The hallways of Hogwart's were empty. The building was filled by the echos of ghosts and the crickets at the Black Lake. Sofia made her way through the open hallway. Hands crossed over her chest, she wrapped her sweater around herself as she made her way down towards her quarters. Before she could step on the staircase she noticed the dark sky. She was always mesmerised by the stars above Hogwarts. She couldn't help herself as she stepped up to the railing. Looking out into the lake she suddenly felt the need to sit on the grass. She often did that as a student and even as a teacher, especially during the warmer months of the year. Hopping over the railing she walked over to the lake. Feeling the soft grass under her heels she walked closer to the water. The lake was calm. The silence engulfed her. All she could hear was the sound of some bats flying around and the soft chirping of the crickets. Softly touching the freezing water with the tip of her finger she noticed movement a few feet in front of her. She watched as she saw the water move. Squinting her eyes she noticed the famous giant squid making its way to the surface. Smiling she remembered her old student days, as she often snuck out of her room to play with it. Although most students were utterly afraid of it, she had grown very fond of the creature. Especially since Hagrid always seemed to drag her out to socialize with it. She watched as it played in the distance, making the water around ripple with his tentacles. She was just about to sit down on the grass as she felt the dampness. Grunting she pulled out her wand, conjuring a small wooden bench, which seemed to have become a habit. Placing herself on the bench she pulled her legs up close to her chest. Sighing she closed her eyes letting her head drop, enjoying the soft breeze hir her skin. She focused on letting all of the anger she had accumulated prior, ease out of her body. She knew why Mr Parker's words had hurt her so much but she didn't want to admit it, even just to herself.
Meanwhile, Severus had walked out of Albus' office, attempting to follow her. As he made it down the hallway he noticed her small body on the wooden bench in the distance. Before coming over, he reminisced on the day he had unhexed her hair. Walking across the grass he made it towards the bench. He could see that she was clearly unaware of the fact that anyone was around her, as she had her head laid back, eyes firmly shut. As he walked in front of the bench, he saw her head jolt towards him. Sighing, he hesitantly sat next to her, leaving some distance in between them.
"There was no need to run off like that Sofia." Severus broke the silence as Sofia continued to look out towards the lake. Pulling her legs closer to her body she kissed her teeth.
"I didn't fancy staying there, that's all." She spoke.
"And why is that?"
"Wouldn't you like to know Severus." Sofia snidely returned.
"Yes, I actually would." Sofia could tell by Severus' agitated deep tone of voice that he was no longer playing games with her. "What is bothering you Sofia?" He spoke again, this time softer. She felt him lean in closer to her, as he placed his palm on the bench. Sighing, Sofia decided to speak.
"That boy. His comment was just hit a little... rough." She listened as Severus scoffed at her.
"Is that it? The spoiled brat of a child is what made you so upset?"
"I am not upset!" Sofia eyed him as he rolled his eyes. She could feel him continue to stare at her as if waiting for her to speak. "Fine. As I'm sure you're aware, I haven't exactly had the best time in the muggle world. I've dealt with enough shit at the bar... And when I came to Hogwarts, I was hoping to eventually develop a stable career. And to be honest, almost 5 years down the line I'm still known as someone's over-glorified assistant and nothing more." Sofia could feel the hot tears welling up in her eyes. Looking to the side, she let a few tears slip as she subtly wiped them away. Severus' expression suddenly changed. His eyes softened as he watched Sofia struggle to speak. "It was just a shitty thing to say, that's all." She spoke into the distance. She felt Severus shift closer to her as she pretended to ignore him.
"Come here." she heard his soft voice next to her. Resting her arms on her knees she ignored him. She heard him let out a prolonged annoyed sigh as he placed his hand on her arm softly tugging her towards him. "Come here." He repeated himself as Sofia eventually gave in. Gently she leaned into him, finding a spot on the side of his chest, leaning her bend legs on his lap. She felt warmth as his arm tightened around her body bringing her in closer. Severus' felt her muscles relax al little, as he reassuringly squeezed her arm.
"You don't have to do this." Sofia muttered, her arms still crossed over her chest.
"I know. I want to." She heard him speak from above her. She smiled at his response, attempting to carefully place her arm over him. "You know..." He began, looking down at her. "From what I remember, they almost forbade Hagrid from teaching any more classes before you came along..." He spoke firmly. "-and Minerva told me that Filius was beginning to struggle to handle that rowdy group of 3rd years a few years back before you were asked to assist." Sofia smiled at his reassurance. She was never aware of either of those things. She felt the weight of her shoulders slowly leave her as she continued to look at the moon. "Perhaps when Remus chooses to spend more time with his family, you will be the first person Albus will choose to teach Defence Against the Dark Arts-"
"But you've always wanted that opposition?" Sofia looked up at him, analyzing his moonlit features. She saw as he gently smiled glanced down at her.
