Almost Halloween
Chapter 6 of 9
mayadidiHermione worries when she realizes Halloween is almost here.
ReviewedAlmost Halloween
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A/N: I want to thank Septentrion for being the best beta a girl could have. I will miss you, but I wish you so much luck and happiness with your baby!
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Hermione's hands were driving him crazy... She moved her hands lightly up his arms and shoulders, then down his chest before coming to rest at his waist. She looked into his eyes then, smirking slowly as she started to unbutton his shirt. After each button she would slip a hand inside the shirt to rub across his chest, occasionally flicking one of his nipples. She pushed the shirt down his arms before leaning up on her toes to fasten her mouth over one nipple and then the other. As her lips touched him he sucked in a breath. Her mouth felt so amazing, soft velvet lips, moving over his naked skin.
Severus couldn't stand passively for long. Threading his fingers through her bushy curls, his mouth slanted over hers. He traced her bottom lip with his tongue before thrusting it inside her mouth to war with hers. She whimpered softly in response as her hand continued to wander along his chest and torso.
With a groan he pulled away and looked down into her eyes.
'Hermione, stop for a minute.'
'No, don't stop.'
'Hermione. If we don't stop now, I will not want to stop at all.'
She took a few deep breaths, trying to gain a little control.
'Severus, I don't want to stop either.'
'But - '
'No buts.' She put her hand up to his lips. 'This is a dream and I want you. We've got over a week's worth of foreplay under our belts. Make love to me.'
Severus' face was blank as she pulled her hand away from his lips and looked up at him. She smiled sweetly as his eyes searched hers.
'Are you sure that you want me?'
'I'm sure. I'm tired of waiting.'
He traced a finger down the side of her face. 'I wish you were real.'
He leaned down slowly before taking her lips once again in his own. His mouth still on hers, he leaned down and lifted her into his arms. They were in her room at Hogwarts tonight. They had already spent one of their dreams together in her room, and he had already looked over all her books, knick knacks and pictures. This time, he didn't look around but went straight to her bed and lowered her down on top of the coverlet. He managed to continue kissing her as he started to unbutton her shirt.
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Severus woke up slowly, stretching before sitting up in his bed. That had, without a doubt, been one of my most enjoyable dreams. In the privacy of his own rooms, he allowed himself a wide, satisfied smile. The smile immediately turned to a grimace as he felt the sticky evidence of how much he had really enjoyed his dreams. He grabbed his wand from the nightstand and cast a quick Scourgify. What was happening to him? His dream Hermione was making him have wet dreams now. Something that hadn't happened in years.
Two hours later, Snape's mind was still on his recent dreams as his seventh-year class quietly entered the room. He watched as Hermione Granger scurried in and found her seat in the back of the room. She looked exactly the same in his dreams, same curly hair, same big brown eyes. He let his hair fall forward, watching her as he barked out instructions. She looked just like his dream woman, but the last time he had looked at his Hermione's eyes, they had been glazed with passion. This Hermione was the same know-it-all bookworm who had first entered his classroom seven years ago. She stood with the rest of the class to gather ingredients from the cupboard. Was she the same? The war had changed everyone, but how close was the real Hermione Granger to the one whom had literally become the 'woman of his dreams?'
Snape sat behind his desk with some first-year essays. The seventh-year class was coming to an end, and his students were decanting their potions samples and leaving them on his desk. He had spent the majority of the double potions class watching Hermione Granger as she competently brewed the complex healing draught he had assigned. One of the last students to approach his desk with her potion, her eyes met his as she set it on the desk. Holding the look for a long moment, she stood with her hand still on the potion vial. Her lips were parted, and she looked so alluring, standing before him. He expelled a slow breath and she blinked, breaking their shared look. Her lips quirked up in a shaky smile before she turned on her heel and hurried from the classroom.
Severus waved his wand, closing the door behind her before letting out a low groan. He was becoming obsessed with the girl, all because of the increasingly erotic dreams he was experiencing. Dreams that for some unknown reason featured the know-it-all sidekick of Harry bloody Potter. Was it possible to fall in love with a dream?
