The Wizards Breath

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****The Wizard\'s Breath...Chapter 8****

Hermione sat in the darkest table towards the back of the little
hash bar. She had came early hoping to see Severus sooner than
later, and the downright hateful stares from Harry and Ron were
becoming too much to handle. She wasn\'t quite sure whether they
were mad at her or themselves, or it could of been the fact that
Hermione had refused to share her bag of goodies. Severus had given
it to her, and she wasn\'t sharing it, or him for that matter. It hadn\'t
even surprised her that they had asked, she didn\'t put anything past
them anymore.

Hermione had thought long and hard all day, it was either Severus
or go to another hotel. There was no way in Merlin\'s robe she would
return once again, pleading and broken, to her male counter-parts.
This time she would not fail, even herself, there was too much at
stake. Lost somewhere between fantasy and reality, she somehow
felt he was the one. The special one that you wait for to come along
and sweep you off your feet, and if your lucky into his bed.
She had waited long enough.

She waited in silence until a different bartender spotted her without
any sort of entertainment in front of her. Neither a drink or anything
else that they served were being partaken of, and she was alone.
He slowly moved towards the dark corner table, looking for a face in
the dark shadows.

\"Evening miss,\" he cooed as his eyes roamed down the plunging
neckline of her green velvet dress. \"Are you being served?\"

(A/N:Sorry had to throw that in. Just for you Mr.Humphries!)

\"Um, no I\'m not.\" Hermione blushed, \"I\'m waiting for someone.\"

The young bartenders face fell a little, reeking of disappointment.
\"Well would you like something while you wait?\" He wasn\'t as friendly
as he had been a second before he found out she was not to be alone
for the night.

Hermione thought for a moment. It was vacation after all and what
was she really waiting for anyway? Even though she had pulled her
hair up tonight she was going to let it down for once.

She took a deep breath and faced the bartender who was looking
impatiently at her. \"I\'d like an ice tea,\" she hesitated a moment, \"And
fifteen grams of your seventh generation Panama Red, please.\"

Hermione couldn\'t help but smile to herself when he came back with
her order. Even though it was such a small thing it was almost liberating.
She had just spent too much money, but she figured after awhile she
wouldn\'t really care. She paid the bartender, and he walked away still
looking back at her with interest.

\"Flirting with poor unsuspecting bar employees in my absence?\" A
darker shadow had fallen across the table and she looked up to see
the face that matched it. The narrow stare opened as she stood and
flung herself into his surprised arms.

\"No, only buying us a little treat.\" She kissed his cheek softly,
almost hesitant to show any more affection. Hermione whispered
in a rush. \"I missed you.\"

Severus only smiled, a little one, but it was genuine. \"You are
too kind my dear.\"

They sat together in the corner, covered in shadows from the
rest. Hermione and her former professor, finally working side by
side as they broke up the large chunks of her newly purchased
prize. Whispering back and forth in the crowded bar, faces
dangerously close as they talked, lost in their own discussion of
books and potions. Talking with their sweetest voices, Hermione
feeling more alive by the minute as her new lover brought life back
to her bored mind.

Severus sat back an hour later, smoking his hooter and feeling the
warmth of the brandy he had drank spreading over his body. Hermione
was feeling like it was about time to throw herself at his mercy.

She let a trail of smoke drift his way when she exhaled. \"Severus,
what are you doing for, say the next week?\"

The side of his mouth twitched in spite of his actions to not
smile. He leaned in to be closer to her. \"Oh, I\'d say dinner, dancing,
maybe some high class shagging.\"

Hermione giggled into her hand. \"No, I\'m serious.\"

Severus ran a hand up the side of her dresses\' bodice. \"So am I.\"
His firm hand ran slowly up and down her side, coming closer and
closer to her swelling breast. \"I already know what you want,
Hermione.\"


\"Besides that.\" He smiled and took his hand, stopping it from
working her into further levels of temptation. She searched his face
and found only his interested gaze. \"I need a favor.\"

\"Anything, my dear.\" Severus ran his lips across her hand, sending
a wave of rushing heat to places she didn\'t want to think about
right now.

\"I wanted to tell you that last night was something I\'ll never forget,
and I would be most agreeable to continue our little...,\" she faded out
as a sly smile spread across his thin lips.

\"I see, so what you are saying is that you would prefer my
company to Potter and Weasley who are complete gits.\"

\"Well in a nutshell, yes.\" She placed a warm hand on his thigh,
\"And besides your turning out to be so much more fun.\" Hermione
took a sip of her ice tea, \"So far.\" She raised an eyebrow at him,
making him laugh softly.

\"That look, right there, makes me think you\'ve spent too much
time with Draco Malfoy.\"

\"Eww,\" she scrunched up her face, \"Don\'t remind me. I had to
spend my entire seventh year with that arsehole. I still don\'t
know what cretin would allow him to be a Head-boy.\"

Severus spit out the sip of brandy he had been taking in
surprise. He chuckled at her. She hadn\'t changed, as loud and
opinionated as ever. \"Oh, well that cretin would be me.\"

Hermione tried to hide the wide smile that had popped up behind
her hand. \"Open mouth, insert foot.\" She let a giggle slide
by, \"Sorry.\"

\"I\'ll let you live...this time.\" He gave her his best snarky potions
master stare. Hermione would never admit it but it turned her on.

\"I would appreciate that.\" She looked at him flirting with her eyes.
\"You know what else I appreciate?\" Severus shrugged and blew more
smoke into the haze that surrounded them. \"I forgot to say thank
you for slipping that little *present* into my shirt pocket this
morning.\"

\"What can I say? I appreciate a good blowjob.\" He gave her
an evil smirk.

\"You are pure wicked, you know that?\" She gave him a sadistic
grin. \"I guess I\'ll take that as a compliment. One of the few you\'ve
ever given me.\"

\"Was it?\" Severus was trying to play it off nonchalantly. \"I hadn\'t
noticed. I shall try to do better in the future.\"

\"Me too.\" Hermione let her tongue slide across her lips slowly,
making sure he didn\'t miss a second of it. It was even more fun
to tease him while he was stoned. Which they were...really
stoned.

Hours went by before she even knew it, and when Severus
stood he offered his hand to help her up. The room dipped and
swayed when she stood, but soon righted itself. Kind of.

She piled everything into her purse, and followed Severus out
into the night air. Body already singing from the sheer need to
have him. Soon now, very soon.

Severus stepped in front of her suddenly, bringing his cape up
to hold her within its folds. Hermione looked at him with her doe
like eyes. \"Where are we going, Severus?\"

\"Hmmm,\" he moaned. \"We\'re going to bed.\" Severus nipped her
ear and they were gone in a great rush of wind and robes.

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