A Laugh At Breakfast

Ron sat patiently on his bed waiting for Harry to wake up. 'Gods, everyone's up and about and have disappeared off to have breakfast but for me, sat here, waiting for Harry to wake up and Harry himself' thought Ron.

He sat there waiting a little longer then 'it's no good, I'm starving, sorry mate it's for your own good and mine.' Ron shook Harry till he finally opened his eyes.

"Ron what do you think you're doing? If you hadn't noticed I was sleeping well for once" Harry growled.

"I had noticed you were asleep Harry and that's why I woke you up. If you slept any longer we would have missed breakfast, and I know how you get when you miss breakfast."

"What? What time is it?" Harry asked whilst jumping up, stripping off his night clothes and heading for the shower.

"It's 8am mate. I guess we're just lucky that we finished our exams yesterday, unlike those poor mites that still have another week to go."

Harry emerged five minutes later from the shower dripping wet. "Thank Merlin for small mercies eh Ron?"

"Yeah, just think, two more weeks then it's the summer holidays. Well to be honest it's like our holidays have already begun, two weeks of sitting round here talking, till it's time to go home."

"I doubt I'll get off that easy Ron. I've got to get ready for becoming the new DADA professor. Anyway com'on Ron, don't want to miss breakfast do we." Harry said whilst jogging towards the door.

"Right behind ya mate" Ron called after Harry.

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"I was beginning to wonder where you two had got to this morning" Hermione said to Ron and Harry, as they sat down next to her in the great hall, to have their breakfast.

"And a good morning to you too Hermione" Ron and Harry said in unison with big grins on their faces looking at her.

"Take it you slept a bit too well then you two?"

"I have been awake for quite a while 'mione, I had to wake our sleeping beauty here before we missed breakfast. He wasn't too pleased about it either I can tell you." Ron stated with a laugh.

Harry laughed and said "Oh come on, how often do I get a good night's sleep with out waking up early or having nightmares? Can I help it if my body needed the extra sleep?" Harry said fluttering his eyelashes while smiling sweetly at Hermione and Ron.

"Right enough of the drivel. 'mione, Harry has some news don't you mate." Hermione suddenly looked at Harry waiting in anticipation for what he was about to say.

"I'm gonna be the new defense against the dark arts professor next year. Dumbledore offered me the position last night." Harry wondered what Hermione's reaction would be to this bit of news, but he didn't have to wait long to find out.

There was a high pitched squeal, followed by Hermione standing up, grabbing Harry and hugging him tightly. Which earned them looks from everyone in the hall, students and professors, looking rather amused at the expression on Harry's face when he realized everyone in the hall was looking at them. 'What I would give for the ground to swallow me up now' Harry thought to himself when he saw the potions master looking straight at him with a sneer on his face.

"Sorry Harry, didn't mean to make a scene." Hermione said to Harry as she let him go and they sat back down in their seats. Hermione noticed how red Harry had gone and had to stifle a giggle. "It's just it's brilliant news, and you know…." Hermione continued in a whisper "…this means you'll be able to spend more time with Snape."

"I don't believe it!" Harry said loud enough so that nearly everyone was looking at him again, including professor Snape. Harry lowered his voice to a whisper and continued "Even you are for this nonsense! Hermione I'm sorry to say it's never going to happen. Maybe we'll be friends by the end of next year instead of just tolerating each other, but that would be it!"

"But Harry, I know really he's a nice guy from being his assistant for the past year, and I'm sure the way he used to treat us was because of the part he had to play to help defeat the Dark Lord so he wouldn't be suspected by anyone."

"Hermione if you think that highly about him, why don't you have a personal relationship with him? Instead of bugging the hell out of me!" Harry whispered back with a bit of annoyance in his voice, and a glare to match Snape himself.

Hermione ignored the remark Harry just made, herself knowing just how gay Snape was. "See look how alike you are, when you get annoyed you do the same glare! You know Harry if I was you I'd be straight in there I mean look at him…."

With that Hermione, Ron and yes even Harry looked up at the teacher's table and looked at Snape, only for a couple of seconds though, because Snape looked straight at them with a death glare.

'What in the name of Merlin do they think they are doing looking at me like that, as if I'm some deranged creature, the nerve of them! Though sometimes I find it hard not to look at Harry more than necessary…no best not think about that...but no doubt they are just planning some nasty end of school stunt or something, why else would they all look at me like that?' Severus thought to himself.

Hermione continued "…he's tall, dark and handsome. With his long black hair…"

"Which is nearly always greasy" Harry cut in. Ron snickered and Hermione gave Harry evils.

"….eyes that you could just die for….."

"More like eyes that could kill you with one look" Harry argued in a whisper.

Hermione getting a bit annoyed carried on trying to prove her point "….a body, oh that body that is well toned with muscles any gay guy would love to look at every minute of every day…."

"Hang on one minute Hermione. When did you see his supposedly great body? With all the time I spent training with him I never once saw him without his robes on, which happen to be full length, so you can't see anything!" Harry questioned her.

"Oh, well it was an accident really. As I'm his assistant, I help him in his personal potions lab, which joins on to his personal quarters. Well when we finish he usually asks me to his lounge for drinks…" Hermione started to flush red.

"And…go on 'mione, you can't not tell us now" Harry encouraged.

"..Snape went to get changed in his bed chambers, and about a minute or so after he left I really needed the toilet, but I didn't know where it was…" Hermione couldn't look at Ron or Harry as she continued in an even quieter whisper "…well, I went to look for the toilet and instead, I found Snape in his bed chambers… not wearing much of anything."

"Oh Merlin, I bet that was embarrassing 'mione!" Ron said as Harry was in fits of laughter.

Loads of people in the hall were just looking at the three of them wondering what Harry and Ron were laughing at, as Hermione got redder and redder.

"Mister Potter."

Harry suddenly went quiet, froze, then looked up at the tall wizard standing behind him. "Oh crap" Harry said to himself hoping after he said it that Snape hadn't heard him. No such luck.

"Language Mister Potter. I do believe I am to be giving you lessons in defense against the dark arts starting today in about half an hour" Snape said with a sneer.

"Double crap, so much for having a break"

The potions master glared at Harry with his famous death glare "Now Mister Potter, don't be idle, I shall see you in my dungeons in 20minutes" He started to walk towards the doors to the great hall to head to the dungeons, turned back to Harry and said "And don't be late!" With his robes billowing behind him, he left.

"How am I gonna face him knowing what you told me now 'mione?" Ron laughed at Harry's comment, and the three of them left the great hall to get on with their day.

TBC