All the way

Hermione sighed and held on to Severus. Who knew that a man that looked so confident was actually so insecure and in need of attention and love?

Even though she should, Hermione couldn\'t hate him for what he had done earlier. She thought herself stupid and silly for loving him. How could you love some one who could have killed you? Hermione didn\'t understand.

Suddenly there was the sound of floo and Severus and Hermione jumped apart as Mrs. Weasley and Ginny stepped though the fire.

\"Hermione! Severus!\" Mrs. Weasley plonked some bags on the table, \"What are you doing here? Not that I mind of course.\"

\"Oh,\" Hermione gave Severus a quick smile, he looked nervous, \"We thought we should come and visit you before the term starts; we moved into the castle today.\"

\"Ah wow!\" Ginny said as she sat down opposite them, \"So are you two still gonna be friends? Or are you getting sick of each other?\"

Hermione laughed, \"No, there are some things that people do together and in the end they can\'t help but like each other.\" She nudged Severus slightly.

She smiled as he rolled his eyes, but she could see the amused sparkle that lay there. Mrs. Weasley brought over cups of tea and they sat having a chat about what Hermione would be like as a teacher.

Mrs. Weasley had faith in her, as did Severus, but Ginny just laughed hysterically, saying that she could imagine Hermione in bat robes like Severus\'.

Finally, the clock above the fire chimed 8 and Mr. Weasley apperated into the kitchen making every one jump. Hermione and Severus said there good bye and flooed back to Hermiones rooms.

She immediately noticed that some one had put the doors back on and cleaned up the dust and splinters. House elves no doubt. Hermione took off her coat and draped it over the back of the sofa.

She was just deciding whether to have a shower, when two hands landed on her shoulder and trailed down her arms. When they reached her waist, they snaked under her arms and held her about the middle. She sighed and leaned back into Severus tall, warm frame.

\"I\'m tired,\" she told him, \"I\'m going to bed, see you in the morning.\"

Hermione tried to move, but Severus held her tight. She gave a heavier sigh and tried to pry the long fingers that entwined over her stomach.

\"Severus...\" She said quietly.

\"Do you mean it? Will I see you in the morning?\" He murmured against her ear.

\"Of course you will,\" She turned in his arms to look into his eyes, \"If you don\'t believe me you can come and check on me in the night.\" She joked. \"If I’m not up by 9 come and find me, ok?\"

\"Ok, I will,\" He lowered his lips to hers quickly muttered good night and swooped from the room.

Hermione walked into her bedroom and pulled a silk night dress out of a draw. She quickly stripped and threw it over her head, then crawled under the heavy covers of her king-sized bed. Sleep came quickly to her.

Hermione was standing in an empty room. It had yellow walls, ceiling and floor. Looking down, she was wearing a red bikini. She walked forward and knelt. The floor was made of sand, warm from the heat of the sun that was not there.

Hearing foot steps, Hermione turned around. A man was walking cautiously towards her. He was wearing a white shirt, the sleeves rolled up to his elbows, and black bottoms. He didn\'t have a face, but she felt she knew him.

Hermione lowered herself onto her back and waited for the mystery man to get nearer. She watched as he got closer and closer; he was omitting an auror of care and tenderness.

Slowly, he sat down next to Hermione and reached out a gentle hand. It came to rest on her stomach, caressing it softly. It moved up the side of her body to her face, touching her cheek lovingly.

Gaining consciousness, Hermione realized that there really was some one touching her cheek. Sleepily, she opened her eyes to see liquid black staring at her. Hermione let out a sigh. It was only Severus.

She squinted up at him, \"Severus? What...\" She cleared her hoarse throat, \"What time is it? What are you doing in here?\"

\"It\'s 1 in the morning,\" He replied quietly, \"I couldn\'t sleep... alone.\"

Taking the hint, Hermione budged to the other side of the bed and flipped the covers over, \"Come on then.\" She watched as Severus slid in next to her and pulled the covers up around them, \"Good night Severus.\" She said turning over.

Two arms circled her waist and pulled her into a warm body, \"Good night Hermione.\" He whispered in her ear.

Severus didn\'t sleep for a long while. He held Hermione close and listened to her steady breathing. If he had tried, he could have fallen asleep but he just wanted to be with his princess for another night.

He hoped that he had changed her mind about leaving, but she hadn\'t said anything that gave her decision away. If she did leave, he would go after her and bring her back himself; he had fallen too far to let her leave.

Working one of his lags in between hers, Severus felt Hermione move back into his chest. He inhaled, the smell of jasmine from her hair filling his senses. He sighed and increased his grip on her. She was stuck with him now.

