Chapter 14 – Presumptuous Students
"As for your homework I want eight inches of parchment answering the question what to keep in mind while brewing Veritaserum," Severus told his 7th-grade NEWT students at the end of the lesson. "Now get out," he barked, not as ferociously as he used to.
Hermione's making me soft, he thought with an inward sigh but also a smile. He gathered his papers and quill when he noticed Miss Eliza Martin, a 7th-year Slytherin, had stayed behind.
"Miss Martin," he spoke sternly. "Do you have a question, or do you wish to get a detention?"
She just smiled at him. "Oh, the latter would be great in fact."
Severus blinked. "Excuse me?"
Miss Martin put on a smirk and went slowly to her teacher, arching her hips more than was necessary. "Just that I like spending time with you," she said and winked at him.
Severus was dumbstruck. What was happening here?
Miss Martin raised her hand and seemed to want to put it on his chest when Severus found control of his reflexes again. Like a bolt he grabbed her hand, a bit too forcefully which made the girl wince.
"I don't know what is going on with you today but get out!" he snarled at her.
"Oh, come on, professor," she pouted, "don't tell me I don't turn you on." And she thrust her breasts at him.
Disgusted Severus stepped back. "50 points from Slytherin for inappropriate behaviour," he spat and wasn't even sad to deduct points from his own House. What on earth was happening here?
She seemed utterly surprised. "But I thought, now that you like students..."
Severus' horror intensified. "You think only because I became an item with a former student, I would sleep with every female under my protection?!"
Her cheeks reddened in embarrassment.
"Get out!" he yelled.
She instantly took her bag and hurried to the door.
"And tell everyone who thinks I'm available that I will never sleep with any of you insipid tarts!" he shouted after her.
The girl ran, hopefully back to her dormitory to tell her tale to other potentially interested girls. To think that he, Severus Snape, became the crush of schoolgirls… Heaven, forbid...