Hermione went down to the dungeons 10 minutes before she was due. Her spirits were low. Harry and Ron had tried to cheer her up by saying "Hex the git if he starts any problems" or "You've got a brilliant right hook, Mione. You can take care of him." Thinking of this it made her smile. She had the greatest friends. Even if Ron was a little slow sometimes, and Harry had a bad temper. It did not matter. They were HER friends, and they were wonderful.
She opened Snape's door and heard his slimy voice ring out. "You're late, Granger."
"I'm 10 minutes early, sir." Hermione protested.
"Well, Draco seemed to make it 20 minutes early. So as far as I'm concerned, you are late." He said with a nasty grin.
She sighed and went to his desk.
"You're detention will be served in the dark forest. You are to gather leaves from a particular tree, for me. I have a very complicated potion to make, so do not mess this up. The type of leaves I am looking for are called 'Serpentatia'. The trail you will take is 10 yards past Hagrid's shack. You will see that glowing stones light it up. Stick to that trail. At the end of this trail, you will see a rather large tree. This is the only tree that you are to take leaves from. I need them to be ripe and cleanly cut. You are not to pick the ones that have fallen off the tree. Here is the basket you will use. I want it filled to the top"
He handed over a basket that appeared to be 10 inches wide and 5 inches deep. However, much to their dismay, when you look inside you can see that it was actually 4 feet deep. They groaned inwardly, as this would make them spend more unwanted time together.
"If it isn't filled by the time you leave, you will continue this until it is, Granger. Now hand over your wands. I don't need you two killing each other. Although, that would make my problems a lot easier. " They handed them over slowly. "Leave now!" He ordered loudly.
It was not even 2 seconds after they stepped out of the classroom that Malfoy started more trouble with her.
"I am going to take my time tonight so that you have to go back tomorrow alone." He said arrogantly.
"As far as I'm concerned, I am alone." She retorted.
"Well in that case, if anything dangerous happens to attack us, I'll make sure to throw you up front." He said, sneering.
They finally reached the forest and saw the stones that glowed.
"There isn't much light provided by those stones. Maybe I can ask Hagrid for a torch or something." Hermione thought out loud.
"Oh no you don't. We're not asking that oaf for help. It is fine."
"Well if you can see so well, you lead the way."
Malfoy gulped. It was a well known fact that he was afraid of the forest, rather he admit it or not.
After an hour of walking, Hermione broke the silence.
"The stones are getting lighter. We wont be able to see after long."
"We'll see just fine. Quit whining." He said gruffly.
"I am not whining. I was just worried." She stated.
"It sounded like whining to me, mudblood. Just shut up already. You're voice is driving me nutters."
"You were already crazy, ferret face. Speaking of people who are mental, how is your dad these days?"
Malfoy stopped suddenly and balled his fists. He stood there for a second and you could almost see steam coming from his ears. Then he started walking again, but faster this time.
They walked in silence until they came upon the tree. In was huge and looked as if it could take up an entire football field.
"Wow." Hermione whispered. They stood there in awe for a few minutes before Malfoy started walking towards the tree.
"How are we supposed to cut any leaves? The branches are at least 9 feet from the ground!" said Hermione.
Malfoy wouldn't answer.
"Hello?" She said waving her hand in his face.
"Figure it out on your own." He said, and threw the basket at her.
"Fine."
Hermione tried finding a spot to climb up. She had a good leg up but was about to fall when suddenly, Malfoy was there to push her up.
"Don't kill yourself, Granger. Leave that for me."
He started to walk off.
"Thank you, Malfoy." She said softly. He looked back at her and shrugged it off.
After 2 hours of her cutting leaves (and Malfoy sitting in the grass), she had the basket half full.
"I'm going to take a break. Do you want to take over?" She asked.
"Oh, can I?." He said sarcastically.
"Look, I'm sorry about the comment I made about your father. Perhaps that was a little low." She said, after a few moments of silence.
"To tell you the truth, I don't really care if he's in there or not." He said softly.
"Really? But I thought that you .."
" No, I didn't 'adore' him as much as everyone made it out. Or as much as I made it out. But I don't want to talk about it anymore, especially not with you."
She sat quietly for a few more moments. She glanced over to her left and saw something shining.
"What..is that?" Hermione said as she walked over to it.
As she got closer she realized that it was an apple. All of a sudden she became famished. Taking the apple from the tree, she took a large bite from it. It tasted so sweet and juicy that she wanted more. Before she could take another bite, Malfoy grabbed it out of her hand and took a bite as well.
All of a sudden, the world seemed to stop. The crickets quit chirping, the wind quit blowing, and they both found it hard to move.
