Disclaimer: characters aren't mine
A/N: OMG you guys I'm soooo sorry it's taken me so long to write this!! My birthday was pretty recently and I've been doing a lot of stuff in honor of it. Well, I hope you guys like it!!
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Hermione walked outside and was greeted by Harry and Ron.
"What'd he say to you?" Harry asked.
"Ugh, nothing. I thought he was trying to be nice but I was wrong. He could never be nice. He's just so...heartless."
"Well we've always known what a heartless bastard Snape is--it's not a big surprise." Harry said.
Ron was looking down at the ground. He slowly lifted his head up and made his way towards Hermione. He nervously brought his hand up and was about to touch her when she pulled away.
"Why won't you let me touch you Hermione?" Ron asked. Hermione looked into his eyes and saw that he was hurt.
"I don't know. I don't understand it. Don't worry, I know that you would never hurt me. I trust you."
Ron gave Hermione a weak smile and walked back next to Harry. Then the three made their way over to Herbology.
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In his office Snape was thinking. He felt weird all of the sudden. Like he couldn't sit still. 'Why am I thinking this way? I have never felt this way about a student. That is a line that should never be crossed, but why do I keep wanting to cross it?' He got up and started to pace his room. 'Should I try to be nice? Maybe if I'm nice she'll start to think of me differently. And maybe----wait, what am I doing? She is so young and so beautiful, she would never fall for me. And thats probably a good thing. I don't want to know what Dumbledore would do if he found out that I did anything with a student, let alone am having these feelings for a student. I have to stop this...'
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Professor Sprout had decided to have a day of review. She assigned a test the next day and was going to go over the information, asking the class a variety of questions on each subject. Very surprising to everyone in the class, save Harry and Ron, Hermione didn't answer any of her questions. She just stared out the window. After class Professor Sprout called out to Hermione.
"I'd like to have a word with you Miss Granger."
Once again Harry and Ron waited with her, and Professor Sprout didn't seem to mind.
"Are you alright dear?" she asked. She stared directly into Hermione's eyes, which were unfocused and looking past Sprout's shoulder.
"I'm fine. Just a bit tired." she said in a monotonous voice. Harry and Ron exchanged dark glances as they all left a concerned Professor Sprout.
"Hermione...?"
"What?" she responded weakly.
"Just, if you need to talk--we're here for you."
"Thanks guys. I know you are, and I appreciate that. I'm going to go the library a bit. I'll see you both later on." As she walked past them she accidentally brushed against Harry. She stopped, and shivered quite obviously. She then shook her head and strode on.
"Malfoy is so dead." they said angrily as they watched Hermione depart.
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As Hermione was walking to the library she spotted Neville crying. She rushed over to him.
"Neville whats the matter?" she asked him quietly.
"Nothing, it's just...I...I...I really like you Hermione." he stuttered. He didn't look at her.
"I like you too Neville. You're a great friend. But why are you sad about that?" she asked confused.
"No...no, you don't understand. I like you *more* than a friend. *Much* more. You are the only person who has ever been nice to me and has treated me like a person. I mean you've helped me so much during classes and you're always looking out for me. You're considerate, kind, and beautiful. I don't know where I would be without you Hermione. I love you"
Neville got up and walked over to Hermione. He touched her shoulder and she involuntarily pulled away. He brought back his hand and looked as though he was about to cry.
"Oh. I get it. You're so disgusted with the idea of me loving you that you can't even stand me touching you. Maybe I was wrong about you Hermione." He turned around and started walking away from her.
"Neville wait!! Please, you don't understand!" she called out to his retreating back. 'This day couldn't possibly get any worse.' she thought.
"NEVILLE!!" she shouted at the top of her lungs.
"Miss Granger what do you think you are doing?"
'You've got to be kidding me'. She turned around only to find that her day was indeed getting worse and worse by the minute. "OH! I'm sorry Professor, but is walking around the halls during the day a crime now?" Hermione said coldly as Snape glared down at her.
"Not quite. But shouting as loud as a banshee in the hallway while classes are being held *is* a 'crime' as you put it."
"Whatever" she said as she rolled her eyes at him. As she started to walk she heard Snape growl.
"Whatever? Don't you dare take that tone with me. I could have easily given you detention for being so loud and inconciderate. Wait, what am I thinking? I will indeed give you a detention. 7:00. Sharp. If you're late you *will* be sorry."he snarled. As Hermione watched him walked away she lost it. She pounded her fists against the closest wall as hard as she could. When she pulled back her hands she noticed that they were bleeding. She didn't care. It didn't hurt. On the contrary--it felt *good*.
