Remember

CHAPTER 18: Confrontation and Exploration





As the sands slowly moved through the hourglass, the relationship between Hermione and Severus progressed. Rarely were they apart except when it became absolutely necessary. Severus regularly slipped into her dorm at night to sleep beside her, complaining every time about her tiny bed, though the discomfort it caused was not deterrent enough to keep him away from her.







A couple of times she had been brave enough to let him sneak her into his much larger and much more comfortable bed in the Slytherin boy’s dorm. She had to admit that it was much easier to get in and out and when she asked him about the lack of protective wards his reply had been What girl in her right mind would want to sneak into the Slytherin boy’s dorm?







They hadn’t been caught amazingly enough. They had slept in only once and Lily had covered for them by telling the other girls that Hermione was ill and needed to rest, and then she had helped Hermione sneak Severus out once the tower was empty. She was more than supportive of their relationship and made no secret of her delight in Severus’s happiness.







Peter Pettigrew, oily little pig that he was, went out of his way to try and corner Hermione. He would shift into his animagus form and follow her until he got her alone, then he would proposition her until Severus caught on to his technique. One evening he followed Peter who was scurrying along behind Hermione as she made her way to the library for a study session, Severus conjured a mousetrap and Peter found himself with his tail stuck in it and unable to shift back. No one saw him for days and when he reappeared he wouldn’t even hazard a glance in Hermione or Severus’s direction.







Sirius continued with his torment, throwing insults and lewd jibes their way though James held his tongue and more often than not Remus was issuing Black a rebuke. It seemed that his friends had decided to drop the sport of “Snape Bashing” but Sirius was having a hard time letting go. The comments that once bothered and to some degree threatened Severus now seemed to roll right off his back. Often he came back with a retort of his own, something that shocked and amused others, especially Lily.









On their way out of the great hall one evening, Hermione and Severus had been arguing, as they did quite frequently. They liked to debate and often their discussions became heated. On that evening they had taken their dinner in the hall with everyone else, sitting alone at the end of the Slytherin table, when they began arguing about their potions project. It resulted in Hermione raising her voice and Severus going silent, typical for the two of them. She had a hot temper that flared brightly while Severus brooded in silence, internally seething and boiling over the situation.







Hermione became angry enough that she got up from the table and stalked out of the hall. Severus sat there for a moment brooding before he swore softly under his breath and got up to follow her. He called her name but she refused to turn around as she stomped through the halls with her hands fisted at her sides. He was nearly running to catch up to her with his robes flying out behind him. He grabbed her hand and jerked her to a halt, tugging her out of the middle of the corridor and close to the wall.







They argued for a few moments before he laid his hand on her cheek and apologized for being stubborn, she in turn apologized for being bossy and unreasonable. Severus leaned down, pressing his forehead to hers and caressing the sides of her neck while he whispered words of comfort and they negotiated their project. From across the hall they heard the mocking laughter of Sirius Black and looked up.







“Wow, Snivellus, I am amazed at how quickly the witch has you pussy whipped.” He sneered. Lily gasped at his crude jibe while James tried to hide his snicker from his girlfriend. Remus closed his eyes and gave an exasperated sigh; Sirius just wasn’t going to give up tormenting Snape.







Severus smirked softly and pulled her tightly to him.





“A smart man knows if he doesn’t cow to the whip once in awhile then he gets no pussy. Perhaps that is your problem, Black.” Severus countered. Hermione should have been offended but she was too impressed with his witty retort to be upset.







Lily’s eyes widened for a moment and then she fell into fits of laughter that was quickly echoed by James and Remus. Sirius was obviously angry, Snape never engaged him, he always walked away. He didn’t like the way things were changing, he didn’t like Snape fighting back, he didn’t like the smug look on the dark wizard’s face and he certainly didn’t like his friends laughing at anything the greasy shit had to say.







“Good grief, Snape, haven’t you any more pride than to let a witch tie you up like she has? She’s got you sneaking into your rival house at night, snogging in the halls and dancing like a puppet on a string!” Sirius scoffed, hoping to drive a wedge between them with his words.









“Oh, I have plenty of pride, Black. I go back to my room with my head held high every morning.” Severus chuckled.









“Sirius, you pissy prat, you’re just jealous because you haven’t figured out how to get past the protective wards and he has.” Hermione said laughing. She wasn’t going to deny that Severus was sneaking into her bed; there was no sense in it. She was of age and she had no shame in regards to their relationship or their intimate activities. “Besides, he doesn’t let me tie him up.” She said, slipping her arm around his waist. She flashed Sirius a smirk of her own. “I’m not as good at tying the knots as he is.”







