Disclaimer: Everything in the potter universe does not belong to me, except the plot, which not many people would claim.
Chapter 2.
" Do not think about yesterday, it will just depress you." - Alisha McNally
Hermione got up and went strait to the feast. The throbbing in her head subsiding and she felt herself grow more confident in her steps. Do not think that she did not ache severely in her heart, because by all means the girl wanted nothing more but to eat her sorrows away in a bucket of pistachio mint ice cream, but her pride would not allow her such a privilege. She threw the doors open and walked to her station at the professors table next to the head boy, Terry boot.
" You look awful Hermione, want to talk about it?" He asked kindly. She shook her head " No." and grabbed the juice cup pouring herself a glass. Dinner slugged on without anything interesting happening, Hermione 's bushy hair lay propped up by the palm of her hand, and she looked ready to collapse. Looking over Snape noticed her behavior and frowned, mistaking her boredom for fatigue. ' I didn't hit her that hard with the spell, did I?'
The sorting went by, and exactly 143 first years were welcomed into Hogwarts, and the already tired Hermione Granger clapped precisely 143 times and more.. More than enough by anyone's standards.
"Hello students and everyone else who are not !" Dumbledore began with a hobbit sounding voice, so very cheerful and welcoming.
" It is a new year, one which will have exciting new things for everyone to experience, and I have a list here of things which are not of the things which can be experienced!" He confused everyone while smiling happily, scattered applause sounded around him.
" You must remember that the forbidden forest is strictly forbidden and magic is not to be used in the great hall, While that is the end of the list of things that are forbidden, our caretaker Mr. Filch, has compiled a list of other things which will not be allowed in the hallways. it will be available on the desk of every head of house. That is all, Now let us finish with our meals and retire off to bed." There was a roar of applause and the joking words " mad as duck" could be heard from the seventh years who grinned happily. Hermione stood up,
"Miss Granger may I see you in my office?" A shiver went up her spine as she turned to find the dark black eyes of Severus Snape' s staring into hers. Involuntarily she gulped and nodded. They walked down into the dungeons without so much as a word. and in his office he said
"Sit." She did.
He perched himself on the edge of his desk and stared into her eyes seriously.
"Miss Granger, if you are experiencing after affects of the spell I used on you, tell poppy or myself for we can give you the correct medicine, I'm sorry I had to do such a drastic deed but you were on the weepy side and ( he paused for a moment considering his words) forgive me. but do tell us." Relieved that it wasn't much else, She looked around the room before saying
"I'm fine. Really, you don't have to worry about me-"
" I wasn't worrying Miss Granger" He said sharply
" Well what ever it was, It's nothing that can be helped by you. So do not concern yourself with me" She replied a bit impatiently, tired from lack of sleep. He sat up and frowned deeper at her impertinence, a lock of black hair fell into his vision. he swept it back with a lazy hand.
" 10 pts from Gryffindor for your lack of respect towards a professor, Miss granger, and I'd think it wise not to refuse help when it's needed, You might need it someday and it won't be given so freely."
" I'll take your advice on that." She rubbed the bridge of her nose and closed her eyes,
" May I go?"
" No, not before you take a dreamless sleep draught with you, you look awful."
" I look fine!"
He snorted. Making her shoulders slump " This day keeps getting better and better." She grumbled, taking the small bottle offered to her.
She walked back up the stairs to her private rooms dwelling on the past day.
'well' Hermione thought with a small smile 'this day couldn't get any worse.' At the exact moment, her feet seemed to disagree in direction and she fell flat on her face breaking the potion which was given.
