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When the classroom door slammed shut behind a bored and irritated looking Hermione Granger, everyone in the classroom stared at her all the way to her seat. She glared at the prying eyes and sat back in her seat, zoning out McGonagall's words.
Finally, the class was dismissed.
Walking down the hallway, Ron and Harry caught up with her.
"Hey guys." she greeted with a dejected sigh.
"Hey 'Mione! What's wrong?" looking up, she saw Harry looking at her expectantly.
"I have detention tonight," she paused when she saw him about to say something, "with Professor Snape."
She sighed again for emphasis while they looked sympathetic.
"Well, this is where I'm going to be until dinner, and then I'm off to detention." she said, gesturing to the library doors that she stood in front of.
Smiling at her, they both took off to Care of Magical Creatures with Hagrid, a class which she never really wanted to take and was glad that she never signed up for it. Since she opted not to take that class, this was her last period as well as her free one.
Walking into the library, she took a moment to just breathe in the scent of the bound leather books. Books that gave knowledge on everything there was to know. Books that would be an ultimate resource to winning the war, one just had to know which book to look for.
Walking through the isle filled with ancient and new volumes, she hadn't realized that she was in front of someone until she literally ran into them.
"I am so sorry! I didn't look where I was going!" the girl exclaimed in a whisper. She was about Hermione's height and also petite with blue/grey eyes, sparse freckles, and long brown hair framing her pale skin.
"Oh no, it's my fault, I should have been looking where I was going too!" Hermione laughed quietly. She noticed the girl's green and silver Slytherin tie and suddenly, an idea struck her
"I'm Hermione, by the way." she said, holding out a pale hand.
"Kim." the brunette girl smiled back and shook her hand.
Dropping down to help Kim with her books, Hermione asked, conversationally, "Are you by any chance new here? I've never seen you around here before."
"Yes, actually, I just transferred here two days ago from Durmstrung and have just been here, trying to get some sort of semblance of this place! I'm a 6th Year." she replied, picking up her last book.
"All the way from Durmstrung? I'm a 6th Year as well!"
"Well, it was nice meeting you Hermione, but I better get going, tons and tons of homework!" Kim said, with a roll of her eyes and a smile.
"It was nice to meet you too, Kim." Hermione smiled a real, genuine smile back, "And hey, if you want to tour of the school or just to hang out, I'll be in that corner over there." she said, pointing to the corner farthest from the library's front doors.
"Alright, how about tomorrow, during this time? I have this time as my free and last period."
"Sounds great Kim! I'll see you tomorrow!" with a parting wave, Kim turned and left the library.
Still wearing an authentic smile, Hermione moved back towards her corner in the quiet library. She found someone that could be her friend, a real friend. Now she just had to see which side Kim's loyalties lied. If it was with the dark side, then she would have a new friend and a spy inside Slytherin.
Hermione knew that she could easily get Draco to be the spy, and even though most of Slytherin house supported the dark side, she, for some reason, just couldn't shake the feeling that she couldn't allow Draco that important of a task yet, at least not before smaller ones to prove himself.
Lost in thought, the chiming of the large grandfather clock had her glancing at the silver watch she always wore, realizing that it was already dinner time. She picked up her unread book and put them neatly back into its spot back on the shelf.
Going into the dining hall, she simply walked in and sat across from Harry and Ron, as she always did, not making the same dramatic entrance as she had that morning.
About twenty minutes into the meal, she saw Snape excuse himself from the table and walk briskly towards the doors. When he reached the open double doors, he paused, and then glancing around to make sure everyone was preoccupied, he locked his gaze with Hermione's and tilted his head ever so slightly.
She gave one nod in response, and he swept out of the Great Hall. She knew what he meant, 'Come now.'
Throwing her napkin down onto her plate and standing up, she said with false dread, "I'll see you guys later, I have to go to detention now."
The people around her gave sympathetic looks, no doubt having found out her detention was with the most feared professor.
Wanting to sneer at their stupidity and wipe those looks off of their faces, but controlling herself, Hermione instead smiled her thanks and left the dining hall.