Chapter Twenty-Five – A Slytherin in Gryffindor?

Rating: R

Warning: May eventually, contain slash

Category: Humor/Romance

Summary: Hermione undergoes a change in thinking and is determined to enjoy her last year to the fullest. Wacky hi jinks and craziness ensue leading to a list of amusing new rules for her, friendships with slytherins, and romance. This is my first attempt at any kind of fiction so please be kind. Constructive criticism is wanted, flames will be ignored. Hermione is a little OOC because of her change in thinking.

Disclaimer: JK Rowling owns the Harry Potter Universe and all its characters; I am just playing with them for a bit. There may be slash as I said so you have been warned. I got the basic Idea for this story from the list 213 things Skippy is no longer allowed to do in the army. I stole some of those things on the list as I could just hear them being said in the HP universe. Oh yeah and I do not own DR Seuss stuff either. I am just borrowing it for fun.

Being a bit scatterbrained, I may get class schedules wrong. I did not actually write one out so if I misplace a class day do forgive me. I am working with the impression that class time's change from time to time.

Big Thanks to my Beta Gelsey. Who without things would be less error free!

I want to thank everyone who reviewed. As I seem to find myself a little pressed for time I have decided to respond to individual reviews after I complete the story for everyone. However, you can include your email in your review and I will respond in email when I receive it.

I want to especially thank Feline, Lil pixie, lgobgirlie15, and once again Gelsey, for keeping me going. ;-)

Chapter 25

Detentions so far 27 List of things Hermione can no longer do at Hogwarts 36

Mione came back to the Gryffindor tower later that evening and informed everyone that Professor Snape would be back to normal before class on Monday thanks to the very competent Madame Pomfrey. There was a collective sigh of relief for although it amused many to hear of Professor Snape being turned into a woman no one really wanted to see it. And there were a few that just wanted Mione to be happy again.

Mione had already been visited by Headmaster Dumbledore who informed her that despite the situation and her emotional state that she could not challenge any professor to a duel and that although he understood her worry for her professor and respected that he could not allow her to show disrespect to any professor and therefore she would be serving yet another detention. Which he told her with the twinkle in his eyes going at the speed of light that she would be serving that detention with Professor Snape was he was back to normal and resumed his duties.

She had to laugh on her way back to the tower as she pictured the headmaster AND his twinkle in charge of the TV gameshow The Dating Game. She also wondered just how much about her and Severus he knew about. She sobered up as she realized that although Severus would be back to normal by Monday he would be spending most of the weekend in the infirmary and therefore they would have to wait to go on their next date. Professor Lupin was not in for a good coming week. Not if Mione had anything to say about it anyway.

Oh she knew he hadn't expected to hit Severus and he was upset about all this as well, but that didn't make any difference to her. He may not have expected that hex to hit Severus but it had, and it had ruined their plans for the weekend. Therefore he must pay!

She was already coming up with a few plans for the softhearted and dare she say softheaded Professor she liked so well.

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Monday morning dawned dark, cloudy, and rainy. For some this may have been and omen of things to come but Professor Lupin just smiled at his 7th year class sure that Mione had forgiven him his little accident by now. After all Severus was back to normal and out of the hospital wing and didn't seem any more irritated with him than normal. He believed that Mione the girl he cared for as part of his pack, extended family so to speak, was too soft hearted and good a Gryffindor to ever hold a grudge especially over an accident. That was his first mistake.

Class went normally for quite some time, everyone listening to his lecture as he walked around the room and answering the questions he threw out. Not clueing into the fact that Mione not raising her hand and answering any questions as an indication that all was not well was his second mistake. Somewhere near the middle of class Professor Lupins eyes fell on Mione and that is when she put her plan into action. While she had his eye on her she took a little red pill out of a bottle and popped it into her mouth. Professor Lupin catching this took a look at the bottle sitting on her desk. It was obviously a muggle prescription pill bottle and he hoped that she was alright and intended to ask her after class, when she grabbed the bottle and upended it into her mouth. He watched in shock as she swallowed the complete contents.

"Miss Granger" he gasped. "What have you done?" He asked, sadly walking over to her with every intention of getting her to the hospital wing as quickly as possible.

"What? I'm depressed, I missed my date this weekend and instead of a boyfriend I had a girlfriend thanks to you. You'd want to find some way to cope as well," she sneered, knowing he had the wrong impression.

"But to swallow a whole bottle of pills? It's not worth your life and he is back to normal now" he stammered fearfully grabbing the bottle to see what they were so that they could counter them.

"Geesh Professor, a sugar high isn't gonna kill me. I just need a pick me up."

"Sugar High? What are you talking about? This is obviously a muggle prescription pill bottle."

"Great, Thanks for telling everyone. Now I'll have to find another place to hide my Mike and Ikes so Harry and Draco don't snarf em all."

"Mike and Ikes?" Professor Lupin asked, his heartbeat finally starting to return to normal.

"Candy Professor." Mione sneered in an eerily perfect imitation of Professor Snape leaving no doubt in anyone's mind that the impression Lupin had was exactly what she had intended.

AN: A little cruel maybe but remembering being a teen and the crazy emotional state that teens especially angry teens can be in it seemed believable. Besides Mione couldn't be in love with Severus and not have a little bit of a cruel streak emerge sometimes.

"Miss GRANGER! At no time is it acceptable or amusing for you to swallow a whole prescription pill bottle full even if it is candy. You scared me nearly to death! Detention! For a week, and don't you ever repeat a stunt like this no matter how angry you are. Is that understood?"

"Of course Professor." She said with an apologetic innocent smile. "Besides now I have to find a new hiding place anyway." She whispered under her breath.

Class filed out later with everyone chatting and talking and swearing to themselves never to give Hermione Granger any cause to take revenge on them.

"That was truly Slytherin of you Mione." Came Drays drawl from beside her. "I'm rather proud. After that I do believe we MUST make you an honorary Slytherin, and avoid pissing you off," he finished with a snicker.

"Mione that wasn't very nice scaring Professor Lupin like that," Harry said.

"Now now Potter, it's time you learn sometimes you must be cruel to be kind. Professor Lupin will remember not to mess with my godfather again not to mention Mione here."

"But Dray how is that being cruel to be kind?"

"Well he won't get hexed into oblivion due to messing up again now will he?" Dray drawled causing the Slytherins and even a few Gryffindors to laugh and nod appreciatively. "Sometimes a lesson is hard learned. No Pain, No Gain."

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