 "We did this many times before, Granger, and you were never scared," he chuckled darkly. His words were teasing but there was no humor in his voice, and then his lips were on hers again, and it was difficult for Hermione to resist as her body urged her to give into the kiss. There was no fighting it anymore. They both needed each other in that moment, and that was what they were going to get. She wrapped her arms around his neck to pull him down lower towards her, and pressed her body against his.