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A/N: Thanks again for the reviews. By the way, I need to know if there's someone still interested. If there were anything you'd like me to change or add, do it in the reviews. I'm open for suggestions. Harry's affection towards Hermione is to be explained later in the upcoming chapters.
Title: Models
Chapter20: Back to Normal
At breakfast, Hermione and her friends were busy talking about things that have happened during the week, and what was ahead of them.
"I still can't figure out what I did wrong. I've read a lot about it already and it seems like nothing I do works. You should've seen Snape. He looked really happy when my potion turned yellow." Hermione was not one to whine but she was frustrated.
"You know Hermione, he didn't say that the list that he gave you was complete?" Harry wanted to help his friend. She was clearly upset. She didn't like to see her like that. She was always calm, in control. Now, she wasn't either.
"I've been searching for anything that could help. It seems that the books are just literally hiding from me." She sighed in frustration.
"I'll go ask him tonight of anything that could help you." Harry reassured her. Him refers to Sirius.
"I'll ask Flitwick and McGonagall as well. I was just wondering, if Hermione was having a hard time with him, what about us?"
"It'll be alright. If I become successful in his potions, I'd help you both. Maybe, Snape did hide the books, what am I to do now?"
"We'll talk to our professors first and then we make a plan. If anything gets worse we can use my invisibility cloak."
Hermione nodded at Harry, thankful to have his support.
"So, Harry, have you thought of what were gonna practice tomorrow?"
"I haven't got the time. Let's just see tomorrow." Harry didn't want Hermione to feel left out in the conversation especially now that she's upset.
Ron was thinking that Hermione needed a distraction so he pressed on. "This is the last year Ravenclaw will have Cho as their seeker. Have you thought about loosing for her?"
"Idiot! Don't listen to him Harry, Cho wouldn't want you to feel sorry for her."
"I'll just give her a memorable game. I won't lose purposely."
"Good, we need all the points we can get." Hermione was back to normal again. "Hey guys, it's almost time for potions better get ready." Hermione fixed her things and realized that she brought the wrong book. She was carrying the book that was for 7th graders. "You 2 go on ahead, I'll just get my book."
The 2 shrugged and headed towards Snape's dungeon.
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Hermione was rushing to get her book. She didn't want to be late. Snape would just love that. She was rushing that she bumped into something hard. She looked up and saw that it was Professor Dumbledore. "I'm sorry sir. I forgot my book and I'm almost late from my class."
"It's alright Ms. Granger. I understand that you have been having a hard time with the potion that Serverus had assigned you."
"Yes sir. There doesn't seem to be any book in the library that can help."
"I apologize, I have kept it in my office. It proved to be quite helpful. When you have the time, you can go to my office and get it."
"Thank you sir." She beamed at him and began walking towards her room. She saw the book lying in her bed, grabbed it and started running towards the lab. She looked at her watch and it said that she had a few seconds to go and the only way she'll reach in time is if she apparated there. Problem is, she doesn't know how and that Dumbledore made sure that no one could ever apparate in the school grounds. She began thinking of alibis to use but doubt that Snape would believe anything that she's gonna say.
She saw the door and prepared to push it when suddenly it opened. She almost fell face first on the floor. It was a good thing Harry was there to catch her. Her face suddenly turned red from embarrassment.
"Ms. Granger, how nice of you to grace us with your presence." The whole Slytherin tribe started snickering. "If it's alright with you 2 love birds, I suggest that you 2 should stop interrupting my class."
Hermione sat beside Ron who was now as red as her because of anger. Harry on the other hand left the room to get some ingredients. "Ms. Granger, you may have additional classes but that is no excuse for you tardiness."
"But." She started but decided against it. She was going to walk away without loosing any points.
"But what Ms. Granger? You couldn't handle the pressure? Maybe you should give up your Prefect duties to catch up with the rest of us. We may have just begun but I think that you need help. Oh, wait, even if you give up being a Prefect I doubt that that would help you at all. You're not doing anything as one anyway."
