I love the pairing of HermionexSnape, and thought why not, lol! Sorry for the loose..information around the potion but ideas are hard enough without ingredient details and all that. Anyway hope you enjoy! I plan on continuing the story if I get good reactions.

Ron sat idly at his table sandwiched between his two bestfriends in the most dreaded course of the day; potions. He let out an obnoxious sigh, his head resting on the fist of his hand as he drummed upon the table with his quill, waiting for Snape to arrive and start the lesson. "Honestly, I dont understand why the old bat insists on punctuality when he isn't himself." He muttered to Harry and Hermione, both who were quickly growing tired of Rons continous whining.

Harry didn't respond, but Hermione was quick to reprimind the red headed wizard. "Oh, stuff it Ron. It's too cold for all of your fuss." She was right, the castle was freezing in the early breaches of winter weather.

Ron, who opened his mouth to retort, shut it as the Potions Master sauntered into the room. Snape charged through the lines of desks to the front of the class in a billowing blur of his customary black robes. Not having enough time for a proper response, Ron settled for quickly muttering in earshot to Hermione. "Hmf. Just because you have a crush on the greasy git doesn't mean he's not a pretentious arse."

Hermione's face illuminated into a bright red shade. She suddenly felt a few degrees hotter. She glared daggers at Ron before her attention was caught by the commanding tone of their teacher. "Would any of you care to enlighten the rest of your imbecile pack of the uses these specific ingredients?" Snape gestured to an odd looking assortment of plants and other questionable items arranged atop the display table at the head of the room.

Almost immediately, Hermione's arm soared into the air without waver, always eager to showcase her skill to the teacher that berated her the most. She felt her chest flutter as his gaze skimmed over her, knowing full well he chose to ignore her on most occasions; she had learned not to take offense. "No one? These ingredients, if mixtured with extreme precision will result in a most, feverish product if you will. The resulted potion will result in a concoction that will bind two individuals of the brewers choosing, forcing them to remain in each others space until the brew wears off. Most commonly used in times of war, it allowed the opposition to effectively distract officials of the opposing team."

Snape's eyes droned across the room once more before resuming. "I do not wish for you to indulge in such a waste of time, but the headmaster insists it into the curriculum, in light of what you agonizingly choose to celebrate, the holiday Valentines Day."

A riffle broke out in the wave of students. They were pleasantly surpised they would actually be able to indulge in something different than the usual Blood Potion, which they had been reviewing for the past two weeks. "Before you all begin to plot your ruse to trap the imbecile objects you hold dearly, I have left out a specific ingredient that will render the potion useless against humans." Audiable groans rippled throughout the class, most noticably the male population. Snape continued "On your desks are two plants. You will test the potion by snipping a leaf from both plants, and mixing them into your brew. You will then drop a few drops upon each, and make note of the reaction. Begin." Snape swiveled his body, and with a flick of his wand rotated the chalkboard, on which the backside contained the brewing instructions.

Hermione's mind wandered as she waited for the boys to retrieve the necessary items and ingredients. A dark, tall figure ceased to relinquish from her mind. She snapped from her trance as Harry and Ron returned, arms bearing the requirements. "Bloody git! And here I thought I had a chance with.." He cut off aruptedly, his face flushing red. Hermione huffed, pulling the ingredients to her person knowing full well she would be the one to carry out their assignment. "Ron honestly, must you find something wrong with everything?"

Two quarters of an hour later, and she was on one of the last steps, the stirring process. Hermione enjoyed Potions but for some reason she could never get over the dreaded task of having to painstakingly time each stirr with precision. A shadow loomed over her cauldron and she grew warm with sudden embarrasment as she felt her Professor hovering over her, inspecting their work. She inwardly shivered at the presence of her Potions Master., not necessarily dreading his presence. She didn't notice Ron staring at her intently, thinking thoughts of his own, only about his bushy headed best friend.

All three did not notice a loose strand of Snape's hair flutter down into the cauldron, vanishing into the mixture almost immediately.

A moment later and he was gone, and Hermione had finished the stirring. She began to trim the leaves of the two plants, not noticing Ron descretely dipping a small vile into the cauldron and storing it in his robes carefully. Hermione added the leaves to the brew, the mixture changing from a murky brown to a cheery rose shade. She took a small sample of the potion in a small measuring vile, and sprinkled the water-like potion upon the two plants. She gasped with surprise as the two plants suddenly reached toward each other, entangling their stems. She couldnt help but marvel at the subtle beauty of it.

At the end of class, Hermione placed a vile of the potion and the two still embraced plants upon Snape's desk. She shyly sent a good afternoon the Potions Master's way, only to sulkily retreat from the room when he ignored her and continued his work grading.

Ron retreated to his bedroom early that night, fondeling the vial in his pocket with his fingers, ensuring it still remained intact. He gleefully lulled to sleep, the thoughts of finally having a chance with Hermione lingering in his head.

Hey guys, hope that wasn't too bad for a start. :P I love Ron as a little trouble maker, couldn't help myself! Please review and tell me what you think, it's like getting paid in a way, makes me feel good. ;w; Let me know if I should continue, and please feel free to add any suggestions you may have!