Disclaimer: Anything in the Harry potter universe is not mine. I'm Sure you all know that by now.

Authors Note: I am quite aware of my Grammar skills. I will try harder to correct them, but right now its late at night. I know there will be mistakes. So I apologize in advance.

Thanks -Lady

Ch.2

They woke to the sound of bells. Severus groaned, looking around the room to see Hermione in the corner opposite of him. She was huddled into a fetal position, and her breathing was coming out in slow rasping shutters. Guilt welled up inside him as he noticed her lips were pale blue.

'Idiot' he thought to himself. ' How could you be so stupid.' After saying many colourful things, he picked her up and put her on the bed, covering her with his teachers robe. she awoke almost immediately, first noticing Snape had her arm, and was rubbing it vigorously, probably trying to get the circulation going.

" What are you doing?" she mumbled, half asleep. He dropped her arm, startled.

" I.. I'm sorry" he suddenly felt awkward and guilty for some reason. She stared up at him through heavy lidded eyes.

" Is that the bell?" " yes, school's been cancelled. I think it snowed" she nodded and sat up, clutching his cloak around her possessively.

" well it doesn't matter anyway" he mused " potter and Weasley will sound the alarm when they find out your missing" she froze and became suddenly quiet. Snape became confused, something he said? " What?" she opened her mouth to say something, then closed it. He watched her, prompting a response, but nothing came.

"Miss Granger..." he said in his best and most intimidating tone. she snorted softly, making him feel a bit hurt. " it's nothing!" he swelled up angrily and stood. they ignored each other for a moment for she took a breath.

" fine. Harry, Ron and I are not on the best of terms anymore." suddenly as if breaking a dam, all her feelings flooded out " They're girlfriends don't like me, so they stopped being my friends last year." she wanted to cry. but not in front of Snape. He'd always been mean and horrible to her. She felt deep in her heart that he would start laughing any moment now. But nothing came. The man was silent, buried into his thoughts. Snape felt angry. but also pity. He knew damn well what it was like to have your best friend abandon you because they were influenced by someone. He wanted to tell her, he was sorry. He wanted to say he knew how- " I have an idea!" She broke him out of his thoughts and jumped up, her breath visible by now.

" Pick me up." Hermione demanded in a bossy voice. " No." he said flatly. She made a motion with her hands and cursed out loud

" watch your tongue Miss Granger" His voice was patronizing and all around just plain mean. She wanted to throttle him. " Why are you being so insufferable! And we wont be getting out of here anytime soon because Harry and Ron will not be looking for me, and I doubt anyone is going to notice your gone, because your a bloody hermit!" she cried out angrily. He stared at her amazed. Then it hit him. No one would notice he was gone. Hermione stopped in mid rant and realized that she just spoken badly to a professor. She could be expelled! ' oh Gods why?! no' she moaned in frustration. Standing in the corner, she tried to gather her thoughts and figure out an apology that would result in minimal punishment. She couldn't look at him because he was probably radiating in anger. ready to snap and bite of her head. She shivered almost afraid to turn around. Then suddenly Big strong hands encircled her waist, lifting her up. Hermione gave a small shriek out of surprise.

" Now tell me exactly why i'm lifting you up." Snape muttered in a deep growl. " take me to the vent... please." he walked over, hermione who was perched onto his shoulders, looked out and saw only snow. Miles and miles of it. Her brows creased in concentration , then she saw it. a flash of.. red hair. apon closer examination hermione saw that it was Ginny and Harry, Snogging like mad in the snow. She blushed violently. peering around she saw Ron and Lavender cuddling in the snow. her heart pinged with sadness. He used to hold her like that. before the breakup .

" Hey! over here! help!" She yelled. The couples split apart, alarmed at the invasion of privacy. The boys pulled out their wands and looked around. Thanks to Harry's Seeker skills he spotted her fingers protruding out of the vent. " Who is that?" he said walking towards her. " its me, Hermione, we're locked in the dungeons. Come on let us out!" " Hermione? what are you doing in the dungeons and who are you with?" " I'm with Professor Snape, we got locked in." A rude snigger came from behind Harry. " Have your grades really sunk so low, that you started sleeping with the teachers now?" " Ginny please" " come on Harry, she's only trying to lead you away from me." The red head grabbed Harry's hand and licked his ear, making him shiver. He cast a look at the vent, and turned around walking away. Ginny smirked. " i guess you'll just have to find someone else's boyfriend to steal!" she kicked hermione's fingers and ran off. " Hermione cried out and fell off his shoulders onto the mattress. " How could i be so stupid! of course they wouldn't help me. I'm such and idiot. Ow My Hand!" she was crying now, tears streaming down her cheeks. Snape bent down and examined her fingers. " its broken." he announced. " I know that!" she cried. " well i can fix it if you let me." he said getting agitated at her " but.. but you don't have your wand." he flinched as if pained " true. but i can fix it the muggle way." " Are you completely mad! that will hurt!" She said dramatically, holding her hand close to her chest. " it's going to hurt worse later." Reluctantly she gave him her hand. He didn't even look at it, but was staring at her with a bemused smile. she didn't like it. Not one bit. She felt queasy, and funny. " What's your favourite flower hermione?" He said her name? and he asked a stupid question. She looked at him, utter disbelief gracing her features. " Excuse me?" " It's a simple enough question." " I know what your trying to do, but it wont work. You cant distract me Snape. I -" She screamed as he snapped it back into place.

Harry felt as if his face was being sucked by a vacuum cleaner. He was distracted. Usually making out with a beautiful girl was more... enjoyable. He smiled feeling stupid. "What are you thinking about harry?" Ginny said staring at him with Blue green eyes, " Hermione" he answered immediately, and then regretting it. " What!? your thinking about that know-it-all mudblood?!" Woah. Harry blinked.

" Don't you call her that ever again" He said in a dead Serious Voice. Ginny stuck out her lip in that infuriatingly cute way.

" I'm Sowy harwy, I -" she said in a baby tone. A piercing scream filled the air cutting her off. Harry jumped up, Looking around wondering where it had come from " Hermione!" Ron yelled standing. Both of the boys ran back to the vent and yelled her name over and over. But no one replied, and that was because Snape had put his hand over her mouth. After moments of chattering about what they should do, the boys ran off towards the castle. " Now they'll go and tell someone I've killed you. The teachers will flock down here with weapons prepared to take me away." he said in a light matter of fact tone. She tried to smile. Tears still streaming out of her eyes. He felt his stomach drop. and his knee's weaken. Their eyes locked again. He felt compelled to do something, though he didn't know what.

The Door opened and Albus stood, smiling happily. " Have a good night down here?"