Love's Strength

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When she woke up, Hermione didn't recognize the room that she was in. The bed was large and very comfortable, the bedside table had a clock and glass of water on top and there were a few paintings on the wall. But that was really the only normal thing about this room. The waredrobe was open and colorful clothes were hung inside but what looked like an outfit that Xena the Warrior Princess would wear was on the hook of the door. The shoes-oh the shoes!-were on racks and looked like she had bought out an entire designer shoe store.

"This must be one of the Warriors room's..." She mutter to herself, Nearly screaming when she saw the table topped with weapons, Jordan then walked in, so Hermione laid down, seeing another bedside table with a picture of Jordan and Draco, both smiling for the camera as they waved laying on a beach. Hermione couldn't help but smile, they truely looked happy. She wanted that but her true love was the greasey git of the Potion's class. She heard a large thump as well as the rattling of metal on metal. She turned back around and saw Jordan had takenoff her sword and was sitting in a chair infront of a desk taking off her shoes.

"Feeling any better? Drink some water. I brought you hear after you fainted." She took off her shoes and placed them on one of the shoe racks, 'No wonder Draco loed her so much-even her feet are perfect..'Hermione thought to herself as Jordan grabbed a blue tank top and some grey yoga pants. "I'm far from perfect dear."

"How did you know what I was thinking?" Hermione stammered.

"I-girr....I love Saoshann dearly-one of my best friends but I can never get her knots out...can you help?" Jordan asked, Hermione nodded so Jordan sat down on her bed and let Hermione work on the knot-which was quite hard to get out. "Anyways. Its an Amazon thing, to be able to know what someone is thinking-we can't read their minds persay. Its more or less a way to know in even in the most quiet areas if we will be attacked. Just a way to protect ourselves."

Hermione worked the knot loose, "Alright I got it from here thanks." Jordan took the shirt off and tossed it in the hamper before changing her clothes quickly. "Anyways I thought that you might like it if we had a kind of Muggle sleepover type thing. Me, Soashann, you and Ginny? Explain things more to you. The men will be here for awhile- Harry, Draco and Severus-so that we can help you get to know each other. Don't feel any pressure just get to know him. Draco has buttered him up enough so that he should be more willing to talk to you. Sound good?"

"Umm...yeah I guess." Hermione sat up and sipped on her water, "Except that Snape hates my guts..."

"Draco didn't like me when we first met." Jordan stated, Hermione nearly choked on her water. "Some random shit about blood purity. I dunno that was until I cut his thumb and then cut mine and asked if he saw any real difference between the two. That if just because I was an Amazin it made me anyless human. He's changed alot since I've been with him..."

"You cut your boyfriend?" Hermione asked in a disbelieving tone.

"Only to prove a point." Jordan made it seem as if it was like showing him a picture. "Besides it wasn't big. But it did help to erase what his father taught him."

Hermione nodded, "So how is this sleep over going to work? Do you think that seven people can fit in here?" Jordan laughed.

"No, Saoshann and I have a common room between our rooms. Its large and we put the furnatuire in bag after we shrunk it so there's a ton of pillows and blankets...and of course drinks. We'll help you guys with your waredrobe's and make up. And of course answer any questions you might have." Hermione nodded, if anything it sounded fun...except she would have to talk to Snape. "Alright! Let's get out there!"

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At first everything was going smoothly, four girls hanging out talking then there was a knock at the portrait hole, to which Ginny answered and let the men in.

"Hey beautiful." Draco said to Jordan who smiled at him.

"Shoes off! These are nice blankets!"Jordan snapped at him as he almost stepped on the blankets covering most of the floor, Draco threw off his shoes and tackled her, to which he got pinned down while the girls clapped and laughed.

"Oh no! How horrid I have a beautiful woman stradling me whatever shall I do? I am a slave to her whims!" Draco said dramtaically, before laying down in defeat. "Do what you will with me!"

"Your so weird."She kissed his nose and got off him to which he grabbed her by the waist and pulled her into his lap.

"Well isn't this..."Harry started trailing off as he toed off his shoes.

