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"Hey I was looking at that," Draco said frowning at me. "Sorry but the potions need there next ingredient and I forgot what it was. I hope Snape has more of that Wolfs bane. There's a full moon in three days and I know Professor Lupin will need it," I said looking over at Draco. He was sitting back in his chair with his feet up on the table. "You are really no help at all are you?" I said laughing. He gave me a smirk and sat his feet on the floor. "What do you actually have something I can do?" He asked walking over to me. "Well if you want you can cut this up into 4 pieces for me and make sure it is in equal lengths," I said handing him a dead beetle.
He started to cut the beetle and then held up the four pieces for me to see. I pointed to which potion it went in and he added it. "No don't stir it. It has to sit with the newly added beetles for 30 minutes before we can stir it again," I said taking Draco's hand off the spoon. I blushed at the smile Draco was giving me and took my hand away from his quickly. "See I was right. You are starting to like me," he said with a look of 'I told you so' on his face. "Oh shut up will you. I will never like you like that Draco Malfoy. I barely like you as it is," I said stirring the sleeping potion. He was smirking at me. "Oh believe me just because you're stuck up on Harry doesn't mean I can't win you over. You just wait," He said walking back over to his chair and sitting. He put his hands behind his head and closed his eyes. "Your wrong and I am not stuck up on Harry. We're just friends," I said looking at Draco. I closed the book and throw it at his lap making sure it would land in the right spot. He jumped up quickly and held his crotch with a look of pain on his face. "What the hell did you do that for?" He said his voice very high pitched. "Oh sorry did I hit you?" I said pretending to be innocent. He glared at me for a few seconds then sat back down. "Well I didn't think that was very funny. I need that thing later you know," he said still holding his crotch. "What got a hot date with Pansy tonight or something?" I said laughing and turning away from him. I hadn't noticed that Professor Snape was now standing in the doorway when I had said that.
He came farther into the room. "Mr. Malfoy, why are you sitting in the chair instead of helping Miss Granger?" He said his voice kind of scary. He looked over at me as I was now cutting up another ingredient for the sleeping potion. I didn't move at all and said nothing as he waited for an answer from Draco. "Umm but I did help sir. I cut the beetles for the damnum potion," he said standing and walking towards me. I passed him a knife and a basil leaf. He started cutting as Snape sat in the chair. "Mr. Malfoy I know that Hermione was supposed to move into the common room with you but she has decided to move in here for reasons I am unsure of. I will ask you the same thing I asked Miss Granger. Do not tell anyone of this arrangement for we do not need the students thinking something that is untrue about Miss Granger and me. Understand?" He asked looking at me. I could feel his eye's on my back as I cut more leafs. Draco turned to face the professor. "Yes sir but I have to ask. Why did you give her a choice of you or me? Is that even aloud in this school?" He asked leaning against the table still holding the knife. "Malfoy you are walking on dangerous grounds. Of course it is aloud in this school. Do you think I would have done it if it wasn't?" He said standing and walking towards Draco. It was the first time that I had ever noticed that Draco was taller then Snape was. It was also the first time I had ever noticed how handsome Snape really was. I had always fancied him in some form. He was, after all, the teacher of my favorite class.
She decided that she should stop this before this went any farther. She put her knife on the table and walked in between the two of them facing Snape. She put her hand on Snape's chest and pushed him pushed him back a little. "Maybe this is not the time for you two to start a fight," I said walking towards Snape. Draco had put his hands on my butt. I moved from in between them and went back to cutting leafs. I noticed that Draco did the same as Snape went and sat back down.
Time flew by and before we knew it the three hours were up and the potions were finished. When the bell rang I looked at my schedule to look what I had next and saw that it was lunch. 'Hmm that works not I can talk to Harry,' I thought walking out of the class room into the hall. I had started to walk to the Great Hall when I heard someone from behind me call. "Hermione there you are. I've been looking everywhere for you. I thought you were in Snape's right now," Harry said grabbing my arm and pulling me a corner. "I was. We were in his lab. Why what's the matter?" I asked wondering what had happened. Harry stood for a second and then started to drag me to the Great Hall. "Harry, are you going to tell me what's going on or not?" I asked pulling my arm away from him. "They found him. I don't know how or when but they found him," he said rambling on. "Harry," I said grabbing his shoulders and looking him in the eye. Which, considering he was taller then me, was not easy. "They found Sirius," he said hugging me and twirling me around. "Wow, wait a minute Harry Sirius is dead. Are you sure you heard who ever told you right?" I asked wondering if he was really telling the truth.
"Yes of course I'm sure. Come with me. I'll show you," he said grabbing my hand and running into the Great Hall and into a room attached at the back. As we walked in my mouth fell open at what I saw. I couldn't believe that Sirius Black was staring at me. "Is this for real?" I said looking around the room. Professor Dumbledore and McGonagall were in the room as well as Professor Lupin and Tonks. Sirius stood and walked towards me. "Hermione, you're prettier then ever. You've grown a lot," he said putting his arms around me in a hug. I hugged him back but was still unsure about this whole thing. I looked over at Harry who was as giddy as a five year old getting playing with a new toy.
I sat on the couch opposite Sirius. Harry was sitting next to me. "See I told you that he was found," Harry whispered in my ear. I just nodded my head. I was in shock. At that minute the door opened and Snape came in. His mouth fell open as mine had when he looked at the couch on the other side of the room. He looked like his knees were going to give out so I went over to him and helped him to a couch. "You can't be here. You're dead. How is this possible?" He said sounding like a mad man. "I'd kind of like to know that myself," I said sitting next to Snape. It just didn't make sense. Everyone had seen him fall behind the sheet. Harry reached over and grabbed my hand. He was suddenly very tense. I looked over at him and he had a blank face. I then looked back at everyone else in the room. Snape and I were the only ones with confessed looks. Everyone else's face was blank. "What is it? Is there something wrong with that question?" I asked not sure what was going on.