Info: So, I'm sick, ugh! The good part of this I guess is since I have nothing to do while laying in bed I thought why not write some more chapters? So now here I am with a new chapter, hope everyone who reads this enjoys it and I just want to say thanks to my reviewers it's good to know my story is being read.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Harry Potter characters; I do however own the story line.

(Albus P.O.V)

Albus Dumbledore was sitting at his desk smiling to himself as he read through papers. He had appeared in Minerva's dream again; they were in what appeared to be a cottage on the Scottish countryside. She looked lovely as ever, her hair hanging down past her mid back, wearing a deep green satin neglisha. He quickly adapted himself to her dream and transfigured his wizard robes for a black silk one.

"I've been expecting you" she said he smiled at her "Sorry for the wait my dear" she giggled as he brought his lips to hers. They spent the whole nigh tin each others embrace. Just before he was about to leave she looked at him with a frown "I wish this was real" she said sadly. "As do I love, as do I" he cupped her face with his hands and kissed her before leaving.

Suddenly there was a knock at the door "Come in" Albus called out. The door opened and Severus Snape walked in "I need a favor Albus" "Anything" replied Dumbledore quickly curious at what his friend needed. The man really asked for help often to proud to admit he needed it. "I fear for Hermione's safety if she continues to work with me out in the open; walking to the dungeons every night, I think we need to create someway for her to get into my lab without being seen"

Dumbledore thought for a moment, "I can speak to the castle and ask if it could crate a passageway" "thank you headmaster" Severus replied as he walked over to stand by the fireplace. "I see you have taken to her first name" Dumbledore said a smile forming on his lips. "Yes I have what of it?" asked Severus a sneer forming on his face as he looked into the dancing flames of the fire. "It's just good seeing you have somebody to talk to other than me"

Dumbledore was truly happy for his friend, he knew he was lonely and although liked to pretend he wasn't lonely often wished for his Lily to return so that he could speak to her. Of course Albus talked to Severus constantly to keep him form feeling lonely and often made him attend staff parties in the hopes of Severus opening up; but he knew that even though Severus would talk he still deeply missed his best friend. "Yeah I guess, well I must be going goodbye Headmaster" and with a sweep of his robes Severus Snape left the room.

Albus smiled to himself he was truly happy that Severus has a new friend, if anyone deserved to be happy and maybe find love again it was Severus Snape.

Secretly there was another reason why Albus picked Hermione to help Severus; even thought he knew Hermione was still young he hoped that by having Severus and Hermione work together they would eventually grow close and maybe with years to come eventually love each other. He smiled as he thought at the progress of his plan and set off to speak to the castle.

(Hermione's P.O.V)

Hermione was sitting in the great hall for breakfast eating eggs when Ron plumped down next to her. "Still reading I see" he smiled as he put sausages on his plate "there's got to be something I'm missing" she said irritably while cutting up her eggs. "Gheeze Hermione don't take it out on the eggs" Hermione dropped her knife in frustration.

Ron picked up his goblet and took a drink then spit it out all on the table "Gah, that juice tastes like dragons blood" he said as he grabbed some napkins to clean up his mess. Of course we can use that as a base Hermione thought to herself "Ron your brilliant" Hermione yelled as she jumped up and grabbed her bag.

Over the weekend Dumbledore had called her into his office to show her the secrete passageway the castle had made just for her. Down the hall after the Gryffindor portrait entrance was a wall with a brick sticking out of it. All Hermione had to do was push in the brick and it would open to reveal a hallway that would lead to Snape's lab. The brick only appeared to her and only she, Snape, and Dumbledore could open it.

She ran down the corroder and opened the door; she looked around the lab but Snape wasn't in there; she went to the classroom and knocked on the door in the back that led to Snape's private quarters. After a few knocks she heard movement, then the door swang open to reveal a disheveled Snape in black silk pajamas and a green silk robe glaring at her " Can I help you?" he said " Sorry professor I- I didn't realize you were still sleeping" Hermione stammered braiding herself in her head for not waiting until later. Snape nodded coolly "Was there something you wanted?" He said in a voice a little above a whisper.

Hermione gulped "I um I found out what to use as a base since the eggs make the water evaporate" she finally stammered out, becoming mesmerized by Snape's deep stare. After staring at her for a few moments Snape broke the connection and looked away. "Very well, come in" he said in his usual silky voice as he moved aside to let her in. "Just give me a moment to dress" he said as he walked into his room.

Hermione nodded and sat in what thought of as her chair, a few minuets later Severus walked out of his room wearing his usual set of dark robes. "So" was all he said as he sat in his chair. "Dragons blood" Hermione answered proudly "the water in the blood may vaporize but the blood itself will not" she added. Snape appeared to be in deep thought, after a few moments he looked at her "it seems you are not called the brightest witch of your age for nothing"

She smiled it was the first time she had ever got a complement from Snape " Thank you professor" Snape smiled " Miss Granger we have - although I don't know how or why- grown close these past few months, right?" Hermione started at Severus curiously "Yes professor" she stammered. "I think its time we get on a first name basis perhaps?, not in classes or in front of every one of course; It would be allot easer to call you by your giving name instead of having to say Miss Granger all day" his last words came out even more pronounced as if he was forcing himself to say it or testing the waters "Don't you agree, Hermione"

He says it so beautiful Hermione thought, then gulped "Of course pro-um Severus" The name so foreign on her tong felt good to say like the first sip of butter bear or a new book. Severus smiled "Shall we get to work then?" Hermione nodded and they got up and went into the lab to work on the potion.

Hermione was stirring the dragon's blood into the potion while Snape added in the boom slang skin and droxy eggs "So umm Severus, what do we do next?" Severus dropped in the last egg "I think the next step is to raise the heating temperature for now, we can't do anything yet until the skin dissolves into the potion and the eggs melt; want some tea?" Severus asked "I didn't get to have breakfast yet" he added "Sorry about that Professor I guess I could have waited to come down" Hermione said embarrassed "Its fine, we have made progress with the potion so I don't really care about you waking me" he said causing Hermione to blush at her mistake.

After Tea Hermione said goodbye to Snape and went over to her first class which was Herboligy.

TBC

Hope you liked it, I'm not so sure of this chapter, it's getting hard to write Hermione and Snape's relationship because I want to try to make this as real as possible; usually ( or at least for me) it takes a while for me to warm up to someone, which was what I'm trying to do with Severus and Hermione but I also want to get the show on the road and get the ball rolling with this story already so I'm just skipping ahead instead of putting more detail into how they became closer. I hope you guys are okay with it.