Disclaimer - Yes . . I still do not own any of these characters . . Dammit!
A/N - Thankyou to all my reviewers ^_^; I am really glad you like this fic. Also, Julez, if you decide to change your mind every five seconds when you are trying to give me ideas I won't add you as a co-writer, I'll add you as a co-nuisance!! Hehe, but you have been uh . . some help ^_~
Chapter Four
Hermione wished she could make the feast last forever, even though it wasn't like she was having any fun. She was not looking forward to her detention with Snape, but at least after it she didn't have to worry about anything but getting to sleep. She could study in the morning if she woke up early enough.
She sighed, at least it was All Hallows Eve, everyone would be partying in the great hall and she could actually get some sleep, unlike usual when she had to put up with Parvati and Ginny talking so much.
Much like they were doing now.
"Oh my god Ginny, have you seen the way he looks at her?! It is like so obvious!" They were talking about some 'couple to be'. Hermione sighed, why wasn't she interested in all this? She should be . . . shouldn't she?
Hermione wanted to be back with Harry and Ron, she had noticed that they were fairly silent today and almost regretted not sitting with them.
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Harry and Ron weren't talking, they were staring at the teachers table. Snape was talking animatedly to Dumbeldore about something, they didn't know what because they couldn't hear. Both Harry and Ron knew they were staring and that they shouldn't be, but they couldn't help it.
Snape stopped talking, he smiled, but there was no joy in it. He picked up his drink and bought it to his lips. Dumbeldore said something to him and Snape slammed his drink back down on the table, almost spilling it.
Harry and Ron both cringed when they saw that, even though they couldn't hear the thud of the goblet on the table over all the noise in the room.
Snape had been angered by what Dumbeldore had said and was talking very quickly. Dumbeldore just sat there with a merry twinkle in his eye. Snape stopped talking and smirked, picking up his drink again. This time, instead of putting it down, he drained all of it in one gulp.
Stupid house elves he thought as he grimaced, trying to make sure the drink didn't come back up his throat. Really, they could make it something more tasteful.
When Snape had gulped down his drink, Harry and Ron had cheered aloud, not surprisingly they received a few curious stares. To these they were oblivious, they were just ecstatic that it had worked.
* * * * * * * * * *
Nearly everyone was in the great hall either dancing or just talking to their friends. Certainly they were all in a good mood and having fun. The three exceptions were of course, Harry, Ron and Hermione, they were not in the hall, nor were they having fun. Hermione was heading towards another detention with Snape and Harry and Ron were visiting Hagrid in his little cabin. Well, little for a giant at least.
"Hey Hagrid!" Harry knocked on the door and waited for his friend to open it.
"Hullo you two! I thought you had decided not to come." Hagrid said as he opened the door to let them in.
"We were, but we had to wait until after the feast, we had . . . uh," Ron looked to Harry for help.
"Something we needed to see." Harry offered.
Hagrid looked at them both with suspicion. What could they be up to now?!
By this time they were all in the cabin and sitting a little uncomfortably in chairs that Hagrid had supplied.
"Why didn't you want us to bring 'Mione?" Ron wanted to know.
"Yeah," Harry added, "I mean . . . Yeah." He didn't know quite what to say.
"Well, it seems that you two have been behaving very strangely and she feels left out," He paused and let it sink in, then continued, "I can see you are about to ask me how I know this, she told me herself and she is very upset about it."
"Oh, Hagrid, we didn't mean to make her feel like that, we were just doing something that she wasn't meant to know bout." This comment received a sharp kick from Ron, warning him to shut up.
"Ah, and what was so special you couldn't tell your best friend?" Hagrid, as usual was sceptical.
"Ron" Said Harry turning to face his friend "Don't you think we should tell him?"
"Well, it would explain a lot . . ." Ron wasn't sure.
"Oh yes, I dare say it would, now boys, I think you will be telling me now." Hagrid said. The two boys knew there wasn't going to be any use trying to hide it from him any longer. Harry started.
"Well you see, we knew Snape was hard on Hermione and we thought . . ."
Half an hour later Harry and Ron were standing there waiting for Hagrid to yell at them, or laugh, or at least do something! They had taken it in turns to tell him, each telling their own part, until they had finished with Snape drinking the potion.
"Did you say a 'black' quill?" Asked Hagrid.
"Yeah, we found it lying on his supplies desk." Ron had already dismissed this piece of information.
"You really are in for it this time you know," Hagrid paused, thinking to himself 'why did these boys always manage to stuff everything up?' He sighed again, "That was Snapes quill."
"Yeah, we know . . that's why we got it." Harry didn't understand why this was such a big deal, "We needed something of Snapes for the potion."
"No, you don't understand. You know that Snape is working as a spy for Dumbeldore right." Both boys nodded "Well, that is something that he doesn't tell everyone, another thing is that he is an animagi, much like your father Harry. Except, he turned into a swan, a black swan."
The two boys finally understood what he was getting at, but Ron didn't quite know why it was so important.
"But, that doesn't really matter does it?"
"Please tell me that the potion didn't turn bright orange" Hagrid crossed his fingers.
"Uhm. . . Well, wasn't it meant to be?" Harry was confused, but it was a state of mind he was getting used to.
"The potion you tried to make was a fondness potion, am I correct?"
"Yeah, but we did make it! And he drank it, so everything is going to be fine now, isn't it?" Ron decided to shut up after the look he received from Hagrid.
"Like is said, the potion you 'tried' to make was a fondness potion, but if it turned orange . . . I'm afraid it's a love potion."
Harry and Ron just stopped, breathing, thinking, they just paused.
It was Harry who spoke first
"I think we should tell Hermione."
