Chapter 4- The Unknown Kindess

After finding out the news she had just lost her virginity to Draco Malfoy she was a little upset. Not because she didn't want to loose it to him, oh she did, but what would the reaction of Ron and Harry be when they found out. She headed for her only sanctuary, the library. It was a little after ten in the morning and her day was not starting very well. "It's Saturday, hopefully no one will be in the library." She said to herself. She was right not a soul except for a man in a black cloak sitting in the corner with books sprawled around him. "Professor Snape" she thought. "What is he doing here?" She tried to slip into her favorite spot under the window, but Professor Snape caught her at once.

"Now what might I ask you are doing here on a Saturday morning, Miss Granger?" he sneered. "Don't you have any trouble you want to get into with you two sidekicks Potter and Weasley?" he asked.

"Well actually I needed a place to think so I came here instead, thinking of course no one would be here on a Saturday morning. But I guess I was wrong." She stated.

"It seems as though you were, Miss Granger. How does it feel to be wrong?" he laughed.

Hermione was angry but embarrassed at the same time.

"Well…I am sorry. I will leave if you'd like." She said.

"I should let her leave." Snape thought to himself. "But she does look upset… alright she can stay." He decided.

"No you may stay as long as you do not disturb me, Miss Granger." He said.

"Oh I promise I wont!" she jumped up.

The thought of having to go anywhere else other than her sanctuary, the library, was too much for her.

"I swear you won't even know I am here!" she said.

"I hope not." Snape thought to himself. "Wait did I just think that? Get that out of your head Severus she is a student and a bratty one at that." He thought again.

"Thank you." She said, which broke Snape's thinking.

"Um your welcome Miss Granger." He replied back.

"Oh my…why am I being so civil towards her?" he thought.

"Why is he being so kind to me?" Hermione thought to herself. "Oh well now I can read."

The day went on with out Professor Snape or Hermione saying a word to each other after their first conversation. Hermione sat content in her chair reading her favorite book for the hundredth time, Hogwarts, A History. All of her thoughts of that morning had somehow been pushed away as she read. Snape sat on the opposite side of the room trying to concentrate on his lesson plans he was working on, but was having a very hard time doing so.

"Why do I keep thinking about her?" Snape thought to himself. "She is a student, yet she will be graduating this year. Wait no… stop it Severus she would never be interested anyway. You are just a mean, old, Potions teacher with nothing to offer her."

"Why does he keep looking over here?" Hermione thought to herself. "Although I must admit there is something about him that is kind of well…nice." She thought again. "No what am I thinking? He's a teacher! I definitely need to get out of here." She thought. At that she stood up and put the book back on the shelf.

"Where is she going?" Snape thought.

"Leaving already?" he asked.

"Why would he care?" Hermione thought.

"Umm…yes I just realized I have to talk to…umm Harry about something." She said while walking towards the door.

"Well okay then, see you later Miss Granger." He said with what Hermione thought look similar to a smile.

"Umm thanks professor. See you in class on Monday." She replied.

"This is the first 'conversation' I have ever had with Snape" Hermione thought.

"That must have been the first civil conversation I have ever had with Hermione." Snape thought to himself. "Oh my I called her by her first name…what am I getting myself into?" he thought.
Hermione walked out the door towards her common room.

"That was interesting." She thought to herself while running straight into Draco Malfoy.