Still Driving to my sisters. Still bored.
Here it goes:
"Time for breakfast, Hermione." Severus said as he opened the window curtains.
"Fine." she said, rolling out of the bed. She groped around for her bag and pulled out another pair of jeans, a white oxford shirt and socks.
"You have to be ready in five minutes." he said, snapping a little.
"I said fine!" she said. She was NOT a morning person. She stomped over to the bathroom and quickly shut the door. She steamed for a minute before she washed her face and pulled her hair back into a low pony tail.
"What the hell is his problem?" she mused as she brushed her teeth. "I was right. He'll never change. What a greasy bat."
"Are you ready?" Hermione said as she walked out, putting on her same brown boots.
"Listen, I'm sorry I was so short with you. There's some activity going on with Voldemort right now and I'm going to have to expose myself very, very soon. It's very stressing."
"I understand. Let's go on to breakfast, we can get some food in you and you'll feel better." She said, moving closer to him.
"All right. But this is such bull shit." Severus said, scowling again.
"I know, I know." Maybe he has changed, after all.
In a conference room, eating breakfast
"Hello, Igor." Severus said tightly, greeting the Durmstang Potion's master and headmaster.
"Viktor." Hermione said, eyeing her former boyfriend. "What are you doing here?"
"Her-my-o-ninny. It has been long time since I see you."
"Yes it has. Not long enough. How is your wife?"
"I am apprinticing with Karkoff." he replied, not anwsering Hermione's question.
"Severus." Hermione said, "Lets go get in line for food."
"Nice to see you again, Igor." Severus said just as tightly as they walked toward the buffet.
"Gods and Merlin!" Hermione seethed as she piled eggs and kippers onto her plate.
"I am guessing you and Mr.Krum did not part well?" Severus asked, putting a sausage onto his plate.
"We had been together for seven months and he tells me, out of nowhere that he's getting married. What a jerk."
"That is very cruel." he agreed.
"What do we have first?"
"Humor potions. And Karkoff and Krum will be in there also. Thank Merlin we don't have any others with them."
"I think I'll just head up to the room and read until lunch time." Hermione said.
"I think not. You have to show that jester that you are still the strong willed Hermione Granger that everyone knows."
"It's so embarrassing. This is actually the first time that I have seen him." she said, blowing her nose into a napkin. "Since...you know."
"I know, I know. But you can do much better than him." He put his hand onto her shoulder and squeezed. She shivered.
"I know I can." she said, setting her face into a bonafide pureblood smirk as they walked to their table.
"Hello!" the squat little balding man sitting at the same table said. "I'm Timothy Addams, Salem Academy. And this is my student, Ethan Macabee. He's a seventh year at SA."
"Hi." Hermione said, meeting the eyes of the other seventh year. He smiled warmly and she had a good opinion of the American boy already. Now the Potions Master was a different story. He was kind of freaky.
"Severus Snape, from Hogwarts."
"Wow, Hogwarts, really? I wish I could have gone there!" Ethan cried, his blue eyes widening.
"And this is Hermione Granger." he said, indicating Hermione on his left.
"Hello." a soft voice said from behind them. A very tall Hispanic woman and a petite girl of about 16 appeared behind them.
"Hello!" Professor Addams said, extending his hand. "Timothy Addams."
"I'm Severus Snape." he said, shaking her hand next.
"I am Condoleeza Miraguel and this is Jemina Montez from Ix Chel Academy."
"I'm Hermione Granger, I'm with Professor Snape, from Hogwarts."
"And this is Ethan Macabee with me, from Salem."
"Good to meet you all." Jemina said, sitting in between Ethan and Hermione. Professor Miraguel sat between Snape and Ethan.
Good natured conversation continued through most of breakfast until Timothy Addams leaned over to whisper something to Severus.
"That girl of yours with you, she sure is a peach." he said out of the corner of his mouth.
"What?" he asked.
"I wish I could get a hand on her. She would be a good lay. I can see it now."
"If you wish to 'see' any longer, I would suggest you stop talking about my student in that way."
"What are you going to do about it?" he asked in an exaggerated voice. Hermione looked up from the conversation she was having with Ethan and Jemina.
"I am going to ask you to lower your voice." Severus said, getting very angry.
"It's not like she would fuck you anyway." Addams said, leaning toward Severus.
"I am only going to asked you one more time to please not tell me what you think of my student."
"What is going on here?" Hermione asked with authority in her voice.
"Just a conversation about a particular potion, Hermione. It's nothing."
"Wuss." Addams whispered.
"Hermione, lets go." Severus said, grabbing hold of Hermione's arm.
"Sorry to leave so soon. I'll see you around." Hermione said to Ethan and Jemina.
"Bye, 'Mione." Jemina said. Ethan waved.
"Why don't we buck off this workshop and go see the city?" Severus suggested as they got to the lobby.
"That sounds very good to me." she said, sighing and thinking of Viktor.
Still not there. Still bored. R&R
