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Professor Snape woke up to another dull morning at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He groaned to himself as he thought of the day ahead. In the morning he was teaching first years, a bad enough task normally but this class was Hufflepuff. The first year Hufflepuffs were a particularly bad class who never seemed to get their potions right, Longbottoms as he like to call them after his most disastrous pupil Neville Longbottom. It wasn't that Snape didn't like Longbottom, oh no he despised him, if fact there was only one person (still alive) that Snape despised more. And that was the annoying boy superstar Harry Potter. Potter had been a constant pain in Snape's side. His mere existence irritated Snape. For Harry was a constant reminder of the perfect James Potter, the same James Potter that had made Snape's life hell at school. If only Dumbledore would allow Snape to bump Harry off or at least give him a nasty case of poisoning. No that wouldn't do, it would probably make Potter more famous.
Snape's best pupil, although he would never admit it was Hermione Granger. Hermione was the smartest girl in her year in fact probably in the whole school. Not that she didn't know it. She was constantly showing off in potions lessons. She spoiled all Snape's fun. Like the time he had wanted to see Neville poison his toad. He would have if Hermione hadn't stepped in and fixed Neville's potion. Snape did have a certain admiration for her. She was smart, if only she would use her powers for something worth while. He could see her now another muggle department worker. Oh the potential he and she could have if only she would acknowledge the darkish side that Snape had. It wasn't all that bad. You got to wear all black, a very slimming colour. Sneer at people without them constantly asking what was wrong and best of all you got to say nearly all the best one liners. The down side was you couldn't wash your hair and romance was a bit of a no no. Well unless you could find someone on the same wave length, which in this job was pretty hard. Yes together he and Hermione could rule the world if they wanted to. Snape shook his head. What was he thinking Granger was a pupil! And a know it all one at that. He couldn't have a stupid thing like her getting in the way of his master plan. And it was Granger for God sake. Everyone knew that she and Potter would ride off into the sunset together. Well that was if Potter survived Lord Voldemort's attack, which Snape personally hoped, they would both be killed in thus eliminating his two greatest enemies. And also if Potter actually realised that without Granger he was nothing. Snape shook his head off all the thoughts of Granger and Potter and walked over to his wardrobe. His most important task at the moment was to decide exactly which flowing black robes he was going to wear today.
Ron Weasly sat at the Gryffindor table stuffing his face with food. He often did this especially when Hermione was around. Ron had a thing for her, quite a big thing. Not that he would ever pluck up the courage to tell her and besides even he knew that she was destined to run off with Harry. It was so unfair Harry got everything. A cool scar and an ace reputation to go with it. The constant shunning of people when they thought he was evil. All the teachers apart from Snape loving him. And best of all abusive muggles to live with. Ron dreamed about escaping his strange life in the burrow and living amongst real muggles. Hermione would probably find him way more attractive if he's been brought up by muggles. It would definitely give them something to talk about. At the moment everything Ron seemed to say to Hermione came out wrong. She was now under the impression that he had the emotional feelings of a tea spoon. Ron was sure this was not true as tea spoons did not have feelings and he had feelings quite strong ones for Hermione. If only he could prove himself some how. Like become Harry for the day. Yeah if he was Harry for the day there would be no stopping him. Ron smiled to himself he knew exactly what he was going to do to win Hermione over. Now all he needed to do was work out how to get to the library by himself. Ron gulped at the daunting task that lay ahead of him.
Harry Potter marched down the corridor; his best friend Ron Weasly needed his help again. Where would Ron be without Harry? Just another sad little Weasley boy. He could never live up to his other brothers, who had each in their own ways achieved much, and his sister Ginny seemed the only sane one amongst the lot of them. No Harry liked Ron because he was so normal. He wished he could have a life like Ron. It would be so fun to live in the Burrow, to have actual parents, to just be ignored by people rather than stared at. Harry was growing bored with the constant attention people paid him. Whatever he did he always seemed to annoy someone. How much simpler life would be if only he were Ron. Harry tripped along thinking of what his life could have been like. In fact Harry was thinking so hard he failed to notice Professor Snape billowing down the hall. Which he had to admit was quite a hard thing to do. Within seconds they had clashed into each other and Harry lay sprawled on the floor. Snape sneered at Harry. "Well, well Potter it seems you have at last you have admitted to yourself that you belong amongst the dirt. Don't get up on my behalf." And with that Snape and his rather over the top cloak billowed off. Harry got up, if there was one thing he wanted more than being normal, it was to get back at Snape. Perhaps Ron would have an idea.
Ron looked up and smiled as Harry walked over. He looked a bit scruffier than usual, like he'd been in a fight. It was so unfair even just walking to the hall Harry had more excitement than Ron had had in his whole life. Still he would pitch his plan to Harry and see what he thought. What's the worst that could happen? Well that probably wasn't a good question to ask in a place like Hogwarts. Harry sat down and grabbed some food. "So what is it you want this time Ron?" Ron hated it when Harry spoke to him like that. It wasn't his fault that he was incapable of doing anything on his own. "Well Harry I've had this fantastic idea." Harry snorted. It was quite clear he thought Ron was incapable of fantastic ideas. He motioned for Ron to carry one. "Well I was just thinking how cool it would be if we were to switch places. Like I was to be you and you were to be me." Harry seemed quite interested in what Ron was saying. "Like what we did to Crabb and Goyle?" Ron shook his head, that had been far too temporary. "No rather than just changing our bodies I think we should change minds. Like I become you, Harry Potter, but like Ron Weasley in your mind." Harry smiled and imagined the mischief he could get up to if he were Ron. "Yeah that's good Ron but how will we do it. You know the only person who can help us is Hermione and she'll never agree to this. Unless we trick her some how." Ron smiled. "I have just the plan."