Hi all! I am so sorry for not updating. I have been kind of down, trying to get pregnant and for some reason my body seems to hate me so I threw myself into exercise and did too much at once. And now I have been really sick for the past month or so. Yay me. Anyway, here is this chapter. I am writing the next chapter now and will hopefully finish it tomorrow.

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~Cello


Hermione nodded and entered the potions lab. It was immaculate, with some of the best equipment she had ever seen. "Wow." Hermione ran her fingers against the countertops and looked at the different implements. "This is amazing Severus, how did you come by all of this?" She looked up at him and he waved her over to a desk where he picked up a book and handed it to her.

"These are my books; I have a potions business that gives me a substantial income, along with the income as a Professor. Lucius gave me a small loan in order to get most of the equipment, which most of is still at my home." Hermione nodded, assuming that Lucius was most likely Lucius Malfoy. Hermione knew the two had been friends, long before they joined Voldemort, long before they defect from his side, most likely back to when they met each other back in Hogwarts. Hermione leafed through them looking over how he calculated things out.

"Master, I should be able to make something for you, using Arithmancy, in order for all of this to be calculated for you, so that you do not have to do it all by hand. It would still list it like this, but you would merely set it up and it would fill out on its own." She drew a small notebook and pen out of her robe pocket and began making notes. Severus shook his head at her.

"We shall see my Apprentice, we shall see." Severus tapped the wall in the corner of the room and a spiral staircase appeared, exactly like the one in her quarters. "This leads to your rooms. Shall we?" He waved her over and Hermione started up the stairs as Severus followed shortly after. Hermione entered her quarters and smiled.

"I still cannot get over how beautiful these quarters are." She walked in and motioned Severus in. "Would you like some tea, Master? I was going to invite Master McGonagall as well to go over our schedule. Is that alright, Master?" She asked as she put a pot of tea on. Severus nodded and sat in the arm chair in front of the fire. Hermione conjured her patronus and sent it off to go and find Minerva. Hermione served the tea and made an extra cup for Minerva, casting a stasis charm over it. Hermione and Severus sat in a wkward silence while they waited for Minerva to show up. Hermione was trying not to speak to Severus unless he started a conversation first, she did not want to seem like an irritating young chit. She knew Severus would not want to deal with her incessant chatter and small talk. Finally Severus made the first move to talk and Hermione let out a breath she did not know she had been holding.

"Before Minerva gets here, I wanted to talk to you about what we will be doing in the class room. For the first few months, or until you feel ready, you will observe the on-goings of all classes. And when you are ready, you will start to teach the younger students." Severus took a sip of his tea and waited for it to sink in; Hermione nodded and he continued. "You will be taking over Transfiguration for Minerva. This being said, if someone takes the upper years, you could have the lower years of Transfiguration and Potions. Since you will have Potions Mastery as well, this was my plan. If you would agree to it that is." Severus looked to Hermione and she nodded.

"I would like that very much, I love the younger students, but I would like at least one year to teach Transfiguration alone, then the first semester to train my replacement and switch to your plan." Hermione nodded as she seemed satisfied with her response and Severus nodded as well.

"That is perfectly acceptable. I shall talk to Minerva about it. It would allow me to rid myself of the stress of the younger years and open more of my time up to brewing for Poppy and teaching an elective if Minerva brings it back." Severus stood and Hermione stood, ready to follow her newly appointed Master. Severus smirked and went back to his office, rifling through things until he found the paper he was looking for. "Minerva left this for you and I; these are the time-tables for both the Transfiguration and Potions classes." He held out another sheet of paper. "This is a blank one that will become a permanent schedule once the three of us sign it. We will figure out how Minerva and I are to share you." Severus handed over the papers and Hermione sat at her desk and looked them over.

"May I borrow a quill and some parchment? I will move my things here so I have some here." She blushed and ducked her head, Severus chuckled and handed her a quill and roll of parchment.

"You may keep them, so you have an extra here." Severus sat at his own desk and began to look over his own schedule and class times. Luckily Minerva was a very good Headmistress; the students now arrived on a Friday afternoon and had the entire weekend until Monday morning to learn the castle. Or at least where their classes were. The sorting was done on Friday evening and on Saturday and Sunday the teachers were available at certain hours to help or meet with about the upcoming year. Severus thought this made things a lot easier. Then they did not have to cram everything into the first years in a matter of hours. Hermione shook her head as she crossed something else on her sheet and made a huffing noise. This got Severus' attention and he raised an eyebrow at her. "Everything alright, my Apprentice?" Severus asked as he made a few notes in his lesson plans.

"I cannot seem to be able to divide the time properly, whilst still being able to be present in all of the classes at one point. Unless we do every other week; I would prefer not to have to resort to that, I'll keep trying." She sighed then stopped. "Sundays will be my own, correct, Master?" She asked as she titled her head to the side. Severus nodded and Hermione scribbled own something on the parchment before copying it neatly onto the official document and signing it with a pleased smile. "Here you are, Master." She handed it to Severus and he inclined his head before signing it as well and sending it off to Minerva to gain her signature. Hermione pulled out the other pieces of paper that had her information on them and began to read the upcoming schedule for the year.

