Title: Potions Isn't the Reason
Chapter: 10/13
Author: LavenderGold
E-Mail: werewolfgrl@hotmail.com
A/N: It's been a wonderful year and a quarter writing this story ladies and gentlemen. I can't believe its almost over. . . After this I have three more chapters to post and its done. It's kind of sad that its almost over but it will be. I have the series done and read the future chapters and past chapters and can't believe I wrote what I wrote. All I can do is post and see this story end. Whether it ends in Snape and Hermione sailing together into the sunset or them separating knowing that they could never be together, it's been wonderful. . .
Getting too emotional now. . . Just enjoy the story, read it and review it please. Have fun, see ya at the end of the chappie.
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One week since where we last left off
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It's been one week. One whole entire week of reading and researching and what made Draco turn lovesick for Blaise. In that one week Hermione has gone through more than fourteen books and what did she get? Absolutely nothing. The things she does to get to the truth.
Even though her and Draco broken up, she still felt a weird bond between them. Like a connection. It should have gone away but no, it wouldn't. One reason why that connection wouldn't go away was because she still needed the truth between the Blaise incident.
Hermione shut the book she was looking through and sighed. Nothing in that one, just like the others. She went through most of the books that she checked out except for a couple. After a week in 'solitary confinement' as Parvati and Lavender like to put it, she has skipped a total of three classes. All of them were for potions. She even quit going to her tutoring sessions with Snape.
The Gryffindor found it wrong enough that she had befriended the man that was a part of the reason why her last six years at Hogwarts a living hell. That was a part of the reason. The other part was that he has a crush or possibly loves her. Hermione could have gagged that whole night but of course other things were going on. Things like Blaise and Draco swapping spit.
Hermione shook her head. Even though the incident happened a while ago, it was still engraved into her head. She needed to get out. She looked at her right and saw two more books that she didn't read yet. She'll get out, just as soon as she finish these two books. Maybe there was something in them that could give her an answer.
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Common Room
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Harry and Ron were downstairs in the common room waiting for Hermione. It was lunchtime and she still didn't come down. Every day for the past week they would wait for Hermione about fifteen minutes, even though she never did come down, it was always worth the shot. It would usually be a quiet wait but Ron decided to speak up,
"Why do we even bother Harry?" Harry looked at Ron with his rude comment.
"We bother Ron because we are her friends." Harry defended. Ron got up from the couch that they were sitting on.
"Harry, if we bother we should be dragging Hermione out of her room to find out what the bleedin' hell is wrong with her!" Ron argued.
"We can't just go into the girls' dormitory Ron." Harry stated. Ron rolled his eyes in frustration.
"I care about Hermione. Hell I think I'm in love with her Harry." With this statement from Ron, Harry looked at Ron wide-eyed. "Yeah Harry, I think I'm in love with Hermione but hell who isn't? Even Malfoy was, and there's a rumor that Hermione was snogging that Seth fellow." Harry remained silent. "Harry, she's barely eating, avoiding potions class, and is only coming out for her other classes. God only knows how she gets her nutrition, but that isn't the point." Ron paused. "We're supposed to be there for Hermione Harry, and we're not. I don't know about you but as a good friend I'm going to see what's wrong with her."
With that Ron was on his way upstairs. Harry was in a state of shock. Ron never made those type of speeches. And when Harry thinks never, he means never. No matter how hard he tries to deny it, Ron is a follower. Not much of the leader type, but after that speech, there might be hope for him yet. Harry got up from the couch and followed Ron. He didn't have to go that far because right on the stairway was Ron being handed books by their somewhat long lost friend, Hermione.
"Oh Harry! Good, you can help me with these books." Hermione said as she put half of the books she was carrying over to Harry's arms. Ron too, was holding some books. Oh well for being a good friend.
The three friends walked down the stairway close to the doorway that lead outside of the Gryffindor tower. Harry and Ron stopped as Hermione continued. She turned around and saw her friends not walking with her anymore. The boys were now setting the books on a desk that was convieniantly nearby.
"What's going on guys? I have to return these books to the library." Hermione claimed. Ron took the books Hermione was carrying and Harry took her by the arm and lead her to a couch to sit down. "Guys?" Hermione asked in a confused tone. Ron and Harry sat next to Hermione.
"What's wrong Hermione?" Harry started out. Hermione gave her two friends some serious looks.
"Is * that * why you stopped me from going to the library? To ask me what's so called 'wrong' in my life. You know as well as I do guys that my life is hell, but isn't everybody's?" Hermione shot out at her friends.
"If you haven't realized, 'Mione, you have been in your room every living moment of your life unless if its breakfast or classes bar potions." Ron pointed out. Hermione got up from the couch and faced her friends.