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At 7:00 *sharp* Hermione reluctantly made her way down to the potions classroom. She didn't even bother knocking on the door when she entered. She realized that she just didn't care anymore. She wasn't afraid of Snape.
"Miss Granger?" Snape called from one of his back rooms.
"Yes, I'm here. And it's exactly 7:00."
"Actually" Snape said as he walked into the room. "It's 7:01. You're LATE."
"You've got to be joking." she said as she sat down in a chair. She was looking down at her feet and when she lifted up her head she almost fell off of her chair. She was looking at Snape and saw him do something he has never done before--*smile*.
"Yes. It was a joke. Although apparently it wasn't funny..." he said.
"Oh." Hermione replied weakly, still staring at him as though he had three heads. "Um, well...what do you want me to do?" she said, regaining her composure.
"What you're going to do is create the following potions." He handed her a slip of paper with the names of five of the most difficult potions to make. They were well above 6th, and even 7th year levels.
"These are pretty difficult...well, alright. Where should I go?"
Snape was slightly shocked that she was so casual about having to perform at such an advanced level, but then remembered who he was talking to. "Over by the corner. There is a cauldron, and next to it there is..." he stopped. He was looking into her eyes and found it was impossible to continue talking. They were just so *mesmerizing*.
"Um, Professor Snape? Are you alright?" she asked. He didn't respond so she got bored and looked down.
"What? Oh. Yes, yes I'm fine. Don't ask such a ridiculous question."
"Right, you know, because asking someone if they're alright is just *so* ridiculous." she said. She rolled her eyes (she always seemed to do that around him) and walked off towards the cauldron.
"Don't mock me you silly girl. I don't know where you got the idea that you could treat me that way." he walked towards her and spun her around so that she was facing him. She quickly escaped out of his grip and began to shiver.
"What's wrong with you?" he asked her.
"Nothing...nothing's wrong. Just leave me alone now. I'll do my detention and then get out of your sight. I know how much you can't bare to look at me. I'm just so dirty...so dirty..." she said. Her eyes were darting all over the room and she looked quite insane.
"Miss Granger! Stop this at once! If you think that you will get out of my detention by acting mentally ill you are sadly mistaken!" he yelled. She still wouldn't stop and she started to sway a little. Snape was getting nervous.
"Miss Granger!"
Nothing.
"HERMIONE!"
At him saying her name she stopped. She didn't know why but him saying her name just sounded so good. So perfect.
"Are you alright?" he asked quietly.
"Yeah. Don't ask such a ridiculous question." she said. She took a few breaths to compose herself and then started to giggle. He again smiled.
"I like when you smile" she said. 'Why did I just say that? Oh geez now he's going to yell some more.'
"Thank you" he responded. Hermione was shocked. No nasty comment or anything. He just simply thanked her.
She walked over to him. They stood face to face for about a minute just staring into each other's eyes. Then Snape brought his hand up to her cheek. Slowly and cautiously he touched it. Surprisingly, she didn't pull away. She brought her own hand up and covered it with hers. Snape started to lean forward but then quickly retreated.
"We can't do this Hermione. You're my student. We can't..."
"Shhh." she whispered. He leaned forward once more and Hermione leaned forwards as well. When their lips finally met a surge of warmth went into their bodies. It was heaven, pure and simple. Snape didn't think he could ever be this happy again. He brought his tongue to her lips and she slowly opened her mouth. He slipped his tongue in and the kiss became more passionate. They didn't think that they would ever stop, but they had to when they heard...
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CLIFFHANGER!! haha this is my first cliffhanger ever and I'm really excited about it :-)
OK--for my reviewers...
WOW. I can't believe some of the reviews I got!! They were SOO nice!! I don't think that I deserved them to be honest ::blushes::. I honestly don't know how to thank you guys properly. Want presents?? I'll ship presents to you if you want!! hehe.. ok, here are the names of my AMAZING, KIND, and INCREDIBLY SWEET reviewers!!:
snapebelongstome: thanks a lot!!
Canadian weirdo: Malfoy WILL be alone soon--don't worry!! and thanx 3
ChelleyBean: I didn't even realize that's what Snape did to Hermione in Goblet of Fire! I totttalyyyy forgot!! well, thank you!!!