Severus looked down at her, shocked at her declaration and amused as well. She was a tempest, his little witch. He felt his chest swell with pride that she was his. He chuckled softly and kissed her temple before turning back to Black and the others who were grinning like mad, all except for Sirius who was glowering.









“Well, there you have it then. If you will excuse us, we have a project that requires our attention.” Severus said as he led Hermione away from the small group and towards the Library.







“Wow! I am impressed.” Remus said, laughter still evident in his voice. “I didn’t think Snape had it in him.”







“Sod it, Moony; don’t tell me you want to be his best mate now?” Sirius said, glancing back at the tawny haired werewolf.







“Hell I’ll be his best mate if he can tell me how to get into the dorms!” James laughed. “Did you know he was sneaking in there to see her?” He asked Lily.







“Yeah, I knew.” She said, a smug smile on her face.









“How’s he doing it?” James asked excitedly.









“I don’t know how he gets in, I just hear him when he crawls into bed with her, she sleeps next to me.” Lily said with a shrug. She backed up when all three of them turned glittering eyes in her direction.







“You sleep next to them….you can hear them?” Sirius hated his curiosity but he just couldn’t imagine the brooding git shagging a witch.







“I don’t listen!” She said, disgusted with the pervy leers from her boyfriend and his mates. “They close the drapes and cast a silencing charm, I have no idea what goes on!”







“You’ve never heard anything?” James asked, disappointed.









“Aside from his trousers hitting the floor, No, I haven’t heard anything.” She said, crossing her arms and frowning. “And before you ask I haven’t seen anything either.”







She followed the disappointed trio with a slight smirk on her face. She refused to tell them about the time they overslept and she had whipped the drapes back to find the couple in a very compromising position. They needed to focus on something other than sex for a change.











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Severus and Hermione sat in the dimly lit stacks of the library going over research materials. They had removed their robes and spread them on the floor to sit upon. She was leaning back against the wall, sitting with one leg stretched out and the other bent, books stacked beside her on the floor. He was stretched out, his head resting on her soft thigh as he read over their class notes for the project.







They had gone straight to the library after their little conversation with Sirius and his mates and they had permission to stay late to finish their project from the headmaster. Severus set the parchment aside and closed his eyes, groaning wearily. They had been at it for hours and he needed a break. He rubbed the spot between his eyes to ease the tension. He felt Hermione’s fingers begin to slowly smooth through his hair and he opened his eyes to look up at her.







She was still reading from the reference books, her eyes locked on the pages while her fingers soothed him. He turned his head slightly towards her, his eyes taking in every detail of the distracted witch. These were the moments he liked to watch her the most, when she was focused elsewhere and unaware of his perusal.







She had her curls twisted on top of her head in a loose knot, several of them escaping to brush along her creamy skin. Her eyes darted to and fro as she scanned the pages of the book, her bottom lip pulled between her teeth. She had shed the jumper and tie early on and the top three buttons on her white oxford shirt were undone. Her grey pleated skirt had ridden up through the evening and his head rested on the smooth, milky skin of her thigh.







He turned his head further, intending to rub his cheek against her silky skin. He gasped softly when he realized her legs were parted and her skirt had ridden up high enough that he could see the white cotton crotch of her knickers. He stared for several long moments before he rolled onto his side and propped himself up.







“What’s wrong?” Hermione asked, looking over when she felt him shift. He grunted softly and pushed her skirt further up her thigh, his fingers brushing along the inside of the supple flesh. “Severus, what are you doing?”







She shoved her skirt back down and brought her bent leg down to close her thighs but Severus protested.







“No.” He whispered harshly as he pushed her skirt back up. “Put your legs back the way they were.”









“Severus, we are in the library!” She argued.







“And we are alone. No one comes back here it is why we chose it, remember.” He said, guiding her legs apart with minimal resistance from her. He resumed his position on his side, his head resting on her thigh as he reached beneath her thigh and stroked the pristine white cotton between her legs. She jumped, a high pitched squeal slipping from her lips.







Severus smiled slightly and ran his fingertip up and down the tightly closed seam of her sex beneath the cotton. She wiggled, whimpering his name, but she didn’t try to stop him. He liked that about her, she wasn’t ashamed of her desires, she was passionate and eager to touch and be touched. She was always willing to let him explore her person at will as long as he reciprocated and allowed her access to him as well.









