A/N: Soooooo sorry about the late updates lately. I'm trying to make up by
writing longer chapters. I haven't written for two reasons, I just had
PSSA tests (they show how smart you are and what classes you should take
for next year) and after that I went to Florida! I have a lovely tan and a
few ideas! Nope Walt Disney didn't help me out, actually (this sounds weird
but) the Tower of Terror ride in MGM inspired me. Weird I know but it makes
sense, kinda, well on to the story!
*~*Severus' POV*~*
I woke up the next morning in my clothes. I knew there was no point in changing. Nobody would probably notice. Despite how disgusting it was to wear the same clothes. I saw the time and it was still early. About 5 in the morning. The conversation with the elf, Winky, did make me feel better but for some reason I felt something bad was going to happen. I just hope that feeling is wrong. Since there was still loads of time left before breakfast, I decided to take a shower.
I took off my robes and went to the shower and washed my hair. I got used to the habit of washing it thoroughly everyday. I got out and dried myself off and got a fresh pair of robes and put them on. I would usually just go off and go to my classroom and skip breakfast but instead I kneeled down with some potion cleaner and put it on the rug. The new thick green liquid (that I personally think looks like gas) went into the carpet and out came the dried up crimson red potion. The scent and all! How happy I was. If teacher suspected me making such a thing I would be taken to Azkaban.
I shuddered at the thought. One time there was enough. When I was caught in the act of doing Dark Magic in my small room at Hogsmeade at the age of 18 I was sent to Azkaban. I almost went totally mental in there. So many bad memories in my lifetime. I cannot control my emotions well… Well at least I couldn't when I was in Azkaban. Even though I can barley make out the slightest events the thought still haunts me on how I was almost lost in Azkaban.
That's where trust comes in. Dumbledore knew what has happened. Everything. Dumbledore knew that I was hate driven by my mother and father. Forced to join him. He knew that I couldn't help anything. It was my fault that I lost the girl of my dreams. It was my fault I had no friends. It was my fault that I had no parents anymore. It was my fault to let Dumbledore down. The only reason I became a spy. To show that I could make up for my wrong doing. I failed at trying to be a spy for the Ministry, yet I was given a job and a home at Hogwarts from Dumbledore. I am a worthless failure. That's all I could say about myself. I couldn't even get Hermione without having to cheat. Just wrong. All wrong. I am only a failure, and that's all I will ever be.
I cried of course. Too many negative thoughts for only an hour. I had to somehow think of the positive things but what? Hermione. She was the next class. That is something to be happy about. I checked the carpet one more time for insurance. I was satisfied and left. I went upstairs to the Great Hall and to my surprise it started all ready. I rushed to my spot at the teacher's table. I sat down at my spot and had an English muffin with some jam. As I got up I saw Hermione go with two girls she stared at me for a long moment and then turned away and left. I looked so stupid when I saw her. Mouth gaping wide-open maybe with a bit of muffin on me. A total idiot. Feeling ashamed enough I had to see her soon. Next bell as a matter of fact. I wiped my face just incase, yes there was some muffin on me. Damn! I just wiped it off quickly and left for my class. Half of the room was already empty. How lovely is this?
I went into the classroom with my usual stern face. Even though the new appearance that I have taken my attitude has not changed at all. I saw Potter Weasley and those two dumb arses that follow Malfoy around in rage opposite of each other. I hate all of them as much as the other I just had to take the glory of getting them in trouble. Another thing that has not changed about me, a huge tattletale but now I'm able to give the punishments, "Potter, Weasley, Goyle and Crabbe! 25 points from Gryffindor and 20 points from Slytherin" Have to think about the house cup, "and detention for both of you!" Now my day is getting better. Not even 2 minutes into my class but I was able to get a detention in for Potter and Weasley and some two mindless students (not that I'm proud of that accomplishment.)
" Now today for class we will be reviewing the Forbidden Potions. Now who can tell me two of the three?" I only saw one hand up and that was Hermione but over to the Slytherin side of the room I saw Bulstrode's hand up. "Yes Ms. Bulstrode." I said.
"The Potion of Wishes and the Potion of Glory?" Bulstrode said uncertainly. Even though she was right I didn't want to give her the points. Yet I had to.
"Correct Ms. Bulstrode. 10 points to Slytherin." I said as plainly as ever. "Who can tell me the other forbidden potion for 15 points?" Nobody had their hand up but her. "Yes Ms. Granger." I said leaning toward my desk with my hand on my head.
"The Potion of Love." She said quietly. Nobody even picked their head up from their usual places. I lifted my head up with her smiling at me. I smiled back with a slender grin.