"Well I am just busy with my studies, that's all." Hermione lied. Harry and Ron didn't know about her researching on the 'Blaise Incident'. Ron got up and held Hermione comfortingly by the arms and said,
"All we are doing Hermione is telling you that we are worried about you. Ever since you broke up with the poor excuse for a ferret Malfoy, you've been acting differently." Hermione broke away from Ron's arms and looked at her friends in disbelief.
"I'm perfectly fine. I'm just trying to figure out the truth about some things." Hermione snapped.
"Hermione what is there to find out? Malfoy cheated on you with Blaise and played you!" Harry got into the argument. Hermione pointed to Ron and Harry.
"Now you're both against me. Sure does remind you of old times doesn't it? You two siding up against me about my decisions and what I think about things. Been like this since we first met. God only knows why we are friends AT ALL!" Hermione screamed. Harry and Ron looked very hurt, Hermione wasn't caring at all. This wasn't like Hermione at all. Being mean and inconsiderate and tactless. "I'm going back upstairs and if any one of you follow me you'll wish that you were never born."
With that Hermione stomped up her way to the girls' dormitories with neither Harry nor Ron in a rush to go upstairs.
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Girls' Dormitories
Around Two AM
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It was two in the morning and nobody besides Hermione was in the Girls' dormitory. She didn't blame them. After that major fight nobody would most likely fancy being around her. Hermione has been crying since that fight and her eyes and cheeks were burning like hell's fires.
The fire in the middle of the common room was beginning to die down. Hermione was close to finally going to sleep until she heard something come through the door. She sat up in her bed and looked around. Nobody was there. Then there was a giant crash, somebody was in the room. Hermione got out of bed and picked up her wand.
"Lumos." She muttered. The room lit up and let alone and behold there was Winky and Dobby trying to put some firewood in the fireplace. Hermione sighed with relief. "Thank god its only you two. I thought it was somebody else."
"Oh Dobby, we bad house elves. Miss, caught us replacing firewood. We bad house elves." Winky complained.
"No Winky, we okay. Miss is friend of Harry Potter." Dobby said with pride, he then turned to Hermione. "Miss won't report Dobby and Winky to Dumbledore? Will she?"
"Of course not. It's my fault, I shouldn't be up this late." Hermione said apologetically.
"Why is Miss upset?" Dobby asked, "Dobby just curious, Miss."
"I am just upset. Harry, Ron, and I got into a fight and it just feels like my life is screwed up." Hermione answered in a kind tone. Probably the kindest tone all day.
"Like Professor Snape, Miss?" Dobby asked.
"Yes like Profes," Hermione stopped "What about Severus?" Hermione changed the subject.
"Dobby bad house elf!" Winky shook her finger at Dobby. "Miss isn't supposed to hear about Professor Snape." Winky reminded her house elf friend.
"No its okay Winky. I just want to know, what's wrong with Professor Snape?" Hermione knelt down in front of Winky, intrigued by this conversation.
"Winky can't say. Winky would be in great trouble if she tells Professor Snape's secrets. Winky needs to stay quiet or else Winky will lose job at Hogwarts." Winky worried.
"Oh no don't worry, I won't tell anybody that you told me about Severus." Hermione promised.
"Winky isn't sure that Miss will keep quiet about Professor Snape's business." Winky said unsure of herself.
"If Winky isn't telling Miss, Dobby is." Dobby said. "Professor Snape has deep serious feelings for Miss." Hermione could have told Dobby that, Dobby continued, "Professor Snape thought that Miss would never love him like he does you Miss. So he made illeagle potion." Hermione's eyes widened. "He made love potion and put it in Sir's drink." Hermione knew who that sir was. "He made Sir fall in love with another Miss temperaly." Dobby fell to a whisper. "Professor Snape did illeagle thing like he did before when he was working for He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named."
Hermione was shocked and surprised. How could Severus do this to her? How? She began to cry. Tears were coming out uncontrollably.
"No." Hermione said softly. "He can't, he wouldn't do that to me. Never! You're lying! Lying! Go away you deceitful elf!" Hermione cried. The house elves backed away. Hermione wiped her tears and got up. She left the room, tears slowly coming down her cheeks.
Winky looked at Dobby with a disapproving look upon her face. Dobby looked worried. If Hermione was off to see Professor Snape, there was going to be a hell lot of trouble and drama going through the school. All that the house elves could do is refill the fireplace and wait for the yelling in the dungeons to begin.
A/N: How bad of a cliffie was that? LoL! Anyways It's sad. The story is coming to an end when something here is ACTUALLY happening. Next update should be sometime next week or when I get some reviews comin in. Thanks for just reading this. It means the world to me, but reviewing would mean that you actually did read it. Plus I truly do take reviews into consideration and I love to read them. Before I go all Halle Barry on u and start crying and all, just review and hope u liked the chappie!
