Here is chapter VIII. I would like to ask for ZoeyChick to please share-it will be hard to share-but I shall spend many hours sobbing without him so perhaps sharing is the way to go-- Severus. I LOVE HIM! PLEASE!-pleading.- I will update soon!

By the way folks. I changed a bit in Chapter V. Not enough that you need to go and read it again. I did change what animal SS and HG want to be changed into.

"Miss Grant, the headmaster just sent this note for you to come to his office," Professor McGonagall said Wednesday morning the week following the Halloween Dance. "Go now and hurry back."

I set my bag in the seat next to Severus and left the room hurriedly.

"Hermione, come in and sit child," Professor Dumbledore said motioning me to a chair. "Would you care for some hot chocolate?"

"Yes sir, thank you," I replied and took the offered cup.

"I have found a way to send you back to your time," he said taking a sip of his own chocolate. "Do you remember that you told me the potion you were brewing was a power boosting potion which essentially speeds everything up?"

I nodded.

"Well I think we will have you brew the same potion and I will write to the Department of Mysteries and let them know of the situation that has occurred here and we will be able to get a very special kind of time-turner made for you. A time-turner that will take you forward in time," Professor Dumbledore said lacing his fingers together. "It takes around five to six weeks to make a forward moving time-turner. I do not know the precise amount of time."

Headmaster Dumbledore passes a book across the table to me and I took it gently.

"The recipe is in that book."

"Where am I to brew this potion?" I asked staring down at the book and contemplating what Dumbledore might do if I 'misplaced' it.

"I do not know where the best room would be. Do you have any suggestions?" he asked placing the cup down on his desk.

"There is one room I doubt many people know how to get into and the other people just do not go in there," I said quietly. "So I have options on where I brew this. Should I wait till we receive information about the forward time-turner to begin the brewing?" I placed my cup down on the table as well.

"That would be an excellent idea."

I stood up to leave.

"One more thing my dear, I have seen how close you have become to Severus," he said without a hint of a twinkle in his eyes. "You will cause pain if you are impulsive. You must watch yourself. You may go now my dear."

I left quickly and dashed down the hallway hugging the book to my chest. I arrived just in time to see Remus transfigured into a seal. Remus honked angrily when he saw his reflection in the mirror and began to barrel towards Sirius still honking furiously.

I slipped into my seat next to Severus who was busy watching Sirius' idea of 'amusement' with a disgusted look on his face. I tapped his shoulder after putting the book in my bag. He turned and smiled warmly at me.

"We're up next. Are you ready?" He asked softly and reached out as if to take my hand but stopped.

I nodded with a grim look on my face. How could I tell him when was going to happen? How could I tell him that for the next twenty years of his life I would vanish and be assumed dead for all intents and purposes? That the only ones who would know the truth of all that was transpiring were the headmaster and myself, that in my time he would despise me, and that it wouldn't last, that he would not love me? I bit my lip. I wanted to run sobbing from the room. I was being torn to pieces. I desperately wanted him to know the truth so hopefully he'd want me in my time. But surely he would want Jane and not me despite the fact that we were the same person.

"Miss Grant and Mr. Snape it's your turn. Please come to the front of the class," Professor McGonagall said. She stood waiting patiently behind her desk.

Severus and I stood and moved to the front to stand in front of the Professor's desk.

"Miss Grant, you may go first. What will Mr. Snape be transfigured into?" she asked and she gradually lowered herself into her chair and smiled at us.

"Severus will be a black panther Professor," I answered. I couldn't help the notes of sadness that invaded my words and tone.

I tapped Severus on the head three times, "Morpho Pantherus."

He shrank in size. His whole body grew long silky black hair. Two small triangular shapes grew on top of his head becoming ears. Seconds later a long cat tail flicked on the floor nervously behind him. He stared up at me with large yellowish green cat eyes.

"Severus, hop up onto the desk please," I asked.

Severus leapt up onto the desk with delicate feline grace. He lay down on his stomach letting his tail drape over the edge.

"Excellent," Professor McGonagall said. "Can you change him back? Extra Credit if you can."

I waved my wand at Severus the panther and there was a pop and Severus was sitting on the table. He climbed off with stately dignity that I'd only seen him possess. He straightened his ebony robes and flicked some imaginary dust off himself.

"Mr. Snape, what will you be transfiguring Miss Grant into?"

"A baby lion," he said. Severus flicked his wrist and his wand slid out of the sleeve holder.

"Forma Leo," he said and swished his wand and directed it at my chest.

My body was shrinking, changing. My hands grew smaller and I felt my nails curve into little claws. Tannish colored fur began to grow all over my body. Long lion whiskers began to grow. A long tail with a tuft at the end sprouted from my bottom and soon I was looking at everyone's shoes.

"Jane," a voice boomed above me. I felt my ears flatten because of the volume. I looked up. Severus? He's tall. Two hands grasped me about the middle and I felt myself hoisted into the air. I felt myself being pulled toward Severus Snape's chest. His arm extended under my belly at first so I was nestled in the crook of his arm. He flipped me over so I was being cuddled like a baby. I dug my claws into the front of his robes. I was vaguely aware of Professor McGonagall speaking but Severus began to stroke my tummy and I stopped listening. My head lolled over the back of his arm and I purred as one of my back legs kicked a bit.

"Can you change her back?"

NO don't change her back! Leave baby lion! Purrrrrrrrrrr.

"Yes," Severus said confidently.

I was placed on the table and Severus said a few words and with a 'pop' I was back to being a human again.

"Excellent both of you. Full credit plus ten points extra credit for being able to change your partner back," Professor McGonagall said smiling at us.

Everyone clapped as we took our seats. I was pleased with how everything was going but not with what I would have to do. The only times I'd ever lied in my life were when I was protecting my friends and now I was going to lie to the person I loved most. My heart ached. I had to do something about this. I could not leave him wondering on it. It was not fair.

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