Desperately

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Chapter 7- The Bad Touch


Professor Sprout was going on and on about something or other but Hermione was too distracted to pay attention. She stood looking at the plump teacher and nodded her head when she would catch, out of the corner of her eye, Neville or someone else nod in agreement. She had gotten another letter this morning saying that he would be coming for her soon, but how soon? She chewed on her bottom lip, she knew countless spells to draw from if the occasion called for it but she had no clue as to what this other person could do, how powerful they could be. She looked out of the green-house and frowned, then with her index finger and thumb, pinched the bridge of her nose. Ron, who was sitting next to her, touched her shoulder and she looked up seeing his face plastered in concern.


"You alright 'mione?"


She smiled weakly at him and nodded her head.


"Yeah Ron don't worry it's just a headache. With NEWT's closing in I've gone into overdrive, maybe I'll take a break from studying tonight and just relax in my room."


"Finally taking your friends' advice 'aye," he smiled and rubbed her shoulder once before dropping his hand and looking back to where Professor Sprout and Neville, who she had called up for some assistance, were going over the different locations of where one might find Mooncalf dung. Soon a bell rang throughout Greenhouse #7 and the students grabbed their things, heading out to other classes. Hermione walked up stone steps and headed to her Charms class, on the way she smiled when she caught sight of Professor Snape and his billowing robes as he came out of the corridor that led to the dungeons. He didn't notice her as he rushed off down the hall, she smiled as she watched his delicious backside, all thoughts left her mind that moment as she stood ogling her teacher-- former, in a couple months time-- stated the little voice inside her head. She smacked her hand against her forehead and groaned, damn she was letting her lust for the Potions Master get in the way of more important things. She sighed then walked into the Charms classroom and took her seat near the front of the class, pulling out her book and notes. Students soon started to file in and a light flashed in front of her eyes, she glanced over towards the door and saw a Ravenclaw girl had just come inside, a bit of silver was pinned to her outer robes, the light bouncing off it as she moved to a desk. Hermione leaned forward in her seat and sqiunted her eyes a little to try and make out what it was, she gasped, it was the same pin she had seen not to long ago in Hogsmeade. The Ravenclaw turned at the sound and one of her eyebrows rose in a questioning gesture before she found a seat. At the look Hermione's attenion soon changed over when Lavender Brown walked into the room and took a seat behind her. She was talking to Parvati, who had latched onto Lavender-- even more so than before-- when her sister was killed in the war against Voldemort. She was always going on and on about boys and fashion, so this conversation was no different than any other, except Hermione had caught the boy or rather man's name.


"Are you serious Lavender?" Parvati asked shocked at her friends confession.


"I didn't stutter did I and keep your voice down." Lavender whispered back. "Professor Snape is mine, I have a full proof plan of seduction, there is no way he is going to be able to resist me."


"Lavender you need to go see Pomfrey," Parvati placed the back of her hand on Lavendar's forehead, searching for a fever. Lavender swept her hand away and scowled at Parvati.


"It's not as if I'm in love with him or anything, there is no way anybody could love that sorry excuse for a wizard, I just want to see if he would be a good lay. Really it's not as if he can resist this, no man can." She smirked as she waved a hand over her body and winked.


"Why? what? how? huh?" Parvati managed to stutter out.


"I'm not going to give you the details but by the end of term Snape is as good as mine." She smiled and proceeded to get her things out and Parvati followed suit.


Hermione scowled and the quill in her hand split in two, jealousy spread through her body like a fire that couldn't be controlled, at what the little twit had said. Only wanted him for a good lay? Sorry excuse for a wizard? Uggh, the stupid girl, couldn't she see all the good qualities Severus had not to mention he was one of the finest wizards that there was, he sacrificed so much for the order, for everyone. She calmed herself and grabbed a spare quill from her bag-- breathe in, breahe out-- she counted to ten and tried to focus on what Professor Flitwick was saying. That little tart wasn't going to get away with this...hmm, she furrowed her brow and started to write some names out on the piece of parchment in front of her...she needed to divert Lavender's attentions from Severus, which would be difficult given what she had heard of the girl's reputation.