"Yes Ms. Granger. That is correct. 15 points for Gryffindor." The grin almost disappeared instantly because at the end of that sentence the bell rang. "You have a paper due on Monday. 15 inches on the Forbidden Potions! No more no less! Class dismissed." The whole class left except Ms. Granger. The door was shut and everything. Perfect! Just Perfect!
"Professor I have a question for you." She said in her usual voice. She had her eyes lowered kind of. It looked so innocent. I loved it.
"Yes Ms. Granger." I said looking directly at her now.
"You can call me Hermione now Professor. Nobody's watching us." She smiled again.
"Well then I guess there is no need for you to call me professor now then?" I smiled back.
"I guess not Severus."
"Now about this question you have for me Hermione. What is it?" I saw her blush. Was that a good sign?
"Yes well we've obviously passed the student/teacher line and well into the friend zone."
"We have?" She starred at me. "Well I mean yes we have been talking a lot and all but I didn't know we could call ourselves friends Hermione." She looked like she understood what I said. At least I hope she did.
"Well I guess it was just an involuntary thing. It just kinda happened without either of knowing but I just noticed that. Yet it is our own choice now. Do you want to be considered as friends?" I had a feeling this wasn't the question she was going to originally ask me.
"You are relatively smart for your age Ms.- I mean Hermione." She laughed.
"I sometimes wonder how I get it. My parents are both muggles and dentists." I looked confused. What the hell is a dentist? "A dentist is somebody that operates on teeth." I then nodded. "So what's your answer?"
"Yes Hermione. We can be friends. I see no reason why not but like you said, it just happened. I would've figured it out sooner or later but I guess you're too smart for me." We laughed at what I thought was a pretty lame joke.
"Severus," Hermione began again.
"Yes Hermione?"
"I- I'll see you tonight."
"What?"
"Tonight's Potion's Lessons. Remember?"
"Oh yes. I almost forgot. I'll see you tonight."
"Bye Severus" And with that she left. She was keeping something from me. What is it? I just stayed there at my desk letting her leave. I'll be able to see her tonight though.
I hope…
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At 8:00 pm. (Snape's POV)
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"Hello Hermione." I said smiling to her. She just entered the room. Happy I was to see her here again. She had her hair back in a ponytail with her book.
"Hello Severus. What am I learning today?"
"Well we were learning about the forbidden potions today and I was given permission by the Ministry and Professor Dumbledore for you and the class next Friday to try out the Potion of Wishes. The potion can be addicting so if I taught them the potion they may be taking it every other hour. That's why I decided for you to help me out in making the potions."
"I'm fine with that." She said and smiled.
"Do you know what it does?" I asked.
"Well I could never find any reading material on the forbidden potions on account of they are in the restricted section but I do know that they make you hallucinate what you want."
"Close. They give you what you want for an hour. Since we do not have that kind of time we are going to cut the ingredient's doses in half and make it 30 minutes. We will be learning more on this potion on Wednesday but since you are only attending Friday." I went into my desk looking for what I written out for her. "Here,"
I, Severus Snape, give permission to Miss. H. Granger to take out
"Unspoken Potions" By: Gabriel Bereath.
"Thank you Professor." She smiled again. I love it when she does that. "I mean Severus."
"Thanks for remembering Hermione."
"I'll check it out tomorrow it is starting to get late. Do you think we'll have enough time for the potion?"
"All I need for you to do is help me with the ingredients. You know like an assistant." I like that idea. Hermione Granger, Potions Assistant.
"Really?"
"Well you are able to do this aren't you?"
"Of course. We better start on it now."
"You're right. We can talk while we are doing the potion." I said. She nodded. "Here's the list of what we need. Can you get them while I go in my office?" Again with the nod. "Thanks." I went into my office and then to my bookshelf. In there was one book that meant my whole life in my school days. I opened it up and out popped the image of that redhead. I dragged my finger across her photographic face.
"Severus, what are you doing?" I heard Hermione shout out to me.
"In a second." I slammed the book and stuffed it back in its original spot. I took out "Scarred Potions" from my bookcase and went out. "Sorry for the delay."
"No need to apologize, it seemed you were in there forever though. What were you doing?" She asked. She seems more and more like a close friend every minute.
"Getting this." I held up the book I got.
"This must be the recipe for the potion."
"One point for Hermione None for Severus." I joked. I've been doing that a lot since I had somebody else to talk to. It's amazing how one's personality can change so quickly just because of one person.
"So what's first Severus?"
"One once of unicorn horn shavings."
"Check."
"5 ounces of boomslang skin, 2 drops of Phoenix tears, and a tear of the drinker which is last and will be added on Wednesday's class so it has a couple of days to boil down into their cauldrons."
"What time is it?" I looked at my watch.
