Title: Summer in Paris
Author: Saiya-jin Girl.
A/N: Disclaimer: I don't own HP. That's all you need to know right?
I may take a while to update sometimes, so just add it to your favorite stories list and you can check. I'm really busy with school and stuff, and this is my first posted HP Fic. Review please!!!!!
44) Awkward Greeting
Krum had finally arrived. It was a windy Monday morning when he stepped through the gates and entered Hogwarts, the school of witchcraft and wizardry. Immediately memories of the Triwizard tournament began flooding back to him. He looked at the huge looming castle and he let out a sigh. He began walking towards the entrance and he met Hermione coming through the doors. Harry Potter and the red haired boy on either side of her and they were talking animatedly. A sliver of hope and happiness flitted through him at seeing her and then it quickly died away. When she looked up and saw him a huge grin broke out on her face.
"Viktor!" she said. She dropped her books and she jumped in his arms. She hugged him tightly and gave him a kiss on the cheek. He smiled.
"Herm-o-ninny," he said. She smiled.
"I'm so glad to see you!" she said. He smiled and then he nodded at Harry and Ron. They nodded back and he bent down to pick up her books.
"I'll see you later," he said quickly. He brushed past them and went inside the castle in a huff.
"What was that all about?" she asked. Ron shrugged.
"Maybe, maybe he's just tired Hermione, come on we have to get to Herbology," he said. She looked towards the door at his retreating figure.
"Right," she said.
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Professor Sprout was handing out small bowls to the members of the class.
"Today we will be working on Plum fairies. Who can tell me the properties of the plum fairy? Ah, Miss Granger?"
"The Plum Fairy's wing dust, when ground and added to a potion, can cure people suffering from depression," Hermione said. Professor Sprout smiled.
"Excellent, ten points." She said. Hermione beamed. "Now, we're collecting this dust to do a collaboration project with your Potions class," Professor Sprout continued. "Professor Snape and I want you to use the dust to concoct a potion that will cure depression. The name of this potion is the Cerulean potion, I expect that Professor Snape has mentioned it to you?" she said looking around. She got a few nods and huhs? And she sighed. "Anyway, please be extremely careful when you dust their wings," she said. "And don't drop any because you will get a zero for this project in both classes!"
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The morning flew by quickly and soon they were sitting down to lunch. Hermione waved to Draco from the Gryffindor table and he smiled back. She was sitting next to Ginny and opposite her was Neville. He was eating mashed potatoes and gravy. Next to Neville sat a girl named Krystal whom Hermione had never really spoken to that much. She knew that Wood had a crush on her because she saw him smile at her and wave more than once. Harry was next to Ginny and he was eating, while talking to Ron about Quidditch. "Boys…" Ginny muttered. Hermione laughed lightly and then she saw Krum step into the Great Hall. He was looking as surly as ever as he headed toward the teachers tables and he conjured up a chair next to Wood. He sat down and began chatting to the former keeper. Hermione sighed. What had caused him to act so…weird? She wondered. He had always been kind to her. Perhaps he was feeling awkward because of Harry and Ron. But he's ok with Harry, so maybe he doesn't like Ron. She thought.
"Hermione?" Ginny said. Hermione shook her head and turned to Ginny.
"I'm fine, I was just…thinking," she said.
"About?" Ginny asked.
"Oh, things," Hermione said vaguely. Ginny sighed and shook her head.
"You think to much dear, just like mummy said,"
"That is true…" she said wondering off again. Ginny seeing it was no use she turned back to Harry and Ron.
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45) Tearful Confrontation
The dungeons were becoming chilly as the rain fell out side. The day had turned murky and the sun was hidden behind a gray cloud. Snape stood in front of the class and he looked at them as though inspecting everyone. There was a silence that was achieved in Snape's class that no other teacher could get. He still wore the same black set of robes and he still had a grimace on his greasy face. He sneered at the class.
"Well," he barked. "I hope that you were paying attention to what Professor Sprout told you in your Herbology classes," he said. He pulled out his wand and turned to the blackboard. He tapped it lightly and immediately instructions on how to begin brewing the potion appeared on the board. "I hope that you have your fairy dust…although I suppose that quite a few of you must have lost it by now…" he said with a sneer. Behind Hermione, Neville gulped. Hermione rolled her eyes. Her hand shot up in the air. "Yes, Miss Granger?" he said. She looked him straight in the eye. She had learned that in order to do well in this class and not to be pushed around by Snape, you needed to be a little tough.
"Professor, will we be partnering?" she asked.
"Fortunately, no. I'm afraid that the people who do not have the ingredient will have to line up at the front of the class to receive their marks," he said. Many people who had misplaced their vials of the dust were starting to fidget. "For those who do have the ingredients, you may begin. I will come around to check on you. This is an extremely advanced potion and I won't be surprised if none of you get it right," he said. "But you're in 7th year. You should be able to do these things…" he said with a smirk. Hermione sighed and she went over to the table and began gathering her ingredients. When she went back to her seat she immediately began working on her potion. It was extremely complex and she almost made several mistakes. Harry's was purple and was bubbling furiously.
"Er…did I forget to add something?" he asked himself. Hermione looked at him and when Snape turned his back she muttered:
"The periwinkle drops," Harry smiled and hastened to add them. They continued on in silence until Snape tapped his wand on the board. The instructions vanished and the board was blank again.
"Fill a sample of your potion in a flagon, label it with your name and hand it to me. If you do not have your potion, you receive a zero."
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At dinner, Neville was about to explode; he had sat through potions and did absolutely nothing.
"I got another zero," he complained. Hermione sighed.
