Perviously-

Jessie sat cross legged "When Fudge hears about this he will send a couple of others."

Dumbledore frowned at this "Not one word of this to the ministry, you and Kingsley are enough. I don't want you staying alone tonight either." They all looked at Severus.

"Absolutely not!" He told them firmly and he heard Poppy give a small "Hmmf!" In disapproval. He just rolled his eyes in response.

"It's alright." She said to them. "I can have someone stay with me, if that's alright with you, Sir."

Realizing this 'someone' was most likely Sirius Black, Severus nearly cringed "Fine!"

She smiled at him "Sleep over!"

A few hours later, Severus walked into Jessie's room with his wand at the ready, she followed behind him cautiously. She found her wand on the table and grabbed it. "I think its ok Sev."

"I don't see why Minerva couldn't babysit you." He muttered as he put his wand away, sitting in a chair as she grabbed some of her stuff and put it in a bag.

"Think about this; Minerva and I against someone trying to possibly kill me or you and I against someone trying to kill me?" She turned to look at him and then said seriously "You really don't have to. I can have someone come and stay with me, it's not a problem."

He glared "I don't want the mutt anywhere near me. Or you for that matter! What if the ministry raids your house while you're out? Did you ever think of that? They will put you in Azkaban."

"Don't worry about me, I have everything under control."

"If I don't worry no one else will, including you."

She sighed as she finished getting her things together and looked at him. "I appreciate that you care, even though it may seem like I don't. But you don't want him around me because you hate him. A small amount of it may be because you truly care for my wellbeing however, 90% of it is hate. I'm not worried, Albus isn't worried, just you. You're also the only one who can't stand the thought of him."

He scowled and stood, seeing she was done and walked her out the door, not saying a word. In truth he was a little hurt that she thought he didn't really care.

Once they got to his rooms he said the password and opened the door for her. "Just put your bag anywhere." He muttered.

She walked into a small room with a desk and a chair in the corner. A candle was lit and papers were spread out by a some ink and a quill. Across the room from it was a bookcase, next to that another chair by a fireplace. Jessie put her bag under the chair and sat on it as she took off the glamour charm. From there she could see down another hallway leading to, what she assumed was his bed chambers.

Severus walked over to the desk and sat down, resting his forehead on his hand as he stared at the papers, lost in thought.

Jessie picked up her chair, carried it over to the desk and rested her chin on the edge as she looked up at him.

He looked back into her eyes as they glistened in the light of the candle, resisting the urge to caress the side of her face. "You should know by now that I care more than 10%."

She raised her head to look at him but avoided eye contact. The softness of his voice made her heart race and she grew nervous. "Sometimes I do." She shrugged, trying not to show it. "I think it just depends on the mood you're in and who's involved."

He sighed softly and looked at the clock. "I'll be up for a while with this." He nodded to the paperwork. "I'll sleep out here, you can take the bed."

"What are you doing?" She tried to read the papers from upside down.

"I'm finishing up the last of the lesson plans for the seventh years for the first month of term."

"Can I help?"

Without hesitation he passed her the quill and ink and told her what to write.

"I would have failed your class." She told him when they were nearly finished. "No amount of studying would have saved me."

"The standards are just higher." He told her in a bored tone

"But I was always average at potions when Slughorn was teaching. But if you taught me-"

"I did teach you."

"But you weren't in teacher mode, you were in friend mode." She rubbed her forehead and yawned.

He took the quill from her hand "Go to bed."

Jessie stood and pushed her chair into the middle of the room and transfigured it into the bed with a blanket and a pillow, then changed her uniform into a t-shirt and basketball shorts. She smiled to herself. Transfiguration I was good at though… Usually.

"You can sleep in the other room." He offered, not wanting to keep her up with his work.

She shook her head and laid on the bed, closing her eyes. "That's alright. I don't want to take your bed away."

It wasn't long before he heard her breathing slow in the quiet room and he had finished. He sighed and cleaned off his desk then retired for the night.

"Severus, wake up." A woman said, pushing him over slightly.

Severus rolled onto his back and saw Jessie looking down at him; she was dressed in a white tank top and a pair of jeans, ready to leave the room for the day.

"You're going to be late for breakfast if you don't get up now."

"Who needs breakfast?" He asked as he sat up and tugged on her shirt to pull her closer.

She smiled and leaned down to kiss him. "Me; you should know that by now."

He laid back on the bed and pulled her with him, kissing her neck as he ran his hand under her shirt.

"Severus, you're going to be late for breakfast."

He opened his eyes and saw Jessie standing in his doorway, he groaned inwardly at his dream. Not again.

"Albus wants us all there today before the students come." She heard him mutter something, but didn't catch what it was from across the room.

"I'll be there." He told her, not getting out of bed.

"Alright." She said sleepily and stepped back into the other room, closing the door.

He rubbed his hands over his face and gave a heavy sigh, then got out of bed to take a shower.

Jessie heard the water running in the other room and grabbed her grey tank and jeans from her bag and quickly changed, then sat in the chair and waited. Not long after the water stopped running Severus appeared in his teaching robes and glanced at her before finishing buttoning up his sleeve.

"Why are you dressed like that? It's… inappropriate for school."

She raised a brow "I have more revealing clothes then this, besides its just breakfast. When the students get here I'll be in my uniform."

"It shows your tattoo." He said looking at her. In reality the tattoo was the last thing on his mind. Images of where his dream was headed flashed in his head, then he began wondering what other clothing she was talking about.

"I think they have seen it before." She shrugged as she stood and walked to the door to open it for him. "Ready?"

He nodded as he walked out of the room without looking at her. "Don't forget about the charm."

She frowned, angry with herself. "I didn't forget." She lied coolly, putting it on.

They walked side by side quietly until they passed her room. "Who do you think it was?" she asked, looking at the door, then at him.

"No idea." He said, pondering for a moment. "I think we can rule out the staff, Potter, you, the students…"

She rolled her eyes "Point out the obvious."

"I believe that's what I was going."

"Smartass." She muttered as the entered the Great Hall, earning a smirk in return.

"Good morning you two!" Dumbledore said cheerfully as they came to the table, Jessie sitting next to Hagrid and Severus in between her and Minerva.

"Good morning!" She smiled at him. "Good morning Hagrid, It's good to see you again."

"Happy to 'ave ya back!" He smiled.

"Did you two sleep well?" Minerva asked Severus, smiling.

He scowled at her. "I slept as well as I always do."

She raised a brow. "Oh really?"

"Yes, really." He gritted his teeth. "Were you expecting something… different?"

"I…. Well yes. I thought… You know she really-"

"Minerva, would you stay out of my business? It's bad enough Albus has to meddle in everything, now you are in on it."

"What's she meddling in?" Jessie turned to look at them, drinking some pumpkin juice.

"Oh nothing." The older witch smiled at her. "Severus is just stubborn, that's all."

"Ignore her."

"But you are stubborn." She grabbed a few waffles and put them on her plate, then drowned them in syrup.

"How did you sleep Dear?" Minerva asked her, changing the subject.

She shrugged. "Pretty good actually. I had a nice dream."

"About what?" Severus asked, trying not to sound too interested.

"I arrested my mother." She smiled to herself as he rolled his eyes, then she sighed. "I almost cried when I woke up and realized it wasn't real."

I can sympathize. He thought to himself.

Now we are getting somewhere :) Next chapter is when the students come. Happy easter to all who celebrate. And if you don't I hope you guys have a good day/night whatever. Thanks for the couple reviews I have gotten! I appreciate it. (Yay for another chapter so soon!)

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