She leaned her head back, her eyes closed as he continued to pet and stroke her through the fabric. She slid her hips forward, giving him easier access to her. He tugged the material aside and looked upon her. The smooth, plump lips of her sex came into view and he nearly growled. The sweet, musky scent of her arousal reached him from his pillow on her thigh as he slipped his fingers between those inviting folds and stroked through her slick heat.







She cried out softly and arched towards his touch, her fingers twisting in his hair as he stroked her.







“Damn.” He whispered, watching his fingers move over her. He pulled back and stared at his glistening digits for a moment before sucking them between his lips. His eyes flared the moment he tasted the tangy sweet flavor of her. “Take the knickers off.”







Hermione opened her eyes and stared at him for a moment, shocked and mesmerized by the heat glittering in his dark eyes. Without a moments hesitation she reached beneath her skirt and tugged the undergarment over her hips and pushed them down to her knees where Severus took over and removed them completely, tucking them into his pocket as he pulled her further down so she was laying flat on the floor.







He knelt between her thighs and shoved the skirt up so he could see all of her clearly. He kneaded her inner thighs gently as he stared between her legs. He wanted to taste her but was nervous, he had never done it before though he had seen Lucius do it in a darkened corner once at a party and had heard several other wizards talking about it. He ran his tongue over his lips and lowered his head.







He swiped his tongue over her swollen lips gently before using his fingers to open her to the caress of his mouth. He licked slowly at first, letting the tip of his tongue explore her velvety heat. She whimpered and made tiny, rasping noises as she tried to control her response. Her hips were moving subtly beneath his ministrations and would jerk suddenly when he hit a particularly sensitive spot, especially the turgid nubbin of her clit. He dipped his tongue into her opening and savored the sweet flavor of the nectar gathering there.







Severus used the flat of his tongue to lick back up to the tight little bud of her clit and began to lick slowly, circling and rubbing over the bundle of nerves with his tongue again and again. Her hands tangled in his hair and she pulled him closer, her hips rocking beneath his mouth as she moaned softly.





“Yes, yes, yes, yes….” A raspy litany of yes’s was her only intelligible utterance as he feasted at the core of her. He was enjoying himself, taking great pleasure in pleasuring her. He sucked gently on the little nubbin and suddenly she keened hoarsely and arched into his mouth, her sex pulsing against his lips and chin as she came. He continued to tongue her gently until she fell back to the floor limply.







He placed a tender kiss on the fluffy curls that crowned her womanhood and tugged her skirt down before moving up to rest over her. Her cheeks were flushed, her face covered in a fine sheen of perspiration as she panted. Her eyes were closed and her face turned to the side, her fingers resting against her lips. Severus kissed her cheek softly.







“Did you like that?” He whispered against her ear. He heard the soft laugh that escaped her before she turned her head to look up at him incredulously.







“You are fishing for compliments now when you know very well I liked it.” She said, laying her hands on his cheeks and tugging him closer so their lips met. She kissed him tenderly, running her tongue over his lips and slipping between. She could taste herself in his kiss and she moaned softly before he pulled back. “Why did you…I mean, what made you…”







“I couldn’t resist. You are the first…I never….I never wanted to do that before you.” He whispered softly. She smiled and lifted her head to kiss him again. They heard a noise that was out of place and scrambled to right them selves. They were back in safe territory just as the assistant librarian came around the corner to tell them it was time to get to their dorms.







Severus walked Hermione to her common room door, taking time to kiss her thoroughly. He moved away from her reluctantly, backing up slowly until he realized she was still clutching his robes.







“Hermione?” He looked at her questioningly.







“When do I get my turn?” She asked softly.







“Your turn?” He asked with a confused expression.









“You know, my turn to explore you the way you did me in the library.” She pulled her bottom lip between her teeth and stared pointedly at his crotch. Severus furrowed his brow and growled softly.







“That is just plain unfair, witch.” He said, jerking her back into his arms. “How am I supposed to go to sleep now that you have me hard and imagining that?”







Hermione slipped her hands between them to caress the hard column of flesh pressed into her belly between them.







“Dream of me.” She ordered softly.







“Always.” He said before kissing her again then shoving her away as he stalked off toward the dungeons, putting space between them before he tried to follow her to her bed, again.







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So I had a wonderful day at work, came home to such lovely reviews and I just had to give you a little update…..and a little warning…..so you had a bit of smut above……be prepared….its coming to you in spades over the next few updates ;)