Chapter: 10/13
Author: LavenderGold
E-Mail: werewolfgrl@hotmail.com
A/N: It's been a wonderful year and a quarter writing this story ladies and gentlemen. I can't believe its almost over. . . After this I have three more chapters to post and its done. It's kind of sad that its almost over but it will be. I have the series done and read the future chapters and past chapters and can't believe I wrote what I wrote. All I can do is post and see this story end. Whether it ends in Snape and Hermione sailing together into the sunset or them separating knowing that they could never be together, it's been wonderful. . .
Getting too emotional now. . . Just enjoy the story, read it and review it please. Have fun, see ya at the end of the chappie.
*~*~*~*~*~*
One week since where we last left off
*~*~*~*~*~*
It's been one week. One whole entire week of reading and researching and what made Draco turn lovesick for Blaise. In that one week Hermione has gone through more than fourteen books and what did she get? Absolutely nothing. The things she does to get to the truth.
Even though her and Draco broken up, she still felt a weird bond between them. Like a connection. It should have gone away but no, it wouldn't. One reason why that connection wouldn't go away was because she still needed the truth between the Blaise incident.
Hermione shut the book she was looking through and sighed. Nothing in that one, just like the others. She went through most of the books that she checked out except for a couple. After a week in 'solitary confinement' as Parvati and Lavender like to put it, she has skipped a total of three classes. All of them were for potions. She even quit going to her tutoring sessions with Snape.
The Gryffindor found it wrong enough that she had befriended the man that was a part of the reason why her last six years at Hogwarts a living hell. That was a part of the reason. The other part was that he has a crush or possibly loves her. Hermione could have gagged that whole night but of course other things were going on. Things like Blaise and Draco swapping spit.
Hermione shook her head. Even though the incident happened a while ago, it was still engraved into her head. She needed to get out. She looked at her right and saw two more books that she didn't read yet. She'll get out, just as soon as she finish these two books. Maybe there was something in them that could give her an answer.
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Common Room
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Harry and Ron were downstairs in the common room waiting for Hermione. It was lunchtime and she still didn't come down. Every day for the past week they would wait for Hermione about fifteen minutes, even though she never did come down, it was always worth the shot. It would usually be a quiet wait but Ron decided to speak up,
"Why do we even bother Harry?" Harry looked at Ron with his rude comment.
"We bother Ron because we are her friends." Harry defended. Ron got up from the couch that they were sitting on.
"Harry, if we bother we should be dragging Hermione out of her room to find out what the bleedin' hell is wrong with her!" Ron argued.
"We can't just go into the girls' dormitory Ron." Harry stated. Ron rolled his eyes in frustration.
"I care about Hermione. Hell I think I'm in love with her Harry." With this statement from Ron, Harry looked at Ron wide-eyed. "Yeah Harry, I think I'm in love with Hermione but hell who isn't? Even Malfoy was, and there's a rumor that Hermione was snogging that Seth fellow." Harry remained silent. "Harry, she's barely eating, avoiding potions class, and is only coming out for her other classes. God only knows how she gets her nutrition, but that isn't the point." Ron paused. "We're supposed to be there for Hermione Harry, and we're not. I don't know about you but as a good friend I'm going to see what's wrong with her."
With that Ron was on his way upstairs. Harry was in a state of shock. Ron never made those type of speeches. And when Harry thinks never, he means never. No matter how hard he tries to deny it, Ron is a follower. Not much of the leader type, but after that speech, there might be hope for him yet. Harry got up from the couch and followed Ron. He didn't have to go that far because right on the stairway was Ron being handed books by their somewhat long lost friend, Hermione.
"Oh Harry! Good, you can help me with these books." Hermione said as she put half of the books she was carrying over to Harry's arms. Ron too, was holding some books. Oh well for being a good friend.
The three friends walked down the stairway close to the doorway that lead outside of the Gryffindor tower. Harry and Ron stopped as Hermione continued. She turned around and saw her friends not walking with her anymore. The boys were now setting the books on a desk that was convieniantly nearby.
"What's going on guys? I have to return these books to the library." Hermione claimed. Ron took the books Hermione was carrying and Harry took her by the arm and lead her to a couch to sit down. "Guys?" Hermione asked in a confused tone. Ron and Harry sat next to Hermione.
"What's wrong Hermione?" Harry started out. Hermione gave her two friends some serious looks.
"Is * that * why you stopped me from going to the library? To ask me what's so called 'wrong' in my life. You know as well as I do guys that my life is hell, but isn't everybody's?" Hermione shot out at her friends.
"If you haven't realized, 'Mione, you have been in your room every living moment of your life unless if its breakfast or classes bar potions." Ron pointed out. Hermione got up from the couch and faced her friends.
