A/N I am SO weak!!!! I promised myself I'd wait a few days before I posted
again, but I have a bunch of reviews and I'm SO Happy! Plus, this chapter
is short, thanks/more A/N at the end, enjoy!
Disclaimer: good stuff=JKR's crappy stuff=me
Hermione woke up the next morning with a start. She checked her clock.
"Oooohh, I've slept through breakfast! I'll be late for Potions!" she grumbled to herself. She quickly threw on some clothes and her robe. She couldn't find anything to hold her hair with, so she grabbed a Muggle pencil that she bought as a souvenir in New York, and twisted her hair up with that. She ran out of the room, down to the dungeons.
She dashed in to class not a minute too late, and sat down in the nearest seat. She then noticed that she was sitting two seats down from Draco. Professor Snape strode in from his office and stood behind his desk.
"Quiet down! I'll be assigning partners for today's class, so listen up! Let's see.. Potter, you're with Thomas, Brown with Parkinson, Weasley, you'll be assisting Mr. Longbottom, Malfoy. you can work with our Head Girl. Bullstrode."
"Please, sir," Malfoy broke in, "I'd prefer not to with with the Mudblood if that's all right with you."
Every single person in the dungeon, Slytherin and Gryffindor, let out an audible gasp. It was one thing for Draco to call Hermione a Mudblood, but he'd never done it in front of a teacher. Even Snape was visibly shocked. Hermione's face remained emotionless as the class fell silent. Draco stared at his teacher.
"Err." Snape faltered, not knowing what to say, "Well, I suppose you can go with Miss Bullstrode. Herm- Miss Granger, you go with Miss Patil, please." Snape continued the list of partners, and gave the instructions.
Hermione walked over to Parvati and set her cauldron down. Parvati gave Hermione a concerned glance.
"Hermione, are you ok?" she asked.
"Do you think I'd let a spineless villain like that piece of wizarding trash affect me? Give me some credit, Parvati."
"Ok, Mione.. So, a sprinkle of shredded boomslang skin."
Once, during the lesson, Hermione glanced over at Harry who was looking 10 times more dangerous that he had the night before. She locked eyes with him, and slowly shook her head. 'I know what he's thinking. This feud is getting a little old, and if I don't stop it, neither of them will!' Harry gave her a pleading look, and she shook her head again, more resolutely.
When class was over, Snape called to Hermione.
"Miss Granger, please come here, I want to discuss an essay of yours that I'm correcting."
She walked up to him, as the class filed out. "Yes sir?"
"I just wanted to apologize for Draco's behavior, I never would have thought. He told you, didn't he?" Hermione nodded. "Miss Granger, please don't hold it against him, I know her has a lot of respect for you. He's just. difficult."
"I know, sir, it's really ok. I know what he's trying to do, and he's not going to get his way without putting up a fight."
Snape nodded, and Hermione left for Care of Magical Creatures. Hermione was grateful that Hagrid was giving them a test that day, she didn't want to talk to anyone. Hermione could barely concentrate on anything simple, let alone the characteristics of the chimera, but she plugged through the test nonetheless. She was relieved when Hagrid called time. She packed her things up, and trudged up the hill to the castle, walking quickly to avoid her friends. But she heard a pair of feet approaching. She turned swiftly and saw that it was Ron.
"Oh, hi Ron."
"Hey Mione," he said. "How are you?"
She shrugged, "Fine."
"Listen, Harry told me what he said to Malfoy, and, though I'd never tell him, I think he was out of line. I think it's actually pretty great that you and Malfoy had been getting on so well. up until this morning I guess. But, my point is, that if you need some one to talk to, I want you to know that I don't always think Harry is right."
Hermione stopped, and turned to him. "Thanks, Ron. That really means a lot to me. Did Harry tell you anything else?"
"Er, well, he is my best friend, so I got it all. But, if you don't mind, I'd rather leave myself out of that."
Hermione laughed for the first time all day, "No problem."
"Fred and George owled me this morning. They're pretty excited about seeing everyone down at Zonko's this weekend. I guess they're just starting to get all of their new merchandise in for Christmas." He glanced at Hermione, "You are coming, right?"
"Oh, Ron, I don't know."
"You have to, Harry'll be livid if you don't! More importantly, you need some time off. I know you've been dying to check out the newest stuff at Quality Quidditch Supplies and see how Madam Rosmerta's looking these days!"