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Hermione stopped just outside of the potions classroom and held a hand to her heart, breathing heavily. She needed to remember to keep her Potions Professor and her dream Severus separate. For a moment there, when their eyes had met in the classroom, she had wanted... something.
She couldn't get last night's dream out of her head. It had been the most erotic experience of her life, and she had only dreamt it. She wanted to truly experience that pleasure. If this kept going, she was worried that a dream wouldn't be enough. As it was, she felt as if she was living for her dreams. As if the things that happened to her during the day didn't matter anymore. All that mattered was when she went to sleep and could be with him again.
Hermione glanced back at the now closed door of her potions classroom and sighed before walking away. One thing she knew, things couldn't continue to go on like this. She had been experiencing these dreams for almost two months now, she realized, remembering that Neville had talked about the Halloween Feast taking place tomorrow. She had been so caught up in her 'dream' life, she had forgotten about Halloween. This was not a good sign, she decided. Something had to happen. She couldn't continue to live for her dreams and let life pass her by.
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Hermione smiled as she slowly walked through the stacks in the Hogwarts Library. She always felt the same thrill when she entered the Restricted Section. She was allowed to use it whenever she wanted to now, but it still felt like a special privilede to her. She was just selecting a book about charms called 'Not so charming Charms of the Twentieth Century' when she felt Severus's hands on her shoulders.
'What are you reading?'
'Hi, Severus.' She turned in his arms and looked up at him, her book clutched to her chest.
'I just selected this book about dark charms.' She held up the book so he could read the title.
He smiled. 'Ah, yes, I've read that one. It's one of Filius' favorites.'
'Really? Is it informative?'
He shrugged. 'It is probably informative for someone who wasn't in the Dark Lord's employ for a number of years.'
He leaned down to place a series of nibbling kisses along her neck. She sighed in pleasure at the feelings he evoked.
'Perhaps I will have to check this book out tomorrow, when I'm awake. That is, if it really exists. I could have dreamed up this book,' she said as she let the book drop to the floor before winding her arms around his neck.
'Let's not worry about that now. Come to the library tomorrow and look for it.'
She pulled away suddenly when she heard the word tomorrow. She remembered her thoughts from earlier today; tomorrow was Halloween.
'Tomorrow is Halloween.'
'Yes, I know,' he said before placing another kiss on her neck.
She pulled back slightly. 'Severus, tomorrow is Halloween, and I didn't even realize that until today.'
He sighed and dropped his hands from her shoulders.
'Hermione, what's wrong? I know tomorrow is Halloween. There will be a feast and a Hogsmead day, same as last year. Why are we going over the calendar?'
She ran a frustrated hand through her hair.
'Severus, I have been so caught up with this... dream world of ours that I didn't even notice that it has been going on for almost two months. I haven't really been paying attention to matters of the real world. Every day, I just go through the motions, waiting until it's time to go to bed again.'
'Yes, I know what you mean. I enjoy these dreams very much.'
'But, I don't think it's healthy, Severus. I mean, shouldn't real life be more important that my dream life? Shouldn't I be concentrating more on my classes and my friends rather than on my dreams with you?'
'Does your time with me feel wrong?' He was scowling at her and his voice was curt.
'No, it's just during the day. When I see you in class or during meals... I just can't stop thinking of you.'
'Hermione, if this was really you and not a dream, do you know what I would say to you? Your grades haven't changed. You're still the top of your classes, as always. You keep assuring me that this is really you. Well, then if it is, then you are fine. This isn't affecting you in any noticeable way. At least, there is no noticeable change in the real Hermione Granger's grades or class time behavior.'
'Maybe not in any noticeable way, but I am just more disconnected than I should be.'
'Well, that's your problem, isn't it?'
She gasped at the bitter tone in his voice.
'Severus, don't be like that.'
