Title: Meant to be???

Author: Requiem of a Dream

Disclaimer: I don't own these characters and I co-own the plot

Finding Love in an Unexpected Place

* Hermione's POV *

'What am I going to tell him? He'll never believe me. Oh well I'll tell him as soon as possible. I need to get to class.' So I headed out the door to Herbalogy.

I didn't get to tell Harry in Herbalogy because we again were planting Mandrakes and had to wear the earmuffs. After class we headed to Potions.

* Harry's POV *

I had to stay after class in Herbalogy to talk to Professor Sprout. She wanted to ask me if I would take an apprenticeship with her after school let out. I said that I would think about it and then made my way to Potions by myself. I had told Hermione and Ron to walk ahead because I didn't know how long the meeting would have took. I got to Potions before Snape did and quickly sat down next to Hermione. The class waited a few minutes and then Snape came in his cloak billowing behind him.

"Well what are you waiting for get to work on the assignment." He then waved his wand over the board and the instructions appeared.

Each person was to team up with someone so I worked with Hermione. I walked up and grabbed the ingredients that we needed and then took them back to Hermione and we got started on the potion. She was unusually quiet and only talked to me to ask me to hand her something. Finally I asked,

"Hermione what is wrong? You've been quiet since I got here."

"Oh nothing I was just thinking about the spell that you cast yesterday."

"So you know what it is?"

"Yes and Harry I don't think that you are going to like this."

"What is it?"

" . . ."

"Well what was the spell?`

"It was a spell to find your Soul Mate."

"Oh. . . . . well how do I know who it is?"

"It's Snape Harry."

" . . ."

"Harry? What's wrong?"

". . . "

"Harry?"

"I'm not . . ." Then I fell to the floor, in a dead faint.

* Hermione's POV *

"Professor Snape, come here quickly."

"What is it Miss Granger?"

"Harry fainted sir."

"Well then I suggest that you get him to the infirmary."

"But I can't finish my potion Sir."

"Fine I will take him. Draco watch the class." Draco nodded and then Snape levitated Harry and took him to the infirmary. I watched as Professor Snape opened the door and took Harry to Madam Pomfrey.

"Bet that stupid git tried to cast another spell." Draco said with contempt.

"Shut it Malfoy." I said.

"Oh look I struck a nerve with the Mudblood." Draco said in a mocking tone.

I turned away and worked to make the rest of the potion.

~ * ~ At the Infirmary ~ * ~

* Severus's POV *

"Severus what happened? This is the second time that the two of you have ended up here."

"He fainted. And neither one of his trips here had to do with me."

"Why did he faint?"

"I don't know but when Miss Granger comes up here you can ask her."

"He was in your class was he not? Why can't you tell me what happened?"

"Because contrary to popular belief I don't have eyes surrounding my head. I was busy working."

Madam Pompfrey sighed as she continued on her way to try and wake Harry up. Finally she just pulled out her wand and said, "Innervate." He woke up slowly mumbling,

"No not Snape, not him."

And then opened his eyes and let them adjust to the sudden light. He looked at me then he looked at Madam Pomfrey and asked in a whining voice,

"What am I doing here?"

"I suggest that you not whine it isn't very becoming of you." I said in a cold voice. Harry looked over real quick and then said,

"What's he doing here?"

"I am the one who brought you up here. And you need to show a little more respect to your elders."

"Yes sir. Can I go back to class or do I have to wait for lunch to start?" Harry asked Madam Pomfrey.

"You can go back to class; but do be a little more careful." Madam Pomfrey said to Harry.

"Yes ma'am I will."

"Okay Severus you can get back to your class."

~ * ~ Walking Back ~ * ~

* Author *

Then Harry and Snape left walking to the dungeons in silence. Harry was thinking about what Hermione had said about he and Snape. 'You're soul mates Harry.' It was a little unnerving thinking about it and he tried his best not to but that didn't work to well. Snape was thinking about what Harry gad mumbled while waking up. 'Why would he say, 'no not Snape, not him? It doesn't make any sense.' To break the silence Snape said,

"I suggest that you not faint in class again. At least not mine. Next time I'll leave you in there to wake up on your own."

"Yes sir. I'll try not to again. I was just shocked."

"By whom Miss Granger? Is there really something that she could say or do to shock someone? It seems impossible."