As Hermiones senses became awake, she became aware of something warm and soft placing a slight pressure on the pulse in her throat. She shifted, groggily, but sighed at the tingling sensation it left as it moved down.

\"Severus...\" Hermione groan quietly, \"What are you doing?\"

\"Saying...\" His kissed her shoulder, \"good... morning...\"

\"As nice as it is,\" Hermione turned over and smiled at him, \"we do have other things to do.\"

\"Mmmm,\" He growled into her shoulder. Severus grazed the skin with his teeth and then kissed it; Hermione shivered.

\"Severus,\" Hermione warned, \"Up, now.\"

He hooked one of his legs over hers and rubbed his arousal against her thigh, \"I am,\" he grinned before he claimed her mouth. A delicious fire sparked deep in Hermione stomach as Severus twisted his tongue with hers.

Hermione touched his face gently, tracing from his ear to his chin. As much as Hermione was enjoying this, she had to end it before she became too aroused and couldn\'t start planning her lessons. She pulled away.

\"Severus,\" She panted, \"I have lessons to plan...\"

\"I\'ve finished them already.\" He told her as he raised himself on an elbow and gazed down at her with fiery eyes, \"how long until the brats come back?\"

\"Five days...\" Hermione said.

\"Five free days,\" He corrected her as he bent down again. Hermione smiled just as their lips met again. Severus trailed his hand from her neck to her hip, making her shiver.

Suddenly the fire opposite the bed roared into life. Severus and Hermione sat bolt upright. Minerva\'s face appeared in the flames. Her eyes went wide as she saw them together, but Hermione cleared her throat.

\"I\'m... um, sorry if I’m interrupting, but I think you should know that Harry and his lot have found out about Severus. They\'re coming down and they\'re quite angry.

\"His lot? Do you mean Ron?\" Hermione asked.

\"No... I don\'t think I should tell you... I’m not the right person,\" She frowned, \"I think he\'s really angry though, so I thought that I should warn you.\"

\"Thanks Minerva.\" Hermione said as she moved to the side of the bed. Minerva disappeared from the fire.

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Minerva pulled her head out of the fire in her office and rushed out of the door. She had always had a feeling that Hermione and Severus had a thing going on and from what she had just seen, it was true.

She flew through the castle and skidded to a stop outside the hospital wing. Eyes gleaming with excitement, Minerva bustled through the double doors and to Poppy\'s office. She found the medi-witch sitting at her desk, looking rather bored.

\"Poppy!\" she clapped her hands together in delight, \"We were right, we were right! I flooed Hermione\'s bedroom this morning and Severus was in her bed, with her!\"

The other witch screamed like a teenager, \"Were they... you know...?\"

\"Yes,\" Minerva informed her, \"He was above her and they were kissing!\"

\"Kissing! Do you think they have gone all the way?\" Poppy beamed.

\"Well if they haven\'t already, they were going to! Aawww, don\'t you think they are so good for each other?\"

\"Oh yes, they are like two pea\'s in a pod. So cute!\" Poppy gestured for Minerva to sit down, \"And he\'s only been out of Azkaban... what? ... A week at the most. It\'s brilliant! Do you think they will get married?\"

\"That\'s going a bit far isn\'t it?\" Minerva frowned. Poppy had always been her partner in crime -if there was any thing going on, they would make it their mission to find out- but she did go over the top with the gossip some times.

\"No, when has Severus ever done anything by halves? Why should this time be any different?\" Poppy reasoned.

Minerva nodded, \"But I don\'t think Harry was too happy when he found out. I don\'t know who told him about the appeal and Severus staying with Hermione, but he didn\'t take it well.\"

They sat in silence for a while. Then Minerva\'s excited gleam appeared again.

\"And you\'ll never guess what the famous Harry Potter\'s gone and done now...\"

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In record time, Hermione and Severus were dressed and awaiting the arrival of the whirl wind named Harry Potter and \'his lot\'; who ever they were.

Severus watched as Hermione paced nervously in front of her sofa. Finally she turned to him.

\"I think you should wait in your rooms and let me handle it; if you\'re here when he comes, it will only make things ten times worse.\"

\"Ok, but if you need any help...\" He knew she was right; his presence would only make the situation more intense.

Hermione jumped violently at a quiet knock on the door. Silently, she ushered him into his own living room and shut the heavy door. Quickly, Severus cast a spell; the wall that joined his living room with Hermiones became invisible from his side. He levitated his sofa in front of the wall and sat down to watch.

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Hermione took a deep breath and opened the door. She gasped as something hit her in the stomach, winding her. Harry stood opposite her. Thankfully, he didn\'t look angry, only disappointed.