"New? Unusual? Severus the shoe rule goes for you as well." Saoshann said as she came back into the room floating seven cups of hot chocolate into the room, sending them to everyone in the room. Snape took off his shoes and outer robes before he sat on the blankets near Saoshann, his cup fallowing him until he snatched it out of the air.

"Wow! This stuff is amazing!" Ginny exclaimed after taking a sip of her hot chocolate.

"I'd hope so. Took my mother centuries to get it right. She taught me the recipie." Saoshann stated laying out on the blankets. "Anyways, Harry you'll get used to the real Draco fast enough. And yes I did say real Draco. He is who is was always ment to be when he is with Jordan. Its the power of love you could say."

"Sev, why don't you start chatting up Granger? The Amazon's have never been wrong." Draco stated with a wink.

"I'm much older then her, Draco. Even in the Wizarding world it's-"

"Love is never wrong." Saoshann interuppted, taking a sip from her mug. She did not look happy, Jordan got off Draco's lap and put a hand on her arm. "When have we ever been wrong? Steered you in the wrong direction? You choose now to believe us wrong!"

"Stop it Saoshann! He's confused and you know it. He's been thinking about it, I can feel it, he believes us but she is still his student because of that believes it wrong. If it had been two years from now he'd be more willing but unfortunatly time is not on our side." Jordan stated, she had fallen back into her Warrior side quickly. "Severus, I've protected you since you were a child. And I was forced to let you make mistakes. You trust me, I am your friend, I would never lie to you and as an Amazon-I can't."

Severus seemed to be thinking things over as Hermione watched in awe. How had this woman made him go from evil two faced Deatheater to confused Wizard in less than a few sentances. He looked at Hermione, his black eyes seemed to see her soul and she visibly shivered. He looked at the Warriors who simply smiled at him before going back to relaxing, Jordan in Draco's arms and Saoshann laying against the pillows.

"Ok they obviously aren't going to start talking on their own so wee need to do something..." Draco stated to no one imparticular.

"How about we all ask each other questions? No boundries-except for mine and Draco's sex life!" Jordan eyed Saoshann who smirked the famous Malfoy smirk. "Who wants to go first?"

No one offered.

"Fine! I'll go first....hmmm...Hermione, why don't you shorten your skirts like other girls at this school do?" Jordan asked, not wanting to get to creative yet.

"If I shorten my skirts like all the other girls in school do people won't be looking at me for my brains, they'll be looking at me for my bum." She stated not missing a beat as she sipped her drink.

"Well that might help with the process....I know for a fact Sev likes a nice pair of leg-oomph!" Saoshann had been hit in the head with a pillow, which she chucked back at the thrower causing a scowl to form on his lips. "What? Its true!"

"Doesn't mean you need to share it." He growled.

"Your turn to ask a question Hermione." Jordan effectivly stopped the child like bickering by changing the subject.

"Ok this is for Saoshann. What else would help speed up this process?" Hermione asked, wanting to know what would get the Professor to kiss her, hug her, something that would help her know if this was real.

Saoshann didn't answer, Jordan stood up and tore off Severus's shirts, showing a muscular torso and arms covered by pale scarred skin, which Hermione immediatly wanted to run her hands over to see if the skin was as smooth as it looked. Saoshann had cut Hermione's top to show her ample clevage as well as her midriff and cut her form fitting yoga seats at mid thigh to show off her legs. "Now sit next to each other."

Hermione was frozen in place while Severus held up his shit which was torn to shreds before it disappered in his hand and he growled at Jordan who now had Draco's head on her shoulder while they both drank some of their hot chocolate trying not to laugh. Hermione sat on the blankets grabbing one to keep her now mostly bare body warm, Severus sat next to her their bodies almost touching, he drapped an arm around her-muttering, "Come here.."

Hermione moved to curl up at his side, putting one hand nervously on his stomach, his arm tightening around her shoulder, he was warm and Hermione rested her head on his shoulder.The blanket wrapped around the two pulling them closer, Severus growled while Saoshann smiled.

"That should move things along quite well for tonight." Hermione looked at Harry who was happy to have his girlfriend in his arms but upset that a man he didn't trust was so close to his best friend.

To her own suprise, Hermione actually felt safe in Professor Snape's arms.

And although he wouldn't admit it, Severus liked having her there.