A/N: Thanks musicangl07 for reviewing. I reposted this chapter with some help from SpikesBabeForever. Fanfiction wouldn't let me update but now it finally did so I hope this chapter is easier to read. Carry on

The next morning Hermione got up and decided to jump in the shower. When she got out she got dressed in the clothes she had picked out the night before and tidied up her room. She had pretty much given up on S.P.E.W. because no one, with the exception of Dumbledore, seemed to share her concern, but she would try to make the life of the house elves easier whenever she could. She gathered her bag and books and headed to breakfast. She couldn't help but grin, because she was very excited to be back to school.

Snape had been awake for hours since he usually never slept very well. Sometimes he would have night-mares about his past involvement with Voldemort. He was drinking coffee as usual. That was all he usually had for breakfast. He would have one or two cups of his own coffee and then a cup at breakfast. One could say he was a coffee addict. He didn't care what people thought, he just couldn't function without a good couple of cups in the morning and sometimes he had a few during the day too. He always dreaded the first day of school. He had new students who had no idea who they were dealing with and older students who sometimes didn't even care. He finished his cup and decided to head up to the Great Hall.

Hermione entered the hall and found Harry and Ron sitting at the Gryffindor table. They noticed her and motioned for her to join them. He walked over and sat down next to Harry and across from Ron.

"Goo morin ermione," Ron said with a mouthful.

"Do you ever stop eating just for a moment?" Hermione said with a laugh. "Are you both excited for the first day of school? I know I am." said Hermione taking a piece of toast and a glass of juice.

"Oh yeah, with Potions first. I am so excited," said Harry sarcastically.

"Oh Harry, Potions isn't that bad. You just don't like Professor Snape." Hermione gave Harry a motherly look.

"Well why should I like him? He's always such an ass to us. Have you ever seen him punish Draco? Ever? Come on he treats us like crap just because we're not in Slytherin." Ron nodded but didn't say anything due to the large amount of food in his mouth.

"He's your teacher and you should respect him no matter what." Hermione got up and stormed off.

"I don't see why she gets so upset, it is Snape," Harry said confused.

"She 'ermione an' you can't argue wit er bout school."

"Hermione was right you never stop eating do you?" Ron shrugged and kept eating while Harry looked for Hermione. She had gone to the library where she always did when she was upset.

I don't see why they have to be so mean to him. He's only doing his job. Even if he is moody sometimes, he is a great Potions teacher, Hermione thought on her way to the library. Snape had seen her rush out of the hall and decided to peer into her brain to see what she was so upset about. She was thinking about him again.

Miss Granger. Hermione almost fell over from hearing Snape in her head again.

Holy shit. Do you have to sneak up on me like that?

Watch your language with me Miss Granger, but I didn't mean to startle you. I noticed that you seem to be thinking about me a lot lately.

How many times have you done this?

Only twice, but both times you were thinking about me. Why? Are there other times when you think about me?

Don't flatter yourself Professor.

So you think I'm a great Potions teacher do you.

If you must know, yes. I greatly admire you. You are very intelligent and I hope someday I can be as adept at potions as you.

Miss Granger, you shouldn't underestimate yourself. I think you are very intelligent. You almost rival me.

Really? That's quite a compliment Professor. I never thought you one to give a student, let alone me, a compliment.

Yes it is a rare occasion, only to be used in certain situations. Where might you be headed right now? If I'm not mistaken you are supposed to be in my Potions class in about a half an hour.

I was heading to the library to do some reading when you so suddenly interrupted my privacy…again.

You don't plan on showing up early today, as you do every day?

Well seeing as I still have a half hour, I think I can still be early.

Well I figured you would want to come and discuss your apprenticeship.

Would you like me to Professor?

If you would like to, now seems as good a time as ever.

Yes I suppose it does. I guess I will be there in a few minutes.

See you then. And she was alone again. She picked up her things and headed to the Potions classroom. She had almost forgotten that Snape had allowed her to become his apprentice. Snape didn't seem like himself lately. There was something different about him when he was inside her head. He wasn't the same evil Potions teacher that everyone else saw. He didn't treat her like a stupid little Gryffindor. He treated her like Hermione, an intellectual young woman. She liked this new Snape. She almost felt as if she had a crush on him. Almost. She knew that would be forbidden and that he would never feel the same way about her. After all she was seventeen and he was thirty-six. She was a Gryffindor and he was a Slytherin, head of Slytherin to be exact. And she was sure that she wasn't his type. She sighed in sadness though she wasn't exactly sure why.

Snape didn't know why he had offered to talk to Hermione about her apprenticeship. He just wanted to see her. He wasn't sure why he felt that either. He was acting strangely and he knew it. Last night he had found himself thinking about her. To him, she wasn't a young child, no certainly not. She was an intellectual young woman. If he was anyone else he would have admitted that he had developed feelings for her, though he wasn't sure what type of feelings. He could never admit that, not to anyone, not even himself. And especially not Hermione. She was seventeen and he was thirty-six. It would never work out, even if it was acceptable. His thoughts were interrupted at a knock on his door. He almost jumped. He couldn't be nervous. Could he? It was only Hermione. He needed to let her in. "Enter," he said trying to sound stern.

A/N: What's gonna happen? I know do you? lol.