Written for the October Event:Costume Party -Leprechaun

Word count: 558

"Severus! I said I was sorry! I didn't know! Come on! Is not that bad!" she said trying to stifle a laugh,failing miserably.

"Not bad?! Not bad Hermione! I am a leprechaun because you pushed me in that stupid rainbow! I told you bad thinks happen when you do that! And now look at me! Look at what have you done!" I hissed at her glaring all the while.

She let go of all the pretenses and laughed even harder, clutching her stomach.

"Alright, alright. I am sorry Severus. I really am. Can you forgive me?! I truly didn't know about what happens if you step into an Irish Rainbow." she said biting her lip.

Oh, how I wanted to kiss her, to ravish her. One problem: I was so short that I barely got to her knees. How was I supposed to have her like this?

"Hermione we have to do something! I can't be seen like this!"

"Yeah, what people would say about the scary potions master, dungeons bat looking like a cute a leprechaun? Now, it would definitely could ruin your reputation, isn't it?" she asked with a cheeky grin on her face. The minx! She founds my situation funny, doesn't she?

"This is not laughing matter Hermione. Please stop doing so" I said pleadingly.

She must noticed how affected I truly was by it and she sobered up instantly.

"I am sorry Severus," she repeated, but this time she sounded sincere." I didn't mean for you to be changed into a leprechaun, it was a mistake. I didn't do it on purpose. I just thought how would be to step into the rainbow. I fully intended to follow you, you know. I didn't know about Irish rainbows or something like that. I din't even knew there were more types of rainbows."

I raised an eyebrow at that. The Gryffindor resident know-it-all didn't knew something? That was something worth mentioning.

As she could have read my mind she said

"No, I know what you're thinking,me, not knowing something? But please remember I never ever said I knew everything, that I was a know- it -all as you call me, that was your line, not mine. You and the others named me this way."

I look at her in surprise. I didn't knew that she felt this way.

"Hermione, I am sorry. I didn't think it would bother you to be called like this. It was my way of praising you. I was a spy, I couldn't be friendly toward Gryffindors and my most brilliant student was a Gryffindor. I had to praise you someway. I couldn't be at peace with myself if I hadn't done it. I never imagined that it would sound as an insult to you. that was never my intent." I said looking at her, pleading with her to forgive me.

"Really? You know I always wanted to praise me and you did all along. I just never realized. Thank you" and with that she started laughing startling me.

"Why are laughing" I asked her surprised.

"Because I made you forget you are a leprechaun" she responded, bending down and sealing my lips with a kiss, thus making me forget once more.