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Severus hurried along the corridors and down to Dumbledore's office, he had gotten Filch to watch over his class and told the lot of them to write an essay about the Felix Felicis potion. After receiving a letter from a former Death Eater and friend telling him of a interesing visit he had had not to long ago, by Lucius Malfoy. Severus came to a halt when he reached the gargoyle and scowled remembering this weeks password.


He mumbled the damn words and the gargoyle slid back, allowing him entrance to the hidden stairs, he went quickly and was soon knocking on the old oak door.


"Come in Severus."


Snape walked through the door, closed it, then took his wand out putting up a silencing charm on the room. Albus raised an eyebrow and nodded to one of the winged chairs in front of his desk.


"Severus, I take it something imporant has come up." he stated rather than questioned.


"Albus I received a rather troublesome letter only moments ago from Mason Withercraft, do you recall him?"


"What does he say?" Albus said, frowning slightly.


"He was visited a couple nights ago by Lucius Malfoy, who apparently, is tracking down the remaining Death Eaters who are still loyal to Voldemort." Albus gave Severus a rather skeptical look.


"Mason is rather trustworthy, not to mention a...friend. He was the only other besides myself who first went against Voldemort, while I stayed on to spy for the order, he stayed on to obtain information for me that I could not at certain Death Eater rallies." Albus nodded his head and the worry left his face, he then questioned the young man in front of him.


"What else did this visit entail?"


"He has written that Lucius is going around trying to round up some of the few supporters that are left. Apparently Lucius did not tell him why but he gave him a small silver pin and said that he would contact him through it. Giving him an ultimatum to join him or suffer the same fate as the late Lord Voldemort." Severus' hand went into a small pocket on the front of his frock coat and pulled a small silver pin from its confines. He handed the trinket to Albus, the old man studied it for a moment before Severus spoke again.


"It could quite possibly be a portkey but I have not had anytime to check it over for any spells or charms. Withercraft has also informed me in his letter that he is ready and willing to turn into a spy if need be."


Albus moved the small trinket over and over in his fingers, glancing at it from all sides, it was just as Miss Granger had described earlier in the week. The phoenix fighting for breath as the snakes coiled dangerously around the bird. Albus looked back up towards Severus, then at the small pin again, speaking slowly.


"There is a concealment charm on here, a strong one. Severus have you talked to Draco yet?"


"Yes Albus, after confronting the boy he informed me that he had found the pins on the street and thought to make some money buy selling them, I dismissed it as such."


"Hmm, Severus would you mind retrieving Miss Granger from Charms class. I wish to speak to her again about what she witnessed in Hogsmeade." Severus nodded and moved for the door.


He made quick time and slowly opened the door to the Charms classroom, he scanned the room and caught sight of Hermione in the front row. She was biting her lip and scowling as she jotted notes down. Severus cleared his throat and stepped out of the shadows, the students turned their attention to the door and some leaned down in their chair trying to hide from his view. Flitwick smiled in his direction.


"Ahh Professor Snape how can I help you young man?"


Severus scowled at how the small man adressed him and walked forward, hands clasped behind him.


"Professor Flitwick, the Headmaster has requested the presence of Miss Granger, I am to escort her to his office."


Everyone in the classroom whipped there head to look in Hermione's direction, she looked back at the faces, then hurried to get her things together. As she got up and headed to where Snape was standing she glanced a look at Lavender and saw a small smile on her face directed right at the Potions Master. Another shot of jealousy coursed through her as Snape led the way out of the classroom, holding the door open for Hermione to pass. They walked next to each other in silence down the corridor, Hermiones head was full of thoughts. What did Dumbledore want? Did it have something to do with the school? Why does Severus have to look so good in his robes? How much time would it take to undo all those buttons? What if she couldn't stop Lavender? She frowned and pursed her lips, then gasped as another thought crossed her mind. What if Severus actually went willingly into Lavender's arms? It wasn't as if females were coming by Hogwarts knocking down doors begging for a good lay from the ill-natured Potions Master. She couldn't see how they weren't either though. Did the war turn witches dumb and blind, she had to wonder? Although the gods had not blessed him with classical good looks he was handsome in his own right. Hermione, herself, was fighting the urge to push him into one of the dark alcoves, but told herself she could wait until later to have her wicked way with him. She glanced at him and smiled when she caught him looking at her, before she looked straight ahead and wondered what the Headmaster could need.


