Hermione woke up early on Saturday to the sound of her alarm going off.
'Funny,' she thought, ' I didn't set that.'
Knocking off the alarm she tried to sit up only to result in her falling back immediately with a pulsing headache.
"Oh my god! How much did I drink?" she all but wailed.
"Too much!" came a shout from the bathroom.
Hermione froze wondering who was in her bathroom.
"Its unhealthy to drink that much, Sirius and Remus are living proof of that." Came the voice again, unmistakably Severus voice.
'Stupid git,' she thought, ' should mind his own business.
Hermione stumbled out of her bed clutching at her forehead, and made her way into the bathroom.
"And what pray tell gives you the right to lecture me on that? You put away a fair amount yourself last night." She asked splashing her face in water.
Severus was in the shower and there was so much steam in the bathroom she wouldn't have seen him if he had been stood 5 inches in front of her.
" Well no right really, its just part if the pleasure I get from being 18 years your senior and your ex teacher." He said dryly.
"Oh fuck off." She said without much emotion.
She began to make her way out of the bathroom before stopping at the door.
"Oh did you set my alarm?" she asked angrily.
"Yes." Was all the reply he gave.
"Why?" she would have shouted but her head was pulsating so much she thought it might explode.
"Two reasons really, revenge for having to be on the trip and share a bathroom with you. And because it's funny to see you not so perfect and sporting the head on template look." He sneering, laughing to himself.
Hermione nearly replied but he cut her off. "But mainly because you have some organising to do miss ring leader and the kids won't sleep forever."
Hermione didn't even respond, instead she stumbled back into her room to check the time.
"Oh for fuck sake its only 7.30am!" she said angrily and then collapsed on the bed in pain.
"As much as I like seeing you less than perfect, drink this." Severus said from the door and threw a bottle of something on the bed.
Before she could thank him or tell him to get out he had walked back into the bathroom.
'Go on get out, ' she thought ' and take your towel clad backside with you, showing off you porcelain… flawless… touchable… No! Stop Hermione drink he stuff and get dressed.'
The dining room – 10am
"Morning darling!" Sirius called as Severus entered the dining room, "we're over here!"
Severus sauntered over ignoring Sirius and Remus completely and sat down next to Ginny.
"sleep well?" Remus asked, buttering toast as Sirius handed him a cup of coffee.
"Perfectly well thank you. And what time did you lot rouse from your beds, or the case of you two bed." Severus asked and poured himself a coffee.
"No wonder your so bitter Sevi, no milk or sugar in your coffee." Remus laughed.
"We got up about an hour ago." Ginny said and started waving at Hermione, who had just walked in.
"Don't call me Sevi, I don't want to be part of your little sordid games." Severus replied dryly.
"Morning 'Mione dear, what have you got planned for today?" Sirius asked ignoring Severus.
"I haven't just got today planned the whole week is planned. Well the day time activities are." A secretive smile started to play on her lips. " And I have a few evening ones planned too but they are a surprise." She looked pointedly at Severus.
"I'm sure they are you dirty whore! Severus I'd lock your door tonight!" Sirius laughed.
"Sirius!" Hermione said shocked, but not denying anything.
"So oh mistress of the ceremonies, what have you planned that we are allowed to know about?" Ginny asked handing Hermione a cup of tea as she sat down.
"Thanks Gin, but I only drink water of a morning." She said declining the tea and pulling out a sheet of paper. " Right we here we go" Hermione handed out itinerary sheets.
Day Time.
Saturday – a trip to London Zoo
Sunday – a day at Hyde Park
Monday – The National portrait Gallery
Tuesday – Covent Garden
Wednesday – The London Aquarium
Thursday – Students Free time until 6pm
Friday – Buckingham Palace
Evening ActivitiesSaturday - To Be Announced
Sunday – Staff Choice
Monday – Students free until 1am
Tuesday – Theatre
Wednesday - To Be Announced
Thursday - Bowling
Friday - To Be Announced
"Hermione when it says to be announced, does it mean you don't know or that you're not telling us?" Ginny asked.
" It means I'll tell you the same time as I tell the students." She said smiling.
"Oh that's not fair! How will we know what to wear?" Sirius asked looking at his clothes, again a typically camp choice of tight jeans and a t-shirt with 'Bigger is Better' written on it.
" I'm sure you'll manage, besides we five still have our wands." She said beginning to eat some toast.
The Hotel Foyer – 11am.
"Right will you all listen!" Hermione shouted above the melee of students and Sirius.
Silence erupted as though the power had been turned off.
"Thank you. Can you all get into your groups and then I will tell you what the plan of action is for today, my group over here please."
Soon they were all sorted into groups.
"Right a nice easy start today as we decided to go to London Zoo. It will help with your muggle studies if that's what you study. Muggle creatures."
There was an excited murmur.
"Before we go can I ask all magical sweets, money, toys or anything else distinctly un-muggle be handed to your group leaders. Thanks."
As soon as all magical things had been relieved from the students (15 bags of Bertie Botts, 12 magic wands, 4 bags of ton tongue toffees, 5 canary creams and several moving photos) they were free to go.
London Zoo
Before the students were let loose and London was let to brave them alone they were given strict times and meeting points at which they had to check in to go back to the hotel ready for the evening activities. 5pm by the entrance.
"So what do you think of the animals?" Hermione asked Severus as all 5 of the teachers began to enter the zoo, Sirius and Remus heading to the wolves house and Ginny going to the lions, leaving Hermione and Severus alone.
"They are interesting, their habits are good for study. Also they are more magical than people would think, I mean take these things for example." He said pointing into an enclosure.
"Severus their elephants." She said looking doubtful.
"Yes but their skin is the thickest next to dragon hide, and their tusks aren't being poached for ornaments, they are highly magical. I don't use it myself, its cruel but ivory powder is a stronger antidote than a bezoars." He said leaning against the rail.
'Great,' thought Hermione, ' you get Severus Snape out of the dungeons and still all he talks about is potions.'
"Yes but what about them in general? You know just as they are without magic or anything like that?" Hermione asked.
Severus looked a bit shocked, a question that wasn't in terms of potions or the wizarding world.
"Well… I don't really… I think they are just animals. What else can you say?" he said looking at hermione as if he hoped had got all the homework right.
Hermione just shrugged and turned round to watch the baby elephant prancing around the enclosure.
Lunch Time" So Hermione how goes it with the most boring man in wizard-dom?" Sirius laughed joining Hermione and Ginny in the Zoo café.
"Not so bad you realize once you get past the wizard world and potions you pretty much know Severus Snape." Hermione sighed taking a sip from her water.
" You never know the sly old bat may surprise you. He isn't my favourite person but he's by no means predictable or boring I'll give him that." Sirius said seriously and plumped down on a seat beside Ginny.
"So Gin what you been up to?" he asked taking her drink and drinking it before she could protest.
"Oh not a lot, just mooching around the place. I think the seals are fantastic and that gorilla I don't think I've seen anything so powerful." She said snatching the drink back from Sirius. "Where's Remus?"
"Getting us something to eat. Where's Severus?" Sirius asked looking round.
"Probably sat in the bat cave blending in." Hermione said bitterly.