The Slytherins loved the way Snape makes fun of Gryffindors. "By the way Ms. Granger, I won't be coming here later. I doubt you'll be successful anyway. I expect though that this room would remain as is the following day. If anything is in disarray, I will hold you responsible."
The class went on with Hermione keeping quiet trying to cool down everything that she was feeling. She was feeling a lot of things. First, she was greatly embarrassed by the fall and the insinuation that she was not competent enough to do a potion correctly. Second, she was angry with Snape for embarrassing her and for being a jerk. Lastly, she was feeling over excited about getting the book from Dumbledore so that she'd be able to do the potion and shut Snape up.
She didn't notice that the class was dismissed and the hours had gone by. He noticed steely blue eyes were watching her. She got her things and arranged them in her bag. She wanted so much to get out of Malfoy's gaze but couldn't escape it.
Harry and Ron saw Malfoy and moved to defensive mode. They stood in front of Hermione ready for any attack.
"I knew that mudbloods were beneath us but I would've thought that you at least would be able to conjure a potion correctly." Hermione wasn't prepared for a battle so she let her friends fight for her.
"Fuck off Malfoy! You know damn well she's the best in every class including potions. If she can't do it then there's no possibility that you would be able to." Harry was quick to reply.
"So, mudblood, can't fight your own battles eh?"
"I'm in no mood today Malfoy, so I suggest that you leave now before I take away points from your house."
"That's the only way you get to win the House Cup. You take away unnecessary points."
"No Malfoy, that's what you're trying to do. I don't need to take away points from your house just to win. We can do that with our eyes closed."
"Your house only wins because of technicality. Technically, the other professors like your brainy ways and are obsessed with the Potter craze that you really don't need to do anything to win. You let the professors do the dirty work."
For a moment, the 2 Prefects stared at each other. Harry and Ron couldn't do anything. Hermione won't let them. Harry frantically thought of some way to break the icy glares. Not that he's scared of Malfoy because he's not. If he was allowed to, he'd perform some spells Sirius taught him for defense. He just thought that the timing wasn't right. They were still in the territory of Snape. Any noise would bring him back and give out detentions to them while Malfoy would run free. He didn't need any other thing to occupy his mind. He's got lots already. "Hermione we still have to meet Hagrid for tea remember."
She sighed and said, "yeah."
The 3 friends turned their backs and headed outside the room.
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Draco smiled smugly at himself. The exchanges of insults or threats with Hermione were almost the same when she looses control. She was deep in thought during the class and he wanted to know what she was thinking. Or maybe he just wanted her to forget her problems for a while and enjoy their insults. It was fun for him, he only hoped she like it too.
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Hermione didn't join her friends. She went straight to Dumbledore's office for the book. When she got it, she retreated to the library to read it. She found interesting things in it but what caught her eye was that refined ingredients can be further refined. This required skills. She wanted to test hers. She got excited and proceeded to the lab. Snape only gave the ingredients needed. He wanted her to learn for herself how to mix them together.
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Harry and Ron went to Hagrid. They talked about how he became an ambassador for Dumbledore to the giants. Hagrid still gave those rock cookies. The 2 friends have learned skills on how to make it look like they like the cookies. Ron wanted to start practicing Quidditch. It's the only thing that makes him forget all the torture that he has endured under McGonagall and Flitwick.
After the talk with Hagrid, Harry wandered off towards his room. There was still a lot of time for a nap before dinner so he wanted to take the opportunity. As he lay down his head on the pillow, his mind wandered off to the instance in Potion's class where Hermione fell into his arms. 'What happening to me? She's my best friend. I can't ruin our friendship nor Ron's for that matter.'
He knew that Ron had a crush on her ever since Krum. He would not do anything deliberately to hurt him. But still he can remember how soft she was against him. Her fragrance was stuck to his memory. Lilac and Hermione's own fragrance were infuriating. He fell into a deep sleep with Hermione as the last thing on her mind.
