Thank You guys so much for reviewing and reading my story! As a quick thanks I'm going to immediately upload the second chapter :) I'm not sure how my uploading schedule is going to go, but I'm hoping for a few times a week minimum!

DISCLAIMER: I do not own anything as stated before, just simply borrowing the characters for a bit of fun :p

Onwards!

Chapter 2!

Neville and Hermione quickly took their seats in the potions classroom. As the boys were gone, and Ginny was a 6th year, Hermione chose to sit next to Neville. He had surprisingly learned to calm down over the summer somehow, and it helped a lot with his anxiety involving Professor Snape and the art of Potions Making.

Snape pointed his wand at the blackboard in front and all the students looks over to it for their instructions.

Below is a list of potions. You are to choose ONE and create it flawlessly. They are all potions you have created before.

Felix Felicitous

Dreamless Sleep Draught

Oculus Potion

SkeloGrow

Calming Draught

Amortentia

Doxycide

You will also follow up with a report on the ingredients used in the potion and their reactions with each other at each stage of the potion. I want a full report by the end of class.

Hermione and Neville spoke lowly, debating between the Oculus Potion and Amortentia. "I'm very weary with Amortentia after last year with Professor Slughorn. Let's go with Oculus Potion." Hermione stated. Neville nodded and ran off to collect the ingredients. Hermione and Neville switched off between preparing the ingredients and adding them into the mixture.

It was currently Hermione's turn to add in ingredients and stir the written number of times. The smell of the potion was intoxicating. Oculus Potion was a fruity tasting and smelling potion, and Hermione loved fruit. She was adding in mandrake roots when she went full storm into another vision.

Hermione was stood in a corner, watching the scene play out. Snape was stood at a table grinding unicorn horn. There was a large cauldron in front of him with a potion in the makings. The looks over and saw a much smaller table with a smaller cauldron and a little row of ingredients. There was a piece of parchment with directions, Hermione assumed.

"Daddy I need you to peel 2 boiled Cobra Egg Shells for me." Young Saskia stated, stirring counter-clockwise.

"Saskia, I've told you before you need to start peeling them yourself." Snape said without looking.

"But Daddy, My fingers always crush the shell and poke holes in the egg." She said, still not looking.

"Fine dear. Let me add this unicorn horn…"

"I wanna do it!" Saskia yelled out, jumping up from her table. Snape chuckled and picked her up. She picked up the bowl and turned her head.

"All of it or half?" She asked.

"All sweetie."

The young girl lightly tipped the bowl and the sparkling dust that was a unicorn horn dusted into the cauldron. The smoke turned purple and you could see the image of a unicorn dashing across the mist. It disappeared and Snape set little Saskia on the ground. He walked over and started helping her peel the egg shells, showing her how to prevent poking holes into the egg and how to apply just the right amount of pressure to keep from shattering the shells.

The whole time this was going on, Corrie was leaning against the doorway, watching with a small smile on her face.

"'Mione watch out!" Neville grabbed Hermione's arms and drug her down to the ground. Their cauldron exploded and tipped over. Professor Snape caught the edge before the whole thing could fall over, but some of the potion spilled onto Hermione's back.

"She needs to go to The Hospital Wing. Longbottom, what potion were you making." Snape demanded.

"The Oculus Potion. We were doing great until I noticed her adding a handful or Mandrake roots to the potion. She had already added the necessary amount. She wasn't even looking at the cauldron, I wonder if she's really ok… She was out of sorts earlier also." Neville rambled on and on in worry for his friend.

"Class, continue working. Longbottom see about cleaning up this mess. I will be right back." Snape barked out before carrying Hermione to the Hospital Wing. When he entered, Madam Pomfrey seemed surprised to see it was Hermione that was coming in. Everybody knew Hermione excelled at potions.

"She was lollygagging in class and miscalculated the number of ingredients. They were making the Oculus Potion so she shouldn't be injured. She might be a bit burned. I have a class still running, good day Poppy." Snape explained before heading out to continue teaching.

Madam Pomfrey checked over Hermione and realized she was fine, just had wet robes. Hermione woke up and groaned.

"Bloody hell Neville, had to smash my head to the ground did you?" She mumbled out.

"You're free to go although I suggest changing immediately. Your robes are soaked." Madam Pomfrey told her.

Hermione nodded her head and called out to Dobby. He popped in and Hermione asked if he could grab a new uniform from her closet. He was back in mere seconds. She thanked him and changed as soon as he was gone.

As she was pulling her shirt off she looked in the mirror and noticed a new mark. It was simple and looked like a muggle tattoo. It simply said "RIP Paisley" in fancy cursive lettering. Now entirely confused, Hermione finished dressing and walked out. She headed straight for the Transfiguration classroom. Upon seeing no class Hermione walked up to her Head of House's desk.

"Hermione, dear, aren't you in class?" Professor McGonagall asked.

"There was an incident. I actually wanted to know if you could bring me to Headmaster Dumbledore. I need to ask him something." Hermione explained.

"Of course dear, he should be having afternoon tea right now. Let us be off." Both women walked out and down many corridors. Finally reaching a statue, Professor McGonagall said "Caramel Apple". The statue turned and behind it a spiral staircase revealed itself. The two ladies walked up and Hermione let herself in.

"Miss Granger, how nice it is to see you! How are classes going this term without Harry and Ron?" Albus Dumbledore inquired.

"They're going fine. No thank you." She said when he offered a lemon drop.

"Nobody ever accepts, of course that means more for me!" He chuckled out cheerfully.

"Professor, I need some help. You see, I have been having these odd dreams. Although they're not really dreams as I can still get them during the day. Anyway, they're very peculiar. They seem to involve professor Snape in every single one!" She exclaimed.

"That's very odd. Much different from Harry's scar and the visions he gets with it. Perhaps they are just long buried fantasies trying to make themselves known?" He suggested.

"Headmaster! How could you even say that! He is my professor, nothing more."

"I was simply stating an option, Miss Granger."

"Well, I highly doubt it's THAT. Besides, these dreams have been like instances out of a wizard scrapbook. But the Professor is so cold and mean he could never act how he does in these dreams. He is such a sweet man in these dreams. He treats his little daughter like a princess, his wife like his queen, and I felt like he always had a smile on his face. I sure hope these aren't real visions, otherwise I wonder what made him become the way he is to this day..." Hermione thought out loud.

"Miss Granger, I assure you, Severus used to have a family. I'm getting a feeling these dreams are not just dreams. I suggest you talk to him soon, as they involve him, before any major accidents occur. If they are distracting you this much imagine what would've happened if you had been creating a poison, or a dangerous potion." Albus insisted.

"Yes professor, I understand. I will talk to him as soon as I am able. Perhaps after dinner…" Hermione agreed.

"Well I'll not keep you from your classes then. I will see you at Dinner and let Severus know he may have a visitor this evening involving urgent situations."

"Thank you again Headmaster." Hermione thanks him and left, leaving a curious Headmaster behind her, stroking his beard.

Again, I apologize for the sudden short chapters; I am just trying to get them out of the way to make room for the longer ones! I will probably update either Monday or Tuesday at the latest, promise. Thanks for reading, don't forget to review maybe? :)