Title: What A Nutter Of A World

Rating:R

Summary: Everyone knows that Snape is dead, Harry saw him die in the Shrieking Shack, but now there is a conspiracy theory going around that Snape is alive and well. Everyone believes it but Hermione Granger and she's determine to prove it. Lets see what happens when she finds out that it might be true and if it is, who saved his life and more over who's hiding him? Based on the WIKTT Conspiracy Theory Challenge.

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Chapter 2: The New Cat

The shop hadn't changed since she, Harry, and Ron had entered to get a rat tonic for Sabbers. There was a new witch watching over the shop and Hermione wondered if the last one had died naturally or had just decided to hand it over to someone else. Of course thinking about Sabbers was making her mad. If it hadn't been for that little rat then Lily Potter would have been alive. He had betrayed not only the Potters but Severus as well. She was glad that he was gone.

"Can I help you with something, dear?" the woman asked her.

That broke Hermione away from her thoughts.

"Yes, I'm looking for a new cat," Hermione told her. "Something that's intelligent."

The witch grinned at her.

"I've got just the cat for you," the witch informed Hermione. "Follow me."

The witch brought her to the back of the shop where there was a large cage. She picked it up and Hermione saw a stunning black cat with yellow eyes. It looked at her like it didn't trust her but Hermione fell in-love with it.

"Oh it's gorgeous!" Hermione exclaimed. "How much?"

"Twenty galleons," the witch answered.

Hermione took her bag out and handed the witch twenty galleons. She handed Hermione the cage and Hermione left. Hermione apperated back to her parents home right after they arrived back for dinner. When she showed her parents it they loved it as well.

"Has he been fixed?" Mrs. Granger asked Hermione.

"No, I don't think so," Hermione said. "But I don't want to do that. He's perfect just the way he is."

"But, Hermione, he'll spray everywhere," Mr. Granger protested.

"True but I don't think this one will," Hermione said. "And if he does then I'll do it."

The cat hissed at her.

The next morning Harry showed up wearing his new teaching robes. Hermione had to laugh at how he was dressed because he was dressed almost like Professor Snape. Of course this thought saddened her. What would Professor Snape think about his hated enemies son teaching his class.

"I didn't think I was that funny," Harry told her.

Hermione attempted to smile but failed.

"Look, Hermione, I'm sorry about what happened yesterday," Harry went on. "I know that we all saw Severus dying but I have a funny feeling that he's still alive. Lucius thinks so too, and since he's going to be Caretaker as part of his community service, he's going to help me out."

"And what does his wife think about her husband working at Hogwarts?"

"She's fine with it," Harry answered. "So are you going to come and see my first lesson?"

"Um, no," Hermione answered. "I was thinking about spending some time proving that these sightings are just the work of an overactive imagination on the part of the people that thought that they saw him."

Harry stared at her and then shook his head.

"Have it your way," he told her. "But I still think that he's alive."

Hermione didn't answer.

That afternoon Hermione sit a bowl of milk in-front of her cat. She had decided to call him Severus after her former Potions Master. He seem to like the name and looked at her when she called him. Hermione decided to look at some of the work that she had to do, but didn't get far when Ron appeared. Hermione groaned. She decided that she would put wards up to keep him out.

"What do you-."

"Marry me, Hermione," Ron demanded, cutting her off.

Hermione stared at him and then laughed.

"What, what did I say?" he asked, staring at her.

She laughed some more and then answered, "I think your joking."

He stared at her.

"No, I'm not," he told her. "I want to marry you."

She stopped laughing and looked at him.

"Look, I can't marry you," she told him, hoping that he would understand. "I know that we had something during our last year at Hogwarts but I want to move on."

Ron blinked and Hermione knew that he was thinking that she was joking.

"Hermione, I-."

"No, Ron, don't say it," Hermione begged. "I did love you but you complain about everything. What would it be like for us if we got married. Would you complain about what I wanted to do with my life. I want to be an attorney, not a housewife. And then you would complain about the children. No, I don't want to have that kind of life."

"But being a housewife is a noble-."

Hermione's face turned red and Ron knew he had said the wrong thing.

"I'm not going to be your housewife," she snarled. "Now get out before I sick my cat on you."

She pointed to Severus, who was looking at him with interest.

"Okay, I'll go but I'll be back."

And he was gone. Of course Hermione warded her room so that he could never come back.

(A/N: Ooh Hermione has a temper, doesn't she.)

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