"Well yes sir. She just said something to me that I didn't want to hear."

"Next time don't listen. It's only a matter of will power."

"Ok."

* Harry's POV *

Then we ended up in front of the dungeons and Snape opened up the door and walked in first. I walked in behind him and we both acted like we had never even left the class room let alone had a conversation. I went and sat down next to Hermione and tried my best to ignore her questions about what had happened. I was able to hold her off until the end of class.

"Harry will you please what tell me what happened?" Hermione said as soon as we were clear of the dungeons.

"I passed out because of what you said." I said just to get Hermione mad.

"I know that. What happened after you woke up in the infirmary?"

"I woke up and looked at Madam Pomfrey and whined about why I was there . . ." Then I went on to tell her about the conversation that Snape and I had, had on our way back to the dungeons.

"He told you to ignore me?"

"Yes and I just might take his advice and stop listening to you, if it means that I don't ever have to hear you say my name, Soul Mates, and Snape in the same sentence ."

"Harry Potter you are insufferable. You're the one who cast a spell you didn't know anything about."

"Well that may be true but please if you keep on talking about it someone is going to find out and right now I am trying to sort it all out."

"Fine."

Then Hermione gave up as easily as she started. She was going to let me do this my way and I was grateful for that. As I was walking and thinking I ran right into Dumbledore.

"I'm sorry Professor I didn't see you. I was thinking and I wasn't looking where I was going."

"Potter you were attempting to think. It seems that, that is a little to dangerous for you." Snape said with a smirk on his face as he was passing by the two of us talking.

"It's quite alright Harry. And Severus stick around for a minute. Harry and Severus I was just looking for the both of you. I guess things have a way of working themselves out. Please follow me to my office."

"Yes sir." Snape and I said simultaneously.

So quietly Snape and I followed Dumbledore to his office. We waited in silence as they mounted the stairs. When we arrived at his office we each took a seat and his sat at his desk.

"Lemon Drop?" Both Snape and I refused and I was the first to speak up,

"Professor Dumbledore what is this all about?"

"Well I see that you want to get to the point, but Harry seeing as how you have Miss Granger as a friend you probably already know about the spell that you cast?"

"Yes sir I do."

"Well Harry we are here to talk about that spell. Professor Snape doesn't know about it and we need to discuss it and what actions will be taken."

"Well since both of you know why doesn't somebody tell me?"

"Severus you are Harry's soul mate."

"NO!"

"Calm down Severus. It is not as bad as you are making it out to seem. Now I will arrange for a house elf to move Mr. Potter's things to the dungeons–"

"NO! He will not be moving into my rooms. He will stay where he belongs — as far as possible from me."

"No he will be moving into the dungeons with you unless you want to move into the Gryffindor Tower?"

"Wait why don't I get a say in this?" I asked as I saw the older men squabbling.

"Because Harry neither of you get a say in it. It is for your own good that you two get to know each other. Now I am going to excuse you both from classes for the rest of the day and I expect good behavior on both of your parts. You are dismissed."

I was up and out of there before any one of them had, had the chance to let it all sink in. I didn't want to be around Snape for at least a good three hours. So I headed towards the Great Hall and decided to see if Ron or Hermione were there.

Both of them were so I sat down next to Ron and began to serve myself some lunch. Hermione looked at me and asked,

"Harry what did Dumbledore want?"

"Oh he just wanted to talk about the curse that I cast."

"Wait I thought that you cast a spell?" Ron said in a confused sort of way.

"I did it is a figure of speech. Did Hermione tell you what it did?"

"Yes she did and I don't see why it's so bad; if Snape doesn't know then there's nothing to worry about."

"Snape knows. Dumbledore told him. And I have to move from the Gryffindor Tower to Snape's Dungeon Rooms."

"Is Dumbledore going for the most inhumane type of torture there is?"

"He is." Hermione and I said at the same time.

"But Harry I think that instead of being here you should be trying to convince Snape not to kill you." Hermione said with some humor in her voice.

"I know and I will go after I'm done eating. Even prisoners get a last meal." I said jokingly.

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Draco: These chapters are too long.

Xochiltl: Really because I think that they are too short.

Draco: Long

Xochiltl: Short

Harry: Why don't we let the reviewers decide?

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