Hermione didn't talk to Ron much for the rest of the week, and when they did it was a small question about homework or an argument about Snape who had decided to sit with Hermione every day at dinner now. Harry just ignored them, but Ron would shoot them glares every two minutes.

Hermione would never admit to herself that she had a crush on her potions teacher. Though she would try purposely to get a detention with him, she only told herself that it was because he was now on e of her close friends. When ever she looked at him she got butterflies in her stomach and she told herself that was only because he was so good looking all of the sudden.

A day when she was walking to potions class she saw Malfoy up ahead. She groaned, but that groan suddenly turned into a thughtful sigh. She was forming a plan.

"Well if it isn't the Potty, Weasel, and Mudblood," Malfoy sneered as they became level with him.

Ron made a furious move towards him, but Hermione pulled him back. "Leave it to me," she hissed in his ear. Ron relaxed a little, but was still glaring at him.

"Well if if it isn't the famous Buoncing Ferret boy," Hermione responded, "Come to perform your famous hopping act for us again have you?"

Malfoy got pink in his cheeks. "You had better watch it, Granger," he snarled, "It's never good to talk to people who are more superior than you."

Hermione smirked, "I'll try to look out for people like that, but for the moment would you get out of my way? I'm aleregic to stuck up ferrets."

Malfoy moved from his position in front of them. From the corner of her eye, Hermione saw him put his hand s in his robes for his wand as they passed. Hermione turned in a flash just as her was about to hex them;

"Engorgio!" she cried. A flash of light hit Malfoy in the face and he grabbed at his nose. He pushed passed them in the direction of the Hospital Wing and as he did they got a glimps of his nose, which was about four times bigger than it normally was.

The three fell to the floor laughing. "Did-- did you see his nose?!" gasped Ron, "It was enormous!"

"Great going, Herms!" Harry said among his laughter.

"Miss Granger!" a shocked voice yelled behind them.The three stopped laughing, but continued to try and cover giggles as McGonalgal stomped over to them."I never would have expect such performance from you! Cursing a student in the halls! Five points from Gryffindor and you will be serving detention with Professor Snape tomarrow!"

Hermoine tried not to jump for joy. It took her every ounce of strength just to keep from smiling. She was going to spend her day tomarrow with Severus! When McGonagal was out of sight and ear shot, Hermione squealed and ran to her next and last class of the day. She was going to have to thank Malfoy later.