Hermione felt awful about not being completely honest with Ron. 'It's not like I lied completely…..I never said that I didn't kiss Severus….I mean Snape. I just said that it sounded crazy, which it does. So really I was being honest. Then why do I feel so guilty?' She asked herself. She walked downstairs to the common room, where she was greeted by Ron and Harry.
" Hey Hermione," the two boys said in unison.
"Hey," she said half heartedly.
"Shall we go then?" Harry asked, trying desperately to avoid another fight between his two best friends, which he knew was impossible if one of them got annoyed at the other.
"Right," Hermione agreed.
So they walked downstairs to the Great Hall, as they had done almost every other morning. Harry noticed something different in Ron's attitude though. He sounded like he was going out of his way to be overly friendly. He was doing it in a nervous way too.
"Everything alright, Ron?" Harry asked.
"Er…yes, fine, why do you ask?" Ron answered, a bit too quickly.
"You're just acting strangely or something, as if you were afraid something is going to jump out at you, I'm probably just imagining it though, forget I mentioned it," Harry said, still not convinced.
"Uh….Right," Ron said.
They arrived in the Great Hall and took their usual seats in the middle of the Gryffindor table. Harry kissed Ginny on the cheek, Ron tried to look away.
Ron pulled Harry by the arm to whisper in his ear, "I'm sorry about last night, Harry, I shouldn't have reacted the way I did."
"Er….don't worry about it, Ron, but don't be surprised if the news is already all over the school," Harry said.
"How would anyone know, except the Dean, Seamus, and Neville?" Ron asked.
"Well, I know you didn't notice it, but you woke up the entire Gryffindor house," Harry said nervously.
"Oh, well, I won't let that bother me, I'll just knock the lights out of anyone who I hear talking about it," Ron said slightly angry. Just then Lavender and Parviti walks by.
"Good show, Ron," Lavender said as if it was nothing.
"It kept me entertained for a few minutes," Parviti said trying to reinforce what Lavender had said.
"Shut up," Ron said, his face turning red.
"What class do we have first today?" Hermione asked, trying to avoid Ron's explosion.
"Defense against the Dark Arts," Ron said, still obviously upset.
"Oh, well, we'd better get going then," Hermione said.
"Right," Harry agreed.
They walked up to the Defense against the Dark Arts classroom. The bell rang as the three walked in the door.
"Sit down everyone," replied their new teacher, ex-auror, Kingsley Shacklebolt. "Today we will be working on the 'Flipendo knock back jinx," he declared. "Take out your wand, move it to the left, then to the right and yell 'Flipendo'" he instructed.
Harry and Hermione were paired together. After the proper wand movements, Hermione yelled, "Flipendo!" and Harry was knocked back several feet. Harry did the same, Hermione was pushed back just as far.
"Excellent! Five points to Gryffindor!" Professor Shacklebolt said. After he saw that everyone was soon catching on, he said, "Wonderful, class dismissed," and the bell rang.
"Ugh, I swear I was the only one in our class who couldn't properly perform that spell, I thought it was pretty difficult!" Ron complained.
"If you'd like, I could show you," Hermione said.
"Sure, how about now?" Ron asked.
"I can't now, we're not allowed to perform spells in the halls," Hermione warned.
"I know, I know, but who cares, there aren't any teachers around," Ron said, not actually looking.
"Ugh, fine," she agreed. "FLIPENDO!!!" she yelled, the spell was so strong was knocked off his feet.
"HERMIONE GRANGER! You of all people should know better than to use magic in the halls, I'm most disappointed in you! I'm afraid I'll have to give you a detention for this evening!" Professor Flitwick said.
"But Professor!" Hermione protested.
"No buts, I will see you in my office tonight at seven sharp, don't be late," Professor Flitwick said.
"Yes, sir," Hermione said, she could feel tears in her eyes.
"Hermione, I'm so sorry," Ron tried to tell her, but it was no point, she had already ran into the girls' bathroom crying.
'Detention? Me?! This is awful! I've never had to go to detention alone before' Hermione thought to herself. 'It's all Ron's fault, I told him I didn't want to do it, and look where it landed me!'
The day went by all too quickly and before she knew it, it was six thirty, and she found herself heading up to Professor's Flitwick's office.
"Oh, didn't you hear? Professor Snape has offered to monitor your detention this evening," Professor Flitwick squeaked.
"Oh, ok," Hermione said. 'Did he just say that Snape offered to monitor my detention? This will be interesting' Hermione thought almost happily to herself. Hermione began her way down to the dungeons. Soon, she was in front of the door to Professor Snape's office. She knocked on the door, and Professor Snape was out instantly.
"Your punishment will be to clean out the school's music room," Snape said dryly.
" I didn't know this school had a music room," Hermione blurted out.