"God! It's almost 9:30 Hermione. Do you still have your card?"
"Yea."
"Can I see it?"
"Sure." She dug into her bag and pulled out her card and gave it to me. I scribbled out the 9:00 in it and put down 9:30.
"Give this to anybody who questions you. I risen your curfew for tonight but I don't want to see you doing this yourself." She nodded. "Who am I kidding? You won't do such the thing."
"Unless if I suddenly go all bad-girl Slytherin on you." She laughed. I kind of felt hurt. Not all Slytherins are mean, well kind of. When she saw my face she read it like a book. "I'm sorry Severus it's just,"
"Common Gryffindor talk." I finished.
"Yes, exactly. How did you know?" She asked. I just sighed.
"Because, Hermione. Somebody gave me that answer 17 years ago." She looked really guilty.
"I have to go Professor. I," She stopped a while after a few seconds she continued in a stutter. "I hope you have a nice evening." She left. I wish I didn't say. Did she think I was really that old? I mean I am 30 and been teaching at Hogwarts for about 7 years. I blew it. She's gone and I can't do nothing about it. Might as well be dead for all I care.
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Hermione's POV
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"No No No No No!! Can't be. Impossible! Me like him! It's going to be just like what happened with me a Draco!" I paused for a minute. "And I'm spending way too much time talking to myself." I continued to run back to my dorm. This world is messed up with what kind of stuff is going on now. Young teens like myself falling in love with men that are in their forties is not right. Not at all… Well I think…
Before I knew it I was in the hospital wing. I decided to ask for a little sleeping potion. They would most likely say no. I would have to have a really good reason to get one. I could make one myself but I don't want to go through 4 hours of brewing. Not at this hour now. I went into the wing and sat on a bed. Somebody was on it, I automatically got up off it.
"Sorry there." I said quickly turning around.
"No problem at all." A blonde haired fellow said sitting up. "Dear." He added on.
"Don't call me that you bastard." I said quietly.
"Why are you using such language to me Mione?"
"Don't Mione me Malfoy! You know what you did to me!"
"Actually I don't. Everything from 5 yesterday to now is blurry."
"That means last night. You don't remember anything? Not even Blaise?"
"Blaise? Blaise Zambini you mean? She is such a crybaby, she's been all over me since day one."
"Likewise for you last night."
"What the hell happened last night Mione?"
"You were practically making love to her!"
"I thought I was in the Hospital wing last night."
"So you're out with other women?"
"No! I mean I thought I've been here asleep all night. At least that's what I thought."
"Oh and I guess Blaise's little ride was too big of a doozie for little Malfoy to handle such sensation."
"Right now you are scaring me badly."
"Me? Scaring you? That's rich! Very Rich!"
"Mione you'd best be quiet. Pomfrey will be coming if you don't shut your trap."
"You don't remember anything do you?"
"Like I said before around 5 yesterday to now it's been very blurry."
"Reach into your robe pockets." I suggested. Draco, Malfoy, right now he has no definite name to me, he starred at me. Finally he took his eyes off me and turned to the table next to him. There was his school uniform. He reached into it and there was two things. A note and the silver ring. "What's that?"
"A note from you."
"I never wrote a note to you."
"Yes you did. Here I'll read it to you." Draco opened up the note. Inside it was very curvy handwriting. "Meet me at the Astronomy Tower tonight –Hermione" Draco read.
"That wasn't from me. I had a potions lesson last night." I defended.
"That's what I thought too."
"Then why didn't you ask me?"
"I was but I didn't see you the rest of the day. I decided to see if this was really you."
"That letter wasn't from me though. You would figure that somebody like you would notice the handwriting."
"You're right about that part. I really don't pay attention to handwriting."
"Finally we agree on something."
"Well please tell me exactly what happened last night Mione." I sighed heavily. Why is he doing this to me? Is he trying to make me look like a fool or does he really not remember anything?
"I got back from my potions lesson with Seth last night,"
"Seth? Who's this?"
"Seth? He was subbing for Severus since he was busy that night."
"Whoa! When have you and Snape been on first name terms?"
"I don't know. Since my lessons began."
"That will raise an eyebrow."
"I thought I could tell you this. Aren't you and Snape like you know?"
"Like you and him? I don't know how 'close' your relationship with him is. So I can't say but we were never on first name terms."
"Can I please tell the rest of the night?"
"Carry on."
"Okay, I just finished lessons with Seth, and when I got out I saw Harry and Ron. We talked a bit then they brought you up. I was wondering why they would bring you up on a count of they both aren't fond of you."
"Likewise for Potter and Weasley."
"Right. Anyways I asked them what it was and they said it would be best for me to see. Then- Then-…" I trembled.
