Sorry it took some time since my last episode.

Here it goes,

Hope you enjoy:

CHAPTER 2: GETTING ATTENTION


The students were already in their sits when professor Snape burst into class with a scowl face as usual.

Hermione was wondering what happened to get him in this mood that early in the morning.

The professor was asking questions she thought were ridiculously easy to answer, Although nobody was raising a hand.

Hermione didn't want to raise her hand like she always do because it seems to only annoying the professor when she was trying to do the opposite.

It was very hard for her not to raise her hand, therefore she put both hands under her thighs so she wont be tempted.


"So no one knows the answer?" The professor sounds impatiently now.

"Not even the insufferable know-it-all?"

When Hermione lift her head up she noticed the professor was standing right in front of her desk looking down his nose.

Those dark eyes fixed with hers when she realized she didn't answered him yet.

"No sir." she lied of course.

The first stage in her plan was getting attention from Snape and she had to stick with this method.

"You don't know?" He was pronouncing every letter now in a very low voice only she could hear.

"No. I don't."

He looked at her without blinking.

Her heart was racing faster now.

'He must know I lie. Stop looking at me. This is torture.'

Her thoughts stopped immediately when he broke the gaze and moved back to his desk.


Harry and Ron were looking at Hermione but she didn't noticed. She was looking down at her notes and didn't look up once until the end of the class.

Finally the professor dismissed the students.

They started gathering their things and Ron was about to say something to Hermione when a low voice above them interrupted him.

"Hermione you will see me in detention after dinner."

Before she analyzed what just happened the professor was already gone.


Harry, Ron, Ginny and Hermione were on their way to divination class talking loudly about the last potions class.

Harry was furious: "How could this bustard give YOU a detention? It was the only time you didn't answer his question."

Hermione: "Yes but..."

Ron: "It's so not fair 'mione." He was supporting Harry's opinion.

"The first time you act like a normal student and stoped being.. well you. You didn't answer every question and you get punished for it. Unbelievable!"

"Guys!" Hermione cut off the boys.

"Don't you get it? This is great for me. For us. For the plan!

I was trying to get attention from him but I was so sure it will take weeks before he will notice any difference in my behavior."

She had the boys full attention now.

Ginny got closer to Hermione when she told her quietly:

"It is great and all but we are worried for you.

We didn't expect the detention to come so fast.

Turns out you are better in making Snape angry than we thought.

You don't have much time planning what to say to him."

Hermione: "It's going to be alright. I promise. I have all day thinking about it and planning what to say."


Even though Hermione told her friends that everything is under control and they don't need to be worried, she knew deep inside that she wasn't calm as she looked from the outside.

She spend the whole day thinking about potions class and the detention to come.

She didn't expect Snape to punish her over one question.

'Why do I need to know everything? Couldn't I miss one stupid question?"


She couldn't eat during dinner. She was trying to but she wasn't hungry.

She watched the potions master eat and drink when she thought: 'This is only because I'm a gryffindor and he always hated me.

I will tell him that. That's it. I'm sick of him thinking he can do whatever he wants.'

Hermione forgot that the problem with staring at Snape is the fact that he immediately feels the glare.

He was looking up and straight at her and it happened so fast that she didn't look away and he caught her.

Hermione wanted to look away but somehow could not move her head.

They were staring at each other for a minute when Ginny grabbed Hermione's arm and asked her why she wasn't eating.

Hermione immediately turned to her and explained the lack of appetite.

When she returned her look over the staff table she noticed the professor was gone.

'How could he go so quickly? I turned my head for less than 2 minutes. It's as if he escaped.'


Dinner was over and Hermione was walking out of the great hall with Ginny.

Ginny was watching Hermione's face and knew she was nervous so she tried to get her relaxed.

Ginny: "Maybe the reason he gave you detention is more simple than we think."

Hermione was looking confused: "What do you mean?"

Ginny: "Maybe he just want to have another look at this cleavage." She was pointing at Hermione's shirt.

Hermione was smiling and cancelled the idea with her hand.

Ginny: "I'm serious mate. Not every day we get to see you all girly with this clothes and make up and the amazing perfume by the way."

They stopped near the dungeons.

Hermione: "My mom gave me this perfume.

Oh I wish she was here though. She always know what to say in difficult situations."

Ginny gave her a hug and said: "Just focus on the plan and everything will go right."

She left to gryffindor towers and Hermione walked towards Severus Snape's office.

She knocked on the door.

"Enter" he said.

'Here it goes' she thought as she was taking a deep breath and entering the room.


-END OF CHAPTER 2-