Strong Enough

CH 20 WILD HORSES


Thank you darling Zephyr

Thanks at bottom (like you didn’t know)

All J.K’s, apart from the bits that are mine!


“I watched you suffer, A dull aching pain,
Now you’ve decided, to show me the same,
No sweeping exits, or off-stage lines,
Can make me feel bitter, or treat you unkind,
And, wild horses, couldn’t drag me away”

-Wild Horses, The Sundays/The Rolling stones


Hermione had sent Severus a formal letter saying that she would teach the Gryffindors and Ravenclaws in the room of requirements and he could teach what was left of the Slytherins, plus Hufflepuffs wherever he liked. He replied in agreement and that is how it went on for two months. Her students were really starting to knuckle down, producing some excellent work and were glad of the separation from Slytherin, as the animosity between the two houses had increased to fever pitch, with fights breaking out all over the school.

She was not so glad of the separation from Severus. They had both stopped going to the great hall for meals in case they ran into each other and avoided each other in the halls at all costs. At night however, as she patrolled the grounds, she remembered their union and her stomach clenched with lust. His strong hands all over her body, his hard shaft deep inside her, his lust filled eyes boring into her. She knew that she was getting into deep trouble with these feelings but she couldn’t stop them

On Christmas Eve, she finally went to see him. One of her students, Sarah King, a petite, pretty and highly intelligent seventh year, had become quiet and withdrawn over the past few weeks and wouldn\'t tell Hermione what was wrong. When she asked the girl’s friends, they said that a fellow seventh year from Slytherin, named Fred Herbert, was harassing her. They said that she had tried to tell him to back off and had even tried to talk to Professor Snape, but that neither had taken any notice.

Hermione was worried about this girl, her grades were dropping and she was losing weight, and decided that something had to be done, especially as all students were staying in the castle over the Christmas holidays

She stood outside his lab, adrenalin rushing at the thought of another confrontation. She had been surprised at how badly his words had hurt her. She had thought she had no more hurt left in her, but where he was concerned she was wrong.

She rapped sharply on the door.

\"Enter.\" Came his silky voice from the other side.

She opened the door and stepped inside. He did not look up from the potion he brewing, so she just stood there waiting for him to acknowledge her.

She watched him as he delicately sprinkled the ingredients into the cauldron and remembered how much she used to love watching him brew, His long tapered fingers and strong arms and shoulders, his face, half hidden by his silky hair, set in concentration, she was mesmerized.

He looked up, to find her staring at him.

\"Well, well, Miss Granger. To what do I owe this... pleasure?\" He sneered.

\"Professor Snape.\" She said, pointedly ignoring the sneer. \"I am here to talk to you about one of your students that is harassing one of mine, as nothing seems to have been done about it.\"

He was reminded of what a striking figure she was as she stood in front of him with her hands on her hips. She wasn’t very tall, only about 5’5 but when she walked into a room, you took notice, her sheet of chestnut hair falling over one shoulder, her shapely figure, her wide eyes and full mouth. She really was beautiful

\"I assume you are talking about Miss King and Mr. Herbert?\"

\"Yes, I am. I know she has been to see you, to ask you to speak to him and yet he is still bothering her. I want something done about this or I will deal with him myself.\" She said firmly, folding her arms.

Severus knew that something had been going on between the two students for a few months.
They were head boy and girl and the top students in the school. They had also been the rarest of things for a Slytherin and Gryffindor, they had been friends.

Severus, who never missed a trick, had noticed the glances between the two of them when they thought nobody was looking and had seen them together in the library and had secretly approved.

The rivalry between the two houses had gone on for long enough and now, more than ever, they needed to stick together. Then their housemates got involved. They thought it was wrong for them to be friends and put all kinds of obstacles in their way.

Fred had shrugged it off. He didn\'t have many real friends, and those he did have didn\'t seem to mind. Slytherin was half it’s original size now, as all the deatheaters had removed their children from the school when the war began.

It was Sarah\'s friends who did the damage, constantly telling her that she was an embarrassment to her house and that they would not be friends with her if she continued to see him.