"You saw me and Blaise."
"Right. Wait I thought,"
"You told me * that part * already. What happened when you found me?"
"I didn't reveal myself yet. I was just standing there. Watching and listening to you and * her *. I never felt so hurt in my life. I finally jumped in front of you two and screamed. I shouted and then I threw this at you." I picked up the ring.
"Mione, I honestly don't remember."
"You keep on saying that! How do I know you're not telling the truth?"
"Why not a truth potion?"
"That would take days maybe a little over a month to make it."
"How about steal it from Snape?"
"Steal?" I stuttered. The only time I stole from Severus was in our second year when we desperately needed it to… Confirm that Draco was the heir of Slytherin.
"That's what I said. I mean you had to have done it loads of times with wonder boy and his sidekick."
"Well… I only did it once."
"No wonder boy? No sidekick?" Draco said. I laughed. Whoa! Hold it, It's like I'm falling for him all over again.
"No, I did it by myself."
"Well Ms. Granger, our teachers have all died of shock." I laughed again. No. No, No, No! I am not falling in love with him.
"Draco, I think we have to break up."
"What?" Draco said loudly.
"Nighttime Visitors. Room 4." A lady said down the hall.
"We need to break up. I've been hurt too much by you even if it wasn't under your own will. The image of you and Blaise up in the astronomy tower, just scared me. Good bye Draco." I turned around taking my chances of not being caught. There was a passage that would lead closest to the Gryffindor Tower right across the Hospital wing.
"Wait Hermione." Draco said. I turned around. "Keep this, just in case you change your mind." He got up. He looked very drowsy. He went over and put the ring in my hand. He looked up from my hands and smiled.
"Hurry up." The lady said again. "We can catch the rule-breaker."
"I got to go. Bye," With that I picked the collar up making it impossible to see my head. I ran down the pitch hall. I finally got to the passageway. What I would do for Harry's cloak right now. I tapped my wand on the wall countless times. She was coming closer and closer screaming,
"Come out! Show yourself and you won't lose as many points." I was panicing now. Finally the wall opened. I ran inside and helped the wall close. I was safe. Unless if she didn't know the passageway. "Whatever it was, it's gone." I heard her say. I couldn't see her because the well built walls. "I need Filch on this job." That scared me. I did get past Filch plenty of times but if I was caught. That would be a big blot on my record despite the others on it, like what happened in my first year.
I ran down the passageway. Now what I wanted was Harry's map. He did have many useful resources for midnight rule breaking, like what I am doing now. I continued down the passageway. It was very long for a shortcut but the Gryffindor Tower was on the other side of the school. After about 5 more minutes of running I was at the end of the curvy hall. It was another wall except on the other side was wooden, not stone. There was a crack in the wood, curtisy of the Marauders I expect.
I looked inside the peek-hole and Filch was out there with Mrs. Norris. I stayed in my spot hoping that they would change position. "Come my pretty," Filch's wheezy voice said. "I swore I saw that portrait move. Fat Lady is making it a difficult time for us." Harry and Ron were out there. Looking for me most likely.
"Oohf!" I was pushed onto the ground. "Who's that?" I said quietly.
"Uric the Oddball. Who'd you expect?" I turned around and saw nobody.
"Ron? Harry?"
"Yes?" They said in unison.
"Where have you been Hermione? We've been looking for you non-stop. Thought we would walk you back from potions lesson."
"I got side-tracked that's all."
"We have a midnight intruder by Room 4. They ran out and disappeared into the hall. I have patients to attend to and thought you would take care of it Argus." Madame Pomfrey must've ran too.
"Be my pleasure to Poppy." Filch ran toward the passageway.
"Guys, he's coming." I said as loudly as possible. They motioned me to go under the cloak with them. I hurried over and under the cloak. The passage opened. We all automatically stopped breathing.
"Come my pretty. The other side of the school calls for us. We may be able to get those other intruders too." The two of them went right past us. We were able to breathe again when Filch was gone into the darkness. Madame Pomfrey was gone soon after Filch went into the passage so we were safe. We opened the door and rushed to the other side of the hall where the Fat Lady was.
"There you two are! And you found Hermione. I was getting worried about you three, I had to stick up to Filch for you."
"Thanks Miss but we don't want to be caught." Harry said with heavy breaths in between.
"Ah yes, Password" She asked.
"Figg Newton" I said since the other two were out of breath. The portrait opened up and we were in the common room. Safe. Safe from everything.
A/N: There I gave you a nice 8 page story. I'm trying to make these chapters super long so I can make up for all of the late updates and what we missed. My birthday is on the 17th of April so you HAVE to forgive me and if you don't the only b-day present I want is a nice review! I know I haven't gotten to me spoilers well but I do have good stuff in this chapter. I am NOT going to give up on this story! NEVER!!!! The day I do is the day I die!
