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"Miss Granger!"

Hermione heard her voice being called, she tried to look around but she couldn't, she couldn't see who had called her, she knew the voice but couldn't place it.  The voice was so distant, so faded.  If they want me so badly, she thought, they can come and get me!

"Miss Granger!"

Sod off!  I'm sleeping!  Oh god!

Hermione bolted up in her chair.  She had fallen asleep…again.  Third class that day.

"How nice of you to join us Miss Granger, in the land of the living.  I had no idea that you found my class so dull and uninteresting."  McGonagall stood in front of her, wand in her hand.  She didn't even let Hermione wake up properly, she just carried on with her lecture.  "There is a place and a time for rest, and neither of them are in my class room, do you understand?"  Not waiting for an answer she carried on.  "Now I understand that you have been unwell, but if you are still ill…"

"I'm fine!"  Hermione said, annoyance beginning to bubble.

"DO NOT INTERUPT ME WHEN I AM TALKING!"  Professor McGonagall boomed down on Hermione.

That was the last straw.  "You are always talking, you never shut up!"  Ooops!  She hadn't meant to say that out loud.

"Miss Granger!"  McGonagall's mouth dropped open.  "Of all the people…I am very disappointed…"  She couldn't find the words, so she returned to her desk, the class sitting in a stunned silence.  Hermione had never spoken out against a teacher, not like that at least.

Hermione hung her head.  Why couldn't I keep my mouth shut? 

"Ten points shall be taken from Gryffindor for your cheek Miss Granger…and detention, just for you."

"Why?"

"Excuse me?" Anger flashed behind McGonagall's glasses.

At the back of the class Malfoy stood up, every head except Hermione's turned to look at him.

"I asked why 'Miss Granger' is getting detention?  She is only telling the truth."

"Sit down Mr Malfoy before I give you detention."

"Oh now we wouldn't want that would we!"  Malfoy mocked

"Fine! If that is the way you want it, you shall be serving your detention with Miss Granger.  Now sit down!"

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As the Slytherin and Gryffindor students filed out of the class, Hermione and Malfoy were called back by Professor McGonagall.

"I don't know what has gotten into you Hermione," Proffesor McGonagall gie Malfoy a side ways glance."  But I advise that you rethink your behaviour and attitude because if you continue in this manner you will be out of this school quicker than you can cast a simple door opening spell."

Hermione hung her head in shame, unable to look her teacher in the face.

"And as for you Mr Malfoy, I have no need to ask you what you hoped to accomplish by your little addition to Miss Granger's outburst, but I can tell you this, you have both earned a detention with Hagrid."

"What?" Hermione and Malfoy asked together, Hermione looking up long enough for Professor McGonagall to see the apprehension on her face.

"I have no idea what Hagrid has in store for you, but your detention will be carried out tonight.  After all of your classes are finished you will report to Hagrid's hut, do you understand?"

"Yes." Hermione whispered.

"Fine!"

"Now get out of my sight, both of you."