Chapter Twenty Two: Plans and decisions

Rating: R

Warning: May eventually, contain slash

Category: Humor/Romance

Summary: Hermione undergoes a change in thinking and is determined to enjoy her last year to the fullest. Wacky hi jinks and craziness ensue leading to a list of amusing new rules for her, friendships with slytherins, and romance. This is my first attempt at any kind of fiction so please be kind. Constructive criticism is wanted, flames will be ignored. Hermione is a little OOC because of her change in thinking.

Disclaimer: JK Rowling owns the Harry Potter Universe and all its characters; I am just playing with them for a bit. There may be slash as I said so you have been warned. I got the basic Idea for this story from the list 213 things skippy is no longer allowed to do in the army. I stole some of those things on the list as I could just hear them being said in the HP universe. Oh yeah and I do not own DR Seuss stuff either. I am just borrowing it for fun.

Being a bit scatterbrained I may get class schedules wrong. I did not actually write one out so if I misplace a class day do forgive me. I am working with the impression that class time's change from time to time.

Big Thanks to my Beta Gelsey. Who without things would be less error free!

I want to thank everyone who reviewed. As I seem to find myself a little pressed for time I have decided to respond to individual reviews after I complete the story for everyone. Though you can include your email in your review and I will respond in email when I receive it.

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Chapter 22

Detentions so far 26 List of things Hermione can no longer do at Hogwarts 30

Mione was going to her last detention with Professor Lupin, on Thursday evening humming under her breath. Professor Lupin had assigned her two detentions with him so she had not been able to see Sev except in class and at meals. She was still flying high over their kissage and while missing him knew she would see him in detention tomorrow and at dinner Saturday evening. She still hadn't told Ron and Harry, but she would before Saturday.

She was behaving herself as she had detention through next Monday anyway but something about that little tune that was stuck in her head begged to be inflicted on someone else, and since Lupin was the only one who she was going to be around for awhile it looked as if he just wasn't going to get a break.

"Good evening, Professor Lupin. What would you like me to do this evening?" She asked, still humming.

"Well Mione, you could help me correct some papers. Professor Snape said you do quite well with the younger year Potions papers," Lupin said, smiling gently.

"Of course, Professor. I'd be happy to help."

"Hmm, then it's not really a punishment is it?" He said, with a laugh. "But, I won't tell if you don't."

"That works for me, Professor."

He went and got her a stack of papers to work on and returned to his desk to finish his own grading. After a few moments she started singing softly, yet loudly enough for Professor Lupin to hear.

"I'm Henry the eighth I am
Henry the eighth I am, I am
I got married to the widow next door
She's been married seven times before
And every one was a Henry (Henry)
She wouldn't have a Willy or a Sam (no Sam)
I'm her eighth old man, I'm Henry
Henry the eighth I am

Second verse same as the first.
I'm Henry the eighth I am
Henry the eighth I am, I am
I got married to the widow next door
She's been married seven times before
And every one was an Henry (Henry)
She wouldn't have a Willy or a Sam (no Sam)
I'm her eighth old man, I'm Henry
Henry the eighth I am."

She continued singing softly until finally at wits end Professor Lupin actually shouted at her.

"Miss Granger, enough! No more Henry the eighth I am, Please."

"Oh, of course. I am sorry Professor; it's just that I can't get the song out of my head. I don't even realize I'm singing it."

"Well, in that case Mione, you can go." Professor Lupin said, trying to avoid further irritation.

Mione was feeling rather feisty Friday afternoon and retrieved her suction cup toy gun at lunchtime. She decided it might be fun to play a little. After all in a few months she would be graduating from Hogwarts and then she was expected to be an adult in an adult world. She might as well play while she could. Ron, Harry, and Draco were not too happy with her using them as targets, but hey, at least she wasn't hexing them.

She was having a good time shooting anything that moved until she shot Severus. He didn't seem too happy about being involved in her game.

"Miss Granger, just what is this?" He said, showing her the suction cup dart.

"Oh, sorry Professor. I was playing "Pulp Fiction" and I guess I just got caught up," Mione said, throwing him a smile.

"Ten points, Miss Granger. You are not allowed to play... "Pulp Fiction" ...with a suction-cup dart pistol and any professor," he sneered, as he tossed her the dart and stormed away.

She stood there for moment thinking; uh oh I really ticked him off, goody. Then resumed her game targeting a Hufflepuff third year.

After the last class of the day Mione went up to her room and found the Celtic cross necklace that her mother had given her for her 15th birthday and slipped it on before heading down to supper. She sat and chatted with Harry, Draco, Ron, and his girlfriend until it was time to go for her detention. She resolved to tell them after detention about her and Severus.

