Apprentice

An: So…im so bored right now….so what else to do? Update. Im not usually this gracious so enjoy it! Im going to start dedicating my chapters to the first person who reviews the previous chapter, starting now! So the first to review chapter 4 was…..

MaskedPhantasma

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Snape sighed, maybe he shouldn't have said anything. He shrugged, when did he ever feel guilty for upsetting a student, it was part of his job. But then again, she wasn't a student anymore was she? He threw his quill across the room and slammed his hand down on the desk, it didn't matter if he hurt her feelings he didn't care! He sat down and pinched the bridge of his nose The sad thing was….

He did care.

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Hermione walked into the crowded classroom, her cheeks red and a frown on her face. Draco whispered for her to come over and she shook her head no and walked into the newly organized supply cabinet. He wanted to piss her off? There was a saying that fit this moment perfectly: Hell half no fury like a woman scorned. And boy was she scorned. She looked around and raised her wand, he wanted to mess with her, oh she'd show him.

Minutes later she walked out, smiling and started to stir her poly juice potion. She almost couldn't contain her laughter when he walked out, glared at her and walked into the cabinet. She heard glass shatter and she bit her lip, almost laughing. She breathed deeply and continued to stir.

'If looks could kill….' She snorted and continued to stir the bubbling potion.

"Ms. Granger…I regret to inform you that someone had hidden all of my personal potions and ingredients…you will need to locate them."

"Oh no…that's so regretful. Ill go looking for them immedatly." Her voice sickeningly sweet.

He narrowed his eyes and clenched his teeth, he was about to rip the woman a new one. He had already hurt her feeling once, not that he cared, he guessed it was well deserved.

Wait…what the hell did he just think? Well deserved? Dear merlin, he was falling for the bushy headed know-it-all and he was falling hard and fast.

Hermione turned around and smiled at him, and he swore his heart stopped. He did not like these feelings, he felt vulnerable and that was never a good feeling for an ex-spy. He was sure she wouldn't understand him, women wanted poems, chocolate, romance in general. Was he Severus Snape, double spy for the dark lord, able to romance a woman?

He sighed and resigned to the fact that these feelings were not going to go away any time soon, So just for her, he would try. This was so unlike him.

Hermione blinked…that was all? She was expecting hexes and curses from the man…but all he did was glare at her…and he did that everyday! She shrugged and walked into the cupboard and restored all of his things and closed the door to the chilly room.

'What did he mean by that? Am I not good enough for him?' For some unknown reason this bothered her.

'Why do I care? Its not like he cares about me….' She pushed that thought to the back of her mind.

She walked back into the cupboard and grabbed monkshood and cherries. She would start to make her liquid luck. She became giddy and started to chop the cherries and monkshood up as the cauldron heated up. She added the ingredients one by one and watched as the potion became a dark black. She smiled, perfect. As time passed by the potion would turn lighter and lighter until it was clear, that's how you tell it was ready.

She let the contents bubble, she read that you were not to stir the contents until the fifth day and only twelve times an hour. She sighed and looked at the black potion, she was bored, only brewing long and boring potions. Liquid luck took six months to brew. She needed something to do. She remembered that he was low on dreamless sleep draught and decided she would be nice and brew him some more. She gathered her ingredients and added them into the cauldron and stirred clockwise for thirty minutes, until the potion turned a deep purple color.

She waved her wand and five bottle flew off the shelf and onto the table. She bottled all of the potion and she put them back into his personal stock. She walked into his office next.

"I brewed more Dreamless Sleep Draught."

"Thank you." He replied, his voice softer than usual.

"I…apologize for my words. I am in a unforgiving mood." it sounded harsher that he meant.

Hermione smiled "It is okay Snape. I forgive you."

He looked up, the words ringing in his head. That's all? Just a "Im sorry?" and she was back to herself? This could be easier than he thought.

"I know it makes you uncomfortable brewing in front of students…I have a personal lab…you could use it if you like." He offered, looking up.

He was her eyes light up. He knew at that moment he would do anything to see that everyday. "Really? Oh thank you."

He stood up "I will show you where it is." He walked out into the now empty classroom. Students had left fifteen minutes ago.

He walked through a door, that Hermione admitted she had never seen before. Inside was a large lab with many various sized cauldrons and bottle. She noticed a door at the back of the room.

"What is that?"

"My room." He answered, his voice deep.

Hermione made a 'o' shape with her mouth. Why did she lose the inability to talk or think when he talked like that?

"This is nice." She wondered around the room and stopped at a book case with many books on it.

"I will be teaching, you may stay in here if you like." He walked out of the room and into his classroom that was starting to repopulate.

Hermione found a book she liked and sat in a chair and began to read.

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"The instruction for your brewing are on the board. Do not waist your time." He sneered at his class, full of hufflepuff and ravenclaw. He stalked around the room making sure that no idiot third year blew himself up. Potions can be dangerous in the hands on a dunnerhead. And many of his students were.

"Twenty points from Ravenclaw Ms. Claire." large warts now covered her face. Tears welled up in her green eyes. Snape sneered at her and waved her on to Madame Pomfrey.

'That is what happens when you add the fluxweed before you stir counterclockwise." He sneered at the class, who gulped and made sure they added everything according to the book.

He paced up and down the rows, think about the woman in his personal lab. A place where he had never let anyone else inside of, especially because it was so close to his room. He was a very secretive man. He wondered what she must be doing, reading or was she just sitting there looking at everything?

He almost sighed when his final class was over and he walked into the room. She was bent over a book of his, very much into it. He walked over to her and leaned over her shoulder.

"Mythical animals sir? I wouldn't think you would have such a book." she glanced at the man. From her angle his nose really didn't look so large and his hair actually smelt quite nice.

What was she doing? Huffing ex-professors hair? Something was seriously wrong with her.

She stood up and stretched, not realizing that she had been in the same position for nearly two and a half hours. She walked back over to the book case and started to put the book back.

"You can finish it." He never let anyone borrow his things, and here he was offering that to Granger.

"Really? I would like that a lot! I promise nothing will happen to it." She hugged the book close to her chest. He wished he was that book.

"Yes well, I am retiring for the night. I will see you tomorrow morning." He walked past her.

"Goodnight! Sweet dreams." She walked out the door and out of the classroom.

Snape sighed and walked into his room and into his bathroom. He stripped his clothing and got into the large shower and turned the water on cold.

a/n: Okay well I really like this chappie! Im really happy with it. Review please :D