Vacation is awesome! Sorry if you're the impatient type and me just now getting back to writing again. I wish I could've warned you but it was sudden! And terribly boring on the road! On with the story!

Chapter 3

Hermione was one the verge of a complete break down. It had been three whole days and McGonagall and Dumbledore hardly spoke to one another. She was super stressed because few students said they got into another fight about how Albus shouldn't be so close to her. She was flooding with guilt and it was killing her to see Dumbledore so sad. Minerva seemed fine when she wasn't around Albus. She was normal. But when he was in the same room as Minerva, Minerva would become angry and walk away or just shout at him for trying to talk to her.

She knew that this tragic event wasn't her fault but she still felt guilty. Which was better than not caring at all like those idiot twins. She didn't want to have anything to do with this situation. Especially since it could possibly jeopardize her favorite professor and the Headmaster's relationship.

She was on her way to the Great Hall for breakfast. She honestly didn't want to go but she noticed that people were noticing her somewhat odd behavior. She had ran out of rooms, broke a few things, and was tempted to use her wand on a few people. Only students had noticed of course. She also wanted to ask Fred and George when the antidote would be finished.

Harry ran to her side smiling like never before. Hermione wondered how anyone could possibly be happy at a time like this.

"What are you so happy about?" Hermione asked. As if she really cared right now.

"Malfoy is no longer a problem." He said cheerfully. "Fred and George brew me up some of the annoyance potion and now I'm… Wait! Where are you going?" Hermione had turned around. She headed to the Gryffindor tower. There was new anger bubbling up. She couldn't believe that Fred and George wouldn't be working on the difficult antidote. That could possibly take a week to brew. Did they even care?

Hermione said the password and the portrait flew open. She headed for Fred and George's room. They are so dead! She thought.

Fred and George were getting dressed when the door flew open. Fred and George stood there in fright. And two other boys were standing on the opposite side of the room with the same worried look. Hermione glared at Fred and George. She looked at the other two boys. "Out!" She hissed. The boys ran out of the room for dear life.

"So I hear that you have time to brew up some potions but can't brew up an antidote. It seems to me that you want me to kill you!" She took out her wand and waited.

"There only teachers. It doesn't matter." Fred said. And he soon regretted saying such a thing.

"DOESN'T MATTER?" She yelled. "I swear you're so stupid! Couldn't you see what is between Dumbledore and McGonagall before you screwed everything up?" They both shook their head no. Hermione laughed. She finally reached the point of hysteria. She pointed the wand towards them. "I'll tell you one more time!" She smiled. "Get working on the antidote or I will personally tell Snape everything! You got that!" The nodded their heads, too afraid to speak. "Good!" She smiled. "I'll see you both in the Great Hall." She exited from their room and Fred and George looked at each other.

"Bloody Hell" They both said.

Minerva sat in the staff room reading one of her muggle books. Poppy and Rolanda sat there watching her. There was no difference in Minerva. Only when she was with Albus did she flip out and stomped away. Minerva could feel Ro and Poppy's eyes on her. It was a normal thing. She glimpsed at the clock. She would leave in ten minutes for breakfast.

"Are you feeling alright?" Poppy asked.

"I'm perfectly fine. You've been asking me that question all today and yesterday." Minerva closed her book.

"I'm sorry but I'm just worry." Poppy smiled.

"There is nothing to worry about." Minerva smiled.

"What about you and Albus? You two don't seem to be quite the same." Rolanda said.

"Albus has just been bugging me a lot lately."

Rolanda snorted. "How would you now? You don't stay in the same room long enough with him for him to even bother you let alone say a word." Rolanda shouted.

"I don't think it is any of your business." Minerva stayed absolutely calm. Finally something Rolanda could tell Severus. "I'm heading to Great Hall." Minerva left her book on the chair and walked out.

Rolanda and Poppy stood up. "We better hurry this up." Poppy said a bit worried. "I will hate myself forever if Minerva and Albus ever split up."

"We can only hope that Severus figures out what to do. Or whoever did this is trying to fix it." Rolanda and Poppy walked out of the Staff Room.

Hermione looked up at her teachers. She noticed that Rolanda was watching her. She turned away. She took a deep breath. She could handle this. She could stay calm. She looked back up and both Severus and Rolanda were watching her. She swallowed hard. Harry was smiling like an idiot. Ron was jamming food in his mouth. Hermione looked at her food. She wasn't very hungry.

She looked back up at the staff table. Severus, Rolanda were whispering now and taking quick glances at her. She also noticed that Minerva was looking at her in worry. Hermione saw Fred and George walk in laughing and sat just a few seats away from her. She stood up and walked over to Fred and George and hit both of them on the side of their heads. She marched out not caring about the chatter that formed.

The professors looked a bit shocked. Hermione never was the violent outburst kind of student. Obviously something was wrong. Severus laughed. Rolanda hit him for being stupid. Minerva was a bit confused. She should have a talk with Hermione later.

Severus was in the Staff Room with the other teachers. Minerva was sitting in the corner reading and Albus on the other side of the room watching the fire. The other professors observed the scene. Minerva would look around a few times, making sure that Albus was still there? Odd behavior. Albus didn't dare look at Minerva.

"Does Minerva want Albus to look at her?" Rolanda whispered.

"It appears so." Severus said.

"That's very odd don't you think?" Poppy asked.

"Well it is a potion. They can do many weird things depending on which it is." Severus said.

Albus looked over at Severus. Severus looked over at Minerva. So Albus looked at Minerva. Minerva looked up at Albus and they stared at each other. Albus looked away after awhile. Minerva looked down at her book a bit confused and then she left. Albus waited for a moment after leaving as well.

"That was odd." Rolanda said.

"Obviously whatever Minerva was given it's not strong enough for her." He looked at the fire. "If were lucky, the love between them both will snap her out of it."

"We can only hope." Poppy said.

Sadness I tell you!