Chapter 65: The Slither of Serpents

Snape's Quarters, Slytherin Dungeons, Hogwarts...

Obsidian eyes fell on slender frame of the beautiful amber eyed witch that lay beside him. He couldn't seem to get over the fact that this had all been real. That after five long years of wanting her and missing her that she was actually beside him lying in his bed. The bushy haired witch who's beauty made his heart pound within a second of glancing in her direction. Her voice always like music in his ear, soft and sweet. His breath had become ragged at the thought of her slender body being pressed against his. Before the Potions Master knew it, his long pale calloused fingers made there way over the soft exposed flesh that her silk night gown had not covered. He held a breath as he watched her shift slightly in reaction to his touch. Her smooth supple skin heating at the connection with his fingertips.

"Severus." she half moaned shifting in bed as if it had been involuntarily.

Growing bold he let his other hand roam as if it had a mind of it's own, softly gently it made it's way between her slender thighs. Hermione shifted again feeling his touch heat her flesh and her amber eyes fluttered open. She saw Severus looking down at her as his hands worked seemingly familiarizing themselves with every part of her.

"Severus." she said again but this time in a breathless whisper.

The Potions Master did not reply. He simply continued to stroke her soft flesh with his hands. Heat had begun to build between them and the intense longing filled his obsidian eyes as he took in the sight of her writhing for him.

Just when she believed she couldn't take any more of his teasing, he maneuvered until his body had been above hers. Hovering with just enough space to make her feel the heat radiating off his lean form.

As soon as she parted her soft pink lips to let out a moan he descended upon her letting his mouth devour hers in a fit of overwhelming passion. Keeping her busy with his kiss, Snape moved a free hand along her body raising the helm of her night gown to provide him with better access. The Potions Master shifted until he had been were he needed to be.

"Hermione." he said lightly pressing his lean pale chest against hers.

In seconds, he whispered the contraceptive charm and the witch felt the tingling in her belly as a result of the magic.

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Front Room, Snape's Quarter, Hogwarts...

Unbeknownst to Snape and Hermione, the flames in his fireplace turned a shade of emerald green and a lone figure clad in elegant black and green strolled in. A black and silver cane with a snakes head with an open mouth emerald eyes gripped in his elegant pale hand. The flames returned to their natural state leaving the yellow orange glow reflecting on highly polished black dress shoes. Taking his sweet time, Lucius Malfoy made his way into the front room.

He thought it strange that Snape had not been out to greet him. He always only managed to get one foot out of the fireplace before Snape had stepped from the shadows and revealed that he had been watching him.

Shrugging Lucius made his way toward Snape's bedroom. He could hear the faint sounds of heavy breathing and the tell tale signs of bed springs getting rather frequent use and the rhythmic drumming of a head board beating against a wall.

The handsome blond wizard silently cast a charm to disguise his steps and to open the door before him. He continued to make his way inside. A sly smile spread across his face, accompanied by a gleam of pride behind his shimmering gray eyes, as he surveyed the scene before him.

He now knew the reason Snape had neglected to come to greet him when he stepped through the floo.

It appeared that the dour Potions Professor had been quite preoccupied and Lucius knew exactly who to attribute such carelessness on the part of his long time friend to, Charms Mistress Hermione Granger.

The senior Malfoy could not hide the smile on his face even if he wanted to watching the two writhing figures from where he stood.

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Snape's Bedroom, Slytherin Dungeons, Hogwarts Castle....

Hermione reached up running her soft fingers along Snape's pale and scared bare chest. She couldn't seem to ever get enough of touching him. Likewise he couldn't seem to get enough of her touch. The Potions Professor's raven hair had been slick from sweat as his pale lean form flexed with each thrust into the warmth of the beautiful witch below him. Suddenly Snape got the overwhelming feeling that someone had been watching him. It took only a moment before his brain could wade through the fog of lust being with Hermione had created before he knew exactly who it was.

"GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE LUCIUS!" he shouted in a gruff tone.

Wither Hermione had heard him or not wasn't evident. She seemed to be more concerned with what he was doing to her body than who had been watching. Still, Snape had not wanted Lucius anywhere near her in this state and his possessive nature took over.

"Now now Severus...is that any way to talk to your betters?" asked Lucius in a sly manner. "I must say little brother, I do admire your form but it might go a little better if you rotate your hips a bit...it's been in my vast experience that women love that."

"GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY ROOM!" shouted Snape annoyed at the intrusion.

Lucius offered up a wicked smirk in reply.

"Alright...Alright." he said holding up his hands. "Of course you do know that you cannot deny having any involvement with her after this."

"I'm going to kill you." said Snape his outrage evident as his dark eyes flickered with malice.

"Now...now Little brother, It's not like I haven't instructed you on these matters before." said Lucius with a smile. "Do remember to stroke her while you thrust...I'll not have you making me look bad as an instructor."

"Expello!" shouted Snape.

Suddenly, Lucius was ejected from the bedroom and the door slammed shut firmly behind him.

About an hour later, Snape emerged from the room soaked from sweat and very angry. Lucius had waited patiently for him to finish and was not at all surprised when he found himself on the receiving end of yet another blow to the face. The handsome albino blond wizard simply shrugged as he got up off the floor.

"Now that you are all done with that." he said dusting himself off as if it had been a minor inconvenience. "I thought you might like to know that McNair has escaped."

Snape's eyes obsidian widened briefly.

"What?" he asked.

"Our friend McNair has made his journey back into the wizarding world." said Lucius.

"Damn it." said Snape letting his anger show for once. "That bastard tried to kill Hermione...this is the last thing anyone needs right now."

Lucius nodded.

"All the more reason for us to dispose of him." he said.

Snape sighed.

"Are you going to tell her?" asked Lucius.

"Yes." replied Snape. "She of all people deserves to know."

Lucius nodded.

"I'll keep an ear to the ground and find out more if I can." he said. "I'll keep you in the loop otherwise."

Snape nodded this time.

"T-Thank you Lucius." he said.

"What are brother's for?" asked Lucius saying the same words to Snape that Draco once said to Sebastian Prince.

After giving Snape a small smile Lucius made his way into the floo. The Potions Professor made his way back to his bedroom. He didn't know how he was going to tell Hermione that McNair had been on the loose again after five years of peace from the rouge death eaters in his past. He walked into the room to find that she had taken the liberty of casting a cleansing charm. As he got closer he noted that she had fallen asleep.

The potions Professor slipped into the black four poster bed beside her as the memories of McNair's treatment of her in the past came flooding back to him.

This time the McNair wasn't going to make it to Azkaban.

He would make sure of it.

And so would Lucius.