'Hermione, you just told me it's un-healthy to be so focused on me. How am I supposed to be?'
'I was asking for your opinion, Severus. If this was happening to you and you were becoming disconnected from real life because of your dreams, what would you think? Do you think this is healthy for me?'
Unconsciously mimicking her gesture, he ran his hand through his hair. 'Okay. Yes, I am feeling a bit distracted by this. Regardless of whether or not these are your dreams or mine, I do understand what you are saying. But, Hermione, we agreed that this was something that one of us needed. That the appearance of the other person was because we needed something from that dream figure, remember? We also said that once that need was fulfilled, the dreams would probably end.
I know these are my dreams, Hermione.' He framed her face with his hands, looking down at her tenderly. 'I know that for some reason, I need you in my dreams right now, and I admit that I am enjoying these dreams very much. I can't control what my own brain is doing, what my own mind is creating when I dream. So, I've decided to enjoy it for as long as it lasts.'
She smiled up at him. 'I guess you're right. I might as well just enjoy this while it lasts. I do love being with you.'
He leaned down to claim a tender kiss from her lips.
'Come on,' he said as he picked up the book from the floor.
'Since we are in the castle for this particular dream, I should be able to take you down to my quarters. My sitting room is much more comfortable than the library, and I have the newest issue of Ars Alchemica. There is a fascinating article about using charms to enhance potions. I'm sure you will find it interesting.'
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A/N: Reviews are precious to me! Once again, another shout out to Septentrion, the one who makes this story legible.
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Hello. Like the dreaming of the two main characters. SS throwing a hissy fit at it actually being the real HG lol Hope to read more soon thanks.
I hope you will come back to finish this story. It is sad to see it abandoned before you got to close it.
I am definitely enjoying this story, and I've been out of fanfiction for awhile so I actually haven't seen this idea yet. Very well done, too.
As for this:
"I'm having trouble figuring out how Severus would react in this situation. Please review."
My thought is that the next time, he would likely take the Dreamless Sleep potion himself, and regret it, but not really know how to act at first. After all, Hermione is still a student, and I'm sure that his erotic thoughts about her are going to be difficult for him to deal with. I suspect she's going to have to be the one to initiate that part of the relationship.
As for what he'll do after the dreamless sleep potion . . . one possibility is that he will ignore her until the next night, when he has to see her, and they'll end up in that white place. There won't be anything interesting to look at or do, so his attempts to ignore her there as well will fail. Then, they'll either have an argument and make up afterwards or they'll converse hesitantly but without arguing, and come to some sort of decision about what to do.
On the other hand, he would know that the dreamless sleep potion would only be for one night, so he might come up with some sort of plan as to what he's going to do when she shows up again.
Either way, I'm guessing there will be some sort of interaction.
Just my thoughts, and I look forward to the next chapter!
YES!!! I am very interested in how he reacts also!!! OF course he would retreat, however he needs her too much to just let her go!! And try as he might....he needs her too too much!!!!! Looking forward - very forward to the next chapter/dream!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I like this story. In the end of the chapter, SS try to hide his feelings. I 'm looking forward to read the next chapter!
She has told him all along the dreams were real. Perhaps he might finally listen to her words?
I just love it so far! Of course Severus can't handle the situation right away, but I hope he comes around. :)
I'm excited to see an update to this story :D
oh pleaseee write the next chapter quickly! its an absolutely addictive story! youve got me hooked and i think im already suffering withdrawels!
That was a cruel place to leave us.
typically Snape ! I love this story !
I'm sure they'll have many heated discussions in dreams/real life. Maybe he'll sulk for a while, but he can not not dream forever.
So glad to see an update. I'm actually quite looking forward to them talking in reality, to see how they are with each other. Maybe you could move it on to the next potions class. Severus thinking he was to hard on Hermione and ask's her to stop after class? Just a suggestion.
Look forward to how you move on.
Just like Hermione, I feared he would react like that. I can just hope that after he's cooled off he might realize that it's exactly what he wants. Someone is actually caring, loving him even and not just in his dreams. That was a lovely update.
