AN: Got some more for you guys. It's quite short, but I thought it better to cut the chapter here rather than later on. To make up for it I'll post some more tomorrow morning. The whole thing will be finished in four chapters, three and four being a little longer. Enjoy number two. Please read and review.

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Pathatlon: Thanks for the review. It was the first for this story and you made me feel extremely happy. However, if you're expecting a real ADMM, I'll have to disappoint you. This is more of something else. (You probably already guessed, but if not, then you'll see soon enough). But, there will be more ADMM too, so have fun with the next part.

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Chapter two:

In the mean time, Hermione was absolutely not reading. Studying maybe, but certainly not reading. Just like the past few days, she had slipped out of the Gryffindor commonroom, and gone down to the dungeons.

A few weeks back, she had asked professor Snape's help on a potion (far above NEWT level) she had read about and didn't quite catch. He was happy he finally found a student interested in his art (even if it was the know-it-all Granger), and they had started talking, slowly becoming friends in the process.

Before the holidays, she hadn't seen him quite that frequently, cause Harry and Ron were still there, and every time she had had to cover it up as Head Girl duties or helping professor McGonnagall.

From the start of the holidays, she had been going down to his quarters early in the morning, and not coming out until late in the evening. He had been teaching her some more complicated potions, and the finer details of his art.

Today, he had planned on teaching her the Polyjuice potion. He didn't know, she had already done that one, and she wasn't about to tell him.

He had just finished taking out all the needed ingredients and flipped open a book on the recipe.

"We'll see if you can manage this one Miss Granger, it's not the easiest one around..." he said with a chuckle.

'Ah he thinks I've going to have trouble with it... I'll show him.' She thought.

"I'll try my best professor."

He then left here working quietly, leaving to check on the supplies in the Hospital wing.

When he returned, she almost gave him a heart attack.

"Ah, professor Snape, just in time I see. I've finished the basics, just need to leave it be and add the peace of the person to change in."

His mouth almost hung open. "Hermione..."

'He called me Hermione...'

'Argh, what's wrong with me, I called her Hermione...'

"Hermione, 'Damn, I did it again', you seem to be damn good at Potions, you sure you didn't do this before?"

'He caught me, well, no harm done by telling him the story...'

"You got me professor, I made a batch in second year."

He chuckled again, almost laughing. "I suppose I'd better not ask why, when and where?"

"Thanks, I'd indeed prefer not telling that."

"Well then I think you're up to the big work. We're making Veritaserum this afternoon." He stated simply.

"Veritaserum? But that's on the Potionsexam at University?!?!"

"That's right Hermione, but I think you can do it now. I'll help, don't worry."

"Fine then, let's get some lunch first and then get started."

"Works with me." And together they went to the Great hall for lunch.

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Chapter two for you guys. I did my best. Please review and make my day.

Sara