Severus tried to keep his eyes in front of him, but it was no use as he glanced her way out of the corner of his eye. Her face was drawn together in anger then quickly turned to worry and then curiousity as they turned down the corridor that led to the Headmaster's office. She suddenly glanced his way and a smile slowly spread across her face, they neared the door the gargoyle guarded and Severus prayed she would know the password so he wouldn't have to say it again. They stopped at the statue, he cast a glance at her and cleared his throat-- silence-- the stone face stared back at them.


"Umm, Professor Snape are you going to say the password?"


Severus closed his eyes for a moment, mentally cursing the old coot and his ridiculous passwords. He opened his eyes and grumbled out the password, the gargoyle didn't budge.


"I think you need to say it a little louder."


"Fluffy Bunnies." Severus forced out and the gargoyle moved to the side to reveal the stairs. Hermione stiffled a laugh at his obvious discomfort with this week's password, Severus stalked up the stairs, leaving her to follow in his wake, while she tried to hold the laughter at bay. Severus opened the old door, closing it as Hermione made her way inside and set herself in one of the old chairs in front of Dumbledore's desk, the Headmaster gave her a warm smile.


"Ahh Miss Granger would you care for a lemon drop?"


"No thank you Headmaster." she smiled and held another laugh as Dumbledore offered one to Severus, who gave him a sour look.


"Miss Granger I need to ask you to re-tell the information you overheard about the pins that day in Hogsmeade?" As he asked his hand moved over and grabbed the small trinket, holding it up for her to see. Hermione's eyes went wide and she let out a silent gasp.


"May I Headmaster?" Dumbledore nodded and dropped the little pin in Hermione's upturned hand. She studied it for a moment before the Headmaster spoke again.


"Miss Granger?"


"Oh...I'm so sorry Headmaster, yes...hmm...Draco said that to release the information you needed a password. Each one is set to a specific password that only the owner knows."


"Hmm, Severus, did Withercraft mention anything about a password in his letter?"


Severus reached into his pants pocket and retrieved the letter, opening it and scanning the contents once again. He frowned and shook his head slightly.


"Hmm, was there anything else Miss Granger?"


"Oh yes, umm, Draco told the others that when they saw a red light coming off the pin they were to say their password and would be given information on a meeting place."


Dumbledore nodded and reached out his hand to take back the small gadget and asked Hermione to wait outside. She smiled and turned to leave brushing up against Severus' right arm as she went. Severus stilled and waited until he heard the door click before sitting down and scowling at the damn twinkle he could see in the old man's eyes. Albus let out a slight chuckle and chose to ignore the glare he received.


"Severus send a reply back to Mr. Withercraft accepting his offer. Tell him to rely any information he gets back to you, never to make contact with Hogwarts or myself. Oh and don't forget to return this to him."


"Of course Albus."


Albus handed him the small pin and he placed it in his pocket. Severus turned and started for the door when he was stopped again by the older wizard, he turned slightly, waiting for him to speak.


"Oh and Severus if you wouldn't mind could you escort Miss Granger back to her class."


Severus nodded and made his way out of the office, upon exiting he turned to Hermione.


"Come."