"-my place is in the dungeons, you know that Sofia." He pressed her closer to him as Sofia huffed. Severus gently placed his hand under her chin, softly lifting her head to look up at him. "-that rotten brat has no right to make you feel this way. Especially when it is so far from the truth. Now, I don't know what exactly happened during the years in which you've worked at that bar, but I can assure you-" He paused as she watched him struggle to say the last few words. "-that you are the best and most hardworking assistant I've ever had." Sofia chuckled at his words.
"You've only ever had one, Severus."
"And there's a reason for that." She felt his chest move as he let out a quiet low laugh. Sofia felt immensely better. Not only did she feel reassured that she was worth something more than just an assistant, but she also missed Severus being this close to her body. Gazing at him, she pulled herself up closer to his face. Severus noticed her movements as he tilted his head towards her with a lazy smile. He watched as Sofia's eyes trailed from his eyes to his lips. Before she could do anything, he leaned in softly placing a kiss on her lips. Gently, she sat up, moving her soft hands to cup his face. He pulled her in closer by the waist as they softly kissed, surrounded by the deafening silence of the lake. As Sofia broke the kiss to breathe she opened her eyes to find him already looking at her. Before she could reconnect her lips with his again, they both heard footsteps.
"Who goes there?" Both of them jolted at the harsh voice. Sofia quickly jumping to the end of the bench as Severus smiled also, crossing his arms over his chest. He looked back to see Argus in the open hallway. "Students? After hours?" they both heard Argus exclaim as Sofia couldn't help but laugh, hearing him quickly marching across the grass.
"It's just me Argus." Severus deep voice called out as they both heard him stop in his tracks.
"Oh. Severus?" Argus seemed at a loss for words. " Lovely evening to you then." He continued as he quickly walked back to the castle. Sofia couldn't help but burst out laughing. She looked over at Severus who watched her with a smile. Shaking his head he pulled her in again as she hummed.
"Where were we..." Severus murmured in her ear as he kissed her neck. Sofia sighed as she felt Severus hands on her waist once more.
"We need to be a little more careful. We're not on an island anymore." Sofia spoke as Severus continued to tenderly kiss her neck. Sofia pulled away from him as she watched his soft expression, eyeing her. She heard him hum in annoyance, as he knew she was right, sitting back on the bench he looked out as she smiled.
"I need to get to sleep. I have another core-class to teach tomorrow morning." Sofia winked as she got up. Severus softly nodded, still clearly a little agitated by the unfortunate turn of events. "Thank you, for standing up for me, and for this." Sofia spoke shyly as she stepped away from the bench.
"Let me walk you to your quarters." Severus muttered as he got up. Sofia quickly removed the bench, as they both walked to Sofia's quarters' side by side. Sofia still smiling from the earlier encounter. As they made it to the door Sofia sighed, leaning her back on it.
"This strangely feels as if I am a student again Severus." She smiled looking up at him.
"I couldn't agree more Sofia." He muttered leaning in closer, placing the last kiss deep on her lips as he pulled away, muttering a soft goodnight as Sofia stood there. She felt the familiar twist in the pit of her stomach as she watched him walk away. She wanted, badly, to call him back but she knew it was better not to. The last thing either of them needed for the students to see a cheeky walk of shame in the morning. After Sofia walked inside the room, she had already started planning the next time she could accidentally find herself in Severus' quarters or lure him into hers.
The core class went better than she expected. All of the students were extremely obedient listening to each and every word she said. After a few successful attempts at brewing the Shrinking Solution, the students all headed out for lunch. Sofia quickly waved her wand to clean up the reminiscence of the mess left by the students. She noticed there was some powder still leftover on the floor from one of the broke vials. Grabbing the broom closest to her she carefully started sweeping away the power. She was more than capable to do this with magic, however, sometimes she preferred the manual labour of cleaning, reminding her of her days in London. She heard the office door open, ignoring it she continued to clean, mesmerised by the repetitive motion of her arms. Suddenly the breath in her throat hitched as she felt Severus' arms engulf her from behind. Looking down she noticed as his large palms snaked around her. Softly laughing to herself she leaned the broom on the closest table. Before she could turn to face him, she felt his breathing on her neck. Severus softly began to kiss her neck, pulling her hair backwards. His efforts had come completely out of nowhere. Sofia glared at the door which was still slightly open.
"We can't Severus. The door." She spoke between her desperate breaths. She felt one of Severus' hands leave her body as he waved for the door to quickly shut, followed by the loud click of the lock. Smiling she let her head fall back, as he continued to kiss her neck.
"I heard you teach. I'm surprised to see that you seem to be doing quite well without me." He whispered in her ear between desperate kisses.