All Fred was trying to do was tell her that, if they were real friends it shouldn\'t matter to them and that he missed her, but she was to worried about how her housemates would treat her if they became friends again. He had confessed this to Severus one night after her friends had come to him with the harassment story and he had gone to investigate.

He was angry with Hermione for not finding out the facts first and for her prejudice against Slytherin.

\"You, will do no such thing, he is my student and I will deal with the situation in my own way.\" He said sharply. \"Depending of course on whether or not her story is true.\"

\"Of course it is true, what a ridiculous thing to say.\"

He looked at her with a shark like smile. \"Oh of course, I forgot Gryffindors are incapable of lying.\"

\"What is that supposed to mean.\" She said, raising her voice.

\"You know exactly what it means Miss Granger. It means that although this girl is claiming she is being harassed, it is quite likely that she is secretly fucking him.\"

\"You bastard.\" She said quietly. \"You know that\'s not true. He is frightening her.\"

\"Well, you never can tell with Gryffindor girls you see.\" He mocked, coming around the table and pushing himself up against her, hands on the table, trapping her there.

\"You are going to hold that over me forever aren\'t you, you spiteful bastard?\" She spat, trying to get free.

\"You should think yourself lucky, Miss Granger that I haven\'t told the Ministry, The Order or worse still your precious friends about what exactly it means to you to be an Auror or I\'m sure they would all disown you immediately.\" He said, his silky voice a mask for the feelings that were running through him at being so close to her.

She gasped, at the threat. Usually, what other people thought didn\'t bother her in the least. But not that. There was also the fact that he was so close and breathing into her ear, leaving her breathless.

\"Oh, and get your facts right next right next time, before you come down all over a head of house. On me. Miss King and Mr. Herbert are friends, maybe more than friends and your precious Gryffindors are causing her mood change as it is they who are harassing her not him.\"

He was breathing heavily now as he released his hold on her and stepped away.

\"Now get out and don’t you dare come and preach to me about my students ever again, you lost that privilege when you decided to go behind everyone\'s back and sleep with the enemy.\"

She was furious at his outburst. \"You are a fine one to talk about sleeping with the enemy Severus Snape. You told me, not two months ago, about how you seduced and slept with, countless female aurors. So how dare you treat me like shit for doing the same, what\'s the difference?\"

He pushed her back against the table and attacked her mouth with his, running his hands down her body until he reached the top of her jeans. He unbuttoned them and slid his hand inside. She gasped as felt his long cold fingers begin rubbing her clit. She wanted to pull away but found that her legs were weak and her brain was refusing to cooperate. He slid one finger inside her and began thrusting, kissing along her jaw line. His mind was whirling with anger and lust, but lust was winning. He lifted her onto the table and pulled her jeans down. He swooped down and ran his tongue along her gash, causing her to shudder and cry out. He reinserted his finger and added another one, continuing to thrust into her while he took her clit in his mouth and began to suck the soft flesh he found there. Hermione was gasping for breathe, this was not how she had imagined this meeting to go, she was shaking with pleasure, her whole body on fire as she felt the familiar pulsing through her abdomen of her approaching orgasm. Severus felt it too and suddenly stopped. Her head shot up and she looked at him wildly.

\"How badly do you want me to continue?\" Asked Severus in a low voice. \"Badly enough to beg?\"

She knew he was playing her, trying to prove a point, and the fighter in her was screaming not to give in, to get up and leave, but the woman in her was screaming to beg him, to do whatever she had to, just to finish it.

\"Never.\" She said through clenched teeth, trying to get up.

He pushed her back down and ever so softly ran his tongue over her clit, blowing on it as he pulled back.

\"Please,\" she gasped, throwing all morals out of the window.

\"Please what?\" he replied, with a smirk. He knew what he was doing was wrong, but his erection was getting painful and he couldn’t stop now.

\"Please finish it, make me cum.\" She ground out.

With one swift movement he had his trousers undone and quickly pushed into her, causing her to cry out. He thrust into her with long hard strokes causing her whole body to spasm in pleasure as she came. He felt her sliallsalls tighten around him and growled as he shot his hot seed inside her. He pulled out of her immediately and with a swish of his wand was cleaned up with trousers on.