A/N: Thanks again for the reviews. By the way, I need to know if there's someone still interested. If there were anything you'd like me to change or add, do it in the reviews. I'm open for suggestions. Harry's affection towards Hermione is to be explained later in the upcoming chapters.
Title: Models
Chapter20: Back to Normal
At breakfast, Hermione and her friends were busy talking about things that have happened during the week, and what was ahead of them.
"I still can't figure out what I did wrong. I've read a lot about it already and it seems like nothing I do works. You should've seen Snape. He looked really happy when my potion turned yellow." Hermione was not one to whine but she was frustrated.
"You know Hermione, he didn't say that the list that he gave you was complete?" Harry wanted to help his friend. She was clearly upset. She didn't like to see her like that. She was always calm, in control. Now, she wasn't either.
"I've been searching for anything that could help. It seems that the books are just literally hiding from me." She sighed in frustration.
"I'll go ask him tonight of anything that could help you." Harry reassured her. Him refers to Sirius.
"I'll ask Flitwick and McGonagall as well. I was just wondering, if Hermione was having a hard time with him, what about us?"
"It'll be alright. If I become successful in his potions, I'd help you both. Maybe, Snape did hide the books, what am I to do now?"
"We'll talk to our professors first and then we make a plan. If anything gets worse we can use my invisibility cloak."
Hermione nodded at Harry, thankful to have his support.
"So, Harry, have you thought of what were gonna practice tomorrow?"
"I haven't got the time. Let's just see tomorrow." Harry didn't want Hermione to feel left out in the conversation especially now that she's upset.
Ron was thinking that Hermione needed a distraction so he pressed on. "This is the last year Ravenclaw will have Cho as their seeker. Have you thought about loosing for her?"
"Idiot! Don't listen to him Harry, Cho wouldn't want you to feel sorry for her."
"I'll just give her a memorable game. I won't lose purposely."
"Good, we need all the points we can get." Hermione was back to normal again. "Hey guys, it's almost time for potions better get ready." Hermione fixed her things and realized that she brought the wrong book. She was carrying the book that was for 7th graders. "You 2 go on ahead, I'll just get my book."
The 2 shrugged and headed towards Snape's dungeon.
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Hermione was rushing to get her book. She didn't want to be late. Snape would just love that. She was rushing that she bumped into something hard. She looked up and saw that it was Professor Dumbledore. "I'm sorry sir. I forgot my book and I'm almost late from my class."
"It's alright Ms. Granger. I understand that you have been having a hard time with the potion that Serverus had assigned you."
"Yes sir. There doesn't seem to be any book in the library that can help."
"I apologize, I have kept it in my office. It proved to be quite helpful. When you have the time, you can go to my office and get it."
"Thank you sir." She beamed at him and began walking towards her room. She saw the book lying in her bed, grabbed it and started running towards the lab. She looked at her watch and it said that she had a few seconds to go and the only way she'll reach in time is if she apparated there. Problem is, she doesn't know how and that Dumbledore made sure that no one could ever apparate in the school grounds. She began thinking of alibis to use but doubt that Snape would believe anything that she's gonna say.
She saw the door and prepared to push it when suddenly it opened. She almost fell face first on the floor. It was a good thing Harry was there to catch her. Her face suddenly turned red from embarrassment.
"Ms. Granger, how nice of you to grace us with your presence." The whole Slytherin tribe started snickering. "If it's alright with you 2 love birds, I suggest that you 2 should stop interrupting my class."
Hermione sat beside Ron who was now as red as her because of anger. Harry on the other hand left the room to get some ingredients. "Ms. Granger, you may have additional classes but that is no excuse for you tardiness."
"But." She started but decided against it. She was going to walk away without loosing any points.
"But what Ms. Granger? You couldn't handle the pressure? Maybe you should give up your Prefect duties to catch up with the rest of us. We may have just begun but I think that you need help. Oh, wait, even if you give up being a Prefect I doubt that that would help you at all. You're not doing anything as one anyway."