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Hermione finished her dinner in the Great Hall rather quickly so for the next thirty minutes or so she sat reading over some notes and marking new ones as she sat with two books open in front of her. As selfish as it was she didn't wanted to spend much time on doing research tonight, her mind was focused on something far more pleasurable. She glanced up to the grandfather clock that sat in the far corner of the hall by the head table then slowly moved her eyes over the table and towards the man who would hopefully give her those pleasrues. Severus, like herself, was hunched over a book reading, a coffee cup and plate with what looked like toast sitting off to the side. He frowned then pulled from his robes a piece of folded parchment and scanned over it before going back to his book, the scowl disappearing. She smiled and went back to her book only to be disurbed by a loud crack followed by the most horrid smell. She quickly covered her nose with her sleeve and looked a little ways down the table to where Dennis and Colin Creevey were waving their arms about trying to make the smoke from a dungbomb dissipate. Some students were groaning while others laughed and smiled while they covered their noses as the stench of fish heads and rotted eggs hit their noses. Dumbledore was at the Head table with a smile on his face as he slowly took out his wand saying a charm to get rid of the smell and smoke. She looked back to where Severus was sitting with an even deeper scowl on his face at the disturbance. His eyes made their way down the table to meet hers, his scowl slowly melted and in it's place a smirk appeared, Hermione shivered slightly and uncovered her nose to reveal her own small smile directed back at him. She quickly gathered her books and turned to her friends saying a short goodbye, she could still smell the rotted food from the dungbomb on her clothes and she was in desperate need of a shower before she went down to the dungeons.


Severus caught her eye after the Creevey brothers dungbomb incident and he could feel his scowl fade as she smiled at him. Her eyes twinkled as she smiled at him then she picked up her belongings and left. Alone. He almost growled, hadn't Albus told her not to long ago to always have someone by her side just in case. Severus waved his hand over his research notes banishing them to his office. He left the table and headed to the side door located just behind and to the right of the staff table. It didn't take long to catch up with her as his long legs carried him to her struggling form. Her bags were overstuffed as it was and now she was fumbling slightly under the books she carried in her arms. She was unaware that anybody was in the same corridor as her let alone following her and Severus filled with anger. It would have been so easy to stun her and take her without anyone being the wiser. His hand went to his wand and thought about teaching her a little lesson, but put a stop to that idea and told himself he would talk to her about her safety. Quietly coming up behind her, he cleared his throat, causing her to squeek in surprise, drop her books, and turn around wand in hand. He saw her relax and lower her wand when she realized who she was pointing it at.


"Professor Snape."


"Miss Granger." He looked around quickly then waved his hand over her books, which flew into his arms shortly afterward. Hermione reached out to take her books back when Severus started walking, still holding her books. She stood there with her mouth slightly open watching him head towards the dungeons with her books, she came out of her daze and jogged to catch up with him. They walked quietly down the corridors and stairs to reach his classroom. Hermione was still a little shocked that he was carrying her books for her, they were in the corridors anyone could have seen him but she doubted anyone would believe he had willingly been nice. Severus held the door open for her to pass after they had reached the dungeons, he closed the door behind him and silently lead her to a door at the opposite side of where the Potions storeroom was. She followed him and was surprised to see it was his office they had just entered. Severus walked up to his desk and placed her books on top, covering a few essays from his first years. He turned to her with a glare on his face and slowly crossed his arms over his chest. Hermione gave him a questioning look as she stood by the door, waiting for him to speak.


"I thought that the Headmaster made it quite clear you were to have somebody with you at all times." His voice almost shook with the anger he felt when he had found that she was vulnerable in the hallway. How many times she had probably put herself in that situation. If this someone had decided to come for her no one would have been the wiser until it was too late.


"Oh, umm...I guess it just slipped my mind after I talked with Dumbledore. I mean I have NEWT's to study for, then there's helping Ron and Harry study, researching this potion takes up quite a bit of my time, then there's this new problem that has just come up--" she grated the words out at the thought of Lavender and Severus together-- "and now there's this, us--" her hands swept between the both of them-- "I just really didn't think on asking someone to be my shadow. Besides I can take care of myself, I'm not completely defenseless."


Severus stared at her for a moment before he spoke again the anger still there.


