And so it went, Hermione went to her remedial potions lessons, twice a week, as she was instructed. During this time, however, Hermione noticed a change in her Potions professor's attitude. In class, he was just like he always was, rude and he always seemed to favor the Slytherins. Hermione noticed herself getting some special treatment in the class too. An extra point for Gryffindor here and there, and a wink. She always got a wink from Snape during class. In remedial potions, Snape was nice, Hermione found him almost charming. Hermione was also happy that she still had Ron and Harry to talk too, and they weren't fighting anymore. Harry and Ginny were still happily dating. Hermione wouldn't admit to it, but she envied them, she wanted someone to love her too, and she couldn't help remembering what Parviti and Lavender said about her and Snape. That was almost 2 months ago, but she still remembered it.
(In the Gryffindor common room, after classes, November 15th)
"You know, Hermione, the Yule Ball is just under 3 weeks away," Ron pointed out, Hermione then realized that they were alone in the common room.
"Where are Harry and Ginny?" Hermione asked, a look of disappointment spread over Ron's face.
"Oh, they went up to the boys' dorm a few hours ago, Harry said he wanted to show Ginny something, I can't believe they've been gone for so long up there, though," Ron said.
"Oh, I see," Hermione said, laughing slightly. "What about the Yule Ball?" she asked, even though she knew what was coming.
"Oh, ya, do you have a date for it?" Ron asked, his face turning red.
"No," Hermione said.
"Oh, well, then maybe you'd go with me then? I mean, it's okay if you don't want to….." Ron said, looking at the floor.
"Sounds great, I was hoping I could just go with a friend anyway, it'll be fun," Hermione said brightly.
"Ya," Ron said, slightly disappointed. "Just friends……."
"Is something the matter, Ron?" Hermione asked sadly.
"Ugh, there's something I have to tell you," Ron said, his voice shaking.
"S-Sure, Ron, anything," Hermione said.
"I….I….." Ron said, shaking.
"You, what? We're best friends, Ron, you can tell me anything," Hermione said. She heard footsteps, coming down the boy's dormitory stairs.
Hermione and Ron both looked over, they saw nothing and just assumed it was probably just Crookshanks.
"What's going on in there?" Ginny whispered, hiding behind a the door, leading up from the common room, standing next to Harry watching from far away her brother and Hermione.
"I think he's going to tell her now," Harry guessed.
"Oh that's great!" Ginny said, leaning in to kiss Harry.
"I don't know, dear, I don't think Hermione likes him as anything more than a friend," Harry said.
"Are you kidding? They're perfect for each other!" Ginny said, almost too loudly.
"Shhh," Harry said, placing a finger over her lips.
(Back to Ron and Hermione)
"What is it, Ron?" Hermione asked again.
"I…..I….love you, I've always loved you, more than anything," Ron confessed. A small gasp from the still hidden Harry and Ginny. Little did they know, on the opposite side of the room, the staircase leading up from to the girl's dorms, Lavender and Parviti were watching quietly.
"I think she'll say that she loves him too," Lavender declared.
"No way, I think she's liked Snape after we put the idea in her head, and besides, she said it herself, she could never date him," Parviti said.
"Well?" Ron asked anxiously, he thought that she was going to say the she loved him too, so he seized the moment and leaned in and kissed her. There were gasps from all four onlookers.
Hermione didn't know what to do, 'I don't like Ron more than a friend,' she reminded herself and before she knew what she was doing, she slapped Ron across the face, as hard as she could. Another four gasps.
"Hermione….." Ron said, tears in his eyes.
"I'm sorry Ron, I've never thought of you as more than a friend. I could never love you more than that. I hope we can still be friends," Hermione said, she could feel tears coming too.
"Er…" he couldn't finish, he immediately ran up his room, not able to even look at Hermione. Luckily, Harry and Ginny hadn't been seen, as Ron ran straight past them.
Harry and Ginny came out from hiding an came to console Hermione. Lavender tripped over her own shoe laces and fell out into the common room, bringing Parviti down with her.
"What are you two doing up this late?" Harry asked Parviti and Lavender agrily.
