The next morning at around six and six-thirty Snape was at his office desk and had a mug full of black coffee and was reading Hermione's diary.

Dear Diary,

I thought that yesterday was going to be the worst day of my life. But between having lost my grandfather two good things had happened.

I got to hex Malfoy, which was pretty fun and then Professor Snape himself gave me an Apprenticeship to Potions! I cannot remember any time in my life where I have felt this happy.

I have got go now. It's getting close to seven and I don't want to be late.

-Hermione

Severus had set the journal down and thought about it's contents for a minute. Putting it away he started to reflect on why he had given her the apprenticeship. He knew from reading from the front of the journal, that she had started in her first year, that Potions was her favorite class. But that was not the reason why he had picked her. He picked her so that maybe she would open up a bit and tell her what exactly was wrong with her grandmother, that way he could "accidentally" have her make the Potion she needed to help her. He was planning on helping her with both of her grandparent's, but as it turned out her grandfather died before he could do anything to prevent it from happening.

Severus snapped out of his thoughts went there was a knock on his door.

"Enter." he said in his usual curt voice. Hermione Granger came through the door and up to his desk.

"This morning you and I will go down to the Great Hall together and then the Headmaster will make the announcement. The classes you will supervise will talk about after breakfast, all your other teaches agreed that I could take you from there classes today." as he said the last part he had gotten up and had motioned for Hermione to as well.

"Now, with that settled, breakfast?" he walked out the door and Hermione was right behind them. When they entered the Great Hall everyone had looked her way and then gasp as she had sat down next to Snape at the Staff Table. Dumbledore looked around merrily at the student body and then got up.

"I have an announcement to make." said Dumbledore. He waited until everyone was quiet before he continued.

"Hermione Granger has taken the job of being Professor Snape's very first Potions Apprentice." he sat back down as the Great Hall erupted with chatter. Snape just sat back in his chair with a satisfied smirk on his face.

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Hope you all like it!

-Amanda