Chapter 2: A Series of Complaints
Remembering this event, Hermione gave a small chuckle before finishing getting ready and heading off to breakfast.
"As usual 'Mione you're the last of us down, didn't get caught under the mistletoe did you?" Harry asked as she got to the table. She shook her head slightly, everybody had been avoiding the damn stuff since the run-in between Ron and Luna yesterday, literally going out of their way to not walk under it.
"Yeah right Harry as if I'd be that careless after yesterday morning." Hermione replied callously.
Harry nodded in agreement as though mentally saying, "true, true."
After breakfast and much talk of Quidditch the trio headed out to their first class of the day with Snape in potions. Potions though she'd never openly admit it was Hermione's favorite class, and again although she'd never say it aloud Severus was her favorite teacher. And sadly as usual Harry and Ron were complaining.
"Dude I'm glad that he was cleared of his charges and everything, but why did he have to come back to teach potions? I really have no hopes of passing this class now.!" Harry said grudgingly.
"I know this sucks. I think I preferred Slughorn to this, honestly, at least he didn't play super favorites to Slytherins and the I hate you all game to us Gryffindors." Ron said dragging his feet on the way downstairs to the dungeons. "What do you think 'Mione?" he added facing the brunette next to them.
"I really don't mind at least Snape challenges us. He may never like us but at least he tries to make sure that we actually learn something in his classes." Hermione answered trying as hard as she could to keep hostility out of her voice as they arrived at the door. "Seriously if I knew that you guys would complain about it constantly I would have made sure that you took the jobs offered to you while I came back by myself to complete my N.E.W.T.S. which by the way is what I was supposed to do in the first place. I know I'm the only one who really wanted to complete my education you cannot deny it."
Hermione opened the door and walked to their table at the center of the class. Harry and Ron followed sluggishly behind her, as they took their seats Snape burst through the door with his usual grace and robe flowing behind him. Hermione watched him as he continued to the front of the class, bewitched by his graceful movements.
"Today we will be making the Amortentia potion today. Your instructions are on the board you may begin… now." Snape said before sitting behind his desk to grade the previous weeks essays on the Polyjuice Potion.