DarkFire: Thanx so much!! And I'm SURE you're good enough to write!! you're prob tonzzz betta than me!
MagicalMe: You're sucha sweetie omg!! Thanx about the friend thing--that was really nice! It definitely was a terrible experience for her and I was by her side the entire time so I basically know how she was feeling throughout. thanx again and keep up the great work with your stories!
animegirl-mika: Thank you sooo much! i think/hope the plots original too! hehe
Lara: hmm you're probably right. He would have been expelled!! But i have more use for him in the story so I couldn't expell him. I've been rackin my brain for a proper punishment for him for a while so if you have any ideas--let me kno! thanx
Tracy: Thanx sooo much babe!!
Jackie: Sorry about the a/n's! I don't think I put any in this chapter though...OH and how exactly do you get a beta reader?? lol i honestly have no clu!! well thank you for the review =)
Eclectic Moon: that was a really nice review!! thanks a lot!! I hope you're right about the talent :)
Wondergirl: LOL you're right!! he/she did spell story wrong. haha wat a loser... thanx!
gorgegirl: THANX for the support!! i love gettin reviews from u--ur so awesome! hehe thanx hun ;-)
Cassandra: AWW thank you so much!!!
AJ: you're right, that was SUCH a general comment that overdue made. Thanx for bein on my side!! you're awesome!! thanx for the review babe
pynkphenix: thank you!!
Spunkmyer: Thank you!! ur so kewl-- thanx hun
Lady Viviane: aww thanx a lot!! yeah, this is a FAN FICTION story--it's not like I'm gonna get it published!! thanx so much for the compliment about my story :-)
Pink Magic Marker: Thank you sooooooo much for adding me to your favorites list!! you're SOO awesome!! yeah, i hate flamers SO much--there's just no point in writing a review at all if you didn't like a story. people who flame are just really stupid. Well, thanx again!!! 3
RELENA: Thank you!! ur sucha sweetie
Heavenstone: Alright, I suppose its a *little* cliche, but I'm glad you like that!! hehe thanx for the review hun!!
GinHoshiko: THANK YOU!! you're soo awesome you have no idea!! I'm really happy i'm on ur favorite author list :-) You're the kewlest!! Thanx!!!! :-) :-)
Keep reviewin guys!!!! 3 3
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A/N: OMG you guys I'm soooo sorry it's taken me so long to write this!! My birthday was pretty recently and I've been doing a lot of stuff in honor of it. Well, I hope you guys like it!!
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Hermione walked outside and was greeted by Harry and Ron.
"What'd he say to you?" Harry asked.
"Ugh, nothing. I thought he was trying to be nice but I was wrong. He could never be nice. He's just so...heartless."
"Well we've always known what a heartless bastard Snape is--it's not a big surprise." Harry said.
Ron was looking down at the ground. He slowly lifted his head up and made his way towards Hermione. He nervously brought his hand up and was about to touch her when she pulled away.
"Why won't you let me touch you Hermione?" Ron asked. Hermione looked into his eyes and saw that he was hurt.
"I don't know. I don't understand it. Don't worry, I know that you would never hurt me. I trust you."
Ron gave Hermione a weak smile and walked back next to Harry. Then the three made their way over to Herbology.
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In his office Snape was thinking. He felt weird all of the sudden. Like he couldn't sit still. 'Why am I thinking this way? I have never felt this way about a student. That is a line that should never be crossed, but why do I keep wanting to cross it?' He got up and started to pace his room. 'Should I try to be nice? Maybe if I'm nice she'll start to think of me differently. And maybe----wait, what am I doing? She is so young and so beautiful, she would never fall for me. And thats probably a good thing. I don't want to know what Dumbledore would do if he found out that I did anything with a student, let alone am having these feelings for a student. I have to stop this...'
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Professor Sprout had decided to have a day of review. She assigned a test the next day and was going to go over the information, asking the class a variety of questions on each subject. Very surprising to everyone in the class, save Harry and Ron, Hermione didn't answer any of her questions. She just stared out the window. After class Professor Sprout called out to Hermione.
"I'd like to have a word with you Miss Granger."
Once again Harry and Ron waited with her, and Professor Sprout didn't seem to mind.
"Are you alright dear?" she asked. She stared directly into Hermione's eyes, which were unfocused and looking past Sprout's shoulder.
"I'm fine. Just a bit tired." she said in a monotonous voice. Harry and Ron exchanged dark glances as they all left a concerned Professor Sprout.
"Hermione...?"
