was thinking of coming next week." He touched her hand as she jerked it away from him.

"Who are you?" She looked at him.

"Mrs. Snape I was your sitter today, remember." He learned a long time not to force who he was on her. It would make her upset and the best thing was to go along with what she thought was happening.

"Oh yes, dear me." She put her hand on her cheek. "Did you meet my Sev. He was here earlier."

"Yes I did."

"He will be going to Hogwarts next year." She looked at him. "Who are you again?"

Ms. Polly came over as he was trying again with her. He never lost his patience but he hated that tears would start falling as she just looked at him. "Mrs. Snape, its lunch time. Oh look at the nice gifts Severus gave you." The healer winked at him.

"Was he here today? You should have told me." His mother was getting upset. The healer pulled out a brush and started brushing her hair.

Ms. Polly turned to him. "Go ahead and go. Thank Merlin she was lucid while you were here."

"Thank you again." He turned and left.

Another healer walked over as Ms. Polly was getting Ms. Snape to lunch. "Was he drunk? He said thank you twice today and said Happy Christmas as he left."

"I have no idea but he made her happy." She turned to Mrs. Snape. "Are you ready for lunch?" The women nodded. "Good, it's a Christmas feast today."


Severus was standing outside a small flat, he stopped before he arrived and got a bottle of wine, some chocolates and white lilies. He never knew how to do these things. He could intimidate children, scare adults, and listen without being noticed but spend time with a women wasn't his strong area. He knocked on the door before he lost his nerve. He could hear the sound of footstep's coming closer to the door. He could leave but he really didn't want to.

Hermione looked out the peep hole but all she could see was grey robes, the person's back was to her. She was sure it was Harry or Draco trying to get her to come to dinner. She had on green shorts and red tank top. That was as festive as she wanted to get. She sighed as she opened the door. "Not again Harry."

Severus turned and looked at her. "I'm sorry, who?" She couldn't open her mouth, she couldn't move, she just stared at him. "Ms. Granger are you ok?"

She slammed the door in his face, it was the only thing she could think of to do. She let out the breath she was holding in. Ok Hermione lets pull it together, breath and smile. She opened the door again, Severus turned around again and looked at her. Don't think about his eyes she muttered under her breath. "I'm sorry Master Snape, what can I do for you?"

"May I come in, the hallway is drafty." He smiled at her. Her eyes got wide as she couldn't breathe again. "Ms. Granger, I could leave if you wish." He turned to leave. Stupid old fool, it was only a dream.

"NO!" She screamed at him and grabbed his robe, it made him jump. "I mean please come in." She moved out of the way.

He walked into the small apartment. "Ms. Granger these are for you." He handed over the flowers.

"How. How, did you know?" She took a breath. "How did you know I like white lilies?"

"I guessed." He smiled again, she was cursing under her breath. He had no idea what that smile was doing to her. "These are also for you." He handed over the whine and chocolate.

"Master Snape."

"Severus please if I may call you Hermione." He moved closer to her.

He was drunk, he had to be. Her brain was racing trying to find a reason why. He didn't smell like liquor, maybe he was under a curse. She looked into his eyes, they weren't glassed over. She started biting her nails as she looked at him.

"Hermione, are you ok?" He touched her back. He wasn't expecting them to fall into her bed as soon as he walked in but he thought she would at least talk to him.

"I'm sorry what. Oh yes Mas, er, I mean Severus. You must think me very rude but why are you here?" She had thought of a clever way of asking. In her head asking had included flirting and drinking but what came out was total different.

"You invited me yesterday and I was rude to you. I thought I could make it up to you." He was standing right in front of her, she could feel his breath on her. Her knees were shaking as she looked up into his eyes. They weren't cold as they had been the whole time she had worked for him. She wasn't sure what happened next, she grabbed his robes and pulled him down to her mouth. At first she could tell he was stunned but his arms wrapped around hers as her tongue started flicking his lips. She let go of him, she could tell he was in shock over what happened but so was she.

"I'm sorry." She looked down, his hand pulled her chin up to look at him again.

"Don't be." His voice was gentle as he lowered his head down. She felt the softness of his lips on hers. She wrapped her arms around him as he lifted her up some in his arms. The parted again.

"Severus what are we doing?" She looked at him.

"I thought you could come over and spend Christmas at my house." He smirked. "It's even decorated."

"You decorated?" She gasped some still in his arms.

"Luna did." He shook his head. She looked confused. "Don't worry I'm just as confused as you are." She started laughing as he put her down.

"I'm not dressed." She looked down at her clothes, it dawned on her she didn't have any undergarments on. Her nipples were poking holes through her shirt.

"You look fine, in fact you look good enough to eat." He whispered in her ear, she blushed. "Are you ready?"

Hermione closed her eyes as she took his arm. If this is a dream don't wake up just yet, she wished in her head.

"Oh Severus your tree is very glittery." Hermione looked at it. His arms snaked around her waist as his mouth found her ear. "Severus." She moaned as she arched her back against him. He felt the pressure of her backside against his already hard erecting.

"I told you Luna." He growled in her ear. "Hermione if you don't want to please say no now. I can't stop once we start, I am a passives man. We do this you will be mine, I don't share."

"Severus, please." She moaned.

"Please what?" He asked softly in her ear, he wanted her to be positive this is what she wanted, she would be his after this.

