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Hermione poked her head in to the dimly lit office. She noticed that the Potion's Professor was scowling down at a piece of parchment.
"What did the parchment do to offend you?" asked a smiling Hermione from the doorway. Snape's head snapped up at the unexpected voice.
"It is just a mandatory staff meeting today. I thought you were out with the youngest Weasly girl?" said Snape with a raised brow.
"I was just about to leave for Diagon Alley but I figured I would stop in to say goodbye" said Hermione.
"You are coming back are you not?"
"I am but it is always good to say goodbye" she said smiling lightly
"Very well" said Snape, his dark eyes looking intently at her.
"Well I mustn't be late so have a good day" said Hermione giving him one more beaming smile before rushing off.
"Good day" said Snape quietly after she left before he shook his head and muttered "Strange witch"
Snape grudgingly got up a few minutes later and made his way to the staff room. He detested staff meetings, they never ceased to be a waste of his time. When Dumbledore had been headmaster, his meetings had always taken half of the day and Dumbledore would always bring mounds of different types of muggle sweets. The potion's master hoped that the new headmistress's meeting would be shorter. He could already feel himself developing a headache.
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"Ginny" said Hermione before the animated red-head pulled her into a tight hug.
"I can't believe it's been almost three months since I've seen you" said Ginny while still hugging Hermione.
"Can't breathe"
"Oh sorry Mione" said Ginny releasing the other witch.
"It's fine" said Hermione while lightly laughing
"Let's go get something to eat" said Ginny already pulling Hermione along to the Leaky Cauldron.
The two witches entered the popular eatery and found a place to sit. They both placed their orders before they started talking again.
"So what have I missed over the summer?" asked Hermione
"Nothing much. Fleur is pregnant and mum is making sure her first grandchild is going to be okay. She's even began to teach Fleur how to knit sweaters." Said Ginny with a fond smile. "But what about you?"
"There's nothing much to tell really I mostly just spend my days bothering Professor Snape"
"Oh do tell about that, practically half of your last letter was about him" said Ginny leaning in.
"Well we became friends" Hermione said quickly
"And how exactly did that happen?"
"It's kind of a long story" she said before continuing after she saw Ginny's waiting expression "Like in my letter I broke into his store room so that I could brew a sleeping draught but then he discovered me but instead of getting upset, like I thought he would be, he gave me the potion I needed. Then he gave me a cloak and I went to-"
"Wait" interrupted Ginny "Why did he give you a cloak?"
Hermione blushed slightly before answering "Well um… you have to understand that I didn't think he was in the castle and I thought the night would be hot so… I wasn't exactly wearing a ton of clothes" she said while looking down at the table.
"Oh my god Mione" said Ginny doubling over with laughter
"It's not funny" said Hermione turning a darker shade of red.
"Yes it is and keep going with your story" said Ginny while she struggled to constrain her laughter.
Hermione told her the entire story, the picnics, the rain, and more. By the end of it Ginny had serious face on and she was thinking silently.
"What is it?" asked Hermione curiously
"Do you like Professor Snape?" asked Ginny slowly
"Of course he's an excellent friend and provides very interesting conversation and—" but before she could finish Ginny interrupted her once again.
"That's not what I mean. Do you like him in a romantic sense?"
Hermione's eyes widened before she spoke "I… I don't know"
"you can be in denial if you choose" said Ginny
"I don't even know if he likes me" said Hermione wearily
"Well if I'm correct the owl that has been delivering your letters lately is not yours and I've never seen it in the owlery. So whose owl could that possible be?" she said already knowing the answer.
"Him letting me use his owl does not prove anything"
"Well what about the lunches? Professor Snape would never do that unless he cares about you" said Ginny matter of factly
"Well… I… I don't know" said Hermione burying her face in her hands.
"See you can't deny that there is something between you two" said Ginny triumphantly
"Ughh change the subject. I don't want to talk about this anymore"
"Fine but you're gonna have to face it eventually"
"But not today" said Hermione just before their food arrived.
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Hello my wonderfully patient readers,
I'm very sorry this chapter is very late. I got really busy with robotics (learning to program a router for FRC took me awhile). Anyway please understand and I will do my best to update more often. But please read and review and tell me about what you all think should happen. Byeeeeeeee