A/N: sorry this chapter isn't long, I didn't have a lot to write in it, and most of the chapters will be pretty short. Sorry :-(

Hermione went down to Professor Snape's office and knocked on his door. She waited for him to answer. After a few minutes of waiting, she turned around to go outside to work. She didn't bother to look up and accidentally walked into someone.

"Sorry," she muttered and kept on walking.

"Miss Granger, what are doing down here?" Professor Snape asked.

"Oh, I just wanted some help with my paper. I'm sure you're busy, so I'll just leave."

"No, I'm not busy. Please, come into my office." Hermione followed him in a dreamily fashion as they went into his office.

They sat down at his desk immediately and began to work. Snape had a slight tone of anger with her because she was so perfect and she wasn't in Slytherin, but the tone wasn't like normal.

The paper was finished around midnight. She offered to turn it in early for extra credit, but he refused. She sighed in disappointment as she collected her belongings to leave and return to the Gryffindor Tower.

"You look very tired. Why don't you sleep here?" Snape said before she walked out the door.

"What?" she asked shocked. "I don't know. I mean I'm planning on going to Hogsmeade tomorrow," she said nervously.

"I'll make sure you're awake in time."

"I'm almost positive that students aren't allowed to sleep in the teachers' offices." Hermione had no clue why she was doing this to herself. She did have a huge crush on him and all, but she felt it was just going a little too fast.

"I won't be in here much. There won't be anyone in here besides you. I'll only be in to drop stuff off or to get something is all."

"Alright," she agreed. She walked over to his bed and placed her belongings at the foot of the bed and then crawled into the top. She immediately fell asleep.