Prohibition | Severus Snape

1920

"You know where I always stand on these things. Whatever makes you truly happy..." He sighed.

"Yes, but do you think I'm simply being played?"

"Frankly, I doubt he has the capacity or skill to play anyone-" Remus cringed at the word.

"Remus!" Sofia chuckled.

"I'm kidding! I'm kidding... But no. I don't think so. Don't believe he has the time. Or the energy to string you along for no reason. I'm unaware of the last time he showed any, even minimal, interest in anyone." Remus pondered on his own words. "I can see the gears painfully turning in your head Sof. What is it?"

"I'm not sure..." She gently spoke biting the inside of her cheek. "He always avoids speaking about himself. But asks endless questions about me...When we do get to talk I mean."

"A woman's dream I presume." Remus chirped in as Sofia playfully rolled her eyes at him. "I don't blame him. After everything he's been through, no matter how much I dislike the man, he needs time." Severus squinted his eyes. "Merlin, I can't believe I'm condoning this..."

"Hmm."

"He wouldn't have done what he did on the train back from Azkaban if he didn't care even a little. And you know that Sof." Remus continued, as Sofia nodded at him. "What was it like seeing the infamous William Greene?" Remus tilted his head to the side.

"Scary. To be honest. The whole experience was...strange. He's not himself. I don't know what happened to him, or who did that to him, but it was almost like speaking to a wall. A very loud wall for that." Sofia pursed her lips before taking another sip of tea.

"I'm truly sorry Sof." Remus added.

"Don't be." Sofia spoke shaking her head. "Anyways tell me more! How is everything? How was Christmas?" Sofia had successfully changed the topic. Remus told her all about the Christmas dinner him Tonks and Teddy had. He told her all about how fast Teddy was going up, as he was now almost 5. He showed her some pictures from Christmas before coming up to Sofia on the couch.

"I have a surprise Sof." Remus beamed at her. Sofia smiled widely as she watched him. "Tonks is pregnant." He quickly spoke.

"Oh, Merlin Remus! That's incredible!" She jumped up to embrace him as he laughed. "And here I am, going on about thing's that are so, so trivial! Congratulations! Make sure to tell Tonks how happy I am for you two!" After they had discussed all the details of the holidays and how excited Remus was to be expanding his family, Sofia decided that it was time for her to leave Remus, as he seemed to be working on something before she came in. She decided to do the same. She still needed to prepare for Monday's core class which she was teaching alone. Although she still had to help Severus assist some classes throughout the week. Nonetheless, she was determined to take over a great majority of the Potions core classes throughout the next term.

Monday morning, Sofia demonstrated the Strengthening Solution. She was proud to see that all the students had successfully brewed it. Being on a certain teaching high she was looking forwards to the next class. Even though she loved teaching and demonstrating she also loved assisting. Mostly because she still got to interact with all the students and help them, however, the heavier duties were up to Severus. As she took her place on the teacher's long table for lunch she saw Minerva.

"I haven't seen you in ages dear!" Minerva smiled giving her a quick hug. "The dungeons keeping you busy?"

"Yes, they really are." If only she knew Sofia thought. Before they could continue their small conversation Severus sat down by her side in his usual place. As they began eating, Hagrid proceeded to tell her all about the last creature he caught. She made plans with him to come to see it during the week. As they continued talking she heard the sharp sound of something dropping on the floor. Glancing to her side she noticed as Severus had seemingly dropped his fork. Grunting she felt him lean over to pick it up. Almost oblivious to his action Sofia continued to innocently talk to Hagrid. Suddenly she felt Severus' hand grip at her thigh. Her breath hitched in her throat as Hagrid proceeded to tell her the details of what exact raw meat he uses to feed the animal. Sofia quickly glanced down making sure for Hagrid not to notice. She saw Severus bent over picking up the fork, as his hand rested on her leg. As he straightened himself, he gently squeezed her thigh before taking his hand off her and continuing to eat. Pretending not to notice any of this Sofia continued to listen to Hagrid, feeling a familiar shiver.

As Sofia welcomed in the students, she took her place by the teacher's desk where Severus was already seated. After the students had settled down Severus spoke in a menacing tone.

