Her mind had lead her to the place where she currently stood, looking down the row of potion's vials trying her best to identify the contents of most of the glasses. She had told herself after hours of research that her only alternative was to be a barren witch, something that she knew she wasn't. She had sneaked into his stores, again, under the confines of the invisibility cloak in broad daylight hoping to find the last ingredient of the Vidas Secas potion, which would make her sterile, thus making her an exception to the law. She had sat on her bed, in front of her forty petitions, petitions she knew she would never use, and she wished each of them to explode. After sulking for two days, she had decided she didn't need to worry about the law until she was petitioned. Two hours after her coming to her initial conclusion, an owl flew to her in the library, to Madame Pince's dismay, and landed on her lap. She was greeted with the ministry seal, and the petition was from Gregory Goyle of Slytherin house. Throughout the day she had received petitions from over twelve wizards including four professional Quidditch players, four Slytherin house members, and two ministry officials. Unfortunately, Harry and Ron weren't included in the law, being that they were still sixteen, and she was left alone on the invasion of her freedom.
The events of the day had lead her here, her last resort. She had argued to herself that she would one day want children, but rationalizing that she would rather have her freedom, she watched in the shadows of the Potion's master opened the door to his storeroom, and strained her ears to hear the whispered password. She waited until he headed off to what she was told earlier in the day would be a staff meeting, and she quietly slipped into his stores. She made sure not to touch or misplace anything. Finally, after twenty minutes of searching, she grabbed the bottle, opened it, and poured the amount she needed into her own dark purple vial. Putting the ingredient back on it's shelf, she grabbed Harry's invisibility cloak and turned around.
She didn't know when Professor Snape entered the room, as his boots were always silent, but she did know she was in big trouble.
"What could be so important to you to cause you to break into my stores AGAIN, Miss Granger?" His voice started off in it's own calm demeanor and depleted to a whisper by the time he said her name. She was terrified.
"I-I couldn't find you sir, and I really needed this ingredient to begin my final project for-"
"I see, I wasn't aware of any sixth year students who started on their service projects before seventh year started, especially any who wear invisibility cloaks," he grabbed the material from her hand, "and break into stores full of very expensive ingredients."
The look of fury of his face suddenly calmed. Hermione didn't know what to do, she'd never seen him so...collected.
"What did you take Miss Granger?"
"Nothin-"
"The truth, Miss Granger."
She sighed, and pulled the vial from her pocket, and gave it to him, watching as he smelled it's contents.
"So, the gryffindor know-it-all has decided not only to break into my stores, and take ingredients, she's also decided to steal an ingredient known for only two potions, two Dark potions to be exact. Two hundred points from Gryffindor,"
"But Professor-"
"I am quite sure I did not ask for you to speak, Miss Granger. As I was saying, two hundred points from Gryffindor, and you will repay me what you stole."
"Sir, I didn't steal it, it's in your hand."
He purposely dropped the vial, it crashed and spilled its contents on the stone of the dungeon floor.
"What is in my hand?"
She sighed and tightened her frown to stop from responding. She looked to the liquid on the floor saying goodbye to her last chance at avoiding the law.
"How much did it cost Professor? I can go to Gringotts over the weekend and-"
The anger was still on the tip of his tongue, but his face was cool and collected.
"I never said you would pay me back with money Miss Granger."
"Then what?-"
He swept over to the door of his storeroom and he locked it. He muttered what she thought was a silencing spell around the room, and he stood in front of her.
"Are you a virgin, Miss Granger?"
End of Chapter two.
Vidas Secas- Barren lives
The war is over–ending the summer before sixth year–this will be explained later...and it also explains why Hermione is known by unknown wizards i.e.- Quidditch players, ministry officials etc.
A/N: Little cliff hanger...kind of pointless since I am posting the second chapter right after this. Hope you enjoy the story, and please don't forget to read and review. Next chapter will have WARNINGS, so please read them.