Hermione rushed down the stairs cursing herself for being late for Potions
again. Dumbledore was forgiving once but not twice. She had been talking to
Rona and Harry when she had remembered that she had forgot her cauldron in
her room. She had known that she could never get upstairs and back to
Potions in time. As she opened the door she walked smack into Snape who was
overseeing the class making a new potion.
As he turned around she saw a smile quickly snap onto his face. He looked very pleased like he always did when one of the wonderful trio was in trouble.
"Ah, Miss Granger, you have decided to join us, well there is no need to unpack your books, go to Dumbledore's office, I hope this does not become a frequent theme, it would hurt your grade so and your top place just might slip," Snape said smiling evilly and glancing at Draco Malfoy, Hermione's enemy and only real rival.
Hermione mentally scowled but could only smile politely and nod to Snape. She threw her bag back over her shoulder and started the climb up to Dumbledore's office. She was in a haze and didn't know what to do. Her mind seemed to detach itself from the rest of the world so that she could hear the thuds of her feet multiplied by nearly a thousand. Her mind was so focused on herself that she did not hear the steps of the approaching passerby.
She slammed right into the person walking towards her down the stairs. Her bookbag went flying at him at hit him in the stomach knocking the wind out if him. His book, which he had been reading diligently, went flying at her also into her stomach causing the air to be forced from her chest.
They sat there wheezing for the few minutes trying to regain their breath. When Hermione looked up a look of horror spread across her face. She saw who she had hit with her sprawling bookbag. It was Oliver.
Pulling herself up as quickly as possible she began to mutter apologies at him. She didn't know what she could say.
"Oh, Oliver, I am so sorry, I was concentrating on myself, and I didn't hear you, are you okay?" She said frantically.
"I should ask you the same thing," he said, "sorry about the book and I'm fine, just a little shaken up, you know?"
"Yeah I got that to," she said.
"Well I would stay and chat but I have to go see Professor McGonagall about the Quidditch team for this year, bye Hermione," Oliver said sweeping past her smiling sweetly.
*
Hermione sat in Dumbledore's office knowing what her fate would be and dreading it the same. She smiled as Dumbledore walked slowly around his desk and sat down in front of her.
"Miss Granger, I was not looking forward to this meeting, you know what the punishment will have to be," Dumbledore said slowly.
"Yes, I will report tonight to detention, thank you very much, I would like to stay here and talk but I have a paper to write for Herbology," she said knowing it was wrong to lie to Dumbledore but she hated being in the office at this moment.
"Okay, Miss Granger, I will see you later at dinner," Dumbledore said very suspiciously.
Hermione yelled at herself again. She hated lying. She hated doing it so much. But she didn't want to talk to Dumbledore. She didn't want to talk to anybody. She just wanted to serve her detention and go to sleep. She needed less confusion right now not more.
Hermione went back to the Gryffindor common room where Harry and Ron where waiting. She was anxious to avoid them but eventually capitulated and told them what had happened. They were upset even more so than her.
Wanting to avoid everyone at dinner she went down early. To do this had been very complicated. She had to sneak down the stairs from her dormitory, which were notorious for being creaky. Then had to slip past Harry and Ron who were luckily playing a game of wizard chess and Harry was losing badly like usual.
She went to dinner and ate a small dinner not really able to keep anything down. She was nervous as hell. What if Snape fixed her detention to be awfully horrible? She couldn't even think. Her thoughts floated around her. She didn't know what to do.
*
A/N: I am sorry it took me so long to get this up. I just had some weird times. I met a guy! He is so cute and sweet and well fun. It you want more info on him email me at AutumnFlw25@aol.com. Anyway, the rest of this part of the story will be up tomorrow. I promise. I understand that it's a cliffhanger and I am sorry but it will be good when I get the next chapter up.
As he turned around she saw a smile quickly snap onto his face. He looked very pleased like he always did when one of the wonderful trio was in trouble.
"Ah, Miss Granger, you have decided to join us, well there is no need to unpack your books, go to Dumbledore's office, I hope this does not become a frequent theme, it would hurt your grade so and your top place just might slip," Snape said smiling evilly and glancing at Draco Malfoy, Hermione's enemy and only real rival.
Hermione mentally scowled but could only smile politely and nod to Snape. She threw her bag back over her shoulder and started the climb up to Dumbledore's office. She was in a haze and didn't know what to do. Her mind seemed to detach itself from the rest of the world so that she could hear the thuds of her feet multiplied by nearly a thousand. Her mind was so focused on herself that she did not hear the steps of the approaching passerby.
She slammed right into the person walking towards her down the stairs. Her bookbag went flying at him at hit him in the stomach knocking the wind out if him. His book, which he had been reading diligently, went flying at her also into her stomach causing the air to be forced from her chest.
They sat there wheezing for the few minutes trying to regain their breath. When Hermione looked up a look of horror spread across her face. She saw who she had hit with her sprawling bookbag. It was Oliver.
Pulling herself up as quickly as possible she began to mutter apologies at him. She didn't know what she could say.
"Oh, Oliver, I am so sorry, I was concentrating on myself, and I didn't hear you, are you okay?" She said frantically.
"I should ask you the same thing," he said, "sorry about the book and I'm fine, just a little shaken up, you know?"
"Yeah I got that to," she said.
"Well I would stay and chat but I have to go see Professor McGonagall about the Quidditch team for this year, bye Hermione," Oliver said sweeping past her smiling sweetly.
*
Hermione sat in Dumbledore's office knowing what her fate would be and dreading it the same. She smiled as Dumbledore walked slowly around his desk and sat down in front of her.
"Miss Granger, I was not looking forward to this meeting, you know what the punishment will have to be," Dumbledore said slowly.
"Yes, I will report tonight to detention, thank you very much, I would like to stay here and talk but I have a paper to write for Herbology," she said knowing it was wrong to lie to Dumbledore but she hated being in the office at this moment.
"Okay, Miss Granger, I will see you later at dinner," Dumbledore said very suspiciously.
Hermione yelled at herself again. She hated lying. She hated doing it so much. But she didn't want to talk to Dumbledore. She didn't want to talk to anybody. She just wanted to serve her detention and go to sleep. She needed less confusion right now not more.
Hermione went back to the Gryffindor common room where Harry and Ron where waiting. She was anxious to avoid them but eventually capitulated and told them what had happened. They were upset even more so than her.
Wanting to avoid everyone at dinner she went down early. To do this had been very complicated. She had to sneak down the stairs from her dormitory, which were notorious for being creaky. Then had to slip past Harry and Ron who were luckily playing a game of wizard chess and Harry was losing badly like usual.
She went to dinner and ate a small dinner not really able to keep anything down. She was nervous as hell. What if Snape fixed her detention to be awfully horrible? She couldn't even think. Her thoughts floated around her. She didn't know what to do.
*
A/N: I am sorry it took me so long to get this up. I just had some weird times. I met a guy! He is so cute and sweet and well fun. It you want more info on him email me at AutumnFlw25@aol.com. Anyway, the rest of this part of the story will be up tomorrow. I promise. I understand that it's a cliffhanger and I am sorry but it will be good when I get the next chapter up.