"Oh, riiiight! Silly me!" she laughed, "Of course I'll go, Ron. Especially when you put it like that." They laughed up to the Great Hall, and Hermione felt better than she had in days.
They went inside and sat down, the rest of the school showed up, and sat down, chattering about the morning's events. Dumbledore stood up, and commanded everyone's attention.
"Just an announcement, since I'm sure you've all forgotten, today's afternoon classes have been cancelled for a teacher's meeting. If you need anything between lunch and dinner, please ask your prefects or the Head Boy and Girl, Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger. Thank you for your co- operation!"
"Oh, yes! I'd completely forgotten! No class!" Ron exclaimed with joy. "I'm going to go to."
"Mandaroty Quidditch practice, team!" Harry announced. "You'll have one half hour after lunch to get out to the pitch, no exceptions!"
"I'm going to go to Quidditch practice! Of course! That's what I was going to say, not bed. I am not going to bed I'm going to Quidditch!"
Hermione had to laugh at Ron.
A/N: K, this chapter is dumb. As I read these over I dislike them more, but as long as YOU guys like them! (You're your own worst critic, so they say) So, here's a list of THANKS:
~Annie, my very first reviewer, thank you!! I might not have posted again were it not for your kind words!~BLACK COFFEE, continuing.~Venus Goddess, do you think the chapters are too long?~Dragons gyrl, I hope you use the rooms!~Mjade, more fights coming soon!~Allee kat~Tessie, I'm down with having my story being 'plesantly surprising'!~Phaethusa, I hope I'm keeping everyone in character, if I'm not, give me a smack upside the head~Mariella, thanks! D/Hr is my absolute fave!~ Steffie, Here ya go!~Lyra~TK~trowa barton~Heero Yuy~ Kat, Oh, don't worry, I'll finish it!~Toni, Don't worry about D and Hr, not to spoil it, but you know they're gonna get together anyways, and no one dies, I hate it when I read these and one of them dies, how depressing. Oh, and a Kendall Mint Cake is like, this kind of crumbly mint candy, if you've ever had maple sugar candy, it's the same consistancy. And it's SO good, but thay don't have it in the US ( THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!!!!! ~Lo
Disclaimer: good stuff=JKR's crappy stuff=me
Hermione woke up the next morning with a start. She checked her clock.
"Oooohh, I've slept through breakfast! I'll be late for Potions!" she grumbled to herself. She quickly threw on some clothes and her robe. She couldn't find anything to hold her hair with, so she grabbed a Muggle pencil that she bought as a souvenir in New York, and twisted her hair up with that. She ran out of the room, down to the dungeons.
She dashed in to class not a minute too late, and sat down in the nearest seat. She then noticed that she was sitting two seats down from Draco. Professor Snape strode in from his office and stood behind his desk.
"Quiet down! I'll be assigning partners for today's class, so listen up! Let's see.. Potter, you're with Thomas, Brown with Parkinson, Weasley, you'll be assisting Mr. Longbottom, Malfoy. you can work with our Head Girl. Bullstrode."
"Please, sir," Malfoy broke in, "I'd prefer not to with with the Mudblood if that's all right with you."
Every single person in the dungeon, Slytherin and Gryffindor, let out an audible gasp. It was one thing for Draco to call Hermione a Mudblood, but he'd never done it in front of a teacher. Even Snape was visibly shocked. Hermione's face remained emotionless as the class fell silent. Draco stared at his teacher.
"Err." Snape faltered, not knowing what to say, "Well, I suppose you can go with Miss Bullstrode. Herm- Miss Granger, you go with Miss Patil, please." Snape continued the list of partners, and gave the instructions.
Hermione walked over to Parvati and set her cauldron down. Parvati gave Hermione a concerned glance.
"Hermione, are you ok?" she asked.
"Do you think I'd let a spineless villain like that piece of wizarding trash affect me? Give me some credit, Parvati."
"Ok, Mione.. So, a sprinkle of shredded boomslang skin."
Once, during the lesson, Hermione glanced over at Harry who was looking 10 times more dangerous that he had the night before. She locked eyes with him, and slowly shook her head. 'I know what he's thinking. This feud is getting a little old, and if I don't stop it, neither of them will!' Harry gave her a pleading look, and she shook her head again, more resolutely.