"Oh, just getting a drink of water!" Parviti said as though it was the first time she had heard the idea.
"Nice try, but you have a water fountain in your room, we know you were here listening, you can't tell a soul what you've heard" Ginny said threateningly.
"No, no, of course not," Lavender said, looking nervously at Ginny's eyes.
"Good, no off you go," Harry commanded.
"Why should we listen to you?" Parviti demanded. Then she noticed Harry and Ginny glaring at them, and Lavender pulled off to bed.
"I feel awful, Ron'll never speak to me again," Hermione said sobbing.
"Sure he will, Hermione, give him time though, because he really did love you," Harry said consolingly.
"I could talk to him if you'd like," Ginny offered.
"Better let me do it, okay?" Harry said.
"Ya, okay then," Hermione said, trying to regain composure, then failing at doing so.
Harry kissed Ginny goodnight, and ran upstairs to his dorm.
"Hermione, could I ask you something?" Ginny asked.
"Ya, I suppose so," Hermione said, still sobbing.
"If not my brother, Ron, whom do you love?" Ginny asked, immediately regretting it.
Hermione gulped, "Ginny what I'm about to tell you, I tell you as your best friend, do you swear to tell no one?"
"Of course, besides, it can't be that bad," Ginny said, trying to convince herself more than Hermione.
"I think I sort of have a crush on Professor Snape," Hermione confessed, feeling slightly better now that it was out in the open.
"Fuck," Ginny gasped. "How could you possibly like Snape?"
"I don't know, he's just so different at our Remedial Potions lessons," Hermione said.
"Er…okay then, I think I'm going to go to bed now, g'night Hermione," Ginny said, wanting to forget what she just heard.
"G'night," Hermione said.
A/N: sorry I didn't update yesterday like I promised, but this is my first time writing fics in over a year and I completely forgot how to load new chapters, luckily I remembered. Anyway, chapter 4 should be out tomorrow or later this evening. And finally I'll try and start the SS/HG stuff that I wanted to wait until chapter 5 for. I'm waiting because I want this to be relatively long, but I don't see it being as long as I would like it. I'm going have to drag out stuff (like the Parviti and Lavender thing in this chapter wasn't primarily planned, but it added a lot of words to this chapter). Again, I'd like to thank all my reviewers. I'm so happy. I got more reviews in one day for chapter 1 in this story, then I did in a year with a complete story with my first fic. Anyway, thanks again. I'll update asap. If you have any suggestions for my story, either put it in a review or e-mail it to .
(In the Gryffindor common room, after classes, November 15th)
"You know, Hermione, the Yule Ball is just under 3 weeks away," Ron pointed out, Hermione then realized that they were alone in the common room.
"Where are Harry and Ginny?" Hermione asked, a look of disappointment spread over Ron's face.
"Oh, they went up to the boys' dorm a few hours ago, Harry said he wanted to show Ginny something, I can't believe they've been gone for so long up there, though," Ron said.
"Oh, I see," Hermione said, laughing slightly. "What about the Yule Ball?" she asked, even though she knew what was coming.
"Oh, ya, do you have a date for it?" Ron asked, his face turning red.
"No," Hermione said.
"Oh, well, then maybe you'd go with me then? I mean, it's okay if you don't want to….." Ron said, looking at the floor.
"Sounds great, I was hoping I could just go with a friend anyway, it'll be fun," Hermione said brightly.
"Ya," Ron said, slightly disappointed. "Just friends……."
"Is something the matter, Ron?" Hermione asked sadly.
"Ugh, there's something I have to tell you," Ron said, his voice shaking.
"S-Sure, Ron, anything," Hermione said.
"I….I….." Ron said, shaking.
"You, what? We're best friends, Ron, you can tell me anything," Hermione said. She heard footsteps, coming down the boy's dormitory stairs.
Hermione and Ron both looked over, they saw nothing and just assumed it was probably just Crookshanks.
"What's going on in there?" Ginny whispered, hiding behind a the door, leading up from the common room, standing next to Harry watching from far away her brother and Hermione.
"I think he's going to tell her now," Harry guessed.
"Oh that's great!" Ginny said, leaning in to kiss Harry.