He walked around the table to where her head was as she tried to sort herself out. He spoke slowly \"There\'s a big fucking difference Hermione, while I did indeed sleep with countless aurors for information, it never lasted longer than one night. Once I had the information I needed I was gone, or they were. It‘s all about the power, I had it, and they didn\'t. Can you say the same about your. ... Conquests?\"

\"Well, yes as a matter of fact.\" She started, jumping down off the table and pulling her jeans back on.

\"Bullshit Hermione. You were never in control of that... well I can’t even call it a relationship, I know the things you let him do to you, and the risk you put the Order and your life at. There’s also the fact that I never pretended to everyone I knew that I was good and righteous while I was doing it

She sighed, nonchalantly, as though his words were having no effect on her. \"Your jealousy is touching Severus, really. You are a sad excuse for a human being. Do you know that? Letting everyone else go out and risk their lives, while you hide in this castle like the coward you are.\"

His stomach twisted at her words, and he couldn’t stop his own from forming. \"You are right Hermione.\" He said quietly. \"But I would rather be a coward than a death-eater’s whore.\"

The room was so silent that you could have heard a pin drop.

She stared at him, eyes blazing, and then…

Smack

Blood tricked from the corner of Severus’s mouth as Hermione stormed out, slamming the door so hard that the glass shattered.

He stood paralyzed for a moment, not quite believing how much his words had hurt her. Then he thought of the last time he had seen that look in her eyes. It was the night her parents were killed. He broke free of his paralysis in time to make it to the sink, where he violently threw up


O.K. my darlings, deep breath:

Estrilda : How do you like jealous Sev now? I know I like him, a lot!!
Deb : Sorry Deb. I did it again! Don’t give up on me though, I took your begging to heart and I promise the fighting will stop soon....maybe!
Rilla : Oops sorry mate, I forgot about the raging hormones! Don’t cry! Actually on second thoughts, Ha! Serves you right for writing such powerful stories that always make me cry and I’m not even pregnant! I learned from the best, you only have yourself (and Shem) to blame!!
Kate : *lol* Y’no I think all those subliminal messages are helping to cure my writers block, no really!!
Isabella : Thank you, I will. Glad you like it!
Shem : Aww Shem honey, you know I’m only playing with you! I am just very honoured to be invited into such a talented site as L&LS. Now you know my standpoint on the Hermione, Sev, Shem love triangle. As wonderful as I know you are, I’m afraid that I can only see Sev with Hermione, (although strangely I can see her with lots of different people, I think I need help!)Meant to be my love, meant to be... no don’t bite me, Shem.... and don’t send Gollum over again or you’re not getting him back! Sev sends his love *grins*
Cookie : No I don’t think she meant it, I think she was just playing with his jealousy! You won’t really find out in this story too much more about what happened between Hermione and Lucius, as this is purely HG/SS, but I am thinking of doing a companion piece about those six months, if anyone is interested (I know, not you Shem.*Hears Shem all the way from Australia muttering in a drunken stupor about deranged pretty boys*
PotionsMistressM : Evil, moi? you majored in drama? you would never know *coughs* drama queen *coughs* only joking mate *smiles winningly*
Nat : Thanks very much!!
Fish : Oh yes, I go to Southend at least twice a year, walk up the pier, get drunk, y’no the sort of thing. I used to go a lot more when I lived in London. My first tattoo was a long stemmed rose entwined with two hearts on my right shoulder (what? I was sixteen, the legal age then!) the second was a Celtic rose and design on my left shoulder (yes I like roses!!) my third was the Chinese symbol of friendship at the top of my right arm and my fourth was a dolphin on the inside of my right calf (That one hurt like a bitch, I could feel it right up my shin bone!!) I am going for my fifth one tomorrow, I’ll keep you posted!! Oh and ask Santa if I can have an Alan for Crimbo too!! All the best to the saucepans, the are sounding a lot better!!

My muse still hasn’t returned (probably off whoring herself to some other innocent writer!) So my wonderful beta Zephyr has agreed to step in and rescue me. I’ll let you know!!
Kisses
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