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If before the end of the war someone had suggested that Severus and Hermione would end up together they would have gotten slapped. Yet, that was what had happened. Shortly after the war they had started to date and soon they were married.

Her friends had all been in shock and so had the staff had Hogwarts. None of them would have bet on it. It just seemed so foreign.

They had tried to have children for two years and they had been unable to reproduce. A quick trip to a fertility doctor told them that Severus was unable to have children. There were procures they could do must they cost a lot of money and sometimes didn't even work.

Severus had suggested magical alternatives but in the end they both decided maybe it was for the best. Not having kids did have it's upside. It meant they would have more time to spend with each other.

That had a downside as well. She saw a lot of Severus. He was still teaching at Hogwarts which kept him busy. Hermione worked part time at the Ministry. She had a special job with them defending the rights and care of magical creatures. She had never given up on S.P.E.W. She only worked a few days a week since the world still wasn't totally ready for her services.

She lived at Hogwarts year round with Severus. Every day he come back to their room and rant around quitting but she knew it wouldn't happen for a long time.

Their life had turned into one big routine. Monday through wensday Hermione and Severus would get up and have breakfast. Hermione would go to work and so would Severus. Hermione would get home at five o'clock. Severus would come in an hour or so later. They would talk, read, and perhaps play a board game until dinner time. After dinner they would retire to bed. Then sex would come. Usually he would do her in the pussy but sometimes he asked for anal. The anal had once been exciting and new but even that had grown dull.

It was the same thing the rest of the week except she didn't have to work. She would end up wondering around Hogwarts all day.

It was Thursday when she sat down for her tea time with Minerva. The older witch had noticed something was bothering the younger one. At first she had decided not to ask. She knew if Hermione wanted to talk about it she would. After a few days Minerva started to really worry about her friend. She decided enough was enough. She needed to know what was wrong with her.

"Hermione," she said passing her a cup of tea. "Is something bothering you?"

"Is it that obvious?" Hermione asked talking the cup.

"I'll take that as a yes," Minerva said taking a sip from her cup. "What's going on?"

"I'm not sure I want to discuss this with you," she said turned a light shade of red.

"Try Hermione," she said. "I used to be a young witch to. I'm sure I can you."

"It's Severus and me," she said looking down at her tea. "Things have gotten a little dull."

"Oh Hermione," Minerva said patting her hand. "That happens sometimes. I'm sure it is just a stage."

"I love Severus," Hermione said. "Don't get me wrong. I love him with everything I got and I know he loves me. The things that are duel are...well...in the bedroom."

As she ended her sentence her face turned a bright shade of red. She couldn't believe she had said it out loud.

"Oh!" Minerva said blushing a little herself. "Is he...unable to perform?"

"Oh no," Hermione said shaking her head. "He performs great. It's just...it's always the same thing every night."

"Have you tried talking to him?" she asked.

"No," she said sighing heavily. "I'm worried he might think I'm insulting him."

"Try Hermione," Minerva urged. "Maybe he'll be understand and you two can figure out a way to fix things."

"You're right," Hermione said smiling. "I'm going to try."

She glanced down at her watch to discover she had over stayed her time. Severus would back at the their room waiting for her.

"I better go," she said standing up. "Thanks for the advice."

Hermione practically skipped along to the dungeons. She was happy she had talk to Minerva. Just talking about it made her feel better. She was ready to bring it up to Severus.

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When Hermione entered their living quarters she wasn't surprised to see Severus waiting for you.

"Sorry," she said before he could even open his mouth. "Tea time with Minerva ran a little long."

"Yes," Severus said sitting down on one of the couches in their sitting room. "She does have a love of talking."

He reached forward and picked up a book off their coffee table.

"Actually it was me doing the talking," Hermione said sitting down next to him.

"Really?" he asked already deep in his book.

"Severus," she said slowly lowering the book from eye level. "We need to talk."

The seriousness in her voice alarmed him. He quickly sat the book down on the coffee table.

"Is everything alright?" he asked.

"Everything is alright," she said quickly. "I just wanted to talk to you about our sex life."

"What about it?" he asked raising an eyebrow.

"I want to try something new," she admitted.

To her surprise Severus let out a little chuckle and gave her a half smile.

"What would you like to try?" Severus questioned.

Hermione hadn't really thought about that. She wasn't sure what she wanted to do.

"Since you gave in and did anal for me you can pick anything," he said and then quickly added, "Within reason of course."

Hermione sat there thinking about it long and hard. Anything. After a while Hermione thought of something.

"Since I let you have my ass I want yours," she said.

The statement caused her to blush. She didn't know where it had come from but the thought of doing it turned her on.

"Sounds fair to me," he said. He was trying to be calm but Hermione could hear surprise in his voice. "Would you like to use polyjuice potion or toys?"

Hermione remembered her first time with polyjuice and shook her head at the idea.

"I'd rather use toys," Hermione said still blushing.

"Well then let's go to London and pick out somethings," he said.

Hermione was surprised by his quickness to agree. He must have really wanted to make her happy.

"Ok," she said in a surprised voice. "Let's go."

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They had spent a while wondering around London looking for a good adult shop. It was nearly dinner time before they wondered into a promising looking place.

Hermione couldn't help but be embarrassed. She must have been radiating her nervousness because after a few minutes a man walked up to her.

"Hi," he said waving his hand. "My name is Steve. I work here. You need some help?"

"Actually I could," she said. "We're looking for something. My husband has agreed to let me take him anally. We've never done anything like that."

"Good choice," the attendant said before leading them down an aisle.

Hermione looked up at Severus. She could tell her was embarrassed but somehow her husband never blushed.

"Ok," he said stopping at a rack of toys. "This set is perfect for beginners. It comes with Lube, a medium size dildo, and a harness."

Hermione took the package from the man and thanked him.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" she asked him as they paid for the package.

"Of course," he said as he gave her a little smile.

Together they headed out of the store.