I own nothing and never will

She doesn't know when it started, but she did know that it had to end or he would lose his job and she would be expelled. They both knew the consequences if they were caught. Too bad they were both too far gone to care.

Last Time

How did I ever do enough right in the world to deserve this angel to love me?

This Time

A half hour and quick doze later Severus slowly moves the young woman off of him and retucks her under the warmth of the covers letting her sleep. He silently gets redressed and places a note on his pillow for her when she wakes up.

"I love you Kagome." Leaning down to place a gentle kiss on her forehead he heads out the door to his classroom before he becomes late.

Two hours flew by before Kagome awoke and took in her surroundings, finding the note on the pillow she sits up and reads it over.

My Dearest Kagome,

I could not bring myself to awaken you before leaving for class, please stay as long as you like, everything of mine is yours. I hid some of your chocolate cookies in my desk for you to help yourself to. If you need anything you know where I am.

-Love HBP

Smiling Kagome gets up and makes the bed back how it was and walks over to the desk in hunt of a cookie. Looking around she pulls out an old leather bound book with a picture of a snake on the cover. While taking out the box of cookies and going to put it back a picture falls out and floats down to the floor, reaching to pick it up she glances at the front. There smiling in all their wizard picture magic is a sixth year Severus Snape with his arm around a beautiful young Gryffindor.

"That's Lilly."

Jumping Kagome turns around and faces him. "You both look so happy I understand why she would have been your best friend."

"Yes. She like you would always try to get to know people before judging them; it got her in trouble as well." Snape stands next to her and looks down at the picture.

"He really does look a lot like her. It must have been hard having him come here as a reminder."

"It was, at first, I saw him as a reminder that I couldn't save her even with everything I did she was gone."

"He thinks that's the reason why you hate him."

"I know."

"But you don't."

Snape smiles and sits down at the desk pulling Kagome down with him, "It's not that I hate him, it's that as her son I expect more of him."

"Why don't you tell him that?"

"Because he thinks like his father so he's going to believe what he wants over me. That's why he's so upset with you now, he wants to believe so ill of me that it doesn't matter who or what says any different."

"I understand it's like the villagers in the feudal era thinking all demons are bad instead of trying to get to know them."

He just smiles, "Exactly."

"That's just sad." Curling into his side Kagome hugs him and kisses his cheek. "I love you Severus."

"I love you as well my dearest Kagome." He warps his arms around her middle and holds her tight.

A few minutes later there's a knock at the door, both people in the room get up Kagome going into the private bathroom as Severus goes to the door. Opening the door Severus is surprised to see Dumbledore and McGonagall on the other side.

"Severus we are not intruding I hope?" Dumbledore asks peeking into the room.

"No of course not."

"Good, may we come in please, we have something to discuss?" McGonagall looks around the hall clearly not feeling as at home in the dungeons.

"Yes of course." He moves out of the way and the two walk in, McGonagall sits in one of the chairs by the empty fireplace while Dumbledore walks over to the desk, "What is it we have to discuss?"

"The students… well namely two in particular, Kagome and Draco."

"What about them?"

Dumbledore smiles, "Were you aware of their relations?"

"I was."

McGonagall huffed, "How long did you know?"

"A few months, although I don't understand where this is going."

"How did you know about it when they just told everyone?"

"Malfoy told me in the beginning, as a member of my house he trusts me enough to confide in me."

"Interesting," Dumbledore eyes the cookies again, "May I?"

"Yes by all means." Turning to McGonagall, "Why are you so curious?"

"Why would they hide it, or at least hide it for so long?"

"That was stupendous, where did you come across such a treat?

"They wanted to make sure they would last without any judgment or interference." Turning back to Dumbledore, "I found them over the holiday in Japan, they're a muggle treat."

McGonagall continues, "But why?"

"It's hard enough at that age to date within your own house let alone in a house opposite yours with someone who your friends don't understand."

"If that's the case then how would the relationship even get started?"

"Miss Higurashi came to me asking for potions help at the end of last year I had assigned her to Mr. Malfoy thinking that they could help each other, it was after that that Malfoy told me of his intentions."

"And what exactly are his intentions?"

"He likes her; he intends to continue the relationship until she will no longer have him."

"And when she wants to end it?"

"If. If she would like to end it then that will be the end of it."

"You don't seem surprised or worried about any of this."

"I stopped being surprised by the students when I was a student and as for worried, I don't feel that I have the right to be worried about them. They are young adults they know that their actions have consequences and they have to deal with them."

"But what if they don't understand the consequences?"

"Do you really believe that after her past Kagome would not understand consequences?"

This gets both of the other professor's undivided attention. McGonagall speaks first, "I was unaware that you knew about her past, I was only told because I'm her head of house; even so I don't know everything I was just told enough to know what not to bring up."

"How exactly do you know about Miss Higurashi's past?"

Crossing his arms Severus mentally chided himself. "Miss Higurashi has spoken to me about her past; she says I remind her of someone from there."

"And how much has she told you?"

"Everything. It was good for her to open up about it and she is aware that I am also accustom to being an outcast."

"Interesting."

"And how would she know that about you?"

Severus smirks at her like she asked a trick question, "She is friends with Mr. Potter and Miss Granger they have both done enough homework to know."

"Very well then. I believe we may have to keep an eye on the young couple just in case."

"And why is that?"

Dumbledore smiles at Severus, "I have a feeling that they are hiding something." Turning to McGonagall and heading to the door, "I don't think we should be to worried though they are both strong students and no problems have started as of yet."

With that they walk out and Severus closes the door behind them, waiting few seconds to make sure they were gone he then turns to the bathroom and knocks quietly on the door.

"You may come out now."

Opening the door Kagome looks up at him before hiding herself in his arms, "What are we going to do if they keep asking questions?"

Wrapping his arms around her he rubs circles on her back, "Everything will be fine, they will stop before they dig to deep but we have to speak with Draco first." Nodding her head they both try to think of what was going to happen.

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