Snape had some how managed to find a quite corner in the Great Hall. He wanted to enjoy at least one meal without Potter and Weasley ruining it. The only thing that was keeping him going was the fact that this would all be over soon. Hermione's life was not that great after all. He tried to flatten down his hair again even though he knew it was futile. No matter what he did it seemed to frizz out even more. The dress he was wearing seemed to some how feel itchy. He began to wriggle a little. It was all in his mind all he needed was a good meal. As he started to eat the itching began to get worse. The more he wiggled the worse the itching got. Try as he might he could not stop wiggling.
Ron and Harry walked to the common room together chatting. Apart from the detention the day was going quite well. They had played yet another trick on Snape and were eagerly waiting for the results. But the more pressing matter was the detention that Hermione had given them.
"I can't belive she actually gave us detention." Ron rolled his eyes.
This would be the third time in two weeks that a teacher had given them a detention. It was seriously starting to disrupt their mischief time. How could Harry possibly fit in saving the wizarding world when he was continually in detention? And how was Ron ever going to pass his exams if he never actually got any time to revise. Sure the exams were six months away but Ron needed all the practise he could get.
"I know, Hermione of all people. I thought she was our friend and then she goes and does this. Being Snape has definitely gone to her head. Perhaps we should teach her a lesson."
The smile on Ron's face grew wider. Sometimes being friends with Harry did have its plus sides. Sure he might have got detention but with Harry at his side it would not be dull. Right now he wanted to know what Snape was up to. Harry could tell what he was thinking and they hurried along to the common room.
After hours of teaching students that knew nothing Hermione was just about ready to collapse. She had always despised Snape for being so mean to those students not as gifted as herself but now she was starting to see his point of view. It was awful having to explain things six times over. She just wished that the students would just pick it up the first time. Lessons would go much faster and everyone would benefit from that. She had only had to put up with it for one day, poor Snape had coped with it for years. And there was still the detention to look forward to. At least with that she could tell the students exactly what to do. Surely it would be much easier to do than teaching. Hermione finally made it to the Great Hall. She was starving and could not wait to eat. The only problem was that she would have to sit with the teachers. More than anything she was afraid about this. What would she talk to the other teachers about? But Hermione had little to worry about as Snape was one of the most anti social teachers in the school. In fact Professor Sprout had nearly fallen off her chair when Hermione had tried to talk to her.
The itching had become so intense that Snape could no longer sit down. He began dancing around trying to scratch all over. At first no one noticed but soon people were staring. Malfoy in particular was watching with interest. He normally took delight in seeing Hermione suffer but just recently his feelings for her had begun to change. He tried to walk over to her but she suddenly ran out of the Hall. Draco debated running after her but decided that it would look to suspicious. Even if he did have feelings for her he did not want to advertise them to the rest of the school. His Slytherin friends would never let him live it down. But perhaps detention would not be that bad after all and he still needed to find out what was wrong with Snape. Everything seemed odd and he was determined to get to the bottom of it.
Harry and Ron laughed out loud as Snape came tearing through the common room scratching away.
"Guess that itching powder your brothers gave us really worked."
The Weasley twins were well know for their prankster ways and Harry and Ron often relied on them for supplies. This time they had asked them for their super strong itching powder. They had been going to use it on Draco Malfoy but this had been to good an opportunity to pass up. It was so funny watching Snape dance around trying to stop the itching. Harry and Ron's giggles grew louder and louder until they could no longer stay on their chairs. They were both rolling round on the floor when Professor Mcgonagall walked in.
"Just what do you three think you're up to?"
The boys stopped laughing and looked up at the Professor but Snape was unable to stop wiggling.
"Miss Granger will you please stand still!"
But Snape could not as the power seemed to be getting stronger. He pointed at his back and the Professor looked closely.
"Weasley itching power again. Right Miss Granger off to the infirmary and you two detention next week. You will learn to grow up and stop playing these pranks."
The boys began to sulk but once the Professor had left they began laughing again.
"That was well worth getting a detention for!"
Hermione had expected the detention to be a piece of cake. All she had to do was sit in her chair for a hour making sure that the boys did what they were told. It had not quite worked out that way. Some how Harry and Ron had managed to get into the dungeon before she had. Once everyone had entered the room she set the task and sat down.
"Parrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrppppp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Hermione stood up quickly her face bright red. She looked down at the chair and saw a woopy cushion. She almost lost her temper but realised that this was what the boys would want. She could hear the boys sniggering and quickly turned to face them. They immediately stopped. It might have been Hermione inside but she still looked like Snape and when he wanted to Snape could look quite scary.
"Silence!"
They shuddered slightly, as Snape she did sound quite scary.
"Right for the next hour you can all chop up ingredients for tomorrows lesson."
There was a general groan from the room. Still it was probably better than what the real Snape would have made them do. The boys decided to settle down after all it was only an hour. Plus the day had already been quite fun and Snape was still Hermione for a little bit longer. All they had to do was think of some more pranks to play on him and this hour would give them plenty of time to work something out.
The detention seemed to drag on for hours and hours and all the students were relieved to finally get out. Snape stormed out of the room. He was sick of being a teenager all he wanted was to go back to being an adult. Life was so much simpler when you were an adult. Draco had followed Snape out of the room. He could tell she looked down by the way she was walking and he decided that now was the time to let her know how he felt. He was sure it would cheer her up. He caught up to her side and began to talk.
"Hey Hermione I was just wondering if you wanted to have a quick chat."
It took Snape a few minutes to figure out that Draco was actually talking to him. What was he doing? Snape had always assumed that the two hated each other. But then again he had learnt a lot about Hermione that he was surprised about. Perhaps the two of them were friends. What could the harm be in just talking. He agreed and the pair of them found a seat away from the main corridor.
Ron and Harry were busily looking around for Snape they wanted to play another prank on him. They had come up with a new plan while in detention and were eager to try it out. Snape had rushed out of the classroom faster than anyone else. It was obvious that he hated not being in control. Draco had rushed off as well. He was probably eager to get back to his cronies. They turned the corner and their mouths fell open with surprise.
Draco moved closer to Hermione. The signs were obvious to him, Hermione liked him the way he liked her. This was the opportune moment fro him to declare his feelings. Perhaps verbally was not the best way, he moved in for a kiss....