"Today you will be brewing a Wound Healing potion." He spoke sternly from behind the desk. "Open to page 453, and familiarize yourselves with the instructions." All the children quickly opened their books and began to read. Getting up from behind the desk, Severus walked over to Sofia with a small piece of parchment. "Gather all of these ingredients and place them on three trays. I will come to take them from the storeroom after I finish the demonstration." Nodding she took the list out of his hand, feeling his fingers gently caress hers at the exchange.

Making her way over to the storeroom she began gathering the ingredients. After about 15 minutes she had gathered almost everything on each tray except the last one. Grunting she knew it was on the top shelf. Carefully climbing up to the top of the ladder she reached out her arm searching for the last vial. She could barely see the back of the shelf let alone reach it. Carefully she continued to lean over forwards, one hand grasping at the shelf as the other stretched out to the back of the storeroom once more. As Severus was done with the demonstration he swiftly made his way to the storeroom to pick up the trays. Sofia didn't hear him come in as she continued to curse under her breath trying to reach for the last vial. As Severus saw her he stopped in his tracks. His eyes were focused on Sofia's black a-line skirt, which was now hiked up almost a little too high. Her slender legs outstretched for miles as she continued to curse, huffing at herself in despair. Seeing her like that drove him mad. He couldn't resist himself as he came up to her from the back of the room, moving closer towards the ladder. Placing his fingertips at the bottom of her leg he trailed up as far as he could reach. Sofia flinched, knocking over some of the vials. She turned quickly to see who it was, upon spotting Severus she relaxed a little.

"Merlin, you scared me." She smiled sheepishly. Her eyes were met with Severus' dark ones. She watched as his eyes greedily scanned over her long legs which were covered by some sheer black tights. Sofia slowly made her way down the ladder as he gazed over her figure. As she met the ground she stopped for a second, her hands still holding on to the ladder. Before she could conjure up a coherent thought she felt his arms grab her by the shoulders and turn her towards him. Within an instant, she felt his warm lips on hers. The kiss was rough and quick. His arms quickly pulling her into him as her palms found their way to his torso, gently caressing his body.

"Professor!" they both heard from the classroom. Both of them quickly pulled away. Sofia almost aggressively stepped back as Severus rushed out of the room, the last thing she saw was the quick flare of his long frock as he turned the corner. Once more she found herself feeling hot. Hot and Bothered. Smirking to herself she thought of how this strangely alluded to the 1920's Prohibition. Her being the whiskey, him being completely parched, craving even just a drop of alcohol in his blood. She climbed up the ladder once more finally reaching for the vial which luckily got knocked over and rolled a little closer to the edge of the shelf. Carefully remembering all the skills she had gained from her earlier days waitressing, she picked up the three trays walking back to the classroom. Mostly focusing on controlling her deep breaths. As she walked into the classroom she saw him leaning over a student angrily muttering something to them. Walking past him, she placed the trays on the teacher's desk, quickly dividing the ingredients per cauldron. As she paced around the classroom handing out the vials, she could feel Severus' eyes hungrily follow her. This in no way cleared up any of the worries she had of him being inconsistent with what he wanted, however, it sure felt grand. By the time the class had finished both Sofia and Severus proceeded to clean the room in silence. After the last student had left Sofia felt Severus approach her. Sofia was scrubbing the table as she felt his slender hand on the small of her back.

"I have spoken to Albus. The next search will take place this weekend. I will be leaving with you after class, therefore, don't worry yourself too much with the coordinates." Grunting at his mockery Sofia continued to scrub the table. Feeling his warm hand leave her body, they continued to clean in silence. After everything was finished Sofia decided to make her way to her quarters before dinner. As Severus turned off the lights they both walked towards the door. Opening it, they saw a single student-run up the staircase out of the dungeons, seemingly leaving the Slytherin common room. Before Sofia could make it to the elf door she heard his deep voice murmur something.

"Sofia."

"Hm?" She hummed turning around. Quickly, Severus placed his hand on her face giving her a quick kiss on the lips, lingering for just a few seconds before letting go and disappearing into the dark hallways of the dungeons. Sofia felt a pleasant familiar rush. Which probably simply resulted in the apparent fear of being caught by someone.