"Oh. A rare compliment from Severus Snape himself. This day need's to be recorded in history." She snapped back playfully as she heard his deep chuckle in her ear. Turning her around, he proceeded to kiss down her neck and collarbone. "We'll both be out of a job soon if you don't stop." She whispered in his ear.
"I think I will be out a job sooner, replaced by you." Sofia's eyes went wide, as she softly pushed him back in disbelief, her palms placed on his chest.
"Where are all these complements coming from? Is everything okay?" She realised an eyebrow at him. Instead of answering Severus roughly pulled her in, softly lifting her by her thighs, he placed her on top of the closest desk. Sofia gasped as she felt the coldness of the table. Severus hungrily kissed her as she felt her eyes flutter closed. She felt his lips greedily dance with hers as she soon found her hands tangling in his hair. All of a sudden she felt his hands move towards her legs, hosting her skirt up, being careful not to completely pull it to her waist. Breaking the kiss she rolled her eyes. "I see now. You've simply missed me." She smirked at him as he continued to ignore her. She watched as he lowered his body, palms still resting on her thighs. Within a second Sofia felt her thighs being pulled to either side. Before she could say anything to protest she felt his warm tongue on her. Letting a small moan escape her lips her head fell back. Severus still placed between her legs, as he continued to please her, his hands firmly gripping at her thighs. Sofia continued to moan, eyes shutting tightly at the pleasant sensation. Pulling at his black hair, she felt her body quiver with every motion of his tongue. As her moans became increasingly louder, Severus stopped to observe her.
"So... vocal today." His silky voice filled the classroom as her fingertips gently caressed his face. He watched her face as she looked down at him, eyes half-closed, mouth opened, exasperating breaths falling from her lips. Severus was about to move closer to her again before she stopped him.
"As much as I love this..." Her voice was shaky as she looked into his lustful eyes. "-I've seen what goes on...on top of these desks..." She looked around, remembering all the shattered glass and spilt ingredients from her school years to her teaching years. Severus straightened his back placing a soft kiss on her cheek. Lifting her up by her thighs once more, his tall frame swiftly carried her to his office. Shutting the door behind him with his foot he continued to hungrily kiss her as her arms found their way around his neck. Placing her on his black leather couch, he scanned her body with his greedy eyes as she pulled him closer. "You never told me about the next search." She whispered between kissing his neck and running her hands over his tense body. Severus was busy undoing her shirt as he suddenly paused.
"You want to know, now?" He quirked an eyebrow at her as she nodded. "Very well." He sighed. Pulling her shirt off her body he started to kiss her collarbone moving down to her now revealed, black lace bra. As he kissed the top of her left breast Sofia moaned. "A castle-" He breathed as he kissed her other breast. "-in the outskirts of Inverness-" He gritted with the corner of her bra between his teeth as he gently pulled it down. As she felt his teeth gently nibble at her breast her head fell back in pleasure, moaning again. "-we leave on Friday, as usual." He finished, as he kissed down her stomach pulling down her skirt. Just as softly, he placed his hands on the inside of her bare thighs, dragging his slender fingers closer to her. Sofia suddenly began to shake her head.
"No need. I can't wait that long." Severus smirked at her eagerness.
"It seemed to me, that it's not just I, who seems to have missed you." His deep voice purred as she sat up helping him with his trousers. Pushing him back on the other end of the couch Sofia found her place straddling him. As she kissed him she could hear a low growl in the back of his throat. Neither Sofia nor Severus could wait any longer. Quickly, Sofia lowered her body on top of his. Severus felt a wave of pleasure course through his body with a hoarse quiet moan. The dark office was filled with the familiar moans falling from Sofia's lips and low grunts from Severus. There was so much endless passion and adrenalin between the two that they both seemed to be in a different world at that moment. Severus' hands gripped to her hips feeling her softly ride him, his senses completely overpowered by her, and only her. Sofia watched as he was begging to completely override with pleasure, his eyes tightly shut, low grunts escaping from his mouth. Before long, it had become unbearable for Severus. Without being able to hold himself back, Severus had become completely undone by Sofia. For Sofia, seeing Severus as if under her spell, fully giving himself to her, finally drove her over the edge as she bit back a loud moan, her hands gripping at his chest, leaving behind small red marks from her nails. As she heard him release one last intense breath, she relaxed. Sofia was about to gently move back, before she felt him tightly grip her arm. His eyes still firmly shut he pulled her towards him. Carefully, Sofia straightened her legs laying down on his bare chest. Unlike the last time, it was now Severus who was softly running his hands over her back. Gently caressing her as she hummed in satisfaction.
"What a fantastic core-class." Sofia muttered against Severus' neck as he deeply laughed, still attentively caressing her back, before placing a soft kiss at the top of her head.