After Hermione had given her story to Neville, Ron, Harry, and Ginny, she sank back on her pillows and studied her friends with a new perspective, the perspective from the knowledge of what would happen in the future.
Ginny would marry Harry, and the two would have a son, that much Hermione knew, but why or how could Harry carry such a grudge against Snape for so long? Hermione wondered as she inclined her head towards Ginny, studying the petite redhead with a sharp eye.
"You're scaring me Hermione, you're starting to look at me like Snape does." Neville said as his voice trembled, and he began fingering her blankets nervously. Hermione snapped her head up, smiling a weak smile at the young man.
"Sorry, Neville, I was just.. thinking." Hermione said, watching Neville with a smile on her lips. She had heard Saxen mention a Longbottom and a Weasley among his list of torturers. She wondered what could bring sweet men like Neville and one of the Weasleys to have such children, torturing a intelligent young man like Saxen?
"Hermione.. I was just curious, why were you screaming for Snape, back in the corridors? he didn't do anything to you, did he?" Hary asked, his eyes glinting dangerously. Hermione shuddered, they were an early preview of his older self's mad glint. "I will geld the git if he ever lays a hand on you."
"Sev... Professor Snape happened to be in the vicinity and helped me to the hospital wing with Hagrid, he was merely the first person I saw." Hermione said with a bossy uplift of her chin. "Now, I do need to be left alone, I have lessons to catch up on to."
"Hermione, you've done ALL the work already!" Ginny said with a sigh. "I've seen your papers, they're dated clear up to the last day of studies!"
"I do have extra credit to do for Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick, and Se, Snape." Hermione said, nearly stumbling upon Severus's name. She mutely wondered when he had become Severus to her, she probably had been hanging around with her older self too much and had gotten used to the idea of having Severus around. After she had given her excuse, Neville and Ginny left, leaving her with Ron and Harry.
"I'll see you later, then." Harry said slowly with a careful last look at Hermione as he left with Ron at his side. Hermione let out a slow sigh, but her spirits dampened slightly at the appearance of Draco Malfoy in the hospital wing. He didn't seem to be in need of anything, so what was he doing in here?
"Granger, what compelled you to have Snape award me a hundred points to Slytherin?" the pale young man drawled out, his eyebrows knitted in a puzzled glance directed at Hermione. Hermione sighed, and smiled.
"Your future self helped save my life, so I guess I thought you did deserve a early reward." Hermione said briefly as she studied the diffrences between younger Draco and older Draco. He still had to grow a few more inches, grow out his hair three more inches, and the scar along the side of his temple hadn't been inflicted yet. The two students studied each other for a long moment before Draco turned on his heel and abruptly left, leaving Hermione alone with her thoughts.
Ginny would marry Harry, and the two would have a son, that much Hermione knew, but why or how could Harry carry such a grudge against Snape for so long? Hermione wondered as she inclined her head towards Ginny, studying the petite redhead with a sharp eye.
"You're scaring me Hermione, you're starting to look at me like Snape does." Neville said as his voice trembled, and he began fingering her blankets nervously. Hermione snapped her head up, smiling a weak smile at the young man.
"Sorry, Neville, I was just.. thinking." Hermione said, watching Neville with a smile on her lips. She had heard Saxen mention a Longbottom and a Weasley among his list of torturers. She wondered what could bring sweet men like Neville and one of the Weasleys to have such children, torturing a intelligent young man like Saxen?
"Hermione.. I was just curious, why were you screaming for Snape, back in the corridors? he didn't do anything to you, did he?" Hary asked, his eyes glinting dangerously. Hermione shuddered, they were an early preview of his older self's mad glint. "I will geld the git if he ever lays a hand on you."
"Sev... Professor Snape happened to be in the vicinity and helped me to the hospital wing with Hagrid, he was merely the first person I saw." Hermione said with a bossy uplift of her chin. "Now, I do need to be left alone, I have lessons to catch up on to."
"Hermione, you've done ALL the work already!" Ginny said with a sigh. "I've seen your papers, they're dated clear up to the last day of studies!"
"I do have extra credit to do for Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick, and Se, Snape." Hermione said, nearly stumbling upon Severus's name. She mutely wondered when he had become Severus to her, she probably had been hanging around with her older self too much and had gotten used to the idea of having Severus around. After she had given her excuse, Neville and Ginny left, leaving her with Ron and Harry.
"I'll see you later, then." Harry said slowly with a careful last look at Hermione as he left with Ron at his side. Hermione let out a slow sigh, but her spirits dampened slightly at the appearance of Draco Malfoy in the hospital wing. He didn't seem to be in need of anything, so what was he doing in here?
"Granger, what compelled you to have Snape award me a hundred points to Slytherin?" the pale young man drawled out, his eyebrows knitted in a puzzled glance directed at Hermione. Hermione sighed, and smiled.
"Your future self helped save my life, so I guess I thought you did deserve a early reward." Hermione said briefly as she studied the diffrences between younger Draco and older Draco. He still had to grow a few more inches, grow out his hair three more inches, and the scar along the side of his temple hadn't been inflicted yet. The two students studied each other for a long moment before Draco turned on his heel and abruptly left, leaving Hermione alone with her thoughts.