"I am quite aware of your ability to defend yourself, wand or no wand." He sighed as her eyebrows drew together in question. "Draco came to me in his third year with a bloody nose and cursed up a right storm."


Hermione smiled at the memory but was brought back when she heard Severus' voice once more.


"However, it is still unwise of you to walk the corridors alone where anyone could disarm you and overpower you. No matter how good your right hook is. It would have been all to easy for me just now to Stupefy you and make my way out of the castle, you in tow."


Hermione glared at him but conceded and sighed. "I know, I just don't want to burden them with this. With Voldemort gone everybody is more relaxed and carefree. I don't want to take that away from them I just wa-- want this to all go away." Lowering her head, shoulders slumped, she fought back as tears begged to fall from her eyes. Severus walked around the desk and tilted her chin up with his index finger under her chim. Her eyes, chocolate eyes, were glossy and saddened as he stared into them.


"Hermione you have helped your friends countless times in their hours of need. Potter and Weasley are most likely forever in your debt for the excuses and help you gave them not only in your studies but also in the War. Not to mention that Longbottom has been able to pass my class because of your tutoring. I don't really think any of them would mind helping you with your troubles."


Severus dropped his hand when Hermione stood up straighter from the slightly hunched position she had been in.


"I know. I know but it...it seems so trivial for them to have to follow me arond. Just so I can use the loo without fear of some deranged person who wants to abduct me for Merlin knows what!"


Severus stood in thought for a moment before giving Hermione a rare smile.


"I believe I have a solution." That was all he said before he turned, grabbing her books and heading out of his office. Hermione quickly followed him out, across the classroom and into the Potions storeroom.


"Wait! What solution? What are you going to do? I'll be damned if I have some Slytherin lackey following me around all day!"


Hermione screamed at him from just inside the doorway. Signs of her sadness had disappeared only to be replaced by anger, Severus smirked and shook his head slightly.


"Foolish girl. I wouldn't trust any of those imbeciles with shining my shoes. I do however know of someone who would be willing and who I trust very much. As it is she has gotten me out of various...complications when I was in service as a spy to Voldemort."


Hermione could feel the jealousy start to rise up as he spoke of this woman, who he had such deep trust in.


"Well who is she then?"


Severus smiled at her tone, however he had to bite his cheek to stop from laughing outright with the look on her face.


"I will talk to her tonight and you will no doubt see her tomorrow morning, waiting outside your chambers."


Hermione stood with eyes glaring and arms crossed over her chest at the black-clad man before her, seriously contemplating hexing him. She knew he was right, but that didn't mean she had to be happy about it. His eyes never strayed from hers as she sighed in defeat and uncrossed her arms.


"Fine!" She stamped her foot on the ground and turned her attention to the papers and books littering the table. Sitting down, she grabbed some of her books and research notes from earlier, ignoring Severus, she began to work silently. The smile reappeared on his face at her glare and little outburst just now. It was disturbing how many times this girl had made him smile within the last week or so but whenever he thought of her a smile would just come to his face. He had been caught once by the werewolf at the staff table and when the wolf asked if he was actually smiling, he had glared in his diirection, then quipped back that he was only thinking of the day when Lupin would slip up in a lesson and the title of DADA Professor would be given to himself. Lupin had given him a look of disbelief before they both returned back to their meal. Severus sat down opposite her and began to go over the notes he had written earlier at dinner.


Hours had passed and Severus was looking over some of Hermione's notes, while he let an experimental base for the potion simmer. He was about to toss them aside when something caught his eyes. On the parchment he now held she had written out the names, possible locations, and properties of certain plants. In the second column he had found what she had written about a type of a rare flower known as Béni Amour, a small question mark was circled just above the name. He was vaguely familiar with the flower and remembered reading about it once in his yonger years, not really considering it to ever be important. Come to think of it the plant had no real uses other than a small ability to heal small wounds when properly cut and applied. He sat in thought for a moment before he caught sight of Hermione rubbing her neck while still bent over her notes, never stopping to complain, deeply immersed in the task at hand. Looking back to the notes laying on the table and then to his potion, a wave of his hand had everything cleared and stored away for another time. No more work, now he wanted to play. Silently he got up and walked around the table, standing behind her. He raised his hands to her neck and began to rub small circles with his thumbs.