The Slytherins loved the way Snape makes fun of Gryffindors. "By the way Ms. Granger, I won't be coming here later. I doubt you'll be successful anyway. I expect though that this room would remain as is the following day. If anything is in disarray, I will hold you responsible."
The class went on with Hermione keeping quiet trying to cool down everything that she was feeling. She was feeling a lot of things. First, she was greatly embarrassed by the fall and the insinuation that she was not competent enough to do a potion correctly. Second, she was angry with Snape for embarrassing her and for being a jerk. Lastly, she was feeling over excited about getting the book from Dumbledore so that she'd be able to do the potion and shut Snape up.
She didn't notice that the class was dismissed and the hours had gone by. He noticed steely blue eyes were watching her. She got her things and arranged them in her bag. She wanted so much to get out of Malfoy's gaze but couldn't escape it.
Harry and Ron saw Malfoy and moved to defensive mode. They stood in front of Hermione ready for any attack.
"I knew that mudbloods were beneath us but I would've thought that you at least would be able to conjure a potion correctly." Hermione wasn't prepared for a battle so she let her friends fight for her.
"Fuck off Malfoy! You know damn well she's the best in every class including potions. If she can't do it then there's no possibility that you would be able to." Harry was quick to reply.
"So, mudblood, can't fight your own battles eh?"
"I'm in no mood today Malfoy, so I suggest that you leave now before I take away points from your house."
"That's the only way you get to win the House Cup. You take away unnecessary points."
"No Malfoy, that's what you're trying to do. I don't need to take away points from your house just to win. We can do that with our eyes closed."
"Your house only wins because of technicality. Technically, the other professors like your brainy ways and are obsessed with the Potter craze that you really don't need to do anything to win. You let the professors do the dirty work."
For a moment, the 2 Prefects stared at each other. Harry and Ron couldn't do anything. Hermione won't let them. Harry frantically thought of some way to break the icy glares. Not that he's scared of Malfoy because he's not. If he was allowed to, he'd perform some spells Sirius taught him for defense. He just thought that the timing wasn't right. They were still in the territory of Snape. Any noise would bring him back and give out detentions to them while Malfoy would run free. He didn't need any other thing to occupy his mind. He's got lots already. "Hermione we still have to meet Hagrid for tea remember."
She sighed and said, "yeah."
The 3 friends turned their backs and headed outside the room.
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Draco smiled smugly at himself. The exchanges of insults or threats with Hermione were almost the same when she looses control. She was deep in thought during the class and he wanted to know what she was thinking. Or maybe he just wanted her to forget her problems for a while and enjoy their insults. It was fun for him, he only hoped she like it too.
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Hermione didn't join her friends. She went straight to Dumbledore's office for the book. When she got it, she retreated to the library to read it. She found interesting things in it but what caught her eye was that refined ingredients can be further refined. This required skills. She wanted to test hers. She got excited and proceeded to the lab. Snape only gave the ingredients needed. He wanted her to learn for herself how to mix them together.
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Harry and Ron went to Hagrid. They talked about how he became an ambassador for Dumbledore to the giants. Hagrid still gave those rock cookies. The 2 friends have learned skills on how to make it look like they like the cookies. Ron wanted to start practicing Quidditch. It's the only thing that makes him forget all the torture that he has endured under McGonagall and Flitwick.
After the talk with Hagrid, Harry wandered off towards his room. There was still a lot of time for a nap before dinner so he wanted to take the opportunity. As he lay down his head on the pillow, his mind wandered off to the instance in Potion's class where Hermione fell into his arms. 'What happening to me? She's my best friend. I can't ruin our friendship nor Ron's for that matter.'
He knew that Ron had a crush on her ever since Krum. He would not do anything deliberately to hurt him. But still he can remember how soft she was against him. Her fragrance was stuck to his memory. Lilac and Hermione's own fragrance were infuriating. He fell into a deep sleep with Hermione as the last thing on her mind.