A.N. - So very sorry for the long update. I am hoping to get on a schedule and be more regular with my updates. It has been a crazy few months but everything seems to be going back to normal! Yay for the little things! Also, I know the courses I have made for these school are probably more Americanized than they should be. I usually take pride in the research I do, but it was very hard to find out how other nations do school, so that is something that probably won't be accurate in this story. If anyone has any suggestions though please let me know I definitely don't mind help! Thank you for reading my story, please review!

Big thank you shout out to my Beta: Kateera! She is absolutely the best!

Chapter Six:

The following Monday, Severus was waiting in his office for the students to arrive. He was pleasantly surprised to see them show up promptly at 8. He gestured for them to take their seats and as soon as the last one was seated, he stood up in one fluid motion.

"The potion I have been working on is almost done so we need to decide on which school to visit first. Anyone have any idea where to start?" He asked looking around the room.

Ginny could see no one was willing to put in any information, so she decided to go for it. "Professor, I was looking at the five schools and I feel that out of all five, the Egyptian school and the Indian school would be least likely. Hermione would stick out like a sore thumb so I vote that we try those ones as a last resort."

"I see Miss Weasley. Wouldn't you think that her parents would like her to go where she would least likely be found."

"I still think her parents would be more concerned with putting Hermione in a school closer to home where her pale skin might not stick out so much."

"Very well, I see your point and I agree with it, no matter how much I would rather not." Severus said with a sneer lifting his lip.

The rest of the students looked stunned by Snape's grudging agreement but wisely kept their silence.

Ginny looked proud of herself and she became more confident of her ideas, "If we leave those two schools for last then we are left with the Norse school, the Celtic school, and the Greek school. I'm not sure I know where to begin with those schools. Each is more likely than the others. Of course a lot is known about Greece and their mythology so that could be another obvious choice. We may want to put that towards the end. I was looking at Norse mythology and it's fascinating. I say we start there."

Severus walked slowly up to their table, "as Miss Weasley seems to be the only one inputting ideas," he said glaring around at the other students slowly. " We shall go ahead and proceed with the Norse school. Does anyone know much about this school?"

"First off, it's called Folkvardr Institusjonen, which is interesting, because Folkvardr means "guardian of the people", so that pretty much translates to Guardian Institution," said Draco before Ginny could speak again. "The goddess Freya is very fond of the school and the students that go there so she is the major deity that we could potentially run into. The others that could be a threat are Odin, though he is more prone to wander the world for self seeking reasons. Thor usually has his hands full with the giants but he is a great warrior and we would be foolish to discount him, he could potentially be called in. Loki would be the last god we should take into consideration. He is known as a trickster and likes to cause mayhem. e's not super fond of the other gods and goddesses so that could help us if we had to appeal to him. Although from the way it sounds we are just looking for Granger and that shouldn't stir up the gods and goddess unless we find her. How long do you expect to stay at the school looking for her sir?"

Ginny was gaping at the blond boy, obviously impressed with how much he knew about Norse mythology. He looked at her with a smirk on his face and gave her a wink before returning his attention to the professor.

"I'm not sure I can answer that, I'll need to do a thorough sweep of the school. It could take a week, it could take more than a month. In the meantime I'll need to know how to behave among the students,, how to dress, what classes I should be enrolled in, and how to appeal to the students to make friends. I need to be immersed in the school. That's the only way I'm going to have access to what I need to find Miss Granger."

"Sir, as cliche as it might sound, Luna and I could probably gather information about clothing styles. We're also both very good at transfiguration. Once we know what styles are popular amongst the muggles, we can transfigure some of your clothing."

Severus arched an eyebrow at this, making Ginny turn as red as her hair. He wasn't sure if he wanted a couple of girls going through his belongings, but on the other hand the potion was starting to take up most, if not all, of his free time. Giving a deep sigh of aggravation, he nodded his assent. "Very well, that will leave you three to figure out what sort of classes I should be enrolled in. Once you have a list, bring it to me and I'll start the paperwork process for late enrollment. If that is all, we should get to our tasks, I'll take the potion next Monday so we need to be ready to go by then."