"Well, Neville, maybe you should try and be a little more organized," Hermione said. He nodded.
"I know, but, I can't help it!" he said. Ginny shuddered.
"Well, anyway, did you guys see what happened today……"
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Over the next week, Hermione hadn't seen Krum at all. He seemed to be avoiding her and her worse fears were confirmed, he knew about Malfoy. That had to be the only reason that he was hiding from her. But, how did he find out? She wondered. She went about in a daze and Malfoy was puzzled. When asked what was wrong, she replied nothing and kept on working. Odd, she thought. One afternoon while walking to her room, her nose was buried in a book. She bumped into someone. She looked up, started and gasped.
"Viktor," she said. He was holding the Daily Prophet, and he looked as shocked as she was.
"Hermio-ninny," he said. She stared at him and then she folded her arms.
"Viktor, you've been here about two weeks and you haven't spoken to me since. What's wrong?" she asked. He looked away nervously.
"Nothing is wrong, I'm fine, I jus need to get…used to de school," he said. She looked into his eyes.
"Look, I know that something else is wrong, just tell me," She said. He averted his gaze and sighed. Hermione clenched her hand and looked down.
"Is this about Malfoy?" she asked. He looked up.
"Malfoy? Who is this--?"
"Listen Viktor, I meant to tell you when you came here, but you've been avoiding me," she began. He put his hand up to silence her. "No, listen to me," she said firmly. There were tears in his eyes.
"No, you listen to me, I am urting, Herm-o-ninny, please do not let me do this," he said. He began walking away and he left Hermione standing alone.
"Vik…tor…" she said silently. The corridor was silent as she stood alone.
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In the huge circular office, Dumbledore sat in his chair and watched the pensive. He had altered it and so it showed what was going on at the moment. He watched as Krum and Hermione had their tearful conversation and as Krum left Hermione. He sighed and waved his hand over the water. It immediately became normal. He leaned back and wondered if he should leave the youngsters alone. It would be good experience for them to sort out their romantic problems. And how would it look if Albus Dumbledore had stepped into the lives of a bunch of seventeen year olds to sort out their problems for them? He sighed again and closed his eyes. There was also the matter of Ron Weasly and his silly plan to trick Hermione and Draco. Should he let that go on too? He was too old for this. He would let it go on and if it got too serious, he would step in. They needed to learn. Or was he making a big mistake by withholding this information?
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46) Potions Mistress
"Full marks, Miss Granger," Snape said steely. She looked at him and she took her paper with her grade. He wrote no comments, only the grade. Harry had received 80 points. He had lost 20 because the potion 'wasn't blue enough'. Ron had lost his powder and so he had a flat zero. Hermione sighed and placed the paper in her bag. They had five minutes left for class and he was looking at them sourly. "Well, as usual, the only person with full marks is Miss Granger. What does it take for you to get into this school? If you can't brew a simple potion where will you get in life? Most of you have grown up in the wizard world since you were born. Some of you," he said looking at Hermione. "Have grown up in Muggle homes, and yet you seem to grasp the concepts quicker than some of the people in here. You have an assignment to do that is due tomorrow. The only people who are excused are those with full marks. If you did the potion and you received an 80 or above, two rolls of parchment. If you handed in nothing to me, I want four rolls. Not an inch less. The topic is on the board. I trust that you all are smart enough to copy it down!" he said. When they had finished copying it down no one moved. Snape looked at them and rolled his eyes. "Well you may leave," he said. They held their breath as they left the room. "Miss Granger, may I speak with you?" he said. Hermione looked at him.
"Me?" she squeaked.
"Who else?" he snapped. Harry looked at her.
"We'll wait outside," he said. She nodded. The door closed and he motioned to the desk. She sat down and looked at him.
"Have you considered a career in potions, Miss Granger?" he asked bluntly. She was taken aback.
"Um, well, not really," she said.
"Do you have anything in mind?" he asked. She shook her head.
"Well, maybe something with the Ministry of Magic," she said slowly. He raised his eyebrows.
"Listen Miss Granger, I will be frank with you. You are one of the smartest students in the school, and you seem to be very skilled in the area of potions. I think that you would make an extraordinary potions mistress. If you will think about this, do not hesitate to tell me," he said. She nodded. "And as much as I detest your know-it-all attitude you are an amazing student,"
"Uh, thank you, professor Snape," she said.
"That will be all," he said. She nodded, rose up and left.
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A/N: Ok, well, I have some things to answer hmm…where first?
Well, to: life's mysteries18- Yes I did cry when Sirius died!!! LOL. I was really saddened that he died. I wanted to kill Rowling, but I decided that we need her to finish the books so you know…
To: Kaitiland- well, foreshadowing, I have to read the whole book over to…analyze it heh heh heh. I have a feeling that Harry might develop a crush on Luna Lovegood. He seems to connect with her and he did feel better when he talked to her at the end! So who knows? Ginny seems to be a…player. Not in the sense that she would cheat on people, but she likes to go with a lot of guys. I think that we can all predict that she's gonna be a pain in the butt for Ron. And I think that Trelawney will play a part in the next book somehow. I don't know…
To: Belle- PLEASE TELL ME THAT YOU GOT THE BOOK. *SOB*
And finally to that evil person Marissa- I think that before you try to flame someone, you should read the whole story first and understand the whole thing. Just in case you didn't notice, the majority of romance stories at FF.NET in Harry Potter are Hermione and Draco, so maybe you should go and tell the other writers the same thing.
Time was gone/ I was sleeping on a bed of thorns/ is this what love is? / Pining day by day? /
God let no one fall in love. ……………God let no one else fall in love…