A/N: Hello again! I promise that this chapter won't be as long! Once I got started on the last one I just couldn't stop! But this one will probably be a cliffhanger seeing as how I'm eating great writing food and great writing food makes me feel like leaving cliffhangers ha! I seem to eat every time I write, don't I? Oh well…here's Chapter 10.

Arianna99: I do love cliffhangers! Yeah, it was a bit stupid of Harry not to pick up on it wasn't it? But you'll see in this one. No, sadly he doesn't have to just kiss her.

Krazi Kelli: I'm glad you love it but you were right. You're wrong. He can't just kiss her I'm afraid it has to be a wee bit more complicated.

Chapter 10

Thank Merlin for Libraries!

The next day, Harry Apparated over to Hermione and Ron's apartment to tell them about the trip to Azkaban.

"He really didn't tell you what he did?" Ron asked.

Harry shook his head miserably.

"No. All he did was say, "Why don't you go wake up your sleeping beauty, Potter?' Stupid git."

"Harry…" Hermione said slowly.

"What?"

"Did he really emphasize sleeping beauty?"

"Yeah."

"Oh Harry! This is it!"

"What's it?" Harry asked, puzzled at her sudden excitement.

"I'll be right back!"

Hermione leapt to her feet and Apparated out of the apartment.

"She's still doing that?" Harry asked.

"Yeah. I've been saying it for years…it would take her like two more bloody seconds to tell us what's going on…" Ron said.

"Three guesses where she is." Harry said, grinning.

Hermione popped back into the room clutching a book.

"I've been in the—"

"Library." Harry and Ron said in unison.

"Yes. I knew Hogwarts had this book!"

"You know, I'm surprised they still let you in that library." Ron said.

"Of course they do, Ron. Didn't you know they named it after her?" Harry said grinning.

"Oh shut up and quit joking, Harry. Do you want me to help or not?"

That shut him up.

"Good. Now, I think Lucius Malfoy did the Eternus Somnus curse on her."

Harry and Ron stared at her blankly.

Hermione sighed.

"Honestly, don't you two—"

"Read? No, 'Mione we don't. Go on, please." Harry said eagerly.

"Well, Eternus Somnus means Everlasting Sleep."

"Great." Ron muttered, "Why can't it mean Twenty Four Hour Sleep or something. It's always something bad…"

Hermione glared at him before continuing.

"Anyways. That's how I picked up on it. I learned some Latin before coming to Hogwarts and I just happened to know what those two words meant. Lucius Malfoy might have been able to fight the Veritaserum somewhat, but bits of the truth still came out. Of course, you would have to be Muggleborn to pick up on it."

Hermione looked at Harry expectantly but he stared at her blankly.

"Sleeping Beauty? I know you've read it."

Ron looked puzzled but Harry had a faint look of comprehension.

"That's a Muggle kid book, right? I've heard of it, but honestly Hermione. The Dursleys giving me books?" He laughed.

"Well, it was a rather girly book as well. Anyways, in the book, Sleeping Beauty pricks her finger on some magic spindle and she falls into an enchanted everlasting sleep. The sleep was only broken when her true love kissed her." Hermione explained.

Ron laughed.

"All Harry has to do is kiss her?" He asked grinning.

"No, that can't be it." Harry said.

"How do you know?" Ron rounded on him.

"I've already kissed her, Ron." Harry explained patiently.

"Oh."

"Moving on…" Hermione said, "Well, the only way to break the curse is to make this potion."

She opened the book and flipped to a page. Harry looked relieved.

"Good. I thought it was going to be something difficult." Harry grinned.

Hermione shook her head.

"It's not as easy as you think, Harry. This has got to be the most difficult potion I've ever seen. Here, look."

She shoved the book at him and watched him read the list of ingredients.

"So what?" Harry shoved the book back to her, "I'll just get some expert potioneer to make it."

Hermione shook her head again.

"No, Harry. The potion isn't the hardest part right now. It says, 'Only the true love of the cursed person is able to make this potion and use it to lift the curse.'"

Harry gaped at her as Ron sniggered.

"What's so funny, Ron?" Hermione snapped.

"It sounds so stupid. All girly and stuff. True love and all that junk." Ron laughed.

"It exists you know." Harry said, annoyed.

Ron quit laughing.

"But about this potion…I nearly failed Potions, Hermione!"

"Well, I guess you know what you need to do." Hermione said.

"What?" Harry asked warily.

"Go back to Snape and take some real Remedial Potions."

Ron and Harry looked horrified.

"But… 'Mione, this is Snape!"

"Do you want Ginny to get better or not?" Hermione asked waspishly.

"Of course! But lessons with Snape?"

"It won't be lessons, Harry. Look, we'll all go see him right now and ask. All he'll do is stand next to you and make sure you're doing it right."

"Hermione, I can't make a potion with that man fifty feet from me! But right next to me? Do you want me to die?"

"You won't die."

Harry tried a different tactic.

"But…he killed Dumbledore! What about that?"

"Harry, you know he was under Dumbledore's orders and that he fought with us in the war."

"What about Slughorn?" Ron asked.

Hermione sighed.

"No. Snape. It has to be Snape. Slughorn thinks Harry's a bloody genius at potions and besides, I don't think he'd want to do this."

"Why? Does it take a month or something?"

"No it only takes a day, but I don't think he'll do it. It has to be Snape, now come on!" She grabbed both of their hands and Apparated, jerking them along with her.

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A/N: See why he can't just kiss her? It has to be complicated…they're magic after all. And besides, who doesn't want to read about Snape and Harry verbally abusing each other? Please review! Kat