As she caught her breath, Hermione looked down when she heard a small voice.

\"Auntie \'Mione!\"

A small form was hugging her tightly. She looked back up at Harry. He smiled apologetically.

\"Lily,\" He said in a stern voice, \"Let go, so we can go inside.\"

The body let Hermione go and she stepped to the side. Harry ushered a little girl into the living room. The girl had to be about four; she had long, black, messy hair and Harry’s green eyes.

Hermione shut the door and the little girl named Lily ran over to attach herself to Hermione again.

\"Ok Harry,\" Hermione said as she moved, awkwardly, to sit on the sofa next to her friend, \"Spill, now.\"

He looked sheepish as Lilly clambered onto Hermiones lap.

\"Well, from the beginning, when me and Ron moved to America, we had a bet. We wanted to see which one of us could get laid first.\" He explained and had the decency to blush a little, \"With in the first week abroad, I won. A week later, the witch turned up at my flat. She was pregnant...\"

Silently, Hermione pointed to Lily, who was playing with Hermione hair. Harry nodded.

\"I gave her some money and she left. Last night, the witch’s mother came to the flat, with Lily. The woman had died and in her will she had said that Lily had to come to me. So I took her in, I thought \'yeah, me and Ron can look after her and teach her magic, it\'ll be cool\'. We flooed the Weasleys to tell them and show then how much she looked like me, but Ginny let it slip about you helping Snape.\"

\"Now, listen Hermione, I am not mad at you.\" He said clearly, \"I just wished that you had told me. When I first heard I was a bit angry, but then I thought that you\'re clever and if you think he\'s innocent then that must be right, right?\"

\"I am so sorry Harry, but I thought you would hate me...\" Hermione said.

\"I could never hate you... Any way, Ron went mad. He completely lost it. I don\'t want us to fall out over this, so I need some time to talk to Ron, to give him my undivided attention. I don\'t want Lily hearing about the war and Voldemort. I want us to tell her when the time is right, all of us together. So... I have come here to ask if Lily could... you know... stay with you?\"

Hermione looked at the little girl. She was adorable. Obviously she had heard what Harry asked.

\"Please Auntie \'Mione! Then you can tell me about when you were a cat!\" She smiled brightly.

\"When I said she might have to come and stay with you, she wanted to know about you, so I told her about the Polyjuice potion.\" Harry explained.

\"I would, but do you think Minerva would let me while I’m teaching-\" Hermione started.

\"I went to see her before coming and she said that would just have to give Snape more classes.\" He shrugged.

\"Who\'s Snape?\" Lilly asked, blinking up at Hermione. Hermione looked over to Harry, who nodded for her to go ahead.

\"His name is Severus. He\'s a friend of mine and he used to teach me and your dad here at Hogwarts.\" She smiled at Lily who was listening intently, \"When your dad goes, you can come and meet him,\" She looked up at Harry, \"If that’s alright with your dad?\"

Harry nodded, \"I\'ve heard that you spend a lot of time with him, so it’s ok with me, but I don\'t want him snapping at her or anything.\" He warned, \"Keep him in line; I’ve heard you\'re good at that.\"

\"Oh please let me stay! I want to meet him real really bad!\" Lilly rocked on Hermione lap.

Hermione sighed, \"Alright, if Minerva has said yes, then I say yes.\"

\"WOW!\" The black haired girl flung her arms around Hermione neck and hugged her tightly. Hermione smiled and hugged her back.

\"Talking of Minerva,\" Hermione frowned from over Lily\'s shoulder, \"she said that you were really angry.\"

Harry chuckled, \"You know what she\'s like, always over exaggerating.\"

\"So,\" Hermione smiled, \"are you ok? With me and Severus being friends?\"

\"Hermione, if you and Severus, “He mimicked her voice as he said the name, \"want to be friends, I don\'t care. I was only upset that you thought you couldn\'t tell us. Well, I suppose you thought that I would react like Ron...\"

\"I\'m sorry, I know I should have told you but yes, I did know that Ron would go off and I thought that you would go with him...\"

Harry smiled as Lily let go of Hermiones neck, \"I better go now. I don\'t know how long she will be here, but I’ll try and make Ron see sense quick.\"

\"Don\'t worry,” Hermione stroked Lily\'s hair, \"We\'ll have fun.\" She lifted Lily off her lap and followed Harry to the door.

