She made her way quietly down the dungeon stairs and headed to Professor Snape's Office. She knocked on the door when she reached it and waited till the door barely creaked open admitting her entrance, but when she got in the black haired person at the desk defiantly wasn't Snape. Instead it was a girl who looked Herminoe's age, and she even seemed to be a muggle born judging by her muggle cloths (black low-rise stretch jeans with a silver belt and a tight black green T-shirtshe seemed to have made herself at home because Hermione noticed she was grading papers in her matching green socks).

"Can I help you?" she asked running her hand through her black hair that reached past her shoulders.

"Yes, I'm Hermione Granger-"

"Clearly" she said cutting Hermione off staring at her stomach.

Hermione blushed, "Severous told me about you" she said with a grin that showed off her braces, with green rubber bands.

Hermione realized the girl must know the man well if they were having casual conversations and she could refer to him by his first name. Perhaps they were related.

"Yes, well, do you know where he is, I would like a word with him." Hermione said trying not to sound too awkward.

The girl walked away from the chair she had been grading papers in and flopped into Snape's cushioned one on the other side of his desk.

"I've got no idea, but I think he said something about going to Hogsmade for some rare potions ingredients for something to make a vocal silencing potion for his first years" she snickered "I'm Jordan by the way." she said reading Hermione's mind. Then she went back to grading papers.

"You can wait here for him if you want he shouldn't be too much longer." she said without looking up.

"Are you his helper?" Hermione asked curiously.

"I guess you could say that." She smirked

Hermione wasn't sure what to do so she just sat in the chair Jordan had been in, pulled a book out of her bag, and started to read it. Then about fifteen to twenty minutes later Snape came in with a brown paper bag full of items unknown to Hermione.

"I apologize, it took me longer than I had said it would but the woman at the potions store had no idea what she was doing and-"Snape had walked all the way next to Jordan before realizing Hermione was there, and stopped dead staring at her. Jordan however just grinned at the potions master and giggled.

"Did'ja get me anything?" she said looking at him expectantly.

"When did she get here?" he asked her setting his bag down.

"A while ago" she said looking put out that he hadn't answered her "So?" she repeated.

"Oh, no I didn't sorry" he said still looking at Hermione. Jordan stuck her tongue at Snape.

"Where's the gum you bought me a yesterday?" she asked as Snape opened the top drawer and handed Jordan several pieces of bubble gum.

"Could you leave Miss Granger and I alone for a moment Jordan?" he asked her gentally. Jordan nodded and gave Snape an affectionate kiss on the lips that lasted a bit too long for comfort. 'Okay' Hermione thought 'defiantly not related' and then she left unwrapping her gum as she walked out of the room in her socks.

"I'll wait in your room!" she called from the hallway as Snape went over and shut the door.

"Can I help you with something Miss Granger?" he said curtly.

"Sir, who was that?"

"I don't see how that's your business." he said his face draining of what little color it had. There was silence.

"She is an acquaintance from a travel to America, but I hope that's not why you're here." he said quite obviously keen to get the topic off his seventeen year old girlfriend.

"Of course not sir, I just wanted to talk to you about Draco." Hermione said nervously. There was a pause before Snape nodded encouraging her to explain.

"The thing is sir I have my doubts about his capability in... parenting and he's made it clear he wants a part in it but... he's not putting forth much effort and I don't think he can handle the responsibility." Hermione said sadly staring at the floor.

"I see... Mr. Malfoy can be immature at times, but if he finds something that he feels is important he can be quite the mature adult." he explained.

When Hermione continued to stare at the floor Snape sighed,

"Just give him time Miss Granger he's just a little confused right now, he himself has had a unsatisfactory father as well, and I think if you bring some things to his attention he'll realize that's not who he wants to be." Snape said.

Hermione smiled "Thank you professor".

And just as Hermione was leaving Snape called after her "Miss Granger, I would appreciate you not mentioning to anyone about Jordan staying with me right now... you see it would just be unprofessional of me to... be with someone so young and..."

"If you request it Professor" Hermione said. She smiled and left. After talking to Snape she felt much better. If Snape could find it in his heart for a seventeen-year-old muggle born girl, surely Draco would be willing to talk with her about their baby.