*~*Please R/R! If you don't I'll hunt you down and interigate you on why you didn't give me my birthday present!!!*~*
*~*Severus' POV*~*
I woke up the next morning in my clothes. I knew there was no point in changing. Nobody would probably notice. Despite how disgusting it was to wear the same clothes. I saw the time and it was still early. About 5 in the morning. The conversation with the elf, Winky, did make me feel better but for some reason I felt something bad was going to happen. I just hope that feeling is wrong. Since there was still loads of time left before breakfast, I decided to take a shower.
I took off my robes and went to the shower and washed my hair. I got used to the habit of washing it thoroughly everyday. I got out and dried myself off and got a fresh pair of robes and put them on. I would usually just go off and go to my classroom and skip breakfast but instead I kneeled down with some potion cleaner and put it on the rug. The new thick green liquid (that I personally think looks like gas) went into the carpet and out came the dried up crimson red potion. The scent and all! How happy I was. If teacher suspected me making such a thing I would be taken to Azkaban.
I shuddered at the thought. One time there was enough. When I was caught in the act of doing Dark Magic in my small room at Hogsmeade at the age of 18 I was sent to Azkaban. I almost went totally mental in there. So many bad memories in my lifetime. I cannot control my emotions well… Well at least I couldn't when I was in Azkaban. Even though I can barley make out the slightest events the thought still haunts me on how I was almost lost in Azkaban.
That's where trust comes in. Dumbledore knew what has happened. Everything. Dumbledore knew that I was hate driven by my mother and father. Forced to join him. He knew that I couldn't help anything. It was my fault that I lost the girl of my dreams. It was my fault I had no friends. It was my fault that I had no parents anymore. It was my fault to let Dumbledore down. The only reason I became a spy. To show that I could make up for my wrong doing. I failed at trying to be a spy for the Ministry, yet I was given a job and a home at Hogwarts from Dumbledore. I am a worthless failure. That's all I could say about myself. I couldn't even get Hermione without having to cheat. Just wrong. All wrong. I am only a failure, and that's all I will ever be.
I cried of course. Too many negative thoughts for only an hour. I had to somehow think of the positive things but what? Hermione. She was the next class. That is something to be happy about. I checked the carpet one more time for insurance. I was satisfied and left. I went upstairs to the Great Hall and to my surprise it started all ready. I rushed to my spot at the teacher's table. I sat down at my spot and had an English muffin with some jam. As I got up I saw Hermione go with two girls she stared at me for a long moment and then turned away and left. I looked so stupid when I saw her. Mouth gaping wide-open maybe with a bit of muffin on me. A total idiot. Feeling ashamed enough I had to see her soon. Next bell as a matter of fact. I wiped my face just incase, yes there was some muffin on me. Damn! I just wiped it off quickly and left for my class. Half of the room was already empty. How lovely is this?
I went into the classroom with my usual stern face. Even though the new appearance that I have taken my attitude has not changed at all. I saw Potter Weasley and those two dumb arses that follow Malfoy around in rage opposite of each other. I hate all of them as much as the other I just had to take the glory of getting them in trouble. Another thing that has not changed about me, a huge tattletale but now I'm able to give the punishments, "Potter, Weasley, Goyle and Crabbe! 25 points from Gryffindor and 20 points from Slytherin" Have to think about the house cup, "and detention for both of you!" Now my day is getting better. Not even 2 minutes into my class but I was able to get a detention in for Potter and Weasley and some two mindless students (not that I'm proud of that accomplishment.)
" Now today for class we will be reviewing the Forbidden Potions. Now who can tell me two of the three?" I only saw one hand up and that was Hermione but over to the Slytherin side of the room I saw Bulstrode's hand up. "Yes Ms. Bulstrode." I said.
"The Potion of Wishes and the Potion of Glory?" Bulstrode said uncertainly. Even though she was right I didn't want to give her the points. Yet I had to.
"Correct Ms. Bulstrode. 10 points to Slytherin." I said as plainly as ever. "Who can tell me the other forbidden potion for 15 points?" Nobody had their hand up but her. "Yes Ms. Granger." I said leaning toward my desk with my hand on my head.
"The Potion of Love." She said quietly. Nobody even picked their head up from their usual places. I lifted my head up with her smiling at me. I smiled back with a slender grin.
"Yes Ms. Granger. That is correct. 15 points for Gryffindor." The grin almost disappeared instantly because at the end of that sentence the bell rang. "You have a paper due on Monday. 15 inches on the Forbidden Potions! No more no less! Class dismissed." The whole class left except Ms. Granger. The door was shut and everything. Perfect! Just Perfect!
