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Chapter 22

1978—Twenty-one years into the past

They settled into a routine. Severus sat with her and her friends in the classes she had with him. He would be on one side of her and her friends sat on the other. She always ended up next to a different one each time. Sometimes it was James, sometimes it was Lily, sometimes Remus, and sometimes Sirius. It all depended on what classes she shared with them and who got to class first in their group.

Sirius, of course, still provoked Severus every chance he got and either Remus or James would smack him, making Severus smirk silently. Hermione would sigh, knowing these two would never be friends.

If neither of the other two Marauders were present to smack Sirius, she would send a silent spell at him, still making him feel like he had been smacked. Lily would almost fall over laughing at the shocked look on Sirius's face when it happened too.

Severus would of course smirk even more and shake slightly with his silent chuckle. Hermione would smirk at Sirius and nudge Severus to stop his laughing, even silently.

Severus would walk with her to her classes with her friends too. She would always hold his arm or hand as they walked when he had a class with her. Otherwise, he would give her hand a squeeze before going off to his own class.

The boys never seemed to notice her holding his hand or arm either. The three would be laughing and joking together. Lily had noticed and would give Hermione a smile and nudge her softly with her shoulder. When Hermione would look over at her, Lily would look pointedly at their hands together and wiggle her eyebrows at her, making her blush softly. James was so busy either laughing with the boys or flirting with Lily so he never noticed. Sirius being his normal self is what made him not notice. He was simply oblivious with his normal routine taking up his attention.

Sirius would still flirt with her constantly and when he wasn't flirting with her he was busy flirting with other girls. His flirting with Hermione annoyed Severus, but he wouldn't say a word about it, which she found she appreciated. Only because the two at times picked at each other enough without this added in as well.

Remus finally noticed one day. Pulling her aside in the common room and asking her why she had been holding Severus' hand. Hermione had smirked, saying she liked holding Severus' hand.

Remus had stared at her quizzically for a few moments, when suddenly his eyes grew wide and he asked if she was dating him. Hermione had chuckled softly, saying that yes she was. Well, as much as anyone could really date while at Hogwarts.

Remus stared at her for a while before giving her a long sigh, telling her to just be careful. Hermione had grinned before giving him a big hug and kissing his cheek. Thanking him for understanding and accepting her choice.

Remus had blushed at the kiss and muttered something she didn't catch. He let her go after that. A few days later, he had turned to her at dinner and asked if that meant she was kissing Severus too and not just holding his hand.

Hermione had chuckled and nodded. Telling him softly that she liked kissing Severus. Remus had looked at Severus across at his table and given a mild shudder. Hermione had started giggling quite loudly at his expression, drawing the attention of many people with her laughter.

She had felt a push at her mind and looked over at Severus. He asked her in her thoughts what was so funny. Hermione was still giggling, a bit softer as she told him about Remus asking her about her kissing him.

Severus had smirked and told her in her thoughts that he didn't see how it was any of the wolf's business anyway. Hermione chuckled softly as she saw him go back to his meal. She suddenly smiled mischievously and gave him a tiny push in his mind.

When he met her eyes, she let the thought slip that she wondered if Remus was simply jealous because he wanted to be the one kissing Severus. Severus looked horrified as he jerked his gaze to Remus who was not looking at either of them.

Hermione snorted out a laugh, bringing Severus' gaze back to her. She assured him that she was only kidding. Severus narrowed his eyes at her while promising retribution in her mind, causing Hermione to snicker as she went back to her dinner.

Lily leaned over and asked her softly why she was laughing so much. Hermione grinned at her and told her it was just silly thoughts floating around in her head.

Lily stared at her speculatively but not seeing a lie in Hermione's eyes, she shrugged and went back to flirting with James. Hermione was still smiling as she went back to eating.

They were sitting in Transfiguration two days later. James and Lily on one side of her and Severus on the other as they listened to McGonagall tell them about conjuring things from nothing but air.

They listened and then McGonagall told them to break up into pairs and practice. James and Lily paired up, as did Severus and Hermione.