Ginny and Luna talked eagerly as they walked out of the classroom and headed straight for the library to start their research. The boys glared daggers at each other, trying to figure a way out of the predicament they found themselves in. Finally Ron gave a huff and stalked away, following the girls to the library.

"This isn't right. Those two should not be helping to locate Hermione. They don't even like her." Ron whined as he sat down next to Ginny.

"Honestly Ron, as much as I dislike them, the bigger picture is that we need to find Hermione and they have been recruited to help. Being upset isn't going to find Hermione any faster. ," she said with a pointed look.

Ron groaned again as Luna piped up, "plus, for Slytherins, they're very good looking."

The two girls started giggling, earning them a stern look from Madame Pince. They hushed a little as Ron gave them both a strange look.

"You know I had no idea what this year had in store for me Ginny, but dressing our professor, Professor Snape at that, was not something I'd have guessed," said Luna, causing Ginny to let out a laugh that she tried to stifle and Ron to bury his head on the table muttering something about crazy girls.

"You know Zabini, this is a strange predicament we find ourselves isn't it?" Draco Malfoy sauntered over to the table the three students were occupying, Blaise following him.

"I think you're right Malfoy, searching for a girl we most likely won't find is hardly worth our time, nevermind that it's the Granger girl."

"Why are you two here?" Ginny asked in a huff, annoyed that they were ruining the mood, Ron now glaring daggers at the Slytherins.

"My my Weaslette, ready to be rid of us already?"

"Unless you have something to add to our conversation, I see no reason why you should be here in the first place."

"I believe it was Professor Dumbledore and Professor Snape who told us we have to work together. It'll be better if we can be civil , after all, we'll be seeing an awful lot of each other." He winked in her direction as he took a chair, turned it around, and sat down in front of her. Blaise followed suit as he sat down next to Draco.

"I really don't see why we need to work together outside of the classroom." Ron said, irritated at how the evening was turning out.

"How do you suppose we do that Weasley? We need a schedule for Professor Snape by next Monday and don't think you can get out of helping." Draco stated, glaring at Ron who glared right back.

"Ok boys, that's enough, as much as I hate to admit it, Malfoy's right. This would go a lot smoother if we were at least civil. I say we meet regularly throughout the week to come up with plans that will help Professor Snape." Ginny glanced around the table and her eyes ended on Ron who just shrugged and gave an angry sigh before slumping his shoulders in defeat.

"How about meeting here in the library after dinner three nights a week? Professor Snape's leaving after Monday and while he's gone we should figure out his next move in case she isn't there, we'll be prepared for his next stop."

"Yes, sounds smart. So, see you here tomorrow?" Draco asked as he and Blaise stood up and gathered their things.

"I don't have any plans and quidditch hasn't started up yet so sure." Ginny said as Luna gave a soft nod and Ron just grunted.

Malfoy smirked as he walked out of the library with Blaise not too far away. Ginny rounded on Ron and smacked him in the arm.

"Ow! What was that for?"

"Really Ronald, you have no idea why I could be so irritated with you right now?"

"No, I don't know. You should be happy I didn't wipe that smirk off of Malfoy's face with a well placed curse."

"You'll be civil Ron and you'll be helpful, otherwise'll tell Dumbledore you couldn't be bothered to help Hermione."

This made Ron's blood boil and he couldn't help but burst out, "but she's my friend more than anyone else's except for Harry, and I have to endure those two pretending they're helping while they could give a rat's arse if we find her or not."

"Professor Dumbledore trusts them or they wouldn't be helping and why don't you focus all that energy on trying to help Hermione instead of making bad impressions of gorillas with all the grunting you were doing. I know they're Slytherins and I know they're your so called sworn enemies, but Hermione is more important than they are so instead of being pigheaded and obnoxious you should be thankful we even have their help."

