chapter two: in trouble with the ministry of magic

Sitting on the rock as she watched her potions professor jump down to the ground, then stride away with his robes billowing behind him, Hermione was baffled as to why he were suddenly nice to her. To let her make up the potion later on tonight and protect her from being expelled and Draco? How is he going to protect her from Draco? Hermione just hopped off the rock and walked back up to the castle and entered the Great Hall. She then saw Harry and Ron playing Wizard's chess. She approached them and sat down next to them.

"Hey Harry, Ron."

"Hey." They said in unison.

"Well, what happened with you and the bat?" Harry asked.

"Well, I got a detention tonight with him and Cannot be late."

"Figured. Draco would get away with that." Ron said as he glared at Draco.

"Well..." Hermione paused as she saw Professor Snape whispering into Professor Dumbledore's ear. Then Professor Dumbledore looked up at Hermione with a shocked look on his face. Then Professor Dumbledore whispered back into Severus' ear. He then nodded and looked at Hermione for a brief moment before focusing on his lunch.

Sitting up at the High Table, Severus noticed Draco, Crabbe, Goyle, and Blaise talking in a group and looking over at Hermione occasionally. Severus knew what they were planning to do and he hated them bastards for what they are about to do and he must stop it no matter what.

Hermione then saw the time and said her goodbyes. Draco and his gang walked by and headed towards Hermione's classroom to wait.

Hermione then started to head towards Herbology, Severus followed behind her to keep an eye on her.

As Hermione turned the corner, she were punched really hard in the face. Hermione fell to the ground and her books flew everywhere.

" I told you that you would pay for what you did in potions today. Well, here is your payback." Draco then unzipped his fly. Then, he positioned himself on her, but he felt a strong hand rip him off of her. Crabbe, Goyle, and Blaise all looked at the tall shadow that towered them, they let Hermione go and ran off.

"Draco, you want to dirty your pureblood dick with a mudblood, what would happen if your father would find out you were screwing a mudblood?" The silky voice asked.

"..." Draco were scared to say a word. He broke free from the man's grip and fled in the wake of his friends.

The man then looked down upon Hermione, then he helped her up.

"Thank you." Hermione thanked as her head were tilted upward. Then she looked at her knight in shining armor and saw it were her potions professor. He saved her yet again from a horrible fate.

"You're welcome. Well, would you like for me to walk you to your class?" Severus asked.

"I am in your debt with you saving my life twice."

"You will pay me back one day. Sorry I referred to you as a mudblood. That is such a horrible name to call a muggleborn. I hate it very much. But that was the only way he would understand me if I talked like that because he has an IQ of 3."

Hermione giggled at his insult on Draco. Then added, "I agree."

Hermione then saw her class, "Well, here is my class. Thank you for your kindness. I will never speak of it's rareness."

Severus nodded, turned on his heel, and strided away with robes billowing behind him.

Hermione watched as he strided away. Then she pondered, I wonder what is making him suddenly be so nice to me? Well, i guess that i will find out sooner or later.

8:00 p.m.

Hermione arrived at the potions class on time and knocked.

"Enter." Severus said.

Then Hermione opened the door and shut it behind her. She saw him sitting at his desk and saw a cauldron with ingredients on the table in front of his desk.

Severus looked up from grading essay papers and then said, " the directions are on the board, you may begin."

Hermione set her things on the seat and began the Mandrake potion. Severus watched her closely as she poured in the liquids, chopped up the ingredients, and stirred when told to do so. Then, 60 minutes later, he watched the liquid turn a perfect chocolate brown.

Hermione put the potion in the vial and set it up on his desk.

"I must test it." Severus said, getting up.

"How might I ask?" Hermione asked baffled.

Severus drew out his wand and said "Petrificus Totalus" while pointing at Hermione. Hermione froze and fell to the floor. Severus took the potion she made and poured it into her mouth. Then he watched her almost immediately come out of it.

"Damn." was all that he said.

"You ass!" Hermione spatted at him." Why did you do that?"

"Very good, Hermione. You get 100 percent. You may leave if you like. I will take care of the clean up." Severus told her.

Hermione just gathered her things and left his classroom completely bewildered.

Severus gathered all the empty vials that he could find and then started to bottle up Hermione's Mandrake Potion. Then he put it into his storage, and locked it up. Then, he went into his chambers and prepared for bed.

Hermione went up to her Head Girl room and got ready for bed. She couldn't believe his behavior. She just sighed and snuggled into her bed with her cat at her head and drifted into dreamland.

Next Morning...

Hermione awoke feeling new and refreshed; she then got ready for another day. She got dressed and went downstairs to the Great Hall to eat breakfast with her friends Ron and Harry.

"Hey guys, why the long faces?"Hermione asked as she settled herself at the table to her breakfast.

"You are in trouble, Hermione." Harry said gloomly.

"With what?" Hermione looked at Ron because he knew he would have the answer.

"The Ministry of Magic has you as well as a few others that were not petitioned by midnight last night on a blacklist." Ron answered. "Therefore, you will be paired randomly with a pureblood wizard."

"Who is Ginny Marrying?" Hermione asked.

"Draco. His father, Lucius, paid off a few officials so that his son could keep the line pure." Ron said as he drank orange juice from his goblet.

"Then, who am I going to be paired up with?" Hermione pondered out loud. I must be completely worthless to anyone. I cannot believe that no one would petition for me. I must be that ugly. Hermione then began to feel the tears, she got up and without a word, she left the Great Hall and walked towards the lake to the rock where she and Severus talked about the fight that day and cried to herself.