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Chapter Two

Not one student came forward with any information, the sophisticated design of the potion doesn't scream student to me. I was hoping it wasn't a teacher either.

Realistically there isn't many people who could get away with essentially poisoning the Headmistress of all people. Once my interviews were done I decided to go for a walk to wait for Draco.

My feet took me to the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, I don't know why but it felt like it was calling to me. Somehow the castle was leading me to it for some reason. The door was opened slightly and I could see Narcissa sitting marking essays at her desk. She really was an extremely gorgeous woman, the small gap underneath her desk showed just from her ankle down and she had the skyscraper heels kicked off at the side and her bare feet were tucked over one another. Toes painted red to match her fingernails, such small feet for such a commanding woman.

Making my way up to the parts of her that was on show above the desk was just as endearing. She had her long blonde hair loose and down her back with a pair of black rimmed glasses perched on her face. Her lip stuck between her teeth as she contemplated what looked like a horrendous essay. In the bright candlelight she looked like an ethereal goddess.

"Are you going to stand lingering and watching me all night Mr Potter?" I could feel the blush creep onto my cheeks at being caught perving on her. I slowly came further into the room and causiously made my way closer to her desk.

"I didn't mean to disturb you, I was just walking and thought I would come here. I have alot of difficult memories when it comes to the castle. Some good and some not so good, it feels so fresh still. The Battle." She slowly placed her quill in its stand as I reached the front of her desk, in some ways I felt like an unruly student being punished by his professor. I couldn't allow myself to think anymore on thst though because dirty fantasies I have had previously to this woman needed to stay hidden.

"It was difficult for me also, the main reason we relinquished control of Malfoy Manor was mostly because of all the memories. All of the good memories I had of my life there, Draco childhood and various good moments had been snuffed out by the darkness Tom Riddle took with him everywhere he went." This was the longest conversation we had ever had and she had me hooked, her strength and commanding personality had me engrossed in her.

" Was it hard letting it all go?" She smiled and stood up still barefoot before heading over to a small case and opened it before pouring herself a drink and offering me one. Still on the clock I declined and had a funny thought at the Professors drunk marking my essays.

" Initially I thought yes but I spent some of time in Ministry custody following the battle, thanks to you it was short lived." She tilted her glass at me before a cup of tea arrived that she gestured at. "After that I went full steam ahead into Draco and ensuring he was OK. Once I came down from my substance abuse which I thought was coping I realised I hadn't processed anything that had happened. I needed to go through all of that to ensure my life would be worth living in the end. And to ensure I could live with myself." All I could do was nod at this woman who is more than what the press made her out to be. A master at occlumency, Potions and Defense she is a lot more than the empty headed trophy wife the Daily Prophet always made her out to be.

" I do apologise for monopolising your time Mr Potter. I have kept you from Miss Weasley long enough. I doubt we are going to get any more answers today." I don't know what compelled me to say anything but I needed to let her know I was single. I mean she was amazing and she would never give me the time of day but I can at least let her know I am available right. Maybe Ron is right and I need to get with someone new. I have done the rebound sex part of the post break up routine and maybe I could ask her out.

"You don't read the Daily Prophet do you?" Upon a small shake of her head with a glare which made her usually expressionless face to twist into irritation.

"Please, I wouldn't waste my time on that drivel." I nodded and plonked my arse down on one of the kids desks.

"Ginny and I broke up, we weren't working and decided to see other people." She stood and came around to sit on the edge of her own desk with a strange smile on her face. Getting a good look at her long blonde tresses I couldn't help but imagine how they would feel wrapped around my hand.

" Well in that case, am I offering commiserations or congratulations?" She was truly amazing, my teenage boy brain which never fully left me as I grew up was full of secret fantasies some of which included bending her over the desk she was currently perched on.

" It was the right decision in the long run." I stood looking around her classroom for a second before smiling at her.

"This place looks great, I love what you have done with it." She nodded and smiled softly as she wistfully looked around the room.

"Yes, I am going to miss this room next term." My head snapped over to her, Draco didn't tell me she was leaving Hogwarts. It is a shame because we have had the best educated recruits for the Aurors for so long.

"You're leaving before the end of the year?" A broad, genuine smile erupted on her face as she shook her head, part of me breathed a sigh of relief.

"Horace is retiring, Minerva asked me to take over Potions, starting from January." All sorts of emotions filled me and I couldn't help but think it was fate. Opting to talk to Minerva myself when she was feeling better I had a plan and it caused a spring in my step.

"Well it's good to know Hogwarts will not have to say goodbye to its best Professor." It was true that all of my recruits had sung her praises through her tenure at Hogwarts. It would bd good that they were going to get her experience and skill in another branch of Magic also. Before she could say anything a ferret patronus came floating into the room. I initially found it hilarious that Draco patronus was an actual ferret he was not as amused but came around pretty quickly.