\"I knew I could count on you Hermione,\" He kissed her cheek, \"Thanks, I have a feeling that your one of those people who is naturally good with kids; you\'ll get along great. Just please don\'t let Snape get on her case.\"

\"I\'m sure he\'ll be fine with her,\" Hermione looked over her shoulder and then back at Harry, \"She\'s lovely, you\'re very lucky to have her.\"

\"I know,\" Harry smiled, \"I better go, Ron was passed out when I left. See ya.\"

Hermione watched as Harry walked up the corridor and out of sight. She had always wanted children and now she was a type of auntie. It had all happened so fast.

Hermione looked down as a small hand tugged on her denim skirt. Lilly smiled up at her. Bending down, Hermione lifted Lily up. She was small for her age and wrapped her arms around Hermione neck and her legs around Hermiones waist.

\"Well, Lily, what do you want to do now?\" She asked.

\"I want you to tell me who he is.\" She pointed over Hermiones shoulder, into the room. Hermione turned to see Severus leaning in the door way between the living rooms.

\"Oh,\" Hermione put Lily down and shut the door, \"This is Severus.\"

Hermione watched with baited breath as Lily walked cautiously towards Severus. He watched her with an emotionless face. Finally Lily was standing right in front of him. She held out her tiny hand.

\"Hello Severus.\" She said. Hermione smiled as he took her hand and shook it lightly.

\"Good day Miss Potter.\" He said quite sincerely; only Hermione could hear the amusement in his voice.

Hermione walked over to them, \"Severus, were you listening?\" He nodded. \"So then you\'ll know that this, “She put her hand on Lily\'s head, \"is my new guest.\"

\"Indeed.\" He said.

\"Will you try and forget who her father is while she\'s here; I don\'t want to fall out with Harry again. Just... act like she\'s mine, because she will be while she\'s in the castle and my rooms.\"

\"Ok,\" He held his hand up, \"As far as I’m concerned she\'s yours.\"

\"Can you tell me about being a cat now?\" Lily cut through there conversation.

\"Yes,\" Severus smirked, \"I would love to know that story Miss Granger.\"

Hermione smiled and they all went to sit on the sofa. Lily jumped onto Hermiones lap and Severus scowled; he sat in the opposite corner.

\"Well,\" Hermione started, \"When I was in my second year her at school, me, your dad and your uncle Ron needed a special potion to change us into other people,\" Lily\'s smile grew, \"And because I was the cleverest person, I had to make it. So do you know what I did?\"

\"No. Tell me!\" Lily gasped.

Hermione looked up at Severus, \"I had to borrow some ingreadiece from Severus. He was my potions teacher at the time.\"

Lily turned and crawled over to Severus.

\"Was she a good girl?\" She asked him.

\"Now that depends what you mean by good. Do you mean was she well behaved, or do you mean was she clever?\" He asked her.

\"I mean both.\" Lily said eagerly.

\"To answer your question, yes, she was a good girl.\" He raised his eyebrows at Hermione quickly.

\"Good.\" The little girl said happily and got back on Hermione lap, \"What happened with the potion?\"

\"Well, when you have the potion you have to add a hair of the person that you want to be but it\'s not allowed to be animal hair, or it goes wrong. I put three hairs in and the three of us took the potions. Your dad and Uncle Ron became two boys that we knew, but the hair that I put in my drink was a cat, so I turned into one. I had to stay in the hospital wing for a week or two.\"

\"Wow! Can you make me a cat!\" Lily asked excitedly.

Hermione heard Severus snort in suppressed laughter.

\"No,\" Hermione told her, \"but I could give you a tail.\"

\"Oh yes please!\" The girl clapped her hands.

\"Alright, I’ll go and get my wand. Stay here.\" Hermione got up and left the room

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Severus had watched as Hermione told the story to the excited child. For a moment, it did look like a mother talking to her child. It set Severus thinking, what would it be like to have a family of his own? And more importantly, what would it be like to have a family with Hermione?

It was possible that she was pregnant already; they hadn\'t used conticeptive potions or charms. Hermione was good with kids, that was obvious, and the thought that she could be carrying his child was... overwhelming.

Lily was practically bouncing with excitement, apparently she found Hermione amazing as well. Soon, Hermione came back into the room.

Severus wasn\'t really listening to what they were saying, but in no time Lily had a tail and she was rolling around on the floor with Hermione. They were laughing and playing for hours. Finally, Hermione popped up from the back of the sofa.

\"Severus...\" She panted, \"I need some lunch... can you get her... off of me...\" She looked like she was about to say more, but a mass of messy black hair leaped on her, tackling her to the floor.

Chuckling, Severus stood up and rounded the sofa. He grabbed the giggling girl from off of Hermione and she wrapped her legs around his waist.

Laughing, Hermione got up and straightened her clothes. She checked her watch.