A/N - Thankyou to all my reviewers ^_^; I am really glad you like this fic. Also, Julez, if you decide to change your mind every five seconds when you are trying to give me ideas I won't add you as a co-writer, I'll add you as a co-nuisance!! Hehe, but you have been uh . . some help ^_~
Chapter Four
Hermione wished she could make the feast last forever, even though it wasn't like she was having any fun. She was not looking forward to her detention with Snape, but at least after it she didn't have to worry about anything but getting to sleep. She could study in the morning if she woke up early enough.
She sighed, at least it was All Hallows Eve, everyone would be partying in the great hall and she could actually get some sleep, unlike usual when she had to put up with Parvati and Ginny talking so much.
Much like they were doing now.
"Oh my god Ginny, have you seen the way he looks at her?! It is like so obvious!" They were talking about some 'couple to be'. Hermione sighed, why wasn't she interested in all this? She should be . . . shouldn't she?
Hermione wanted to be back with Harry and Ron, she had noticed that they were fairly silent today and almost regretted not sitting with them.
* * * * * * * * * *
Harry and Ron weren't talking, they were staring at the teachers table. Snape was talking animatedly to Dumbeldore about something, they didn't know what because they couldn't hear. Both Harry and Ron knew they were staring and that they shouldn't be, but they couldn't help it.
Snape stopped talking, he smiled, but there was no joy in it. He picked up his drink and bought it to his lips. Dumbeldore said something to him and Snape slammed his drink back down on the table, almost spilling it.
Harry and Ron both cringed when they saw that, even though they couldn't hear the thud of the goblet on the table over all the noise in the room.
Snape had been angered by what Dumbeldore had said and was talking very quickly. Dumbeldore just sat there with a merry twinkle in his eye. Snape stopped talking and smirked, picking up his drink again. This time, instead of putting it down, he drained all of it in one gulp.
Stupid house elves he thought as he grimaced, trying to make sure the drink didn't come back up his throat. Really, they could make it something more tasteful.
When Snape had gulped down his drink, Harry and Ron had cheered aloud, not surprisingly they received a few curious stares. To these they were oblivious, they were just ecstatic that it had worked.
* * * * * * * * * *
Nearly everyone was in the great hall either dancing or just talking to their friends. Certainly they were all in a good mood and having fun. The three exceptions were of course, Harry, Ron and Hermione, they were not in the hall, nor were they having fun. Hermione was heading towards another detention with Snape and Harry and Ron were visiting Hagrid in his little cabin. Well, little for a giant at least.
"Hey Hagrid!" Harry knocked on the door and waited for his friend to open it.
"Hullo you two! I thought you had decided not to come." Hagrid said as he opened the door to let them in.
"We were, but we had to wait until after the feast, we had . . . uh," Ron looked to Harry for help.
"Something we needed to see." Harry offered.
Hagrid looked at them both with suspicion. What could they be up to now?!
By this time they were all in the cabin and sitting a little uncomfortably in chairs that Hagrid had supplied.
"Why didn't you want us to bring 'Mione?" Ron wanted to know.
"Yeah," Harry added, "I mean . . . Yeah." He didn't know quite what to say.
"Well, it seems that you two have been behaving very strangely and she feels left out," He paused and let it sink in, then continued, "I can see you are about to ask me how I know this, she told me herself and she is very upset about it."
"Oh, Hagrid, we didn't mean to make her feel like that, we were just doing something that she wasn't meant to know bout." This comment received a sharp kick from Ron, warning him to shut up.
"Ah, and what was so special you couldn't tell your best friend?" Hagrid, as usual was sceptical.
"Ron" Said Harry turning to face his friend "Don't you think we should tell him?"
"Well, it would explain a lot . . ." Ron wasn't sure.
"Oh yes, I dare say it would, now boys, I think you will be telling me now." Hagrid said. The two boys knew there wasn't going to be any use trying to hide it from him any longer. Harry started.
"Well you see, we knew Snape was hard on Hermione and we thought . . ."
Half an hour later Harry and Ron were standing there waiting for Hagrid to yell at them, or laugh, or at least do something! They had taken it in turns to tell him, each telling their own part, until they had finished with Snape drinking the potion.
"Did you say a 'black' quill?" Asked Hagrid.
"Yeah, we found it lying on his supplies desk." Ron had already dismissed this piece of information.
"You really are in for it this time you know," Hagrid paused, thinking to himself 'why did these boys always manage to stuff everything up?' He sighed again, "That was Snapes quill."
"Yeah, we know . . that's why we got it." Harry didn't understand why this was such a big deal, "We needed something of Snapes for the potion."
"No, you don't understand. You know that Snape is working as a spy for Dumbeldore right." Both boys nodded "Well, that is something that he doesn't tell everyone, another thing is that he is an animagi, much like your father Harry. Except, he turned into a swan, a black swan."
The two boys finally understood what he was getting at, but Ron didn't quite know why it was so important.
"But, that doesn't really matter does it?"
"Please tell me that the potion didn't turn bright orange" Hagrid crossed his fingers.
"Uhm. . . Well, wasn't it meant to be?" Harry was confused, but it was a state of mind he was getting used to.
"The potion you tried to make was a fondness potion, am I correct?"
"Yeah, but we did make it! And he drank it, so everything is going to be fine now, isn't it?" Ron decided to shut up after the look he received from Hagrid.
"Like is said, the potion you 'tried' to make was a fondness potion, but if it turned orange . . . I'm afraid it's a love potion."
Harry and Ron just stopped, breathing, thinking, they just paused.
It was Harry who spoke first
"I think we should tell Hermione."