"Yes, much," he said earnestly and kissed her lightly on the mouth. "Now come on – everyone will be waiting for us by now, and the sooner we get this mission done, the sooner we can get back here, and...finish what we started..." His expression and tone left no doubt as to exactly what he meant to finish, and Hermione flushed hot and her breath caught sharply, the state of her knickers getting rather damper. She nodded wordlessly, and then took a deep breath, straightened her shoulders and tried to focus on the mission ahead, tried to think positive thoughts about it.