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Healing Harry Potter	By : use2b2t2 Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Snape/Hermione Views: 21672 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 9 Agreement

Severus sat at the table in the Great Hall and noticed that Hermione was absent once again. The fact did not unsettle him but he wondered how she took viewing his memories. He would find out shortly went he went to her lab.

Albus turned to his associate. "How did things go at Malfoy Manor?"

"As well as could be expected Albus. We witnessed the transformation and left a recording device. Yesterday morning she had a list and we went and completed some of them. Do you know who Uncle Welford is?"

Albus looked to him. "He is a prominent muggle relation of hers and his specialty is blood disease or something like that. I won't pretend to understand what he does."

Severus nodded. She probably obtained her equipment from her uncle.

"Headmaster the students will be here in a few weeks. How will you explain her presence here? Potter will be free of the Wolfsbane potion in one month's time and we can research to a point until that time. But we require untainted blood from him at next full moon to truly begin."

"I could announce her as your assistant to learn about potions." Albus replied deep in thought.

"She is a recognized Mistress of Potions Albus and the Minister would suspect something amiss. You need to think of another reason." Explaining his meeting with Kingsley and the fact that the Minister was spying without authorization.

He then explained Hermione's task of Potter and Draco and watched the Headmaster nod in thought.

"Then I shall announce that she is an apprentice to Minerva. No one will question it based Hermione's thirst for knowledge. It sets limitations on you both as you will have to do your research after classes and patrol."

Severus sighed. He would be spending late nights with her as he could not set aside his reputation of roaming the halls for miscreants for that would be noticed and reported. "I suppose that is acceptable Albus. I will inform Hermione." He stood to leave.

"Severus, I provided her a penseive last night. She was surprised at that."

"You know me too well Albus." Not surprised on the act for he could never speak of his actions in the past and the Headmaster knew him too well. "I shall see if she still wants to pursue her research with me." Leaving the Headmaster at the table and left the hall.

He truly regretted hurting the witch. The first pang of remorse since Lily died despite all that he killed in the years that followed. He slowed his steps reflecting on the pain and hurt that he inflicted on Hermione. Reflecting back on his actions he should have handled it better. He was not one to act out of anger now that the Dark Lord was dead and yet he did so, falling back to instinct. Why did she drive him to such action?

Her arrival to Hogwarts and finding the purpose of her calling and her ready acceptance of him in his master role surprised him. She was willing to work with him despite his treatment and she moved beyond the damage that he inflicted on her. The witch intrigued him, more so then than dalliances of the past years.

He desired her at first and there was no doubt of that noticing how well she filled out after leaving Hogwarts. And fucking the irritating Know It All would make it worth of her years of constant hand rising and the printed rebuttals in the Potions Journals. But maybe there was something more than just a shag.

After all that was what he did with the witches that approached him. After all of the years of his name being slung through the muck a witch stood out and took him to task not wanting anything of him and simply accepted him. All the others wanted to ride on the shirt tails of his status. While it was satisfying it left him empty.

Walking into her lab he found her asleep at a workstation, the monitors above showing a blood sample, the words at the monitor stating Potter, Before Trans(WB). The two other monitor reflected samples during wolf form and then after Potter changed back. Every sample looked different from what he could tell.

Hermione stirred and slowly woke and yawned. Opening her eyes she saw Severus looking up to the monitors intently. "Is it morning already Severus?"

He turned and looked at her. "It is Hermione. You have been busy since I left you yesterday."

She stood and smoothed her robes and joined him. "It's amazing Severus. One man's blood showing so many differences in a span of mere hours. The answer is there I'm sure of it."

"When Albus set me on this insane task I thought that it was doomed to fail." Severus spoke in a low voice. "But looking at this even I feel a bit of hope. What do we need to do?"

Hermione smiled. In all of the years that she knew him he never showed any emotion his voice always cold and harsh. She realized that this was probably the closest thing that she would ever see showing his true feelings.

"You need to brew a fresh batch of Blood Replenishment potion so that we can extend our samples for research. We will apply it and see if it replicates on Harry's werewolf blood or changes it. If not we will use up our source until Harry changes again. Then we can try various potions to see what effects they have on the blood."

"Care to brew with me Hermione?"

"Certainly Severus." Following him out of her lab and down to the dungeons. They entered the dungeons and Severus went to the screen in the corner and emerged a few minutes later wearing plain white robes.

"Your turn Hermione." He purred out and walked to the storage closet.

Hermione stepped behind the screen seeing her assocociate's robes placed on a chair and realized what she needed to do. She stripped down and put on the single set of white robes and approached Severus.

