Habeas Corpus

Chapter 7 - Some Good Things End...

Hermione walked down the stairs.

Being able to submit herself to the treatment from very expensive and skilled Muggle beauticians was more than pleasant - thought she. Her otherwise bushy hair were now tangled in a smooth knot at the back of her head. Her nails were polished and lacquered. She had to admit, she wouldn\'t do it so well with magic. The make-up was delicate yet her eyes seemed brighter than ever. Well, maybe it wasn\'t solely for the make-up. The view of Severus Snape waiting for her at the bottom of stairs, dressed in a perfect black-tie manner, sent shivers down her spine.

\"You look breath-taking, Samantha.\" Snape greeted her extending his hand towards her.

\"Thank you but I could not look otherwise while accompanying such a handsome man.\" Her voice promised seduction.

He placed a kiss on her hand that was now resting in his.

\"I promise you will never forget this evening.\" Said he.

\"I sincerely hope so.\"

At that moment, the doorbell rang and Severus and Hermione began greeting their guests. They all seemed to know Severus well and he seemed to respond to them very well. Hermione was relieved to see Ginny. Unfortunately they were seated apart during the dinner. Hermione felt the people stare at her and whisper between themselves as she passed by. She wondered what they were saying. Ginny approached her once the guests moved from the tables.

\"Don\'t worry! You\'re doing fine.\"

\"Is it that obvious?\' asked Hermione.

\"What?\"

\"That I\'m scared to death.\"

\"No. But I can imagine what I would have felt had I been in your position.\"

\"I see all those people staring at me...\"

\"So what? Let them stare! They are jealous that the most eligible bachelor in London is on your leash.\"

Hermione laughed, \"You cannot imagine how Muggle you sound.\"

\"When in Rome do as the Romans do.\"

\"Thanks, Gin...\"

\"Miss Weldon, I\'m afraid I have to take your lovely interlocutor away.\" Spoke a deep voice from behind Hermione.

\"Of course, Mr Herrensford. May I be alloed to say that it is wonderful party.\"

\"You must thank the hostess, Miss Weldon.\" Said Snape nodding at Hermione.

\"I was expressing my delight just before you approached us.\"

Snape smiled and nodding at Ginny, took Hermione with him.

\"Ladies and gentlemen, Ms Rhys and I thought that you would be delighted if we prepared a little surprise for you.\" Said Snape attracting everyone\'s attention. \"Behind that door,\" he indicated at the double door across the room, \"there is a ballroom. I have the pleasure to invite you for a dance.\" The double doors flung open and Hermione was sure Snape was using wandless magic to do it.

There were \'ohs\' and \'ahs\' to be heard in the whole room as the ballroom hid a quartet of musicians. Allowing his guests to go first, Snape led Hermione to the middle of the ballroom.

\"Above anything else, this is for you, my dear.\" Whispered he.

The first bars of music became audible and Hermione was glad, he chose tango. To her and everyone else\'s utter amazement the music was not played by the musicians but it seemed to be coming from each wall.

\"Are you using magic here?\"

\"I wouldn\'t dare.\" Replied he with a mischievous smile.

He led her across the room as the song stared:

Si supieras, que aun dentro de mi alma
conservo aquel carino
que tuve para ti...
Quien sabe si supieras
que nunca te he olvidado,
volviendo a tu pasado
te acordaras de mi...

He was holding her close. For the first time in her life, dancing tango felt right. Up until that moment, she felt uneasy with the partners holding her extremely close and pushing in-between her legs. Now, she felt the thrill of the dance while already standing in front of him and feeling the intense heat of his body.

Los amigos ya no vienen
ni siquiera a visitarme,
nadi quiere consolarme
en mi afliccion...
Desde el dia que tu fuiste
siento angustias en mi pecho,
deci, percanta, que has hecho
de mi pobre corazon?

He knew he was going against the technicalities of the dance, having his lips millimetres away from hers but who cared about technicalities when one beheld the most beautiful woman in the room. Dizzily, she clung for support to him who was making her loose her balance. His arms tightened around her...

Si supieras, que aun dentro de mi alma

...and his lips covered hers...

conservo aquel carino

He deepened the kiss, his lips moving on hers with an insatiable quench and stopped dancing.

que tuve para ti...

Lost in the haze of her own yearnings, Hermione leaned up on her toes, responding to him with all of her body...

Quien sabe si supieras

He groaned as she moved her body against his...

que nunca te he olvidado,

... and his parted lips crushed hers,...

volviendo a tu pasado

...sliding insistently back an forth, urging hers to part;...

te acordaras de mi...

... the moment they did, his tongue slid between them, plunging into the soft mouth... and the music ended. They broke the kiss suddenly remembering where they were and then they heard someone clapping, others joined in and Hermione and Severus stood in the middle of the room with their guests making toasts for them. In the haze of all this, Severus almost missed the fact that his dark mark began itching, an sure indication, the dark Lord was summoning him.


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This tango can be found on the Tango album of Julio Iglesias though the one on the album cannot be danced as the rhythm is wrong. there are however versions which can be danced to.