Hi mayadidi,
I was so glad to see this fic continued! It's a great opener for... well, it seems that the expectations are putting quite some pressure on you. Why not make their next meeting a dream?
I'll review if you give me the next part! *stomps foot* No, I am really loving this, and am so disappointed I have to go to bed without reading what happens next. Hope you figure it out....
I just found this story and it's really excellent too! Hermione has more or less accepted that dream Severus and Professor Snape are one and the same, but Snape's poor reaction makes sense as I think he was feeling safe and content with his dream girl, but confronted with real Hermione I think he would initially panic and hide behind his old "greasy bastard" persona for awhile. Now he has to deal with the fact that he has gotten to know and develop feelings for a real woman and has a chance for the kind of life he's longed for, but it's got to be incredibly frightening at the same time. And then there's the fact that while Hermione is an adult, she's still his student and it'll probably take a while for him to adjust.
Classic Severus! -- the current reaction, I mean. Defensive mode, check. Hiding it behind unpleasant snarkiness, check. Retreating from the situation, check.
But---he has to SLEEP, sometime...and THEN...
Well, as he himself said, no one can take Dreamless Sleep too long--it's dangerous and addictive...(smirk)...
He is the consummante spy, so he can hide his feelings totally, in almost all situations (only twice in the canon do I recall him coming undone--once in the Shrieking Shack and the other when Harry called him "coward"). Yes, he can hide his feelings--from everyone ON THE OUTSIDE.
But---in his dreams, Hermione's already breached that barrier, as he has for her--they are both already INSIDE one another's subconscious, so NEITHER can long keep up any pretense of hiding their true selves and feelings from one another.
So---what I envision is a LONG, probably heated, at times funny and at other times heartbreakingly angsty, "discussion" between them at their next "dream-meeting".
They both know now, irrevocably, that these "dream-meetings" have been real.
What they'll decide to do?
Hmm----well, they have a great many meandering side issues to discuss ("I'm a teacher, you're a student!"; "What will Harry and Ron and my other friends think?" "McGonnagall will have my nads for this if she finds out!" "But HOW did those dream-catchers get there, for us to find, anyway?"), but I think finally they'll get down to the two core issues:
1. What do THEY really want? Do THEY really want to continue meeting in their dreams?
2. Will they take things beyond just dreams--into waking life--and if so, how?
And I'd imagine that line from Lavender will come into play again: "for two people to dream-share, they have to have an extremely strong connection or bond".
So, I imaine you're planning on having them discover (or stop denying, in Severus' case) that they do indeed already have an "extremely strong bond" between them.
What I'm very curious about is how the dreamcatchers got into this room that Severus mentions was usually "completely" empty, how they came to apparaently be charmed for Hemione and Severus specifically to find and be imprinted on, and how the magic of the dreamcatches is working in this VERY unusual way for them.
I think, in finding the answers to those questions, Severus and Hermione will fill us in on lots of details about what they plan to do about the situation they find themselves in.
Eagerly waiting for more...
update soon, please. i can't wait to read the rest of it.
I love this story. I'm so glad you finally updated. I cannot tell you how long I've been waiting for this chapter and you did not disappoint me. I hope you figure out the next chapter soon. I think Severus, at first would end up rejecting her, trying the dreamless potion for a bit and getting himself distanced from her. But whatever you do I know it will be smashing. Please update soon!!!
Grr. He'll stew, just like he's doing. Maybe he needs a nap.
I hope you figure it out soon! (How Severus will react). I really enjoy this story and look forward to reading more.
I think you got his reaction down perfectly. Now how are they going to get past it?
Glad to see the update. He responded as I expected: he can't believe the dream-sharing is real and he wants to push her away because he thinks he's unworthy of love. Can't wait to read more.
Oh my what an ending!. I knew he would react like that when he found out she was right. I think he needs some time.
I absolutely love this story. I hope you continue it.