Chapter Twenty-Four – Dude looks like a lady

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. However, you can include your email in your review and I will respond in email when I receive it.

I want to especially thank Feline, Lil pixie, lgobgirlie15, and once again Gelsey, for keeping me going. ;-)

Chapter 22

Detentions so far 26 List of things Hermione can no longer do at Hogwarts 34

Mione and Severus made their way back up to the castle hand in hand lost in the moment. Neither one noticing the odd stares from the students still in the castle as Severus walked Mione to her room for the evening. The couple was completely lost in the feeling of just being together.

When they reached Miones door they stood looking into one another's eyes for a moment before Severus whispered "Goodnight Mione, I had a wonderful evening."

"As did I Severus," Mione breathed.

Severus wrapped one arm around her and slowly pulled her to him as his head descended and he took her lips in a gentle kiss that to them seemed to last forever and yet at the same time was over too soon.

"I would like to go out with you again Mione, if you would care to?"

"Oh Sev, I would love to, just tell me when and where," Mione said in excitement.

"Perhaps next weekend? I was thinking we could go into London for dinner?"

"That sounds great."

Severus swept her up in another kiss before bidding her goodnight once again and sweeping away towards the dungeons. Mione walked towards her room with her fingers to her lips in a daze of happiness. In the common room the boys tried to talk with Mione and laughed like loons when she replied to their questions with answers showing she wasn't paying the least bit of attention. Ginny just smiled knowingly as Hermione made her way up to bed.

Morning came as mornings do and Mione happily made her way through the day with a smile on her lips and thoughts of a certain snarky Potions Master on her mind. Being a weekend the Gryffs and Slytherins just hung out and tried to have a good time. Hogwarts was fast getting used to seeing not only the two biggest rivals of the school but also several other Slytherins and Gryffindors in each others company constantly. Though they still found it interesting enough to talk about quite frequently.

They had just finished a rather heated battle of an old childhood game of capture the flag in which the Gryffindors creamed the Slytherins and were walking through the halls chatting and flinging now faux insults back and forth when the aforementioned Snarky Potions Master came into view gliding down the corridor towards them. Mione noticed the crinkle at the corner of his eyes and the almost softening of his usual sneer as he noticed her. Feeling particularly happy especially after defeating the Slytherins she decided to be a little mischievous. No, of course it had nothing to do with her goal for the year. Absolutely not, it was just a bit of harmful er harmless fun.

As Professor Snape drew near to the group of mismatched mates Mione flashed a wicked grin and snapped a perfect army regulation salute and sang out.

"Gryffindors rule Slytherins droo- oh...sorry sir" she finished with a clearly faux apologetic smile.

Professor Snape turned to the group gave her a dirty look and replied.

"Twenty points and detention with Fil- oh…sorry miss Granger." Smirking as he turned on his heel and continued on the way he came.

"Way to go Granger, hope ya enjoy your detention with Fil, that's what you get for dissing Slytherins." Draco laughed.

Mione just continued smiling as she turned to the girls in the group and continued their conversation. Even knowing that she was dating the most feared potions master Hogwarts had ever had they still didn't realize she enjoyed her detentions. Boys!

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Despite the fact that Mione could not wait until her date with Severus on Saturday the week seemed to go by quite quickly. Professor Lupin decided to let the 7th years show off a little by setting up the last class of the week as a dueling class. When he asked another professor who excelled at dueling to participate he should have known better than to choose Professor Snape. After all he had heard about The Date. The whole school and all of Hogs Meade had heard about The Date. But Professor Lupin just wasn't thinking. Never ever raise the protective instincts of a lioness. Especially a Gryffindor lioness.

Lupin had secured permission from Headmaster Dumbledore just as Lockhart had in 2nd year to set up a dueling platform in the great hall and he led his 7th year students there quite excitedly. Unlike Lockhart though he did not tell the students they would have their potions master after he was done with him. Maybe he should have?

Things went well at first they did a simple demonstration and then let the students each take a turn. Choosing those evenly matched to compete against each other. No serious mishaps occurred surprisingly enough. Even Neville had no troubles and even won against the slytherin he had been matched with. No the double DADA class went very well and the students enjoyed themselves and the practice immensely. It wasn't until the end of the class when Professor Lupin decided to spend the last remaining time with another demonstration between himself and Professor Snape that things took a turn for the worse. It wasn't so much that the demonstration caused this turn, nor even that he was dueling the Snarky potions master that caused the uproar. Oh no, it was Professors choice of hex that caused the scene.

Things were going along well both Professor Snape and Professor Lupin throwing curses and hexes and throwing up blocking shields when it happened. Professor Lupin got off a hex just a bit faster than Professor Snape could throw up a shield and when he stood up from the impact there was a collective gasp and even a few instances of fainting before an enraged Hermione Granger stormed up on the platform wand drawn and in a quiet menacing voice that scared the assembled students just as much as Professor Snape had ever scared them declared.

"Professor Lupin, How could you! I challenge you to a duel at dawn Professor. I WILL have satisfaction. And if this isn't reversible and quickly reversible you will wish you had never heard the name Hermione Granger."

With that Mione walked over to the still confused Professor Snape who was now making the students gasp and some snicker while he was staring down at the new form that Professor Lupin had hexed him with. She gently took his arm to lead him to the hospital wing praying that Madame Pomfrey could fix this, and fix it before Saturday.

The hall was quite for quite awhile after Mione had led Severus out of the hall. Professor Lupin still seemed stunned, weather that was due to the hex he had thrown not expecting it to get past Professor Snapes shields or at Miones challenge no one could be sure.

The silence was broken by Ron's predictable snicker as he addressed the hall at large.

"Snapes gotta be the ugliest woman I've ever seen!"

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