"What?" she responded weakly.
"Just, if you need to talk--we're here for you."
"Thanks guys. I know you are, and I appreciate that. I'm going to go the library a bit. I'll see you both later on." As she walked past them she accidentally brushed against Harry. She stopped, and shivered quite obviously. She then shook her head and strode on.
"Malfoy is so dead." they said angrily as they watched Hermione depart.
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As Hermione was walking to the library she spotted Neville crying. She rushed over to him.
"Neville whats the matter?" she asked him quietly.
"Nothing, it's just...I...I...I really like you Hermione." he stuttered. He didn't look at her.
"I like you too Neville. You're a great friend. But why are you sad about that?" she asked confused.
"No...no, you don't understand. I like you *more* than a friend. *Much* more. You are the only person who has ever been nice to me and has treated me like a person. I mean you've helped me so much during classes and you're always looking out for me. You're considerate, kind, and beautiful. I don't know where I would be without you Hermione. I love you"
Neville got up and walked over to Hermione. He touched her shoulder and she involuntarily pulled away. He brought back his hand and looked as though he was about to cry.
"Oh. I get it. You're so disgusted with the idea of me loving you that you can't even stand me touching you. Maybe I was wrong about you Hermione." He turned around and started walking away from her.
"Neville wait!! Please, you don't understand!" she called out to his retreating back. 'This day couldn't possibly get any worse.' she thought.
"NEVILLE!!" she shouted at the top of her lungs.
"Miss Granger what do you think you are doing?"
'You've got to be kidding me'. She turned around only to find that her day was indeed getting worse and worse by the minute. "OH! I'm sorry Professor, but is walking around the halls during the day a crime now?" Hermione said coldly as Snape glared down at her.
"Not quite. But shouting as loud as a banshee in the hallway while classes are being held *is* a 'crime' as you put it."
"Whatever" she said as she rolled her eyes at him. As she started to walk she heard Snape growl.
"Whatever? Don't you dare take that tone with me. I could have easily given you detention for being so loud and inconciderate. Wait, what am I thinking? I will indeed give you a detention. 7:00. Sharp. If you're late you *will* be sorry."he snarled. As Hermione watched him walked away she lost it. She pounded her fists against the closest wall as hard as she could. When she pulled back her hands she noticed that they were bleeding. She didn't care. It didn't hurt. On the contrary--it felt *good*.
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At 7:00 *sharp* Hermione reluctantly made her way down to the potions classroom. She didn't even bother knocking on the door when she entered. She realized that she just didn't care anymore. She wasn't afraid of Snape.
"Miss Granger?" Snape called from one of his back rooms.
"Yes, I'm here. And it's exactly 7:00."
"Actually" Snape said as he walked into the room. "It's 7:01. You're LATE."
"You've got to be joking." she said as she sat down in a chair. She was looking down at her feet and when she lifted up her head she almost fell off of her chair. She was looking at Snape and saw him do something he has never done before--*smile*.
"Yes. It was a joke. Although apparently it wasn't funny..." he said.
"Oh." Hermione replied weakly, still staring at him as though he had three heads. "Um, well...what do you want me to do?" she said, regaining her composure.
"What you're going to do is create the following potions." He handed her a slip of paper with the names of five of the most difficult potions to make. They were well above 6th, and even 7th year levels.
"These are pretty difficult...well, alright. Where should I go?"
Snape was slightly shocked that she was so casual about having to perform at such an advanced level, but then remembered who he was talking to. "Over by the corner. There is a cauldron, and next to it there is..." he stopped. He was looking into her eyes and found it was impossible to continue talking. They were just so *mesmerizing*.
"Um, Professor Snape? Are you alright?" she asked. He didn't respond so she got bored and looked down.
"What? Oh. Yes, yes I'm fine. Don't ask such a ridiculous question."
"Right, you know, because asking someone if they're alright is just *so* ridiculous." she said. She rolled her eyes (she always seemed to do that around him) and walked off towards the cauldron.
"Don't mock me you silly girl. I don't know where you got the idea that you could treat me that way." he walked towards her and spun her around so that she was facing him. She quickly escaped out of his grip and began to shiver.
"What's wrong with you?" he asked her.
"Nothing...nothing's wrong. Just leave me alone now. I'll do my detention and then get out of your sight. I know how much you can't bare to look at me. I'm just so dirty...so dirty..." she said. Her eyes were darting all over the room and she looked quite insane.
