Hermione was sitting on the couch in the Gryffindor common room, as Ron walked up to her.
She had slight tears on her cheeks, but only he noticed them as everyone was too busy with their homework. Ginny looked up for a minute, realizing that Hermione, the most studious girl, was the only one not studying.
"'Mione, wheres Harry? Do you need anything?"Ron asked her,
"He is with Dumbledore, and Ron, I just--don't know!"
"Lets go to the halls" Ron said.
Hermione got up and walked to the portrait hole. Ron followed closely behind her, and swung it closed for her.
As soon as they got outside, Ron asked her, "So Hermione, have you told anyone else?"
"umm, No Ron. I don't want to. I just don't."
"Ok, then lets just talk about something else, hmm?"
They walked in silence for a few minutes when Hermione felt a lurch of fear. Draco Malfoy was standing a few feet awayfrom her. He walked up to her, and said, "Hey, Mudblood. You sure don't look as pretty as before..."
He did not get a chance to say much else before Ron threw a punch into his mouth. Blood spilled, and Professor Snape came running out.
"Another fight, Mr. Weasley, Ms. Granger. Shall it be another detention?"
Ron watched as Hermione's face went from pink to red, from shame and then embarrassment.
"Umm-- er--no sir" Hermione replied, staring at the ground.
"Well then, don't fight next time. Mr. Weasley, Ms. Granger, and Mr. Malfoy have all landed themselves in detention"
"Dont worry 'mione, Ill be with you or Dumbledore won't let!" Ron whispered.
"Mr. Weasley, something to share with the hall? My My instead of acting older, you act younger every year"
"No sir. But I need to speak with Professor Dumbledore, may I please go" Ron said.
"Be off" Snape said.
"me--er me too" said Hermione.
"no, you better come with me" Snape said, and Hermione looked pained as she followed Professor Snape down the hall.
Ron ran to Dumbledore's office, and crashed right into Harry.
"Wotcher, man" Harry said, rubbing his forearm.
"Malfoy and Mione just got detention together."
"WHAT"
They both banged on Professor Dumbledore's office, but he wasn't there. Like he had told Harry,he had to attend a few things outof Hogwarts.
"Im going to McGonagall" Harry said.
They both sped to her office, and barged in.
"Now really boys,shouldn't you knock! You are Seventeen, not Eleven." She said.
"Professor, Snape just gave Hermione and Malfoy detention together, and she's with Snape now."Ron said.
"Well, go to Dumbledore! Best be off right away, he was leaving."
"He left" Harry said blankly.
"Alright, show me where they went." She said, and followed the boys to the dungeons.
They walked as far as Snape's office, and burst through the door.
POTTER, WEASLEY. DON'T BARGE IN. Snape roared.
"Oh, Mcgonagall. You are with them. I trust you don't teach your students know to knock then?" he said, in a rhetorical way.
"I need to speak with you, Severus", Minerva Mcgonagall said.
They walked out the door and Harry ran to Hermione, who was sitting across from Snape's desk next to Malfoy.
Shortly after, McGonagall emerged and told Harry, Hermione and Ron to follow her.
