Morning has Broken

In the morning, a disheveled Severus was woken by an owl at the window. Hoping the useless bird wouldn't disturb Hermione, he magicked the window open and set the letter aside.

Severus looked down at Hermione. Her hair was poufier than normal which might be because he had run his hands through it for most of the morning.

She was stirring but Severus found he was hoping she would open her eyes and look up at him. It had been a while since they had let themselves be close to each other. He hadn't even realized that he'd missed it.