"Oh, of course, not to worry, it's not too big, and even though most teachers wouldn't, I will allow you to use magic to do clean it," Snape said, almost nicely.
"Oh, um…thank you, Professor," Hermione said.
"Here we are," Snape said, standing in front of two doors which Hermione had never seen before. Snape opened the doors to reveal many old instruments. "I suppose since I have to watch you anyway, I'll help you, so I can get out of here sooner," Snape said casually.
"How nice of you," Hermione said.
And so they worked, for what didn't seem long at all.
"Finished," Snape said. He walked over to the piano and began to play a song. Even though Hermione didn't recognize it, she thought it sounded beautiful.
"That was lovely," Hermione said truthfully. "But won't other teachers get suspicious?" Hermione asked sounding slightly nervous.
"Oh, don't worry, you're the only person in the entire world who can hear this song," Snape told her.
"So it whether or not person can hear the music depends on the person who's playing?" Hermione asked slightly confused.
"That's correct," Snape stated,
"I'm still a little confused, it depends on what's in the person's mind?" Hermione asked sounding flustered.
"I can award one point to Gryffindor for that explanation. Too bad though, it could've been two points, a more proper explanation would be, what's in the player's heart," Snape explained.
"So basically, it what the player's heart wants?" Hermione asked.
"Well, I suppose I could award five points to Gryffindor for that. But once more, you could've doubled it, by giving the more proper explanation," Snape said.
"Which would be…….?" Hermione asked, getting confused again.
"The only person who can hear it, is not whom the player's heart wants, but whom the player's heart needs," Snape explained. Hermione gasped, at the realization of what he meant. "Don't tell me you didn't know?" Snape asked, "that I've fallen for you."
Hermione pushed one of the piano keys herself, "Could you hear it?" she asked.
"Clear as a bell," Snape said happily. Before she could say anything else, Snape had leaned in once again, and pulled her into a more deep, and passionate kiss.
"How sweet!" Lavender whispered to Parviti.
"I know that they don't know we're here, but I still feel as though we're intruding, perhaps we should leave?" Parviti said not tearing her eyes away from the kissing couple.
"Right," Lavender agreed. They left the two, who still continued their kiss.
A/N: What do you think? Next chapter the Yule Ball! Hermione loves Snape but has to go with Ron, I wonder what will happen there…… Thanks for your reviews. Any more ideas as to how Lavender and Parviti remain undetected? I've had one guess, but it was wrong, sorry. I'll help you. You'll find your answer in Chapter 3 of the OOTP. I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and thanks again to my reviewers!
" Hey Hermione," the two boys said in unison.
"Hey," she said half heartedly.
"Shall we go then?" Harry asked, trying desperately to avoid another fight between his two best friends, which he knew was impossible if one of them got annoyed at the other.
"Right," Hermione agreed.
So they walked downstairs to the Great Hall, as they had done almost every other morning. Harry noticed something different in Ron's attitude though. He sounded like he was going out of his way to be overly friendly. He was doing it in a nervous way too.
"Everything alright, Ron?" Harry asked.
"Er…yes, fine, why do you ask?" Ron answered, a bit too quickly.
"You're just acting strangely or something, as if you were afraid something is going to jump out at you, I'm probably just imagining it though, forget I mentioned it," Harry said, still not convinced.
"Uh….Right," Ron said.
They arrived in the Great Hall and took their usual seats in the middle of the Gryffindor table. Harry kissed Ginny on the cheek, Ron tried to look away.
Ron pulled Harry by the arm to whisper in his ear, "I'm sorry about last night, Harry, I shouldn't have reacted the way I did."
"Er….don't worry about it, Ron, but don't be surprised if the news is already all over the school," Harry said.
"How would anyone know, except the Dean, Seamus, and Neville?" Ron asked.
"Well, I know you didn't notice it, but you woke up the entire Gryffindor house," Harry said nervously.
"Oh, well, I won't let that bother me, I'll just knock the lights out of anyone who I hear talking about it," Ron said slightly angry. Just then Lavender and Parviti walks by.
"Good show, Ron," Lavender said as if it was nothing.
"It kept me entertained for a few minutes," Parviti said trying to reinforce what Lavender had said.
"Shut up," Ron said, his face turning red.
"What class do we have first today?" Hermione asked, trying to avoid Ron's explosion.
"Defense against the Dark Arts," Ron said, still obviously upset.
"Oh, well, we'd better get going then," Hermione said.
"Right," Harry agreed.
They walked up to the Defense against the Dark Arts classroom. The bell rang as the three walked in the door.
"Sit down everyone," replied their new teacher, ex-auror, Kingsley Shacklebolt. "Today we will be working on the 'Flipendo knock back jinx," he declared. "Take out your wand, move it to the left, then to the right and yell 'Flipendo'" he instructed.
