REVOCET AD VITAM CHAPTER 2

Her bare feet slapped against the stone floor as she ran down the corridor. Her slippers had been lost on one of the staircases as she had rushed to get to Severus's tomb. All the time they had wasted and now there was a chance for her to have him back in her life. Running as fast as she could, the instructions Severus had given her going over and over in her mind. This has to work she thought to herself, she couldn't bear to be so disappointed.

She reached the entrance to the Slytherin dungeons, in a recess in the wall stood his tomb. It was constructed from plain stone; there was no decoration anywhere on the outside, the only adornment was his name carved simply on the top. She took out her wand and levitated the large slab of stone away from the tomb.

Hesitantly she took a step forward, not knowing what she would see inside. She need not have worried; Severus lay in front of her as if he was just sleeping, his pale skin reflected the moonlight and his dark hair spread out on the pillow. She reached out and picked up his wand from his chest, taking his hand she wrapped his fingers around the handle. His skin cool to her touch as she held the wand in place and put the tip against her temple. She then placed the tip of her own wand against his temple joining them in a circle, she began to recite the spell Severus had taught her.

"Revocet ad vitam, Revocet ad vitam." She chanted over and over.

At first she thought that nothing was happening but she kept on going, determined for it to work. She began to feel a stinging sensation in her hand; steadily it began to move up her arm and down her body finally it settled in her stomach,building in intensity. As she continued to repeat the spell she started to experience waves of pain begin to flow out of her. Each time a wave pulsed out of her it got stronger and stronger, she tried to keep her voice even as she carried on. The only thing on her mind was to bring Severus back; nothing was going to stop her.

She gasped as her body was hit by a huge wave of pain, more forceful than any before. She knew that she could take no more and felt as though she was near to passing out. She doubled over in agony, dropping both the wands as she fell into the darkness enveloping her.

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Her mind felt cloudy as she tried to pull herself back into consciousness. She was aware of the softness beneath her and that she could feel someone sat beside her. She felt the familiar texture of her candlewick bedspread and she knew she was back in her quarters. How had she gotten back here? Clarity spread through her, Severus? Had he brought her here?

She opened her eyes and looked straight into the face of the man she loved, the man who she believed she had lost forever. His expression one of worry, sat with his hands clasped on his lap and his back stiff. She wanted to sit up and throw her arms around him, tell him how she loved him but there was something about his demeanor that made her hold back. His whole manner seemed to be that he was closed off to her; she would hate to be rejected by him.

"It worked, you're really here!" instinctively she reached her hand out to touch his face to check that he was real. Her hand hesitated before touching him and she drew it away.

"How do you feel, Hermione?" he asked.

"I'm fine, now that you are here with me." She was struggling to work out why he was being so cold to her, had he not told her that he loved her. She realized that he had actually never said that he loved her just that he had feelings for her. Had she been foolish? Had she jumped to the conclusion that she wanted to hear?

"We have to talk about what happens next, Hermione. Things need to be clarified."

"I don't need to talk Severus, I told you how I felt in the corridor. Nothing has changed for me, I want to be with you, and it's all I want."

"We have to be sure. Before I died we were friends, we could spend time with each other and enjoy our time together. We know that we can have a relationship on that level, which we could spend the rest of our lives living as friends. If we decide to become more than friends and it doesn't work out, what then? That is a long time to spend with someone you hate. You would be tied to me Hermione, every day spent with someone you don't like." He stood up and turned from the bed, walking across the room to stand beside a fireplace. "I don't know if I could stand for you to waste your life for me. To spend each day knowing that you disliked me."

Hermione's heart began to race, pounding heavily in her chest. She broke out into a cold sweat, sitting up her head began to spin and she felt sick.

"Severus, something is not right." Her voice full of panic. "What is happening to me?"

"Oh fuck!" He exclaimed and rushed back to the bed, taking her arms he gently lowered her back down. "I am so sorry it is too soon for us to be apart."

As soon as his hands had touched her skin she had begun to feel better. Slowly her heart calmed until she felt it steady itself. She could feel Severus's thumbs as they tenderly stroked back and forth on her arms. The skin underneath his touch felt so alive, like nothing she had felt before. She could feel something passing between them, a tingling sensation like electricity flowed, energising her skin.

