When last we left off with Snape and Hermione, they were dressed as gypsies on their way looking for more Veritaserum. However, on their way they were cornered by Ministry goons, Bob and Lou.
"Yeah," said Lou. "If you're gypsies, prove it!"
Hermione glanced up at Professor Snape. "Play ze music!" she shouted.
Professor Snape picked up his Hurdy-Gurdy and started playing a lovely little melody as Hermione began to dance and sing.
"Gypsees tramps an' tieves, ve 'ear it from ze people a de town," she sang.
"Yay!" shouted Lou, who was now dancing along with Hermione.
"What are you doing?" snapped Bob. "I demand you stop that at once... err," his tone changed, "just keep playing till we forget all our troubles."
Hermione kept dancing and the Ministry officials looked more and more dazed until they finally fell to the floor.
Professor Snape stopped playing and bent down towards them. "They're out cold," he said.
"Now's our chance!" said Hermione, grabbing Professor Snape by the hand and dashing towards the dungeons. After they were far away, they took a minute to catch their breath by a wall. Hermione looked hesitantly at Snape, wondering whether or not she should say anything. But her mouth eventually won the war against her better judgment.
"You were amazing back there," she said. "You play really well, you know."
Suprisingly, he turned to her and said, "You weren't half bad yourself. Are you sure you don't have any Veela in you?"
Hemione giggled, and realizing he had said something nice, Professor Snape went right back to his brisk self. "We need to find out way into the storeroom, this is where Hogwarts keeps all its extra materials, many of which are very valuable."
Hermione and Snape wandered down a curvy stone spiral staircase into a very dark and damp part of the dungeon. "Lumos!" said Professor Snape, and Hermione followed suit." They walked until they got to the darkest, most far back section of the dungeon when Snape stopped abruptly.
"Here we are," he said. He turned to the portrait of a rather stodgy looking old man and muttered a password. He and Hermione went inside.
"Now," he said, "sit down and try to stay out of my way. Finding the Veritaserum is of the utmost importance, I can't waste my time babysitting."
Hermione flounced down onto a bench and put her head in her hands sulkily. "I don't understand why I can't help," she said. "I'm the smartest girl in my year."
"There is a difference between being intelligent and being an insufferable know-it-all, Miss Granger."
With that, Hermione stood up sharply. "I am intelligent, and furthermore, I'm going to make myself useful and help you find the Veritaserum."
"I see you will not listen to reason," said Snape, his lips curling into a sneer. "Fine, look all you want and think you're helping, just try not to break anything."
Hermione started rummaging through the supplies alongside Professor Snape. "Is this it?" she asked holding up a glass flask containing what appeared to be some swirling white clouds.
Snape barely looked up. "You foolish girl. Veritaserum is a clear liquid. Congratulations, you lose."
"Well sorry Professor Snape," shot Hermione angrily as she set the bottle down. "You don't have to be such an asshole all the time, you know!" She whirled around to face Professor Snape and accidently knocked the bottle to the ground, shattering it into a million pieces.
The room started filling with pink smoke and Snape looked aghast. "DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOU JUST DID!?!?!" he shouted at Hermione, who was looking very sheepish. "That is essence of Love Potion Number 9. If we don't get out of here this instant, we'll both start acting like blithering idiots."
With that Professor Snape ran to the door and pulled desperately at the handle. He turned and faced Hermione. He looked to be quite afraid. "It's stuck! We're trapped!"
"Yeah," said Lou. "If you're gypsies, prove it!"
Hermione glanced up at Professor Snape. "Play ze music!" she shouted.
Professor Snape picked up his Hurdy-Gurdy and started playing a lovely little melody as Hermione began to dance and sing.
"Gypsees tramps an' tieves, ve 'ear it from ze people a de town," she sang.
"Yay!" shouted Lou, who was now dancing along with Hermione.
"What are you doing?" snapped Bob. "I demand you stop that at once... err," his tone changed, "just keep playing till we forget all our troubles."
Hermione kept dancing and the Ministry officials looked more and more dazed until they finally fell to the floor.
Professor Snape stopped playing and bent down towards them. "They're out cold," he said.
"Now's our chance!" said Hermione, grabbing Professor Snape by the hand and dashing towards the dungeons. After they were far away, they took a minute to catch their breath by a wall. Hermione looked hesitantly at Snape, wondering whether or not she should say anything. But her mouth eventually won the war against her better judgment.
"You were amazing back there," she said. "You play really well, you know."
Suprisingly, he turned to her and said, "You weren't half bad yourself. Are you sure you don't have any Veela in you?"
Hemione giggled, and realizing he had said something nice, Professor Snape went right back to his brisk self. "We need to find out way into the storeroom, this is where Hogwarts keeps all its extra materials, many of which are very valuable."
Hermione and Snape wandered down a curvy stone spiral staircase into a very dark and damp part of the dungeon. "Lumos!" said Professor Snape, and Hermione followed suit." They walked until they got to the darkest, most far back section of the dungeon when Snape stopped abruptly.
"Here we are," he said. He turned to the portrait of a rather stodgy looking old man and muttered a password. He and Hermione went inside.
"Now," he said, "sit down and try to stay out of my way. Finding the Veritaserum is of the utmost importance, I can't waste my time babysitting."
Hermione flounced down onto a bench and put her head in her hands sulkily. "I don't understand why I can't help," she said. "I'm the smartest girl in my year."
"There is a difference between being intelligent and being an insufferable know-it-all, Miss Granger."
With that, Hermione stood up sharply. "I am intelligent, and furthermore, I'm going to make myself useful and help you find the Veritaserum."
"I see you will not listen to reason," said Snape, his lips curling into a sneer. "Fine, look all you want and think you're helping, just try not to break anything."
Hermione started rummaging through the supplies alongside Professor Snape. "Is this it?" she asked holding up a glass flask containing what appeared to be some swirling white clouds.
Snape barely looked up. "You foolish girl. Veritaserum is a clear liquid. Congratulations, you lose."
"Well sorry Professor Snape," shot Hermione angrily as she set the bottle down. "You don't have to be such an asshole all the time, you know!" She whirled around to face Professor Snape and accidently knocked the bottle to the ground, shattering it into a million pieces.
The room started filling with pink smoke and Snape looked aghast. "DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOU JUST DID!?!?!" he shouted at Hermione, who was looking very sheepish. "That is essence of Love Potion Number 9. If we don't get out of here this instant, we'll both start acting like blithering idiots."
With that Professor Snape ran to the door and pulled desperately at the handle. He turned and faced Hermione. He looked to be quite afraid. "It's stuck! We're trapped!"