A/N: Thanks to my many reviewers. I love you all. Here's the next and last chapter that I have already finished, but don't worry I'm working on chapter four so hopefully it wont be too long.

Chapter 3: I Have a Plan

Hermione got up and headed back to class. She smiled as the new first years nervously filed into her class.

"Hello students. My name is Professor Granger." God that sounded so weird. "Welcome to Potions. You may take your seats wherever you like for now unless I see fit to assign seats. Now all of you are first years here at Hogwarts. Welcome. I also attended Hogwarts and I assure you that this is the best school there is. Don't be nervous. Now I would like you each to tell me your name and I'll try to remember them."

After class she leaned back in her chair and sighed. "Well that went well," she said aloud.

"Yes I believe it did." Hermione stood up immediately.

"Professor Dumbledore, I mean Albus, I didn't see you there."

"That's quite all right Hermione. I just wanted to make sure you were adjusting to becoming a teacher but it seems you were fit for it all along." Hermione smiled.

"Well I'll leave you to the rest of your morning. See you at lunch."

"Yes goodbye." He smiled and left. When he was gone she sighed. She grabbed a piece of paper and a quill.

Dear Ginny,

Everything here is fine. You were right I received your letter last night and I am at Hogwarts. Well it's a lot harder than I thought it would be. I keep having weird dreams. They all seem so real. Maybe that's because they all really happened. I keep reliving moments from my last year here. The most recent one was of him telling me about how our feelings had always been there. It's hard, seeing him everyday. I can tell he's gotten over me but I just can't get over him. I don't know why Gin. He doesn't even call me Hermione anymore. We're back to Professor Snape and Miss Granger. He probably forgot about everything. I don't even know why I care. I didn't come back here for him, I came back for me. Right? I should just grow up and get on with my life. It's obvious that the past is the past. I must go, lunch is about to start and then I have a class of fifth years.

Love Always,

Hermione

Hermione sealed her note in an envelope and headed to lunch. She took her seat and ate silently. After lunch she headed to the Owlery. She found a small brown owl and gave it the note.

"Take this to Miss Ginny Weasley please." The owl hooted and flew off. She headed back down to her class.

"She was writing a potion on the blackboard when a student said, "Excuse me, Miss Hermione Granger?" Hermione turned around with a smile.

"Yes?"

"I am Christine Davis. I believe you were in your 7th year here when I was a first year." Hermione thought for a moment.

"Why yes I believe I was. If I remember correctly you're in Hufflepuff right?"

"Yes I am. It's so nice to see someone from Hogwarts actually going out and doing something after graduation. It makes me believe that I can do it too."

"Well it was nice to see you again but I believe class is about to start so if you would please." She motioned for her to sit down.

"Oh yes of course." Christine sat down and Hermione began the lesson.

"Now as this year you must all be preparing for your O.W.L.'s I thought it best to start with a Potion common in the exam. Can anyone tell me what the Draught of Peace is?" Hermione smiled when Christine raised her hand.

"Yes Christine."

"It's a potion to calm anxiety and soothe agitation."

"Very good. Ten points to Hufflepuff." After class Hermione was organizing the bottles of the potion the class had just made. She sat down in her chair and sighed in relief that Dumbledore had given her an easy first day of classes. She didn't know what to do with the rest of her day so she decided to walk around the school. She turned a corner and came to his classroom. She heard him teaching and couldn't help but smile. She sighed and kept walking. She wasn't paying attention and almost ran into McGonagall.

"Oh Minerva, sorry. I didn't see you."

"That's quite all right Hermione. Where might you be headed?"

"Oh I don't know. I'm just going for a walk."

"Care if I join you?"

"No not at all." McGonagall turned around and walked with Hermione.

"Hermione dear, are you feeling all right?"

"Yes, I'm fine. Why do you ask?"

"Well it just seems you're a bit distracted. Could it be a young man perhaps?" McGonagall smiled.

"No I assure you, there is no young man in my life."

"Then perhaps you have your eye on someone." Hermione sighed.

"I guess you could say that."

"Anyone I know?"

"Perhaps."

"Well why don't you just ask him out?"

"It's…complicated. You see we had a relationship before, but it didn't work out. I thought I had gotten over him but it seems I haven't."

"Well have you talked to him?"

"No, it wouldn't do any good anyways. It's pretty obvious he's gotten over me. Besides the past is the past."

"Not everything is what it seems Hermione," McGonagall said smiling. She looked at the large clock on the wall. "Oh dear I must be going. I hope everything works out, and if you ever need to talk my door is always open." With that McGonagall walked off in a hurry.

"What is that supposed to mean?" Hermione said aloud when Minerva had gone.

That night at dinner Hermione was eating when Dumbledore came up to her.

"Hermione there will be a short staff meeting after dinner." Hermione almost didn't hear him but looked up.

"Oh yes, all right. I'll be there." Hermione didn't even notice Dumbledore and McGonagall leave early. They headed to a small door to the left of the Head's table.

"What is this staff meeting about Albus?" Dumbledore looked around making sure they had not been followed.

"Shh Minerva, I don't want to be overheard. Do you remember four years ago when I first allowed prefects to the staff Christmas party?" McGonagall thought for a moment.

"Yes I remember, but what does that have to do with anything?"

"Well I invited them so that Hermione and Severus could realize their feelings for each other."

"Hermione and…Severus? Albus what are you talking about." Dumbledore told her the story of what had happened during Hermione's seventh year at Hogwarts and how she and Severus had fallen in love.

"I didn't think Severus was capable of loving," McGonagall said almost joking.

"Well they had a disagreement shortly after graduation and had never spoken since. I knew it would be difficult for her to come back here."

"That's horrible Albus. Poor Hermione must have been heart broken."

"She was, and so was he. I had hoped that bringing her here again would help them patch things up but they still don't seem to be speaking."

"Then Severus must be the man Hermione was talking about."

"Pardon?"

"Hermione told me that she had a relationship with someone and she still has feelings for him, but she said that she was sure he was over her."

"That's why I have a plan." Dumbledore told her of his plan and she smiled.

"It's brilliant Albus."

After dinner, instead of heading out the main doors of the Great Hall, she went to the same door that Dumbledore and McGonagall had gone to earlier. She took a seat and looked up when Dumbledore said, "Ahem."

"Good evening everyone. I have a small announcement to make. As of today all staff members will be doing their weekly rounds in pairs." This caught everyone's attention. This had never been done before so they were all curious.

"The pairs will be as follows, Professors Flitwick and Sprout, Binns and Trelawney," he said a few more pairs, "and lastly Granger and Snape." Hermione's head shot up immediately as did Severus's. Hermione couldn't believe it. Dumbledore was trying to punish her. What had she done to deserve this? Dumbledore walked over to her and Severus.

"I would like you two to do your rounds tonight."

"Yes Albus," Severus said gloomily. Great, Hermione thought, He must be angry that he has to spend more time with me after…everything.

A/N: Naughty naughty Dumbledore meddling in things Tsk Tsk Tsk lol