¿ƃuıʇıɹʍ ןnɟıʇnɐǝq ʎɯ pɐǝɹ noʎ uɐɔ 'ǝןdoǝd ʎǝɥ ---Here is Chapter 6!! Please enjoy!!

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The next day, Ginny took it upon herself to wake Hermione.

"Hermione," Ginny murmured, gently shaking her friend's shoulder, "Hermione, wake up."

Her mione shifted slightly in her sleep but did not wake.

Ginny shook Hermione's shoulder a little harder and poked Hermione's cheek softly.

This seemed to work as Hermione's eyes snapped open and stared Ginny down.

"What are you doing?" Hermione whispered in annoyance,

"Waking you up," Ginny shrugged, "You have Potions in about ninety minutes and it's good to be up earlier – more privacy to talk,"

"Oh no!" Hermione exclaimed, causing Ginny to jump slightly, "Potions!"

Ginny shook her head, "yes, Potions – Professor Snape,"

"No!" Hermione said with wide eyes, "I forgot about Neville's ingredient list!"

"Oh..." Ginny knew Hermione shouldn't have accepted Neville's pleas.

"Maybe he's downstairs..." With that, Hermione jumped out of bed in her wrinkled up skirt and blouse and whipped out of the dormitory.

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Hermione bounded down the stairs two at a time. She slowed once she reached the common room and peaked around the corner.

"Neville!" She exclaimed. The poor boy was sitting by the dying fire with a roll of parchmet and a chewed quill.

She walked up to him and sat across from his seat by the fire. "I'm so sorry Neville – I should have remembered,"

"Don't worry about it Hermione," Neville said with a kind smile. Hermione noticed it didn't reach his worried eyes.

"I'm going to help you now," Hermione said and despite Neville's weak argumentsshe began telling him the order his Ingredient List should be in.

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"Eye of Newt always comes before the Boomslang Skin because of its powerful properties. You must look at how reactive the potion will become once an ingredient is added," Hermione spoke softly, still sitting across from Neville. At some point Ginny had joined the pair downstairs and was smirking as she took notes.

"You're my new teacher Hermione. I've never learnt this much from Snape in all my years,"

"More like you've never paid this much attention in class in all your years," Hermione said dryly earning a grin from her redheaded friend.

"So does that mean the Lacewing flies would come next?" Neville asked, quill poised,

Hermione let a huge smile stretch across her face, "yes, it does!"

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Vvarious students began stumbling down the dormitory stairs a little after that conversation. Hermione didn't have much trouble ignoring them as any noise they made sounded miles away to her ears.

"Hi Harry, hi Ron!" Hermione's blood flowed cold as Neville's smiling face stared at a point just above her shoulder. She slowly turned around to see her two former best friends looking directly at Neville. They wouldn't looke at her.

Fine, thought Hermione, they can't get to me. She just stared right at them, drilling holes into their faces as they deliberately gazed at Neville. She knew she was getting to them. She could see them shuffle their feet and tighten their robes. Smirking, she kept right on glaring.

The two boys seemed to sigh loudly in annoyance. "We'll see you at Breakfast Neville," said Ron, pulling Harry towards the portriat hole.

Hermione's glare softened as she watched her friends disperse and she could have sworn Harry shot her glance – and not an evil glance...

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"Okay, we need to get you into some clean clothes," Ginny said matter-of-factly. Hermione and Nevill had just finished and there was only twenty minutes of breakfast left.

"Okay, but we have to be quick," Hermione said woriedly.

Ginny pulled Hermione up to the girls' dormitories and opened up Hermione's door. Parvati and Lavender had already gone downstairs.

Ginny sat Hermione on her bed before diving into the drawer Hermione kept all her clothes and robes neatly folded. Shuffling through she let out more than one scoff at Hermione's conservative skirts and high necked blouses.

"Hermione, do you buy any chance own a mini skirt?" Asked Ginny slowly, gesturing to her own skirt that fell a good six inches above her knees.

"Ginny, they're not allowed. Plus, it'd be covered by my robes anyway..."

"Hermione, you only need to wear yor robes during school hours – which means you can take it off every afternoon and every weekend,"

"Ginny I do not want to wear a mini skirt," Hermione said defiantly.

"Wait here. I'm just going to my room for a second," With that Ginny left the dormitory.

It was only about eighty seconds before ther edhead returned. She nodded at Hermione still seated on the bed before revealing what she'd brought.

Hermione rolled her eyes. Ginny was holding a small grey, pleated skirt and a tiny, tight white tank top. "I'm not wearing those," was all Hermione could say beofre Ginny dived at her.

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Hermione looked into her dormitory mirror. Her brown hair was piled on top of her head and her eyes were lined with brown pencil.

