Okay, the first part of this is announcements. If you don't care about the progress of this fic and/or you are not one of those people who finds a little OOC-ness completely annoying, skip and go to chapter five. For the rest of you:

A/N: I have had complaints about Hermione's behavior in this story. I will admit, that she is acting out-of-character. But, I am doing better, now that classes have started and she has schoolwork to concentrate on.

A/N: I have also been getting complaints about how Hermione's outfits don't fit in. I offer this explanation to you nit-picky people: I am a fourteen-year-old girl. I have an incredibly short attention span. Hence me getting one chapter out a week. When I'm doing good. I don't have time for research, and I really don't want to have to put in a whole ordeal about her clothes.

A/N: More complaints. If you don't like hearing me gripe about them, don't give 'em to me. Anyway, this one was about Hermione's hair. I know that it would not straighten completely. But I have a friend who has bushy hair, and hers has toned down considerably in the past year or so. (lol, Jade!)

A/N: One of my friends, not naming any names, complained about how often I update. Once again, I have the attention span of a rock. I cannot sit down in front of a computer for hours on end and type. At least not on the same story. So, If you don't like it, find a different story to read. I'll update when I get the chapters out, at my own pace. I am sorry.

A/N: Also, not sure, but someone said James and Lily were head boy and girl. But I need Severus to be staying in the head boy's dorm. And besides, I thought head b/g weren't allowed to be from the same house. I don't know. Forgive me if I'm wrong.

A/N: And I would like to point out that I FIXED THE TIME MESS UP THING! I ACKNOWLEGED THAT I SCREWED UP! GET OFF MY BACK! Now, you may continue reading the story:

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They walked back to Hogwarts, enjoying each other's presence. At dinner, Severus sat next to her, with his arm wrapped protectively around her waist. After they finished dinner, they went back to the common room, where they talked for a while, before Hermione went to get ready for bed.

Safe under her covers, she vaguely remembered that she still had to go get her books from the potions Professor. Good thing that was her first class in the morning...

Chapter Five: First Classes

Hermione awoke to a gentle knock on her door. "Go away before I hex you," she said to whoever was on the other side. The door opened and Severus came into the room.

"Severus! Did it ever occur to you that I might sleep in the nude?" she threw her pillow at the intruder.

"Do you?" he sat down on her bed.

"Well, no, but that's beside the point." She got out of bed and went over to the wardrobe, pulling out a set of school robes. "Are you going to leave?"

"Wasn't planning on it, no." he grinned. Hermione rolled her eyes and sighed.

"Fine, then." She pulled out a simple red t-shirt and black denim shorts. Then, much to Severus's surprise, she pulled her shirt and pj pants off. She was standing there in her red underwear and matching bra. Without even looking at Severus, she put on the shirt and shorts before pulling her robes on over them. She grabbed a brush out of the desk, and began to pull her hair back, french braiding it.

After she was finished, she turned to Severus. "You'll need to go out through your room, in case anyone's watching." She walked out of her room, and waited in the common room for him.

Hermione and Severus raced down the hallway to potions. She skidded to a halt in front of the door, and Severus opened it. They raced in, and sat down in the only empty seats left; which happened to be across the room from each other. Since there was one more Slytherin than usual, Hermione was forced to sit with the Gryffindors. Which, as they thought she was a Slytherin, was not a pleasant experience. She was sitting by who she assumed was Lily Evans, seeing as she was wearing a head girl badge. They were directly in front of James and Sirius.

"Psst," said Sirius as the potions professor turned to write the ingredients they would need on the blackboard. "Hey, Granger, psst." Hermione threw an evil glare over her shoulder at him, before turning back to her work. Lily leaned over to whisper to her.

"If you don't answer him, he'll keep getting louder." She then must've realized she was offering help to a Slytherin, because she averted her eyes, and seemed incredibly interested in the nib of her quill. Hermione sighed, made sure Professor Sparce wasn't looking, then turned to Sirius.

"What do you want, Black?"

"Your first name."

"No." Hermione turned back around to write down the rest of the ingredients. She felt someone kicking her stool. She turned around and gave him a very annoyed glare. "What?" she hissed.

"Why not?" he was looking at her with puppy dog eyes. She almost laughed at the personal joke. (Puppy dog...Animagus...get it?)

"Because. I said so. Now leave me alone." She turned back around and began writing down the directions. She once again felt him kicking her stool. She sighed, and turned back around. "Look, if you don't stop it, I don't care how many points my house loses, I swear I'll come over the table and rip you a new one."

Sirius looked surprised and a little afraid. "All I want is to know your first name." She sighed, and glared at him.

"Hermione." She turned around, but could feel Sirius's smile on her back.
During the rest of their classes, Hermione always sat next to Severus, with Lucius on the other side of him. It was almost like the relationship she, Ron, and Harry shared. The only difference was, Hermione knew it shouldn't happen.

She knew it was wrong. She knew she shouldn't be dating her Professor, but she couldn't help it. And she couldn't blame it on him. He had no clue of what happened in the future, much less that they saw each other on a daily basis.