Being in the same position for hours at a time was surely going to leave her neck in a permanent angle, Hermione groaned and rubbed at her aching neck not noticing when everything on the table vanished. Pale hands suddenly came into her peripheral vision and she jumped slightly at the contact when he began to massage her neck. Hermione leaned into his touch and moaned as her muscles started to relax. Severus moved his hands to her shoulders, still moving his thumbs in little circles as his fingers joined in and gently rubbed the stiffness away. Hermione leaned back as his hands worked magic on her aching muscles, she moaned at each stroke of his hands. His left hand moved her hair off to the left, over her shoulder, he leaned down to the junction between her neck and shoulder. His hands had stopped and came to a rest on her shoulders as he placed a gentle kiss on her neck. Her head fell back against his chest and she closed her eyes as his lips caressed her skin. His mouth travelled up her neck, her jaw, and made his way up to her ear. Lips closed over the small lobe of her ear, sucking on it gently. Her breaths grew short, her chest rose and fell rapidly with the beating of her heart at his tongue's assault on her earlobe. Severus smiled at the moans she was emitting, then began to lightly suck and lick a path back down to her neck. As his mouth moved over her skin, his hands slid down her arms slowly and came to a rest on top of her own, which were grasping the old oak table so hard her knuckles had turned white. Gently pulling her hands away from the table, he entwined his fingers with hers and crossed them in front of her, holding her securely to his chest. His mouth was still trailing kisses along her collarbone, neck, and jaw. Hermione whimpered and turned her head, whispering her demand.


"Ki--Kiss me."


He smiled against her neck and pulled back at hearing her breathless call. Without hesitation he took capture of her lips, she moaned and whimpered, while trying to get him to release her arms. Severus bit her bottom lip making her gasp in surprise, the moment her lips had parted he slipped his tongue into her mouth, caressing and probing the wet depths. Sliding her off the seat so she was standing upright, he moved forward slightly so she was trapped between the table and himself. He uncrossed their arms and he placed them back on the table top so she was now leaning over the table. He pulled back from the kiss and pressed her hands down onto the table.


"Stay."


Hermione nodded not really understanding what she was agreeing to, the assault on her lips had left her dazed and weak-kneed. She had never felt anything like the heat that was consuming her now, she was more than ready for him to rip off her panties and take possesion of her body. The thought startled her as she realized she had never wanted something so bad in her life. His mouth went back to moving over her neck and he sucked on the spot where her pulse lay while his hands drifted up her arms. They ran back up to her shoulders then he trailed them down the sides of her body, coming to rest on her hips. Hermione gasped and her head fell forward, away from his shoulder, when he grabbed her hips and pulled them against his. He rocked into her hips slowly, drawing a deep moan from her mouth as she felt his desire press against her ass, moving slowly in time with her hips as she bucked back against him. His head fell onto her back as his hips moved of there on volition, this woman was making him crazy, he was slowly reeling out of control. His left hand stayed on her hip-- holding her tight against him-- while his right hand went to the top of her skirt and slowly snaked it's way between her stomach and the soft material of her panties. His fingers brushed over her curls and he found them damp with her want. Lightly stroking her, he leaned over and placed his lips to her ear.


"Do you want me Hermione?" he whispered.


She panted and tried to form a sentence, so she nodded instead, words failing her.


"Tell me what you want me to do Hermione." His voice floated over her, almost blocked out by her little moans of satisfaction, as his long fingers caressed over her folds.


"I want...Oh God!" Severus slowly slipped his middle finger inside her, then pulled it out slowly.


"Hermione, what do you want?" He breathed against her ear, causing a shudder to run through her body.


"Ah...I want...please!" He smiled at her inability to, for once, form a coherent sentence as he slipped his finger back inside her slowly, over and over.