"Potter l have finished with the interviews. Meet at the entrance hall in ten minutes. Granger is staying here to have tea with McGonagall." As it wiped away I turned to the woman who had captured my attention.

"Best not keep my son waiting Mr Potter. I'll be seeing you." Just as she went to turn around I held onto her arm which caused her to flinch and inhale in shock.

"Call me Harry. Please, umm yeah I will be back tomorrow to interview Minerva. Goodnight Professor Black." She smiled and nodded softly before picking up her discarded glasses and settling behind the desk. As I walked away I heard her call me back.

"Harry...you may call me Narcissa." I couldn't stop the smile on my lips as I left the room. Step one figure out who poisoned Minerva, Step Two organise a new career, Possibly Defense teacher if Minerva will have him and step three, asks Narcissa Black out on a date. Easy right? I am so fucked.

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Hermione

Once we reached Minervas quarters she held the door open for me and invited me to sit down. Being in her private quarters was not new to me but somehow since our interaction seemed different to before. It wasn't just her appearance that was different, I couldn't help but think back to our dinner a few weeks ago.

FLASHBACK

Friday nights were my favourite, either dinner at Hogwarts with the Headmistress or when she could get away she came to my flat. This had been going on since I graduated Hogwarts, every Friday night we had dinner together and over the years we had grown close to one another. She was someone who knew everything about me, all of thd bad dates after Ron she was who I turned to. Over the last two years or so I had been feeling more for the older woman, more than that of professor and than that of a, friend.

After our dinners when I return to my empty flat I always feel thd need to relieve the tension I felt coiling inside of me throughout our evening interactions. Every laugh, smile and touch of the hand bringing me closer and closer to this woman until I am lying satiated in my bed with my hand or a toy still inside my body thinking of her.

Tonight however was different, Minerva was quieter and I realised I was monopolising the entire conversation. She had gotten quieter as I told her of the cursed item we had came across that day and how it lashed out like a whip. Thd burn on my hand the only evidence to my stupidity.

She poured herself a glass of amber liquid and offered me one too. Usually she sits beside me in the two seater and tonight she had gotten comfortable on the armchair. Her back ramrod straight and I felt like I was going to get into trouble.

"Minerva, what's going on? Your quiet." She looked uncomfortable for a second before she threw her drink down in one go an looked me dead in the eyes.

"As Headmistress I am allowed certain privileges. I am allowed to apparate inside Hogwarts and my occlumency skills which were rudimentary before were beyond my skill level. It is a way of keeping the secrets of Hogwarts as the Head of the School. I can filter through thd white noise of the students and not hear their thoughts. Your thoughts however are rather loud Hermione." It took me a, second to realise what she meant, longer than it should have really before I felt the blush as she poured herself another drink I downed my own and held my hand, out for the bottle.

" I'm sorry Minerva. Your friendship means the world to me I didn't want to make you uncomfortable. My feelings for you are clearly teetering into gaining a mind of its own. I understand if you don't want to see me anymore, I haven't told you about my feelings mostly because I was worried you would laugh at me of reject me or maybe possibly both." She downed her drink and her back lost some of the stiffness as she came to sit down beside me.

" Hermione do not be embarrassed, I am not angry at your thoughts. I am more embarrassed that I have unwittingly breached your privacy. Do not think so harshly on yourself, you are a beautiful witch and this fantasy of yours is very flattering I assure you." I couldn't help but look into her eyes as she said this rather shyly.

"Have you ever been with a woman before?" She shook her head at me and I was good to see that she looked alot more relaxed. Realistically I think my relationship, attraction whatever you want to call it has hindered my other relationships of the romantic persuasion.

"I don't feel violated, not by you. As long as I haven't embarrassed you then we are good. I just want to ask you something, is it my age that makes it impossible of some other reason? Are you attracted to me?" She looked a little bit scared for a second before twisting her hands together in nerves and standing before pacing slightly.

" Hermione I am old enough to be your grandmother. This will never be accepted." I couldn't stop the smile appearing to which baffled her before I stood up and blocked the hole she was wearing in the carpet. She seemed startled when I placed my hands on her arms to stop her.

"You haven't answered my question, are you attracted to me?" For a brief second she kept the headmistress facade she reserved for others but slowly it began to fade and I was left with Minerva.

"Hermione...this is wrong. It doesn't matter what I feel. I cannae do this, your reputation will be in tatters. No." She stepped around me and stodd in front of her fireplace gripping tightly to her amber drink and swallowing if whole before placing the glass on the top.

Slowly as to not spook her I softly padded across the carpet floor before standing behind her, she tensed just as I reached for her. As I turned her around I could see unshed tears and slowly I traced her cheek and brought my body as close to hers as I could before taking her face in my hands. She always seemed so tall and untouchable and yet here she stood with her vulnerability oozing out of her.