When class was over, Snape called to Hermione.
"Miss Granger, please come here, I want to discuss an essay of yours that I'm correcting."
She walked up to him, as the class filed out. "Yes sir?"
"I just wanted to apologize for Draco's behavior, I never would have thought. He told you, didn't he?" Hermione nodded. "Miss Granger, please don't hold it against him, I know her has a lot of respect for you. He's just. difficult."
"I know, sir, it's really ok. I know what he's trying to do, and he's not going to get his way without putting up a fight."
Snape nodded, and Hermione left for Care of Magical Creatures. Hermione was grateful that Hagrid was giving them a test that day, she didn't want to talk to anyone. Hermione could barely concentrate on anything simple, let alone the characteristics of the chimera, but she plugged through the test nonetheless. She was relieved when Hagrid called time. She packed her things up, and trudged up the hill to the castle, walking quickly to avoid her friends. But she heard a pair of feet approaching. She turned swiftly and saw that it was Ron.
"Oh, hi Ron."
"Hey Mione," he said. "How are you?"
She shrugged, "Fine."
"Listen, Harry told me what he said to Malfoy, and, though I'd never tell him, I think he was out of line. I think it's actually pretty great that you and Malfoy had been getting on so well. up until this morning I guess. But, my point is, that if you need some one to talk to, I want you to know that I don't always think Harry is right."
Hermione stopped, and turned to him. "Thanks, Ron. That really means a lot to me. Did Harry tell you anything else?"
"Er, well, he is my best friend, so I got it all. But, if you don't mind, I'd rather leave myself out of that."
Hermione laughed for the first time all day, "No problem."
"Fred and George owled me this morning. They're pretty excited about seeing everyone down at Zonko's this weekend. I guess they're just starting to get all of their new merchandise in for Christmas." He glanced at Hermione, "You are coming, right?"
"Oh, Ron, I don't know."
"You have to, Harry'll be livid if you don't! More importantly, you need some time off. I know you've been dying to check out the newest stuff at Quality Quidditch Supplies and see how Madam Rosmerta's looking these days!"
"Oh, riiiight! Silly me!" she laughed, "Of course I'll go, Ron. Especially when you put it like that." They laughed up to the Great Hall, and Hermione felt better than she had in days.
They went inside and sat down, the rest of the school showed up, and sat down, chattering about the morning's events. Dumbledore stood up, and commanded everyone's attention.
"Just an announcement, since I'm sure you've all forgotten, today's afternoon classes have been cancelled for a teacher's meeting. If you need anything between lunch and dinner, please ask your prefects or the Head Boy and Girl, Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger. Thank you for your co- operation!"
"Oh, yes! I'd completely forgotten! No class!" Ron exclaimed with joy. "I'm going to go to."
"Mandaroty Quidditch practice, team!" Harry announced. "You'll have one half hour after lunch to get out to the pitch, no exceptions!"
"I'm going to go to Quidditch practice! Of course! That's what I was going to say, not bed. I am not going to bed I'm going to Quidditch!"
Hermione had to laugh at Ron.
A/N: K, this chapter is dumb. As I read these over I dislike them more, but as long as YOU guys like them! (You're your own worst critic, so they say) So, here's a list of THANKS:
~Annie, my very first reviewer, thank you!! I might not have posted again were it not for your kind words!~BLACK COFFEE, continuing.~Venus Goddess, do you think the chapters are too long?~Dragons gyrl, I hope you use the rooms!~Mjade, more fights coming soon!~Allee kat~Tessie, I'm down with having my story being 'plesantly surprising'!~Phaethusa, I hope I'm keeping everyone in character, if I'm not, give me a smack upside the head~Mariella, thanks! D/Hr is my absolute fave!~ Steffie, Here ya go!~Lyra~TK~trowa barton~Heero Yuy~ Kat, Oh, don't worry, I'll finish it!~Toni, Don't worry about D and Hr, not to spoil it, but you know they're gonna get together anyways, and no one dies, I hate it when I read these and one of them dies, how depressing. Oh, and a Kendall Mint Cake is like, this kind of crumbly mint candy, if you've ever had maple sugar candy, it's the same consistancy. And it's SO good, but thay don't have it in the US ( THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!!!!! ~Lo
