CHAPTER 1

It was a stormy night. Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley were sitting near the fire, trying to do their beastly Potions homework. Well, mostly Harry and Ron. "Blimey! This beastly bezoar essay is getting on my nerves! Why the bloody hell did you have to talk back to Snape, Harry?" groaned Ron.

"Sorry Ron. I never realized Snape would give us such a lot of homework for standing up!" groaned Harry too, as he drowsily looked up a book for information on a bezoar.

"You are looking in the wrong book Harry! How can you look up on a bezoar in a Herbology book? Seriously, you and Ron make a fine pair on complaining and doing nothing." said Hermione, clearly annoyed as her friends tried to do their homework.

"Really, they never make ANY effort on their homework. They always get it done from me." she thought frustratedly, as she looked for a book on bezoars. "Copy from these books, you two. It contains every fact about bezoars in an easy-to-understand way. Then it may help you remember facts for your OWLS." Hermione said in her superior tone.

"Easy for you to say. You're bloody brilliant! I doubt whether this will EVER get in my head." wailed poor Ron as he tried to read the dull book.

"Be happy, Ron. Tomorrow's a good day. No Potions class at all and in the evening, a trip to Hogsmeade! No Snape for a day." said Harry, trying desperately to calm Ron down. He wanted to get his homework done so that he and his friends could spend the whole of the next day without any mention of Potions or Snape.

This managed to clam Ron down and they skimmed through the book, often with remarks like "This seems to be a suitable point!" or "Blimey! We must write this one down!"

And so the hours went by and by 10, both Harry and Ron wear heaving sighs of relief. "Hermione, you are truly a gift for us. Please scold me if I am ever rude to you again!" said Ron as he sank back into the couch.

"If you are rude to me, Ronald, I'll know you've become normal." said Hermione with a grin.

"Ahh! A full day without Snape! Nothing can give me more joy!" said Harry as he put his quill down. "Harry! How can you be so forgetful? Don't you remember that you have detention with Snape during lunch? Merlin's beard, I thought Ron was forgetful but you're ten times worse!" retorted Hermione, clearly annoyed.

Ron being forgetful was okay. It came with the package, and she was the reminder. But Harry, Harry was never forgetful! Now she had two babies to look after.

Harry looked sheepish and Ron was laughing his head off. "What are you laughing at Ronald? You also have detention with Snape!" exclaimed Hermione. Ron's raucous laughter came to an abrupt halt and groaned. Snape gave Gryffindors the worst of detentions. Most people tried to avoid getting detention from Snape, but unfortunately, Harry and Ron weren't one of them. They got detention from Snape at least once a week.

A great day to be spoilt by Snape. Could things get any worse?