\"We could go to the Great Hall if you want?\" She asked.

\"That’s fine with me,\" He agreed, \"What about you, Miss Potter?\"

\"Daddy said that you would show me the magic ceiling.\" She told them.

\"Then that\'s what we will do,\" Hermione said as she opened the door to the corridor. Severus tried to put Lily down but she wouldn\'t move, \"Lily, why don\'t you come here, I’ll carry you up.\"

\"Ok,\" She said simply as she jumped down from Severus. She ran over to Hermione and was lifted into her arms.

Severus watched as Hermione took the little girl out into the corridor.

\"Come on uncle Sev!\" He heard from up ahead as he left the room. If some one had called him \'uncle Sev\' he would have hexed them, four years old or not, but the thought that he could have a family one day in the future had settled calm over him that no amount of names could destroy.

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Only Minerva was left in the Great Hall when Hermione carried Lily in with Severus striding behind. She was so happy that Severus was being not just civil, but nice to Lily. She couldn\'t help but wonder what he would be like as a father.

She imagined him to be firm, but loving. She imagined him to be brilliant.

\"I see Harry found you.\" Minerva said as they sat down at the small round table.

\"Yeah,\" Hermione smiled, \"He said that you said it was ok that Lily stayed with me.\"

\"I did. So...\" Minerva smiled \"did you tell him about you and Severus?\"

Hermione and Severus choked on their drinks; Lily laughed at them.

\"Minerva -\"

\"Don\'t lie to me Severus. I saw you two this morning kiss-\"

\"Minerva!\" Hermione jerked her head towards Lily who was listening intently. She could feel herself blushing. Gods, Minerva and Poppy had probably been gossiping about them all day.

They ate in silence after Lily had finished admiring the ceiling.

\"Lily, do you want to come and see Hagrid with me?\" Minerva asked suddenly.

\"Who\'s Hagrid?\" Lilly looked up at Hermione.

\"He\'s a half giant -\"

\"Giant! Oh please can I go with Auntie Minerva, \'Mione!\" The girl pleaded.

\"Yes, I think Hagrid would love the company.\" Severus pressed.

Hermione sighed theatrically, \"Ok, you can go.\"

\"YEAH!\" Lily clapped her hands and jumped up. Minerva stood and took the girls hand, leading her out of the hall.

\"She\'s quite something.\" Hermione said as she finished her coffee.

\"That she is.\" Severus said as he stood and offered her his arm.

Hermione put her hand on his arm and allowed Severus to take her down to the dungeons.

\"What do you want to do now?\" She asked as they entered his living room.

Severus pulled her against him, \"I can think of a few things...\"

He captured her lips while one hand pressed the small of her back to keep her to him and the other tangled in her hair. Hermione ran her hands up his chest and over his shoulders.

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Severus shivered as Hermiones nails grazed his scalp deliciously. The little mewing sound that she was making was going straight to his groin. He pulled her backwards towards his bedroom.

He shut the door behind them and pushed Hermione up against the wood. He moved down to suck and kiss the silky skin of her neck. She moaned and pushed into him. He moved his hand down and worked it under her skirt. Moving the wet material aside, he found that she was so ready for him.

He teased her clit with his thumb and then thrust two fingers into her. She whimpered and thrashed her head from side to side. Her eyes were burning beautifully as Severus pulled his hand away and moved them to the bed.

He waved his hand and their clothes disappeared. Severus growled and leaped on the perspiring woman panting on the silver sheets. He kissed her soundly as he positioned himself between her legs.

\"Severus...\" Hermione mewed. The view of the woman under him was too much for Severus and he pushed into her. He felt her walls convulse around him as he started to stroke strongly in and out, jerking the small witch that was crying out in pleasure.

Severus bent down and sucked her hard nipple into his mouth. Hermione arched up into him.

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As Severus\' thrusts became more erratic, Hermione could feel the pleasure bubble growing inside her. She wrapped her legs around his waist and pushed herself up so that he was buried deeper and deeper with each stroke.

She looked up. His black eyes were like hot liquid tar.

\"Mine...\" She heard him groan from above her. The emotion and possessiveness in his hoarse voice was the needle that burst her bubble. She screamed out his name as her walls held tightly to his shaft and she trembled under him. After a few more thrusts, Severus followed her, shooting his cum deep with in her small body.

He collapsed on her panting and then rolled over, pulling her into his chest. Some how, Severus managed to get the cover out from under them and pull it over their shivering forms.

He put his arms around her and kissed her temple. Hermione sighed and snuggled into his chest, hearing the thudding of his heart under her ear. She sighed as he stroked her hair soothingly and sleep crept through her body.