"You must know my feelings for you. All of this time we have spent together, of course I have feelings for you. Of course I am attracted to you. How could I not be." I smiled and nodded before tracing her face with my hands and with all of my bravery I leant forward.

" Then that is all I needed to know. " Slowly bringing her close to me I pressed my lips to her own slowly her hands came up to grip my waist. Her long fingertips spread across my hips before one coming up to the back of my neck and feeding into my hair. The other drifted down to pull me closer by my arse cheeks and if was the sexiest thing I have, ever seen.

"Hermione we need to slow down, just slow. I don't know what I am doing." I could tell it took alot for Minerva to admit to that, but I have waited so long for her that I can wait longer. I nodded and stood away from her before, gathering my coat and getting ready to leave.

" I agree we need to slow down, the next night we spend together I don't want to have go share you until classes resume on Monday. If I stay here with you looking all gorgeous I will strip you here and now and make you mine." Goosebumps appeared on her flesh as I said this and slowly kissed her cheek before telling her I would see her next week.

END OF FLASHBACK

Turns out I didn't see her, I haven't seen her the past two Friday nights as she had cancelled the first weekend saying the school was on lock down due to a hippogriff on the loose inside the castle. The following Friday I had to cancel as I took my monthly and with all of the lovely scar tissue (thank you Dolohov am Bellatrix) I can barely move. Which brings us to this week which also happened to be a Friday and it was the first time we were alone since.

A lot had changed and as I took in her body now I noticed she still looked fundamentally like herself just younger. As she prepared some tea I couldn't help but walk into her kitchenette and came behind her to wrap my arms around her from behind.

"You scared me to death Minerva. When I heard what had happened I didn't even think about anything other than you. I insinuated myself into Harry's investigation just to ensure you were OK."She turned to face me and took my face in her hands much the same way I had done for her.

" I am OK Hermione. I am unharmed. "Nodding my head she cast her eyes over me before settling on my lips and I didn't even hesitate. Pulling her down to me I pressed my lips against her own and felt slightly feral at the way she was holding me and kissing me. Without wasting time she pulled at my outer robes and with a wave of her hand they were unbuttoned and hanging at the door along with my inner robe. I was left in my work pencil skirt and white blouse, she trailed her eyes over my body before lifting me up onto her marking desk which for once was empty.

As my bum rested on her desk she flicked her robes off her own body leaving her in pinstripe straight legged dress trousers and a red silk blouse. She looked amazing and I leaned forward to pull her hair out from it's updo. Fuck she was gorgeous.

"I worry that my desirability factor has decreased for you Hermione. You initially persued me when I was an old woman as strange as that is, do you even like me like this?" This strong, confident woman whom was oh so familiar but also just slightly different enough that it made me fall even harder for her.

" You are still you Minerva. You are still that same person who came to introduce me to this world. That hasn't changed just because you have lost a few years. You are my best friend...and I love you. All of you, young and old and call me selfish but I get to have you in my life for longer than I ever thought possible. I had so many worries that this was all in my head for so long. I always felt like my attraction to you was something that would always be unrequited.

She didn't let me say anything and just pressed her finger to my lips to shut up. Again monopolising the conversation and she was looking into my eyes in a way no one ever had before.

"Hermione Granger. You are an extraordinary soul do you know that. You have, grown from strength to strength as the years have passed. I can't think too hard about you being my student because A, you have grown into an amazing woman and B, it makes me feel slightly predatory considering our past roles in each other's life. I am very happy with my time I have got to spend with you. You make me happy Hermione. " The cheesy grin on my face thst I could feel grow with every single second of her speech before I couldn't take if and pulled her down for a kiss and tried to scream my thoughts to her.

" I love you Minerva. Let me love you please." She smiled against my lips before pulling away and nodding to me and whispering like an echo in my head her love for me. We just stood for ten seconds just looking at one another and holding onto each other's bodies.

"Can I kiss you?" She nodded go me before tracing along my cheek with the tips of her fingers. Slowly mostly because this felt like a dream and I didn't want to startle her, I pressed my lips to her own and it was almost as if that broke the barrier. Mindful of her wanting to take it slow I didn't push too much but as those long fingers dug into the flesh of my hips I need not have worried about offending her as she pulled my hips flush to her own.

God this feels even better than my dreams, her commanding presence sent thrills down my spine before she pulled me with her towards the large comfortable couch in her living area. Almost instinctively she ran her hands down go my thighs and edged my pencil skirt upwards to allow my to spread my legs as she sat down and allowed me down to straddle her hips.

