“Interesting book?” interrupted a smooth voice behind her ear, and for the second time that day, Hermione almost had a heart attack.
She startled backwards into the body behind her, flinched away when she bumped into him, and quickly whirled around to stare directly into the face of Professor Snape.
“Oh, don’t be alarmed. I only meant to inquire as to what you were reading.” When Hermione didn’t say anything, he continued, looking down at the book now held limply in her hands. “Dahlia Niom. A controversial author, especially due to the book you’re holding right now.”
“Huh,” she said faintly. Snape had caught her. She was doomed. There would be no foreseeable end to her detentions.
“I don’t recall ever seeing you before. Did you go to Hogwarts?” he then asked, and Hermione suddenly felt a spark of hope. He didn’t recognize her; he didn’t recognize her! Thank God for second-rate aging potions!
“Oh, yeah, I was homeschooled,” she replied, desperately trying to brainstorm a way to get out of this situation without raising the Professor’s suspicion. “We’ve never seen each other before, probably.”
He raised an eyebrow at this. “Then let me introduce myself. I am Severus Snape, professor of potions at Hogwarts. It’s a pleasure to meet you...?”
“Sarah. Uh, Sarah Smith.” Hermione stuck out a hand.
Instead of shaking it, he looked at her coyly before—oh merlin—before grasping her hand and raising it to his lips. Hermione then experienced the surreal feeling of her professor’s lips on her hand. It made her shiver. She quickly drew her arm away.
“If I may be so bold,” he asked, still giving her that arresting look, “how old are you?”
“Uh, just turned thirty.” Technically not a lie—she had literally used the aging potion not much more than an hour ago. “What about you?” she returned shakily.
“I just turned thirty-five myself.” Snape was only in his thirties? “It appears we are the same age.”
“Er, yeah.”
“You know, I find that quite fortunate,” he said silkily.
“Why’s that?”
Unexpectedly, Snape slid closer, placing his hand above her on the bookshelf. When he spoke, she could feel his breath on her ear: “It means it would not be inappropriate if I asked you on a date.”
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Read the full thing on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/22126345/chapters/52812628
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 20/31
Fandom: 大逆転裁判 | Dai Gyakuten Saiban | The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (Video Games)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Asougi Kazuma, Naruhodou Ryuunosuke, Mikotoba Susato, Barok van Zieks, Gina Lestrade (Dai Gyakuten Saiban), Iris Watson | Iris Wilson, Sherlock Holmes | Herlock Sholmes (Dai Gyakuten Saiban)
Additional Tags: Victorian, Swordfighting, Murder, Investigations, Post-Canon, Spoilers
Summary:
Over the past four years, the streets of London have run rampant with crime. To combat this darkness, Kazuma has disguised himself as The Warden—a mysterious swordsman who guards the streets without shedding blood.
When those who have evaded justice suddenly begin to meet violent ends, terrible rumours erupt. Is the man responsible for these killings The Warden, too overburdened by the darkness around him to resist? Is it the ghost of Lord Stronghart? Or is it someone else entirely? Ryunosuke and Susato are desperate to uncover the truth and prove Kazuma's innocence. But their investigations may take a far more dangerous turn than anyone could have anticipated.