She knew that, come January, she would have to go back home, and so did he. But it wasn't a problem until Halloween.
"Miss Granger," said McGonagall right after her last class of the day. She was ready to go back to her room and sleep until the ball tonight. "The Headmaster wishes to see you in his office. The password is honey drop."

So Hermione went to Dumbledore's office. She knocked on his door at the top of the spiral staircase. "Miss Granger, come in!" he was smiling as Hermione opened the door. "Miss Granger, I am pleased to tell you that there is a way to send you back home tonight."

Hermione didn't move, unsure how to respond. After a moment of silence, she asked, "Um, Professor, is there some way I could have a couple more days? I want to say goodbye to everyone, tell them my dad got moved back to Albania."

"Yes, Miss Granger, that is entirely possible. In fact, you could return at any time." Hermione half expected him to say, 'just click your heels together three time and say, there's no time like the present.' Instead, he said, "Just come to me when you wish to go home."

She nodded. "Thank you, Professor."
Hermione was somewhat distracted as she got ready for the Halloween ball. Students were either to wear a costume or dress robes. Hermione opted for a costume. She was going as a harem girl. She had a gold and blue top with a matching skirt. The skirt was mainly a blue veil, with a gold waistband that sat low on her hips. The top was mainly gold, with a small amount of blue trim. It ended just below her breasts, leaving a lot of stomach showing. She looked in the mirror and smiled. Even if she wasn't gonna be here much longer, she was going to have fun tonight.

As she walked into the great hall, she saw that there were a lot of other students already there. The table had been cleared away, except for one that was pushed against the wall for refreshments. She walked over to where Severus was standing by the punch bowl. She snuck up behind him and wrapped her arms around his waist. He turned around, and smiled.

"You look very nice," he said. "Not sure if that costume's quite appropriate. But it's very original."

"More original than yours," she said. Severus was dressed as a pirate. He had on a light gold jacket, with a white shirt underneath and dark blue pants. He even had an eyepatch. "Pirate. Very original. How many of those are here?" she giggled at his scowl. "Shouldn't do that, your face might stick that way." She stood on her tiptoes to give him a chaste kiss. "Besides, I'm sure you are the best dressed pirate here."

"Well, well, well," said a voice behind him. "Has she managed to get into your pants yet, or are you still playing iron shorts?" Hermione turned around to see Sirius Black. She fought the urge to slap him.

"Bugger off, Black," said Severus. "No one was talking to you. Come on, Hermione." They turned to walk away.

"Oh, since when does the great head boy back down from a fight? The woman must be getting to you, Snape." Sirius grinned dangerously. Hermione grabbed Severus's arm as he made a move towards Sirius.

"Come on, Severus." She pulled on his arm. Severus seemed to have planted his feet in the floor.

"That's right, Snape," said Sirius. "There's no way you would win against me anyway. I'm the best." Hermione stopped pulling on Severus's arm. She walked calmly over to Sirius, staring him down the entire time. When she was about a foot and a half away, she stopped and just narrowed her eyes at him. Sirius's grin faded. Then without warning, Hermione punched him in the jaw.

"Damn!" he cursed, holding his jaw.

Hermione reached out and grabbed the front of his robes. She brought him to her eye level. "Listen up, Black. I am sick of you talking like that. You had better the hell straighten up, cause someday you're going to get hurt fooling around." She shoved him away from her, then turned to Severus. They walked further down the table. Severus put his arm around Hermione's waist.

"Hermione, that was amazing." Hermione was looking at the ground. She hadn't wanted to hurt Sirius, but it was his carefree, no one can touch me attitude that had gotten him killed. She felt a tear run down her cheek. "Hermione? Are you all right?" Hermione nodded, and wiped the tear away.

The band that was playing struck up a slow song. Hermione smiled. "Would you like to dance?" she asked. Severus nodded, and they walked out onto the dance floor. As they began to dance, with Severus leading, Hermione leaned against Severus and allowed her mind to wander.

She would have to leave this weekend. Every day she grew more and more fond of Severus, but every day was one day closer to when they would have to part. She couldn't take it anymore.

The song ended, jerking Hermione back to reality. Severus led her out into the entrance hall. They walked outside, and sat on the steps. "Hermione?" asked Severus. Hermione smiled at him, and leaned forward to kiss him.

As they broke apart, both Severus and Hermione opened their mouths at the same time. "You go first," said Hermione.

"Hermione," said Severus, "I love you."

Hermione breathed in sharply. She had meant to tell him that she was leaving. How could she follow his statement with that? "Hermione?"

"Severus...I..." Hermione shook her head. She stood up and ran down to the Slytherin common room, and through into her room. She threw herself on her bed and cried into her pillows.
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"If I had said that I was in Gryffindor, would you still have gone out with me?"

"Ye-"Severus stopped. "No. No, I wouldn't have. You're right." he looked into her eyes for a long moment, then leaned forward and brushed his lips against hers in a very brief kiss. Then he turned to leave. When he was standing in the doorway, he turned back and looked at her. "I don't deserve you."
Okay, I need some input! I'm going to do one ending, then post an alternate one, but I want to know which you want to see first. So tell me in a review!

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