A/N: First, as I said before, the chapter are short so that you all can enjoy this with frequent updates. STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT IT! I will not change my format, as I find it fun. And I'm surprised there were no comments about any character issues. But I hope to recieve some critisism about the STORY itself from you guys soon. Finally, please excuse the tardiness of this chapter as I had a rather crazy week last week. Thanks for your lovely reviews!

Gratuities:

Katie Scarlette: I'm STILL blushing! ;) And thank you for your suggestion. My friend Vert has come up with the place for their first kiss with your idea that it should be unusual. And the potion? Heh-heh. I think Snapie doesn't know.

flying* duck: More there is!

Eternal Queen: Continuing!

Goddessnmb1: Thank you for telling me about WIKTT. I had been confused for SOOOO long. And thank you for the other archive as well. I am always happy to oblige by adding more chapters, and I promise story chapters shall get longer. Look out for strange things to happen to Hermione soon! ;)

Jerica: Thanks for being patient. I hope you are enjoying reading this as much as I am enjoying writing it.

lil pixie: Mine too! But don't worry. Snape's going to get under her skin any way he can.

hasapi: Thank you. And Snape doesn't actually know yet. Hee-hee. Bad Snape.

Silmaril: There's more than two sentences in each entry. And these chapters also leave space for me to respond to you guys. And I certainly am keeping it up.

Story:
I believe if I had the oppurtunity, I would kill Hermione's parents. For all their "best intentions," this year so far has been a nightmare for her. Because I asked her to join me in creating a new potion, I have been subject to a barrage of her emotions. No matter what my personal feelings for her, I was forced to remove points for language, gestures, and her taking out her frustrations on unsuspecting quills.

So I have yet to pick an actual single potion to be working on. Albus knows, of this I am certain. Yet he is silent, save for that cursed twinkle in his eyes. For a time I thought Minerva might also know, but she has become silent on the subject.

For some reason, Hermione has yet to question me again on the potion. I cannot dare to hope that she enjoys my company. I have noticed that on the days she does not come to my office and work, she spends the next day in a nasty mood. While she may believe I have not seen it, I have.

She needs this from me, and I will continue to provide to her. Because, truthfully, I have found that I need it as well. I need those moments when I can enjoy the company of another intellectual. And I need the moments where I can watch her unobtrusively. Where I can study her every feature. I need her.