Sorry I haven't written in a long time, but I've had a bit of writer's block but I'm going to force myself to write another chapter for you! Thanks for all the reviews!

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Hermione was rushing to the dungeons when suddenly somebody came out of nowhere. As she and the person crashed the person said,

"Merlin, watch where you're going!"

Hermione sat up, trying to gather her bearings. She took a look at the person and gasped. The hooked nose and greasy black hair was impossible to confuse. As she looked at her Potions professor she almost exclaimed, "Professor Snape!" but remembered just in time that she was in the past, where this boy was ridiculed. She stood up and offered her hand to Severus.

"I beg your pardon, but I was in a rush to get to Potions."

The boy sneered at her and said,

"So you're the new Gryffindor seventh year prefect. Of course a Gryffindor would just go careering around the school with no respect for anyone else."

Hermione said coldly, remembering how she hated Snape in the future,

"I'm afraid that you've gotten us mixed up with you Slytherins. Now excuse me."

She started to walk away, having collected all her books and parchment when Severus grabbed her arm.

"You're friends with Lily Evans, aren't you?"

"What do you care?"

"I'm…friends with her…"

Hermione raised her eyebrows.

"That's funny. She's never mentioned you before and she doesn't really have secrets from me. Maybe it's just your wishful thinking."

She shook off his hand and stalked off. Severus watched her darkly. Later as the Gryffindor walked out of the dungeons he grabbed Lily away. She exclaimed,

"What on earth? Oh, Severus. I've got to go."

Severus said,

"Lily, please! Don't do this! Not to me! I…I spoke to Granger today. She said that she had no idea who I was…that you had never mentioned me."

Lily said apologetically,

"I'm sorry Severus, but you're no longer my friend and I made it perfectly clear last time we spoke. I never imagined that I would need to have this conversation with you again!"

"Lily! I'm sorry! I really don't want us no longer to be friends. I've been so lonely without your company!"

"You have Avery and Mulciber and Malfoy. Why on earth would you be lonely?" Lily said emotionlessly before running after her friends.

Severus leaned against the wall, his heart aching as he watched the girl he loved, with her flying red hair, run away from him. He knew that she didn't like most of his friends, but he didn't understand why because of them he had to lose her. He turned and headed back to the common room, trying to think of ways to gain Lily's friendship again.

Lucius was sitting in the Slytherin common room when Severus came in, a dark expression on his face. Lucius laughed.

"Another girl reject you Snape?"

Severus shot a nasty look at the blond before collapsing onto a couch. He stared at the fire, thinking of Lily's vivid green eyes and her lovely red hair. Lucius' voice broke through his thoughts,

"You're thinking about that Evans girl."

Severus started and began to shake his head, but Lucius was not convinced. He said,

"Don't worry. I won't tell anyone. Why is it that all the hot girls in this school get put into Gryffindor?"

Severus said snidely,

"Which Gryffindor girl are you after?"

Lucius shot him an ice cold look that made Severus recoil. The black haired boy said scared,

"I've got to do some of my…uh…my Transfiguration essay."

Lucius laughed maliciously as Severus fled, but then as soon as his friend had disappeared from sight he went back to thinking about Hermione. He didn't understand why that girl was so…fascinating to him. She was a Gryffindor and a mudblood! He was a pureblood who couldn't even think about going out with a girl like her! But he wanted to so much.

Meanwhile Hermione was sitting in the Gryffindor common room thinking about him, thinking about the exact same problems. However soon Sirius came in and sat next to her.

"Hey," he said softly.

Hermione smiled at him, appreciating his rugged good looks. Suddenly he said,

"Hermione, will…will you go to Hogsmeade with me this weekend?"

She was shocked, but then thought that he was the perfect way to get Lucius out of her head.

"Sure."

Sirius let a breath.

"Thank God! I was so scared that you wouldn't say yes."

He continued to babble and Hermione was amused at how nervous he was. Sirius had always been very self-assured and this was a significant change for him. Finally she decided it was time to stop him and said,

"Sirius! You don't have to be so nervous! Seriously, I'm really glad to be going to Hogsmeade with you."

Sirius laughed nervously. Their eyes met and for a while they just sat like that. Then Sirius leaned in and kissed her.