Adventurous Hearts: The Temple

Preview: Nimue’s Island







A little peek into the next installment of Adventurous Hears, this one filled with danger, adventure and its fair share of erotic exploration……







“What brings you to see me this evening, Lucius?” Headmaster Snape asked from behind his desk. “It’s good to see you out and about by the way.”









“Thank you, Severus, old friend; it is good to see you as well.” Lucius said as he took a seat in one of the chairs facing the desk. “I am here on a personal matter.”









“Really?” Severus queried. Truthfully he had expected the wizard sooner.









“I wish to speak with you about Hermione Granger.” Lucius said, staring at his friend and attempting to read his expressions and discover just how much Severus knew.









“I saw her only yesterday, it was her birthday.” Severus saw the tick in Lucius’s jaw.









“I have come to ask you to put an end to your…arrangement.” Lucius said.









“Our arrangement?” Severus was close to smiling. “She and I are very close, we have been for quite a long time actually, I have no desire to end our friendship, I am sorry I can not accommodate you.”









“She has been unfaithful, with me.” Lucius stated.









“She can not be unfaithful as we have no commitment. I have indulged myself with other witches from time to time when she was unavailable to me. Though I will admit that they all fell painfully short compared to her. She’s quite the little hellcat.” Severus said, his hand going to his shoulder as though rubbing a sore spot compliments of the witch. Truthfully they hadn’t had sex in quite awhile and he had been called back to the school on an emergency before they could do anything the previous night.







She had confessed her assignation with Lucius over dinner; they kept nothing from each other and discussed the fact that she had some tender feelings towards the blond wizard. Severus had been somewhat jealous, he cared deeply for Hermione and if she had wished it he would have made a commitment to her, he would have married her and settled down if she asked it of him. However, he knew she would never love him enough for that. He was content in her feelings for him, he knew she loved him in her own way and for a man who was loved by no one it was more than enough.









“I wish to pursue her.” Lucius said tightly, trying hard to restrain himself from flying across the desk and punching the smug look right off of Severus’s face.









“Have you spoken to her about it?” He asked.









“No, I can’t find her, thus the reason I am here speaking to you. Where is she?” He asked.









“She certainly has gotten under your skin hasn’t she?” Severus was a bit amazed to see the possessiveness in the senior Malfoy’s eyes. “She is on assignment in North Cornwall; it seems she has figured out how to access Nimue’s Island on Dozmary Pool.”







Lucius was shocked at the revelation and once more awed by the brilliance of the witch. He started to speak but was interrupted when the door flung open and Claire came rushing into the headmaster’s office.







“Headmaster Snape!” She exclaimed breathlessly. She caught sight of Lucius, dressed so handsomely in his newly purchased and finely tailored robes and immediately she began smiling like a loon and batting those obnoxious eyes behind her spectacles. “Oh, hello Mister Malfoy.” She cooed. The wealthy wizard curled his lip and greeted her with a slight nod, already annoyed by her presence.









“Claire, what is it?” Severus demanded tersely. He had little patience for the air headed twit but knew she wouldn’t seek him out unless it was urgent.







“Oh! Sir, you are Dr. Granger’s emergency contact and well…sir she has gone to the Island…she went ahead like she always does and when the team followed…” She gulped and shuddered. “Well, it was just after nightfall and sir, the island was crawling with….the living dead.”







“Where is Dr.Granger?” Severus asked, rising to his feet, worry shadowing his face.







“On the island sir…no one will go ashore for fear of those creatures…we do not know where she is or if she is even alive sir!” Claire said dramatically.







“How long since she was heard from?” Severus demanded as he went to a large cupboard and retrieved a leather satchel that he began filling with various potions and objects.









“We haven’t heard from her since she left this morning, we were to follow and meet her on the dock but when we arrived they came for us….we had no choice but to turn back.” Claire looked at the angry faces of the two wizards.







“Cowards, all of you!” Snape snarled as he looped the satchel over his shoulder. “She would have fought her way through them had it been one of you on that island!” He snapped, rushing towards the fireplace and calling for Minerva.







“Yes, Severus?” Her face danced in the flames.









“I must leave the castle, an emergency that requires my immediate attention has arisen. Please act in my stead during my absence.” He said.







“How long will you be gone?” She asked. Severus looked back at Claire.







“Sir, the island can only be accessed on the day and night of the full moon, if you can not retrieve her before sunrise then you will be there for at least a month.” Claire explained.







“It could be as long as a month, Minerva, I will be out of contact I’m afraid.” He said.









“Be careful.” She said, knowing better than to ask about his personal business. Her face winked out and Severus turned to Lucius.









“We will have to discuss this another time, Lucius, I need to go.” Severus grabbed his cloak and headed towards the door.









“Hold up, Severus.” Lucius called, striding across the room quickly to catch up to him. “I’m going with you.”









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