(a/n) ALright guys. Like i've said, this is my first fic. I've had this idea for a long time, but writing it down how i've pictured it was the problem. I accept all critisizm. I want to say thank you for my first reviewers. Your comments were extremely sweet! Thank you.
She opened Snape's door and heard his slimy voice ring out. "You're late, Granger."
"I'm 10 minutes early, sir." Hermione protested.
"Well, Draco seemed to make it 20 minutes early. So as far as I'm concerned, you are late." He said with a nasty grin.
She sighed and went to his desk.
"You're detention will be served in the dark forest. You are to gather leaves from a particular tree, for me. I have a very complicated potion to make, so do not mess this up. The type of leaves I am looking for are called 'Serpentatia'. The trail you will take is 10 yards past Hagrid's shack. You will see that glowing stones light it up. Stick to that trail. At the end of this trail, you will see a rather large tree. This is the only tree that you are to take leaves from. I need them to be ripe and cleanly cut. You are not to pick the ones that have fallen off the tree. Here is the basket you will use. I want it filled to the top"
He handed over a basket that appeared to be 10 inches wide and 5 inches deep. However, much to their dismay, when you look inside you can see that it was actually 4 feet deep. They groaned inwardly, as this would make them spend more unwanted time together.
"If it isn't filled by the time you leave, you will continue this until it is, Granger. Now hand over your wands. I don't need you two killing each other. Although, that would make my problems a lot easier. " They handed them over slowly. "Leave now!" He ordered loudly.
It was not even 2 seconds after they stepped out of the classroom that Malfoy started more trouble with her.
"I am going to take my time tonight so that you have to go back tomorrow alone." He said arrogantly.
"As far as I'm concerned, I am alone." She retorted.
"Well in that case, if anything dangerous happens to attack us, I'll make sure to throw you up front." He said, sneering.
They finally reached the forest and saw the stones that glowed.
"There isn't much light provided by those stones. Maybe I can ask Hagrid for a torch or something." Hermione thought out loud.
"Oh no you don't. We're not asking that oaf for help. It is fine."
"Well if you can see so well, you lead the way."
Malfoy gulped. It was a well known fact that he was afraid of the forest, rather he admit it or not.
After an hour of walking, Hermione broke the silence.
"The stones are getting lighter. We wont be able to see after long."
"We'll see just fine. Quit whining." He said gruffly.
"I am not whining. I was just worried." She stated.
"It sounded like whining to me, mudblood. Just shut up already. You're voice is driving me nutters."
"You were already crazy, ferret face. Speaking of people who are mental, how is your dad these days?"
Malfoy stopped suddenly and balled his fists. He stood there for a second and you could almost see steam coming from his ears. Then he started walking again, but faster this time.
They walked in silence until they came upon the tree. In was huge and looked as if it could take up an entire football field.
"Wow." Hermione whispered. They stood there in awe for a few minutes before Malfoy started walking towards the tree.
"How are we supposed to cut any leaves? The branches are at least 9 feet from the ground!" said Hermione.
Malfoy wouldn't answer.
"Hello?" She said waving her hand in his face.
"Figure it out on your own." He said, and threw the basket at her.
"Fine."
Hermione tried finding a spot to climb up. She had a good leg up but was about to fall when suddenly, Malfoy was there to push her up.
"Don't kill yourself, Granger. Leave that for me."
He started to walk off.
"Thank you, Malfoy." She said softly. He looked back at her and shrugged it off.
After 2 hours of her cutting leaves (and Malfoy sitting in the grass), she had the basket half full.
"I'm going to take a break. Do you want to take over?" She asked.
"Oh, can I?." He said sarcastically.
"Look, I'm sorry about the comment I made about your father. Perhaps that was a little low." She said, after a few moments of silence.
"To tell you the truth, I don't really care if he's in there or not." He said softly.
"Really? But I thought that you .."
" No, I didn't 'adore' him as much as everyone made it out. Or as much as I made it out. But I don't want to talk about it anymore, especially not with you."
She sat quietly for a few more moments. She glanced over to her left and saw something shining.
"What..is that?" Hermione said as she walked over to it.
As she got closer she realized that it was an apple. All of a sudden she became famished. Taking the apple from the tree, she took a large bite from it. It tasted so sweet and juicy that she wanted more. Before she could take another bite, Malfoy grabbed it out of her hand and took a bite as well.
All of a sudden, the world seemed to stop. The crickets quit chirping, the wind quit blowing, and they both found it hard to move.
(a/n) ALright guys. Like i've said, this is my first fic. I've had this idea for a long time, but writing it down how i've pictured it was the problem. I accept all critisizm. I want to say thank you for my first reviewers. Your comments were extremely sweet! Thank you.
