A/N: I don't own anything that resembles J.k. Rowling's Work and everything you recognize does not belong to me and I only write for your enjoyment ~Amelia~

"Detention tonight Miss Granger , How many times must I tell you to do your own work and leave others to fail on their own, Oh and Twenty points from Gryffindor for both you and Mr. Longbottom's infraction", Snape Sneered as Hermione was attempting to help Neville not explode his potion's caldron for what felt like the umpteenth time

"Yes Professor", replied Hermione morosely .

"What a Greasy Git !", declared Ron as they walked to the great hall for lunch after their potions class "honestly all you were trying to do was help poor Neville from exploding YET ANOTHER caldron!"

"You know that , I know that but Professor Snape doesn't wish to accept that and it's Professor Snape, Ronald not Greasy Git", Said Hermione.

"Nevertheless you don't deserve detention just for trying to help a fellow classmate", replied Harry.

"I know Harry, But at least it's only one detention and not a whole week's worth like you and Ron got for challenging his authority when he took points from you both for talking in class," reminded Hermione as they entered the Great Hall.

"Okay okay point taken Mione , jeez , no need to get you knickers in a twist," joked Harry for which Hermione promptly smacked him on the shoulder as they sat down to eat their lunch .

"Jeez alright I'm sorry Hermione I'll shut up now and let you eat your lunch and serve your detention in peace okay?," said Harry as he held his hands up in a gesture of surrender.

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That evening after supper Hermione made her way to the Dungeons to serve her assigned detention with Professor Snape , when she reached the potion's classroom she proceeded to knock on the door.

"Enter", intoned the voice of Professor Snape from the other side of the door.

"Miss Granger on time I see, must be because of your annoying trait as an insufferable know-it-all, well since you have the insistent need to help your fellow classmates I assume you won't mind prepping the Batwing Slugs that are required for the potions that are assigned for this week. You may begin now Miss Granger," informed Snape as Hermione entered the classroom after she heard his command to enter and moved to the table that held the vat of Batwing Slugs that were awaiting her to dice and prep them. Twenty minutes passed before she a sharp hiss of someone in pain which made her look up to see Snape sitting at his desk bending slightly while clutching his left arm.

"Are you alright sir? Should I go get Madam Pomfrey?", inquired Hermione before Snape quickly stood and bolted towards his office.

"Miss Granger," Snape began as he reentered the classroom a few minutes later only this time he was wearing his Death Eater robes while holding his mask in his hand.

"I need you to inform the head-," Snape stopped speaking and gripped his left arm and slightly curled in on himself while somewhat stumbling towards the classroom door.

"Sir where are you trying to go you look like you're in so much pain you can't even stand up right completely you need to see Madam Pomfrey if you're in pain sir," Hermione told him as she helped him out the classroom door and down the corridor that lead to the entry hall.

"Thank you for your concern Miss Granger ,but it is completely unnecessary since the only way for this particular pain to be removed is for me to go where I have been summoned to by the Dark Lord so if you will unhand me and go and inform the headmaster that I have been summoned I just might be grateful enough to forget making you repeat the detention that you are currently missing," said Snape through gritted teeth as they reached the front doors of the castle.

"Of course Professor but at least let me help you get to the front gates because I don't think you will be able to there on your own honestly your barely able to stand on your as it is sir," replied Hermione

"FINE! You insufferable little bint if it will get you to shut the bloody hell up you may help me to the front gates but then you must immediately return to the castle and inform the headmaster that I have been summoned alright!" snarled Snape as they made their way down the front steps of the castle and along the path that lead the front gates and Hogsmeade.

"Yes Professor and thank you sir," chirped Hermione with a look of mild relief on her face as they made their way as quickly as they could to the Front Gates of Hogwarts.
"Sir If you don't mind me asking where exactly do you go so that you can apperate to where you are summoned?," Hermione asked as they reached the Front Gates of the school.

"If you must know Miss Granger you see that half-circle patch of grass that cuts into the tree line, there is a apperation point there that I use when he calls now please go back to the castle and inform the headmaster where I have gone," replied Snape as he pointed to the half-circle of grass about sixty yards away.

"But Sir that's Sixty yards away there is no way you can make it there on your own please let me help you get there and then I will go full speed to the headmaster I promise," pleaded Hermione as Snape attempted to walk towards the designated clearing.

"If you must but then you need to immediately go to the headmaster without stopping for anything else , do you understand?," snarled Snape as they neared the clearing.

Just as they were outside the apperation point Hermione tripped on a unseen root which caused both her and Professor Snape to fall completely in the area of the apperation point holding onto each other and disappear with a pop and crack of forced apperation.

A/N: I hope you guys liked the first chapter of "Clumsiness May Cause Dominos To Fall" If there is anything you want to see happen in this story let me know because I live off of reviews, favorites, follows, requests and recommendations and yes I know I left it on a cliffhanger but it was the perfect to end this chapter don't worry the next chapter should be up sometime soon I promise.