"Miss Granger! Stop this at once! If you think that you will get out of my detention by acting mentally ill you are sadly mistaken!" he yelled. She still wouldn't stop and she started to sway a little. Snape was getting nervous.
"Miss Granger!"
Nothing.
"HERMIONE!"
At him saying her name she stopped. She didn't know why but him saying her name just sounded so good. So perfect.
"Are you alright?" he asked quietly.
"Yeah. Don't ask such a ridiculous question." she said. She took a few breaths to compose herself and then started to giggle. He again smiled.
"I like when you smile" she said. 'Why did I just say that? Oh geez now he's going to yell some more.'
"Thank you" he responded. Hermione was shocked. No nasty comment or anything. He just simply thanked her.
She walked over to him. They stood face to face for about a minute just staring into each other's eyes. Then Snape brought his hand up to her cheek. Slowly and cautiously he touched it. Surprisingly, she didn't pull away. She brought her own hand up and covered it with hers. Snape started to lean forward but then quickly retreated.
"We can't do this Hermione. You're my student. We can't..."
"Shhh." she whispered. He leaned forward once more and Hermione leaned forwards as well. When their lips finally met a surge of warmth went into their bodies. It was heaven, pure and simple. Snape didn't think he could ever be this happy again. He brought his tongue to her lips and she slowly opened her mouth. He slipped his tongue in and the kiss became more passionate. They didn't think that they would ever stop, but they had to when they heard...
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CLIFFHANGER!! haha this is my first cliffhanger ever and I'm really excited about it :-)
OK--for my reviewers...
WOW. I can't believe some of the reviews I got!! They were SOO nice!! I don't think that I deserved them to be honest ::blushes::. I honestly don't know how to thank you guys properly. Want presents?? I'll ship presents to you if you want!! hehe.. ok, here are the names of my AMAZING, KIND, and INCREDIBLY SWEET reviewers!!:
snapebelongstome: thanks a lot!!
Canadian weirdo: Malfoy WILL be alone soon--don't worry!! and thanx 3
ChelleyBean: I didn't even realize that's what Snape did to Hermione in Goblet of Fire! I totttalyyyy forgot!! well, thank you!!!
DarkFire: Thanx so much!! And I'm SURE you're good enough to write!! you're prob tonzzz betta than me!
MagicalMe: You're sucha sweetie omg!! Thanx about the friend thing--that was really nice! It definitely was a terrible experience for her and I was by her side the entire time so I basically know how she was feeling throughout. thanx again and keep up the great work with your stories!
animegirl-mika: Thank you sooo much! i think/hope the plots original too! hehe
Lara: hmm you're probably right. He would have been expelled!! But i have more use for him in the story so I couldn't expell him. I've been rackin my brain for a proper punishment for him for a while so if you have any ideas--let me kno! thanx
Tracy: Thanx sooo much babe!!
Jackie: Sorry about the a/n's! I don't think I put any in this chapter though...OH and how exactly do you get a beta reader?? lol i honestly have no clu!! well thank you for the review =)
Eclectic Moon: that was a really nice review!! thanks a lot!! I hope you're right about the talent :)
Wondergirl: LOL you're right!! he/she did spell story wrong. haha wat a loser... thanx!
gorgegirl: THANX for the support!! i love gettin reviews from u--ur so awesome! hehe thanx hun ;-)
Cassandra: AWW thank you so much!!!
AJ: you're right, that was SUCH a general comment that overdue made. Thanx for bein on my side!! you're awesome!! thanx for the review babe
pynkphenix: thank you!!
Spunkmyer: Thank you!! ur so kewl-- thanx hun
Lady Viviane: aww thanx a lot!! yeah, this is a FAN FICTION story--it's not like I'm gonna get it published!! thanx so much for the compliment about my story :-)
Pink Magic Marker: Thank you sooooooo much for adding me to your favorites list!! you're SOO awesome!! yeah, i hate flamers SO much--there's just no point in writing a review at all if you didn't like a story. people who flame are just really stupid. Well, thanx again!!! 3
RELENA: Thank you!! ur sucha sweetie
Heavenstone: Alright, I suppose its a *little* cliche, but I'm glad you like that!! hehe thanx for the review hun!!
GinHoshiko: THANK YOU!! you're soo awesome you have no idea!! I'm really happy i'm on ur favorite author list :-) You're the kewlest!! Thanx!!!! :-) :-)
Keep reviewin guys!!!! 3 3
*~* Much Love *~*
------@ faith