Disclaimer: never did and never will own it. J.K. Rowling does.
Spoilers: Order of the Phoenix


~ From 2 til 6 Challenge Rules ~


The rules:

~ All stories must begin and end with the paragraphs below. Please also follow the same format (paragraph spacing, speaking quotations, etc).

~ All stories must feature Hermione Granger and Severus Snape in some manner.

~ Stories should be complete and should not exceed 2,000 words (about 6/7 pages) and must be SPELLCHECKED.

~ Stories must take place between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.

~ Use only one of the following in the story:

Lucius Malfoy

Mrs. Norris

Fred Weasley

Voldemort

Neville Longbottom

(All other characters other than this list of five are fair game)

~ Mention at least one of these fanon creations/mainstays:

Dark Revel(s)

Contraceptive Charm

Snape or Hermione's personal scent

Ars Alchemica

Wizard's Weekly

Black Silk Boxers

~ Story must start with:

A scream rent the silent night air, startling the young lady in the Head Girl's room awake. Eyes rapidly scanning the room, she searched for the source of the banshee howl. Seeing nothing moving within the room, she gently nudged her companion. Screams in the night were not unusual at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry—what with the large population of ghosts and other fantastical beings, but something about this one made her tremble with fear. The one sharing her bed was still sound asleep. He made a sound very much like a sigh and shifted position, but other than that showed no signs of stirring.

"Wake up!" Hermione Granger said, poking more firmly.

His eyes finally opened, and he opened his mouth as if to speak…

~And must end with:

Sleep overtook the two in the bed.