Title: Give Me Your Answer, Do
Rating: T
Pairing: HGSS
Disclaimer: We are but poor fans, and own nothing.
Chapter 1
"Miss Granger, might I have a word?" Professor Severus Snape strode into the Hospital Wing, a stern look pasted upon his pallid face. A few students in the hospital cots averted their eyes, hoping to avoid losing points for their Houses for staring or some other pointless nonsense.
A petite woman in her early twenties straightened up from the low cupboard in a far corner of the ward. Her bushy brown hair was momentarily tamed into a plait that reached down to her waist.
Two honey-brown eyes focused on the man whose robes were billowing out behind him as he came striding over to her, clearly on a mission.
"Yes, Professor? May I help you?"
The man stopped just in front of her. No longer his student, Hermione Granger was not intimidated by his fierce gaze- not that she ever had been.
"I am running dangerously low on cowslip, sanicle, and Lytta vesicatoria wings. I don't suppose you have any here?" Severus Snape prided himself on constantly keeping his ingredients in usable quantities but the amount of work that had piled up lately made him unable to uphold his usually impeccable standards. He was not in a very good mood, to say the least.
"No, sir. I know Madam Pomfrey usually comes to you for ingredients." The full-time Mediwitch had been out of the castle at a conference for the last week, so Hermione, her current apprentice, was filling in for her.
A low growl of annoyance issued from somewhere deep in Severus' throat. "I can order the beetle wings today, but I will require you to assist me this afternoon in replenishing my other supplies."
Hermione smiled warmly back. "It would be my pleasure, Professor."
"Meet me at 4 o'clock near the Whomping Willow, then. I'm sure you recall how to get there." Without waiting for an answer, Snape strode from the room.
The bed-ridden students finally relaxed, and Hermione rolled her eyes in amused exasperation, mentally revising her afternoon plans.
A/N: As with most drakien/Rickmanlover24601 collaborative efforts, this story came about in a flash of genius, then took a really absurdly ridiculous long time to finish. Like, we created the file in 2007. And let's be real…it's only four adorable chapters. Regardless, she visited me two weeks ago, and our primary goal for Whirlwind Weekend of Awesomeness was to finish this fic. And we did. So we'll be updating with a new chapter every Sunday. Yay! Reviews make us happy!