"Miss Granger…what do you think your doing?" A cold voice said. Hermione's eyes slowly fluttered open and gazed in the direction of the voice. Her stomach suddenly dropped as she saw Professor Snape's body looming over her. She pressed her hands to the cold classroom floor and lifted herself up to a sitting position. She lifted her head and scolded herself mentally as she watched Snape's eyebrow raise and a sneer come across his face.
She lifted herself to her feet and looked at Snape in the eye. He then looked at her in a completely different way. He looked at her questioningly, confused, and angry.
"Miss Granger…" He started, then looked at the desk next to them with an empty cylinder on it, various ingredients out and it looking a complete mess.
"What on earth did you do?" He yelled at her with such force that she trembled.
Hermione felt herself break into tears. She sunk into a chair nearby and hid her face in her hands.
"I'm….sorry," she choaked through body shaking sobs. "I was just so tired, of 'verybody teasing me!" Hermione wailed. "I've….I've always been the ugly one, smart ugly Hermione…" She sobbed. "I made a beauty potion. I know it's wrong and you should send me straight to Dumbledore. I'll get my stuff now and get ready to be expelled…" Hermione stood up with her head hanging walking towards the door.
Professor Snape looked completely taken aback by Hermione's truthful and sad answers. He was mentally confused and deciding what to do, and then an idea came to his mind. "Miss Granger, come here please." Snape said to her. She turned around, in her tear streaked face, whimpering slightly.
"I am not going to send you to Dumbledore and you will not be expelled." Snape said slowly. "Sit down here, I want to have a word with you." He said in a monotone sort of voice. Hermione did as she was told and sat herself into a chair next to him.
"What made you want to make a beauty potion?" Snape asked. Hermione looked at him surprised at his gesture of somewhat kindness.
"I just…I once in my life wanted to feel like I wasn't hated by everyone. And…the Yule ball is coming up…and I…I want to go…But nobody wants to ask the nerdy girl who always gets the right answers…" Hermione's thoughts spilled out so fast that Snape could barely keep up with her.
"Although what you did was very bad and you will be punished for it, it took a very smart witch to know how to make that potion," Snape started. Hermione was utterly lost for words. This isn't the Snape who always takes points off Gryffindor for when I get the right answer…she thought. "But alas, when I was at Hogwarts I must say I preformed that very same spell on myself. And you know what I discovered, I was just as unhappy." Hermione looked at Snape in surprise. She watched as he tapped his wand on his cheek as he thought. She was completely blown away by the fact she wasn't sitting in Dumbledore's office, and moreover in the fact that he was sharing this with her.
"For your punishment, every night you have to come here and organize and assist me with my potions," He started. Hermione felt a smile creep across her face. I'm not getting expelled! Her day suddenly got better. "But, I think the biggest punishment of all…" He looked at her thoughtfully and almost laughingly. "Is that I won't take that spell off you. You're gunna have to live with your new, er, face for the next two months."
Hermione was utterly bewildered with his comment. Her, being punished for using a beauty charm? It didn't make sense. But she didn't care, she wasn't going to be expelled! "Thanks Professor!" Hermione squealed. She jumped out of her seat and started walking towards the door when a mirror caught her eye. She stared at her reflection, utterly schocked. In the mess of Snape catching her, she had forgotten she had cast a beauty spell on herself and it worked. She walked closer to the mirror, in shock. She lifted her hands to her face. Yes, she thought. It's real.
Her appearance had changed quite drastically. Her messy brown hair had turned into long shiny, wavy golden brown locks that fell to the middle of her back. Her brown eyes were much brighter and her eyelashes were thick and long, making her eyes stand out beautifully. Her creamy complexion was free of imperfections and her cheeks were rosy. Her teeth, to her surprise, were straight, white and she felt that even her smile got happier. She looked at herself in disbelief. I feel…pretty. She thought to herself. She felt as if she had gotten the best make over of her life.
And with that confidence boost, she opened the doors to venture out into the hall and see how her new looks make people treat her differently.
Still sitting quite curiously, Snape smiled to himself.
"This should be very interesting." He said as he walked towards the door and watched through the window as heads started turning at Hermione.
"Very interesting."
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Ack…I know it sucks…but it'll get better. If you liked this one I suggest reading my others, they are a MILLION times better. But, hey, people like this one…lol. Review please! And no…there is gunna be NO Hermione/Snape slash.