Hermione woke up in a cold sweat once again and rushed to the bathroom before she lost whatever she had eaten the night before...again. This had been happening for the past few weeks and Harry and Ron kept insisting that she go to Madame Pomphrey and she kept saying no, she didn't have the time to go to the infirmary. Hermione got up from her spot on the cold tile, took a shower, and rushed to the great hall to meet Harry and Ron, and even to get a glimpse of her, er, Professor Snape. He had gone back to his usual nature of pure snarky-ness, and she was both relieved and a bit disappointed. She had given him her everything that night, and he had easily forgotten and oved on, not even bothering to talk to her about it.
Though she probably should have moved on by now as well, it had been bout two months and she was still pining over her unrequited love. Wait, love? Since when did she love him? Racking through her brain, Hermione looked for the answers but she couldn't find when exactly the feelings had started and developed into something this monumental... and he didn't feel the same way, of course.
Hermione sat down on the table and waited for Severus, No! Snape, to enter the great hall. When he did she couldn't help but feel her heart drop as he looked at her with his usual sneer. He was graceful and mature, most of the things that all the boys her age weren't. Why did she have to be a student? Why did he have to have a heart that seemed un-repairable? And dmn it all, why did she have to have fallen in love with the snarky bastard?!
He had been looking at her strange for the past few days and she couldn't help but feel that something had changed, she still felt drawn to him, but maybe he felt something for her? She shook her head as Ron and Harry arrived. They both took a seat on either side of her and began to dig into the breakfast like rabid animals. Hermione fought to hold down her food and Harry was the first one to notice.
"Hermione, are you gonna b sick again?" He asked, piece of egg falling out of his mouth and she had to close her eyes tight to keep her stomach from churning and her head from spinning.
"Yea." She bit out and Harry didn't look to convinced. He swallowed the rest of his food and began to talk agin, but changed the subject so Hermione wouldn't throw a hissy fit, she had been rather moody lately.
"We have double potions today..." He moaned and she felt her heartbeat quicken in anticipation, at least she could look at Snape all she wanted when in class.
"Yea, but at least they say we're gonna be making an interesting potion today, the fumes are supposed to be so strong that they can be deadly to infants and animals. Too bad we can't test it out on an animal, oh let's say... ferret?" Ron said and laughed, Harry joined in. Hermione however was paying attention to the way Professor Snape's eyes kept sweeping over the great hall, looking for a way to deduct points.
The time until potions seemed endless and once it had begun, Hermione took a look at the potion that they were to prepare. She paired up with Neville when she saw that not only could this potion explode if brewed wrong, but also that it was quite flamable, meaning she would keep and eye on Neville to make sure there were no fatallities in the classroom.
"Get to work." Professor Snape hissed and the class started buzzing with commotion. Hermione helped Neville brew the potion, and all was going well until she took a big whiff of it. Imeadiantly it made her head spin and she doubled over as awful cramps erupted in her abdomen. Neville was trying to ask her if she was ok, and all she was able to get out between waves of pain was to shake her head. Finally she collapsed on the floor and faintly realized something sticky and wet seeping down her thigh, but the scent of blood reached her nose.
"Out of the way!" Snape bellowed and the small crowd gathered around her moved so he could see what was amiss. Had there been people there? She hadn't even noticed through her pained haze. She only could focus on being picked up and held against someone's chest as he whispered in her ear. "Hold on Hermione, We're almost to the infirmary." Before she lost her concentration and everything went black.
Yes, I know I am evil :0 if you didn't figure out what happened, you will in the next chapter. Thanks for everyone who reviewed! I'm glad you love it and I am working on my spelling. I just type to fast to realize that I mispelled something or forgot to press a key, So please review and I will update it soon!