Of course the thing Hermione was most looking at was her skirt. She was in the pleated mini which came a good four-ish inches above her knee. Her legs did look longer but she couldn't shake the feeling that this was not a good idea. The white tank top was etremely tight and made her chest look a lot bigger than it really was. This is not good, she thought to herself. Hemrione grabbed a long black school robe and tightened it to cover her outfit. Ginny had given her light brown ballerin aflats to wear and had made her one pair of school shoes disappear.

"It's for your own good," she had told Hermione as she left to get her bookbag, "you need a new look,"

What would Hermione do in classes today? Maybe she should let her teachers know about her...condition. Hermione let out a dry laugh. She could imagine Snape's grimy smile at her piece of information. It would be hell.

Ginny chose that moment to storm through the dormitory carrying both girls' bookbags.

"I've added a few necessities to your bag," she began ticking them off her fingers, "Lip gloss, Hairspray, Comb, Perfume..."

Oh God, Hermione thought before being pulled down into the common room ready for breakfast.

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"Hermione is that poo?" Hermione was eating a bowl of cereal for breakfast and immediately looked down into the depths of her food. Nope, no poo.

She looked around to see Demeza Robbins waiting for an answer. "Umm," she began,

"It is you!" Exclaimed Demelza. Oh, you not poo.

"Yes, it's me," Hermione said.

There was a strange sound in her ears this morning. Almost like a cross between a whistle and a storming train. It was slightly annoying to say the least.

"What's going on with you and Hary and Ron?" Lavender asked from across Hermione.

"What?" Hermione asked,

Lavender shot her a confused look before asking the same question again a little louder.

"Oh," said Hermione, embarrassed, "We're just in a small...disagreement," they weren't in a fight were they?
Of course not.

"Hermione, I'll see you at lunch. I have History of Magic now," Ginny swooped in and gave Hermione a hug before leaving the Great Hall.

Lavender and Parvati had finished off their toast and were getting ready to walk to the dungeons. Seamus and Dean had just left with Neville so Hermione decided to walk with the two girls.

"I love your hair today Hermione," Parvati said, scrutinising her style, "It suits the shape of your face," Hermione smiled as the group reached the entrance to the dungeons.

"Your shoes are a nice change from those big things you normally wear," Lavender pointed out, "I'm proud of you Hermione." Hermione just nodded, glancing down at the small shoes she was sporting.

"Did you two finish your ingredient lists?" She asked curiously,

"Yes, just last night actually," said Parvati, "I'm not sure it's exactly correct but Snape's a git anyway. I'm not doing Potions next year,"

"Is that so, Miss Patil?" A dangerously low voice spoke from the shadows. Hermione spun around, whipping out her wand in the process. She hadn't been expecting Professor Snape.

Snape shot Hermione an almost deathly glare who lowered her wand quickly.

"You do not ever raise your wand at me Miss Granger," he hissed as stared at her and Hermione looked down at the ground embarrassed.

"Detention for you," he then turned to Parvati, "and you too. Tonight, eight sharp." With that he swept into the Potions classroom, not looking back.

"Git," Lavender murmured as the trio crept into the classroom after their professor.

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Hermione set up her cauldron next to Lavender and Parvati. Neville shot Hermione a confused glance from his spot but Hermione just smiled.

Harry and Ron walked in mere seconds before class began and the pair didn't look at Hermione once.

"Today you will be attempting to brew a Befuddlement Draught," Professor Snape's voice immediately grabbed the attention of his students, "Your instructions are on the board."

Hermione sighed as she got up to collect her ingredients. She was just reaching the cabinet for Sneezewort when a voice interrupeted her thoughts.

"What's up with you and Pothead and the Weasel? They finally seen sense and dumped you?" Hermione turned around to face Malfoy. He was sneering down at her with mocking eyes.

"That's none of your business Ferret. I think you should just back off or go chase your tail," Hermione was not in the mood for Malfoy today. He'd better watch out or he might end up with another red cheek.

"Granger, you just have to face the facts. Noone wants to hang out with a bushy-haired, manly, know-it-all Mudblood. Go back to Muggle Town or wherever it is you come-"

BANG!!

Hermione had pulled the cabinet door open right into Malfoy's knee.

"OUCH! HOW DARE YOU, YOU FILTHY-"

"MR MALFOY!" Professor Snape was at the scene in a matter of seconds, "You do not use insults in this classroom and we DO NOT SHOUT!" Snape was fuming. Why must his job be so hard? Insults, shouts, banging doors, raised wands – what was wrong with his students?

"Sir, you just shouted at m-" Draco began,

"SILENCE! You will join Miss Granger and Miss Patil in detention tonight. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Sir," Malfoy slitted his eyes at Hermione who glared right back at him.

"Eight o'clock."

With that, the lesson continued in complete silence.

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Hi everyone, if I have anyone left! I'm super-duper sorry about the wait. I just finished my exams and didn't do too well on my English one. I really don't like the teacher I had this semester to be fair. I didn't learn a thing with her. I hope you guys liked this chapter. I will update very soon!!! I promise!!! Thankyou for reading Xxo.