"I don't know, dear, I don't think Hermione likes him as anything more than a friend," Harry said.
"Are you kidding? They're perfect for each other!" Ginny said, almost too loudly.
"Shhh," Harry said, placing a finger over her lips.
(Back to Ron and Hermione)
"What is it, Ron?" Hermione asked again.
"I…..I….love you, I've always loved you, more than anything," Ron confessed. A small gasp from the still hidden Harry and Ginny. Little did they know, on the opposite side of the room, the staircase leading up from to the girl's dorms, Lavender and Parviti were watching quietly.
"I think she'll say that she loves him too," Lavender declared.
"No way, I think she's liked Snape after we put the idea in her head, and besides, she said it herself, she could never date him," Parviti said.
"Well?" Ron asked anxiously, he thought that she was going to say the she loved him too, so he seized the moment and leaned in and kissed her. There were gasps from all four onlookers.
Hermione didn't know what to do, 'I don't like Ron more than a friend,' she reminded herself and before she knew what she was doing, she slapped Ron across the face, as hard as she could. Another four gasps.
"Hermione….." Ron said, tears in his eyes.
"I'm sorry Ron, I've never thought of you as more than a friend. I could never love you more than that. I hope we can still be friends," Hermione said, she could feel tears coming too.
"Er…" he couldn't finish, he immediately ran up his room, not able to even look at Hermione. Luckily, Harry and Ginny hadn't been seen, as Ron ran straight past them.
Harry and Ginny came out from hiding an came to console Hermione. Lavender tripped over her own shoe laces and fell out into the common room, bringing Parviti down with her.
"What are you two doing up this late?" Harry asked Parviti and Lavender agrily.
"Oh, just getting a drink of water!" Parviti said as though it was the first time she had heard the idea.
"Nice try, but you have a water fountain in your room, we know you were here listening, you can't tell a soul what you've heard" Ginny said threateningly.
"No, no, of course not," Lavender said, looking nervously at Ginny's eyes.
"Good, no off you go," Harry commanded.
"Why should we listen to you?" Parviti demanded. Then she noticed Harry and Ginny glaring at them, and Lavender pulled off to bed.
"I feel awful, Ron'll never speak to me again," Hermione said sobbing.
"Sure he will, Hermione, give him time though, because he really did love you," Harry said consolingly.
"I could talk to him if you'd like," Ginny offered.
"Better let me do it, okay?" Harry said.
"Ya, okay then," Hermione said, trying to regain composure, then failing at doing so.
Harry kissed Ginny goodnight, and ran upstairs to his dorm.
"Hermione, could I ask you something?" Ginny asked.
"Ya, I suppose so," Hermione said, still sobbing.
"If not my brother, Ron, whom do you love?" Ginny asked, immediately regretting it.
Hermione gulped, "Ginny what I'm about to tell you, I tell you as your best friend, do you swear to tell no one?"
"Of course, besides, it can't be that bad," Ginny said, trying to convince herself more than Hermione.
"I think I sort of have a crush on Professor Snape," Hermione confessed, feeling slightly better now that it was out in the open.
"Fuck," Ginny gasped. "How could you possibly like Snape?"
"I don't know, he's just so different at our Remedial Potions lessons," Hermione said.
"Er…okay then, I think I'm going to go to bed now, g'night Hermione," Ginny said, wanting to forget what she just heard.
"G'night," Hermione said.
A/N: sorry I didn't update yesterday like I promised, but this is my first time writing fics in over a year and I completely forgot how to load new chapters, luckily I remembered. Anyway, chapter 4 should be out tomorrow or later this evening. And finally I'll try and start the SS/HG stuff that I wanted to wait until chapter 5 for. I'm waiting because I want this to be relatively long, but I don't see it being as long as I would like it. I'm going have to drag out stuff (like the Parviti and Lavender thing in this chapter wasn't primarily planned, but it added a lot of words to this chapter). Again, I'd like to thank all my reviewers. I'm so happy. I got more reviews in one day for chapter 1 in this story, then I did in a year with a complete story with my first fic. Anyway, thanks again. I'll update asap. If you have any suggestions for my story, either put it in a review or e-mail it to .