Severus said nothing and laid out the ingredients and turned the heat up on the two cauldrons. "We both shall brew. It won't hurt to have extra as this potion has a 30 day shelf life."

Hermione set to her task not remarking on his words as this was his way to test her. She had convinced him of her expertise in the blood theory and he was a man of proof by action and not word.

The soft simmering of the cauldrons was the only sound heard as each brewed.

Severus looked intently to his brew stirring the required amount of times. Just as casting charms, intent was required as well with potions. His long lank hair hiding his eyes, he glanced to Hermione and observed her. Her brewing skills were not one of a Hogwarts graduate but that of a master noticing the extra counter-wise stirs added.

Hermione took her cauldron of the fire and placed the handle on the stand to allow it to cool and noticed Severus already did the same and was watching her. Taking a deep breath she smelled the scent of sandalwood drifting in the room. She closed her eyes and breathed again and noticed the unmistakable husky scent of man under the scent of sandalwood. It has been a long time since she smelled the scent being in a state of enforced celibacy with her research. And his scent brought back her fascination of him from years ago to the forefront.

Severus noticed her slight smile. "Daydreaming Miss. Granger?" Falling back to proper address to bring her back into the present.

Hermione opened her eyes. "Sorry Severus. It's been a while since I brewed and I realized that I missed it."

She was a poor liar and it was never her strong point and he decided to let it pass and looked to his time piece. "It's lunchtime Hermione so we will break for now. When we come back we will begin the first stage of Wolfsbane Potion for we will need it for your blood research. Do you agree with my line of thought?"

"It a logical step Severus." She was surprised that he asked for her approval realizing this was his way of offering a truce.

"We will have lunch in my quarters if you don't mind. We still have a few things to discuss. Meet me there when you have finished changing." Moving to the screen.

Hermione turned back and placed the Blood Replenishment potion in to phials and labeled them to give Severus time to change. Everything is going well so far and he is actually pleasant today. I wonder if this will continue. She thought to herself.

She met him in his study and saw sandwiches and a salad was on a table along with a pitcher of pumpkin juice.

He motioned her to sit down and ate in silence as they observed one another. Soon the meal was finished Severus Vanished the table and empty plates away and motioned for Hermione to follow him.

She followed him into a living room furnished with light brown furniture with faded green cushions matching the faded plush dark green carpet. Sitting down into a chair she watched him move to a cabinet and brought back two glasses filled with a light gold liquid and handed one to her.

Sitting in a chair across from her he drank half the contents down and held the glass. "You viewed my memories?"

Hermione sipped her drink and felt it burn down her throat. Fire whiskey she thought. She took another sip and placed the glass down on the low table between them. "I did Severus and you added more than just the memories. I could sense your thoughts and feelings."

"I wanted you to understand. Albus knows me best and you are the only one that I have revealed the true sense of myself. Do you wish to continue your research with me despite what I have revealed? I am a tainted wizard and understand if you wish to pursue it on your own."

Hermione observed him. "This changes nothing and explains your reactions when I confronted you. I will have to remember not to pull my wand at you and ask that we always be open to what one another suggest. This endeavor will not be successful if we are not a team and united. I'm sorry but you will have to score me incomplete in my minion training. Perhaps there will be time for me to re-enroll in that class at another time. The question is do you trust me?"

"I trusted you the moment I gave you my memories Hermione. Everyone that has ever approached me wants something of me for their own benefit. It is hard to accept the fact that there could be one willing to not ask anything of me."

The Floo flared green and an envelope floated out and landed on the floor.

Hermione watched Severus pick up the pink envelope and read its contents before placing it in his robes. "I will not be able to brew the Wolfsbane with you as an urgent matter has been brought to my attention."

Hermione stood up. "That's alright Severus. I can brew the first stage on my own. Besides we can't do anything more today that requires you. I am going to separate some blood samples later and catch up on sleep."

She reached the door and turned to him. "You might meet your soul mate Severus and try not to alarm Old Tom." Winking as she left his chambers.

Damn witch was so perceptive. And why did he feel guilty?

Dismissing the thought he walked to his bedchambers to prepare for the witch that asked to meet with him.

HGSSHGSSHGSS

Hermione chuckled to herself as she walked back to her lab enjoying the momentary look of embarrassment on her colleague's face before he hid it. She could not blame him and if the roles were reversed to get shagged she would probably do the same.

You could be that witch under him if you offered it.

She shook her head at the thought. It was enough that he accepted her as a colleague. Besides she was here for research and doubted that Severus would take her up if she offered it. There was too much of a past between them.

Walking into her lab she looked around and cursed. The scent of him drove her to carnal thoughts of him in the past.

Forcing her thoughts down she picked up a phial of blood and placed it into the centrifuge and began her work.
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