They worked for a bit and Hermione noticed that Lily couldn't get it to work, and James was trying to figure out what they were doing wrong. She saw Severus was trying to make a chair appear, but all he kept getting was a dollhouse chair.

Seeing this she smiled to herself. She had seen Severus, as her professor, do this many times over the years and not even have to think about it. She had seen him do so many things magically without even a hint of a thought, so she had always thought he was simply a natural at magic.

Seeing him now, she knew that it wasn't the case. He had simply worked hard at perfecting it. It made him seem a bit more human to her. Making her smile grow just a bit more.

"What, may I ask, is so amusing?" Severus asked her after noticing her not paying attention. Sounding so much like his future self that her smile grew even more.

"Memories." She said. "I was thinking of my old potion's professor back home. He used to pull chairs out of thin air so easily. I used to think that he was just so naturally talented that he never had to go through doing it wrong while learning like we all do."

Severus paused in trying to do his spell again. "And you don't think that way anymore?"

She smiled again. "No. I think he just worked his tail off to get so good that it just looked like second nature to him. It's funny. He used to get mad at me for doing so well in my studies so quickly."

Severus frowned at her. "Why would he get angry at you for doing well and doing well quickly?"

She shrugged. "He didn't like know-it-alls."

Severus pondered this for a moment before speaking again. "Maybe you're right about him having to work hard to be good at it. Maybe he was jealous of seeing things work for you so easily when he had to work hard to learn it."

Hermione stared at him in shock. She didn't know what surprised her more. The thought that Severus, as her professor, might have been jealous of her as a student or if it was that Severus, himself, had just admitted, sort of, to being jealous of her talents.

Hermione shook the shock away and smiled softly. "He wouldn't be happy if he knew I thought even for a moment that he might be jealous of me. In fact, he'd probably hex the utter hell out me if he heard me say it."

Severus smirked at her. "Good thing he's not here."

His words made her giggle. She saw Minerva frown at her and she forced her laughter away. Oh yeah, good thing. She thought fighting another giggle.

Severus tried a few more times and when Hermione stood still smiling a bit, he sighed in annoyance. "Well, lets see you try it then."

Hermione smirked at him. With a flick of her wand, a perfect sturdy chair, like the ones they sat in at their tables appeared. Her amusement filled eyes met his and he sighed.

"I can see why he was annoyed at you." He said, making her giggle again.

The sound of someone clearing their throat behind her made Hermione jump and turn quickly.

Minerva was standing there frowning at her and glaring fiercely. "Ms. Brown, since you seem to have this down, standing there while giggling isn't doing anyone any good. Why don't you actually make yourself useful and help your friends over there. Or help Mr. Snape here. But do something productive with your time."

Hermione blushed. "Yes ma'am. I'm sorry."

She saw Minerva's lips quirk slightly before frowning again. "Good. Excellent job with the chair, my dear. I see you had a good transfiguration teacher before."

Hermione smiled. "Yes ma'am. The very best." Knowing the woman knew she had been Hermione's teacher before coming here.

Minerva's lips quirked a fraction again before moving off. Hermione looked over at Severus who was smirking at her. She offered to help him, but he simply glared at her.

She moved off and went to help James and Lily. With very little coaching, Lily got her spell down. James on the other hand, wasn't getting it at all. He was trying to do as she said, but he wasn't getting the small table he was trying to produce. Instead he was getting a pile of wood for building a table.

She saw he was using his wand wrong, and when she said as much to him, Lily snorted out a laugh. When James went to do the spell again, Lily leaned over and whispered to Hermione that James normally didn't have that problem. He used his wand just right in her opinion, at least where it counted most.

Hermione blushed, making Severus raise his eyebrow at her, serving only to make her blush more. Hermione bumped her shoulder into Lily's and shushed her. Lily saw how red Hermione was and snorted out a laugh again.

Minerva heard the laugh and glared at Hermione who in turn quickly moved to help James again. When he finally got it down, Hermione glanced over at Severus. She saw he finally got a chair, but not the one he wanted to.