"Professor I have a question for you." She said in her usual voice. She had her eyes lowered kind of. It looked so innocent. I loved it.
"Yes Ms. Granger." I said looking directly at her now.
"You can call me Hermione now Professor. Nobody's watching us." She smiled again.
"Well then I guess there is no need for you to call me professor now then?" I smiled back.
"I guess not Severus."
"Now about this question you have for me Hermione. What is it?" I saw her blush. Was that a good sign?
"Yes well we've obviously passed the student/teacher line and well into the friend zone."
"We have?" She starred at me. "Well I mean yes we have been talking a lot and all but I didn't know we could call ourselves friends Hermione." She looked like she understood what I said. At least I hope she did.
"Well I guess it was just an involuntary thing. It just kinda happened without either of knowing but I just noticed that. Yet it is our own choice now. Do you want to be considered as friends?" I had a feeling this wasn't the question she was going to originally ask me.
"You are relatively smart for your age Ms.- I mean Hermione." She laughed.
"I sometimes wonder how I get it. My parents are both muggles and dentists." I looked confused. What the hell is a dentist? "A dentist is somebody that operates on teeth." I then nodded. "So what's your answer?"
"Yes Hermione. We can be friends. I see no reason why not but like you said, it just happened. I would've figured it out sooner or later but I guess you're too smart for me." We laughed at what I thought was a pretty lame joke.
"Severus," Hermione began again.
"Yes Hermione?"
"I- I'll see you tonight."
"What?"
"Tonight's Potion's Lessons. Remember?"
"Oh yes. I almost forgot. I'll see you tonight."
"Bye Severus" And with that she left. She was keeping something from me. What is it? I just stayed there at my desk letting her leave. I'll be able to see her tonight though.
I hope…
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At 8:00 pm. (Snape's POV)
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"Hello Hermione." I said smiling to her. She just entered the room. Happy I was to see her here again. She had her hair back in a ponytail with her book.
"Hello Severus. What am I learning today?"
"Well we were learning about the forbidden potions today and I was given permission by the Ministry and Professor Dumbledore for you and the class next Friday to try out the Potion of Wishes. The potion can be addicting so if I taught them the potion they may be taking it every other hour. That's why I decided for you to help me out in making the potions."
"I'm fine with that." She said and smiled.
"Do you know what it does?" I asked.
"Well I could never find any reading material on the forbidden potions on account of they are in the restricted section but I do know that they make you hallucinate what you want."
"Close. They give you what you want for an hour. Since we do not have that kind of time we are going to cut the ingredient's doses in half and make it 30 minutes. We will be learning more on this potion on Wednesday but since you are only attending Friday." I went into my desk looking for what I written out for her. "Here,"
I, Severus Snape, give permission to Miss. H. Granger to take out
"Unspoken Potions" By: Gabriel Bereath.
"Thank you Professor." She smiled again. I love it when she does that. "I mean Severus."
"Thanks for remembering Hermione."
"I'll check it out tomorrow it is starting to get late. Do you think we'll have enough time for the potion?"
"All I need for you to do is help me with the ingredients. You know like an assistant." I like that idea. Hermione Granger, Potions Assistant.
"Really?"
"Well you are able to do this aren't you?"
"Of course. We better start on it now."
"You're right. We can talk while we are doing the potion." I said. She nodded. "Here's the list of what we need. Can you get them while I go in my office?" Again with the nod. "Thanks." I went into my office and then to my bookshelf. In there was one book that meant my whole life in my school days. I opened it up and out popped the image of that redhead. I dragged my finger across her photographic face.
"Severus, what are you doing?" I heard Hermione shout out to me.
"In a second." I slammed the book and stuffed it back in its original spot. I took out "Scarred Potions" from my bookcase and went out. "Sorry for the delay."
"No need to apologize, it seemed you were in there forever though. What were you doing?" She asked. She seems more and more like a close friend every minute.
"Getting this." I held up the book I got.
"This must be the recipe for the potion."
"One point for Hermione None for Severus." I joked. I've been doing that a lot since I had somebody else to talk to. It's amazing how one's personality can change so quickly just because of one person.
"So what's first Severus?"
"One once of unicorn horn shavings."
"Check."
"5 ounces of boomslang skin, 2 drops of Phoenix tears, and a tear of the drinker which is last and will be added on Wednesday's class so it has a couple of days to boil down into their cauldrons."
"What time is it?" I looked at my watch.
"God! It's almost 9:30 Hermione. Do you still have your card?"
"Yea."
"Can I see it?"