Harry and Hermione were paired together. After the proper wand movements, Hermione yelled, "Flipendo!" and Harry was knocked back several feet. Harry did the same, Hermione was pushed back just as far.
"Excellent! Five points to Gryffindor!" Professor Shacklebolt said. After he saw that everyone was soon catching on, he said, "Wonderful, class dismissed," and the bell rang.
"Ugh, I swear I was the only one in our class who couldn't properly perform that spell, I thought it was pretty difficult!" Ron complained.
"If you'd like, I could show you," Hermione said.
"Sure, how about now?" Ron asked.
"I can't now, we're not allowed to perform spells in the halls," Hermione warned.
"I know, I know, but who cares, there aren't any teachers around," Ron said, not actually looking.
"Ugh, fine," she agreed. "FLIPENDO!!!" she yelled, the spell was so strong was knocked off his feet.
"HERMIONE GRANGER! You of all people should know better than to use magic in the halls, I'm most disappointed in you! I'm afraid I'll have to give you a detention for this evening!" Professor Flitwick said.
"But Professor!" Hermione protested.
"No buts, I will see you in my office tonight at seven sharp, don't be late," Professor Flitwick said.
"Yes, sir," Hermione said, she could feel tears in her eyes.
"Hermione, I'm so sorry," Ron tried to tell her, but it was no point, she had already ran into the girls' bathroom crying.
'Detention? Me?! This is awful! I've never had to go to detention alone before' Hermione thought to herself. 'It's all Ron's fault, I told him I didn't want to do it, and look where it landed me!'
The day went by all too quickly and before she knew it, it was six thirty, and she found herself heading up to Professor's Flitwick's office.
"Oh, didn't you hear? Professor Snape has offered to monitor your detention this evening," Professor Flitwick squeaked.
"Oh, ok," Hermione said. 'Did he just say that Snape offered to monitor my detention? This will be interesting' Hermione thought almost happily to herself. Hermione began her way down to the dungeons. Soon, she was in front of the door to Professor Snape's office. She knocked on the door, and Professor Snape was out instantly.
"Your punishment will be to clean out the school's music room," Snape said dryly.
" I didn't know this school had a music room," Hermione blurted out.
"Oh, of course, not to worry, it's not too big, and even though most teachers wouldn't, I will allow you to use magic to do clean it," Snape said, almost nicely.
"Oh, um…thank you, Professor," Hermione said.
"Here we are," Snape said, standing in front of two doors which Hermione had never seen before. Snape opened the doors to reveal many old instruments. "I suppose since I have to watch you anyway, I'll help you, so I can get out of here sooner," Snape said casually.
"How nice of you," Hermione said.
And so they worked, for what didn't seem long at all.
"Finished," Snape said. He walked over to the piano and began to play a song. Even though Hermione didn't recognize it, she thought it sounded beautiful.
"That was lovely," Hermione said truthfully. "But won't other teachers get suspicious?" Hermione asked sounding slightly nervous.
"Oh, don't worry, you're the only person in the entire world who can hear this song," Snape told her.
"So it whether or not person can hear the music depends on the person who's playing?" Hermione asked slightly confused.
"That's correct," Snape stated,
"I'm still a little confused, it depends on what's in the person's mind?" Hermione asked sounding flustered.
"I can award one point to Gryffindor for that explanation. Too bad though, it could've been two points, a more proper explanation would be, what's in the player's heart," Snape explained.
"So basically, it what the player's heart wants?" Hermione asked.
"Well, I suppose I could award five points to Gryffindor for that. But once more, you could've doubled it, by giving the more proper explanation," Snape said.
"Which would be…….?" Hermione asked, getting confused again.
"The only person who can hear it, is not whom the player's heart wants, but whom the player's heart needs," Snape explained. Hermione gasped, at the realization of what he meant. "Don't tell me you didn't know?" Snape asked, "that I've fallen for you."
Hermione pushed one of the piano keys herself, "Could you hear it?" she asked.
"Clear as a bell," Snape said happily. Before she could say anything else, Snape had leaned in once again, and pulled her into a more deep, and passionate kiss.
"How sweet!" Lavender whispered to Parviti.
"I know that they don't know we're here, but I still feel as though we're intruding, perhaps we should leave?" Parviti said not tearing her eyes away from the kissing couple.
"Right," Lavender agreed. They left the two, who still continued their kiss.
A/N: What do you think? Next chapter the Yule Ball! Hermione loves Snape but has to go with Ron, I wonder what will happen there…… Thanks for your reviews. Any more ideas as to how Lavender and Parviti remain undetected? I've had one guess, but it was wrong, sorry. I'll help you. You'll find your answer in Chapter 3 of the OOTP. I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and thanks again to my reviewers!