Guess what I did with this chapter? I wrote it up on the computer and saved it on floppy disc to take to my Mum's house and guess what happened? Somehow (still not sure how.) the chapter was a blank page on notepad. So that is why this chapter has taken a little while to upload because I had to re-write it again from memory! R/R please. and thank you to the people who have reviewed.
Disclaimer;none of the characters are mine, blah, blah, blah; the plot is mine though, blah, blah, blah; excepting the plot, everything belongs to the creative J.K. Rowling.

Death


"Miss Granger would you please explain why you are wandering around after hours. Struggling to get the words out Hermione told him, "I was just taking a walk Professor."
"Indeed, taking walks when he should not be seemed to have been a habit with Potter, you seem to have taken on that habit now that Potter is dead. Weasley is probably around here also. All three of you think that you are above such rules set for the mere mortal students. You have an inflated image of yourself, Potter and Weasley likewise."
"I don't believe this. Harry died to save practically *all* of the wizarding community and yet you still think that he was a meddler."
"Potter hardly saved the magical community."
"Gods above! If Harry hadn't died when he did and how he did none of us would be here right now, in all probability."
"Anybody could have died in those conditions, the curse Potter performed was hardly a complex one. Longbottom could have accomplished that curse easily. Though it being him I might have second thoughts."
"You just can't handle that two generations of the Potter's saved your life can you? First Harry's Dad did than Harry himself! You just cannot handle it can you? Harry was born saving lives (A/N kind of), and then he died saving them."
"The circumstances that Potter was born under was not through any effort of his own, and you call that saving lives?"
"Jeez, he saved your life, he saved the lives of everyone you know and you still insult him. The fact that he's dead should have ensured that you gave him a *little* bit of respect, but neverthless you still find yourself quite justified to insult him. It's just like in your classes, instead of encouraging people which would help them get better marks, you just scorn their efforts and ridicule them in front of the whole class. Neville's a perfect example, he's absolutely terrified of you, if you helped him once a while his grades would improve, but then again that would rid you of an anger vent wouldn't it?"
"Miss Granger you are treading on very thin ice. One more word from you and I will make sure that you are expelled."
"You moron!You think I'm bothered? Now Harry's dead I have practically nothing, Ron to be quite frank has no idea what I'm on about half the time, my parents are divorced and keep on writing to me trying to get me on their 'side'. And school? Well to put it bluntly the teachers are doing my head in from asking me if I'm 'quite all right'. So what do you go and do? Threaten to take something off me that I really don't care about!" Hermione's eyes were a blaze of rage, whilst shouting this at Snape.
"If this is what you are like all of the time I really don't blame Potter for trying to get away from yo-" Snape's words were cut off abruptly as Hermione's hand cam out of nowhere and slapped Snape with a satisfying thunk.
"Don't ever insult Harry again, or I won't be held responsible for what I do!" turning on her heels Hermione left Snape, staring wide eyed after her.
***** (A/N oh my God, that was so cool!)
"Severus, what on earth are you doing here?" blinking a few times Snape looked at Dumbledore's curious face.
"She hit me. Gods above, she actually hit me!"
"I think you'd better come to my study Severus."
*****
"So who exactly hit you Severus?"
"Miss Granger, I was asking her what she was doing out out of bed at this hour and she hit me."
"Severus, I'd like the whole story please. If you would." Under Dumbledore's twinkling blue eyes Snape was reduced to the tall, lanky eleven year old he had been when he had first met Dumbledore.
"Erm, well I just said that I didn't blame Potter for wanting to get away from her."
"You want me to expell Miss Granger now don't you? Well I must say that most of the blame lies on your shoulders so that wouldn't be very fair. I want you to apologise to Miss Granger and if you insist on giving her a punishment then you may give her a detention, but that is all. Understand?"
*****
Hermione managed to get back to her room without any more incidents, once in her room she sat on her bed and went over the night. 'Okay then Granger what did you do? Right think about this calmly and rationally. Now then I insulted Snape. Not too bad, worth a grugde or two but not seriously health damaging. Oh God I insulted his teaching method! Okay then breathe, a detention perhaps, don't have a panic attack it's not that ba-. Oh damn! I'm dead, I hit Professor Snape! Now that is gonna put me in detention, at least, with him for a *very* long time' leaning back Hermione turned over and cried into her pillow wishing that either Harry or her parents could be with her.


I like this chapter, I get to hit Snape! Wuh-hoo! Still not too sure where the idea of slapping Snape came from. So whadya think of it? Review for me please. Oh and if you want e-mail me on daine53@hotmail.com.

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