Instead of a sturdy chair like Hermione had gotten, he got a child's rocking chair. She moved over to him and asked again if he'd like some help. He glared at her once again, and then sighed in defeat before nodding.

She gave him a small smile and showed him what he was doing wrong. In less than a few tries, he got the spell down. She gave him a beaming smile and he gave her a small one in return thanking her quietly.

He told her later that she would make a great teacher if she wanted to be one. Hermione had grinned, knowing that the Severus she knew didn't give compliments to anyone.

The weekend came, and the boys demanded that she spend some time with them. Claiming they barely saw her anymore.

Remembering that her time was slowly coming to an end and that she wouldn't have most of them when she returned, she agreed. Knowing she wanted to spend as much time with them as possible, so she could pass her memories on to Harry. She knew he wished he could have known his parents better before they died. Not to mention that she would miss them and this was the only time she would have with them.

At breakfast, she had pushed at Severus' mind again. When his gaze met hers, she explained in her mind that her friends were feeling neglected and wanted her to spend the day with them. He had shrugged and told her that was fine, asking if she wanted to meet him after dinner in the Room of Requirement to practice breaking down his walls.

She told him again in her mind that she didn't know yet and would let him know during dinner. Again he had nodded and went back to eating.

It wasn't long before her friends were pulling her with them out of the Great Hall. She barely had time to send Severus a small smile before leaving.

She found out that spending the day with them meant that she had to attend a quidditch game. It was Saturday and James and Sirius were playing. They claimed she hadn't been to a single game and seen them play yet since arriving.

She wasn't much of a fan of the sport, she'd been dragged to many games due to Harry being a seeker, but went along anyway. As she cheered along with the rest of her house, she watched James as he flew. Saw him chasing after the golden snitch, doing his best to weave around trying to catch it before the other team did. Dodging the bludgers sent his way and gaining speed on the racing little winged ball.

She saw him moving and realized just how much Harry moved and looked like his father on a broom. It made her smile to see how much her dear friend resembled his dad in so many things.

She saw too that Sirius was flirting with her constantly throughout the game. He kept smiling, wiggling his eyes brows, or winking at her. Paying so much attention to her that a bludger almost hit him, twice.

Hermione sighed in relief as he quickly dodged it at the last second, grinning at her like an idiot afterward. Lily sighed and said that if the silly sod would just focus on the game, he wouldn't keep almost getting himself killed by the bludgers.

Hermione had agreed, but still chuckled softly when Sirius went back to flirting with her mid air again. He might be a silly sod, but his attention was a bit flattering and very amusing.

After the game, which her house won, they went back to the common room. Laughing and talking together for the rest of the afternoon.

She told Remus of several books she knew he would enjoy reading. Lily and James told her of their plans of marrying after graduation. Sirius flirted with her so much that even James himself had finally had enough of it. He told Sirius that he'd hex the fool if he didn't stop, especially since Hermione was ignoring him, and to go bug someone else for a while.

In the Great Hall, during dinner, they asked if she would join them after they were done eating. Lily had smirked at seeing her hesitation and reminded her quietly that she could always see Severus tomorrow. Hermione had sighed, knowing Lily was right, but knowing her time was coming to an end with him too.

Reluctantly Hermione had pushed at Severus' mind. Waiting until he met her gaze and letting him know she needed to spend the night with her other friends. He had given her a small smile and told her that it was fine. She focused again at eating at her dinner and talking to her friends as he watched her silently.

Finally, she met his eyes after a bit, asking him to meet her the next morning in the library. She wanted to get a new book and wanted to see him too. He gave her a slight nod and went back to eating, though he sent her random thoughts again throughout dinner, making her smile as she replied.

The next morning, she was up early and dressed for the day in a skirt, since he told her recently that scars or not, he liked seeing her in them. She picked out one that at least hid her scars on her thighs, slipping on a pair of matching knee socks to hide the ones on her calves as well. Wearing a shirt that came to her elbows to hide the ones on her upper arms. The few on her forearm weren't that noticeable.