On her way to detention she ran into Professor Lupin and he stopped to chat with her.

"That's a very pretty necklace, Mione."

"Thank you, Professor. It's serving as protection this evening," she said with a wicked little grin.

"Protection, Mione?"

"Well, Professor Snape is a little irritated with me and I have detention with him this evening."

"Mione," Lupin laughed. "Crucifixes do not ward off Professor Snape, and you should not test that. Trust me on this."

"Thank you, Professor. I'll keep that in mind," she said, as she continued on her way down to the dungeons for her detention.

When she walked into Severus's office he was waiting with his arms crossed over his chest.

"So you find it amusing to shoot your professors with dart guns, do you Mione," he sneered.

"That really would depend on the Professor, sir," she said cautiously.

"I see. And did you find shooting me amusing?"

"Well sir, that all depends on whether you found it amusing or not?" She said, with half a smile.

"I must say that having a suction cup sticking to my back in the middle of a hallway full of students was not the most amusing thing I have had happen to me."

"I'm sorry Sev, I didn't think. Please don't be angry with me," she told him, giving him the puppy dog look.

"Just don't let it happen again. If the students see me playing games in the halls that would ruin my bad reputation," he said smirking at her.

"And, oh my gosh, we wouldn't want that to happen. Why then they might not be afraid of you any longer."

"That would be unacceptable, of course. Shall we adjourn to my chambers or would you prefer to clean cauldrons?" He asked, with a raised eyebrow.

"Lead the way, professor."

They cuddled up on the couch and talked about what had happened since they had last talked, between kisses. After one especially passionate kiss she laughed.

"You find my kisses funny?" He said acting outraged.

"I was just thinking about how the Gryffindors were commiserating with how awful my detentions with you were and thinking if only they knew just how much I truly enjoyed detentions with the dreaded Potions Master."

"Do you really think they'd believe you?"

"Hmmm, you do have a point. Despite my prankage this year they still see me as the bookworm. Who'd believe I'd be spending detentions trying to seduce a professor. Not to mention who'd believe that you would be spending your time with a Gryffindor, the Gryffindor know-it-all at that."

"Well, after tomorrow evening everyone will know. Going out in Hogsmeade will set the gossiper's tongues' wagging that's for sure," he said, looking at her for any signs that being seen with him might bother her.

"If you don't care, I don't," she said, smiling softly at him.

"I'll be proud to be your date for the evening, Mione. How could it bother me to have the whole world know a beautiful, intelligent woman agreed to go out with me?"

"Awww, Sev, you do say the most wonderful things. You'd best be careful or I might start thinking you're not the snarky potions master I've come to know."

"And we couldn't have that now could we?" He said before kissing her until she was breathless.

Much later as he walked her back to her common room he brought up their date.

"I'm looking forward to tomorrow evening. Would you like me to come to the Gryffindor tower to pick you up or should we meet somewhere?"

"Well as I will probably go into Hogsmeade for the afternoon, how about we meet at the Three Broomsticks?"

"Alright, I'll meet you there at 6pm then," he said, and gave her a kiss goodnight.

"Goodnight Sev," she whispered, as he turned to go.

She walked into the busy common room and wandered over to her friends.

"Where's Ginny?"

"Oh she's up in her room," Ron, said, barley looking up from his chess game with Draco.

"I'll go get her then we need to go somewhere private as I have to talk to you guys."

"Me too?" Dray asked or just Harry and Ron.

"You too Dray."

A few minutes later when she dragged Ginny down they headed out with the help of the Marauders Map to the Room of Requirement.

"Alright Mione, what's going on? Why all the secrecy." Harry asked her sitting on the couch.

"I have something to tell you guys before it becomes public knowledge and I know at least Ron is going to start shouting so I thought I'd do this in private."

"Well, are you going to tell us or what," asked Ginny?

"It's just; I have a date tomorrow night."

"That's great, Mione. It's about time, but why would I get mad over you having a date? We decided long ago we were just friends," Ron told her.

"It's not so much my date that's going to upset you guys, but who I'm dating."

"So, what your saying is your already dating this guy and you don't think we'll approve," Ginny stated.

"Something like that," Mione said.

"Alright, so just tell us already, no need to dramatize it," Dray said, with his trademark sneer.

"Actually Dray, I think you're the only one here who might not get upset by who it is."

"Well, that's not very reassuring," Ron, said grinning at Draco.

"Tell us already, Mione. Before we get mad just because you're stalling."

"Ok, ok. I've been seeing..."

There was a crash as the door slammed open and they turned to see Filch grinning merrily at catching students out of bed after curfew.

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