"Well I am just busy with my studies, that's all." Hermione lied. Harry and Ron didn't know about her researching on the 'Blaise Incident'. Ron got up and held Hermione comfortingly by the arms and said,
"All we are doing Hermione is telling you that we are worried about you. Ever since you broke up with the poor excuse for a ferret Malfoy, you've been acting differently." Hermione broke away from Ron's arms and looked at her friends in disbelief.
"I'm perfectly fine. I'm just trying to figure out the truth about some things." Hermione snapped.
"Hermione what is there to find out? Malfoy cheated on you with Blaise and played you!" Harry got into the argument. Hermione pointed to Ron and Harry.
"Now you're both against me. Sure does remind you of old times doesn't it? You two siding up against me about my decisions and what I think about things. Been like this since we first met. God only knows why we are friends AT ALL!" Hermione screamed. Harry and Ron looked very hurt, Hermione wasn't caring at all. This wasn't like Hermione at all. Being mean and inconsiderate and tactless. "I'm going back upstairs and if any one of you follow me you'll wish that you were never born."
With that Hermione stomped up her way to the girls' dormitories with neither Harry nor Ron in a rush to go upstairs.
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Girls' Dormitories
Around Two AM
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
It was two in the morning and nobody besides Hermione was in the Girls' dormitory. She didn't blame them. After that major fight nobody would most likely fancy being around her. Hermione has been crying since that fight and her eyes and cheeks were burning like hell's fires.
The fire in the middle of the common room was beginning to die down. Hermione was close to finally going to sleep until she heard something come through the door. She sat up in her bed and looked around. Nobody was there. Then there was a giant crash, somebody was in the room. Hermione got out of bed and picked up her wand.
"Lumos." She muttered. The room lit up and let alone and behold there was Winky and Dobby trying to put some firewood in the fireplace. Hermione sighed with relief. "Thank god its only you two. I thought it was somebody else."
"Oh Dobby, we bad house elves. Miss, caught us replacing firewood. We bad house elves." Winky complained.
"No Winky, we okay. Miss is friend of Harry Potter." Dobby said with pride, he then turned to Hermione. "Miss won't report Dobby and Winky to Dumbledore? Will she?"
"Of course not. It's my fault, I shouldn't be up this late." Hermione said apologetically.
"Why is Miss upset?" Dobby asked, "Dobby just curious, Miss."
"I am just upset. Harry, Ron, and I got into a fight and it just feels like my life is screwed up." Hermione answered in a kind tone. Probably the kindest tone all day.
"Like Professor Snape, Miss?" Dobby asked.
"Yes like Profes," Hermione stopped "What about Severus?" Hermione changed the subject.
"Dobby bad house elf!" Winky shook her finger at Dobby. "Miss isn't supposed to hear about Professor Snape." Winky reminded her house elf friend.
"No its okay Winky. I just want to know, what's wrong with Professor Snape?" Hermione knelt down in front of Winky, intrigued by this conversation.
"Winky can't say. Winky would be in great trouble if she tells Professor Snape's secrets. Winky needs to stay quiet or else Winky will lose job at Hogwarts." Winky worried.
"Oh no don't worry, I won't tell anybody that you told me about Severus." Hermione promised.
"Winky isn't sure that Miss will keep quiet about Professor Snape's business." Winky said unsure of herself.
"If Winky isn't telling Miss, Dobby is." Dobby said. "Professor Snape has deep serious feelings for Miss." Hermione could have told Dobby that, Dobby continued, "Professor Snape thought that Miss would never love him like he does you Miss. So he made illeagle potion." Hermione's eyes widened. "He made love potion and put it in Sir's drink." Hermione knew who that sir was. "He made Sir fall in love with another Miss temperaly." Dobby fell to a whisper. "Professor Snape did illeagle thing like he did before when he was working for He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named."
Hermione was shocked and surprised. How could Severus do this to her? How? She began to cry. Tears were coming out uncontrollably.
"No." Hermione said softly. "He can't, he wouldn't do that to me. Never! You're lying! Lying! Go away you deceitful elf!" Hermione cried. The house elves backed away. Hermione wiped her tears and got up. She left the room, tears slowly coming down her cheeks.
Winky looked at Dobby with a disapproving look upon her face. Dobby looked worried. If Hermione was off to see Professor Snape, there was going to be a hell lot of trouble and drama going through the school. All that the house elves could do is refill the fireplace and wait for the yelling in the dungeons to begin.
A/N: How bad of a cliffie was that? LoL! Anyways It's sad. The story is coming to an end when something here is ACTUALLY happening. Next update should be sometime next week or when I get some reviews comin in. Thanks for just reading this. It means the world to me, but reviewing would mean that you actually did read it. Plus I truly do take reviews into consideration and I love to read them. Before I go all Halle Barry on u and start crying and all, just review and hope u liked the chappie!