"Plotting, Miss Granger?" Snape asked.

"Yes, sir." She replied.

"And may I ask whom the plotters are?"

"Yes ,sir." Both looked at each other for a few minutes before Snape broke the silence.

"Well?"

"Well, what, sir?" She replied innocently.

"I asked you a question." He said impatiently.

"Yes sir, you did. And I answered it." Hermione stated.

"No you did not." He snapped back. "You did not inform me as to whom the plotters are."

"But you didn't ask, sir." Hermione said.

"Miss Granger, I asked you to not waste my time, and you are wasting it. Now answer my question." Snape hissed.

"I told you. I answered it already. You asked me if you may ask the identity of the plotters, and I said you may ask. You didn't actually ask it."

Snape was becoming a tad irritated. "Why are you playing on details?"

"Because I'm a pain in the ask." She answered before she could keep it from coming out of her mouth, and promptly clasped her hand over her mouth. Hermione was often difficult when she was irritated, although she didn't mean to take it out on Snape. Snape looked at her with a mix of anger and amusement.

"That you certainly are. Fine, we will play your game for a while." Snape sighed. "Who are the plotters?"

"Draco and Harry." She said. It did not look like Snape was at all surprised with her answer. Draco was not happy with dessert, and was likely to hold grudges. Harry just hated him, and would enjoy making a fool out of the sour Professor Severus Snape. But use one of his best friends? That was cruel. 'No wonder she came to me.' He thought.

"And what kind of plot is 'afoot', as you so put it?" Snape continued.

"Well, you see, before you interrupted. . .I mean, discontinued, the game the group of us were playing the other evening, Draco was given a dare by Harry which I do not know the full details of."

"Yes, yes, Miss Granger. I remember hearing your whining from the hallways about it not being fair." He replied with an air of boredom.

"Yes, well, I was in the library studying," at this, Snape muttered under his breath, "Surprise, surprise." She continued, "and they came and sat at the table next to mine and began discussing said dare. I knew before that the dare included me, but they had mentioned you as a participant."

"Miss Granger, surely you would know that I would not participate in this display of immaturity." He responded.

"Well, I just thought I'd tell you to remain on your toes, just in case." Hermione responded, a bit angry that she was trying to help him out a bit and he could do nothing but insult her.

"What? Are you looking for appreciation? Looking to be the 'hero' for me in this little escapade of your friends? Let me assure you that you will get no gratitude from me. Your 'warning' was completely unnecessary, and you have wasted my time." He said, giving her a wave of his hand to announce her dismissal. She stormed to the doorway and was about to close the door behind her when she heard, "And 10 points from Gryffindor for your snarkiness."

Before closing the door all the way, she replied barely above a whisper, but so he could hear every word, "I learn from the best!"

~@~

Hermione left the potions master's office fuming. She couldn't believe that he accused her of wanting to be a hero. All she was doing was warning him. How would that have made her a hero? 'Insufferable, confusing bat!' She thought as she left the corridor.

Draco and Harry watched her retreat under Harry's invisibility cloak and waited in case Snape made an appearance. After about 20 minutes, the two decided that he probably went to his own rooms and left to hide in their corner of the castle. When they approached the room, Harry lit a fire while Draco closed and locked the door, putting a silencing charm on the room just in case.

"Great! Now what are we gonna do? She no doubt gave Snape a 'head's up'." Harry said.

"Not to worry, Potty. Just a slight change of plans is all we need." Draco replied, although he was irritated that the plan did not go as, well, planned.

"Are you even sure that he really fancies her? I mean, he still acts like such a git." Harry replied.

"And do you think people would accept a student-teacher relationship?" Draco shot back. "Of course he likes her. I've seen the looks he sends her way. I'm pretty sure that the feeling is mutual." He added.

"Ugh. If you're out to make me sick, Draco, you've succeeded." Harry said, putting on a mock scowl. "'Mione? Interested in Snape? You've got to be kidding me."

"I kid you not. She always seemed the type to go after the intellects. I think that would result in her going after the older ones too."

"What's wrong with one of us? We're educated." Harry whined. Draco gave him a look. "Alright, alright. I see you're point. We're not 'studious' enough for her. But can't we find someone who is and is closer to our age?" Harry asked.

"No. It's the best plan if all goes well." Draco responded. "And it's one of the biggest challenges I have ever encountered. I love this." He said, thinking aloud.

"'Mione's gonna kill us when she finds out." Harry argued.

"I know." Draco chuckled. "Why do you want to back out all of a sudden? Wanting a little bit of Hermione delight before Snape does?"

"Of course not. Ginny satisfies my sweet tooth. It's just that 'Mione doesn't appreciate the kind of humour we do." Harry said.

"Well, if all goes well, she may appreciate this in the end. Although, I don't offer guarantees. Lets get to work." Draco said, pulling out a piece of parchment. In the end, both had a plan laid out that went thus:

Plot: To get Hermione and Snape to seduce each other into the beginnings of a potentially kinky relationship or one nighter. (Forget the feathers. . .use the whole freakin' chicken)

Duration: Until the end of the school year, starting just after Halloween

Things to bring:

1 Snape brought by Draco

1 Hermione brought by Harry

Lots 'o sweets



A/N: Hey! I'm still gonna continue with this, but I thought it might be cool to include a bit of a "Sweet Teeth" challenge. Let's see your take on this. . .Hee hee hee. Cause I'm a pain in the ask too!!!