Feeling the sensitivity in between my legs as our bodies were flush to one another and there was no hesitation, no fear as her lips pulled from my lips and trailed down my jaw to my neck. Casting my eyes downward I couldn't help but be in awe of her, I have never felt like this just from a make out session.My hands were trembling and my legs were weak, she was seemingly unaware of what she was doing to me.

Her long dextrous fingers slipped between the buttons of my blouse and one by one each button was opened meticulously and torturously. I shouldn't expect anything else from the woman in question as she excerpts so much dominance over people. If is unintentional of course but as she slipped my blouse off my body her hands instinctively came to press against the soft flesh of my breasts.

Thankful that I put sexy underwear on this morning she pulled away from me before casting her eyes down my body and no one has ever looked after me like thst. She was taking in every inch of my body that was exposed and those eyes darkened considerably. Heat scorched across my chest as her hand trailed across my lace covered nipples.

"God you are stunning Hermione. Absolutely beautiful." The sincerity in her voice was something I hadn't heard before and I couldn't help but trail my finger across her bottom lip. The corner of it was calloused and realistically I have spent too many years as her friend and know she spends so long biting it.

"Can I see you? All of you?" She nodded but the self conscious side of her was still there, she had confided in me long ago that if had been a while since she had been with anyone so I could feel the nerves filtering throughout her body. Her mind however, I could tell knew what it wanted.

One by one I popped open the buttons of her shirt, I didn't want to use magic to undress her, I wanted to take my time. Even as a child on Christmas morning I was methodical in the opening of my presents. This is no different, the contrast of her black bra against my white one was extraordinary.

Her pale skin coming into my field of vision as I took the blouse she was wearing off her shoulders and threw it on the single chair across from us. Joining my own and filtering through one another my attention came back to her. She was incredible, I had not seen too much of Minerva bare skin before but seeing her now was a bit like a dream.

"Please tell me you want this. Please, tell me what you want me to do to you." Goosebumps all across her bare skin distracted me, considering the fire was roaring in her fireplace I knew it was excitement rather than chill. With a strength I didn't know she possessed she shuffled forward on the couch and stood on strong legs with my legs wrapped tightly against her waist.

My skirt was bunched right up at my waist by this point and the matching underwear was poking out as she caught a glimpse of me a small smile aimed in my direction before her hand gripped the back of my head and pulled me in for a kiss.

"I haven't felt this strong in so long mo ghaol." I tilted my head not know what that meant before her lips pressed against my neck and chest.

"It means my love in my native language. Not a lot of people still use the old language but certain things stick. This being one of them, stay with me tonight mo ghaol. We can take it slow but I don't want to be parted from you." I nodded and held onto her as she walked me through her living area into the bedroom.

A large circular room with a four poster canopy bed, large window overlooking the grounds of Hogwarts, the forbidden forest and to the east the tips of the houses in Hogsmeade. A fire erupted in this room also as soon as we walked into it.

As she softly set me on the bed her hands went to the waistband of her trousers. I stilled them just before she popped open her button and replaced them with my own. A small nod of acknowledgement passed between us before I twisted the button in my hand and it opened in front of me. Slowly trailing the zipper down I pushed her trousers down to the ground leaving her in a pair of black lacy boxers.

Towering above me she looked ethereal and angelic but commanding, a flash of something crossed her eyes as she removed her boots and trousers with one swoop using her now bare foot to kick them to the side. From the backs of her knees I caressed her the whole way up until I came across her full bum cheeks and I couldn't stop myself.

Leaning forward I pressed a soft kiss to her toned stomach before moving to her hip bones and softly against the pace of her underwear kissed just above the mound. She smirked and pulled me to my feet, realising how shaky with need I was she unzipped my own skirt and pushed it to the ground.

Crawling up onto her bed was like a dream, she came and straddled my body as I settled against the pillows in her bed. Those fingertips were going to be the death of me, inch by inch she mapped my exposed skin before coming to my nipples under the lace of my bra.

She seemed nervous and as strange as it was to see her with nerves I couldn't help but allow it to stroke my ego slightly. This woman had captivated me for years and now in her younger body even more so. She threaded her fingers in my own before smiling and it was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen.

"We go at you pace baby, do whatever feels comfortable for you. Do what feels right I do not have any expectations of you so no pressure OK?" A deep breath exhaled as she lowered her lips to my own and I grasped her hips in my hands, securing her in place.

"I might need some encouragement and some guidance. I have been responsible for my own pleasure for a long time. Be gentle with me." I smirked and pulled her lips down to my own and kissed her with all of my built up years of tension and attraction for the woman. Slowly we learnt each other's mouths, caressing tongues and when I could feel the dampness in my knickers become too much she moved to my neck and trailed her hand down my body. This is where I am meant to be, with her I know that now.

End of Chapter Two. I hope you enjoy. Please Review