A/N: Hello there. I am very excited to share these two Chapters with you. Its part of a story I am writing on, so don't be too confused. ^-^ A new Ball is upcoming in Hogwarts and the teachers have to show the students how to dance. With who will Professor Snape dance? :)

Many thanks to my great beta reader bluegirl1750.

Enjoy! :)

Disclaimer: Harry Potter belongs to J.K Rowling. I do not own Harry Potter or any characters of it and I don't make any profit. I am just playing in her Sandbox ;)

The following day Hermione still couldn't forget about what happened the day before.

Severus was mad at her for a reason, but it wasn't her fault at all. He had been overreacting and now she didn't know what was going on or what he was thinking.

Lying in her bed all alone she felt lonely. She loved waking up next to him, but the spot next to her was empty and she was in the Gryffindor Girl's room instead of the chambers of the Potions Master. She would definitely see him today- he and Professor McGonagall would prepare them for the coming Ball next week. The Gryffindors and Slytherins would practice together just as the Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs. This would mean that Severus had to choose a person to dance with for today.

She frowned at this thought – thinking of Severus dancing with another girl.

This is ridiculous, she thought. Severus is a man, and he knows what to do and not. Plus, this is just a dance and doesn't mean anything at all.

Actually, she could not change it if he had to dance with another girl – perhaps a Gryffindor student – for they were still in school, she was a student and he was her professor. Just don't think about it.

She moaned, and then turned to the other side of her bed. Did she really need to get up this morning?

As if an answer to this question Ginny made her way to Hermione's bed – fully clothed – and whispered: "Get up Hermione, would you? We have to be in the Great Hall in nearly half an hour!"

These few words brought Hermione back to the present, away from her thoughts of her love – Severus. After several more yawns she finally got up, dressed herself and looked more than a few times in the mirror. I shouldn't dress myself looking some years younger, she reflected. Yes, by the time she is together with Severus her 'style' has changed – but for the better.

She glanced at her clock – the 'lesson' would begin soon.

After another glance into the mirror she turned away from it and faced Ginny, who was sitting quietly on her bed.

Hermione was pleased to have as good a friend as Ginny here, a girl – although she was very pleased to have Harry and Ron.

Ron. She'd better not think about him.

Ron had just brought her more problems in the last days – weeks - and she knew that Severus was also aware that Ron was attracted to her. Well, for her he was just a friend and she felt nothing more than love for a friend for him but he didn't understand it anyway, and after all her attempts to let him realize that she doesn't want anything from him she had given up. It was hopeless. When is he going to understand this?

Hermione sighed. This wasn't going to be easy.

"Should we go?" Hermione asked when she was back in the present and looked at Ginny.

"Yep. Let's go."

The two young Gryffindors made their way down to the common room of their house, meeting Harry and Ron there. Hermione could hear Ron mumbling something like: 'Not Snape again', but she wasn't sure if she had heard correctly.

Together and without many words they made their way down the castle to their destination – the Great Hall. On their way they met a few students from other houses – nothing to worry about. But then, when they were almost down Hermione stopped in her tracks because Ginny did, forced to listen to a conversation between two Ravenclaws.

"… what about Professor Snape?"

"I don't really know. Can you imagine that he has – or he will have one a day?"

"I don't know… I have to admit that I am a bit curious about what she looks like or will look like."

"Do you think he already has one? What do you think, does he treat her well?"

"The girlfriend of Professor Snape? Well I would really like to know this."

Hermione watched the two Ravenclaws walking away, heading to a classroom.

Professor Snape's girlfriend… she thought. That's me, isn't this true?

She and Severus didn't have a specific 'date' on which they came together. No, the progress of their relationship has gone slowly and after everything they had gone through and would go through she didn't need any date where their relationship started. The only thing that matters for her – and as well for Severus she hoped – was that they would never leave each other, in whatever kind of situation.

"What do you think, Hermione?" Ginny asked her. "Do you think he has a girlfriend or will ever get one? I mean look how he is acting… I think he blocks every woman before she could get the possibility to talk to him."

Hermione thought a moment before answering.

"Well Ginny, never say never. Even a man that seems to be heartless can love a woman more than we could ever imagine."

And with this, the four young students entered the Great Hall where the just mentioned Professor – Severus Snape, the person Hermione loved unconditionally - was already awaiting them.

In the next chapter we are finally going to meet our Potions Master! :)