"Please fuck me Severus." She turned around in his arms as her mouth found his. Her tongue danced around in his mouth as the intertwined. He removed her tank top and started sucking her round hard nipples. He kept his hands on her back as she arched as she moaned. Each time he ran his tongue gently on one it felt like thousands of nerve endings being shocked. He started lightly sucking her left, then her right. Her shorts were soaking wet by the end. She could smell her arousal she knew he could. His hand moved to between her legs.

"Such a wet witch." He growled into her ear, it made the throbbing between her legs worse. "Are you wet for me?"

"Yes." He placed her on the couch next to the fire. "Good." He pulled down her short. "Perfect." He hissed as his head buried between her legs. He mouthed moved on her hard and fast, Hermione grinned as she felt her orgasm starting to build.

"Severus." She moaned as she grabbed his hair.

He lifted his head, she moaned louder she the feeling was gone between her legs. "Yes dear."

"Don't. Stop." She whined, that caught her off guard. She had never whined in her life, her mother had called whining begging. Hell she was begging, she need to cum. She needed him, she needed him for so long.

"Cum for me witch." He barely moved his mouth as the words come out. That was all she needed as she screams and tightened her grip on his hair. She felt him move some as she let go of his hair. She looked at her hands, she had a few black strands in it.

"Merlin, Severus I am so sorry." She sat up holding up her hands to show him the stands of his hair.

He laughed as he held her closer. "Don't worry I have a whole head full." He kissed her head. She started kissing down his chest. His breathing was getting shallow as she removed all his clothes. Magical way is easier but nothing is as great as having a women do it for you. Lucius had told him this once, damn that man was right. He felt her mouth around him, oh merlin she was good at this. Between licking and sucking he wasn't sure if he could hold on much longer. She would start sucking hard as her head bobbed up and down and as soon he was ready to sum she would stop and start licking it. Damn this witch was gifted in more than just spells and potions.

"Hermione." He got out.

She let go of him and smiled at him. "Yes love."

"Let's go to bed." He smiled at her. She nodded as she ran naked up the stairs, he followed her. He entered his room she was already laid out in front of him. He got on the bed on top of her. "Ready?"

"Yes." He thrust his full length into her, he heard a scream escape her lips. He didn't move for a moment letting her get use to his size and slowly he started moving his hips.

"Fuck me Severus." She was screaming into the pillow. "Harder, dear Merlin, Harder."

He tighten his grip on the bed to help him balance. "Hermione." He moaned he couldn't hold back anymore. She felt so good.

Hermione arched her back. "Severus."

They laid there looking at each other, they were both smiling at each other.

"What happened?" Hermione looked at him.

"What do you mean?" He smirked at her.

"Yesterday you were cruel and rude and today you just, I mean." She was blushing again.

"Let's say I had a few people I know show me some stuff I didn't like. I want to be better." He looked up at the ceiling. "Hermione."

"Yeah." She was getting out of bed to find her clothes.

"Stay here today." He started rubbing her back.

"Ok." She smiled and laid back down.

"Stay here with me forever." He had a tear in his eye, what if she said no.

"Are you asking what I think you are?"

"Yeah. I'm not good." He couldn't finish as Hermione's mouth was sucking the breath out of his.

"Yes, yes, yes." She yelled when she let him go.


Severus was in his kitchen the next morning getting two cups of tea started, since his apprentice was still sleeping upstairs maybe they could take another day off. He heard a knock on the door. Severus opened it to find Lucius Malfoy on the other side.

"Good Gods man its ten and you are still not dressed." Lucius pushed past him before he could tell him anything. "Are you sick?"

"No." Severus got out before the man interrupted him again.

"Good, Ms. Granger I see must have called off." Lucius sat on the couch. Severus was praying he wouldn't see the green shorts and red tank top that he was sitting next to. "That is why I am here. Severus we love you but." Lucius looked down. He picked up the shorts with his cane. "What is this?" He stood up with the green shorts on the end.

"Shorts and they appear to be green." Severus stated.

"I can see that you bloody old fool." Lucius looked at them again. "Whose?" Severus went to open his mouth when they both heard the voice from the top of the stairs.

"Sev have you seen my." Hermione stopped, Severus sighed at least she had wrapped herself with his sheet. "Mr. Malfoy." Hermione's eyes were as large as yesterdays.

"It's Lucius my dear girl." He winked at Severus. "I seem to have found your shorts if that is what you were looking for." He walked up some of the stairs and pointed the cane to her. She pulled them off the tip. "I just came by to tell you both the news and to talk to Severus." Lucius was walking back down the stairs. "The news is Draco and Harry were going to adopt a baby."

"What do you mean were?" Hermione was walking down the stairs.

"Well the strangest thing happened, Harry had invited that strange friend of his. Luna?" Severus nodded. "Well she has agreed to carry their baby." Hermione squealed as she hugged Lucius. She could hear Severus growling. "My dear, I am glad you're happy but I know Severus." Lucius removed her arms from him. "I prefer not to be poisoned. Now if you excuse me."

"Mr. Mal. I mean Lucius you wanted to talk to Severus you said." Hermione looked at him.

Lucius turned to his friend and winked. "It looks like he is doing what I was going to advise him to do." Lucius bent to Severus ear. "You must tell me everything you old bat." Lucius bowed to Hermione. "Good day you too."

"That was strange." Hermione looked at Severus.

"That's Lucius." He turned to her. "Now up to bed I have a pot on."

"Oh ok." She dropped the sheet and smiled at him as she ran back to the room.

The pot could wait, hell the whole day could wait as he chased her upstairs. His life was just starting and if what he saw was any indication it was going to be a great life.