"Perhaps I should add a second finger." Hermione moaned and nodded her head.


"Yes...yes...ahh Severus!" She gasped out his name as his index finger pushed inside her as well, pumping her torturously slow. "More...faster!"


Severus pumped a little faster as Hermione moved her hips against his hand. In one swift motion Severus pulled his fingers out of her and from between her clothes, then turned her around and grasped her ass, lifting her onto the table. He put his hands under her skirt and grasped her underwear, "Up," she rose her hips off the table and soon was sitting bare assed on the cold, hard surface. Severus pocketed her panties in his trousers before claiming her lips in a bruising kiss. He stopped momentarily to pull off her Gryffindor tie, he tossed it to the ground and went to work on her white oxford shirt, while assaulting her mouth with his own. He pulled the offending material open and his hands came up to cup her breasts. His thumbs worked over her nipples, bringing them to hardened peaks as their tongues fought for dominance over the kiss. His thumbs rose over the silky material of her bra and he pulled it down freeing the mounds. Breaking away from the kiss he latched onto her right breast and suckled at the caramel colored nipples, his hands grasped her hips and pulled her so she was leaning back slightly. Severus swirled his tongue around her peak and gently bit down on the tip. Hermione moaned and wrapped her hands around his head holding him to her as the pleasure assaulted her. His mouth then attacked the other nipple, as she kept him held close to her chest. Slowly, Severus pulled away from her breasts and started to lay small kisses on her stomach, dipping his tongue slowly inside her naval as he went. Lower he went until he was kneeling on the ground, his eyes level with her sex. He grabbed her hips and pulled her closer to him, he brushed his fingers over her curls as she whimpered, arching her back. He leaned forward and placed a gentle kiss over her curls, the spicy scent of her desire drifted into his nose and he licked his lips tasting her. Hermione moaned and reached out, grabbing the back of Severus' head, pulling him closer to her, silently begging for him to give her the release she needed. Her head flung back when she felt his tongue run along the opening of her folds then push in completely. Her fingers fisted in his hair as she rolled her hips against his mouth, a low growl came from him. Severus grasped her thighs, spreading them farther apart, lapping at her as she bucked against him. His tongue stroked her clit over and over again, her breaths coming out shorter and faster with every swipe. When she felt two fingers enter her roughly she fell back onto her elbows, her hand falling away from the grasp she had on his head. Severus smiled against her as he pumped his fingers inside of her while sucking on the small nub. When he felt her inner walls clamp against his fingers, he looked up and broke away from her for a moment.


"Look at me Hermione. Watch me as I make you come."


She whimpered at the heated request and slowly opened her eyes looking down, locking her eyes briefly with his passion filled eyes, before his fingers pushed into her harder and faster as his tongue stroked her. She brought her legs over his sholders and locked them at the back of his neck, pulling him harder against him. Suddenly she felt her stomach tighten and then she exploded, screaming out his name as she closed her eyes and fell back onto the table shaking. He had to stop himself from coming in his pants when she screamed out his name on her climax. Running his hands behind his head, Severus unhooked Hermione's legs and stood up leanig over her trembling body. His hand reached behind and grasped her neck, drawing her face up to his and he kissed her hard. Hermione gasped her lips parting as Severus kissed her, she moaning when she could taste herself from his kiss. As he continued to ravage her mouth she slipped her hands down to his trousers and undid the buckle, then unzipped his pants. She reached inside of his boxers and grabbed onto his hard member, their moans mingling together as the kiss deepened. She stroked him slowly at first and as his moans filled her mouth she became braver with her touches. Her thumb rubbed over the tip and she swirled the small amount of fluid she found there around the head of his penis. She tried to move him towards her entrance but he held back from her, so she gave up and just continued stroking him. They laid on the table kissing passionately while her hand worked him towards his own completion. As he neared explosion he broke away from the kiss and dropped his head into the crook of her shoulder, he couldn't hold it in any longer and with a shout of her name he in came in her hand. She slowed the strokes as she felt him spill on her hand and thigh, his body trembled slightly and she was overcome with a deep satisfaction that she had brought him to completion shouting her name.


