Net-Speak

By Barbi Bee

A/n 1: The characters within do not belong to me but to JKR.

A/n 2: This story was going to be a one-off based on a line to be used by Snape. The line being "If you cannot be bothered to write your words out, do not expect me to be bothered reading them". I've been asked to continue so I'll give it my best shot.

A/n 3: to RandiWeasley - thanks for the review and hope your course goes well.

to lama - your answer is both above and hopefully below.

to gaia-moore() - nothings wrong with net speak, Hermione didn't intend to hand in her rough draft, she just didn't have time to redo it.

to tailchaser - the only reason Hermione did her essay in netspeak was because she'd been in chat rooms all day and that is what she'd been using when she decided to rough out her homework assignments. She managed to rewite the others but not potions and couldn't face the thought of not handing a paper in.

Chapter 2

Not exactly thrilled with the grade she received on her assignment - an F - but knowing that that is what she had earned, Hermione knuckled down to do the work properly. She wanted to prove to Professor Snape that she Did know her subject even if her previous presentation had been somewhat - lacking.

She expounded on how Chemistry and Potion Making were in many ways alike. How a touch too much or too little of a particular chemical/ingredient could have a profound effect on a solution/potion, by negating it, making it rather volatile or making no difference whatsoever. How using different purities of an ingredient eg bottled, distilled or ordinary tap water could alter how things turn out. How using different apparatus could change things in much the same way as using a pewter cauldron as opposed to a gold or silver one could radically alter a potion.

Realising she had missed dinner in her determination to do the assignment correctly, Hermiones made her way to the dungeons - there to face the first of her detentions.

She knocked on the door of the Potion's classroom and hearing a gruff "Enter" walked in.

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"Ah, Miss Granger. Please take a seat and tell me what you were thinking when you handed in an assignment in net-speak , of all things?"

"I, I wasn't actu - Just a minute, you know about net-speak Sir."

"Yes, Miss Granger, I do. Did you think that just because I am a Wizard, I would be ignorant of all things Muggle?"

"No, Sir.It's just, well with you being a pure-blood I..."

"A pure-blood, Miss Granger, and what, may I ask gave you that idea?"

"You mean you're not?"

"No, Miss Granger, I'm not. Like your friend Mr Potter I am a half-blood, born to a pure-blood father and a muggle-born mother. Now if we can return to the subject at hand - namely, your assignment."

"Yes, Sir. You see I got a new computer for Christmas and while I did the rough drafts of my homework assignments on it, in between visiting some chat rooms..."

"That explains the net-speak then."

"Yes, Sir. I um didn't get round to revising my work at home and only managed to get four of my five essays completed on the train. Every time I tried to do my potions work between then and class something or someone also seemed to require my attention. As I couldn't not hand anything in, it had to be the rough draft."

"I see, and have you revised your work now?"

"Yes, Sir. With some additional work as well."

"Let me see it then."

Hermione then handed over her now revised Potions homework and waited quietly while Professor Snape perused it with a knowing eye. After reading for a few minutes he went to his desk and removed a picture frame from one of the drawers. Handing it to Hermione, he said "Miss Granger , do you know what this is?"

"Its ... Oh my god, its a Masters Degree in Chemistry from the Sorbonne University in Paris!"

"Correct, Miss Granger. The reason I'm showing it to you is so that you are aware of the fact that I have a full understanding of the subject I assigned you over the break. You essay is well done, you've used several excellent examples and you have quite skilfully used a perspective which would help someone not well versed in Muggle sciences to understand your paper. I am awarding you an E, it would have been an O except for the fact it was not handed in on time. As for your Detentions - You will spend two hours a night here in the Potions classroom tutoring Mr Longbottom."

"Tutoring Neville Sir?"

Yes, Miss Granger. Tutoring Neville, and I will expect a great deal of improvement in both his work and fortitude once the fortnight is over. Until then you will both be excused Potions class, instead you will receive your assignments in the evenings before your session begins. As you will need to prepare for tomorrow you are hereby dismissed."

"Goodnight Sir and Thankyou." Hermione turned and left the room. Reaching the Gryffindor Tower, she entered and made her to her room knowing that sleep would not come easily as Professor Snape had given her a lot to think about.