"Well?" Harry asked Hermione the next morning when he saw her in the halls.
"Well, what?"
"You know what I mean…what happened yesterday. Where did you two go?" Hermione thought for a while. Should she tell Harry that Snape was ordered to kill him? No, she couldn't do that, he'd be scarred to go to Potions and would probably scream and run every time he saw Snape in the halls. On the other hand, she knew that Harry should be on his toes now, making sure that he isn't alone with Snape, just in case.
"It was weird." Hermione paused, taking Harry's arm and pulled him into a corner so people in the hallway couldn't hear them.
"When I went down there, his door was locked, Snape wouldn't answer. When I got inside I found him passed out on the floor behind his desk and the next thing I knew I had a sharp pain in my legs."
"Uh-oh." Harry said, mouth open. Hermione got a confused expression on her face.
"Wait a minuet, where's Ron?"
"He had to go back up to the room to grab his book for Divination….go on, what happened?"
"Well, when I finally came to, Snape and I were in a room, Voldermort was talking to Snape, yet he wasn't in the room."
"Hmmm." Hermione leaned in closer.
"I found out another thing too." Harry leaned in closer.
"Yes?"
"Snape's family died a few years ago. The only living relative he has left is someone he hasn't seen for a while. He threatened to kill who ever that person is, if he wouldn't follow through with his orders."
"What are his orders?"
"I couldn't tell, I was still confused on where I was." Hermione lied.
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The day went smoothly, after having to explain to Ron what happened, and make up excuses for the other students wanting to know. Until Potions that is. Everything was normal when they first arrived, then Snape came in almost in a daze. He couldn't look at Harry, or Hermione for that matter. Even when he taught, his voice didn't seem as strong and as controlling as it did before. He did seem his usual old self when Nevile made his cauldron shrink instead of his toad. When Snape had to leave the classroom for a few seconds, everyone got to talking about what happened that night.
"So, did you have fun Hermione?" Draco whipped from across the room. She just shot a warning glance his way and went back to her potion.
"Aren't you going to tell us what happened? I know something did."
"Nothing happened that concerns you."
"Don't lie. I know you like him." Hermione held her quill so tightly it almost broke in half. Harry and Ron looked at each other and stood up.
"Why don't you shut-up and mind your own business?" Harry yelled.
"She must have told you, tell us Harry, what happened? Draco stood up as well.
"It was the plans for your death." Ron yelled. Draco lunged toward the two boys, but was stopped by Snape that walked into the room at that point.
"Twenty points from Gryffindor, and ten from Slytherin. Draco? Would you mind explaining yourself, or should I have to take points off for you?" Draco was speechless.
"Professor Snape, I think you've got it all wrong, they started it. Especially Potter." The whole Slytherin side nodded their heads in agreement.
"Oh is that so?" Draco nodded.
"Yes sir."
"I see." Snape said, putting Draco down and going up to the front of the classroom.
"I see that no one has finished their shrinking potion, let's put our cauldrons away then and call class over. Potter, can you stay, I want to talk with you." Harry nodded. Draco smirked and bumped into him as he left. Harry watched Draco leave. Ron and Hermione turned towards Harry.
"Harry, do you want us to stay and wait?" Ron suggested.
"No, I'll be fine. You guy's go ahead to dinner, I'll be there in a few." Ron nodded and started walking out. He noticed that Hermione wasn't budging, but instead she had this look of fear on her face.
"Hermione, you coming or not?" Ron asked, taking her arm to pull her out with him. Hermione looked from Harry to Snape. He was sitting behind his desk. He shot Hermione a 'get out' type of look, which didn't make Hermione feel anymore safer.
"I'll be fine, Hermy. You can leave." She shuttered and slapped his arm.
"Haven't I told you before not to call me that?!? I swear, if I wasn't so nice…" Her voice trailed off as she left with a smile. She wasn't so sure to leave the two alone, she wanted to tell Ron what she had heard, that if he didn't kill Harry, his family would pay for it. When they got out of the room Hermione leaned agains the wall next to the door.
"I think I'll wait for Harry, I want to talk with him about your Christmas present, you go ahead." When Ron finally left, she took her wand in hand, ready for anything and listened. Or at least tried to, she couldn't hear much talking going on, but was afraid to look incase he saw her.
