His harsh word was spoken in a grunt as he crushed his lips to her and demanded entrance to ravish her mouth. He had palmed her face but once he was certain she wouldn't break away from the kiss he reached down and with firm hands cupped the back of her thighs and lifted her to wrap her legs around his waist. The kiss was punishing and simultaneously devouring and Hermione found herself giving in to everything he took from her. When he pulled her close around his tall frame, she moaned and fisted her hands in his hair. He moved his kisses down her throat and kept massaging her rear with rough fingers.