A/N: Yay! Here's number 2! Finally! This one is called The Dark Crystal: Shattered Dreams and Stupid Schemes for a reason. And you still don't find out why it's called The Dark Crystal until part 3 or 4. Anyway, on with the fic!


Hermione stared at him, disbeliving what she had just heard. *He can't give me detention for wanting to learn! That's not fair!* Her thoughts were running with things she wanted to say, and her deepest feelings that she could never say.
"Wednesday at 7:00, here in the dungeons." His icy cold voice cut through her thoughts, slicing them like thin ribbons and throwing them to the wind. She shook her head slightly, clearing it.
"That will be fine." She spun on her heel and fled out of the dungeon, never once looking back. She ran through the maze of corridors and moving staircases, and mumbled the password to the Fat Lady. (Tevye) She climbed through the portrait hole, and saw Harry and Ron. She quickly wiped away her tears, and stood up straight.
"Hey, Hermione!" Harry shouted across the common room. She ignored him and ran up to her dorm, fresh tears leaving their sorrowful trails on her flushed face.
"I wonder what's wrong with Hermione?" Ron said, staring at the chess board with a furrowed brow.
"I don't know...it's weird." Harry didn't think about it much, just watched helplessly as his queen was slashed by Ron's knight. Ron laughed as it turned into dust. Then, Harry got a weird sensation. "Ron? Something is up with Hermione." Ron looked up.
"How do you know?" He looked surprised.
"Hermione is like a sister to me. We have been together for 6 years...I know when something is wrong." Ron nodded.
"I understand...but would Hermione appreciate us infringing on her privacy?" Ron stared at his best friend.
"Yeah, you're right. Let's use the invisibility cloak." Ron shook his head. *I can't get through to that kid...* He walked toward the dorm, Harry already on the stairs. They got the cloak and got underneath it. They snuck up the girls stairs, and into Hermione's dorm. She didn't even notice them come in.
She reached under the mattress of her four-poster and pulled out a gorgeous leather book. Harry and Ron looked at it. It had her name stamped across it in large golden curli-que letters: Hermione Marie Granger.
"Her middle name is Marie?" Ron whispered under his breath.
"It looks that way." Harry was spellbound. Hermione opened the book and started sobbing hysterically.

* I used to think I had the answers to everything
But now I know
That life doesn't always go my way
Feels like I'm caught in the middle
That's when I realize...
I'm not a girl, not yet a woman,
All I need is time, a moment that is mine,
While I'm in between
I'm not a girl...*

"What is she singing?" Ron looked bewildered. Harry realized what it was.
"That's a muggle singer called Britney Spears or something...I don't know the song, but Dudley listens to her a lot. I think he's got a crush on her." Harry tried to keep his voice down, but it was hard. He was trying not to laugh.
Hermione was scribbling furiously, and they were getting curious. They crept up to her bed and peeked over her shoulder. They were stunned by what they saw. Hermione was still writing, and this is what they saw.

~Snape is such an amazing person. Why does he have to be so mean? If only I could kiss those perfect lips once, I could melt him forever. He broke my heart today though...I will never try in Potions again. I'm a simple, talentless thing. He is so awesome and strong....no wonder he doesn't like me. If only I was strong enough to tell him I loved him.~

~*~*~HMG~*~*~

Ron looked at Harry, jaw agape. They couldn't believe it. Hermione was head over heels for the one person they thought she totally despised. They would have guessed Draco before they guessed Snape! They had to read more, but at that minute, Ginny walked in, leaving the door open and they chose this opportunity to leave. As they walked back up to their dorm, they hatched a plan.
They would steal the diary that night.

Hermione stayed in bed, skipping dinner and falling into a fitful sleep. Harry and Ron worried about her like a normal friend would, and they noticed that Snape's eyes flickered to Hermione's seat more often than usual. Could it be? Harry nudged Ron, and they looked at Snape. He looked.....different somehow. They had to find out more. Their plan was becoming more urgent by the second. After dinner, they ran back up to the dorm to get the invisibility cloak. They pulled it over themselves, stumbling to get it right.
After the bumbling dingbats got the cloak right, they snuck across the common room into the girls dorm. They found Hermione in the same fitful sleep. Ron leaned down and picked up the diary, smiling. He high fived Harry, and they crept back to their dorm.
In the safety of Harry's four poster, they cracked open the handsome leather book, and they began to read.

~Snape MIGHT have smiled at me today during class. I could have sworn I saw him smile! Of course, Harry and Ron were being total dingbats, so they didn't notice. I wonder if he notices that I always stare at him? Oh, I hope not...! That would be totally embarassing!~

~*~*~HMG~*~*~

"OMG! She is totally in love with him!" Harry was astonished.
"Wait! She thinks we're dingbats?" Harry rolled his eyes at Ron.
"Stay focused, you idiot! What if Snape feels the same way that she does??" Ron looked hurt.
"Great, now I'm an idiot AND a dingbat! It can't get any worse!" Just then, Hermione barged into the dorm and stormed up to the four-poster.
"I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU GUYS WOULD DO THAT TO ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AFTER ALL WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH, YOU GUYS GO AND DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS!!!!!!! I AM TOTALLY DISGUSTED!!!!!!!!!!! YOU GUYS RISKED OUR FRIENDSHIP OVER SOMETHING THAT WASN'T YOUR BUSINESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Hermione's long straight hair flew around her face as she screamed, and Harry and Ron felt like they wanted to sink into the ground.
"I wish I knew how to disappear..." Ron looked meekly at Harry as Hermione snatched the diary away and ran out of the room.

A/N: Yay! More cliffhangers!!!!!!!!!!!! Maybe Ron really will disappear....anyway, before I leave this fic and start part 3, I have a few things to say.

Sarah: Thanks for helping with the middle name. Her middle name will come up in several other parts, and serve as a tribute to you. LYLAS!
Amanda (you know who you are): If you are reading this, Snape and Herm pairing isn't that bad. Hopefully, you will feel the same! LYLAS!
Mylaea: Yay! Part 2! Anyway, you are my beta everything from part 3 on.....Luv you girl!

Disclaimer: Hi. Just to clarify a few things...I still don't own Jack Nothing, and I don't own Alan Rickman either...BOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh...we are supposed to be talking about Harry, aren't we? Well, I don't own him either, or Hermione, or Snape, or anybody in this fic...don't I wish....I wanna own Alan Rickman...I wonder how much he costs?