She went to the library and met a still yawning Madame Pince who simply waved at Hermione to go on and find what she wanted. Hermione smiled and went about searching for something she hadn't read yet. Something that would hold her interest.

She finally spotted a book she wanted to read, after searching a bit through the multiple isles of bookshelves. It was high on a shelf, but she thought she could reach it with a bit of stretching.

She was up on the tips of her toes, stretching as far as she could, brushing it with her fingertips, when she felt a warm, lithe body press against her back. Saw a pale hand reach up easily and snag it for her.

She turned when the body backed away and smiled when she saw it was Severus behind her. He handed her the book with a smirk. "You are a witch, are you not? A very talented witch, correct?" He asked, still smirking.

His questions threw her. "Well…yes, I am. Why?" She asked a bit confused.

He raised an eyebrow at her. "If you are indeed a talented witch, like I know you are, why did you not simply use your wand, or your hand, and have it float down to you?"

Hermione smiled, understanding. "I don't use magic for everything simply because I can. That would be…lazy."

He chuckled softly. "Only you would think using magic when you can't reach something would be the lazy way."

She grinned. "You already think I'm odd, so why not just add to the oddness that is me?"

He shook his head while still chuckling at her lightly. He took her hand and gently pulled her with him, weaving his way between different shelves of books, until he found a quiet and secluded spot.

He took the book from her hand, setting it on a nearby table, and pulled her against him. He pressed his lips to hers as his arms snaked around her. She sighed and melted against him like she always did, slipping her arms around his neck.

It wasn't long before he had her pressed against the bookcase. His kiss no longer soft and gentle, but hard and fierce. One of his hands tangling in her hair to help hold her head prisoner as he ravished her mouth. While his other one slipped down and cupped her rear, pulling her tighter against him, lifting her slightly to feel him starting to swell against her.

She moaned softly, her fingers digging into his back as her body responded to his arousal by filling her with it's own. His hand in her hair slid down to join his other hand at her bottom. Both hands slipping up under her skirt to touch the soft lace covered skin of her derriere.

He bent slightly and lifted her up in his arms, her legs instinctively wrapping around him as he continued to kiss her. His body pressed into hers, allowing her to feel just how much he wanted her.

He pulled away from her lips, looking at her slightly flushed face. "Merlin woman, you drive me crazy. You make me want you something fierce with nothing more than a simple kiss. I think you've bewitched me." He said softly, still holding her bottom to keep her from falling, enjoying the feel of her silky skin in his hands.

Hermione smiled, speaking just as softly. "I know the feeling. I think you put a spell of some sort on me too. I never paid any attention to boys, I was always more interested in my studies than anything else. But I can't stop thinking about you, or stop wanting you either."

He smiled back at her. "I missed you yesterday."

Her smile grew. "Did you? I missed you too. Especially after I was dragged to a Quidditch game. I've had my fill of watching those matches over the years. Though I did enjoy watching the boys play. I had heard of them playing, but I hadn't seen it first hand yet. It was kind of funny watching Sirius almost get hit by bludgers since he wouldn't focus on the game."

He smirked slightly. He enjoyed the thought of Black almost getting hit by the speeding balls. Not that he wanted him hurt, but because he thought Black needed to be taken down a peg or two. "What was he paying attention to, if not the game?"

When Hermione blushed and looked away, he knew what had kept Black's attention. Hermione. "Well, it would have served him right then." He said silkily.

Hermione's eyes met his, frowning slightly as her lips pursed a bit. "That's not very nice." She said gently.

Severus smirked and shrugged. "I'm not a nice person."

She smiled softly. "You are to me." Well, he is now, but he didn't use to be. She pushed the thought away.

Severus shrugged again. "That's because I like you."

Her smile grew. "Like? I thought you loved me." She said playfully.

His eyes warmed. "I do." He said before taking her mouth in a gentle kiss again.

She met his kiss with her own, feeling her heart fluttering as he moved his mouth over hers softly. Gliding his tongue with hers sweetly. Her hands were in his soft, silky black hair, sifting through it, when they heard a loud gasp.