"Can you feel that Hermione?" His voice deep and seductive. "That is our magic, we are connected nothing can ever change that now."

"It feels amazing." She closed her eyes, allowing herself to just enjoy how she was feeling.

"Do you want me to stop?" He asked her, leaning down closer to her.

"No, please don't." she opened her eyes. She could see the want in his gaze that she knew was reflected in her own. His long fingers traced across her shoulders, over the straps of her nightdress to her collarbones. Lazily he stroked back and forth, she watched him fascinated by the look of passion on his face. Her gaze dropped to his mouth, longing to feel his lips on hers. She reached up a hand behind his head, entwining her fingers in his hair pulling him nearer. She felt him resisting his eyes searched hers.

"Are you sure this is what you truly want, Hermione?" he asked. "There is no going back once we have crossed this line."

"Oh I think that we have already crossed the line, don't you?"

His mouth claimed hers in a kiss, she opened up to him allowing him access. She had never been kissed like this before, losing herself in the pleasure of it.

His lips moved away from hers and went to her throat, his warm mouth sliding down her neck. He placed small kisses against her skin as he worked his way toward her chest. She heard him muttering underneath his breath, their clothes disappeared as the spell took effect. She would have thought that she would have been self-conscious being laid before him naked but she was relishing what he was going to do to her.

Little bolts of desire shot through her body as he took her nipple into his mouth running his tongue around the hardened peak. She pushed her chest forward, gasping as he sucked harder. Her hands moved to his head as she held him in place, sighing with pleasure. He ran his hands down across her hips, caressing her skin, leaving trails of fire as he moved lower.

Hooking his arms under her legs he slowly bent them, positioning himself between her thighs. She raised her head, allowing herself to watch him, seeing him lick his lips before he lowered his head to her core. He took her clitoris into his mouth; arching her back she threw her head back. She knew it would not take much to push her over the edge.

He wrapped his arms around her legs, linking his fingers together holding her in place as he licked and nibbled at her. Her breathing became heavy as she felt herself climbing closer and closer to her release. Tightening his hold on her he continued to drive her wild, plunging his tongue deep inside of her as she bucked and writhed against him. She could take no more as she felt her body explode, waves of pleasure flowing through her making her shudder and quiver as she climaxed.

She tried to catch her breath as her body came down from the force of her orgasm, her shuddering calming down as she recovered. Severus released her and began to climb up her body, placing little kisses along the way. He lay lightly on top of her, watching her face as she gathered herself together. She could feel the tip of his member between her folds as he rubbed against her, covering it in her juices. Her eyes flew open as he brushed against he tender core, sending a flash of pleasure through her.

He took his hand and lowered it between them, reaching down he positioned his cock at her entrance, she moaned as his thumb slowly stroked her clit. She heard his slow intake of breath as he gradually he started to push himself inside her. She could tell he was much bigger than Victor had been and was grateful for the time to accommodate him.

He once again captured her lips, his tongue plundered her mouth. She raised her legs, her feet against his buttocks, pulling him deeper with each thrust. His kiss was hot and demanding, his tongue hungrily explored her mouth. Her hands clawed at his back, fingernails raking down his skin as she clung on to him.

Taking her hips in his hands he shifted her, the angle giving him deeper penetration. She cried out as the head of his cock found the sweet spot deep inside her.

Each of his thrusts took her higher and higher, closer to another release. He began to speed up, her walls tightening around his shaft grasping at him, pulling him in. Her breathing ragged, her back arched, as the sensations overtaking her body grew stronger. Severus groaned and she felt him stiffen, his thrust became erratic as he emptied himself inside her. Pushing her over the edge, ecstasy flowed round her body as she came apart underneath him.

Laid together, cheek to cheek, Hermione felt his warm breath against her ear. Neither of them moving their bodies glistening with perspiration, still joined as their heartbeats calmed to a steady rhythm. He raised his body from hers, taking most of his weight from her. She looked into his dark eyes as he stared intently at her, as if he could see deep into her soul.

"You know that I love you, don't you Hermione?" He said. "This won't be easy, we could drive each other crazy."

"I don't care if we do! I spent the last few years miserable without you and now we have the chance to be together I'm not going to waste a minute. I love you and that is all that is important to me." She smiled up at him, love shining in her eyes. "As long as we are together, nothing else matters."