Ron felt a little ashamed after this, realizing his sister was right. "Since when did you become so smart?" He asked pulling her into a side hug.

"I've always been this smart, just haven't always been able to voice it. Come on, we should get some sleep, we have a busy week."

The week flew by for the five students, yet they managed to complete their tasks. Ginny and Luna came up with several styles they thought would compliment Professor Snape so later in the week they got some of his clothes and transfigured them. The boys only had to be split up a couple of times which was a win in Ginny's book. Come Monday they had a decent class schedule and his clothes all ready for him.

Ginny and Luna got to Professor Snape's rooms early, bumping into Blaise and Draco on their way in.

"Weaslette, Lovegood, I trust your day was good." Blaise said in his low timber of a voice. The girls looked at him a little shocked as he didn't usually say much to them.

"It went alright," Luna said in her singsong voice with a far off look in her eyes.

Ginny felt awkward trying to have polite conversations with the two Slytherins but it was loads better than the first day and that could only be considered progress! As they were finding their seats, Ginny made the bold move to sit at the same desk as the two boys and Luna followed suit. Draco raised his eyebrows in silent shock but covered it up with one of his famous smirks. When Ron got to the room and saw the seating arrangement his face started to turn red but he didn't say anything and pulled up a chair to sit next to Luna and far away from the Slytherins.

Professor Snape was the last one in which shocked everyone but they weren't as shocked as he was at the seating arrangement. He decided it was best not say anything about it so he took his place at the front and started to speak.

"The potion is finished, I've already been enrolled in the school, I just need to hand them my schedule so they can place my name in the appropriate classes. Have you guys come up with a schedule for me?" He inquired of the three males in the room.

"Yes sir, We put you in both advanced classes and standard classes because they mention having to test for the advanced classes and we thought it has been awhile since Granger has attended a muggle school so she might not have tested that well."

At this Ron gave a snort which led all eyes to fall on him.

"Do you have something to add to this Mr. Weasley."

"Well if you knew Hermione half as much as I do you'd know she would ace those tests. It doesn't matter how long it's been, she loves to learn and she remembers everything she has ever learned. I guarantee you she passed all her exams to be able to take the advanced courses."

"As noble as it is to stick up for her, it's still a possibility and therefore we must entertain the probability of her not passing all her exams. Let me see this schedule you have come up with," Snape held out his hand for the parchment. Draco pulled out the class list and handed it to his professor.

Schedule for Professor Snape

P.1: Free

P.2: AP English

P.3: Ancient History

P.4: Mathematics

P.5:Free

P.6: AP Chemistry

"Very well, this should work. I'll send it to them promptly. I'll be out of classes here until I get back so Professor Dumbledore has brought in another potions master. I'll get a full report from them about the goings on in my class and I expect you all to be prime examples, that includes you Mr. Weasley." He said looking at Ron with a scowl on his face.

Ron just grumbled and nodded before putting his things away. This year was not turning out the way he had imagined it. Harry was always being asked to see Dumbledore, Hermione was being forced to spend the year away from Hogwarts, and his younger sister was joking about Slytherins being hot. What did he do to deserve this? He stayed lost in his thoughts as he followed his classmates out of the room.

Later that evening Severus paced his quarters, not really sure if he was prepared to do what was asked of him. Everything that the Dark Lord has put him through was nothing compared to how nervous he was to be a teenager again. He finally got himself calm enough to lay down and get some sleep. The next morning he took the potion he had carefully brewed and Albus Dumbledore waved goodbye as he apparated just outside the school he was supposed to attend for at least the next week. With a sigh, he picked up his bags and walked the short way to the gate. It opened for him upon learning his name. Severus walked up to the building, not really sure what he was getting into. A cheerful blond greeted him, ushered him inside, and shut the heavy door.