Timetable

7:00am - 8:45am Breakfast

8:45am - 9:00am Break

9:00am - 10:30am Block 1

10:30am - 10:45am Break

10:45am - 12:15pm Block 2

12:15pm - 1:00pm Lunches

1:00pm - 2:30pm Block 2

2:30pm - 2:45pm Break

2:45pm - 4:15pm Block 4

4:15pm - 5:45pm Free Times

6:00pm - 7:30pm Dinner

7:30pm - 10:00pm Free Times

10:00pm Curfew

10:00pm - 12:00am Patrol (Prefects)

12:00am - 1:30am Astronomy Class (Saturdays)

12:00am - 1:45am Patrol (Teachers)

1:45am Curfew for Astronomy Students (Friday and Saturdays ONLY)

Potions Timetables (Professor Severus Snape)

Mondays

Block 1 1st yrs Gryffindor & Slytherin

Block 2 2nd yrs Gryffindor & Hufflepuff

Block 3 1st yrs Ravenclaw & Hufflepuff

Block 4 2nd yrs Slytherin & Ravenclaw

Tuesdays

Block 1 3rd yrs Gryffindor & Hufflepuff

Block 2 4th yrs Gryffindor & Ravenclaw

Block 3 3rd yrs Slytherin & Ravenclaw

Block 4 4th yrs Slytherin & Hufflepuff

Wednesdays

Block 1 1st yrs Gryffindor & Slytherin

Block 2 2nd yrs Gryffindor & Hufflepuff

Block 3 1st yrs Ravenclaw & Hufflepuff

Block 4 2nd yrs Slytherin & Ravenclaw

Thursdays

Block 1 3rd yrs Gryffindor & Hufflepuff

Block 2 4th yrs Gryffindor & Ravenclaw

Block 3 3rd yrs Slytherin & Ravenclaw

Block 4 4th yrs Slytherin & Hufflepuff

Fridays

Block 1 Free Period

Block 2 5th yrs Mixed Houses (O.W.L. Level)

Block 3 6th yrs Mixed Houses (Pre N.E.W.T Level)

Block 4 7th yrs Mixed Houses (N.E.W.T. Level)

Transfiguration Timetables (Professor Minerva McGonagall)

Mondays

Block 1 2nd yrs Gryffindor & Hufflepuff

Block 2 1st yrs Gryffindor & Slytherin

Block 3 2nd yrs Slytherin & Ravenclaw

Block 4 1st yrs Ravenclaw & Hufflepuff

Tuesdays

Block 1 4th yrs Gryffindor & Ravenclaw

Block 2 3rd yrs Gryffindor & Hufflepuff

Block 3 4th yrs Slytherin & Hufflepuff

Block 4 3rd yrs Slytherin & Ravenclaw

Wednesdays

Block 1 2nd yrs Gryffindor & Hufflepuff

Block 2 1st yrs Gryffindor & Slytherin

Block 3 2nd yrs Slytherin & Ravenclaw

Block 4 1st yrs Ravenclaw & Hufflepuff

Thursdays

Block 1 4th yrs Gryffindor & Ravenclaw

Block 2 3rd yrs Gryffindor & Hufflepuff

Block 3 4th yrs Slytherin & Hufflepuff

Block 4 3rd yrs Slytherin & Ravenclaw

Fridays

Block 1 5th yrs Mixed Houses (O.W.L. Level)

Block 2 6th yrs Mixed Houses (Pre N.E.W.T Level)

Block 3 7th yrs Mixed Houses (N.E.W.T. Level)

Block 4 Free Period

Professor Severus Snape's Office Hours

Mondays 4:15pm - 5:45pm

Tuesdays 4:15pm - 5:45pm

Wednesdays 4:15pm - 5:45pm

Thursdays 4:15pm - 5:45pm

Fridays 9:00am - 10:30am

Saturdays Upon Request

Professor Minerva McGonagall's Office Hours

Mondays 4:15pm - 5:45pm

Tuesdays 4:15pm - 5:45pm

Wednesdays 4:15pm - 5:45pm

Thursdays 4:15pm - 5:45pm

Fridays 2:45pm - 4:15pm

Saturdays Upon Request

Apprentice Hermione Granger's Timetable

'A' Week

Monday Severus

Tuesday Minerva

Wednesday Severus

Thursday Minerva

Friday Severus

Saturday Minerva (Training 2 - 4 hrs)

Sunday Personal Day

'B' Week

Monday Minerva

Tuesday Severus

Wednesday Minerva

Thursday Severus

Friday Minerva

Saturday Severus (Training 2 - 4 hrs)*

Sunday Personal Day

*1 Saturday every three months is a brewing day, and shall be used as such, until what is needed is completed.

Hermione Granger's Office Hours

'A' Week

Mondays 4:15pm - 5:45pm Severus

Tuesdays 4:15pm - 5:45pm Minerva

Wednesdays 4:15pm - 5:45pm Severus

Thursdays 4:15pm - 5:45pm Minerva

Fridays 9:00am - 10:30am Severus

Saturdays Upon Request

'B' Week

Mondays 4:15pm - 5:45pm Minerva

Tuesdays 4:15pm - 5:45pm Severus

Wednesdays 4:15pm - 5:45pm Minerva

Thursdays 4:15pm - 5:45pm Severus

Fridays 2:45pm - 4:15pm Minerva

Saturdays Upon Request