They laid there on the table for some time before Severus moved up and onto his elbows, looking down upon Hermione and he smiled at the dazed but happy look on her face. He pulled away from her and stood up, he held his hand out to her and she grabbed it allowing him to pull her into a sitting position. His smile hadn't wavered until a loud knock was heard at the classroom door. Severus cursed and Hermione gasped, closing her shirt around her, she looked at Severus with scared eyes and he quickly zipped then buckled himself up. He whispered a cleaning spell ridding Hermione and the table of any trace of what he had just done.He put a finger across his lips and Hermione nodded in understanding, as he swept out of the room and headed to door. Severus pulled the door open roughly and scowled down at the fifth year Slytherin, who's fist was raised to knock on the door once more before it was yanked open by a scowling Potions Master.


"Si...sir...Professor Snape there's trouble in the comm-- commmon room."


His scowl deepend and he nodded, "I'll be there in a moment Mr. Bantam." After closing the door in the young boy's face he heard him say 'git' and although he was hard-pressed to take points away from his own house he opened the door again and called down the hall for the boy to return.


"Mr. Bantam that will be ten points from Slytherin for disrespect, next time I might just give you a detention and hand you over to Filch."


The boy trembled for a moment before nodding in understanding and ran back to the common room. Severus closed the door and turned back to see Hermione dressed and composed once more. She had her book-bag slung over her shoulder and she was smirking at him. He walked over to her and grabbed her hips bringing her flush against him.


"May I inquire as to what is so funny Miss Granger?" She just continued to smile up at him as she placed her hands around his neck.


"I just didn't think I would live to see the day that you would take points away from your own house."


"Hmn...I didn't think you would hear or see that but maybe I should take points away from you just to even it out." She gave him a confused look.


"What for?"


Severus waited for a moment before a bell sounded throughout the school telling students who were still about that it was now past curfew.


"Why for being out after curfew of course."


She scowled at him and he smirked then pulled her in for a kiss before walking her over to the fireplace located at the back of the Potions room. He opened a small black container and grabbed some floo powder, handing it to her. She took it and before stepping into the fireplace she qiuckly kissed his cheek then rushed to the flame throwing the powder down and calling out 'Head Girl's Room' before being enveloped in a bright green flame.


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Hermione walked out of the fireplace and into her room, smiling like a fool, while she changed into her pajamas and got into bed. She sniffed and blushed, covering her head with a pillow. She just realized that she still smelled of rotted trash, why hadn't Severus said anything? Also why hadn't Severus let her pull him inside her body? It didn't matter however and she smiled nonetheless at what they had done. She let a small moan escape her lips as she thought back to his magic fingers before she fixed her pillow, flipped over on her bed, and finding a comfortable spot nestled into her bed drifting off to sleep.


After Hermione left, Severus left for the Slytherin common room where he found a couple of prefect sixth years rolling around on the floor throwing punches. He stopped the fight without much effort and gave both boys a week's worth of detentions with Filch. He undressed, pulled back the covers, and layed down as he fought a losing battle with himself allowing his smile to stay as he thought of Hermione and drifted off to sleep.


Meanwhile, outside the Head Girl's portrait, a black snake waited in the shadows for the girl to return to her rooms. When hours passed and she had yet to appear his red eyes flashed dangerously and he slithered off down to the main entrance. He slipped under the door and proceeded in the dark of night out into the forbidden forest. Once deep enough in he transformed and started spewing curses left and right wondering where the foolsih girl had been and why she hadn't come back to her room. Draco was going to pay for slipping up, he had told the boy to watch her and make sure nothing interfered with his plans. Well, wherever and whomever the girl had been with was now a marked man in Lucius's eyes. Nothing and no-one would get in his way!


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A/N: Song is 'The Bad Touch' from the Bloodhound Gang.