Detention Chapter 1: Pay Attention, a harry potter fanfic

Disclaimer: Of course I don't own Harry Potter, or any of the characters mentioned in this fic.

Authors Note: Down the margin of my maths workbook, I came up with this little idea. I'm sorry if it's crap, I'm relatively new to writing HP fanfiction. It's gotta be better than Logarithms and Cubics, right?

I will pay attention in potions.

Hermione Granger, the resident Gryffindor know-it-all, had a detention.

I will pay attention in potions.

It was Ron's fault, really. He had been grumbling non-stop about Snape's setting such a hard potion (The Draught of Safety, a potion which allowed the drinker to be in as along a battle as their enemy could withstand, without taking a single blow) on the first day of the school year.

I will pay attention in potions.

Hermione had turned her back on her potion for only a moment to tell him to be quiet before it exploded.

I will pay attention in potions.

It wasn't the only thing that exploded that lesson. Snape had gone mad at the mess, and given her a week's worth of detention.

I will pay attention in potions.

At least it was only lines.

I will pay attention in potions.

He was actually quite cute from this angle.

I will pay attention in potions.

He looked young and innocent, scratching over a piece of parchment.

I will pay attention in potions.

His nose wasn't actually all that big.

I will pay attention in potions.

Maybe if she hit him from behind with a mild shrinking potion, she could get it perfect.

I will pay attention in potions.

He wasn't all that nasty either.

I will pay attention in potions.

He could have made her scrub cauldrons, or bedpans in the hospital wing, after all.

I will pay attention in potions.

Was he the kind of man to go out with a student?

I will pay attention in potions.

Surely the wizarding world didn't have laws restricting who could go out with whom.

I will pay attention in potions.

Even if it did, she was only a year away from being of age.

I will pay attention in potions.

How could she get his attention though?

I will pay attention in potions.

Put kisses at the bottom of her homework?

I will pay attention in potions.

God he was so FIT!

I will pay attention in potions.

How could she have missed it, in all those years?

I will pay attention in potions.

His deep, silky voice, his dark tangled hair…

I will pay attention in potions.

His innocent expression (when he wasn't talking to anybody, especially Harry)

I will pay attention in potions.

Those gorgeous robes he wore.

I will pay attention in potions.

Black was definitely his colour.

I will pay attention in potions.

His eyes, glittering with… well, just glittering.

I will pay attention in potions.

Oh! He just moved. His chin in his hand was definitely his best angle.

I will pay attention to Severus in potions.

Whoops! She crossed out that line.

I will pay attention in potions.

Maybe if she accidentally-on-purpose knocked the ink bottle off of the desk, he would speak to her…

I will pay attention in potions.

He wouldn't yell, would he?

I will pay attention in potions.

No, he wouldn't. He had only given her lines, after all. He must like her as well! He must have just wanted to be able to stare at her for a couple of hours.

I will pay attention in potions.

She would absolutely have to do something in the next couple of days to get his attention, and let him know that she was interested too.

I will pay attention in potions.

Or maybe the next couple of hours.

I will pay attention in potions.

Better yet, the next couple of minutes!

I will pay attention in potions.

Oh, but then she faced that dilemma again: What could she do?

I will pay attention in potions.

Blurting out "Severus, I love you!" might be a tad too obvious.

I will pay attention in potions.

Something subtle…

I will pay attention in potions.

Racking her brain (OH! He moved again!) she tried to think of something, anything, that could convey love signals.

I will pay attention in potions.

All of those wasted hours in the library, when she could have been with Parvati Patil and Lavender Brown getting pick up tips!

I will pay attention in potions.

What would they do if they were here?

I will pay attention in potions.

She changed her mind. One hand up, thoughtfully twisting a lock of his gorgeous hair was his best angle.

I will pay attention in potions.

She had to think laterally.

I will pay attention in potions.

What would she do if it were somebody in her year?

I will pay attention in potions.

Run to Parvati and Lavender!

I will pay attention in potions.

What a wasted year it was, running after that git Lockhart.

I will pay attention in potions.

Why hadn't she been running after Severus?

I will pay attention in potions.

It was probably for the best. He wouldn't want an immature second year running about after him.

I will pay attention in potions.

Much better to realise his beauty in sixth year, when she was much more adept at handling her emotions.

I will pay attention in potions.

He moved again. It took all of her willpower not to squeal.

I will pay attention in potions.

That would definitely ruin the cool façade

I will pay attention in potions.

Oh… she only had a few more lines to go.

I will pay attention in potions.

How long could she stretch them out for?

I will pay attention in potions.

Only a few more minutes.

I will pay attention in potions.

Then she would have to leave him.

I will pay attention in potions.

She couldn't go a whole night without looking at him! If only she had a camera…

I will pay attention in potions.

"Finished, Miss Granger?" He murmured casually.

Hermione nearly died! He was speaking to her!

"Yes." She replied, as coolly as she could manage.

"Good. I'll check that it's the full hundred. You may go for now. I'll see you back in here, at the same time, tomorrow night."

"I look forward to it." She breathed.

He looked at her.

Their eyes met.

And she knew it was love.

Well, there you have it! Please, do review, what ever you think, and a big thank you for reading. Ciao!