Pulling away and turning their heads, they saw James, Remus, and Sirius all staring at them in shock. Lily was with them but was smiling at them, not the least bit surprised.

Hermione swallowed, but Sirius recovered first. "Kitten, what the hell are you doing?"

Lily smirked as she saw both Hermione and Severus raise one eyebrow at him, in identical expressions. It made her wonder if they even realized the similar looks they shared.

"Maybe he's giving her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation." Lily said with a grin.

Sirius glared at Lily. "I highly doubt that."

Hermione sighed. "Sirius, you of all people should be aware of what it looks like I was doing."

Sirius growled. "I know what you were doing, but why would you be doing it with Snivellus?"

"He's got a bit of a point Hermione." James said, looking a bit unsure. "It's not like any of us knew you even liked him that way."

Lily piped up with a smirk. "I did."

James and Sirius looked at Lily in disbelief. She gave a small laugh and shrugged. "What? Girls talk." Grinning even more as she realized exactly where Severus' hands were, and why they were hidden from view.

Remus smiled sheepishly. "I knew too."

Sirius glared at him. "When did you become a girl mate?"

Remus glared back. "I'm not a girl, you daft sod. They weren't hiding it. If you had been paying attention instead of trying to get into every pair of knickers in this school, you'd have noticed it too."

James frowned. "He better not have been trying to get into every pair." Glancing at Lily.

Hermione snorted out a laugh, drawing all attention back to her. Even Severus raised his other eyebrow at her. She quickly forced her laughter to stop. But seeing James and Sirius staring at her and feeling the tension radiating off of Sirius, she realized that she needed to get Severus to put her down.

Feeling her squirming a bit, Severus slowly lowered her to the ground. Not letting her go until he was sure she was steady on her feet.

Hermione took a moment to make sure her skirt was in place again, the movement making Sirius realize where Severus' hands had been as well. A low growl escaping him as he glared at Severus.

Severus smirked. "Black, it's not my fault that she seems to like me better than she does you."

Sirius's eyes blazed and he took a step closer. Hermione saw this and stepped between them, cursing Severus for provoking him. Though with all the provoking Sirius has done, he kind of deserves to have Severus poke at him back. She thought

"Hey, hey. We don't need you two starting with each other right now. Now what are you four doing here anyway?" She said, hoping to change the subject.

Lily grinned again. "It's time for breakfast. We know that if books are involved, you tend to lose track of time. So we came to make you come eat with us."

Hermione frowned. "How did you even…" She trailed off, remembering the Marauder's map and shook her head. "Never mind. I'll be meet you guys there in a bit."

James and Lily nodded and left. When Remus realized that Sirius was still glaring at Severus, he sighed and pulled the young man out of the library before Sirius did something stupid.

Hermione turned back to Severus. "Sorry about that."

He shrugged. "Its fine. So do you mind that they all seem to know now?"

She smiled. "I wasn't trying to hide it before. The other two are just oblivious. What about you? Do you mind them knowing?" Thinking about Lily specifically and knowing Severus loved Lily a lot.

He shrugged again. "I wasn't hiding it either. I'm just disappointed that we got interrupted." He said, with a slight smile and reaching for her again.

She slipped into his arms and gave him a quick kiss, not letting it deepen at all though. She was smiling when she broke the kiss. "Come on, let's go eat."

She pulled away after a moment and moved to grab her book he had put on the table. She looked back at him and saw he hadn't moved. "Are you coming?"

He smirked at her. "I never said I was done with you yet." Coming towards her, intending on snagging her again and pulling her back to their hidden nook.

She grinned, backing away. "I'm counting on it." She gave him a wink and went to go check her book out as he grinned at her, his eyes raking over her swaying hips as she walked away.

Hermione was smirking to herself. She knew that soon, they would be making a trip to the Room of Requirement. That room had the biggest and softest bed she had ever seen. They would make good use of it as soon as they could find a moment alone together.

A/N: Ha ha, I loved Sirius asking when Remus became a girl. It had me giggling throughout the rest of the chapter. Hope you guys liked this chapter. Please leave me your thoughts on it. Take care.