"Sure." She dug into her bag and pulled out her card and gave it to me. I scribbled out the 9:00 in it and put down 9:30.
"Give this to anybody who questions you. I risen your curfew for tonight but I don't want to see you doing this yourself." She nodded. "Who am I kidding? You won't do such the thing."
"Unless if I suddenly go all bad-girl Slytherin on you." She laughed. I kind of felt hurt. Not all Slytherins are mean, well kind of. When she saw my face she read it like a book. "I'm sorry Severus it's just,"
"Common Gryffindor talk." I finished.
"Yes, exactly. How did you know?" She asked. I just sighed.
"Because, Hermione. Somebody gave me that answer 17 years ago." She looked really guilty.
"I have to go Professor. I," She stopped a while after a few seconds she continued in a stutter. "I hope you have a nice evening." She left. I wish I didn't say. Did she think I was really that old? I mean I am 30 and been teaching at Hogwarts for about 7 years. I blew it. She's gone and I can't do nothing about it. Might as well be dead for all I care.
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Hermione's POV
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"No No No No No!! Can't be. Impossible! Me like him! It's going to be just like what happened with me a Draco!" I paused for a minute. "And I'm spending way too much time talking to myself." I continued to run back to my dorm. This world is messed up with what kind of stuff is going on now. Young teens like myself falling in love with men that are in their forties is not right. Not at all… Well I think…
Before I knew it I was in the hospital wing. I decided to ask for a little sleeping potion. They would most likely say no. I would have to have a really good reason to get one. I could make one myself but I don't want to go through 4 hours of brewing. Not at this hour now. I went into the wing and sat on a bed. Somebody was on it, I automatically got up off it.
"Sorry there." I said quickly turning around.
"No problem at all." A blonde haired fellow said sitting up. "Dear." He added on.
"Don't call me that you bastard." I said quietly.
"Why are you using such language to me Mione?"
"Don't Mione me Malfoy! You know what you did to me!"
"Actually I don't. Everything from 5 yesterday to now is blurry."
"That means last night. You don't remember anything? Not even Blaise?"
"Blaise? Blaise Zambini you mean? She is such a crybaby, she's been all over me since day one."
"Likewise for you last night."
"What the hell happened last night Mione?"
"You were practically making love to her!"
"I thought I was in the Hospital wing last night."
"So you're out with other women?"
"No! I mean I thought I've been here asleep all night. At least that's what I thought."
"Oh and I guess Blaise's little ride was too big of a doozie for little Malfoy to handle such sensation."
"Right now you are scaring me badly."
"Me? Scaring you? That's rich! Very Rich!"
"Mione you'd best be quiet. Pomfrey will be coming if you don't shut your trap."
"You don't remember anything do you?"
"Like I said before around 5 yesterday to now it's been very blurry."
"Reach into your robe pockets." I suggested. Draco, Malfoy, right now he has no definite name to me, he starred at me. Finally he took his eyes off me and turned to the table next to him. There was his school uniform. He reached into it and there was two things. A note and the silver ring. "What's that?"
"A note from you."
"I never wrote a note to you."
"Yes you did. Here I'll read it to you." Draco opened up the note. Inside it was very curvy handwriting. "Meet me at the Astronomy Tower tonight –Hermione" Draco read.
"That wasn't from me. I had a potions lesson last night." I defended.
"That's what I thought too."
"Then why didn't you ask me?"
"I was but I didn't see you the rest of the day. I decided to see if this was really you."
"That letter wasn't from me though. You would figure that somebody like you would notice the handwriting."
"You're right about that part. I really don't pay attention to handwriting."
"Finally we agree on something."
"Well please tell me exactly what happened last night Mione." I sighed heavily. Why is he doing this to me? Is he trying to make me look like a fool or does he really not remember anything?
"I got back from my potions lesson with Seth last night,"
"Seth? Who's this?"
"Seth? He was subbing for Severus since he was busy that night."
"Whoa! When have you and Snape been on first name terms?"
"I don't know. Since my lessons began."
"That will raise an eyebrow."
"I thought I could tell you this. Aren't you and Snape like you know?"
"Like you and him? I don't know how 'close' your relationship with him is. So I can't say but we were never on first name terms."
"Can I please tell the rest of the night?"
"Carry on."
"Okay, I just finished lessons with Seth, and when I got out I saw Harry and Ron. We talked a bit then they brought you up. I was wondering why they would bring you up on a count of they both aren't fond of you."
"Likewise for Potter and Weasley."
"Right. Anyways I asked them what it was and they said it would be best for me to see. Then- Then-…" I trembled.
"You saw me and Blaise."
"Right. Wait I thought,"
"You told me * that part * already. What happened when you found me?"
"I didn't reveal myself yet. I was just standing there. Watching and listening to you and * her *. I never felt so hurt in my life. I finally jumped in front of you two and screamed. I shouted and then I threw this at you." I picked up the ring.
"Mione, I honestly don't remember."
"You keep on saying that! How do I know you're not telling the truth?"
"Why not a truth potion?"
"That would take days maybe a little over a month to make it."
"How about steal it from Snape?"
"Steal?" I stuttered. The only time I stole from Severus was in our second year when we desperately needed it to… Confirm that Draco was the heir of Slytherin.
"That's what I said. I mean you had to have done it loads of times with wonder boy and his sidekick."
"Well… I only did it once."
"No wonder boy? No sidekick?" Draco said. I laughed. Whoa! Hold it, It's like I'm falling for him all over again.
"No, I did it by myself."
"Well Ms. Granger, our teachers have all died of shock." I laughed again. No. No, No, No! I am not falling in love with him.
"Draco, I think we have to break up."
"What?" Draco said loudly.
"Nighttime Visitors. Room 4." A lady said down the hall.
"We need to break up. I've been hurt too much by you even if it wasn't under your own will. The image of you and Blaise up in the astronomy tower, just scared me. Good bye Draco." I turned around taking my chances of not being caught. There was a passage that would lead closest to the Gryffindor Tower right across the Hospital wing.
"Wait Hermione." Draco said. I turned around. "Keep this, just in case you change your mind." He got up. He looked very drowsy. He went over and put the ring in my hand. He looked up from my hands and smiled.
"Hurry up." The lady said again. "We can catch the rule-breaker."
"I got to go. Bye," With that I picked the collar up making it impossible to see my head. I ran down the pitch hall. I finally got to the passageway. What I would do for Harry's cloak right now. I tapped my wand on the wall countless times. She was coming closer and closer screaming,
"Come out! Show yourself and you won't lose as many points." I was panicing now. Finally the wall opened. I ran inside and helped the wall close. I was safe. Unless if she didn't know the passageway. "Whatever it was, it's gone." I heard her say. I couldn't see her because the well built walls. "I need Filch on this job." That scared me. I did get past Filch plenty of times but if I was caught. That would be a big blot on my record despite the others on it, like what happened in my first year.
I ran down the passageway. Now what I wanted was Harry's map. He did have many useful resources for midnight rule breaking, like what I am doing now. I continued down the passageway. It was very long for a shortcut but the Gryffindor Tower was on the other side of the school. After about 5 more minutes of running I was at the end of the curvy hall. It was another wall except on the other side was wooden, not stone. There was a crack in the wood, curtisy of the Marauders I expect.
I looked inside the peek-hole and Filch was out there with Mrs. Norris. I stayed in my spot hoping that they would change position. "Come my pretty," Filch's wheezy voice said. "I swore I saw that portrait move. Fat Lady is making it a difficult time for us." Harry and Ron were out there. Looking for me most likely.
"Oohf!" I was pushed onto the ground. "Who's that?" I said quietly.
"Uric the Oddball. Who'd you expect?" I turned around and saw nobody.
"Ron? Harry?"
"Yes?" They said in unison.
"Where have you been Hermione? We've been looking for you non-stop. Thought we would walk you back from potions lesson."
"I got side-tracked that's all."
"We have a midnight intruder by Room 4. They ran out and disappeared into the hall. I have patients to attend to and thought you would take care of it Argus." Madame Pomfrey must've ran too.
"Be my pleasure to Poppy." Filch ran toward the passageway.
"Guys, he's coming." I said as loudly as possible. They motioned me to go under the cloak with them. I hurried over and under the cloak. The passage opened. We all automatically stopped breathing.
"Come my pretty. The other side of the school calls for us. We may be able to get those other intruders too." The two of them went right past us. We were able to breathe again when Filch was gone into the darkness. Madame Pomfrey was gone soon after Filch went into the passage so we were safe. We opened the door and rushed to the other side of the hall where the Fat Lady was.
"There you two are! And you found Hermione. I was getting worried about you three, I had to stick up to Filch for you."
"Thanks Miss but we don't want to be caught." Harry said with heavy breaths in between.
"Ah yes, Password" She asked.
"Figg Newton" I said since the other two were out of breath. The portrait opened up and we were in the common room. Safe. Safe from everything.
A/N: There I gave you a nice 8 page story. I'm trying to make these chapters super long so I can make up for all of the late updates and what we missed. My birthday is on the 17th of April so you HAVE to forgive me and if you don't the only b-day present I want is a nice review! I know I haven't gotten to me spoilers well but I do have good stuff in this chapter. I am NOT going to give up on this story! NEVER!!!! The day I do is the day I die!
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